BassBus

Christ! That's a skilled craftsman at work. Fascinating to see how that has been done. Hat's off. [size=4] [/size]

If you want to use it with a computer You'll need a USB lead and synthesiser software. Do a Google for "Synthesizer software" and lots of choice should come up. If you want to record it from there then you might need a DAW.

"Made in Korea" - flagship????

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1384074135' post='2272381'] All that effort for... poor timekeeping. [/quote] A drummer with poor time keeping? Who'd have thunk it. [size=4] [/size]

I went to see Preston Glasgow Lowe recently in Hexham. Great gig. Kevin Glasgow is a member here and a player of emence ability. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JpvXv7lUA&list=PL54oYlP06deC2Zt4RbrzhfKCj49jUmN__"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JpvXv7lUA&list=PL54oYlP06deC2Zt4RbrzhfKCj49jUmN__[/url]

I thought for a moment that this would be THAT other drummer. This is a bit of fun. I'm just left wondering how long those springs will last.

OOOH! The oil is really bringing the figuring to life. How are you applying the oil?

Nothing to show this weekend but the bass went into Chris McIntyre's workshop in Edinburgh yesterday to have the electronics sorted out. All being well there should be sound from it within a week or two.

After a long break the bass has been with Mark for the last three weeks waiting in the q[size=4]ueue behind his other work. Pickup routings have been done and a satin finish applied.[/size] What I find interesting now is the pickup positions. In the photo below you can see more clearly the fills of the old P and J routings. The J coincides with the back coil of the new bridge pickup and the neck routing sits exactly where the P was. Mark made comment about the bridge pup positioning as Lorne did earlier. I think this will give me just the tone I'm looking for. Only problem now is the bridge is one or two millimetres off centre. Not a huge problem but it will always annoy me.

Headstock looks great to my eye.

In 1991 I bought Allan Holdsworth's Secrets CD because everyone said what a fantastic guitarist he was. Played the CD once and thought that's just c$@p. Never played it again. Roll on ten years and I'm playing in a jazz band. Methinks I should get said CD out and have a listen. Knock me down with a feather. It is fantastic. Still listening to it ten years on from that. My mind had become used to improvised music so I now understand it and can see how great Holdsworth is as a player.

D'Addario half-rounds are good but I find them a bit sticky. I have used Status halfwounds a lot and they are less sticky as time goes on. However the sets I've had recently have had E strings that have very little tone in them compared to the other strings. D'addarios have been the same. The strings I do like are Thomastik Jazz Flats, JF344 set. Smooth as the baby's proverbial and have quite a bright tone. Cost a lot to begin with but last a long time.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1383323127' post='2263221'] Really? that must be why nobody ever sits next to me on the bus....... [/quote] You're lucky. They won't even let me on the bus. [size=4] [/size]

And what colour did you paint the bathroom? [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1383304544' post='2262820'] What a waste of money all that turned out to be. [/quote] I wouldn't say that at all. What if you hadn't bought any of these expensive basses? You would always be wondering "what if". Gary Willis once commented on what influences us as musicians, or anything else for that matter. The things you don't like influence you just as much as the things you do like. Having owned all these expensive basses you know, without doubt, they are not for you. Money well spent as I see it.

How about trying the Amazing Slow downer. [url="http://www.ronimusic.com/"]http://www.ronimusic.com/[/url]

Copy the "viewing" link. At the top of the reply box is an icon that looks like a TV. Click on that and paste the "viewing" link into the URL line. Click OK. Job done.

I don't think it will be a problem with the bridge. When you are changing strings put them on but don't tune to full tension. When they are all on keep them loose enough so that you can still move the bridge underneath them. Keep the feet in one place but move the bit touching the strings towards the tailpiece. Then tune up. That will bring the bridge back with the feet sitting flat on the face of the instrument. This might take a few goes till you get it right. I hope that is clear enough. That's how I've worked it. If anyone has a better way I'd be happy to hear it.

It's actually a piece of junk but it is still causing a bit of discussion [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/220809-what-on-earth-is-this/page__pid__2258745#entry2258745"]here[/url]

Will be this week hopefully. The body has been at Mark's having pickup routing done and a mat finish put on it.

Plain psychology. Your ear is attracted to that particular tone so it is more aware of it. Quite normal.

When I first started playing with the band I play in it was just a depping spot. As time went on I was getting more and more playing with them. Funnily enough it was only at practices. The other bass player never missed a gig. Money involved in that, surprise. In the end the band said to other guy that as I had been helping them out so much I would be doing half the gigs. Surprise, surprise suddenly my playing at practices dried up as he never missed one. I called his bluff and left the band. I went along to see them at a local gig shortly after that and came the question "Has Bill asked you to come back to the band. We never know when Derek is going to turn up". Sounds a similar situation you find yourself in. Don't pay. If the other guy values his place in the band then he needs to pull his weight.

Interesting. My very first bass was exactly the same shape and had exactly the same neck. It had Raver on the headstock and it was truely crap. Cost me the princely sum of £27 in 1977. Still have the bits in a box if anyone wants it. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1382882612' post='2257498'] Glamour models can't play bass? Nonsense! You want proof? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE[/media] [/quote] That's all the proof anyone needs to say women can't play bass. They give good video though.