BassBus

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1478633937' post='3170517'] I am a fan but I much prefer this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEZWsnIECo[/media] [/quote] Me love dat. Translates well to reggae.

I've always been a big fan of the album that so many seem to love to hate, Animals. It's what turned me onto the bass guitar and still a favourite. Sheep being particularly good.

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1478559437' post='3169977'] People are not panicking blindly.. [/quote] People always do panic blindly in these situations. Scotland has faced this twice in recent decades. Firstly with devolution and then the Independence Referendum. I saw with my own eyes the mini property boom that occurred in Berwick upon Tweed. A significant number of houses were bought by people from Scotland in Berwick in the lead up to both these issues as a bolt hole should things not work out. What changed after them? Nothing.

I wish everyone would stop the panic about Brexit. It is in Europe's interest as well as ours to do a good deal. Take the motor car industry for example. Mercedes Benz, BMW and VW have a vested interest in there being a good deal. VW in particular has more to loose than most. Not only are jobs in Germany under threat but also those at Seat in Spain and Skoda in the Czech Republic. As I understand it Volvo's biggest single market is the UK. That's Sweden as well. Apply the Dad's Army Principle. There are so many Private Frasers around saying "Wur doomed, doomed". But look, here's Corpral Jones; "Don't panic, don't panic. When you stuck you've got to show them the cold steel". In threatening a hard Brexit Theresa May might be seen as showing them the cold steel. When it comes down to it you know what Corpral Jones said about showing the cold steel. Indeed the pound dropping has actually benefited the UK economy. Our goods are now more competitive. Stop pinicing, that's what causes the problems.

People like to blame the B****t nonsense for everything but I don't think that has a lot to do with American instruments. The pound has been widely reported as being artificially high in value for too long. Just resetting everything and it means lots of things will cost more.

Thanks for posting this. I don't know if it was my system but the live webcast didn't work for me. Jeff Berlin has a lot to say and some people find him quite controversial. If you listen to him though he talks a lot of sense. Took me a long time to get him too.

I have no idea about this bass but the electronics controls layout looks very similar to the layout on Jaydee basses. Nothing else suggests Jaydee though. Unless anyone else has any ideas an email to to John Diggins might be a start.

Tighter. That's why a lot of manufacturers use a 35" or more scale on fivers or sixers to tighten up the B.

They get more and more interesting each time.

Zoom's MS-60b does that. Stomp box size too.

Just received a loop switcher from Chris. I couldn't have asked for a quicker and more hassle free transaction. Pedal works fine and just what I needed. Deal with confidence. Thanks Chris.

Really useful for those who are not sure. Perhaps this could be made a sticky.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1476902417' post='3158354'] Synth bass in "pop hits" goes back much further than the DX7. How about Giorgio Moroder or Kraftwerk both from the early 70s almost a decade before the DX7 made it's debut... [/quote] Granted, but it was the 80s that saw synthesized bass explode. I remember reading about a lot of session bass players branching out into other areas in music during the 80s. How many session bass players did Stock Aitken and Waterman use on their hits?

I suppose it's similar to elctronic pianos and the real thing. The real thing has all the nuances that an electronic one will never have, no matter how good they are. Electronic bass has been used on pop recordings ever since the advent of the Yamaha DX7. Bass players still exist. Wouldn't worry too much. It is impressive though. Here's a comparison between electronic and real bass. Give me the real one any day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yczr25WmgzE

Jumpin' Jehosifa, that is just the dogs dangly bits. Tight beyond belief. The Gibson guitar sounds fantastic and the horns are outstanding. I say that goes to 11.

The neck pickup is going to sound great through a bass amp.

I play a bit of Bouzouki. Great little instruments. All sorts of tunings can be used, most common being GDAE and GDAD. Playing traditional tunes is probably best with GDAE. I like GDAD for chords. As walbassist says the chord shapes are very different to guitar but as you only have four courses of strings there is less to get your fingers around. If you are looking for for one have a look at [url="https://www.hobgoblin.com/"]Hobgoblin's[/url] site. They usually have a broad range of prices and they are in the UK.

I think when it comes to music there are no shoulds or shouldn'ts. You only have your own ears to hear what you are playing. No use in setting things up from someone elses ears if you hate the tone. I do not like Fender basses. Some might say I'm wrong but I prefer a more modern style of bass and don't like to get stuck in tradition. We all have our own tastes and no-one can say we are wrong to have those tastes. Stick with the placement of your dirt that you like.

For me just buying for the cover artist would be a bit narrow. I subscribe annually. I often get onto youtube and look up artists and bands I don't know about. That way I can find new music I might like. If I don't like their music then I just move on to the next. Keeps an open mind about music in general.

I've never really liked the SG shape but the workmanship on this makes up for that in every possible way you can think of. Stunning!

Eh... we... u.... One of the most stunning finishes I have ever seen.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1475683688' post='3147950'] Quick, come in and shut the door behind you ! [/quote] OK, but what does that 310K beside Scott's YouTube mean?

No. I know about it too.

Quality.