Lfalex v1.1

Googled a query about basses. Can't remember what it was. Found some site called Bassworld with this lurid blue colour scheme Moved over to BC and the v1.1 bit on my username got added...

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1371136409' post='2110341'] Yes - but.... what is the music on your favourite live albums?? More than often it's a live version of a previous studio recording. There's a reason for that. No need for a chicken/egg debate on this one - the art comes before the craftsmanship. [/quote] Sure it's a live reproduction of a studio track. Not much point in playing a song that absolutely no-one in the audience knows! But do consider the fact that many songs are written (or at least glued-together) in the rehearsal environment. So the progression is more like: Idea > jam > record > play live [B]Edited to include the fact that I wasn't really answering any kind of chicken/egg question... More the rest of the original post[/b]

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1371133736' post='2110256'] A gig is a gig - it's gone in a heartbeat. A recording attracts repeated listening. Go for the feel you like in a proper recording environment over the one off performance every time. Studio albums are a pice of work. Live albums are a souvenir. [/quote] You can have both. And sometimes, just sometimes, the ambience and energy present in a good live gig (warts and all) can overcome all the machinery in the way and become a genuinely good recording in its own right. I have some live recordings of one band I was in, and in some cases the tracks are more energetic than their more polished studio counterparts. And in answer to the op, every band I've been in haven't recorded something we couldn't reproduce faithfully in a live environment.

Because in many cases ( though not all ) the j is markedly quieter than the p, and worse still, in a PJ, it's at a point where there's less string excursion than the P sees, so the mismatch is made even more acute. Having a twin J at the bridge can help balance it out (think mk1 Fender MIA deluxe P) Or a humbucker in a single-coil housing...

[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1371047921' post='2109082'] .... In an ideal world, I would have a selection to choose from for every gig but until then I need to be careful what I spend [/quote] I think part of the answer to your question lies in the bit I've quoted. It would be nice to have a choice, and every mediocre instrument you buy will actually only serve to delay you in reaching your objective. It'd be funds spent on instrument/s that are only OK or passable (in your opinion, that's the only one that counts!), rather than saving for a better bass you actually want. Can you foresee a point at which you may own something "nicer" than your current T-bird? Would you then relegate that to back-up status? Maybe that's something to aspire to if you so desire. Just as an aside, are you in a "pro" band or is it a hobby? When I've been in gigging (good, but non-pro) bands, I've never felt the need for a spare. In a decade of gigging, I've never had need of one. If I were doing it as a job in a function band, I'd carry a spare.

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1370884928' post='2106894'] Brilliant idea. How many other forums would you find someone doing this sort of thing? Liam [/quote] The EBMM forum Rick Resource forum Where else?

Quite a random purchase is that!

In the event of owning multiple basses and not enough cases, it's sometimes cheaper to keep your kids in cases under the bed. Then you can get to your basses more easily, too.

Sprocketflup got it right with the first YT clip. Great song, from an album that rightly stays somewhere in my all-time top ten...

As previously stated... Too quiet acoustically Too prone to feedback when amplified Certainly not better than anything else you might use instead (fretless electric, upright, P with flats) Cumbersome Unwieldy to play Delicate A pain to get a decent case for.. All of which contributed to my Ovation being sold...

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1370806642' post='2105852'] are you really asking "Who, Pat?" [/quote] I didn't think the World Health Organization did Portable Appliance Testing?

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1370798278' post='2105684'] tv is tv is ruined by The Voice [/quote] May I suggest subtitles?

[quote name='Ruck' timestamp='1370803271' post='2105797'] My functions band have been made to take out insurance for this kind of thing for some of the weddings we play. In case we damage the public's hearing or our singer flying kicks someone in the head. Didn't cost much at all. [/quote] ....PLI? Public Liability Insurance?

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1370804362' post='2105820'] Lesson learned: Don't take your Wal to the pub. [/quote] That, or Wal stays in case whilst not strapped to body. That's what I do at any gig with any bass to avoid accidental damage..

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1370773768' post='2105270'] Depends on the attack of your right hand, mostly, IMO. If you have a strong grabby technique then you may overpower your strings. I use a 118 B st but only get away with that set as I play light and I now use compression to stop me chasing and digging it too much. I like the feel of the 42-118 off my left hand but don't suffer from a lack of weight in the low end. I don't think gauge has much to do with that....in itself, and i think the 118 is perfectly balanced in terms of tone across the strings on my basses. So, in short..it is more than just one component or change that makes the deal [/quote] Nice post. Good use of language to describe an issue many of us have with r/h technique. Especially the chasing part. I personally run the hybrid sets (45,65,80,100,125) which help to compensate for my heavy-handedness over the G and D..

Blimey! But you are not alone... I didn't get to photograph the fallout from my unscrewing the back panel of my NS upright without slackening the strings. I was too busy scrabbling around trying to find the bits that had been catapulted all around the ground floor of my house!

I'm quite interested in purchasing a stick, but have no idea where to start! How much are they? I guess about £1500 and up. I've not seen many secondhand, which suggests that availability is poor in the s/h market. I'm loosely familiar with the models, but don't know what features and tunings would best suit an absolute beginner. The only factor that really deters me is the possible need to be some kind of theory wizard to really get into the instrument. I'm not and never will be deeply into the theory side of music. I've got about 20 years' bass playing under my belt. Is the transition a difficult one?

But if you were to ask Mr. Shuker to make any of the changes described above, I'm sure he would... The bass featured is someone else's vision of what a bass should look/be like. The whole idea of a custom/bespoke instrument is that is should tick all of your own [i]personal[/i] boxes. Not necessarily anyone else's.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1370596995' post='2103135'] Just listening to Aqualung for the first time. Not going to go there again but appreciate the craftsmanship. [/quote] The song or the album? If it's "just" the track (and that's hardly bad!) Then you're missing out. There are some real gems on that album. Jazz it ain't, though....

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1370688243' post='2104361'] There's a real menace to the Dirty Harry soundtrack, paired beautifully by Andrew Robinson's superb performance as Scorpio. This tune sends a shiver down my spine: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp8DGoaDZ5k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp8DGoaDZ5k[/url] I'd also struggle to find a Lalo soundtrack that I don't like - Enter The Dragon's another favourite of mine. [/quote] I didn't even realise he'd done Enter the Dragon. On reflection, it does sound like his work. And there's always Mission:Impossible...

Have you tried using the 5 string equivalent of your favoured four string set? I personally like Elixirs or DR Fatbeams. I'm sure everyone else will come up with their favoured brands.

Not sure on full spec, but I'd have a Jazz. Ash body Stacked knobs Lollipop reverse tuners Maple neck with graphite reinforcement. With only side dots. No front face markers! In Candy Apple Red Matching headstock, naturally

It is a superb score. And better for the fact that the main title theme uses an electric bass guitar and drum kit alongside regular orchestral components. I have it on a CD in my car. It has an [i]interesting[/i] effect on my driving... Haven't heard a Schifrin piece I've not liked yet. Magnum force has a good soundtrack, too...

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1370157564' post='2096958'] Intonation. Noone in the audience knows I'm horribly out But really (boring time) the tone and attack/decay profile of the note is sheer beauty to me and makes electric bass sound agricultural by comparison [/quote] This. I've never played a DB, and have no desire to indulge in that side of things (won't fit in the car, will have feedback issues, too expensive etc.), but my EUB has such as lovely tone to it (and you can tinker with it, as it's active). The low B is lovely. It's a fiver, BTW. Still hankering after an electric cello and maybe a Chapman Stick, but either of these will require some serious graft just to get a noise from them at all!

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1370580963' post='2102960'] might be worth setting your strap length to the same height as when you're playing sitting down, (ie don't have the bass down by your knees!) [/quote] I do just this. I'm on my feet all day at work, often lugging stuff about. I've plenty of stamina for standing gigs, but sit at home. Consequently, my strap is so adjusted. I've gig seated for acoustic gigs, as do the guitarists and the singer. I'd have to stand if using the upright. Otherwise I only sit due to injury/convalescence.