Higgie

[quote name='Rumple' post='581673' date='Aug 26 2009, 05:55 PM']Blimey he's a bit good! I have watched the first instalment (cheers BottomEndian) I'll look the rest up on You Tube when I get home from work. R[/quote] Yup, he's an absolute monster on fretless. Wait till you see the exercises he starts doing with 1 finger per fret going up and down the strings, and leaving each finger in the last place it played a note...absolutely killer when you get to the 3rd and 4th fingers! On a side note, I took my fretless out to the jam night the day after I got it, and played it live to an audience - It was like having my very first gig all over again, I was pooing myself! Got lots of positive comments afterwards though, and I didn't hear myself going out of tune. They were relatively simple songs that I know off by heart anyway, but I still wouldn't trust myself using it all night...the odd number maybe, but not exclusively!

Having just picked up my first fretless I'll be watching this thread with great interest. There is a Steve Bailey fretless instructional video that's split into parts on youtube (can't link now as it's blocked from where I am) but I was watching it the other night and it seemed like a good resource!

I contacted the user but received no reply also. I'm interested to see how it went too Matt, any luck?

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='522113' date='Jun 23 2009, 10:13 PM']Overall I was a massive fan, still like to get me Alembic out and have a play along now and again![/quote] Yeah as long as you can find it among those 4 million other basses

I played with Mike Casswell in South End that night, so couldn't have been me! Although I have been known to do simultaneous gigs using my Delorean, so I can't tell you until last sunday.

No worries Ped - I'm getting on ok, although it's definitely a lot harder than I thought it would be without the lines!

That was a Russian Big Muff that was modified by our very own Toasted.

The fretless is a 1989 - It's in absolutely mint condition, and from the serial number I have deduced it was put together just a couple of months before I was born! It's nice to finally own a bass that's the same age as me

I think he meant Harmonic vs open string?

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='571798' date='Aug 17 2009, 05:14 PM']I don't know any of these songs.[/quote] Give them a listen, Coffee Shop has got a couple of great solos in it!

[quote name='Platypus' post='577561' date='Aug 22 2009, 01:52 PM']Think you'll find if your looking at the straight on, form the same level - not from above, they'll both appear as they are (the same size)[/quote] Yeah, I understand that, just generally due to the size of the cabs, unless your 3 foot tall, you won't able to see them like that

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='577458' date='Aug 22 2009, 11:27 AM']Sorry Peter, they 'sound' slightly better as a pair when in classic black and silver. On a serious note; if you think the single DB sounds good wait till you do try them doubled up. Honestly, they are better than the sum of the parts. [/quote] Anyone noticed how the Aguilar cabs seem to have some sort of optical illusion? The top cab looks bigger than the bottom, but they are both exactly the same size. It's not just a camera trick either, they look that way in person! It always astounds me how side by side they are identical, whack one on top and all of a sudden the bottom one has shrunk! Edit: Actually ON TOPIC, they are the best cabs I've had the pleasure of using/owning. With the Ag500 it's an asbolutely killer rig.

I bought a Nordstrand pickup for my Stingray from Simon and he was the perfect guy to deal with - Excellent communication, fast postage, and in general a lovely bloke. Don't hesitate to buy from/sell to him in the slightest! Cheers again mate

So look what just turned up?

I seem to remember him playing a downtuned 5er, so that would help with the string tension.

Sounds like he has low action to get a little fret buzz, a little bit of Overdrive in the first vid. New strings, scooped mids. That's about it really. Never been a fan of him or his playing. And yes, second vid is just root 5th octave.

The pickup is too far from the bridge to be an MM. Looks to me like a P Bass with a MM style humbucker.