miles'tone

I would still love to know how heavy the B-550's are if anyone can help... Boat anchors? neck divers?

Get one that can be wired in series instead of the usual parallel (Nordstrand for instance) It will not sound so mid scooped that way which is what you want.

Wow thanks! Just what I was looking for. That's my tomorrow sorted then!

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1419122506' post='2636880'] this is the best hip hop record ever recorded imo.. there i said it. funny, i love so many epic hip hop records. . White Lines is great, PE is up there. but its no Grand MasterFlash. its such an Epic hip hop record.. when ever i think of the essence of hip hop its this record. . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsmp-TYjxp4[/media] [/quote] Total classic! Used to go and 'turn out' kids from a different school with my 'crew' to this as a young breakdancer in the early '80s. Happy days! (No wonder me backs foooked now)

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1419163864' post='2637080'] There is so much to choose as he has worked on so many sessions (just look at a list of who has played with) but this is a good place to start...... http://youtu.be/Ll3uipTO-4A [/quote] Thanks. I think this is the only AJ track I was aware of initially. Killer phaser tone here! I do intend to YouTube the hell out of him to find more. I'm just wondering which tracks in particular may have inspired my fellow basschatters... A title change methinks!..

[quote name='JJTee' timestamp='1419078168' post='2636274'] This gets my vote (closely followed by Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody), absolutely nailed here: [media]http://youtu.be/r5nc34ezGK4[/media] [/quote] Yes!!

Pleased to meet you too! I have been here a long time though and I appear to have stumbled into the wrong room. Mods can you show me the way back to General Discussion please. (This has nothing to do with mulled wine. Honest.)

I understand the love the bass world holds for AJ but I've never really studied his work and I think it's about time to dive in there. He's known for classic P bass playing (totally my thing) right up to developing the 6 string. But what is the essential AJ? All of it? Where to begin? Need some fresh inspiration in my life, help!

Niiiice.. I love how wide the string spacing appears at the nut. Just how I would prefer. Never had the pleasure of playing a Roscoe (probably a good thing too as I like sleeping at night! ) Congratulations mate it's a corker. Enjoy!

This is Jazz/funk: Herbie Hancock Headhunters 1974: http://youtu.be/GAlejqkd-gg Paul Jackson on bass. Groove personified.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1418687740' post='2632445'] Me,I'm 61 and started playing bass and gigging in 1964 and gigging in 1965. It was exciting and fun. Playing an electric instrument and being in a band was still a novelty. I had listened to some of the early Beatles albums and knew I wanted "in". The week after The Beatles played on the Ed Sullivan show on American TV to 70 million people, well my mom purchased my 1st electric bass for me that week. Back then all the kids were starting bands in my neighborhood, you could hear bands rehearsing in every other garage and or basement.There was so much competition you were forced to practice and get good. We all wanted girls and we wanted to gig. I consider myself so lucky to have started playing in the mid 60 because it was the start of one of the most prolific time periods for rock and roll in terms of the songs written and the bands playing. And being 15 minutes outside of Manhattan I had access to seeing all the great bands of the time. If it wasn't for what was coming out of the UK I probably would never have started playing. Unlike most guys my age I still have the same bright eyes energy, enthusiasm, excitement and passion for gigging and continuing to learn as I had at 12 years of age. Oh, and by the way, I have no intentions on stopping gigging anytime in the near or distant future. Blue [/quote] Nice one Blue, inspiring story!

The basses you mention are pretty thin front to back, more so than your mim is as they are the thinnest that Fender made/make as a reissue. If you want more thickness front to back look at an Allparts P neck or the mij Steve Harris sig neck - nice chunky '70s depth and the thickest Fender make right now I believe. You can buy the S Harris necks separately from the Stratosphere.

The father of the drummer from my last band wrote it. Every time I see him he says he has a copy of it for me at home and he'll pop it round. He's been saying that for about 4 years now!

When I owned an Am Standard Jazz it never sounded better than when I had D'addario Chromes on there. Made for each other.

Nice! What brand of tapes is it wearing?

Cor that is a well sexy finish!

[quote name='Hector' timestamp='1418383694' post='2629715'] Welcome to Jazz! Feel free to PM me if you ever have questions. Wondering what you mean by this:[i] "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] to jumping straight to songs made up of the choruses where the chords change every single time![/font][/color]" [/i]? I would recommend getting the absolute best teacher money can buy (even if you have to travel a bit), and listening to a lot of records. Start working on your ear straight away too - try to play along with records, and pick out chord progressions. Learn your intervals by ear, and practise playing melodies by ear. You'll need a book on walking bass for starters. That's the most important part of your role as a bass player in a jazz setting. I learnt with this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Walking-Bass-Lines-Builders/dp/0793542049 There are a few other books out there on walking bass that people recommend, but I can't personally vouch for them. I would focus principally on working through this book, as the techniques used in it are invaluable, and the chord progressions are of the sort that come up all the time and should be memorised (Blues, Rhythm Changes). Take it slow and really master each bit before you move onwards in the book, it's tempting to move onwards but you've got to internalise it all. If you can only get one book, the walking bass stuff is most essential. Start just with that and practise some walking over standard chord progressions (there are play alongs on youtube). You'll also need a decent book on theory, and this is basically the standard reference text, and is well worth getting (I'm always digging up new stuff in here): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jazz-Theory-Book-Mark-Levine/dp/1883217040 Other books that really will help are: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Putter-Smith-Improvisation-Muscians-Institute/dp/1423477715 (How to structure your practising, and how to get sounds a particular chord-scale relationships in your head) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Electric-Bass-Complete-Contemporary/dp/1576238830 (Will give you lots of ideas about shapes of various scales and arpeggios on the fingerboard) http://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Goldsby-Technique-Tradition-Musicians/dp/0879307161 (First half is biographies of great players, gives you an idea who to listen to - which is the most important bit of developing as a jazz player - and the second half is instructional. A "nice" book with a deceptively large amount of information) If you're wanting to start soloing, David Baker's books on Bebop are excellent as a starter to that particular style too. [/quote] The John Goldsby book is excellent! The history of the development of jazz bass playing is fascinating and the lessons are well thought out. Helped me out no end and by delving deeper into the players covered really made me fall in love with jazz in a big way.

[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1418371803' post='2629567'] I think I kinda sorted for now. A friend of my got a Westone unline fretless bass lying in his house for over 5 years and he will borrow the bass to me for long term or give it to me if I like the bass. I guess is a good way to try fretless without buying one to see if i like it or not. [/quote] Result! Nice one, and have fun

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1418343048' post='2629470'] You may have to file the nut if you're going for the fretless. The one I bought needed it (but it was good otherwise, apart from the tacky controls). [/quote] Yes, for that price I would expect to do some finishing tweaking, which I don't mind doing myself. But in what way do you find the controls tacky? To look at, or in operation?

I'm going for one of these Harley Bentons in the New Year, since the general consensus on Basschat seems to be that with HB you get a lot (relatively) for little outlay: http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_550fl_bk_progressive_series.htm

Battery.

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1417770331' post='2623799'] the fretless neck I'm after would end up attached to the body of a Squire Jaguar HB so something with serious vintage credentials would be a waste. Police Squad and Pfretrock's suggestions are more in the right ball-park but side dots between frets on a fretless are a pet hate (along with being one of the stupidest things know to man) The hunt continues. Phil [/quote] Why not just go for one like Police squad's and pick/drill out the side dots you don't like, little wipe of light wood filler (couple of quid from b&q for a small tube) and just sharpie pen some dots where you do want them? Easy, and keeps your project cheap and fun.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1417943751' post='2625224'] High F on the E string? Try starting from E on the A string, it allows easier playing for the rest of the song. I was like Neepheid, band's basslines. I did chuck in The Waking (kurt elling) and some of bach's cello suite no.1, but in D major. [/quote] Well, yes you're right and I do (but I start on the F on the A string ), that's how JPJ plays it. We're talking about what we play when testing basses out and I play it up there when I do.

I usually play Ramble On by Led Zep starting on the high F on the E string. If I can play that whole opening sequence up there without any fret buzz then the bass is usually a winner (as long as it doesn't get away with it simply by having a stupidly high action). Other than that, it's usually lines from my band so I can get a feel for the differences from what I'm used to.

Here you go: http://www.wdmusic.com/tele_knob_aluminum_chrome_plate_1_4_hole_set_2.html I bought some myself from here as I've also gone all-out lightening up my VM Precision V (9.8lbs down to 8.6lbs) by way of aluminium knobs, Hipshot aluminium A style bridge, Lic by Hipshot Ultralite tuners and finally routing out most of the wood under the pickguard. Balances perfectly and sounds better now actually, alot more resonant. You have my deepest sympathies regarding your back mate and I know it's no joke as I have a big prolapsed disc and two desicated discs at the base of my spine. I just can't bear any weight anymore but now I can play my bass again standing up for a short set. I hope you getting some decent physio/rehab treatment as strengthening my core has improved my condition a bit. All the best and good luck with the knobs!