Clarky

[quote name='charic' post='1033509' date='Nov 23 2010, 08:33 AM']Shes been telling you that when? [/quote] If anyone has a Christian Louboutin bass (with red underneath), Mrs Clarky will be there

Another vote for the chunkier P width neck, which I find much more hand friendly near the nut. Funnily enough the 2009 Jazz I have is closer to a P neck in feel than any of the ultra skinny 70s Jazz necks I have played (I went the vintage J route and just hated those skinny, bound necks). So maybe the newer MIA Jazzes are the happy medium ergonomically. sound wise it entirely depends on the type of music and context, Jazzes cut through better in my view whereas Ps sound better in the mix. horses for courses and I am happy owning one of each.

Not surprisingly, due to his impending broken leg operation, Happy Jack will not be coming along to the BassBash

Don't forget there's another 20% or so in taxes to go on top, though, which takes it to £430 and into BassChat price territory! Nice bass though

Eminence's reply to my question (via SMART distribution) about the finger noise on the 'A': 'Have your customer dampen the ringing strings between the bridge and tailplate. Cut of piece of foam about an 1.5"wide by 6" long, maybe an inch thick. Place the foam on top of the center 2 strings midway between the tailplate and the bridge. Then tuck the ends of the foam under the outside two strings. Once the player goes and gigs with the bass, he maybe happy to have the extra string attack. I've never had anyone come forth with this comment". I don't really see that I should have to stuff a piece of foam in the bass and I don't want extra string attack in one string only! So I don't find this reply that helpful, unfortunately, other than that hearing noone else has made this comment. I am hopeful that by replacing the strings and re-siting the bridge (as suggested above) and carefully siting the Realist pickup I can fix the issue without recourse to bits of foam.

[quote name='TheRev' post='1032281' date='Nov 22 2010, 09:56 AM']Have you checked that the bridge is sitting perfectly flat on the pickup following your string change? I've found that as the new strings settle in, the bridge tilts fractionally and loses contact with the Realist pickup. I don't know about a popping noise but my Eminence certainly sounds very thin when this hapens.[/quote] Thanks for that, I will check this out tonight. I guess popping is over-stating it, its more that the finger plucking the string produces a percussive noise that is just about as loud as the note itself. Playing with the meat of the finger reduces this but if Ihave to play a fast passage, I have to use the fingertips to pluck and here it becomes problematic

Monday bump Deal for BCers I have previously dealt with - the Aria with Presto strings installed plus an old spare set of Thomastik strings (the silks are a bit chewed but this would be good as a backup set in case of breakages in a gig) and postage within Uk £500 all-in, or £480 collected. As I mentioned in OP, I will get the bass back next weekend so could hand over at BassBash or post the following week.

TBH, Musicman basses have never really tickled my fancy ... until I saw this Status-necked one from cd david's 'Black basses' post. Phwoar, its so black and shiny [attachment=64583:P1010009_1.jpg]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031881' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:52 PM']I bet you don't remember what I played on your Shuker.[/quote] 'Karn Evil Nine' second movement by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031865' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:41 PM']OK, it's out now. Clarky played [i]London Calling[/i] brilliantly on my fretless and, with me being a total t*s*e* (and slightly hard of hearing, of course), I failed to recognise it.[/quote] Oh bl**dy hell it was me doing the slide-y bit on your Tony Franklin, wasn't it? In nervy moments (like when surrounded by dozens of bass players who are better than me!) I fall back on a small stock repertoire of bass lines that I won't screw up, London Calling being one of them On topic, the other ultra-recognisable bass line from the Clash has to be 'The Magnificent Seven' (yep, thats in my embarrassed-nervous bass player repertoire too)

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031834' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:31 PM']Steady on! I can get a Persian rug if I want to. [/quote] Dave at his last gig [attachment=64574:image.axd.jpeg] PS, I think it was me playing London Calling at SE BassBash

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031821' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:27 PM']So, that's KEN by ELP? I expect it's a surprise, but that's another one with which I have only limited familiarity.[/quote] You need to play the bass line stood on a Persian rug while the keyboard player stabs his Moog with a knife. So I'm not altogether surprised its not part of your repertoire, Dave

[quote name='Faithless' post='1031781' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:11 PM']Its funny, because sometimes BC is becoming similar to Talkbass to my eyes - after a while, folks who come here to post 'a recognisable bassline', will post their favourite tunes instead, that have nothing to do with being easily recognisable..[/quote] Second movement of 'Karn Evil Nine' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer anyone?

[quote name='walbassist' post='1031479' date='Nov 21 2010, 03:22 PM']I wonder is putting a felt pad or a bit of tape between the A string and the bridge might take the edge of the harshness?[/quote] Thanks for suggestion mate! I tried a bit of bridge foam between string and bridge but no difference. Think I will wait until I try a whole set of Silver Slaps before fiddling further. Played along to Rattlin Bone CD this afternoon and the Eminence felt great (so it should be nicer still with Silver Slaps), just need to sort this slight niggle out.

HE AINT NEVER BOUGHT NUFFINK FROM ME, INNIT. BLOODY CRAP SITE. WHERE'S THE FISH?

I once tried Weedwackers (the cheap ones off eBay). After several weeks they were still stretching and going horribly flat each time I picked up the bass, and like an above poster said, I swapped the E and A for Innovations (Blacks, I think?) as there was no sustain or volume with them, just a percussive dull thud. That said, I have heard there are better quality Weedwacker-types that solve these problems (I assume the prior post is referring to these, Lamberts).

Well, I just swapped the 'A' temporarily for a Silver Slap 'A' from my DB (and added the cushioning felt pad between string ball end and tail piece) and there was no discernible difference, so I guess I am just going to have to play around with amp/EQ settings until I fix the problem. It did, though, reinforce that I prefer the (even) lower-tension feel of Silver Slaps so I will definitely swap the strings over later this week.

Thanks Chris. On family duty now but will try swapping over for a different A (Helicore or Thomastik Superflexible) later today and see if its sorts the problem. Its not horrendous but it is a bit annoying and only happens on the A so it sorta gets my goat! Has also occurred to me that the Helicores came with felt pads at the end of the strings which cushioned the brass ball-end against the metal tail-piece ... so maybe I should try installing the felt pad on the A as well?

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='1031363' date='Nov 21 2010, 01:28 PM']Have you tried replacing the supplied A string?[/quote] It is a replacement, it came stock with D'Addario Helicores which are too taut for my liking, so I swapped over for a set of Innovation Honeys last night. TBH, I think I prefer Silver Slaps to Honeys (even lower tension) so I will probably swap over again in the next week or so. I am just concerned that there's an issue with certain frequencies with the new bass/pickup. Do you think I should try swapping back the Helicore A as an experiment?

Been playing my new Eminence EUB today. With the Platinum Pro EQ I can get it sounding amazingly DB-like when amplified. One small problem though - the D and G strings sound superb and the E nearly as clear (its fractionally muddier), but the A seems to be picking up excessive amounts of finger noise, resulting in a popping type noise that becomes intrusive if you have to play faster pizzicato bits on the A. Is this the string (Innovation Honey), the interaction with the string/bridge/pickup (David Gage Realist), or perhaps the action (whch I have set quite low; albeit I tried raising it and there wasn't any real difference)? Any thoughts gratefully received. Cheers Clarky

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031281' date='Nov 21 2010, 11:52 AM']Hey Clarky, standing on the right - or maybe it's the one in the middle - is Chris White, Zombie bass player: EDIT: It is the one in the middle.[/quote] I look better for the laser eye surgery

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