Linus27

Looking at a few festivals and ways to go about playing at some of them and one of them said the best way is to use the Get Me On Stage and Sonic Bids websites. This is all very good but I see you have to pay them. Is this another rip of for the hard working musician or are these websites really good and worth using? Any one used them before and had any success?

Here are my three lovely basses in the garden. On the left is my 2EQ Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray fretless. In the middle in my MIA Fender Precision and on the right is my ESP 400 Series Fretless Jazz. The only other bass I would like to add to this is a MIA Fender Jazz.

I wonder how this affects MarkBass. They are very expensive anyway so what sort of price hike will they have I wonder.

Have to agree that Basschat does have a bunch of superb people here. Molan let me borrow his Fender 75 RI Jazz bass to try and then pay him off in monthly instalments whilst keeping the bass. I had never met him before and it was a very kind gesture. Plus OBBM and Old Horse Murphy has lent me gear to try out in the past. Lots of great people here.

[quote name='farmer61' post='1189294' date='Apr 5 2011, 05:03 PM']Does that mean you'd have to take your cab to every event even if not playing...... Edit...Wristband is a cracking idea imo[/quote] Good point although I normally do

[quote name='wal4string' post='1189995' date='Apr 6 2011, 02:17 AM']Hi Linus, I know your post is over a year old but I maybe trading your old Stingray from Rob, it's a bass he bought from you and was wondering if these are the sound clips of that actual bass, and if so would it be possible for you to email them to me as the attachment are not working here. Hopefully you may still have them and it would be great to hear the bass before I buy. My email is [email protected] Thanks for reading this and if you can sort it for me many thanks Ron If you can tell me anymore about the bass that would be cool[/quote] Hiya Wal4String, yes these clips are the natural 3EQ Stingray that I used to have. I do still have the clips on my hard drive ... I think. I will email them over to you in the next day or two. If you recieve nothing by the weekend then please drop me a reminder as I am very busy and I would had just forgotten. Not a problem either way if I still have the clips.

Have to be stickers for me as I don't like things on my wrist, ears, necks etc. Its hard enough wearing a watch and a wedding ring is like torture. Basschat Sticker would be good as it could go on the grill of the cab, gig bag, flight case etc as well as the car window. Variety of sizes would be good also.

[quote name='Paultrader' post='1183629' date='Mar 31 2011, 05:50 PM']And then there was The Doors... How did Ray Manzarek do that - he must have had two brains![/quote] Ah The Doors, I totally love that band. Riders On The Storm is probably in my top 3 of favourite songs. I find the bass tone smooth and creamy.

[quote name='silddx' post='1188396' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:50 PM']True-ish. I need a recent Warwick, I want the dimensions of the Jazz neck which the recent ones have. Plus, I don't really want a wood finish, I want paint! Preferably white. Don't get me wrong, I love this Jazz. I think I've gone through so much foolishness about looks, brands, daft itches that need scratching, the joy of a new bass, the lust for a good Fender, that finally I may be calming down and simply need an instrument that allows me to just express myself with the tone I want, the comfort, the set up. Sod all that other sh*t that come foremost in the mind when lusting after a new instrument. Maybe I'll end up with a Goodfellow or a Mayones, who knows? I'm getting calmer and more sensible as I near 50 though, I think [/quote] Hey Nig, don't beat yourself up over this. You had an itch and you needed to scratch it. Its better to try and not like than never try and live in denial. No big deal if the Fender is not for you. Now you know and can move forward.

I am now thinking about getting one of these for rehearsals and small gigs. It may be just what I am looking for.

Open E and A all the time but fretted D on the A string and fretted G on the D string is my normal route. I can't stand the tone of the A on the E string. If fact I don't like the tone of many notes from the A upwards on the E string. Much prefer the tone on the A String.

One more download added to the tally. Just don't tell Keira

I will be using it with an amp. I will not be gigging without an amp as I know they are pretty much useless unless at home on your own. I am more interested in how they work live through an amp. Probably my own fault for not saying this originally

[quote name='icastle' post='1180267' date='Mar 28 2011, 11:39 PM']I have an acoustic bass guitar that I use if pushed but have to admit I don't really enjoy playing it very much. My feeling is that as it's pretty useless unless you have it plugged into an amp so I may as well just play a natural coloured (i.e. wood finish instead of painted) electric bass and have done with it. I play in a lot of acoustic/folk type acts and am really getting some really positive feedback (and a stupid amount of work) using an EUB. [/quote] It would be plugged it all the time with a small combo as like you say, it would be useless without. The main reason for me is to complete that acoustic line up look.

[quote name='mybass' post='1180158' date='Mar 28 2011, 10:08 PM']Played on a fretless Washburn AB 20......... Martin make a good 'bronze' acoustic bass string. Think I also had Guild acoustic bass strings a while back. Try getting acoustics strings as the usual electric bass strings don't seem to have the sound for acoustic bass.[/quote] Do you still have the fretless Washburn or was it one you just played but not owned?

I've joined an acoustic band and at the moment I am playing my Fender Precision. To fit in with the image of also playing an acoustic looking instrument and maybe to do something different, I kind of fancy getting an acoustic bass, probably a Washburn AB10. I'll still play through an amp though. Anyone do this and have any thought of playing acoustic bass especially live? Does it work or just a gimmick and better to stick with an electric bass? Plus, does anyone tried flats on their acoustic bass and does it work and sound ok?