CamdenRob

For me one of the best things that has come out of being a member of BC is learning about all the different gear available out there. I've read alot of posts that have prompted me to go out and try gear I wouldn't otherwise have even heard of. It really is a minefield to start with but once you've read everything out there, amps, cabs and basses essentially fall into a few different types with subtle differences within those catagories.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1430430860' post='2761485'] Drop tunings do my head in [/quote] Mine too, there really is no need on bass. I don't even drop tune on guitar for metal, it throws all my scale patterens out and it's really not that difficult to play the same chords in standard.

Waiting for delivery is bad... Waiting for a custom build is worse...

Interested in the outcome of this as I have a similar issue on a guitar... Was thinking of bodging it by putting a tiny slither of something in the nut slot, maybe a bit of string etc, just as a short term fix.

I had a 84 - 87 Jap 57 reissue P It played as well as any bass I've owned and sounded great to my ears with flats and the tone rolled off. I have no need for a P bass so I sold it for £350... If I ever did need a P bass I'd search it out and try and buy it back.

I find the input on my BDDI very sensitive... I always run a clean sound with no hint of drive or distortion and I have to roll my bass volume down quite a bit to not overload the input.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1430234054' post='2759287'] Jazz or Precision? [/quote] Depends whether I'm using someone elses rig or not...

From what I understand from various other threads it's a lot more complicated than just sticking some speakers in a cab... I think the cab needs to be modelled to see how different drivers would respond, otherwise you could end up with a cab emphasising odd frequencies that would sound crap... Then again you could ignore all conventional wisdom and build yourself an 8x15 with all the speakers pointing at each other and hope for the best...

Sounds interesting... No soundcard at work but I'll check out that video later when I get home.

Can we have a special forum for single cut basses so I can avoid accidentally opening a picture of one...

When I audition for bands I always learn the tracks I've been asked to look at and write my own basslines (allowing for future changes depending on what the drummer does). Then I turn up to the audition inevitably with numerous other new people and sit around for four hours whilst everyone else shows each other the chords etc. Clothing wise I usually go with the Batman costume...

[quote name='seymourfluid' timestamp='1430138359' post='2758261'] I run a Mesa Boogie Carbine M6 with two 600Watt cabs, a 1X15 and a 2X12. Fine for our larger gigs and the clarity is fantastic. For the smaller gigs however, I’m lucky to get the main gain to 1. The only time I tried to run it with the preamp and power amp at 12 o’clock, the sound pressure removed the rest of the band from the stage. If any young pup thinks he can break that, he’s welcome to try. [/quote] If the bloke from Chris's support band ran it full blast without any speakers connected you might have an issue....

I bought a pack of these last week as spares for my mesa guitar head. £2.75 from amazon... http://www.amazon.co.uk/607/dp/B0036ABK7I/ref=sr_1_1/276-8327578-0982316?ie=UTF8&qid=1430141358&sr=8-1&keywords=t5a+250v+fuse Sound the same as what your looking for to me

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1430141135' post='2758311'] Have you guys tried Maplin's contact cleaner spray? It's what I have. It seems ok to me, but not over impressed. Just wondered how it compares. [/quote] I was going to buy some of this on the way home today so would be interested in this as well...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430140111' post='2758293'] Cloning. There's another 50 of me in the shed. [/quote] Are all 50 of you comming to my BC BBQ? Better get more sausages...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430138653' post='2758268'] There's a rumour on TalkBass... [/quote] When do you have time to post on Talkbass?

[quote name='hollywoodrox' timestamp='1430134937' post='2758209'] I only read this thread in hope of smutty comments or a titillating picture [/quote] Me too...

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1430133302' post='2758190'] There's a subtle difference between the key sig of C major and not using a key sig - a bit like the difference between "" (an empty string) and NULL in computing! Re. relative (and other minors), the key sig doesn't take into account alterations for the melodic/harmonic variants. In conventional (classical) notation, A minor is A minor is A minor. If the notes of a given part are fulfilling a purely harmonic [b]function[/b], then we'll see G#s popping up, e.g. the classical IV-V-I sequence in A minor is Fm-G(major)-Am. But traditionally, the kink of the augmented second (F-G#) was avoided in a melodic context. As in the harmonic context, the leading-note G# "wants" to resolve to the A, so the ascending melodic version of the scale smooths out the kink by approaching it from F#. Then on the way down it's the "natural" (Aeolian) form, A-G-F. Then those blues guys came along and started flattening sevenths all over the place, usually favouring the pentatonic scale over the diationic form (so the question of whether the sixth is raised or not, as in the melodic minor scale, is redundant), with the consequence that the "natural" minor has become the prevalent form of the minor scale in rock music. [/quote] That makes perfect sense... I would have made more sense by saying natural minor instead of melodic!

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1430132192' post='2758176'] Have you noticed that any pieces written in a harmonic minor scale usually (always?) use the key signature of the natural minor (Aeolian mode), and simply sharpen the 7th whenever it crops up on the stave? My guess would be, if you're in a mode of A harmonic minor, you'd use the natural/Aeolian key signature and just sharpen what is now the 3rd when you encounter it. Which will probably be more frequent than the 7th, admittedly, but I guess that's the price we pay for dabbling in strange scales and modes! [/quote] That's pretty much the conculsion I've arrived at. I've not noticed what people usually do as I've never read a piece of music! I'm just starting to write my own stuff down hence this thread.

So the general consensus seems to be just to do whatever is easiest I didn't want to put it in C because of the G#. If it was a standard E phrygian (from the C major scale) then fine as it's all notes from C major anyway obviously. I was also unsure about using C as obviously the dominant phrygian (#3rd) is the mode based on the dominant of the harmonic minor, so the root of the harmonic minor from which the E dominant phrygian is taken would actually be A and not C... As a bit of a side note, whenever anyone mentions relative minors I've always assumed that to be the [s]**Melodic[/s]** Natural Minor (b7th) so it works diatonically with the other modes of the Major scale. I've always treated the Harmonic minor and it's associated modes as a totally seperate system with it's own chords built from the triads of the respective modes etc. Some excellent input here from people who clearly know a lot more than me about these things though. Thanks folks... ** edit ** wrong minor!

I sold a japanese precision last year for around £350... sounded great, lightweight and played wonderfully.

[quote name='alittlebitrobot' timestamp='1429973902' post='2756860'] Me and my long-term robo-partner have completely independent finances... [/quote] Same for me and Mrs C.... Both spend our money on whatever we like, no questions asked, no explanations needed.

You're in great hands with ACG, you'll end up with an instrument you can cherish for a lifetime It's difficult to suggest anything regarding finish etc as it's so personal to you. I'd just think over the various options and live with them for a while until something sticks.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1429869652' post='2755715'] Why does it have to be neck through ? Taking that out of the equation allows for so many more options. [/quote] Have to agree here... you're excluding some great basses.