miles'tone

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1395304891' post='2400810'] Thanks so much guys, you are all very kind x I'm not going to join another band for the sake of it though, I'm in two other superb outfits that give me joy, but they don't gig much and there's not much recording to be done. I think I'll see how I feel in a month or two, at the moment I just want to chill. Finding a band with a great vocalist and songwriter who is also motivated, reliable and organised ain't going to be particularly easy [/quote] Great to hear you've still got a couple of things going to keep you happy Nige (where do you find the time man?! Haha). You never know though, every change brings new opportunity. Keep your ears down to the jungle drums and listen out for some tasty auditions. They do happen. The best thing about being a decent bassist is walking into a good situation and making it great. Plus you've got the personality to make any band fun mate Best of luck man.

Bought an Italia Rimini off Mark and although the initial deal was put on hold due to unforseen circumstances my end. We worked something out and he held it for me while refusing to take a deposit (3 cheers for Basschat trust! Hurrah!!!) It arrived today and boy was it packed well! It's exactly as described and Mark was even good enough to swap the pickups back to their original position for me. Top man and, as already has been said, a true credit to Basschat. Many thanks Mark, been a pleasure. Simon.

I actually really like the laminate stripes through the headstock. Reminds me of a Rickenbacker in a way, funnily enough. That bass is a beauty and Nige is right, they do really look good in white and I'm not usually too into white basses.

[quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1395057010' post='2398066'] Lol was listening to it this morning on spotify ...what surprised me was how many lines I've stolen from that album as fills. Actually felt a bit guilty. [/quote] Don't feel guilty as Jaco himself used to say,"I know where I stole every lick" It's all fair game.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1395004541' post='2397732'] So, you can't know if you will actually get CTS or RSI no matter what technique you use and it could take decades for it to show? So how do we know Carol Kaye isn't going too suffer for her technique in the future? How do we know it's her technique that has kept such problems at bay? Maybe she is just one if the lucky ones that wouldn't have got it even if using a poor technique? Taking such a hard line stance based on just one person seems a bit rash. Unfortunately my Bass history is severely lacking and right now I wish I knew more about other pick players going back as far as Mrs Kaye. [/quote] It's not really that the technique is great because she's lasted so long using it with no problems, but more that when you look into it, it's a common sense approach that utilizes the way our hands, wrists and arms are meant to function. It's like you can really tear it up by not putting any stress on anything you shouldn't or by using too much energy to do so. Scott Devine is thinking the same way when he's explaining how he slaps on one of his vids actually.

The Carol Kaye pick method is ace for playing insanely fast basslines with ease, laughably so sometimes . Unfortunately it's pretty tricky to do live if your a mobile bass player or just standing up generally (in my experience) unless you have your bass strapped quite high. (I know the argument of having your strap the same length sitting or standing, but I'm 6'1 with long arms) I can see it would be the best way to do it if you're sat down in a studio all day everyday though. Loves the Kaye I do.

Check out Bobby Vega. Killer funky pick player with lots of cool YouTube vids/website.

That bass looks fretted

Read the title and thought you'd met my ex girlfriend.

http://m.vevo.com/watch/oasis/go-let-it-out/GB0209902780#! Oasis - Go Let It Out. Full of fuzzy 4005 goodness.. (By the way, can anyone please tell me how to embed the full page vid link? I am doing it from my android and can only seem to cut and paste the URL address. Which is annoying. For everyone. Cheers)

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1394313327' post='2390278'] [url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/187546-gfs-paulownia-bodies.html"]http://www.tdpri.com...nia-bodies.html[/url] http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/350048-got-me-gfs-paulownia-body-featherweight-tele-build.html [/quote] Awesome, thanks. Hadn't found those threads during my searches. One thing that niggles me though is that the shape of the GFS Tele bodies seem to look more authentic than the P bass bodies. The P's look a bit wrong to me. I am probably being a bit anal about it though I admit What do you guys think of this one? Direct from China (well Hong Kong I think) £60 including shipping. Could this be where GFS sources it's bodies from? Maybe.. http://www.eyguitarmusic.com/P-Bass-body-custom-Paulownia-WoodVery-Soft-WoodUnfinished_p_1417.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1c6EU2bY0

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1394051008' post='2387461'] If you suffer back/neck problems and need a light bass I'd seriously consider an Aria Sinsonidia (may be too many 'i' or 'a' in the spelling). They do literally weigh nothing and have a decent tone... probably not best suited to a 'ROCK' band but saying that I used mine once in my rock covers band and it sounded great with a few raised eyebrows... and compliments later in the evening! [/quote] Whoa! That's a crazy looking bass, defo an eyebrow raiser! But necessity is the mother of invention so it goes Although I really love my P bass (project I put together with choice parts) I fear/feel the best way forward is probably to part it out further (already sold some bits) on here and start afresh. I know that being a bit particular about things, I would only be disappointed with a cheap P body as the shape of some of them does look wack, a bit off. Shame, as I do love a P bass and I've just bought a load of nitro to refinish it too Got the news about my back the day after my fiesta red arrived actually. For the last year I've been told it was only muscular so I always thought it would clear up. Only way forward now is good health rather than cool aesthetics (unless my numbers come in and I buy that Lull P ) Thanks for all the suggestions guys, some good food for thought there.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1394045577' post='2387366'] A Precision Bass Lyte might solve your problems, they won't break the bank, sound great and I have to tie mine down to stop it floating away when it is on the stand [/quote] I have wondered about the P Lytes actually. Any idea how much yours weighs?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1394019380' post='2386917'] There's a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7lb 6 oz Mike Lull P Bass for sale here for £1350 if you're feeling flush: [/font][/color]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/229647-mike-lull-p4-final-price-drop [/quote] Love the Lull but no, seriously unflush right now unfortunately. Cheers though.

Long story short.. Found out I have a herniated disc and two desicated (yes, like coconut!) discs in my lower back so need to go seriously lightweight as it ain't going to get better anytime soon. I see there's a couple of places online (GFS and EYGUITARS) that sell really lightweight paulownia P bass bodies for not much dough. Anyone here got one? What do you think? I already have a reasonably light P bass (8.5 lbs) and have lightweight tuners but if I could lose another pound, it wouldn't hurt (as much ) These bodies are cheap I know so it might be a crap shoot quality control wise so I'm really interested to see if any fellow BCers have trodden this path with any success? Cheers.