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It took me a couple of views to figure out what was wrong with this and it is just that Gaga isn't very good at dancing. It must have cost mega bucks too. It reminds me of the brilliant spoof by Darvid Brent/RG's Lady Gypsy below.

+1 as thats the way that I like to set up a Ray. Cuts though lovely without too much the pic or finger noise, although there is a place for that as well.

Hi all, I'm excited about this one. Here is the Spitify pre-save: https://show.co/37b8q4Z The actual track will be up on Youtube on Sunday night. I'll post the video if I remember. Thanks for the support/looking

Yes always on the look out, when not creating my own. I'm pining to see live music at the moment as I love to go and see what oroiginal music is being made in and around Bristol. If it's recorded I like it I like to have the whole album or CD. Single tracks are just like flags that attract me to go and listen to more.

Hmm maybe try a USA SB2, I had one that I rated as the best I had played. If I remember right it was between an Jazz and P and super smooth, especially with flats. A great bass all round.

A big thumbs up from the band 😁 and good review here too.

Thanks for answering. When I'm excited about a bass normally tap into the expertise in BC with a search or a post to get an idea of what others think and maybe tips on settings, which strings they like on them. This time I got zilch! I may as well be up front that I have tried and failed to get on with several Jazzers. I love G&L's and have had several of the L series and a wonderful SB2. The L's were too liveley and never worked in my band-the rest of the band didn't rate them at all. What have worked best are Stingrays and more recently a passive Dimension bass. I'm naturally drawn to precisions and considered my SB2 my "best bass" but as I have exclusiveley use 5 strings for several years I recently sold it. If only they made an SB5!!! So having sold my Stingray and SB2 I was lookling for an alternative sound to my Dimension Standard 5 for recording and to play live. The MJ5 will do that. The bridge in particular has a similar sound to the SB and the neck pickup gives warmth and low down thump in a very natural way. There is also plenty of aggression in reserve if needed. I guess you are right dub_junkie, lots of competition even within the G&L brand, in addition to the two mentioned there is also the M2500 and the Kiloton 5. I had seen and looked into the L5500 and also the L5000 too. They both look like nice basses. Just pointing out that the MJ5 is very different from the JB-5 and has unique pickups. The tone and sound is exceptional especially for someone like me who plays with a pick. Check out bass whiperer when he starts dialing in the lows and uses the pick. That is my sound that is Thanks for the replies.

I'm very happy with a G&L MJ-5 that I bought this week from the BC adds and it got me thinking. A great bass and one of the most musical that I have owned. It has great balance is etremely light weight (3.52KG). Both pickups sound great solo or when combined, silent electrics, the EQ is great, can dial in decent, P and J tones that I like. Bass wisperer likes MJ's too, here's him talking about the MJ-4. To my ears the tone is exceptional and smooth and powerful so I don't get why do MJ-5's hardly appear in any searches on here? Didn't they sell them in the UK, maybe people don't like em or is it that didn't people buy them? Maybe all three! opinions?

Actual video now added see below. I'm singing in the vid but play the bass on the recording. I hope that you like it.

Here is my latest and there is more in the pipeline. If you like it please subscibe. Enjoy!

They look cool, I never knew they existed.

Emily Sings is the first of several planned singles and videos from the experimental new album “Blue and Hazy”, which is scheduled for release late in 2020. I hope you enjoy it. Recording took longer than I expected due to a number of errr challenges. There is only vocals, acoustic and bass guitars on this track but without drums the guitar and bass are also the rhythm section and had to be spot on to get the sound I wanted. I envisaged using double bass but in practice that didn’t have enough sustain and notes faded out too quickly. Pete suggested trying his Ibanez SRH fretless bass. This sorted the tone and sustain but it lacked high end and bite. Additional bass was added with a Eastwood Sidejack Vi, a 6 string bass that was played over the top in tic-tac style with a pick. The guitar signal was split into two and recorded as both an acoustic and effect signal. These were then blended back together for a tighter sound. That also allowed sume subtle fading in and out of the reverb. I used a favourite Taylor (mahogany) guitar, with a Strymon Big Sky reverb pedal. It generates all of the choral, background swells and is also used on the solos. Vocals were tweaked by Charlie Lintern in the studio. Some lines were changed later and I found that my voice had changed slightly, as I’d had corona virus. A permanent change I’m told, not that it sounds better or worse, just slightly different. Recording Credits: Eddie Mole: Guitars, vocals and bass Peter Brownbridge: fretless bass Sound Engineer: Charlie Lintern Recorded at 13 sound studios at Weston super Mare

"Tic-tac bass" is a method of playing, in which a muted baritone guitar doubles the part played by the bass guitar or double bass. The method is commonly used in country music" Emily Sings is experimental and new for me and I ended up revisiting an old bass technique. I needed to as with sparse playing and no percussion it does the job of the rhythm section well. It's a fretless with a bass Vi picking out the beat. There is similar treatment in the other tracks. Doing your own thing and being able to experiment is fantastic. I hope that you like it.

That is what I thought but I have to say that I'm hooked and would have no problems using my Vi where I don't need a low B I find I'm not a fan of the Fender, Squire Vi's and I find them thin sounding. However I just don't like the sound I get from them but....I'm using a Burns Barracuda and Sidejack Vi on recordings and love them both. Both are E-E and 30" scale. They sound great recorded and like you say open up a whole new world of creativity. I use them in the following ways: 1. As a regular 4 string bass and play all my usual bass lines on the lower 4 strings without having to alter how I play 2. I finger pick with it like a regular guitar, provided I focus on playing up the neck and avoid the open A and E string is sounds great. Note: If I incude the deep notes it gets muddy 3. Chords, especially when focussed on the high 4 strings and higher on the neck-either to add rythm, to give a fuller sound or as a feature iin it's s own right. 4. Fot tic-tac bass to add treble and presence to either fretless or double bass. I am playing it more and more as it is so much fun. I'll put some samples up when the recordings are released. Bass Vi is a great instrument in it's own right.

I I think that this pickuard upgrade, made by the previous owner to my Eastman sidejack Vi lifts it into one of the most beautiful basses around catogory. It also has a pickup upgrade and sounds wickedly good. 😍😍

Hi, any more positive experiences of this company? I can't find many reviews that compare with other companies on line