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I used to play double bass at a local folk session. One of the regular attendees is a guy who doesn't exactly mince his words if he doesn't like something. He'll say it's crap if he thinks so. In his own words he told me about a session he played at in Glasgow where the bass player was one of the DB players in the RSNO. He leaned over to his wife and said; "Where's Graham when we need him".? If you knew this guy you would understand how much of a compliment that was. That kind of beats the worst gig I played. When it reached it's deepest depth I played in B when the singer sang in Bb. No-one else was playing at the time so nowhere to hide. Ah well...move on.

That Joe McElderry laddy can't half belt out a tune. Great voice.

Had a chance today to get outside and finish the sanding of the body. Took it down to 1000 grit and it is nice and smooth now. Ready for finishing. Had another go at sanding the finger board as well. Took that to 400, 600, and 800 grit. Difficult to get the whole neck in focus with a point and shoot camera but who needs to coat a board.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzzBoDnWfM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzzBoDnWfM[/url]

Wow! I haven't seen one of them for a very, very long time.

Does anyone know if there is a supplier of EMG 35 routing templates in UK. I'm aware they are available from the States but I really don't want to spend two and a half times the cost of the template for shipping. Or does anyone have any they might want to sell.

If you are not experienced at band playing I would look for a drummer on the same level, muddle in together. If you are lucky you might find someone more experienced who would work with you and, yes, it probably would help your playing. See if you can put an ad in your local music store. If you are having trouble picking up bass lines from the record maybe you could try something like [url="http://www.ronimusic.com/"]The Amazing Slowdowner[/url]. It does what it says on the box. Slows everything down and keeps it at the same pitch so you can learn at your own pace. As you work with this your ear should become more atuned to transcribing this way.

I wonder what is stopping you from contacting Status? They are not going to charge you for a phone call..... BT might though. [size=4] [/size]

Some information from the Status site. [color=#000000] [b][font="Arial"]The phenolic fingerboard on my bass looks grey and has lost it's original black colour :[/font] [font="Arial"]The dry look on the fingerboard is where the laminated phenolic material is actually 'drying' out a little. It is often caused by being cleaned wit[/font][font="Arial"]h a water or solvent based polish which can take the natural 'oils' out of the board. You can fix this very easily by cleaning the fingerboard with a very small amount of oil. Something as simple as WD40 is fine. Use a soft cotton cloth and wipe a VERY small amount of oil on the fingerboard and rub it in.... then clean it all off again leaving just a trace which has 'soaked' into the surface. This will bring back the dark colour of the board.[/font][/b][/color][color=#000000] [b][font="Arial"]'Non waxy' types of furniture polish are fine for the gloss lacquer on the body or the lacquer on the BACK of the neck but not for the fingerboard.[/font][/b][/color]

Are you sure it's not available for the iPB-10?

Honestly, the best person for advice on this is Rob Green at Status. I'd give Dawn or Rob a call and see what they say.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1374282859' post='2147265'] Vai doing Building the Church live. Disregard if you will, the blowy hair and funny faces. Vai and the band are full of immense musicality, musicianship, compositional beauty, and it's executed with great levels of feeling. Above all, for me, he's got fantastic taste in note choice and phrasing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0p-vIEN2Bw[/media] [/quote] This guy shows some real potential. With a bit more practice he could be quite good. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1374179577' post='2146251'] Well , the thing is that Jaco and the other artists you mention were radical departures within their given discipline , and changed their medium forever . It is possible for all kinds of fancy Dan bass players to come along with amazing chops and technique , but so far most have struggled to make the impact that Jaco did . I wouldn't put Jaco in the same bracket as Mozart or Shakespear for various reasons ( I could explain why , if you like ) , but in his own modest way he was a genius of sorts , but not because of his technique . His gift was that he thought about and interpreted music differently to other people , and happened to do so via the medium of the bass guitar . Like just about every genius you can think of , Jaco was unconventional , a radical , and unlike anything that had come before him on the bass guitar . He wasn't alone in that by any means - there were other fantastically gifted players of that era - but at his best he was brilliant in his own right . He was versatile too , despite having such a distinctive signature style . He was a World- class jazz bassist and accomplished soloist , but his work as an accompanist in various genres is equally accomplished and shows great maturity and sensitivity to the overall musical picture rather than just his own role in it . Regardless of your own personal taste ( which you are fully entitled to , I hasten to add) Jaco was the real deal , the complete package . I am not one of Jaco's slavish followers by any means , and I couldn't even say he was the player I myself have enjoyed or or directly tried to emulate the most , but his stature on the instrument is undeniable . [/quote] Why has this thread gone on past this post? [size=4] [/size]

As always with Jaco threads we are going to have to agree to disagree. [size=4][quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1374171990' post='2146136'][/size] ...the expansion of technique does not neccesarilly make subsequent players better than Jaco. Only creating better music would make them better . Gary Willis and Michael Manring have not made better music than Jaco did . [/quote] I think a lot of both those players music is equally as good, if not better, than anything Jaco did. But then, that is the subjectivity of this.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1374167012' post='2146068'] Better than Jaco ? I don't think so... [/quote] There are many players today who can do things Jaco did not do. It's the same with guitarists. Eric Clapton was once called God but there are many guitarists who can do so much more than Clapton these days. Clapton can't do what Eddie Van Halen does. Jaco couldn't do what Michael Manring or Gary Willis do. Playing moves on and develops. Jaco was an innovator. The developers come afterwards and take the instrument on to new places.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1374102427' post='2145411'] You don't mean to say there were good bass players 40 years ago? [/quote] ...and there are some even better ones around today. [size=4] [/size]

Couldn't give you an answer on that one as this is a 301. Judging by the scale length on this bass there might be variations in that too.

Just bought an East U-Retro from Paul. Brilliant condition, very easy to deal with and superfast delivery. Thanks Paul.

Thanks for that. Have to be iPlayer tomorrow though.

Here's a recording from the three basses I'm looking at for back pickup tones. Status S2 - 25mm from G saddle (humbucker) ESP B204 - 30mm from G saddle (humbucker) Tokai Jazz - 55mm from G saddle (single coil) [url="https://soundcloud.com/bassbus/status-esp-jazz-back-pickups"]https://soundcloud.com/bassbus/status-esp-jazz-back-pickups[/url]

Well I'm going for more of a Gary Willis tone, even Scott Devine. Both their basses have the back pickup a good way away from the bridge. A back pickup to close to the bridge gives to thin a tone. If it was just about looks I wouldn't put any pickups on it at all.

Just remembered it was Guy Pratt with his new signature Warwick. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS02YaLw1uM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS02YaLw1uM[/url]

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1373799097' post='2141649'] Moveable pickups on rails? Just a thought I had late last night! [/quote] Westone tried that in the 80s with "the Rail". Someone else had one of these built into a signature bass more recently too. Just a big empty hole. Not quite to my taste. [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1373799569' post='2141658'] If you don't mind my asking, how much did you spend on the walnut facing? Truckstop [/quote] I think I got an absolute bargain with the face. Sanding down 2mm off the old face,old routings filled, this lovely book matched Walnut and all stuck on for £70. Mark's eye for perfection is up there with the big names.

I wonder how much pressure you are pushing down on the string with the left hand. If you have a lighter touch you'll be able to lift your finger off the board more quickly which will help with muting. Gary Willis talks about it in the clip below. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHEqQzbGAc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHEqQzbGAc[/url]

Oh if only I had another three bodies... [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Unfortunately there's only one shot at this so just have to take pot luck and hope for the best.[/size]