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Nice bit of kit I wonder how long it takes to tune one of those bad boys up? 24 saddles to adjust! Does it have midi?

[quote name='Graham56' post='1221582' date='May 5 2011, 09:16 PM']Probably Talking Heads' Psycho Killer. After that it was a very crude improvised four-to-the-bar walk over a jazzy 12-bar in C. This was as part of a bass evening class which had you working on improvised patterns against chords from almost the first lesson. Cheers Graham[/quote] The original or the one off Stop Making Sense?

Take the gig, turn up & when you open the case that holds your bass, surprise them by pulling out a running chainsaw & cut their legs off. Makes for a good stage show. Either that or just turn up with your bass & get paid for gigging

The 2nd song I learned all the way thru was Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, it all went downhill from there! Only messing, it was a selection of U2 songs from their first 3 albums that was in a transcribed book that my guitarist friend had (has all the instrument score). New Years Day being the gem to play out of that lot.

First rig: Vox Standard Bass, Carlsbro 90 Bass amp 2 Marshall 15 folded horn PA cabs (big heavy beasts taht was too big to stack on yer own). Current rig: Ibanez SR-1000e Bass Markbass CMD102p 2x10 combo Selection of fx pedals.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' post='1221035' date='May 5 2011, 01:45 PM']Ditto - although it was just the famous riff at the end, not the whole song. The first complete song I learned was Bowie's 'John, I'm Only Dancing', as it was transcribed in the forst copy of Bassist I ever bought. [/quote] The very 1st thing I ever recorded on bass was the F1 bit, a few days after I learned the song (it's an easy starter of a song) & me & my mate on guitar played along to some programmed drum beats (we didn't do the 1st 1/2 of the song as the guitar part is fairly tricky for a 12 year old beginner.

I used to have a Zoom 708 fx pedal that had a patch that did just this, it gave the note a slow attack (which was variable). Other option would be an ebow & a volume pedal

The Chain - Fletwood Mac

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. When I play the I V the image that goes through my head is standing with bowed legs & stomping from side to side dressed as a cowboy, that's a silly image & really what I meant when I said silly I V feel. +1 on knowing when not to play notes being just as important as when to play.

We do a few C&W songs (originals tho) & I'm not a fan of the genre , but the singer wrote em & he loves C&W so I had to make basslines for em & although they ain't hard, they can be fun. Think things like Obladi Oblada where you play the 3 notes of a chord if you want to get away from consistent I V stuff & then add extra notes variations & sometimes it can end up a bit on the tricky side & still retain that silly I V feel. Have a listen to [url="http://www.myspace.com/jellyrollmusic"]So Damned[/url] to see if it gives you any ideas (Excuse some of the timing issues with the song in the mandolin solo).

Check your bank statements from 10 months ago until present & see if there's an amount that would relate to it.

If you're wanting to try out effects & see what you're gonna benefit from, then my advice is to start off with a multi FX unit as it's a much cheaper option. Have fun if you do!

[quote name='squire5' post='1217517' date='May 2 2011, 01:42 PM']I still think that since starting to use the Squier P5,that this has been a major contributor to the problem.I use the low 'B' quite a lot,so having the 15" will actually cushion,or help to cushion the wear and tear on the 4x10.Time will tell,I guess.[/quote] Whether you use a 1x15, 2x10 or another 4x10 with your existing cab, it's still gonna get the exact same amount of bass to it. Adding a 15" wont cushion anything but it will do the following (& maybe more) things, 1) make everything louder as you'll be moving more air & thus won't need to turn it up so far. 2) cancel out certain frequencies due to different sized drivers putting out different sized soundwaves (Sometimes has a positive effect, often has a negative effect). Your new 10" drivers should be able to handle whatever you're throwing at them & I really doubt that your low B will harm them at all. But do let your ears be the judge of that.

[quote name='Big_Stu' post='1217888' date='May 2 2011, 06:39 PM']Why not? Sounds like you've got all the good reasons, the curiosity will always be there if you don't, you've got the ability & in the unlikely chance that you get stuck you've got an excellent luthier just down the road from you who specialises in finishing.[/quote] Potentially a silly Q, but who's that?

I have a 20 odd year old Ibanez SR1000 that I bought new in metallic charcoal & over the years has acquired many chips & dents in the paintwork. When I bought it I loved hard rock & heavy metal, so the bass' image went well with the leather jackets etc. Now I'm 40 & I still love the bass but I'm not so keen on black anymore (or all the chips in it) & have been toying with the idea for about a year now of taking the thing apart & stripping it back to the wood & maybe lacquer or oil/wax it or spray it a different colour (I used to be a signwriter, so competent & confident enough to do all the preps & spraying). Should I do it? I don't plan on ever selling the bass.

B5, I'd like to suggest learning some more theory. Not how to read, but how scales work. You don't even have to learn the names of the scales but learning them will open your mind up massively & allow you to work out the scale(s) used in a song & you'll know what notes can be used in a song. Sometimes you can play that F# when everyone else is playing a C, it might make a G maj11 or a C add #11 or a dirty look from the rest of the band. Pack the bass in it's case & pop it in a cupboard for a month & get a keyboard or a guitar & learn it. It'll be fun & you'll gain from it & then you can dig the bass back out & take a different musician's approach to it. I've packed the bass away many times, still my favourite instrument! Have fun with music.

I tend to use a porcelain pan to store mine in (it holds loads & seems to be bottomless). I just stored some in the inlaw's porcelain pan about 10 mins ago as I had some spare.

Just an amp or a combo? If it's just an amp, then try & stretch to get a Markbass LMII. They're @ £300-350 s/h.

Your 5 won't damage speakers, wear & tear or abuse will. Like the above says, email one or two of the manufacturers for what should be in your cab.

I'd find out what the cab volume needs to be in respect of having 4 drivers in it & see what drivers match with it. Don't get caught up in watts, just make sure the ohms are the same

Without sounding like a sales rep for Alex, I'd have a look at the [url="http://barefacedbass.com/product-range/super-twelve.htm"]Barefaced super 12[/url] or some of his other cabs. You'll be hard pushed to find one 2nd hand tho. Other cabs I'd recommend are any decent 2x10s or 2x12s from Markbass, Genz Benz, Bergantino, GK, TC Electronic, etc. My best advice is to get to a good bass stockist & try loads out (Bass Direct, the Bass Gallery or the Bass Merchant are but a few that come to mind). Most of all, have fun trying different options.

You could be right there Mr Foxen. I should have left out calling it combing & just explained a bit of what happens.

Mixing speakers of different sizes that operate in the same frequencies cause something called combing (where different frequencies are cancelled out or multiplied). Sometimes it has a positive effect, sometimes a negative effect, there's a lot of things to take into account. Using the same size speakers means you're not going to get random results every gig. Does it have to be Ampeg? If not then there's loads of better cabs out there.

None. Either 2 2x10s or 2 1x15s or maybe 2 4x10s if you don't like the look of stacked vertical cabs. If it has to be one of the bunch above, the 2x10 & the 4x10. That way you're not mixing up speaker sizes.

Well My band BigRoom are doing a gig this weekend despite never having played together for a year & this time it's slightly different. We have a drummer! It's gonna kick off with my singer doing some solo stuff from the BigRoom catalogue, then me & him doing some more stuff, Toyz & then Back on as BigRoom with drums. Toyz is an experimental band that have never played anywhere (not even a rehearsal) & is made up of our drummer either playing a lekky kit or on keys, our singer on synth guitar & myself messing about with whatever instruments I can get my grubby hands on (including some good use of the moog pedals )! I'm really looking forward to this one as any time BigRoom or Frigorifico (where the drummer is from) have done a bit of improvising type stuff, it's made some brilliant songs. Some of which still get played. So here's some other details... Kinbuck Annual Beer Festival 2pm – Late The Centre, Main Street Kinbuck (near Dunblane) Entry £5.00 includes Souvenir Glass and first Half pint Beers from Bridge of Allan Brewery Food for sale from 4:30pm Not sure who on here is in the area, but if you want to come along & need directions, PM me.