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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1451676395' post='2942396'] never really thought about the P having the pick ups 'the wrong way round', I'm sure Leo had his reasons and it isn't something he did accidentally, seems to work ok, it is the best selling bass, in the world. [/quote] It is that, and I certainly wouldn't say the original configuration sounded bad. Mainly I just imagine it would be nice to have a bit more growl on the lower notes, and a slightly more rounded tone on the higher ones. I've never actually tried one with a reversed pickup, but I gather that Hoppus bass was very well-received at a bass bash recently.

I got shot of a lot of mine through the Recycling forum: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/265281-to-go-used-rotosound-swing-bass-nickels/ There's plenty of people on here who are happy to take a set of deadened rounds of you!

There's always GIMP - Gnu's free, open source equivalent to Photoshop. It's available for Windows and Linux so I'd be surprised if you can't find a Mac OS port.

I know plenty of you hate it, but I love the Precision design for its simplicity. The one thing that does irk me about it, however, is the control cavity. I've just had to remove 13 screws (well, 12 since I lost one) in order to pop off the scratch plate and find out why my tone pot's crackling. Leo and co managed to solve this problem on the Jazz (and even the Telecaster before that) by having a separate control plate - so why didn't they think to update the Precision's design for ease of access? Alternatively, tell me what grinds your gears about your favoured axes.

Early video footage suggests a P bass, and a right-hand position over the top of the neck. I have heard talk of knackered rounds being used (though flats would probably do the trick), and I believe Laney were Sabbath's amps of choice, being built in the local area as they were.

1. Will I need to know any notes besides G, C or D? 2. Are all your gigs on my local bus route? 3. Can you ensure all gigs finish in enough time for me to be home by 11? 4. Are any of the venues less than 500yds from a school, park or playground? [size=2](http://weinterrupt.com/2013/04/bassists-craigslist-ad-could-be-funniest-ever-goes-viral/ for those scratching their heads as to the reference!)[/size]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1450865129' post='2936463'] Sorry Ralph, but I have to pick you up on that. The whole reason for England's obsession with class is that England more-or-less invented the whole concept and did so WAY before anyone else followed on. The Industrial Revolution was something that happened at different times in different places. It happened first in England (mid-18th century) largely because a substantial, wealthy, well-established Middle Class had already existed for well over a century by then, and had pretty much taken over running the country in the mid-17th century by winning a Civil War against the aristocracy. By the mid-19th century, when England's innovation was being actively copied across Europe and others were having their own Industrial Revolutions, the Middle Class in Spain, France and Germany was relatively small and politically weak. The appalling destruction of the wars of the 20th century also destroyed any chance of class becoming an obsession in those countries. Meanwhile in England the class structure which had emerged in the 1640s sailed sublimely on, virtually untouched by three centuries of upheaval and becoming progressively more and more ingrained. [/lecture] [/quote] Not at all, I suspected the seams would show on my limited knowledge! (Must admit I'd always thought even the civil war was fought between two different factions of the aristocracy, so thank you for correcting me on that... )

You could always do the first album that way, and then open up the floor for everyone else's input when you come to write a new set of material - didn't do the Foo Fighters any harm! Like that first sound clip, by the way, it's got a nice groove going on!

That is lovely...I'd normally make a facetious comment about routing the front pickup slot to take a Precision split coil, but then reading Jack's criteria, it occurred to me that my only acquisition this year was a fretless Jazz. (Fender, mind you, not one of these trendy names I can't pronounce!)

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1450824589' post='2936298'] Although I was born in the UK, I grew up elsewhere and this fascination with supposed "class" is equally fascinating and baffling. From the outside looking in it looks like a self-imposed categorisation which doesn't exist except in the minds of those who subscribe to the notion. I can't think of any other country where the social origin they were born into in would be factored into the potential or authenticity of a band. It's an amazing concept to think of yourself in that way. [/quote] Just to make it even more baffling/fascinating, we still insist on basing the categories on a system which had already been compromised by the Industrial Revolution. My understanding (disclaimer: GCSE History, so I'm happy to be corrected on the details as it was a while ago) is that originally Britain had a Ruling or "Upper" Class, who owned and inherited the land, and a Working Class, who worked on said land ([i]very[/i] broadly speaking). There would have been a small and rather limited group in between the two (guess what they were called) who had managed to drag themselves out of serfdom by whatever good fortune, but who were disliked by the Upper Classes, who saw them as "new money," which was greatly inferior to inheriting your money - contrast that with today's attitudes! The Industrial Revolution is usually cited as the point at which this Middle Class started to grow, and become much more influential. At some point during the 20th Century, it became quite clear that these three strata were inadequate to describe all the different echelons of society, particularly as very wealthy businessmen were emerging from "middle class" backgrounds, but couldn't be described as "upper class" because they had worked for their fortune. What about those who were working in technical, non-manual jobs, but not necessarily with the level of remuneration that would give them the typical comfort associated with being "middle class?" So terms like "upper middle class" and "lower middle class" got bandied about, however informally. "Middle class" now covers such a colossal section of British society that, whichever prefix you tack onto it, it's pretty much meaningless. [quote name='Drax' timestamp='1450859336' post='2936409'] Back to the OP, do the media really persist in the notion that working class bands are more legitimate? Struggling to think of a successful band* in the last 10yrs the media would label 'working class'.. *band - not solo urban acts [/quote] Very good point, actually - as someone pointed out above, Florence Welch, James Blunt would be laughed out of court if they pretended to be working class (just look at Jamie Oliver), but there does seem to be a requirement that urban/grime/dubstep artists should be "street."

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1450576317' post='2934060'] I don't want to divert the thread too much, but how do people compare festival gigs to bar gigs? What are your thoughts? I might have a couple of festival gigs lined up in the new year Taran [/quote] If you're playing original material, as my band are, festivals seem to be a much more reliable punt than bar gigs and normal band nights in the UK. Without wanting to turn this into a long rant (and divert the thread even further!), it's almost as if festivals do a lot of tacit filtering, so the people who turn up are already those who'd be interested in checking out new artists, and they in turn assume that the organisers will have put some thought into the lineup and not just cobbled together four or five disparate bands based on the size of their Facebook following.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450286982' post='2931402'] Bands are like omelettes - sometimes you've got to break some eggs. [/quote] Sometimes I get a little worried when I number the bands I quit who completely folded a few months later - am I leaving a trail of scrambled egg in my wake?

Mrs Mooseblaster, not long ago, was dragged along by a friend to see an "up and coming" group (I've since seen their output advertised on the walls of tube stations, but I couldn't name any of their songs). Apparently it was a pretty miserable experience: they kept the crowd waiting for an hour and a half before they even let them into the venue, then played a short and spectacularly underwhelming set. Her theory was that they didn't have enough material for a longer set, and they didn't book a support band because that would probably have shown them up for how lousy they were!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1450273419' post='2931228'] That is exactly why gtrs drive most bands...because they think they are more important than that... Them deciding what tone is best for you/us is also one reason[b] why I can't really go for 3 piece bands[/b] because that perpetuates this sort of stuff...and panders to their desire to fill everything with everything. I've been very lucky to have a few gtrs who will colour over the foundations I lay, not compete with them. [/quote] Surely it's worse in four- or five-pieces bands as you've got to deal with two of the buggers!

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1450113617' post='2929738'] if you take the last zero off all his figures... [/quote] ...including the number of strings on the damned thing!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1449560930' post='2924562'] Following on from the Jaco thread... Rush are another band I have never heard. Any suggestions? I could do with something to listen to on the way home tonight... [/quote] There is a collection called "Chronicles," which takes in quite a large chunk of their back catalogue - I'm fairly sure it includes key snippets from [i]2112, Moving Pictures,[/i] and a lot of the stuff in between. Not sure which era it takes you up to, but it's probably worth a punt.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1449497562' post='2924025'] I can't slap, so please forgive me if this is crap. It depends upon the Gibson bass - the SG for instance (and a few others like the pre-1972 EB, plus the Victory Custom/Artist, Midtown Standard/Signature) has its neck pickup jammed up against the neck heel and therefore could frustrate the popping part of slapping by limiting the amount of space available to get under the strings. Carved tops to a lesser extent could also cause issues in this respect (will have to check my Epi Les Paul about this). Apart from these simple mechanical compromises, there's nothing stopping you slapping on a Gibson bass. [/quote] This is a very good point - my SG bass would be no good for slap style. The other consideration is that a lot of the more readily available Gibson basses (SGs, T-birds) tend to have quite a dark sound. Obviously you can EQ the amp to counteract this, but you may find the guitar's basic tone lacks the combination of "clank" and "burp" that are normally blended on a Jazz bass for classic slap tones. (But then I'm a Gibson fan, and not a slap player, so take my advice with a healthy pinch of salt!)

Schecter Model T - P/J body with Seymour Duncan pickups, and a neck that's definitely more akin to a Jazz. Probably about the same price as a MIM Fender, but the sound and build quality are a cut above.

Well, if we're literally going for opening chords, it's another Who vote: [i]The Punk and the Godfather[/i] http://youtu.be/B7FrIt352VE

[quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1449239983' post='2921882'] Just declined seller's counter-offer of £1,250. Phew, that was stressful, felt my life flash before my eyes, in the fear that I would accidentally click on "accept" and not "decline". [/quote] So you offered 99p, and he came back with twelve hundred quid. I've seen some haggling in my time, but that's got to be a record!

I think there's a bassist available...as long as they don't plan to rehearse anywhere near their school: http://weinterrupt.com/2013/04/bassists-craigslist-ad-could-be-funniest-ever-goes-viral/

[quote name='Bigjas' timestamp='1449222399' post='2921623'] It was really strange Ubit, Kelly picked this person out in the crowd and was making a big deal out of it. Obviously having a bad day? I can't see the problem with taking pictures. Jas [/quote] If I'm in the audience, I know I've been a bit annoyed when the bloke next to me films the whole set on his iphone, but if I'm on stage I'm happy to see a few cameras pointed at us - it suggests people might actually talk about us after the event, which is a nice thought!

I say this with the full disclaimer that I was looking to add some cheesy '80s style chorus (think Pino, or John Giblin on [i]Hounds of Love[/i] album) to my fretless, but I've been quite pleased with the Joyo Analog Chorus. Quite a bright and airy one (not as dark as, say, the Boss Bass Chorus), with a good passive bypass. Also quite inexpensive, which was nice!

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1449064417' post='2920473'] I'm [i]very[/i] close to pulling the trigger on Cataldo number 2... [/quote] I noticed he offers an 8-string version as well...anyone have any idea what the damage might be on one of those?

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1449059991' post='2920398'] He is definitely good enough imo, on occasions when we have rehearsed without the main guitarist, he has really excelled, and he has taken on some of the lead/solo work when playing live, which has drawn great compliments on his playing, the other plus is that he is a really good rhythm guitarist who can really feel the song. [/quote] Sounds promising - a good lead guitarist with a sense of modesty, who also plays good rhythm, seems to be a rare and valuable treasure!