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The neck on my bass is practically flat, just the slightest bit of relief at the 12th fret, maybe just 1mm. It enables a very low action. I know what you mean though, strings vibrate outward. It depends how lightly you play.

I find some of the comments so laughable. The guy is 21, and while we're on here asking about string recommendations for a P bass, he's already out there doing stuff most guys can only dream about doing. These are his showreels, where he's demonstrating his abilities. Watch some of his other videos, where he's playing for real, in real studios, and in real venues that aren't the local pub.

[quote name='bobpalt' timestamp='1462263306' post='3041465'] Ah, but can he play Mustang Sally? I think that may be too difficult for him. [/quote] Seriously ? Begs the question why he would want to.

Never heard of them, maybe ask him ?

If you look on Youtube there are quite a few videos of him playing 'normally'. There's a nice one here with the WDR big band. I'm not a Stevie Wonder fan, but this is quite a cool arrangement. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdGszmpQMd8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdGszmpQMd8[/url]

He's immensely talented, a natural musician. I think he was studying at the Royal college of music. He's also now playing for Grammy award winning Snarky Puppy.

Thanks for all of your replies. I don't want to remove the Bartolini preamp, I use it a lot. It's just that with the East preamp that I had in my Modulus, it had a passive control too. I used to have the passive rolled off totally, and just used to adjust the highs using the active control. The passive control affects a different frequency range than the actives, it sounds so much nicer. Less 'clanky' if you like. That's maybe why I've never gotten on with Musician basses, they sound too 'clanky' to me. Ideally I'd change the Bart to an East, but I can't afford that. Here's a schematic for the wiring for the Bart pre. [url="http://www.bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NTMB-Archive.pdf"]http://www.bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NTMB-Archive.pdf [/url]

The pickups go first to the balance control, then to the volume control. There are 2 wires attached to the volume control, one goes straight to the output jack, the other goes to the preamp. If I wanted to add the passive tone before the preamp. Could I get the capacitor soldered between these two ?

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1461790697' post='3037752'] Sound non invasive advice (pun unintended) and this follows on from what was established in the previous thread. [/quote] That simple ? Brilliant, thanks . I took the back plate off, and thought aarggggh .

I used to have a John East pre in my old Modulus, that had a passive control, I'm hoping to replicate that.

Following on from my other recent thread about wanting to add a passive tone control. I've bought a capacitor, so where do I get it soldered ? This is the inside of my control cavity. [attachment=218045:unnamed.jpg] It's a Bartolini preamp, I just want to add a capacitor to give the effect of a passive tone control permanently turned down, cutting the treble, I'll add that using the active preamp. Looking at the photo, the silver knob thing at the top is the volume control, the thing that the 2 black wires from pickups go to is the balance control, that's it hidden under the bundle of wires next to the blue thing. The blue thing controls the gain. Many thanks in anticipation of your replies .

Why not just leave it in, and not use it ? It's always there if you want it then.

[quote name='funkle' timestamp='1461612690' post='3036177'] Amps etc give us different flavours of ourselves, but IMO at the root of it is all down to the player, and in the main how they generate tone with their right hand. It's a tough lesson to take. [/quote] Different flavours of ourselves, the perfect description.

I've said this numerous times on here, and you always get the same replies poo-pooing the idea that how an instruments sounds can be so much down to the player. I've played other guys instruments when I was at uni, and they played my basses. So same instrument, cable, amp settings, different sound. Yet guys spend thousands and thousands on instruments and amps, when maybe they just need to learn how to use what they've already got ?

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Really nice. I did a lot of transcribing of his playing a couple of years ago, a truly great player. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qL4HpqlsjM&feature=share&list=PLA107F96FE39249D1&index=101"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qL4HpqlsjM&feature=share&list=PLA107F96FE39249D1&index=101[/url]

Good luck with it, hope it goes well.

Not a hoax, they just mentioned it on Classic FM.

Hoax.

It may also be the case that people see the tribute, who've never heard of the original artist, and even in the case of meatloaf like him, and buy his records. I actually thought meatloaf was dead.

Begs the question, why would you want to impersonate Meat Loaf in the first place ? Also Meat Loaf should maybe feel honoured that someone does . Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1460789522' post='3028696'] Bass played solo is like one of those blokes you see doing a marathon in a diving suit with lead boots. Novel and laudable to a point, but ultimately a futile exercise best achieved by another means. This was no exception. Except whatever he'd played it on, it would've been terrible*. * Actually, if he'd gone for it on the euphonium, it'd would've had a fascination all its own: parping and farting out the tune whilst leaping around...yeah, I'd have watched that... [/quote] Nonsense. Bass solo is as valid as any other instrument solo. It's all down to the player.

Just use Google or whatever, type in for example[i] Autumn leaves lead sheet[/i]. You'll find loads. Sometimes images is a good place to look.

I believe they use a long drill thing.