donslow

Everybody get dangerous - weezer

11 minutes ago, linear said:

Close that drawer, please.

Ha ha beat me to it 

23 minutes ago, Quilly said:

when you turn up all the knobs on your jazz bass and the pointer isn't continuous through the 3 knobs, i.e. the pointers are slightly out of alignment.

...thats heart breaking.

I must say this does get me also, what’s worse is when you line them up and the turn them full circle and for some reason, they don’t line up the other way

4 minutes ago, JapanAxe said:

Amp heads that overhang cabs. At all.

3 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Now this I get.

Or mismatched stacked cabs of different sizes. 

Yup and yup

Just now, Happy Jack said:

Start with the chords, always the chords.

Once you know the chord sequence, many basslines simply fall into place.

 

This too...in a former life I was a guitarist so as a bass player, especially in a live/jam/rehearsal situation I find following the chords with root notes then adding the fills/flourishes later much easier

1 minute ago, horrorshowbass said:

I tend to agree with the don, 

nothing feels like an Ibby neck.

I did find a close second on a J&D brothers  through neck bass once, pretty much identical in feel, great bass to play but pickups sounded pants and it would’ve cost more than the bass was worth to get them swapped over so I sold it

2 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

What song are you learning..? Knowing this may help with relevant tips or advice. 

Reasonable point that!

8 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I expect this is fairly common - I don't read and never really got on with tab.  I listen to the song several times without going anywhere near my bass, just to pick up the structure.  Then I dissect it with the bass and figure out out to play it on the neck - best positions etc.  Then I just listen to the song as much as possible, over and over again, imagining how I play each note as the song plays out.  I haven't found any shortcuts, just keep listening. 

Me three! Although to throw a curveball of sorts, I tend to break it down also, so I’ll listen to the intro (for example) work out positions etc and get that, once intro is sussed I move on to verse, same thing(s) again, break it down into palatable sections whilst also listening to the song as a whole so I can join the pieces so to speak

on the other hand, the times I’ve learnt an intro and moved onto something else is uncountable...you need a bassist for an intro covers band...I’m your man!

4 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

The embossed numbers on the knobs of my starfire bass only go up to nine. That just doesn't seem right as its 'one less'

Doesn’t seem right at all...

2 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Dot inlays (in general). Dot inlays, especially when they don't align with the strings.

Non-adjustable nuts.

Ball-ends resting at different angles in the bridge slots.

Misaligned silk wrappings on the headstock.

Double bass bridges at an angle that's not 90 degrees to the top.

Double bass bridges not aligned with the notches in the F holes, and/or not centred between them.

Misaligned silk wrappings (if present) at the tailpiece, and in the scroll.

 

I am very OCD...

I believe you’ve just made me realise there’s more to my own list than I knew

My niggle about pole pieces also goes to your dot inlays aligning with the strings

its the only reason I have adjustable bridges or threaded saddles on any of my instruments 

So, everyone has something that sets them off, call it OCD you like, or don’t but there’s always something to niggle at us

Following a conversation recently I realised it’s not only me that gets a little...shall we say, anxious, when strings don’t line up dead centre of pickup pole pieces (there are many other things)

what sets off your OCD? gets your goat? Or just plain irritates you?

For what it’s worth, I’m a bit of an Ibanez fanboy for much the same reasons as you but mostly just the neck, I started off with a vintage SR800LE and sold it because I “fancied a change” spent a looonngg time going through precision’s, jazzes, MM basses to name a few but none of them ever felt right or comfortable to me, 

I sold the lot and started buying SR basses again I now have two SR’s (with a plan for two more) and a precision, never touch the precision, always feels too...lumpy...personally, I’d stick with the Ibanez’s because, among other reasons, you’ll not find a nicer 24 fret neck to play IMHO

Just my 2p worth

I learnt to play on an ‘89 SR800LE like @Doctor J’s one have since sold it and regretted it

been through MANY different basses since but have since realised that the SR’s are definitely “my bass”

currently own a stock SR500 and a modified SR300, currently on the lookout for another two as I have more mods planned

as someone else said, cheap but extremely cheerful

When girls telephone boys - deftones

Woman - John lennon

Like many here, I was determined to get the best, most expensive basses that I could afford in search for that perfect match of tone and playability

I happened to stumble upon an interview on YouTube with Tom morello and he mentioned he was once after the same thing then one day, decided to “just work with what I’ve got” something from that comment struck me and wondered if I could do the same. I started playing all of my cheaper basses more (mostly an Ibanez sr300) 

like some have said, with cheaper basses, your not so concerned with the bumps or knocks they can take and I found my cheaper basses are more fun to play after making what I had work for me. I sold off my nicer gear and am thoroughly content with a modified with PJ pickups sr300 (does that contradict my “work with what you have” statement?!) and a stock SR500, more tonal options than I know what to do with realistically between the two but quite happy with my cheap basses to the extent that I no longer  have the urge to look at the more expensive gear

bonus points with the wife also for reducing the amount of guitars and basses wherever you look in the house

12 hours ago, rasher80 said:

You know what, I can't ignore these any more. 

I have to get involved.

Glad I’m not the only one thinking the same thing...

dynamite - jamiroquai

Swings and waterslides - viola beach

Ghost town - the specials

Considering parting this out if there’s enough interest in the bits

Something like a zoom b3 possibly?! 

(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) - beastie boys

midnight train to georgia - Gladys knight & the pips

34 minutes ago, Useless amateur said:

Do you still have this and was there a sensibly priced courier in the end?

Thanks

Jon

It is still available yes

sensibly priced courier...the search continues...