SimonH

Rich built a Precision bitsa for me. He did it, effectively, for peanuts (I swapped a pedal with him). I own a Warwick $$ and a small army of vintage Ibanezes which I know doesn't exactly qualify me for a lot of experience... but I can say Rich's bass beats all of them for playability (extremely low action, no buzz, no choking) and sound (the way it punches through a band mix live is still a joy to hear). Apologies for taking so long to leave feedback but the more basses I play the more I come to appreciate his. It's my fave. Top bloke to deal with too. In fact, now I think about it... Rich, will you build me a Jazz too please? I'll pay properly for this one! Thanks

Bought a Highway One Jazz from Geoff - top bloke, posted the bass very promptly, sorted all the details, packed the bass well... basically all I did was click on PayPal and wait all of a day and a half for it to arrive. Which it did. Nice one Geoff, will raise a glass at the gig tonight. Simon H

Thanks for the replies and advice... I've been thinking and working it out this afternoon and I really think it's down to wrist angle. When I change the angle I hold the Warwick at - to let me straighten my wrist out - it gets easier. I tried slowing the riff down and then working back up on the Warwick and it's certainly not impossible - it's just easier on the P. I think I need a Sandberg, not a Warwick :-). I also suspected trying to play too loud might be the problem with the fingerstyle in general. I'll crank the MB rig next weekend and see what happens!

Apologies for the long post, but I'm looking for a little advice. Bought a Warwick Corvette $$ recently; my first £200+ bass, although I have some nice vintage Ibanezes and a tasty bitsa Precision. Not been playing long, couple of years, but was a guitarist for decades before discovering I should've been playing bass all the time. Anyway, I've set the Warwick up to my taste - action on the floor, and closed up the string spacing because a) I don't have long fingers and with a Warwick, I can. So here's the question: sat down to learn Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai for the covers band I'm in. I love playing fingerstyle and I always practise using it at home. But for some reason I can never play fingerstyle live; don't know why. I can't keep my timing so I use a pick instead. I do everything the same at home - stand up, etc - so the only thing I can think of is it's something to do with live drums. Our drummer, bless him, isn't the tightest in the house and he often manages to vary the tempo within a bar, let alone a song. After a fill I often have to wait to let him catch back up. Anyway, that isn't the question. The question is this - when it comes to the chorus of the song, and the octave string jumps, it's really really easy to play on my Sue Ryder Precision and it's really hard to play on the Warwick. My fingers sort of stumble on the octave strings and I have to really exaggerate my wrist bend to get a solid pluck. On the Ryder, my hand is already naturally at the right angle and my fingers just slip off the strings nicely. The strings are the same gauge, the set-up the same... so why is that? It's a bit annoying really, having spent all that money on the Warwick for it not to feel as easy to play - at least that song - than a cheap bass. Is it, as I'm starting to think, simply that the Ryder bass has a Fender forearm chamfer and the Warwick is a flat top with no chamfer? Or could my closed up string spacing on the Warwick be putting me off somehow? Sorry for the extended question. Just wondered if it was a common issue with non-chamfered bodies that I haven't heard about. Cheers for reading! All advice welcome (apart from 'sell the Corvette'!). SimonH [attachment=131960:20130406_223254.jpg]

That's absolutely brilliant. Thank you! Exactly the sound, clear-cut advice and info I need. Just goes to show you shouldn't believe the internet forums that say you shouldn't believe anything you read on internet forums... :-)

Hi - got a G-K 210T (2 x 10 cab) which has a pair of 150 watt, 8 ohm 10in cones in it that... 1) aren't original... can't remember what they're called but I think they were budget, and 2) are no longer of this earth after I re-wired them from 4 ohm total to 8 ohm, then blew them up. Doh. I'd like to recone the cab, and turn it into a neat little combo with a suitable compact head. 500 wats or so should be plenty for pubs and smaller weddings, but I'd like the option to run the combo into my 8 ohm MB HF410 for a bigger sound when required. So... if you made it this far, thanks! The question is, what cones should I purchase, and from whom? Weight and cost aren't necessarily an issue (unless it's, like, a squillion quid). As a further note, I've been told it's tight between the cones in the cab, and I have to make sure the cones' outside diameter isn't too big... but I can check this. Or bodge it. Many thanks for all suggestions. Simon H

So this is weird. I'm in a covers band based in Peterborough called High Rollers - four-piece, usual rock/pop/disco covers. Been playing bass for a year and a half, playing guitar for a lot longer (funny how things turn out; shoulda played four strings all along). Anyway, this Friday - as in tomorrow night - we've managed to get ourselves onto the bill at Triumph Live, a ma-hoosive two-wheeled party at Mallory Park race circuit between Leicester and Hinckley. It's an annual knees-up for Triumph, the bike manufacturer, who are currently enjoying massive worldwide sales success. Their comeback against the Japanese bike factories is an amazing story of entrepreneurial flair and dedication - British engineering at its best. So they have this big festival every year at Mallory, and this year it's headlined by Reef on Friday and the Kaiser Chiefs on Saturday. And, somehow (don't ask), High Rollers are opening the show. And then playing again in the paddock at 11.00pm. I mention this apropos of nothing at all (copyright A Partridge) other than... IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL! Thank you.