Kevsy71

So two choices where to put the G string then...

And Rich was a gent to deal with These Xotics are very good 'first 5 string' basses because of the string spacing, IMO. Passive and active tones are lovely too. Looks great against those TKS cabs!

Delighted to be first to post feedback for Rich, just had a flawless transaction when he bought my Xotic 5 - fast payment and rapid, friendly communications throughout. Happy to recommend you, thanks Rich!

Wow! A Fab job for not much Lolly. Will be trying this myself

I think the more resistant thick foam rubber mute (like the original Fender) is best suited to La Bella Deep Talkin' 760M or similar heavy gauge flats; I find it damps lighter gauges more than I want.

Pipe lagging, great idea - the original Fender mute was akin to (or possibly was) weather stripping foam. I wonder if mute over vs. mute under makes a difference: assuming a pluck of the string drives the string downward, then having the mute underneath should in theory affect the attack quicker than a mute above (where the muting starts on the first rebound of the wave).

Thanks, I was trying to remember the name! As I recall it got hit by a boat and was either fully or partially rebuilt some years ag, after I moved, but I certainly crossed over the original :)

I need to watch that - I grew up in Twickenham and we'd occasionally run over the old bridge to Eel Pie island. Too young for the club though!

Ah, that explains it! Cheers

Brilliant, thanks very much for taking the time to check and transcribe Joe! I'll use that as a basis for the rest of the song. Much appreciated!

Cheers! According to the book 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' , producer Gene Page was surpirised he hadn't detuned on 'For once in my life', but apparently he hadn't. May have been something to do with the strong fundamental from the thick E string and hook placement in front of the bell stressing the lower frequencies. He did apparently use a 8-string and 5-string 'on a few rare sessions'.

Chris, many thanks for the tips! I've started a transcription thread here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/420394-james-jamerson-dont-it-drive-you-crazy-transcription/

Right, it's My First Transcription™ , and in fact I'm only two bars in. This is James Jamerson on The Pointer Sisters "Don't It Drive You Crazy" from 1977: A funktastic bassline, and big thanks to @chris_b for suggesting it. In the spirit of Mr Jamerson I've put the La Bella 1954s and foam onto the P, but there's no way I could get close using just my 'hook' - two fingers to that idea ;). But here's my take: Dont it drive you crazy - 15_04_2020, 19.47.mp3 Now to my transcription efforts. I've settled on 84 BPM after various attempts to match a metronome to the beat (I don't know the drumming term for the particular rhythym used) Thus far I'm happy with the pitch of the notes, but struggling to transcribe the note and rest values correctly: I used Sibelius First, any tips on the note values much appreciated! Thanks for looking

Great shouts on Hangin' around @Loz and Bob Weston @Jonesy - both have fantastic grindy snarl (or snarly grind, come to think of it). Will add: Jah Wobble New Mexico Dub, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJ8aaD50LA World Domination Enterprises Jah Jah Call You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xswCJyfKpQo Bomb the Bass, Bug Powder Dust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trbvx1U6Ry8

@chris_b thanks for posting this - I've been working my way through What's Going On using the Standing in the Shadows of Motown transcription and with La Bella 1954 Deep Talkin' Flats on the P, but as soon as I heard this I had to try it out. May need @chrisaxe to help decode the second part of the lick though!