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[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1376486614' post='2174675'] cheers for your help guys its much appreciated i will most definately look at the links you have provided do you by anychance no of any good teachers in the essex area? i deally im looking for someone who plays just bass not bass guitar piano kazoo or whatever? [/quote] A good guy I go to Is Mike McGibney in Chelmsford. [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] Mike is a jazz bass player on both electric and DB.

[quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1376468406' post='2174203'] I'd say your pretty much on the money! I would definitely add transcription into your routine though. I found writing down music has helped my reading/understanding of notation so could be two birds with one stone =) [/quote] If you don't like reading and playing handwritten scores, then Musescore is a good software for writing scores out. It also plays them back for you, so you can check if it sounds right.

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1376606308' post='2176882'] Thankfully the electrics still work (One of KiOgon's lovely wiring looms), just the pots and knobs get in my way now i've decided to make it lefty due to boredom. Does anyone know the best way to wire it? Liam [/quote] I've done it on a bass I was building where it had a real thin sound. So I wired the Bartolini P pups straight to the jack. It sounded good to me. White wire to the jack-plug end terminal, black wire to the earth terminal.

Are you talking about the wiring on a brand new bass from a shop? Or is this a 2nd hand bass where someone may have "upgraded" the elects? Does the tone pot work/function well as it is? Over about 3 years of buying 2nd hand basses I've found most have caps wired in the wrong place, so the tone doesn't function. The other thing folk do is put in 500K pots where 250K should be used.

Do you mean it links with the black wire from the pick up? If so the capacitor in that circuit is in series with the tone capacitor linking the signal to earth. This is quite normal. I can draw this for you as a circuit diagram, but not right now on my phone

Allen Stoner. No, you don't know him. He's the guy who convinced my ex to leave and go to the USA with him. Thanks Allen

Can you post the circuit diagram? Or maybe some pics of the wiring?

My Warwick Streamer Zoom B3 - I'm still trying to get my head round all the possible features

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1376434125' post='2174060'] You can't assess your 'level'. It's relative to your own perception of 'levels', and I bet 95% of musicians don't even know what they want to do, or are capable of, without progressing to the next 'level'. Which then propels you into a brief moment of understanding followed by a realisation that you can only relate your current 'level' to your previous 'level'. It's personal, and you need to understand what you want to be able to do, and that will probably keep evolving. Most people don't understand their own motives and potential so it's largely impossible to assess your 'level' in a useful way. Just assume you can always improve and get closer to your current aesthetic, but understand your aesthetic will evolve and change over time, and that you should possibly get a good tutor who understands you if you find you can't seem to achieve your current aesthetic. Does that make sense? [/quote] Yes, Nigel, I agree with the exception that the word "aesthetic" means "in relation to the visual sense" so I think most folk are missing your point. If you mean "vision/target" it makes perfect sense. No offence intended to anyone

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1376434724' post='2174074'] if you were going to try and age a bass you think you would realise that the wood isn't going to discolour that much... if it's on the inside of a neck pocket! [/quote] I think the pic you're referring to is not showing the pocket, but the bottom of the neck.. but I may be wrong.

2 things struck me as odd before he placed the order. 1 - If the reduction in the price because of the condition was in the 100s of $. Why didn't he correct it if it was as easy as "buffing it up"? 2 - No returns. I like to think I'd have smelled it before paying. But the heart can play tricks on a player who's in love.

I only hope it [b][i]was[/i][/b] his plan, not one pushed on him by the bank and the economy. Good luck to him

Does it crackle without anything plugged in? Not even a lead? I'd investigate the input socket if you can do so without invalidating the warranty. Talk to Krueger and see what they say. Just one small reason why buying from a local store is a good idea. A local store values your trade more, so will do more to help you.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1375954827' post='2167774'] ...The Vox Amplug is another option, not the greatest in sound quality but has the advantage of running off a single AA battery and plugging straight into your bass, so you can rehearse anywhere in the house or garden without having to worry about cables. [size=4][/quote][/size][size=3] +1[/size] [size=4]I've got a Vox: amPlug Bass. It has an aux in socket and 2 output levels.[/size]

I bought a Zoom B3 from Steve. Very honest in his description, good unit, in good condition. He takes care of his gear. He's honest and all round a good guy. Many thanks, Steve Cheers Rich

I for one am already careful about where I buy a Fender. There's SO many bitsa basses out there now sold a Fender where all that's genuinely Fender is the neck, or worse still, nothing at all except the spelling of the name on the headstock. I got caught out on a bitsa fake. I sold it as a fake and the guy who bought it complained the headstock faking wasn't done well. His view was a bass IS what's on the headstock. If it says Fender it IS a Fender. I cannot get to see that view myself.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1375798445' post='2165758'] If anyone wanted to know what checking was, here's a good example of heavy checking: [/quote] That looks like it was made before electricity was invented.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1375789692' post='2165564'] Slightly off-topic... So what's worse: Fake ageing on a new instrument, or a refinish on one that is old and worn to make it look new again? [/quote] When I was a kid my Dad always nagged me to polish my shoes and my Mum nagged me not to drag them as I walked. Nobody taught me to scuff the toes and scrape round the heels just in case I might catch on a kerb etc. So from the cradle, relic-ing my gear isn't what I was brought up to do. I can understand Jaco having a relic instrument, he played well and well and he looked a mess. So we can imagine him playing that bass morning, noon and night. I play crap. So me having a relic bass would look like I got it at a boot sale and I don't give a sh1t. That's just not me.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1375788019' post='2165528'] You should sell yourself to the venue or promoter in such a way that accentuates the things that will make your band attractive to them while playing down those things that might put them off. If the venues you are approaching don't want blues bands then simply don't mention the blues word. Since you mainly play classic rock it will hardly come as a surprise to either the audience or the venue if you are also playing a handful of blues numbers as well. If your guitarist continues to sell your band in a way that is preventing you from getting gigs maybe it's time to get someone with a bit more marketing savvy to approach the venues. Alternatively you could always send another member of the band back to the venue a week or so later this time describing your band just as "Classic Rock" and ask for a gig. [/quote] +1 When selling yourself to a venue, or in selling anything I would suggest you should avoid committimg to a pigeon hole until you have the facts about his needs. So your first stage is to ask questions and deflect the genre question with a question; "we have a wide repetoir. We've been playing for x years. What sort of band are you looking for? " Don't assume that because they play rock all week that they dont want a funk/jazz/blues/RnR night.

It's imperative to stick your little finger out like that. Not doing so can cause untold spinal damage later in life. If you have problems with this I can, however, provide counselling and therapy services for a mere £125.00. Inc vat.

Hey Simon, here's another vid with some ideas. I'm pleased I got to rescue the Fender Jazz from you before you went off the rails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=o0i-Yz4Cm4A

Hi Kemper, 51's a great age to start. All the best players start at 51. Funnily enough I [size=4]got started at that same age. [/size] [size=4](Damn I wish I'd started earlier!)[/size] [size=4]Enjoy BC[/size]