Clarky

Thanks will try re-positioning my right hand. From your reply it sounds like the richness of the tone is th reason for playing in the classical way - when playing amplified live would this still be the case?

Been having a crack at my DB this weekend and I noticed that I am plucking the strings higher up the board than is standard. NB, the lines I am playing are all in the lower registers (in electric bass parlance, nothing above the 8th fret). To explain, I am plucking the strings almost perpendicular to them with two fingers, just like an electric, just [s]above[/s] below where the neck and body meet. The classic way to pluck I know is at an angle with the side of the finger further down the neck. Is there an issue with the way I am playing (volume, resonance, etc) and should I re-learn to pluck further down the neck? The advantage of the way I am playing is it feels natural coming from electric and I csn play much faster - I appreciate that I would have to shift for any notes played in higher registers.

Actually Trav it was me Joe Zawinul took one look at me and said "Who izz dis idiot. He stands dere, mit da weiss Fender bass and da even weisser hair and he plays like mit da feet. Bring me a strudel and some Baileys" The rest is history

Nice one Nick! I know you've had a hankering after a vintage P for ages. For all my (somewhat embarrassing!) juggling of my bass collection the only definite/keeper is my 72P.

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I liked the Nick Cave stuff, especially the very intense second track. That dissonant guitar style is used a lot by his guitarist/ violinist - I appreciate it's not to everyone's taste - boring and run of the mill it ain't though! I may have a spare ticket to see Grinderman in a couple of week's time in London but I don't think I will be bowled over by the rush of BassChatters!

Here's a quite cool new video on Youtube of Kismetik, part live performance set to the album version of our song Blackmail

I find the B width neck (1.625 inches), half way betwwe P and J widths, to be the most comfortable. My 72P has a B width neck and is so easy to play that any idiot could do it (which is fortunate for me). The Alleva WW had a traditional 1.75 width neck and I didn't find it as comfortable as my 72P (although it wasa clearly better made!) You can buy matched PJ pickup sets from Wizard, DiMarzio etc so why not try that on one of your Ps, Gareth? Will cost including installation between £100-200 but that's a lot cheaper than the cost of a Jazz bass.

[quote name='bassbloke' post='965880' date='Sep 23 2010, 05:57 PM']Danish girls and Tuborg. Very nice. 25% VAT on booze. Not so nice.[/quote] I've spotted the Danish girls. They have yet to spot me! Tuborg and Cucumber basses it is then

Careful Nigel. When you play his CDs backwards it says "Hi-tops, Hi-tops, Hi-tops ...."

I have an hour or two to kill tomorrow afternoon before my flight back to London. Does anyone know of any good bass shops in Copenhagen that I could go snooping round? PS, I think Celinders are made there but at their new prices I won't be buying anything other than strings!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='964511' date='Sep 22 2010, 02:26 PM']so getting marks on it from your guitar stand is probably not worth worrying about.[/quote] Except when you are trying to sell the bass in question!

Just sold Stewart a Radial DI Box. Paid fast, great comms. Very pleasant transaction. Cheers!

Just bought an as-new Shadow p/u off Stevie. Another good deal with the man. Many thanks!