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[quote name='garry' post='565625' date='Aug 11 2009, 07:56 AM']i was too young the first time around so never got to see them live, juudging by the youtube vids from this year, theyve still got it.... mike is the man![/quote] They certainly have 'still got it'. In fact, when I saw them in June, I thought they were significantly better live than when I saw them in 1997 on their last tour.

I've got the 5-string version of this - it really is quite awesome. Glad to see someone else on here with an SR20th!

I didn't realise FNM were doing more UK dates - apart from Leeds and Reading of course. I saw them at Brixton Academy in June - suffice to say it was amazing. You're in for a real treat there!

Beautiful! I love the sleek curves of those MIJ SRs. I bet they play nice as well.

[quote name='jmesa' post='558473' date='Aug 2 2009, 01:36 PM']Check out the [url="http://www.electricapricot.com/"]Electric Apricot[/url] movie. Proper funny! [url="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1426252NgZD9Pmp"]http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1426252NgZD9Pmp[/url][/quote] That film is genius! Thanks to a fellow Basschatter alerting me to it, I got to go and see the film at the Raindance festival in London, complete with introduction and Q&A with Claypool himself!

John Myung of Dream Theater's solo in Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper. Gets me every time. I also love the Dune Tune by Level 42.

I saw one of the setlists from one of their Japanese shows - if the Shepherd's Bush show is anything like that, I think I'm going to actually go insane with delight.

Welcome! Good to have someone from NYC on here - one of my favourite places that I've had the fortune to visit. Are you based in Manhattan? Hope you have fun on the forum. Mark

One of my teachers at college, Terry Gregory, also played in this style - left-handed and upside down. It really was a sight to behold and so impressive that he was able to make exactly the same sounds as someone slapping with their thumb, rather than index finger. I believe he took a lot of influence from Jimmy Haslip, having a similar approach.

I tried the Status a few weeks ago - absolutely loved it! The Dingwall also impressed with how playable the fanned fretboard was.

Another recommendation from me! I just bought a Trace Elliot Compressor pedal from Nick. Payment went through on Thursday morning and it was in the post by the afternoon, arriving special delivery the next day. The pedal was exactly as described and was safely packed in foam to prevent damage. He even supplied an 18v power supply! Would definitely recommend trading with Nick. Thanks, Mark

Welcome! This is probably the worst place to come if you want to buy less gear Whereabouts in Suffolk are you from? I'm a Lowestoft boy originally - there's a few of us on here. Hope you enjoy Basschat, Mark

Glad to hear it lived up to expectation, sir. So jealous - mainly for the fact that you got to go to Budokan. I've got tickets for Mr Big in London, but it would have been amazing to see them at that venue. I think I asked this on a previous thread but, how did you get hold of tickets? Did you use Ticket Pier? I just recall that getting hold of tickets for concerts within Japan was a bit of a mystery and that seemed to be the only outlet.

I was in the Gallery yesterday and tried out a 6-string, headed Stealth. It sounded amazing and was absolutely beautiful to play. It was a reasonable price, but I decided against it firstly because it was quite beaten up and secondly, because it was headed and I'm really keen on getting something sans-headstock. Now, I sincerely doubt I'd be able to afford a 6-string Stealth new, but an S2 Classic BO, on the other hand, is probably within my price range. I guess the easy thing would be to take a trip down to the Status factory (well, it's not that easy - a bit of trip), but I was wondering how the many Status experts on the forum thought the two compare? Would I be getting something similar with the S2? I tried a couple of other Statii in the shop and neither sounded or played like the Stealth. Sorry if this kind of thing has been asked many times before, but just thought I'd try and get some specific perspective. Thanks, Mark

[quote name='Tech' post='517631' date='Jun 18 2009, 05:42 PM']holy crap. if i've got any cash when i'm back from travelling in august then if there's any tickets left i'm there.[/quote] You could always sell me your SR3006E for the price of a ticket...

Just ordered mine! Oh man, I can't believe they're finally going to play here. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to pass up on a family gathering for this, but oh sh*t, MR BIG!!!!!! Gary - you are THE MAN.

I use fretless on a few tracks for my band Demagogue - we're reasonably heavy/extreme. The fretless seems to cut through when necessary without me doing anything special in terms of amp or eq, even though there are two guitars. With regards to intonation, the fretboard is lined, so I have to be 'eyes down' and make adjustments as necessary. Maybe my ear for intonation is actually crap and in fact, I'm usually out, but I've found that I don't have too many problems staying in pitch. I did used to play trombone, so perhaps that helps? I use a passive Bass Collection copy that I got de-fretted a few years back. Sounds pretty nice considering how old it is and how cheap it was. There should be at least one track (The Last Betrayal) with fretless on our myspace page (see my signature), so see what you think.

You could probably get a decent Mexican or even Japanese made Fender Jazz for that money. Alternatively, there are often Warwicks going cheaply second hand no here. I've seen a couple of Streamer LXs, the same model that I've got, go for about £450-500. Another recommendation would be Ibanez SR basses - again, you should be able to get an SR500 or SR505 for comfortably under £400. The Bass Collection is a good suggestion - I've got one of these as well. They sound great and are very playable. One of the best value basses around, in my opinion.

A Status S2-Classic headless bolt-on, with custom 16.5mm spacing. I've been gassing for one of these for a while now. Really into graphite necks and a retro, hi-fi sound. Also love the idea of going headless, as I know my left shoulder will thank me for it...

The SR4000E is a beautiful thing... ...but I'd have to go for the SR5000E. Must... have... more... Wenge... [url="http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-SR5000E"]SR5000E[/url]

[quote name='silky13' post='483841' date='May 9 2009, 04:59 PM']I'm going over to Japan to see them play at the Budokan on 20th June! Obviously not going just for them, but its another good reason to go to Japan! [/quote] Nice one! I was lucky enough to go to Budokan a few years back - it's an awesome venue. I'm sure it'll be amazing - just wish I had enough cash spare to do the same... Just out of interest, how did you get tickets for it? Did you use Ticket Pier (or however you spell it)?

I love this band! I'm so hoping that they come touring this way...

[quote name='valentine' post='472304' date='Apr 25 2009, 05:57 PM']looking for a bass tutor that ethier specialises or has good knowledge on how to play technical and fast basslines as the style of music im into are generally the sub genres of metal the kind of stuff im looking to improve on is to master a 3 finger walking technique which im still patchy on playing in triplets at high speeds bass sweeping (sweeping the notes of the bass guitar) tapping and just generally anything to improve me as a muscian and help me build better and more pleaseing riffs his a link to my youtube page where i stick stuff up that i crate when i play to give you a idea of where im at and what i do if yom think you can help me or know of someone drop me a message [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/lovebreedsuicide1"]http://www.youtube.com/user/lovebreedsuicide1[/url] thanks[/quote] I agree that there probably aren't many tutors that 'specialise' in metal techniques, but I think perhaps you should think about the problem in a different way. Are you looking for someone to literally show you how to perform the techniques? As in, show you were to place your fingers, how to move them etc? If so, then this kind of thing can be found in tuition books and videos. What you have to remember is that everyone is different physically and so will have a slightly different way of achieving the same sounds. You know the sounds you want to make so you need to find the specifics of the technique that work for you. I don't think that you need a tutor for that necessarily. You shouldn't need someone to show you how to play things fast. It's no mystery that it's all about repetition with a metronome. If you are having trouble pushing your current technique to play things at the speed that you want, then look around at see what other people are doing. Again, a tutor will only be able to show you what works for them and that might not work for you. They may be able to suggest alternatives to what you're doing, but then I think that you could find that easily enough yourself. Playing lines slowly and working on timing and sound quality are the keys to fast, precise playing - but this approach isn't limited to metal, it's relevant to pretty much any genre of bass playing. Tapping, again, is something that does not limit itself to metal and if you really want to learn this from a tutor, you should easily be able to find one. Beyond technique, the thing that I think a tutor would be beneficial for, is to focus and guide your approach to study and practice - rather than to demonstrate specific techniques. Getting to the level you want to reach requires a lot of repetition and graft (probably with a metronome) and I feel that the difficulty lies in maintaining focus and creating goals for yourself. A tutor will definitely help with this and will also be able to point out areas that you are weaker in, that you may not have noticed. Again, you don't need a metal specific tutor for this - just someone who is open-minded. I'm not sure if he is still teaching, or how much his rates are, but Terry Gregory, who was at the Guitar Institute, would be a good person to start with. The other option, if you really do want to go for someone who can demonstrate technique, is to contact the bass player of an established band, who's technique is close to the one you're interested in and see if they do, or would be up for doing, some private lessons. I know a lot of established musicians often offer private lessons to subsidse the income they get from bands. Hopefully that's of some help and may get you thinking about the problem in a different way.

I really don't have any singing ability (nor, many would argue, bass-playing ability), but have always found singing and playing together very hard to do. I haven't really stuck at it, so that may explain why, but one interesting thing I noticed was I found it much easier to sing over a very basic groove if I played with a pick, rather than fingerstyle - the latter being my usual right-hand technique of choice.