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  1. Acebassmusic
    Paolo, I've taken some photos and compared them to your pics to show how I hold my left hand. For the most part our positions are very similar, just a couple of subtle differences. My first picture shows my arm & wrist is nearly straight with my palm facing upwards. My fingers are parallel with the frets (just like your photo). The difference I see is the positioning of my thumb on the back of the neck. In the picture below I've tried to copy your thumb position. We both hold the thumb approx in the centre of the neck but your thumb is flat against it. To get my thumb flat I had to rotate my wrist clockwise which then made my palm approx 45 deg to the bottom of the neck making it more difficult for me to fret notes. By keeping my palm facing upwards, parallel to the bottom of the neck I find my thumb automatically moves to 45 deg and its more the edge of my thumb in contact. In the video I'm showing how I use my thumb to pivot and can move up and down the fretboard. There are many different "correct techniques" on the web so mine may / may not be right for you but hopefully it helps a bit. 20230705_135350.mp4
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    I think pictures would help us in seeing what you are describing. Bass height and angle on the strap contribute significantly to how your hand interfaces with the neck. Scotts Bass Lessons does a couple of videos covering these areas which may give you ideas. 👍 Strap Height Video Hand Position Video
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    I'm not sure if there is a trim pot in this amp as I've never seen one mentioned in the manual or on forums before. I never needed one as I just used the active / passive inputs. Worth checking out, thanks 👍
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    Good question and well spotted 😁 The volume control is the master volume, just located on the left of the amp. The gain / volume layout is a little different to many amps nowadays which have input / gain knob / EQ / master vol. On the Demeter the input gain is regulated by either plugging into the active or passive inputs. This supplies a fixed amount of gain for the EQ and master volume to work with. The amp is designed to produce clean headroom as opposed to getting a driven sound.
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    My weekend gig was on Sunday for the 45th anniversary party of local band "The Bash Street Kids" It started at 2pm through to 9pm and comprised my band Reloaded along with another 4 bands. The headliner was of course "The Bash Street Kids" unfortunately minus their lead singer who was spending time in hospital minus his appendix! Someone had made a huge cake for the party....mmmm! Unfortunately when we were changing over from the previous band their guitarist dropped his Fractal Audio amp.........onto my Sadowsky! 🤬 I initialy thought it had just knocked the strap (it was on a stand) and quickly checked it over. Didn't see any damage in the low lighting, played the gig, packed away and didn't think any more of it. Unpacked my gear today and you guessed it, I found the impact point. There's now a chunk of finish taken out of the top horn. In the photo it looks an easy repair but it's translucent black and you can see the grain underneath...ah well it could have been worse.
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    For sale (or trade) is the 2nd of my TC Electronic G Major 2 multi effects unit in excellent condition. Pictures show it in its usual rack home (rack not included). Although most of the reverb and delay effects are aimed at the guitarist I have found the compressor, gate, flanger, phaser and octaver (up and down) etc. to be very useable for bass. I have attached the manual below. You can use the unit in your DAW as well as with your bass / guitar etc. Patches can be easily selected from the front panel or attach a midi-pedal (I used a MidiMoose). There is also some Vyzor software you can download from the net which allows you to interface your PC with the GMajor to edit and backup your user patches.
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    For sale (or trade) is my Demeter HBP1-800D 800w tube pre / power amp. Excellent condition and comes full of heft! 🤣 Standard 1U rack unit weighing 11lbs / 5kgs. Currently new ones are $2,099 (approx. £1,650 + shipping +tax). Passive / Active inputs with treble / mid / bass / presence EQ Parametric EQ that can be switched in / out Effects loop that can be switched in / out Output Power: 800 watt RMS @ 4 ohms, 500 watt RMS @ 8 ohms Speakon connections Built in DI output (protected from +48volt phantom power) Operating voltage: 115V/230V AC switchable From the Demeter page: "The HBP-1-800D H Series Tube Bass Pre/Power amplifier by James Demeter integrates an 800 Watt Class D amplifier, driven by Jensen Transformers, into the HBP-1 Preamplifier circuit. Utilizing the best of both the tube and solid state world, the HBP-1-800D features high voltage (250V) tube front end (providing all of the preamplifier gain and passive tone controls), a two band solid state fully parametric equalizer that is tuned for bass, a fully adjustable active effects loop with controls up front, a tuner output, a full balanced output with switchable mic or line level, both a balanced TRS line level output and an unbalanced line level output for amplifier connections and a mute switch." Link to the Demeter webpage and manual - Demeter HBP1-800D
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    For sale is my Tech21 MidiMoose pedal. I have 2 of these and this one is surplus to requirements. In great, fully functional condition with only slight scuffing on a couple of corners. Comes with the original box. The pedal is robust and great for sending midi messages to other midi equipment / synths / DAW / effects etc. I used it with my TC G-Major. Powered by either a wall wart (not supplied) or a single 9v battery. Here a link to the Tech21 website and operating manual - Tech21. The pedal is simple to use and integrates into any midi system. It has been superceded by the Midi Mongoose a slightly smaller unit with less function switches (£175 at Thomann)
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    There is a thread HERE on Basschat which gives a number of options for slowing / looping tracks for learning. I found that you can slow "Amazing Slow Downer" a lot without it getting too distorted. You used to be able to download a free version which was limited to the fist 2 mins of a track (if I remember). I tried it first (for a couple of years!) to see if I was happy then bought it.
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    Good day @dave74200 For me, learning songs that push me into areas I'm not used to eg: speed / style / genre etc. I slow them down using the likes of "Amazing Slow Downer" This allows my brain and body time to think 🤣 and I split the track down into manageable chunks. Once I've learned the sections I'll start joining them together (still at a slow speed) which helps me remember fingerings and start to build on stamina. Once I can play the whole track through I then start increasing the speed by a few % making sure I'm playing as cleanly and accurately as I can. I also use the likes of Youtube to check out how otheres are playing it, noting both left and right hands. "are some of us just less able to play in this style?" I don't think it's a case of "we can't" so much as "we've probably not learned the techniques and practiced it much" Mr Harris has been playing in this style for around 40 years so has a bit of a head start on most of us 🤣
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    Well done! My next gig with Reloaded is on the 2nd July at a private party for a local band "The Bash Street Kids" who are celebrating 45 years together so they could be described as comparative newcomers! 🤣
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    Just sold Paolo some tuners. Easy deal, quick payment. Many thanks.
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    I've checked and only have M10's ☹️
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    Whats the diameter? I may have something in my box'a'bits 😁
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    Good point....I've updated the header with SRX305 👍 I had a Mike Pope with additional parallel / single / series switches in it and would think one of the Bartolini type pre's would work.
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    For sale or trade is my DBX DriveRack PA+ (the PLUS version) Speaker Management Processor. Lightly used and in excellent condition. Loads of great functions and very simple to program and use. Manage PA systems from 2 to 6 speaker / output arrangements using the onboard crossovers / compression / limiter / equaliser / feedback suppression etc. I've attached the manual so you can see the many functions it can undertake. DriveRack_PA_Plus_Manual_18-0483V-D.pdf
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    For sale or trade is my DBX DriveRack PA Speaker Management Processor. Lightly used and in excellent condition. Loads of great functions and very simple to program and use. Manage PA systems from 2 to 6 speaker / output arrangements using the onboard crossovers / compression / limiter / equaliser / feedback suppression etc. I've attached the manual so you can see the many functions it can undertake. PA DriveRack Manual 18-1790 V-B.pdf
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    Yes its an ABZ and @spyder yours used to be mine 😁 You obviously have good taste 🤣
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    Correct and Yes 😁 You'll be lucky if anyone realises you're playing bass never mind its a fiver 🤣 Have fun 👍
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    Another way of making the muted pop sound is using the parts of your left hand fingers that are nearer your palm to mute the strings. Here's a good video which helps show it especially slowed down at approx 30 secs. 👍
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    I've had a quick listen to the start of the song (great track from TOP, will listen in full later) and I'm assuming the "ticks" you're taking about I can hear at the 1.10 and 1.18 seconds points? If so they are exactly what you called them "muted" or "ghost" notes. Best way I can explain how I play these is: think of slapping straight octaves. My thumb is playing the downbeat and my first (or second) finger is playing the upbeat by plucking / popping the higher octave string. I then lift my left hand finger that's holding the higher octave up slightly to stop the string ringing eg: muting it. If you pop the string hard enough it comes back to hit the fret and with the muting provides very muted little 'tick' notes 👍 I find having a relatively low action helps with this. Hope this is what you were asking about. 😁
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    Pete sold me his Headrush Gigboard and Pedal. Very easy transaction with regular comms. All the equipment was in very good condition and extremely well packaged. Many thanks Pete
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    I bought mine about the same time and have gigged it extensively with no problems. In fact over the last 3 or 4 years I use it when I practice at home as well so thats a LOT of use 👍
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    For sale (or trade) is my TC Electronic G Major 2 multi effects unit in excellent condition. Pictures show it in its usual rack home (rack not included). Although most of the reverb and delay effects are aimed at the guitarist I have found the compressor, gate, flanger, phaser and octaver (up and down) etc. to be very useable for bass. I have attached the manual below. You can use the unit in your DAW as well as with your bass / guitar etc. Patches can be easily selected from the front panel or attach a midi-pedal (I used a MidiMoose). There is also some Vyzor software you can download from the net which allows you to interface your PC with the GMajor to edit and backup your user patches. tc_electronic_g-major_2_manual_english.pdf
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    For sale (or trade) is my lightweight Eden WTX500. In great condition and comes with the official Eden gigbag. Its' rated at 500w at 4ohms and 250w at 8ohm. Fitted with its own DI output and a number of other useful connections. The manual is attached below. Frequency Response: 10Hz - 20KHz. Speaker Connection: Speakon or 1/4" Weight: 4.3 lbs / 1.95kg. Dimensions (H x W x H): 2.5 in/ 6.35 cm x 8 in / 20.3 cm / 9 in / 22.8 cm
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