Pinball

I'm struggling with the two origonal songs that I'm recordingh/videoing on Saturday. I haven't had a problem with them at all until I have 2 days to go Wish me luck

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1479208695' post='3174718'] I found real difficulty in playing it and eventually traded it for a fretted TRB5. I thought it was the scale length that was throwing me off, but now, having bought myself an Overwater Perception ProDeluxe which is also 35" and with an unmarked fingerboard, I'm beginning to suspect I just prefer unlined boards as my intonation on this neck is infinitely better than on the previous. As I learned fretless on a Westone Thunder III Mk.2, (possibly the best bass I've ever had) perhaps my preference for unlined is understandable. G. [/quote] I struggled for a couple of years to play fret-less and failed, with a P bass and Bass Collection. I now happily play a fret-less/unlined version of my Stingray SR5. It was so much easier for me to play a fret-less version of a bass that I was familiar with.

Thats great that your already happy 414 I swapped loads of basses before finding my favourite which is a 5 string Stingray. Having said that I recently owned a Tribute G&L L2000 model that was purrrrfect except that it had only had 4 strings and I use 5 Once a bass is in your hands the cost is irrelevant, it is how it feels and sounds that matters.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1478127233' post='3167057'] Good question though. If you dig too deep you'll likely run into someone's hand out for some cash. Blue [/quote] Thanks for the feedback My opinion as a writer of origonals is that I would l;ike to hear people playing my stuff. It's a tribute or recognition of your work by fellow musicians. On the other hand if someone was making a lot of money on the back of it I would feel entitled to some of it. No moral worries here and it sounds like no legasl worries either as our activity will be below the radar

Some advice from the great minds at BC please I'm in an new originals band. We have no recorded sounds so in order to let people hear what we sound like we're making a couple of quick live videos. We thought we'd do one of our own songs and a cover done in our own way. Are there any problems with putting up a "cover" video on youtube? We don't intend to sell it or make money from it and would reference the original.

[quote name='DBerriff' timestamp='1477850954' post='3164835'] If you want a jazz configuration then from the G&L range I suggest you seek out a Tribute JB-2. They are exceedingly well made. The SB-2 is the bass player's revenge. That innocent looking P pickup will eat most actives for breakfast, and throws out a strong fundamental for real weight in the low frequencies. Fellow band members might not like it. So, it is not so much the J pickup being weak in my opinion. It is usually the case that the P predominates though. Even my expensive Mike Lull PJ5 suffers from that. Any passive tone control will bleed off some treble at all settings, although whether or not you can hear it depends on the component values. The SB lets through the raw output which means a bit more top end agression. You can tame it somewhat by winding back the bass volume and increasing the amp input gain. If you then need to cut through, turn up the volume and you not only get louder but add clarity too. Genius (Leo Fender, that is). [/quote] All this +1, mt SB2 is really easy to dial in. I love the way the that bringing in the bridge pup volume alters the tone

[quote name='Cuzzie' timestamp='1476768397' post='3156998'] If its a defo P Bass you want LB100 is the classic sounding one, SB-2 PJ but you still get a Ptype sound, but with versatility, SB-1 is a P bass on major steroids. [/quote] I couldn't agree more, I got my SB-2 in a trade while looking for a precision with the intention of selling it on and then realised that the SB-2 was what I wanted. The control system is superb, it feels gorgeous and I haven't heard a better tone yet. If you come across one give it a try.

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1475874056' post='3149499'] Tune it to A like I do - becomes a whole different instrument. [/quote] I'll give that a try as I'm still not feeling it.

[quote name='samhay' timestamp='1475852237' post='3149259'] Do you play chords on it, or predominantly single notes? If the latter, then tune the Gb -> G and you will find some familiar territory in strings 2-5. [/quote] I'm sure there is some room for this as there is a lot of room to play 2-4 string chords instead of using all 6. taking it closer to either typical bass tuning or 6 string tuning will help. I'll try both of these over the weekend I reckon. I think it's worth the effort before admitting defeat

[quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1475841414' post='3149122'] If you bought one single string of the appropriate guage ( thinner than the high B ) then you could just remove the lower B , move the other five over and add the new highest as a high E , then tune like a regular guitar . Maybe . Maybe not . [/quote] A thinkers answer I like it! My 1st thought it, it's not the guitar that is the problem it is my lack of ability....that doesn't really help though. My 2nd thought is that following on from what you say I could re-tune from the E as a normal 6 string and forget about the high E...not sure what that tuning is called but it will have a name no doubt. I could mute the B when chording?

HI, I could really do with some ideas of how to make the best use of my baritone Cort guitar (see video below). It was an impulse buy last year. I absolute love the growl that it makes and everything about it but.......it sits there unused, mainly because I find it difficult to transpose songs that I already play in E down to [color=#333333][font=Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif][size=3]B-E-A-D-Gb-B[/size][/font][/color] here's the spec: http://www.cortguitars.com/uk/product/sunset-baritone [font="Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][color="#333333"][size=3]I'm now thinking of abandoning the usual tuning and being more radical, maybe even tuning it like my bass and then writing songs that fit the sound and tuning. Any suggestions on turnings?[/size][/color][/font] It is the first on here:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddNgW09Xrsc Any advice would be much appreciated as I know I can do good things with this if I can get my head around it.

Bass Bashes would be a bit boring if you weren't able to play them

I like hearing other people playing my bass gear. In fact I have learned a lot that way. I wouldn't just let anyone play it though, it has to be people who I respect.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1475437971' post='3145937'] i think we have a cross wire here pinball? I've been watching a Left hand one on eBay ?? [/quote] Aah yes, I think that's cracking and a good price.

Nice one, It is easy to over complicate things in my humble opinion. For most live uses you just need a really nice sounding bass and probably one sweet sound. That's what the band, soundman and the audience want to hear

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1475422083' post='3145770'] Cheers pinball, spose I'll have to buy it now, man have you got me in trouble. [/quote] Good timing as the price just dropped. If you pm me I'll put it on hold we can discuss details Anyway she will never notice if you put it in a dark corner

Hey, well done you're sorted. The important thing as that your enjoying yourself Lovely basses too!