miles'tone

Hi all. Owen has a mate who is going to pick it up for him but if anything changes I'll let you guys know for sure. Thanks alot for asking. Si.

A Ric 4001 seems to have been designed especially for the job as they hurt just actually playing them. If you happened to drop that thin weighty beast on your head it wouldn't mess around with just dislodging teeth, it would just carry on going and simply embed itself in your skull. A very 'blunt instrument' indeed.

Owen, you're first in line now mate as Mike can't make it now. Over to you..

Owen, you're first in line now mate as Mike can't make it now. Over to you..

Hi Owen. You're second in line I'm afraid as mikegrovesmusic got in touch early this morning by pm. If anything changes I'll let you know. (Sorry for the late reply, just got in) Cheers, Si.

Praxis Makes Perfect by Neon Neon. I went to see the show earlier this summer. It was a gig/360 degree theatrical show that the whole crowd was in/history and politics lesson..and freedom fighting rock n roll! Best and most original show I've ever seen The album is great.

2 × 12" black widow speakers. Looks scruffy, works fine. I have no use for it anymore and I need the space. I'm in the Cardiff area if you want it.

Get some fat flatwounds on that Pbass, a piece of foam under the bridge to mute it a bit. Roll a bit of treble off now while increasing the bass until it sounds sweet. Don't be afraid to crank up the volume either.

Cheers Greggo, mucho appreciated! I really am tempted, shame I can't try one first but it is alot of bass for the money (as all Vintages are it seems) so not too worried about buying unseen. Cheers again mate and good luck with your further mods!

Wow, that's great thanks Greggo! I can't download your track on my phone for some reason so I'll check it out on the pc tomorrow at home. Cheers! What's the weight like on your bass? I'm hoping they're lighter than the MM Stingrays (a deciding factor in the sale of my own Stingray - great bass, weighed a ton). My Vintage V4 Pbass weighs 8 3/4 lbs and the Vintage V96 Jaco fretless Jbass I had weighed around the same (I agree, wonder why they changed the model names around? Confusing indeed!) Seems the eastern poplar is a good sounding and light tonewood. Thanks again!

Yes, the Yamahas look great value, especially second hand (£100ish quid for a bbn5!) Thanks! This vid is what is drawing me to the Vintage. Can't understand what he's saying mind, but I can hear in there a nice honky tone that I could really get on with methinks. Wish he'd used the B a bit more though. Funnily enough this is a stingray copy that sounds less harsh than a stingray. I like that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZuCHuX2das

Thanks for the input. I've just been looking at Squiers and the Active V Deluxe looks great. Full 19mm string spacing too! It really is mindblowing how cheap decent basses are these days.

The fact Mani has been touring the world playing them with The Stone Roses says enough to me about how good they are. Black!!

Hey everyone. Does anybody own or have you played one of these basses? If so, how have you found the B string? Is it up to the job? I'd like to get an inexpensive 5er you see and I've been very impressd with the two Vintage basses I've had, and I miss having a MM vibe at hand since I sold my Stingray a while ago. They are cheaper than the SBMM SUB 5, and I trust that the Trev Wilkinson electronics and hardware are up to his usual standards (read of some people having probs with the SUB's pre - farty distortion etc..) So, any good anyone?

Wow that's amazing! A true labour of love. I adore these recordings, thank you so much for sharing all your hard work!

Sounds too good to be true... You know the rest.

Congratulations!! A great design you did there. Go Basschat! :)

I find it's best to start with a click at a very slow tempo, however slow it needs to be that you can play the figure consistently then once your brain and your fingers know what they are doing, up the tempo by say, 5bpm and only moving up when you can play that consistently too etc. Personally I would hit that lick with 1st finger then 2nd and 1st for the 2 16ths, raking back with that first to begin again. Hope that makes sense. If you start very very slow you will probably find what suits you best. Any good with a pick? Could be easier that way.

Tomasz just bought a jazz neck off me in a very cool easy deal. Great communication and patience while I sorted things out and once I had a price for the postage to Poland (which was pretty reasonable really), he PayPal'd me the full amount instantly. Buy/sell with confidence guys. Cheers Tomasz!

Ps. Here's the contents page so you can see what's there (there is a book 2 also but I haven't used it myself) http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8XaY8oAbORYC&pg=PA3&lpg=PP1&output=html_text There may be more comprehensive books out there but this is a good introduction for sure.

This has what you're looking for: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0739013548 We worked through it when I studied at the M.I. Very handy!

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1372620661' post='2127816'] Massive QOTSA fan here. Like Clockwork hasn't grabbed me as I hoped to be honest. I understand and I'm glad it's a big cathartic release for Josh Homme after his near death experience, he's one of the most talented artists of his (and my) generation. The tunes are well crafted but it just doesn't excite me really, nothing I haven't heard before. Edit: I am listening to it, just not my fave by them and not the best for me this year. Now, Primal Scream's new album More Light came in under the radar and is my vote. Can't stop listening to it. It's fantastic. [/quote] Just calling my own bluff here. Like Clockwork has really grown on me these last couple of months, to the point where I'm actually listening to it every day now. Maybe this is why the reviews weren't universally glowing initially, time is needed to digest it all? Anyways I'm holding my hands up now, f**king excellent album. Also another fave of mine this year is Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Another killer writer. Not a 'bass' album at all (pretty subdued compared to 'Dig..' although Martyn P Casey is the king of understated cool (he hardly does anything but he sounds fantastic). Any nice new discoveries lately anyone?

Sometimes I wish I had a better handle on the concept of "saving up". I would no doubt have my dream bass twice over had I not bought/sold/lost money/modded/lost more money on a good few lesser basses. Saying that though, it has been a fun trip!