Norris

I play in a guitar/bass/drums trio, so have a lot more freedom than most to choose my tone. As long as I fill out the bottom, I'll play around a bit with the tone depending on the song or how I'm feeling at the time (or whatever tone I had in the last song if the guitarist's just seque'd!). As I play in a covers band doing mainly rock I'll have some Ampeg emulation on my effects box, but might clean it up & round it out for more funky stuff. There again my strings need changing, so they've lost their twang a bit anyway

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[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1346624936' post='1791416'] Bugger! It'd have to be a damn big scroll under the BC coat of arms then. [/quote] Do it for the music = enim faciunt, quaerentes musicam (According to Google translate ) Or better still for the BC coat of arms: For the music = ad canendum

I'm trying to work out what model of Hipshot I would need for my new(ish) [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Thunderbird-IV-Bass/Features.aspx"]Gibson Thunderbird[/url]. As far as I can tell I think I need the GB7 in black. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=72"]http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=72[/url] Has anybody fitted an Xtender to their Thunderbird, and if so which model? The stock tuners are Grover, but the Hipshot website says the GB7 is a replacement for Gotoh tuners. Is there much of a difference? Thanks in advance...

[quote name='rOB' timestamp='1346538079' post='1790443'] These all seem like good points to me. Anyone got any other suggestions? [/quote] If/when the record company comes a-knocking, before you sign any contracts with the label, make sure you take time to make a proper written agreement between the band members as to who has what rights & credits - including use of band name. (Having just read Martin Turner's autobiography ) Edit: And echoing lots of other sentiments - your old band mates behaved in a completely shi**y way, you're better off out.

While there is a drum kit on stage, your bass is safe as long as it's tucked out of the way (behind your rig). The drunkards always fancy themselves as a drummer If you are doing backing vox, set your mic stand up with one of the legs pointing straight at you so that you can stand on it whenever a drunkard looms close - your teeth will thank you It will still hurt, but shouldn't take any of them out

I've been "Norris" since 1985 - and look at the success it's brought me! In a previous band we took the names of local villages. I can't remember what name I was given, but the guitarist was called [url="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Burton+Lazars&hl=en&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=9.602149,18.896484&oq=burton+la&t=h&hnear=Burton+Lazars,+Leicestershire,+United+Kingdom&z=15"]Burton Lazars[/url]

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (must've been mentioned already!) Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

It's the legendary tacet string

If you pitch shift everything up an octave it will make it much easier to hear the bassline.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1345054546' post='1772995'] The angled string; that is just hooked onto the stand isn't it? Not supposed to be like that? [/quote] It does look like it's caught on the stand. Obviously not a lot of string tension then

Does this Gibson count as a bass? Edit: Found [url="http://www.harpguitars.net/history/month_hg/month-hg-3-07.htm"]here[/url]

You'll need to practise your bass parts until you can play them without thinking too much. You need to engage most of your brain for the singing - this is the bit the audience will notice. Keep at it though, as it feels great when you can start to drag the timing of the singing around a bit while keeping a rock-steady bassline going. (Pat-rub, pat-rub )

True to an extent, but I'm still waiting to see a sub-£1000 RIC in playable condition anywhere. There are some terrific basses out there for very little money these days

Oh my goodness - can somebody arrange the funeral for this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro2-The-Cat-rough-looking-road-worn-relic-new-strings-full-overhaul-/190711034420?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c67437234"]road-worn relic[/url]? Edited to add this classic quote: [font="Arial"]The jack socket sits in a copper coated plate at the tail end of the scratchplate; it catches the light and could be used as a dazzle the crowd thing next time you play at the Wembley Arena![/font]

We finished playing at a pub last weekend and a drunken punter asked why I looked so fed up all the time. I was perfectly happy. So it seems my bass face is ... fecking miserable

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1344411495' post='1763936'] Ernie Ball, been using them on everything for a few years now. Mostly Slinkies, but i need a set of flats too. Liam [/quote] Ditto. I've been using nothing but regular slinkys for the last 25 years or so. They last for ages & hold their tone - unlike most other strings I've tried. Plus most shops that actually stock bass strings will usually have Ernies.

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As I walk to work, I usually put it on my iPod & spend a week listening to it first. Then try and work it out by ear. Any tricky bits, or difficult-to-hear bits I run through an editor program - pitch-shifting it up an octave can make the bass line a lot more prominent.

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