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I liked Kerry King when he played for Beastie Boys, but the only Slayer I like is that sample Public Enemy used on She Watch Channel Zero.

Does he only ever play at christmas? I clicked the link to find out who Tom Hamilton was.

[quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1361894391' post='1992602'] I've had the bass line to badge by cream stuck in my head for about a month for no apparent reason. I cant remember th last time i listened to it but do have to play it occasionally to get the ear worm to stop. Are there any other sufferers of random bass line ear worms. [/quote] I had that stuck in my head and couldn't remember what it was in the pub once. I hummed it to a mate who couldn't remember what it was either. He then went overseas for a few years and the next time I saw him he came over and just said 'Badge!'.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1361894454' post='1992605']It's like asking people not to write any more poetry. Can't be done. Even the most oppressive regimes in history have not been able to totally subdue people's inherent creativity[/quote] I would like to be given the opportunity to oppressively subdue poets. I reckon I could stop them writing any more poetry given enough time and blunt instruments.

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1361869679' post='1992023'] What I meant is that it's difficult to write something that's clearly different from what's gone before. Everyone who writes music has been exposed to so much variety, it must be very difficult to write something that hasn't been done before in some shape or form. We're all influenced by what's gone before, whether or not we know it. For example, listen to Paradise by Dr Feelgood and then listen to Curfew by Jags/Steve Carl, recorded 20 years before. Did Wilko do it on purpose or was the melody just lodged in his brain somewhere?[/quote] I don't know. I've never heard either though. I imagine a lot of people haven't. Wouldn't it be hard to be influenced by what has gone before if you've never heard it? I don't know... Look at the sampling era of hip-hop - they were basically lifting whole sections of records and rapping over them, but the songs were still distinctive and had a different feel and flavour. You can't really get much more plagiaristic than sampling and it still produces new-sounding music.

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1361868753' post='1992007'] How much of the new music that's being created now is truly new, as in innovative? [/quote] Old people have been asking that since the late '70s. Has all the music since then been valueless?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CdXaOS5_o

The idea that there could be no new music would massively depress me. I do still listen to a lot of old music but I love hearing new and interesting stuff, it's a real buzz.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1361803361' post='1991089'] £129 at Stringsdirect [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/913227/rotosound-rs4000-superb-monel-flatwound-double-bass/"]http://www.stringsdi...nd-double-bass/[/url] , so up there price-wise with good quality steels [/quote] Ah sorry I meant the Lenzners. A friend of mine has a bass strung with the rotos they're good strings.

They sound interesting, where can you buy them?

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1361800760' post='1991033'] It would be a good idea to have your doctor refer you to a physiotherapist or some kind of specialist. [/quote] Just FTR as I mentioned above you don't need a letter of referral for physiotherapy, you can refer yourself, just fill out a form.

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1361797651' post='1990934'] On the other hand, you hear a lot of people saying that they find it harder to control feedback with solid basses?[/quote] That seems to be the accepted wisdom yeah, there will be some truth to it but I wouldn't know to what extent it's a problem, I use my carved and laminate basses for different sorts of gigs and I don't currently play in a loud rock band. [quote name='fatback' timestamp='1361797651' post='1990934']The point about the type of music being played is important. Everything is a trade-off, and I wouldn't want more feedback problems or climate control problems for the sake of any improvement in the sound beyond the quality I've got.[/quote] Didn't you basically dampen everything on your bass? I seem to recall you'd muffled everything except the strings and plugged the F-holes and so on to get as much feedback-free volume as you could (apologies if that was someone else - I thought it was you). I definitely have a different approach - I tried attaching a preamp to my tailpiece and didn't like the deadening effect it had on my A and D so I took it off again! I want to get as close to that 'my bass, only louder' ideal of amplification as I can. So far I haven't had any feedback problems and I've found the biggest factor is keeping the stage spl levels down. And frankly as I approach 40 I don't really want to be standing on a very loud stage for long periods of time, my ears had enough punishment when I was young. [quote name='fatback' timestamp='1361797651' post='1990934']There's general playability too. For a beginner that, arguably, matters a lot. if you're lucky enough to find a ply bass that plays well, that can be a great place to start.[/quote] I've played maybe a dozen basses that belong to friends and acquaintances and can't recall coming across any (that had been professionally set up) that were difficult to play. Basses straight off the boat from China with the strings an inch off the board are a different story, but nobody's recommending he buys one of those.

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1361796273' post='1990887']All-ply is fine for amplified situations anyhow.[/quote] My ply bass doesn't sound half as good as my carved bass amplified. Another factor is the gear you're using to do the amplification (pickup particularly), and how loud you need to go. Yes amplifying a bass is always a compromise but how far do you compromise? At one end of the scale you can get a very good reproduction of the sound of an acoustic bass, at the other end you can go very loud but you might as well be playing an electric. Generally I disagree with this 'ply is fine for x' thing.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1361729249' post='1989987']I must admit i havent really heard many real doubles basses in isolation, Have you tried anything under a grand that might be ok tnit?[/quote] Yeah there are plenty of OK basses under a grand. They won't sound stellar but depending on what you're using it for they may do the job just fine. You're unlikely to be able to make any especially informed decisions about the quality of a bass right now due to your inexperience so I would suggest looking at new basses rather than used ones to avoid buying a bass with 'issues'. Spend as much as your budget will allow on the bass itself and don't worry about accessories (pickups, pres, etc.) yet. Especially if you're buying from Thomann or Gedo because you won't need to get a setup done (if you buy from G4M definitely DO budget for a setup!). As for laminates vs. carved basses: Laminates are a little easier to care for in that they aren't as prone to cracking in sub-zero temperatures or other low/no humidity environments, but I've got a laminate and a carved bass and I've found you can just as easily put a hole in a laminate bass by bumping it into something as you can with a carved bass. I don't think there's much point in generalising about the way they sound though. Cheap carved basses don't sound especially impressive and neither do cheap laminates, but maybe you'd prefer the sound of a given laminate over a given carved bass, who knows.

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1361787973' post='1990660']I am getting sharp pains in my neck/shoulder (Trapezius muscle I think?) feels like knots, and can restrict my right arm when i lift it. This is getting worse so that now my whole shoulder and upper back feels like its solidifying... Swimming helps but won't clear it up.[/quote] If you've got a restricted range of motion in one arm it could be what's called shoulder impingement syndrome. I had it quite bad last year and it took a few months of physio to put right (taking it seriously, doing all the exercises they told me to do, working hard on improving my general posture at work and while driving). [quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1361787973' post='1990660']Went to the GP and he said 'its not too bad take some of these (iboprufen) make sure you sit correctly at work'.[/quote] If you're eligible for NHS treatment you can refer yourself for a course of physiotherapy. Ask your GP for the form or go pick one up from the physio department at your local hospital.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1361716828' post='1989659'] I suppose it is hard for me to grasp how good and bad the basses can be, as a comparison plenty of people slag off P basses on the net but in reality I could buy one off the hook, set it up just how I like with the strings I like and manage the rest of my days on it[/quote] That's the difference between electric and acoustic instruments. With an electric bass you can pretty much use anything and swap out parts (pickups, hardware, even necks) cheaply to change the sound. And whatever you do the sound isn't going to be a very rich sound anyway. Whereas with a double bass you might improve the sound with the right set of strings and an appropriate setup, but ultimately the construction of the bass will be the limiting factor. A cheap bass will only ever sound so good, and if you've heard better basses and you aspire to those sounds, you might always be a bit disappointed at the sound your cheaper bass makes. I don't really understand why people spend thousands on an electric bass, but I can totally get why people will routinely spend tens of thousands on a double bass.

That's a handsome bass. I'd really like a blonde one.

I like the advert but not the idea of selling dog treats to children.

Yes.

That is a long way to go to get low-balled. I would've pushed him down the stairs. Sorry to hear the guy messed you around but he doesn't seem to have been using the forum for very long - I don't think anyone here knows him. It would be better to deal with more established members if you can. You'll get less problems.

Anyone know what the print is on that T-shirt? Doesn't look like a Level 42 shirt but I am struggling to understand how it could be anything else.

I really like the Silver Slaps, I put a set back on my laminate bass last month, they have a good pizz sound too.

Great excuse to buy a double bass and you missed it. Foolish earthling!

Yeah I've left bands because I didn't like someone in the band. I've done it two or three times! Life's too short. Similarly I've left bands because the music went in a direction I wasn't really into. Again, I only have so much spare time and I don't want to spend it all doing something I don't really like.

Does the Ehrlund EAP count as a microphone? Nobody seems to know! Anyway it certainly sounds like a microphone (not like a piezo) and doesn't suffer from feedback problems. Not cheap in the USA any more though, apparently.