Jimryan

*hangs head in shame and whispers in an embarrassed tone* gear4music one. I was gonna go with thomann, but wanted to get started so badly I ordered one and it arrived the following day despite ordering at 3pm. I struggled finding someone to set it up round my way but did the best I could on my own, but from everything I've heard, the strings'll make the biggest difference, and a low tension set will help with the action I suppose. Either way, just want to state, the g4m basses are great in the sense of deciding "is upright for me" and since starting playing it, I love it. I played a gig with my normal bass after my upright arrived and spent the night complaining that it didn't feel right, was too small and wasn't a real bass in comparison. Sorry, went of on a tangent there. Moral of tangent. I love upright bass.

Haha I guess I meant silver slaps. I've added myself to that post and the rockabillies post too. I'm terribly excited to see how my bass could sound with real strings on.

So the only difference is colour? Ok :-) I think I'll stick to the lower tension ones for now. The stock strings I have are high-ish tension (I think) and although playable, I'm sure it could be easier.

Just added my name to the silvers list, and I'd like to be on this list too please :-)

I'd like to try the silvers please or the rockabillies based on your recommendation.

Cheers daf. I think I'll start on the super slaps and work my round the sets from there.

I sort of get it now. Reading that, I get the idea that for this bass I want the MMHB type (neck and bridge), with the option to switch between series and parallel. I'm still undecided on if active pickups will be used/needed, but defo an active pre. Other than output does 18v bear any other advantages?

This build (I've already started planning others. Damn this is addictive) will feature MMHB MMHB config. Barts were considered as I loved the sound an old bass had with them and a Mk1 pre. As for series/parallel, that's lost on me. In the past, I know electrics as far as eq, volume and tone. So any info will help. It's somewhat frustrating as I feel as if I've just started again by not having a clue with the electronics.

So are the rockabillies low tension? Or is that a daft question? I'm still getting used to upright. I've heard a lot of talk about silver slaps. On a whole, I guess I'm asking, what do you recommend for a beginner?

After a bit of thought I'm thinking maybe some MM style pickups will be better. So, I've edited the poll options.

discreet...I like it. an edit will follow

Wrey! Cheers again Doctor J

Hi Daf, I'd like to say I'm interested, but I really wouldn't know where to start. I recently started playing db and my bass only has the stock strings. I guess it would be nice to try a real set. On a whole, what kind of strings would you recommend? I play mainly pizz, but also play some slap and an equal amount arco. James

how do I add a little poll thing?

Though looking at the L-2000 page has got me thinking, I suppose I could consider a MM style pu. Do they have much over soapbar types?

I knew I forgot to mention something... If I can, I'd like to avoid a blend pot as I can't stand the things. Cheers for the suggestion though :-)

A genre I've never really tried playing. Not because I don't like it, just never really had the chance. Another thing I'd like to try it with is hiphop. However, it currently gets used for rock, jazz and funk. I do plan to build a couple more cabs to add to it in the future mind. The build process is quite fun. One notable thing about this that isn't visible from the pic but people usually like the novelty. When building it, the soldering iron I ordered failed to arrive. However, the driver has the little spring loaded, locking socket things on most stereos. As a substitute until said soldering iron arrived, I bought a speaker lead (jack to jack), cut it in half and attached it. So that instead of having a cab with a socket, I had a cab with it's own lead. The soldering iron eventually arrived, but I quite like it have a built in fly lead, and the idea's stuck.

Likewise, I've only heard good reviews on them, I was more curious about the others and any others people might suggest. A mate put EMG's in his guitar and loves them. Whenever I've read pickup discussions on here though normally mention Nordstrands and my local shop can only suggest "you can't go wrong with basslines" regardless of the question(s) you ask about said pickups.

Cheers Marvin :-) EMG's do have the little connectors which would make them easier. Just not sure on over sound and pre business.

May affectionately nicknamed "ghetto rig" HH IC100-L (though would rather it was just a IC100) homemade cab with a 15" 1400w car sub Bassy as hell, but I like it. [attachment=110659:photo(3).JPG]

Hi all, After a 3 month stint of unemployment, I've started working again :-D and to celebrate, the other half has said I can treat myself to "bass things". In aforementioned new job, I do a lot of walking around(actually part of the job not dossing of). As a result, I've planned what "bass things" to reward myself with. Being as what I'm after isn't stock. I've decided to go down the route I've starting my first build (don't panic, a build diary with pics will be started). I've planned near on everything, except the neck (but that's the easy one) and the electrics. Now, the electrics is an area I'm not very good at. I've settled for MM style pickups. They'll be used for playing funk, jazz and rock. The main sound I go for is similar to Flea's. I want something with lots of thunderous, rattly bass, plenty of clarity and trebles that sing, but can turn aggressive if required (well it made sense in my head). I'm not restricted to those above, so I'm open to other suggestions. I plan to have a neck and a bridge one. As for a pre I just want the controls of 2 volume (or stacked), bass, treble and mids (again, stacked is fine). As mentioned before, electrics aren't my strong point, I've only ever used stock gear and if it helps I love the sound my '96 American deluxe jazz (the one with Suhr pickups) but it some areas, lacks the aggression. I'm open to passive suggestions, but the sound would have to be spot on as I prefer to use my amps eq flat and make minor adjustments onboard when I need to. Hopefully I've covered everything and thanks for any help brought forward. James

Hi tony. I'm not a teacher but i you just want help with basics and technique I could always help if I'm not working. I only live down Albert road.