JimBobTTD

Which guy's bass collection? That was the only thing of interest. The rest is all a bit yawn.

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Great thanks for that. I did read that a hard wood neck helps... Like Bubinga. Not sure if that's a load of monkey balls. What's your neck made from?
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Maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Whilst that I agree that a 35" neck has a tighter B string, the other strings are also tighter which I do not like.

All my basses are 34" and the B on all of them is fine.

My Warmoth Deluxe 5 Jazz does not have a floppy B.

Beautiful instruments and great playing! Well done!

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One of my issues apart from serial GAS, is that I love playing lots of genres. I am not in a band because I get bored of playing one genre for too long. This affects my bass tastes and collection. The one thing that does not change is my want to cut through the mix like a knife.

I love Funk, Noise rock, doom, punk, death metal, gospel, prog etc.
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Find a band or start one. Or two or three. You can play all the above genres with the same bass. I find I start thinking about chopping and changing basses when the band is on a break. GAS is musical boredom, I think.

Oh my!!!

'78 here. I was born in early January. If my parents had popped out and bought a bass the same day, it would be a '77...just like my '77 Ibanez PJ.

Sadly, it only has four strings and is thus mostly gathering dust. I'd never sell it, though.

...and please offer your free gifts to everyone. It's a bit of a slap in the face that the mag can be sent anywhere in the world but strings/tshirts/straps can't.

Also, I see that there is no European postage rate option (only Rest of World surface or air mail). If I were to subscribe again, am I to subsidise non-European postage? Probably not, but I don't know that!

I think Bass Guitar Magazine has let my subscription lapse...I think my last mag was with Geddy Lee on the cover and I still haven't started reading it yet. No letter or email from them asking me to renew.

Yup - this is why I run a small business on the side. I put in a few hours here and there and usually reinvest every penny I earn. I live off my salary from my proper job and enjoy the benefits of having a company (VAT, trade prices etc) without having the overheads and the worry.

Nice! You have great flow when it comes to noodling on those top strings. I liked the video. Not sure the bass is something for me, though. The C-string on my 6er hardly gets any use!

Old ones (neck through) or new ones (bolt on, Nordstrand pickups)?

I have an old one and it is great.

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston.

A couple of people think it was Dolly Parton simply because she sang it earlier and better and with more conviction. Oh, and wrote it.

Looks nice! I have something similar on the go...if you can count pulling the frets and leaving the bass in a corner for twelve months as "on the go"!

A dbx166A has been in my amp's loop for a couple of years now. It is pretty transparent. I don't like to play without it!

Super nice! Score!

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You're a wicked man Mr M. You nearly got me hitting the PM button.
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Me too, and I don't even play 4-string basses! What a deal!

Very, very nice indeed.

Best of luck, BassHavoc. This whole thing stinks worse than a sackful of bums.

Dave bought my Fender string retainer. No problems. Great chap!

Smoke on the Water is another one. I feel people looking at me, wondering why I am not playing. I feel terrible when playing such a cliché, so I don't need that extra bit of humiliation!

Pics?

This old chestnut again...

Some people want to spend £7,000 on a bass, so Fodera do one for them.

Others may want a Fender. Fender make basses at lots of price points so if you want a Fender for a few grand, you can have one. The differences are, in the scheme of things, minimal. Want to be able to say you have a £2k Fender? You can. £500 Fender? Also possible.

I keep coming back to this thread to drool over the flamed maple! All sorts of ideas are flying through my head!

Thanks for this. I am learning how to read notation and will keep this for later.