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I'm pretty green when it comes to public performance, but I'm trying really hard to lift my eyes off the neck. In my first gig (which I was barely prepared for) I made sure I knew one song really well and looked up quite a lot and moved around a bit, but it was pretty much head down after the first few songs. With the band I'm in just now, I'm trying not to look at the bass when I'm practising solo, looking up/around the room in the rehearsal room and hopefully that's transferring on stage. I can't verify that though, because I can barely remember being on stage because of the adrenaline! My wife keeps me right, and I always try to look for her if she's at the gig - a guaranteed friendly, supportive face.

They're awful. You'll hate it.

+1 to the no lending rule. It's a bass, not a cup of sugar. Additional: got any pics of the damage? Perhaps someone can advise on how best to tackle the damage.

Someone on the local music forum selling a couple of Aria ZZBs: [url="http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/equipment/58293-equip-sale-basses-amp-marshall-2x12s.html"]http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/equip...hall-2x12s.html[/url] Might be up someone's street.

[quote name='V4lve' post='633222' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:17 AM']Yeah. I saw that. Did you do it yourself? I'm afraid I will bodge it.[/quote] Yup. Did it with a template. Get the template right - bodging it means you only bodge up a scrap of MDF or something. Once you have the template, and have it clamped nice and secure you drastically limit the opportunity for bodging the actual piece.

[quote name='V4lve' post='633189' date='Oct 22 2009, 09:26 AM']Now wondering what to do with the battery, currently its sitting under the pick-guard.[/quote] The best thing to do is rout out a hole and fit a battery box. I did to my MM3 - Those Gotoh ones are probably the nicest ones.

Bass ensemble!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='631482' date='Oct 20 2009, 04:25 PM']LOL @ the pic of me trying to see off the hangover with a Redbull. Change of plan - instead of taking the wee Schroe I thought it might be fun to bring my MB 104HF. [b]Matt you'll be sitting on the roof. [/b] Is there a band again this time?[/quote] Roof surfin', get in!

[quote name='david_l_perry' post='630971' date='Oct 19 2009, 11:52 PM']Not enough for your guts Al..... And here is a link with some more details:- [url="http://www.heroesrockband.co.uk/moffat-bass-bash.htm"]moffat-bass-bash[/url] It also has a gear page saying whats coming up...some of its has changed Eh Peter...need to update yours... Having said that mine has just changed as well..... Its a top laugh, nice to go for a few scoops the night before and makes the next day a little more relaxed than the usual meet ups Dave[/quote] That reminds me. Gear page update - the Starfire is a definite - the repair as documented here has indeed held. Also bringing a Traben Chaos Attack 4. And yes BCers, be you local or road trippin' - come down/up to Moffat for laughs, basses, beers and curry!

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Welcome to the forum

Warmoth have a good page on the subject of wood: [url="http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Options/WoodDescriptions.aspx"]http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Options/WoodDescriptions.aspx[/url]

You can always fill and redrill. I've done this for a few Squier bodies now to "convert" them to a standard hole pattern. Of course that means the stock one won't fit any more. Up to you!

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Welcome to the forum I'm a little drunk, and I don't know you, so I'll tell you to not dick about and get involved in a band - there's no better shot in the arm for your playing than playing with others. Please take my utterings in the spirit they are intended - to help you improve. I wish you all the best.

You should finish a maple fingerboard with something, even if it has frets. What that should be, I can't really help with - not that familiar with coatings for fretless. I'm guessing the finish should be hardwearing and not sticky at all.

My wife recently completed her BMus at Aberdeen University. I'll ask her for some info and get back to you. In the short term, look here: [url="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/"]http://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/[/url]

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[quote name='northstreet' post='620058' date='Oct 7 2009, 10:42 PM']What's really odd about this is that I'm not even very good - steady and reliable are the most appropriate adjectives I would use. Nearly anyone could play me off the stage. Turning up on time, learning the songs, and remembering you're rhythym not lead seem to have got me a long way. If you're still reading then I admire your endurance. And, if there is a moral to this story, it's if you're sitting in your bedroom saying to yourself you want to play in a band, then go for it.[/quote] +1 to all that. I joined my first band back in January and I'm loving it. I can't improvise for toffee - the guitarist comes in with a new song idea, I get the root notes then I work out the embellishments at home ready for next practice. I think I'm getting better though - the newest song was practically completed in 1 practice session, maybe I just liked the song and got into it. Or maybe I'm improving? I would guess that being honest, reliable, punctual, having wheels, being able to hack up myspace pages, and basically not being a dick will stand you in good stead with the vast majority of people out there. Bottom line is that I play what sounds good, but I don't know WHY it sounds good (beyond "it's probably one of the notes in the chord"). I'd like to get into that eventually.

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Welcome to the forum

I had one for a while. Perfectly reasonable 2 band active bass. Jazz width neck but chunky back to front, so felt pretty comfortable to me. I sold it because it didn't inspire me to mod it at all. If you're going for a new one, make sure you get one of the new ones with the 2 piece bridge as per their "grown up" Warwick siblings. Because these are pretty new, you should get a sweet deal on one of the old ones (one piece bridge) second hand.

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Where we practice it's £25 for 2 hours. Which makes it more expensive than the OP's deal (£12.50 p/h vs. £10 p/h) That includes drums, amps and PA. Used to include table tennis too but they're getting rid of that By the looks of things here, it's more pricey than most. Still it's only a fiver each, being a 5 piece band.

[quote name='WarPig' post='615809' date='Oct 3 2009, 04:06 PM']bump. Any updates neep?[/quote] Nope, but at least you've reminded me to go "remind" her about it Excuse #4432 - I moved house recently, so projects have been most definitely off the menu for the past few weeks.