JapanAxe

Check out anything from the 80s 'Newgrass' movement. Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Mayer, Russ Barenberg, Glen Worf, and Mark O'Connor all played on each other's albums - you can hardly go wrong!

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1452410230' post='2949628'] I heard on the radio he wanted to use jazz players to play rock , in the hope that something new would be created [/quote] Chuck Berry did this, and it was. They called it rock'n'roll! Listen to the jazz-swinging drummer and bass player vs Chuck's straight-8 guitar on Johnny B Goode.

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1452407811' post='2949626'] I would be amazed given the changes (huh?) he's been through that there are any true lifetime fans who've connected with everything. [/quote] Very true. I've never bonded with the Black Tie, White Noise album - it just sounds too shiny!

Well I have worked through a lot of the examples in the Bass Bible. There are so many subtle variations for the different beats.

Just bought it today and had a first listen this afternoon. Loving it! The Next Time never really got going till halfway through, but Blackstar is full of little gems. For context, I have been a Bowie fan for 40 years. Favourite Bowie albums - Low andy Ziggy Stardust. Favourite Bowie single - Ashes to Ashes.

I believe the culprit here could be the way TC optimise the Class D output stage in their amps - their '[url="http://cdn-downloads.tcelectronic.com/media/914735/tc_electronic_bass_amp_power_rating___active_power_management.pdf"]active power management[/url]'. It is likely become more apparent as you wind up the wick

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1452342594' post='2949034'] Some closer and more detailed pics of the 'aged' mint guard here... these people do a good job. Very plausible. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Relic-AGED-MINT-GREEN-60s-PRECISION-BASS-PICKGUARD-5-for-Fender-P-Bass/321969186843?_trksid=p2060778.c100276.m3476&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725133651%26meid%3D22d065f4d1d54556b27371d285aeb783%26pid%3D100276%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D3%26sd%3D191772965213"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D191772965213[/url] [/quote] They also do distressed bodies in vintage colours - worth considering for a bitsa build.

That is all.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1452295414' post='2948748'] Realised actually using correct length strings helps for correct tension. Going to be ordering new strings Monday. [/quote] If your Mustang is strung through the body you will need 32in scale strings to accommodate the extra length of string running through to the back of the bass. With short scale (30in) strings you could find the silk comes over the nut.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1452081984' post='2946159'] Where's Kirsty ? [/quote] Here she is:

The Mustang needs a 32in set to allow for the extra length passing through the body.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1452067822' post='2945965'] Is the short scale baron sold that he taken I kid not an angle grinder to the bridge..... [/quote] Twincam, you are starting to talk like the Google translation in your signature!

4 - see signature. It's the Precisions that see most of the action!

I find [url="http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/"]Capo[/url] (Mac only) incredibly useful as a transcribing and practice tool. I've been transcribing in one form or another since my first year of guitar playing. I sometimes pull out transcriptions I have done years ago and realise how much better my ear has become.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1451830354' post='2943744'] Alembicized Guild Starfire, and, I'm guessing, probably Pyramid Gold strings, Versatone Pan-O-Flex combo, Fender Dual Showman with 2x15 ... [media]http://youtu.be/2bKsCOD32Tk[/media] [/quote] I worry that there aren't enough controls on that bass...

Definitely try boosting the mids a bit, or indeed a lot - the bass guitar's 'voice' actually lies somewhere in the mid range. Boosting the treble may not be so effective, as you can't boost what isn't there - depends a lot on the string, and I haven't tried La Bellas (yet).

When I ran my own band, we never played so loud that I had to put earplugs in. I believe that is the optimum setup at which the OP is hinting. When I dep with other bands, I set my levels to work with the band and [i]then[/i] make a decision about earplugs. Sometimes they don't go in until after a couple of numbers, or even the second set.

Mrs Axe got this for Christmas. I liked the 'Hello' single but the album grates - I just want it to stop!

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It may help if you draw out a 'route map' of the song. It doesn't have to be fully written in music notation or tab. Maybe rough out the chords for the first verse and chorus, and note down any variations that come later, plus stops and repeats. This can work particularly well if you have the kind of memory that operates visually.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1451657031' post='2942139'] The PF800's are not as unreliable [/quote] A ringing endorsement of Ampeg Class D amps there!