Jase

Nice one Clive! I fancy an Attitude now though!

I've also just found out after tonights gig that on Sunday, backline will be provided...it's Ampeg

I got a Lakland P on the way, so I'm now tempted to try a bridge pup but still two outs....wonder what that's like, Dolphin bass as opposed to whale bass!

[quote name='ARGH' post='477210' date='May 1 2009, 06:02 PM']Custom strings is the next...Im almost being courted...[/quote] Custom? Like whale attracting frequency strings? Scallops I reckon! The one thing I could never suss was how to run a clean channel as well as evil distortion and The Model One whale bass.

[quote name='ARGH' post='477199' date='May 1 2009, 05:53 PM']Nope,Let Jim onto it....The Neck P/U IS phat..so much so I just let loose on it solo'd and its like having an extra octave down low. I chose a Willpower over a Model one,but kept the regular model P.....Still havent finished modding this Bass mind... Tonight I Bi-amp,just wondering if Ive enough cables....[/quote] Yeah, the Willpower lines up better. What else are you doing to the bass?

Yes, I've had a similar experience with Ampeg, turned up at a gig and the main band were supplying backline an SVT head (not sure of the model) and an Ampeg 810. I was gagging to have a crack at the Ampeg stack...I did and what a let down, it just didn't happen for me or my bass at all. I couldn't seem to get the mid punch I like using, it all seemed very loose, warm and wooly. I was gutted. I'm sure it was a great rig, it just didn't happen for me at all. It was like the huge build up to a band or a new film and when you watch it you think, "what a load of old sh*te!" I'd prefer to use Peavey or Trace but at the moment I can't stop using my LH-500, all much cheaper.

[quote name='ARGH' post='476621' date='May 1 2009, 03:15 AM']This threads for Jase to have flashbacks with....[/quote] Tidy Job Ross! I miss mine so much it's unreal. Did you do it yourself? What do you reckon on the two amp thing? Much massive bass on the way!!

[quote name='ezbass' post='476113' date='Apr 30 2009, 03:40 PM']£110 for the p/up, pot, knob and fitting. I did the D Tuner myself.[/quote] Bargain!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='475801' date='Apr 30 2009, 10:50 AM']It's like anything else, if you practice it enough it becomes second nature. I haven't done much fretless playing in the last 10 years or so, but in the early to mid-'90s I used unlined fretless basses for everything, and sang harmony, and was often quite drunk/otherwise incapacitated. So long as I could hear myself I was always fine. And before the lectures start I stopped playing shows under the influence after I over-did it one night, which wasn't my fault - it was my birthday and the bar staff and our tenor player conspired to spike my drinks and by the second set I couldn't even read my set list.[/quote] I suppose lines don't matter if you're that wasted

[quote name='urb' post='475740' date='Apr 30 2009, 09:19 AM']Thanks Jase - and I just checked out your band - really good stuff man, kind of reminds of Ben Folds Five (with a touch of Supertramp) with Jaco (or his mate ) on bass... actually your playing reminds me of Mike Watt more, which is a very good thing. Thanks for listening to my shizzle again - I'm gagging to do some more fusion stuff soon - the chops are back in, big time! Mike[/quote] Cheers Mike, I just googled Mike Watt, didn't have a clue who he was....I do now though Look forward to more of your vids and links!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='475737' date='Apr 30 2009, 09:18 AM']Depends on your gig... sometimes even the bass player needs to connect with the audience on a level other than musical.[/quote] Yes, good point...how you do that unlined, is beyond me I need stabilizers!!!

Did you route the pick ups yourself? It's a bloody good job, they line up really well!

I can't see the issue with looking at the board on a fretless while playing, even if it is all night, who cares? Just wondering about flats......is intonation more controlable than say using Steel or Nickel?