JapanAxe

Last night I listened to: Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain. This guy keeps the Bakersfield flame alive and does it so well. David Bowie - Low. My joint favourite Bowie album alongside the almost-inevitable Ziggy Stardust. Beauty wrought from emotional bankruptcy.

Hi Chewie, I believe we may have had an online conversation about Precisions at some point. Still, better late than never with the official welcome thread!

I changed over to floating thumb about 6 years ago and never looked back. It works for me. For that reason I would recommend it, but not to the point of becoming evangelistic about it.

For many years I have transcribed the guitar and/or bass parts in standard notation for most of songs I am intending to play live. I find this hugely beneficial because: I have a permanent record to refer to in the future if needed; It is great training for the ear; I have improved at it over the years; I can have confidence in playing the right part; The last 15 years' worth are in Sibelius format, so I can quickly and easily transpose them to other keys if required; If it's a gig where music stands are acceptable, I can read the PDF files from my iPad; and If I need to dep out a gig to another reader, I can send them the PDFs in the right keys. Works for me.

Go smart or go bling, but never go casual. If in doubt, go smarter. It is a most uncomfortable feeling to be under-dressed in a room full of smart people.

I enjoyed it, not least because of the insight into the Bernard Edwards 'chucking' technique - as a flats aficionado and non-slapper/popper, that's a handy way to fake it on those occasions when I have to (e.g. in Car Wash at this evening's gig). Also how Hooky played Love Will Tear Us Apart. Every day is a school day!

I've got arms like a gibbon's, so no problem there. Ooh, ooh, ooh, the funky gibbon...

Not sure that will work with a Grolsch washer...

How bizarre!

Can you play Spongebob Squarepants? You know, 'He lives in a pineapple under the sea...' Oddly, none of us knew that one.

Can any Dingwall owner or expert tell me what that 'thing' is on the back of this Afterburner bass, between the control cavity cover and the rear strap button. Just curious...

Thank for that - there may be a Dingwall 5-er in my future, and I need to know I can use strings that I like!

I use Chromes on all my basses - what set do you use on your Dingwall, and is that a 4- or a 5-string Super P?

Exactly. To generate or reproduce a true square wave, you would need devices with infinite slew rates. A true square wave contains a portion of every odd harmonic, way beyond what is audible to anyone or anything! I do take the point of your test though.

I get what the OP has done, but no audio kit made has ever been made that can reproduce a square wave faithfully!

Keeping them is.

What? Anyone would think this is some kind of internet forum!

I take my Super Twin to just about every bass gig I do. The footprint is hardly any bigger than that of my Midget (1x12), but the dispersion is much better so I can hear myself without being louder. The Super Twin big but it's not exactly heavy!

I have an Extender on two of my basses, but never use it on Summer of '69! Works great for Something Got Me Started though.

To make a solder joint without unnecessary delay, 'tin' the component lead beforehand with a thin layer of solder, and apply a small amount of solder to the iron tip and allow to heat before placing on the joint to be made, then allow any extra solder required to run around the joint. You are looking to establish a 'heat bridge' between the iron and the joint as early as possible.

No, they tend to play lead guitar:

The Derailers - they've been around for 20+ years, but I only recently discovered them:

Rather good on the whole. Last one with our drummer who is retiring to Cyprus. Three one-hour sets at a country music club with a short break for all the hand-shaking business around midnight. The only downer was that I lost my voice prior to the gig, so vocals-wise I was restricted to a couple of Johnny Cash numbers! Very pleased that Mrs Axe and I had booked a Travelodge 10mins from the venue, as I was Donald Ducked by the end.

Surely this is completely uncontentious (this thread having now reached its 5th page!) - most pro session bass players will keep a Precision as an option, in the same way that a pro session guitarist will keep at least a single-coil- and a humbucker-equipped guitar to cover the different sounds that may be required. Personally I don't operate at these rarefied levels, but it was a fairly interesting video. Don't forget the purpose of these videos is to generate custom for SD's lesson packages...