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Flea plays with a very low buzzy action which adds character to his sound. Lots of isolated bass tracks on youtube, eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoeLpv8-l1I

I don't want any different pick materials, the reason I use a pick on some songs is to get an aggressive punky sound so don't want felt or leather, I'm happy with my trusty old Dunlop 1mm nylon picks . The Fender nylon tapes I have on the fretless have a sound a bit like old rounds (which I like) but feel lovely to play, a half way house between flats and rounds if you like. This is why I'd like to put them on my main gigging bass, I want the same sound as the old dead rounds but with the lovely feel of nylon tapes. Now all this talk of leather and nylon is starting to make me come over all unnecessary . Thanks guy.

Well that's a good enough reason not to do it! :-) Thanks guys, I had visions of the tape splitting and leaving rough edges to play.

Just had a thought and it might be silly but how do nylon tapewound strings hold up with plectrum use. I have Fender tapes on my fretless and was considering using some on my main gigging bass as I really like them, I mainly play with my fingers but do use a plectrum on some songs. Just wondered if a hard plectrum would damage the tape wrap or not. Any experience peeps?

I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life, It makes my peas taste funny, But keeps 'em on my knife.

I'm excited for you, it's a great day when that big box arrives

Which order do they sound best in ?

Not used a pedal but the acoustic setting on my Variax is pretty good, captures that hollow sort of rattly sound without being unpleasant, it's meant to sound like a Tacoma Thunderchief but who knows. The Doublebass setting sounds kind of DB-esque but not being fretless cannot emulate the nuances of a real DB, sounds alright in a band situation though, if we rattle through Lovecats it's passable. In short I would use the Variax instead of an acoustic guitar at a jam night if that sound was needed but wouldn't attempt to use it for a DB gig.

I use a Perfect Ten mini rig and can plug a piezo (J tone) straight in with no pre amp and it sounds good. I use a BBE Acoustimax pre amp when going to the PA and when I was fiddling with it to get the sound I liked I realised it was exactly the same sound as just plugging the bass straight into the Ashdown, bass, mid and treble set to centre and the deep switch off gets a very nice clean representation of the acoustic bass, so plenty left to adjust tone to your liking.

I use these, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jim-Dunlop-electric-acoustic-properly/dp/B002905YTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393371292&sr=8-1&keywords=dunlop+strap+locks Have done for as long as I can remember. And my stupid stage antics include holding the bass upright by the neck while playing it away from my body in a true rock cliche style, even with a slack strap slot on the top horn end the strap's never come off.

My black Yammy BBG5s has all gold hardware which is just tarnishing slightly and it looks awesome, any other colour just wouldn't look 'right' .

What I've always loved with The Cure is that they put amazing songs on B sides, most bands just chucked any old rubbish on there to fill the space but a lot of The Cures B sides could easily have been Singles. 'I'm Cold' is a favourite, and is there a happier song than 'Throw your foot away'? And people call them a miserable band, pah!

[quote name='timbo1978' timestamp='1392840693' post='2373440'] Owning a double bass is a beautiful thing [/quote] Some great info in this thread but by far the best statement I've seen on here in a long time is this.

Re the Hook/Gallup thing, and I hate comparing bands sound but have a listen to 'Dreams never end', the first track on New Orders first album Movement. The album came out in 81 from memory but the opening sequence is very 'Inbetween days' which didn't come out until, was it 85, Head on the door? Movement is probably my favourite New Order album, and I adore The Cure so I really don't mean to start a Hook/Gallup thing, just an interesting similarity.

The seller has cancelled the item but only if I agreed that I bought the item in error rather than it being listed wrong. Couldn't be bothered to argue.

I'm guessing here but if you marked the even frets then all the marks would be evenly placed, if you mark the odds and the octave (12th) then the the octave is easily distinguished as it has two spaces either side making it stand out.

A little off topic here, but sort of on track. I never set out to be a bassist, I've never had that 'seen bassist X play and had to learn bass' moment. I dabbled in a few instruments and settled with bass. But whenever I go back to my old favourites from before my bass playing days I realise what bass prominent bands they all were, even one off songs I loved all have strong bass lines. Maybe it was there all along but it had to make it's way to the surface in it's own time. I think I've just likened my love of bass to a splinter! And as for Simon Gallup, yes awesome, The Cure were my favourite band in my teens. Having just bought a Bass VI I'm doing the same as you now and relearning old Cure tracks .

Just had the third, I think, reply. My message, "[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Could you cancel this item please as it does not state in the listing that a conventional sized bass will not fit in the case.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Thank you."[/size][/font][/color] His reply "[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]It does actually state that it was use for a Status 2000 suggesting that that it will accommodate headless basses."[/size][/font][/color] Hmmm My final message, "[color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]I'm not going to get into a debate about this, yes it states it was used for a Status, also states it "will accommodate a bass", suggesting that a standard bass will fit, which it won't, therefore your listing is inaccurate.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]If I sold my U-Bass case I would not state that it will accommodate a bass, because that would be silly, as is this listing.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3].[/size][/font][/color]" If he still disagrees I will now open a dispute as, like Musky says, he will probably open one against me because he seems like right Richard.

Yeah I'm not going to pay and I'm not worried at all, just thought I'd see if folks agreed with me as he's adamant he's listed it correctly. I am expecting him to be a dick about going by his messages by hey, you can't reason with a dick .

What grill does it have now, just a bog standard criss cross job or the one with the Ashdown logo silhouette cut outs? I have a Perfect Ten mini rig which has the grill which is alternating Ashdown logo silhouettes cut through the grill, every other one I've seen has criss cross metal grills. If you have the criss cross type then you might be able to get a 'logo' one from Ashdown. This,http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/505/636/DV016_Jpg_Large_605022_V.jpg [url="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ashdown+grill&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hb0IU-3XHOmN7Abu34DoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAw&biw=1440&bih=799#q=ashdown+grill+close+up&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=-QPyaJi08Slj9M%253A%3Bu-Q4JWWVplNBBM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatic.musiciansfriend.com%252Fderivates%252F18%252F001%252F505%252F636%252FDV016_Jpg_Large_605022_V.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FASHDOWN-ABM-210T-COMPACT-2x10-BASS-SPEAKER-CABINET-VINYL-COVER-%252F360787341577%3B700%3B582"]https://www.google.c...577%3B700%3B582[/url] as opposed to this, [url="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ashdown+grill&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hb0IU-3XHOmN7Abu34DoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAw&biw=1440&bih=799#q=ashdown+grill+close+up&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=-QPyaJi08Slj9M%3A%3BsOOAHVyspmjLOM%3B-QPyaJi08Slj9M%3A&imgrc=-QPyaJi08Slj9M%253A%3Bu-Q4JWWVplNBBM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatic.musiciansfriend.com%252Fderivates%252F18%252F001%252F505%252F636%252FDV016_Jpg_Large_605022_V.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FASHDOWN-ABM-210T-COMPACT-2x10-BASS-SPEAKER-CABINET-VINYL-COVER-%252F360787341577%3B700%3B582"]https://www.google.c...577%3B700%3B582[/url] If you scroll down the picture should be enlarged somewhere, I'm crap at computers And I like how if you google 'Ashdown grill close up' you get pictures of Paddy smiling

Oh wow, I can finally listen to Blurred Lines without the urge to kill! I really like that one. And now I've decided our band needs a ragtime pianist.

I used a stereo KAM graphic eq for a long time when I had my bi-amped rig, left for lows, right for highs. I only paid a tenner for it but was fantastic, very clean and great features. Still going strong but just don't use it. Weren't they Tandys own brand or something?

It had been listed twice before, even sold once so presumably the same problem, but what I don't get is how, even though it didn't sell a couple of times he didn't list it more accurately. The way I see it is that the listing suggests it's a case that will fit both a bass and guitar (the picture shows it to be the rectangular type with just one 'cushion' for the neck which can be placed where you want, you know the type). A guitarist will think it's going to be big as a bass will fit in so will look for something smaller, a bassist will assume a conventional bass will fit and have to cancel afterwards, as I'm having to. If you own a headless bass, presumably you'd know wether it'll fit in a guitar sized case or not. I mentioned all this to him and he said it explains all that in the listing. I've sent another message requesting cancellation.

Why aren't people more accurate when writing descriptions for ebay? I recently won the auction for a hard bass case (well the only bid), nice dark red interior and local to me, just what I'm after. After the auction ended the seller messages me saying "do you need it for a bass? If so it won't fit". It turns out it's a guitar case but he used it for a headless bass, a conventional bass with a headstock won't fit. He says it explains all this in the listing, I disagree. This is all the listing says, apart from a little bit about collection or local delivery for a fee, [b]This case will accommodate a guitar or bass (I used it for my Status 2000) [/b] Do you think I'm out of line asking to cancel the sale, because he seems to?

That join is superb! I work with metal a lot and know how difficult it can be to get a join in a ring as tight as that. The logo as a whole looks fantastic .