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I get where you're coming from. Slap can be done without having open E as the root, be in time and without a million notes randomly fired into a bar. I do some slap on a couple of originals & both are in G, tho I have been guilty for doing pretty much what your rant is about! Only at home tho.

Ok, bit of software for the phone only (I believe one calls it an 'App). Guitar Toolkit is one piece of software I use on an almost daily basis. You select your instrument, whether that be 6, 7 or 12 string guitar, 4, 5 or 6 string bass, banjo, mandolin or ukulele. Then chose what tuning you want it to be in (Standard EADG, drop D, tenor ADGC & so on). Choose a reference pitch (eg, A: 440 hz) & then right or left handed. Then there's a tuner, a fretboard (which allows you to view & play any scales you want), a metronome with various time signatures and a chord chart (you choose any chord you want & it'll show you all the variations of it). Don't let the guitar bit put you off, bass is very well accommodated for. I have it on my iPhone, not sure if the make it for any other phones.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='1044229' date='Dec 1 2010, 07:58 PM']I use mine (korg PB) first place (bass-tuner-fx-amp) so i can mute the signal to the entire rig after sond check or during intervals and [b]unplug the chord from my bass[/b] so it doesn't waste battery.[/quote] Plug in chords? I gotta get me some of them! Gm7 here I come.

I use a Dunlop one. Works fine on my six stringer semi, but my friends 12 doesn't always like it.

I don't know any basses with a neck as thin as my TV remote, let alone a pencil All kidding aside, good analogy & advice there. Quick edit just to say I tried your theory with my mobile phone & a camera lens. Holding the phone in a fretting position put's my thumb naturally towards my index finger, holding the lens my thumb went towards my ring finger.

I actually get the exact same thing as yourself. Both thumb joints ache as does my wrist. I tried changing my playing position & how I hold the bass & this helped significantly, but I still get it (been for a few years now). I think the thin neck is a contributing factor. Anyone know where I can get a deeper neck for an ibby.

New bass for Xmas? Ibanez get a good bright tone as well as a good dubby tone & you can spend what you want on one. I can only suggest Ibby as I've never owned anything else, so best to try a few in Guitar Guitar. My idea of a funk sound is very different from yours & requires flatwound strings & a filter (such as a wah). Very little brightness for me. If you're playing thru your PC, try using a VST wah or filter on it.

I've always said the same as Gafbass02. But it's harder to make a bass sound good as a solo instrument than it is with a guitar. Anyone who can sing can learn 3-4 chords & a simple strumming pattern & it'll sound decent to most non musos. Give them a bass however, & it'll take them a lot longer to learn something that sounds good with just vocals. It's also a lot easier to do runs in semiquavers or 2 handed tapping on a guitar than it is a bass. So the only thing easy about a bass is learning to plod simple roots etc.

Thought about a multi fx pedal? Most have an eq as one of the effects, thus giving you the option to program several different eq settings.

Basically as above. If you've got a decent rig, you shouldn't need an eq pedal unless you're wanting to quickly change mid song for something like going from fingering to slapping (sounds like a date gone wrong!). My band have one song that I do this in & use my Murf as an EQ for this (it's a very useful pedal, if pricey).

Another Safari user here so the top 12 are shown. Basschat, Flickr & YouTube are always on there & the other 9 are things that the Mrs has been looking at (such as cakes). On my phone I have a shortcut on the 1st homescreen to BC & also the 1st open page of Safari is BC too.

I've only ever had 4s but my next is gonna be either a 5 or 6 as I could do with the extra strings because I'm regularly up the dusty end filling out spaces when the guitar is soloing (I don't do noodling, that's for guitarists ). It would be better to be able to get the lower notes & higher notes together rather than having to compromise on the sound I'm after.

The 3 that I'm enjoying playing just now are: The Waking - Kurt Elling All Day - Hillsong United Ramble On - Led Zeppelin Never played any Chili Peppers for yonks. I used to love playing Pretty Little Ditty.

[quote name='Protium' post='1038784' date='Nov 27 2010, 01:47 PM']The only impedance you can have with the cab is 16 or 4 ohm. Without disconnecting 2 of the speakers you can not attain 8ohm however you wire it.[/quote] You're right! For some strange reason I was thinking if they was wired Parallel in pairs (to make 8 ohm) and then put into series that the cab would still be 8 ohm.

I tune with a separate tuner prior to playing (usually with Guitar toolkit or Polytune on the phone) & then if I need to tune during the gig I do it by ear (via harmonics if between songs). Edit to say, if I was using a pedal it would probably go first or from a separate out. But if no fx are applied then I doubt it makes any odds.

If you can be bothered, take the back off again & compare the wiring with one of Jonthebass's diagrams (on page 1) & that should give you an indication as to it's ohmage. Alternatively, just keep an eye on how hot your amp gets when using them

[quote name='obbm' post='1037637' date='Nov 26 2010, 12:08 PM']I thought the giveaway was in the very original post. How could he have known this without having the bcak off?[/quote] Sorry bud, I've read thru the other posts & the OP hasn't said it's the 16 ohm (it was in a couple of other posts that it could be). He could still rewire it to draw 7.5 ohms & the Trace should still run them ok (if slightly warmer). Anyway, whether it's 15 or 16 ohms I wouldn't bother with the hassle of rewiring it.

[quote name='obbm' post='1037380' date='Nov 26 2010, 08:53 AM']I'd be really interested to see how you would do that with 4 x15-ohm speakers. You could have solved an age-old problem. [/quote] Haha, I wish I could have fixed that! Was his 4x12 not confirmed to be this tho? [quote]1935B JCM800, Bass 4x12" 260W/280W 16Ω straight front cabinet.[/quote]

I don't get down into town all that often, but I'll keep an ear to the ground for ya

You could rewire the 4x12 to run at 8 ohms to get the same going to both, but the volume difference wouldn't be worth the hassle.

I have a few songs I play in drop D (just detuning the E down), but I've never tried going down to C. If you rarely use the G string then you could restring with the first 4 strings from a set of 5s (BEAD), but I'm not sure if this would require modding the nut to take a slightly wider B string (you could get the lightest gauge you can find). Or, play higher up & get an octaver.

Nope, I like Stevie Wonder. The bassline itself is ok (just), but the song is lame. Very lame. Having another listen (again), they'd be better covering the theme tune for Smokey & the Bandit!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1035467' date='Nov 24 2010, 07:17 PM']Have you had a shot of a Shuker yet? If not, then do so before buying. It might be what your looking for or it might be a pain in the butt to play. I'd go for a Fender. See what I did there? Try everything before you buy in this price region IMO.[/quote] Yup, I couldn't agree more. I just didn't get time to finish my post as I'm at work. I'd still get down to a shop & play loads. 20 years ago I went to Sound Control in Glasgow with plans to get a Status Bass, ended up trying a few others & came out with my Ibanez. Ok, a Fender would probably have held it's value better than my Ibby, but I've had the bass for 20 years & not needed to change it or wanted anything else & I preferred the playablilty & sound of the Ibby over the Fenders (altough I do now want a fretless 5 string & the Ritters are tempting me!).

Have you had a shot of a Fender yet? If not, then do so before buying. It might be what your looking for or it might be a pain in the butt to play. I'd go for a Shuker.

just got around to reading this thread. I'd been wondering myself where a few of the ladies was. Good to see you alive & well.