uk_lefty

I'm seriously considering a Sire bass and while I'd prefer if most of the models didn't have the Marcus name on it I don't think many people will actually know who he is or even be able to see it from off the stage. Luckily the basses are quite generic in appearance, it's not like it's the Gene Simmons Axe bass! Just got to choose which bass, they all look excellent and the options for lefties are superb.

It seems eBay did put a best offer thing on my listing, it just isn't an option to add or remove it, at least not in the android app. I received an offer today at thirty quid less than selling price from someone local. Wish he or she had seen gumtree a few weeks back!

Listed an item that I've been unable to sell here or gumtree, can't seem to allow for best offers which would be my preferred way of getting interest in the item. Has this feature been removed or just harder to find these days?

I have an MIJ P and an MIM Jazz. For me the P can have a better sound in the band mix. I don't have an issue with the chunkier neck having played only a fiver for a long period. My jazz is beaten half to death and has been used as an experiment platform to the point the only original bits left are the body and neck and maybe some screws. Playing at home I favour the jazz on the bridge pickup, just sounds best for noodling about. On the band I need my jazz for its drop d tuner and for if I fancy playing a slap fill in a song. My P has flatwounds and I could play it on absolutely everything if I so desired, just a slight change of flavour to compensate for the few things it can't do. I have four basses, I try to gig them all but my last two gigs have been played exclusively on my five string fretless. No reason other than what I feel like playing at the time. Different basses change what and how I play, but it's rare that I let the set list or any other factor dictate my choice of bass. I like to keep things moving and changing so I'll go from p bass and Di box for my sound to fretless and amp eq... No dramatic changes and few people probably even notice except me and the drummer. If I was recording then the choice of bass would take a much more prominent role I guess, but knocking out covers for people to sing and dance along to as long as I'm giving a good foundation to the sound and driving the bottom end I could do it with either p or j to the same effect.

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1508364374' post='3391781'] When doing a version of something, I reckon it's best to learn the original first- then make your own natural changes to make it heavier/ rockier etc. It's a great song, so will go down well in most places. In one of my bands we did something a bit like this with Mama Mia - not quite so quick, girl singer - guaranteed dancers and smiles https://youtu.be/Ql89SQzpquU [/quote] That's a lot better

Dreadful. If you're going to rock it up do it properly, not just have a mildly distorted guitar playing over a carbon copy version of the original.

Suppose o should have shared my own! Not doing lead vocals at the mo but in the past I was responsible for singing and sometimes murdering some of the following while playing bass. Not all in the same band, I should add: Light my fire Hey Joe Voodoo child slight return Stuck in the middle with you Message in a bottle Mama told me not to come Wishing well Anarchy in the UK NIB All along the watchtower Will add more when I can remember back a bit further!

Guys and girls who are both the bassist and lead vocalist, what's your set list? Best be covers specific I'm afraid! Looking to branch out a bit and get some inspiration from you folk. Thank you!

Warwick Streamer LX. Great bass "on paper", really high spec but I just couldn't coax out a tone I liked as much as what I could get from a big standard Mexican fender jazz. The Warwick pops up for sale every now and then (being a lefty you do spot the old ones coming back up!) and I have been tempted to re buy it just to see if I was missing something...

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1507618247' post='3386732'] I can definitely see the attraction in the 'practice' being the main event. You get together and you play. That's the event. I enjoy playing gigs but there's plenty about [i]gigging [/i]that's a total PITA. It's nothing to do with hard work, it's about tedium, getting messed around and dealing with idiots. Hours of hanging around for one. City parking restrictions near venues. Arrangements bearing no relation to what you agreed. Sitting around in bars not being able to drink because of the playing and the driving. Sound guys not following the rider even though they've had it for three months (no monitors??). I spent an hour of Sunday evening just sitting on my rig out in the street because the promoter had given us the wrong load-in time. Then he let the band before us significantly over-run and let them stand around chatting on the stage afterwards, preventing us setting up, so our set-time (in the printed and electronic listings - it was a festival) was completely wrong and very late. As the icing on the cake, just as we were due to kick off, he announced that some urban artists (his mates, I assume) would be doing a two song showcase before we played. This basically killed the audience who were there for a world-music type programme. Just playing and recording definitely feels attractive a lot of the time. [/quote] Yep! I'm at a point now where I'm getting the impression my band wants to grow faster than I want. Gigs further away for more money. I don't think we are as good as the ambition yet and I don't have the time to put in to getting there. Sometimes I think going to a studio and helping someone bring their musical vision to a recording would be far less stress. It's just my point in life, got a baby to support and a wife that I don't want to leave doing all the work while I go off doing band things. I drove over 2hrs for the last gig which I won't get paid for. It's created leads for other gigs but in even more remote places. I love the band, but need the balance in my life more.

I can't see a real-world use for it. Now a fretless with a slap-bar at the end of the neck I can see, but this, no.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1507841538' post='3388370'] Cool jap P bass in 3tsb http://rvrb.io/2002-2004-62-reiss-2ea [/quote] Good deal! I've got the 1970 Japanese reissue and it's excellent

It's just gone out of fashion for a while. Remember when all pop songs had some fretless mwaaaaah going on? It will be back soon.

I've played Slade before, nice bassline. Lonely this Christmas by Mud is great, probably not appropriate in an old folks home though.

Murray's bar, Scarborough 2002 Age 18 Bass: Kramer fretless 5 (gigged it twice last month, love it) Amp: whatever backline was there Set list: the original songs from my band, Guantanamo followed by our Hendrix medley. It went incredibly well, even though I played part of the Hendrix medley into he wrong key! Which is quite hard to do when the whole thing was deliberately in E to make the medley easier. I wore a band t-shirt, khaki jeans and some really crappy trainers. I looked terrible. It was a local live music all day event. Our slot kept getting pushed further and further back, but when we got on we loved it. The guitarist and drummer were loads more experienced than me, and excellent at what they did, and I just played simple baselines with the odd fill or slide. Will never forget it. To keep cool I decided to "entwistle" it by standing still and looking moody... People kept coming up mid set to ask if I was ok!

[quote name='MarkG3' timestamp='1507052412' post='3383058'] Thanks! Just seen what I think is the one you're talking about. It's got a p pickup in it sadly and I think maybe was a ripper too judging by the headstock? Obviously I could be wrong lol but thanks though Didn't know Aria did some so that's another name to search for [/quote] Sorry mate, I don't know my Rippers from my Grabbers! Being left handed it's hard to get excited or interested in Gibson basses.

I saw an Aria one recently, might have been on gumtree. Was in the last few days. Sorry I can't be more specific, it was right handed and not what I was looking for, but it did catch my eye. I haven't looked anywhere other than gumtree or eBay recently so it was one or the other.

Play a completely different genre of music to get different feel, approaches and shapes on the fretboard in to your playing. It will all pay off when you let loose on improvising. Playing in a band will really help, it pushes out the creativity far better than playing along to a cd at home.

My MIM Jazz is a bit of a test bed for upgrades. I got it in less than perfect condition and I'm ok with it getting the odd knock, it's solid but it's been through the wars including a very fine drill bit going straight through the headstock. My precision was perfect until my drummer knocked it off its stand and it has a tiny thumbnail looking dint in it from a cymbal. Complete accident and no real harm done. If my fretless Kramer on the other hand tool a knock I would be livid. It was my 18th birthday present, the only current bass I have that I owned from new. The back of the neck has changed colour over the years from sunlight and hand sweat but the metallic paint finish is perfect. Gigging it this weekend I was conscious of my sweaty arm digging in to the side of the bass...

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I have a Harley Benton micro pedal tuner that doesn't work properly so it's free to a good home, anyone who tinkers with pedals might want this. Let me know