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[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1389533585' post='2335141'] I'm puzzled when people say they don't use the low B. The low B opens the bass up, you can play all the low notes normally on the E string, F, F sharp, G etc on the B string from the 6th fret up. Making playing in higher positions on the other strings easier, 'cos you don't need to move about so much, I tend to do most of my playing around the 5th fret, playing a low F, 6th fret B string with my first finger I can easily reach a high A at the 9th fret on the C string. Don't buy a 5 string or a 6 string and then play it the same way you would a 4 string, you're totally missing the point of it, 'cos it's not just about the extra notes . [/quote] What he said!

I just use a laptop bag.

Good point!

Does anyone know of a UK (or at least EC) dealer who sells these strings? They are a medium scale flat wound set specifically designed for through-body stringing, and as such would be perfect for my Mustang.

I recommend that before doing this on a gig, you check that there is no loss of bass, which could happen if the speakers end up out of phase.

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1389128963' post='2330491'] I've still got a Grant Les Paul copy in my shed! [/quote] My very first electric guitar was a Grant copy of a Les Paul Special. The pickups were flat coils mounted on the surface of the body, and the bridge was so badly positioned that it was impossible to intonate correctly. (I also saw Paddy McAloon play one at an early Prefab Sprout pub gig.) I took it back few days later and swapped it for a Cimar Strat copy not unlike the model 1940W in the catalogue in the link. This was pretty good but the pickups were somewhat micro phonic. A year later I upgrade to an Ibanez Musician 300. Now you know where my forum name comes from!

My TC Classic got moved down to spare when I got my GB Streamliner, but I took it away with me at Christmas (along with Midget and Mustang) and was reminded how great it can sound. The RH has a bit more to call on in tonal range so congrats gsgbass!

Unless it is something very simple and repetitive I make as near a note-perfect transcription as I can (often omitting minor variations on repeats) and work from that. My reasons for doing this are 1. My brain is very oriented to visual patterns, so this helps me to learn the song. 2. Even if I end up not playing it, I have a part I can go back to an sight read at a later date. 3. Playing the original part forces me to play in ways that are sometimes outside my comfort zone. I have no criticism of anyone else's methods, this just works for me.

I own a fantastic Fender Custom Shop relic '59 Strat. It's not entirely 'off the peg' as it was built to spec for World Guitars. I tried an example of the same model in Guitar Guitar the other day, this one a 'dealer selected' model. It was completely different, and in my opinion nowhere near as good. The message: try before you buy!

hamfist's positioning is similar to the Warwick $$ but with a P pickup instead of another MM.

I always use a set list for my bands, but that doesn't mean to say we don't depart from it if it seems the right thing to do. On the country circuit I will tailor the sets according to their preference for trad or modern country. If there are punters up dancing, I will frequently be playing the intro to the next song before the applause (ahem!) has died away from the last one. To the OP, if your guitarists can't agree to use a formal set list, at least have runs of 3 or 4 songs that go well together, and stick to those. This approach worked very well in a dance band that I played for - typically we might play four consecutive pop numbers from their huge pad, followed by a couple of waltzes, then the bandleader would call a couple more numbers, and so on.

The Sandberg California VM has a similar configuration, but the MM pickup is closer to the bridge. Still has a great range of sounds though.

[quote name='Noisyjon' timestamp='1385592481' post='2290197'] Hello All, I am hankering after a P-90 loaded guitar again There's an old LP style guitar kicking around and thought about putting some HB sized P-90s in it.... But, Anyone tried something like the Bareknuckle Pickup's Mississippi Queen? I've heard they aren't quite the same as the real thing sound wise... Cheers, Jon [/quote] I have Mississippi Queens in a Gibson CS336. They sound lovely, and completely different to the Seymour Duncan P90s in my PRS McCarty.

Not familiar with the piece, but what role is the chord playing? If it's acting as a dominant (i.e. resolving to a Gb or a Gbm), pretty much any note goes.

Depends on your budget. I've heard only good things about TC's Hall of Fame.

Congratulations Mr Toe. As I have remarked elsewhere, Cotswold Bass Guitars always have an interesting range in stock.

[quote name='cachao' timestamp='1388621277' post='2324237'] Scored an Aria STB p bass from Gumtree for £10. I made a few basic adjustments to the neck and bridge, and now have a very playable, and solid instrument. I am quite impressed by the quality of this bass, and it has served me well during a couple of blues gigs this week. Of course, I did have to put some new flats on. [/quote] Of course all basses sound exactly the same when strung with flats

In the interests of fairness I looked at all the pictures. Correct me if I'm wrong, but does one of the 'artworks' depict a lady with a bright light shining forth from her secret garden? SimS LED mod perhaps?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1388448818' post='2322223'] It isn't easy to get a good B out of a LOT of basses ...IMO... so not just at the cheaper end of the market. The last thing you want on a B st is a thump upto the 7th fret... it should sound balanced to the E and A... and that really isn't easy to achieve and plenty of name basses don't/can't.. If you can't slap on the B... it isn't clean enough a sound...and it doesn't matter if slapping isn't your thing, it is the ability of the B string to resonate cleanly... All strings go off in terms of fatigue, IME..... so I don't get the idea of any string on a bass for 5 yrs. Sound notwithstanding.... the string will be shot and feel terrible to me The main thing that retires a string is when the life goes out of it... You may be able to refresh that to a degree with cleaning, but a lot of strings will not clean many times now. I am not sure the metal quality is there anymore in many brands either. Understandably, string companies might not like the idea of cleaning strings. Just my 2p.. [/quote] I think your full stop key might be sticking