Woodinblack

I would say, play the bass. At some time later, if there is something about the sound that is wrong, or something about the feel that is wrong, start looking as to what can be causing that and what you can do about it. If there isn't anything about it that you don't like, don't even think about it again, just carrying on playing it.

And now he (Juszkiewicz, not Mr Trump), has gone: https://www.musicradar.com/news/ceo-henry-juszkiewicz-ousted-as-gibson-guitar-co-saved-from-bankruptcy He said: “I will continue to aid Gibson for at least a couple more years, and my mission, really, is to pass on the knowledge and the tools to allow the next generation of management to really excel and bring the brand to a whole new level,” I am sure they are glad for that!

Wow - do they just throw the pickups at the body and see where they stick? 😲

I did, in fact rush were probably the reason I started on the bass. Rush and Yes. I got an Ibanez Rick clone.

You can turn the treble down. Certainly worth it at the price if it is the sort of thing you want

We played one just like that last month!

I saw that on auction a few weeks ago, looked interesting but going for a bit too much and there was some other stuff I wanted to bid on (that I also didn't get!). Also I guess I can't get with that headstock shape on that body

The strings it came with - very dead black strings I am guessing, but I was in Bristol yesterday and picked up some Daddario XLs, so that problem will be sorted. Shame, I like the look of the black strings

Yep, same here, if my ring finger does anything it is to back up my little finger in what it is doing.

Oh that is new to me, sounds good!

Played a small village pub yesterday. They don't pay much but they are handy when there is nothing else around and the audience are always very interactive (often way too interactive). It also has the advantage that once you get 20 people in it it seems busy. And there were a lot more than 20. Its also one of those pubs that you start playing for 2 people and a dog, and by the time you get to song 3, the pub is full, either nothing or everything. We spent quite a bit of time setting the sound set up, as it was small and echo'y, going microphone at a time, and instrument at a time getting everything balanced, and it really paid off - the drummers mother, (who often comes to our gigs) said the sound was perfect. That might not sound that impressive but she is our fiercest critic, she normally tells us how bad it sounded, so that is a high praise indeed. Gig went really well, but what is it with people who are leaving who fist bump the singer, and then come past me and hold there fist out for the same - some part of me playing this instrument that says I have a free hand?

Yeh, but just imagine how good your pinky is going to be at the end!

Well, I signed up. Thought I might as well, it’s only a gig and a half’s money - incidentally a shock paying when you think, oh it’s $147, that’s just £100, turns out my head is still on pre-brexit time! - and I really do need a bit of smoothing out so I want to give it a try. Hope it will work, been a Scott’s bass lessons member since the beginning, I go so rarely that when I do it always says “looks like you’re new here!”

Well I wasn’t originally sold on it as the string spacing is a bit too wide on the neck and the strings were a bit dead so it didn’t sound great, but I decided to gig it, as things are different in a gig. turned out it was great, even the dead strings weren’t so bad, although I noticed how dead they were on all right now (sounded fine on the verse!), spacing didn’t cause an issue and apart from a lack of familiarity with the controls, it was great.

Guess it doesn’t matter if it sounds right!

Drop C would be everything down a tone then C down again, so C G C F. Thats the way I played it, and assumed they did. - edit Like this: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/royal_blood/little_monster_bass_1476090

Is that the later stuff? I have only ever done little monster and that was drop C

The neck would cope with it fine. Isn't that a huge step between strings for playing though, one string, C to A, a 9 fret gap? I played drop C, for queens of the stoneage stuff, but then the rest of the strings are down too!

Now that I don't understand. I know we are often in these situations where you are saying that for you it is a job, whereas for the rest of us it is a hobby so you're more concerned with the money than us, but if you are doing a wedding, that is a money thing, they are a complete faff but they pay well. I expect to walk away with at least double what I get from a pub gig at a wedding, and that is why I would do one, unless it is just a wedding reception in a normal pub!

I don't understand any group regularly paying $700 for sound and lights. If my group was getting $2000 for a wedding gig and immediately shelling out $700 for lights and sound, I would be looking to getting that stuff myself.

I have been thinking about it. I don't think there is an issue with it being in addition to the SBL membership, I mean you can get all the information you need from the SBL website, this is a separate addition to that, more focused.

I am prepared to believe you. It wasn’t specifically what I was after, there was a legend custom on bassdirect and a walnut custom on Andertons that I would have preferred but they were both real money, which would probably only come after I decided I liked something!

Thats the chap. The one that changed name a lot of times!. Needs new strings (which is a shame as I wanted to try those black ones but they are dead as a dead thing), and a tweak on the neck to get the action down but plays ok.

Well, I am sure they would have accepted twice the price if you had asked them nicely! I got a spector today - not sure what model, but isn't contoured. Wanted one to see what they were like, it is ok, seems comfortable enough although the neck might be a bit wide for me. Will gig it this weekend and see how it plays

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