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Curious how this will play out. Will Victor Wooten admit he was wrong? It's obvious why he'd make the mistake, but it's about admitting it in the end.

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='542142' date='Jul 16 2009, 12:30 PM']I've put my buckle over the right hip for years now, otherwise when I sit down it digs into my belly. It has the added extra of keeping my basses in good condition![/quote] I put my belt buckle over my left hip. Job done!

[quote name='chris_b' post='526104' date='Jun 27 2009, 05:36 PM']Years ago, in 1989, we used to play "Crawling From The Wreckage" by Dave Edmunds and dedicated it to what ever disaster was in that week's the papers. It always went down well and the dedication, more tasteless the better, usually got a cheer! Until we dedicated it to ..... Hillsborough!! Nobody cheered and we got banned! So women and children dying in plane crashes was ok but a football disaster wasn't!![/quote] Ouch! Maybe your clientele was more prone to visitng football matches than flying by plane? lol... people are ficked.

Yeah, I used to watch it regularly for a while. First saw Newton Faulkner perform on it and thought he was amazing then... although I saw some other utter s**** bands play also. The bass lessons were of course basic, but I lapped it up at the time because they were free! (Well... free with my Sky subscription of course. lol)

Good news! I'm strapped for cash and I think my Streamer might have to get the chop

What tuner do you have? Some have a function where you can recalibrate the notes to accomodate when you play with a horn player who is slightly out, etc.

Glad to hear it went as well as it could have done. Thankfully never been in the position to sack someone, but this thread has given me some good tips should the need arise.

[quote name='Golchen' post='491519' date='May 18 2009, 04:16 PM']For a freebie bit of software it is totally amazing.[/quote] +1! I bought my Macbook specifically for Garageband. It's a really cool piece of software.

[quote name='neepheid' post='489963' date='May 16 2009, 05:26 PM']I'm pretty sure I'm the second best bass player in my band. [b]All this talk of sacking folk has got me on edge [/b][/quote] You're not the only one! The drummer parted ways with us a little while ago and we've got a temporary replacement who's amazing. I've been realising that it's been over a year since I've put any solid hours of practise in. I think I better put some in quick before someone realises how rubbish I am compared to everyone else. lol

lol... no lie, sat here listening to Elton John's Just Like Belgium. lol... Welcome to the forums!

I owned a Mexican Precision once... let's just say I was happier with the build quality of my Squire Precision. The OP almost described almost everything that was wrong with mine. I'll admit that experience has somewhat coloured my experiences of Mexican Fenders and now I'm probably more likely to buy a Squire, especially with the recent improvements in QC.

[quote name='Apothem' post='485986' date='May 12 2009, 02:48 PM']Hi mates As the title says, I am looking for a brand of strings (4-string, 34" basses) with a loose, soft, bendy feel. Preferred gauge is 40-100 but even 45-105 or 40-95 will be considered. In a few words: lower tension compared to other brands, given the gauge. Must be in the UK, steel or nickel alike. Roundwound only. What are your experiences with the brands you have tried?? Thanks in advance to everybody Cheers[/quote] The most bendiest strings I've ever tried are the EBS Titanium-plated strings. The low density of the strings make them very light and give a lot of top end (completely the opposite of what I want... but they're TITANIUM! I had to try them out!). Give Bernie Goodfellow a call. If memory serves me right, he's the UK EBS distrubutor. [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/[/url] Hope that helps.

Hope everything works out mate.

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='467743' date='Apr 20 2009, 06:57 PM']I had one too ages ago, I totally agree with Steve, I though it was pretty awful and weedy sounding really lightweight though.[/quote] +1. Didn't get on it with tonally, but man it was so portable and convenient! For me it was the perfect backup bass.

Welcome... and good to hear you're back in a band.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='457196' date='Apr 8 2009, 11:18 AM']I hate the way the Yanks do it, 8th notes, quarter notes etc... I've seen it creeping into some guitar mags here, especially in the notes to tabbed transcriptions.[/quote] I actually like it. Although I do use describe notes as crotchets and quavers, when talking to people unfamilar with musical notation I find it easier for them to understand in terms of quarter notes and 8th notes.

I could.

6 strings and above is a lot of fun... but 4's usually enough for me.

[quote name='Machines' post='456330' date='Apr 7 2009, 12:41 PM']customer service is probably not their forté.[/quote] +1! Ordered a case in. 3 weeks later, no word. Emailed them. No word. Emailed them again a week later. No word. Phoned them. No picks up. Phone them again, finally someone picks up and said they would investigate. Email them again to follow up and then tell me they've run out of stock (!) and they have it on order. 5 weeks later got my case, but they certainly don't have my custom anymore. If you do use them, I recommend you phone to double make sure they have it in stock. Also heard other stories similar to mine from other people when ordering online.

In my own personal experience, a cheap electric bass is much better than a cheap electroacoustic. But then again, the electroacoustic does really look the part, cheap or not. Either way, you can go straight through the PA if you want. Alternately you can pick up a amp modeller simulator like the original Line 6 Bass Pod for peanuts.

+1... It bugs me a lot when I hear a cover played like 30bpm faster than the original. Usually kills it stone dead. I think that some people just have only the concept of playing those notes, and just forget or are ignorant to the idea they're in the context of a song. One that stands out as particularly bad is when I hear Muse's Hysteria being played at a gazillion bpm. Completely ruins the groove and the different pushes and pulls of the accents natural to the line are completely lost. I think a lot of people mix up the idea of complicated and fast too often!