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[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1477575635' post='3163099'] Thanks ambient, But I guess it is not in the UK. I won't buy a bass I can't try & collect in person. Hope your are enjoying Yours? BTW have You ever tried a Status 6? Any comparisons ? Brendan [/quote] You're the same as me then 😊. I've never tried a Status no, they do look amazing basses though.

I wonder if there are drummer forums, with drummers asking questions like, what do you do when your bassist forgets his line ? Or, what do you do when your bass player is too loud through his 1000 watt head and 2 4x10s. A good one, my bassist insists on dragging an old 1980s vintageTrace Elliot stack, it weighs an absolute ton, and takes up all the stage, any suggestions ? 😆

I thought Thomann offered a free 5 year warranty ?

I don't see this as being ripped off. Surely it's just commercialism ? Its like Amazon are currently selling the TC Polytune clip for £35, whereas other stores are selling them for up to £50. If people can't search and price check things then.....

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1477392773' post='3161879'] That's Beautiful Enjoy... I am looking for one. Hopefully trying a New JP2 next week -- But they are well over 3 grand new now!!! B [/quote] There's a guy contacted me about selling his, if you're interested ?

Can I ask why you're doing this anyway ?

On the plus side I guess. At least you paid in full up front, thus avoiding a rather nasty shock thanks to the demise of the pound.

I bought a used bass from them recently. I'm a fussy devil, and wasn't perfectly happy with it. So I emailed them explaining this. I had a reply almost immediately, apologising, and offering to get it collected by courier and refund me. I was going to be in the area anyway, so dropped it back. I was refunded back to my bank account within the hour. The refund included the original shipping charge too. You really can't beat that for service, in my opinion anyway. I also had a problem with a gig bag a couple of months ago. Not their fault at all I hasten to add, it was a manufacturing problem. They took it back and gave me a really good deal on a different model, the one I'd bought was their last in stock. They're human though I guess, so not everyone's impression of them will be the same. I've used them since they started and can offer only praise.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1477478372' post='3162446'] Sounds like an awful lot of highly skilled classical musicians to me. I play in a local educational orchestra (and smaller ensembles) and the drummer / percussionist and me have a lot of pub gig experience. We piss about with the tunes as we feel like it (or up to the point we get told off!) The vast majority of the classical guys get upset when we are doing that, let alone when they are told they can improv! They seem to freeze, or play what is written with the odd added octave or rest! One of my mates is a cellist. Could sight read Grade 8 exam pieces in a dark room wearing sunglasses. She can't improvise worth a damn.Funnily enough the players of the "jazz" instruments (trumpet, clarinets etc) seem to be far better. I suppose there is more of a cross-over for those instruments. But the bassoons and cellos etc - not a chance. [/quote] This brings to mind the recent playing by ear thread. A fair few guys on here seem to have to 'learn' a song and practice it before playing it.

Have you tried 'transcribe' ? It's pretty good if you're trying to learn something, or transcribe something. It enables you to slow it down without altering the pitch, and you can set it to repeat a section or phrase. It's brilliant for working on a difficult piece.

Just get the pianists contact details, and drop him an email, or look him up on Facebook or whatever. Just say your friend has asked you to play bass, are you sure the pianist isn't expecting you anyway ?

There was a guy I was at uni with. He was without doubt the most gifted musician I've ever encountered. He could hear something once, and then play it. I'm not talking 12 bar either. He could do it on bass and also on piano, jazz stuff too. His uncle is a well known bassist.

My gig last night[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1477305842' post='3161187'] I did say both, as you quoted. Mikel said above, that without a rehearsal he wouldn't want to play a song to a paying audience, unless it was easy like a twelve bar. Some experienced players could play more than a twelve bar without a rehearsal. My point was, busking tunes on a gig is using your ears as well. Many do it all the time. Now, that might mean years of playing experience has helped in remembering many tunes, or they have good relative pitch, or a combination of both. To me that is playing by ear. But like you said, that is just my opinion. [/quote] This was my gig last night. Quite an important one because the band wanted a residency, which we got. We don't rehearse, we just turn up and play. We use charts, but playing by ear is a massive part of the gig. listening to what's going on, keys changed at the last minute, the arrangement evolves as the song goes on, watch the MD for cues re solos and dynamic etc.

The distance selling laws will still apply, so you'll be able to return it if you're not happy.

[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1477247062' post='3160851'] My TRB6 MK I was my first bass, still a monster if a little bit for what I've gotten used to now. The JP was always what I really wanted. What a stunner! [/quote] [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1477136606' post='3160065'] Love it. I think these are one of the best six string basses ever made. Love the necks. I love the early TRB 6 basses. They have a great clarity but awsome growl. Check out the awsome Deborah Killings on a JP. [media]http://youtu.be/jeZK9BD90F4[/media] [/quote] [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1477249556' post='3160872'] Beautiful! [/quote] Thanks. They are seriously such amazing basses. The TRB6P that I had was a superb bass. I sold it to Kevin Glasgow, so it went to a good home. A photo from this evenings gig. [attachment=230636:14729123_1840038219564022_8900643665370322770_n.jpg] It has such amazing clarity, yet there's a real depth to the sound too.

[quote name='landwomble' timestamp='1477239630' post='3160777'] Same here. I play by ear, haven't done any music theory since grade 5 trombone when I was a teen-ager and I've forgotten all of that. I just start with the root note of the chords then work from there. Works for me! [/quote] Is that 'playing by ear' though, if you know the root note of the chord and play that ?

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1477228333' post='3160689'] I always think it's cheating, if you're supposed to be a live band that's what it should be, same with loopers, very clever, but no different from using a backing track [/quote] Except with a looper you're playing it in real time, it plays it back, and you respond to it. Quite different to a backing track, where you can re-record something until it's absolutely perfect. If you make a mistake with your loop, then you're stuck with it.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1477225576' post='3160656'] Fair enough...but he says he learned [i] theory[/i] on the trombone. My point is that theory is theory, regardless of the instrument, and I would expect that he'd know what key he was playing in. [/quote] Yep, totally agree. That's what makes me think it's that he doesn't know the notes on the bass. It's all well and good knowing the C major scale, but if you don't know where C is on the bass then, you're kind of stuck . It kind of baffles me really, guys spend hundreds, maybe thousands on gear, but don't invest a little bit of time on learning the basics of playing. If someone already knows scales, then how long would it take to learn the notes on 20 odd frets ? If you know scales, then learning that the note on fret 1 of the E string is an F, then you'd pretty quickly figure out the next one is going to be F#, etc. If it's not hampering someone's enjoyment of playing music though, then there's no problem. I am intrigued though, how do you know what note to play first of all, if you've not played that song before ? Then the next note etc. If the song starts on a Cm, how do you know what note(s) to play, and how would you know the next chord was going to be an F7, quickly enough to play something ?

I've played with bands like this a few times. You just have to make sure the drummer has good monitoring, and can hear the click/tracks, and can play in time.

Cello. I absolutely love cello. My composition tutor at uni is a cellist. She brought her 200 odd year old cello into a lecture once, and played. So, so beautiful.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1477222967' post='3160622'] I'm a bit puzzled by this. A "C" major minor scale, or chord is the same, no matter what instrument you play. [/quote] I think he means that he didn't learn the fretboard, or scales/arpeggios on his bass.