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Looking forward to hearing the finished result. I'm guessing there's quite a bit of subby movement there. In clip 2 it looks like the screen is rippling from the vibrations.

The bassist who originally got me into bass is classed as a very laclusture bassist by some. He may not play fast technical pieces (& have no idea if he can), but he has done some brilliant melodic & easy to play basslines. That's Adam Clayton. I'm not jealous of any bassist, regardless of their abilities or how famous they are. I might get frustrated that I can't double thumb like Wooton or slap like King or tap like Claypool, but that's because I haven't got their skills or put in the effort.

[quote name='Norris' post='1292146' date='Jul 4 2011, 01:18 PM']On a side note, I used to have a sustain pedal. I've never actually used it on a gig, as it was a great way to get screeching feedback after a few seconds. It used the guitar signal level to light an LED, and had a pre-amp controlled by a light-dependant resistor. So the more the signal decayed, the dimmer the LED got, and the more boost from the pre-amp. And when you didn't play at all, it sat there loudly hissing. It was complete rubbish really [/quote] Was it the Boss one? I tried one of those & after a couple of hours of tinkering & trying to make it useable, handed it back.

He's probably right! As usual, it's only us bassists looking. I dare say most folk who use the studio are hoping the MAG heads are never found. They should make it so if you steal, you get a finger cut off. This way if a thief persists, he can only go so far.

[quote name='tauzero' post='1291628' date='Jul 3 2011, 11:17 PM']For some reason, I don't actually consider the possibility that I will break the neck of a bass as part of my assessment of whether to buy it or not. Am I unusual in not having broken the neck of any of my basses?[/quote] Snap.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1291445' date='Jul 3 2011, 08:55 PM']It's merely a backing track. I've heard lots worse.[/quote] I've heard worse too Still doesn't make it any better! Maybe if he got rid of the crappy keyboard sounds & had an instrument doing something contrary to that riff, it'd sound better. & then chuck some vocals over it, & maybe change the drums a bit.

Nice bit of playing. The song itself is pants tho.

[quote name='Robert Manning' post='1291193' date='Jul 3 2011, 05:18 PM']i'm thinking about penguins! hahah[/quote]

In seconds, it depends on the tempo. 120 BPM = 2 seconds. A good sustain is needed for a good 80s ballad.

I started off a keys player & to me sustain is a set level the note will play for until the note is released. Bass guitar notes decay or release, depending on how you look at it. Decay being how quickly a note fades to the sustain level when played (on bass that level is 0 ) & release is how long a note lasts after being released, they don't sustain. However, I think that when someone is referring to the length of sustain in relation to bass, they do mean the decay/release time & I accept it as that. I would like a bass that would hold a sustained note as long as it was fretted, but I believe these are called synths

Another option to look at is the Ibanez SR basses, they're pretty light (compared to a good few other basses I've played anyway) & have a huge range of tones.

Just finished learning Sir Duke last night. I'd been wanting to learn it for ages & never got time, but a day off with not much else to do other than lay tiles in bathroom. In between that I've been learning I Wish (also by Stevie Wonder) & just need to run over it as I've learned the 2 main parts. Good fun songs, but I'm now sick of hearing them!

Here's how my bolt on access is. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5894289763/"][/url] Fair enough it only comes out a small amount & the neck is a bit longer than the fretboard, but it lets you see how it is curved & I don't have any troubles getting to the 24th fret.

I don't see why the heel couldn't get carved to a slope. Retaining the depth at the top side & down to about 8mm at the bottom with a curved edge. I was having a look on google but couldn't find a good pic, so I'll get a pic of mine after work so you can see how the heel is on my bolt on.

That's not a heel, that's a spare neck!

I don't know how you can play with those things. I have one & the only thing it gets used for is dunting off the guitards napper when he's too loud! I'm a .78mm man

I recall spending a couple of quid on some useless 3 mm thick lump of plastic about 10-15 years ago. Nowadays it's about 75p max. & they get used on guitar more than bass (though there is a couple of songs that I do use em on).

[url="http://www.ritter-instruments.com/item_info.php?i=295"]Budget bolt on.[/url] My Ibby is a bolt on neck & in the past 20+ years I've never had any trouble getting access to the dusty end (& I actually have a few songs that use the 24th fret). I haven't compared this to a set neck or a straight thru job either, but having played a straight thru before, it wasn't something that had been an issue so never paid attention to access (both fine for 24th access). Doesn't help you on the 8/12 string version though.

We have a Trantec mic/transmitter/receiver set that was @ £150 & seems decent enough for the money (Certainly a good deal better than KAM, having some of their guff forced upon me). Sennheiser & Shure are two of the biggest brands, but what you'll get for £150, I don't know. Might be paying for a name at that price?

This kinda goes down the route I'm working on. I split the signal with the bass murf (which puts different frequencies to each channel), one channel goes thru a heavy amount of chorus, the other goes thru some overdrive & into the mf-101 & then sum them with a small mixer. I plan on getting an octaver & maybe a phase or pitch shifter to further fatten up & get more synth like tones. I don't know if this sounds anything like the Taurus tho. What about an E bow for the long notes? I've never used one, but it might be an option.

Not cheap. But if it works like I think it does, then it's cheaper than adding another cab to get that extra volume.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1288230' date='Jun 30 2011, 09:14 PM']I'm sorry but just can't hear any difference in tone or sound - yes the speakers move less but really so what?[/quote] If you're getting all the same sound & your speakers are moving less, then they ain't working as hard. This means you can turn up the bass or volume further & not be putting as much stress on your drivers, thus increasing your headroom. Actually, I think I want one now! That'll be my purchase after the octaver. How much are they?

I wonder if he makes a tweakable version where you can move the cut off up or down by @ 10hz? So if you need some more low rumbles for your dub sounds & you have the subs then you could cut off below 20-25hz, or if you go for a more jazz/punk tone, take the cut off to @ 40hz. On 2nd thoughts, if you have the subs you won't need one.

You should go onto Bill's website & have a look at cabs there & then get a set of plans to give to your techy for him to build. It would be a much better option than a 15" with a 6". [url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/index.html"]Here's his website.[/url] The Omni cabs get a lot of love on here & Talkbass.

It cuts everything below 30Hz. Your cabs probably wont make much use of the stuff below 35-40Hz. This could effectively allow you to produce more useable bass as the drivers wouldn't be straining from trying to cope with unused frequencies.