Happy Jack

One of the first things I discovered when I started on bass was that the profile of my index finger (#1) is quite different from that of my two middle fingers (#2 & #3). #1 is relatively tapered whereas the other two are far more rounded. The result is that when I first tried fast two-fingered stuff the difference between #1 and #2 was really obvious, whereas I could get a far more consistent tone by doing fast passages using #2 and #3. I played like that for years - JJ style for slower stuff, the two middle fingers for faster strumming. Somewhere along the line that mutated into using pretty much any combination of the three when playing. My point being that you could start by leaning 'the hook' alone and work on introducing #2 and #3 as a route into faster playing.

Hmmmmm ... there's jamming and there's jamming. Going along to an open mic or blues jam can be a lot of fun, and what you need is essentially knowledge of the tunes being played (eg Red House) or at least of the form being used (eg 12 bar blues). Going to a serious freeform jam with a bunch of high quality jazzers is a whole nother thang.

I can imagine you playing some Quo ... Down Down, Derry and Down ...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1472858097' post='3124936'] your typical thief is not that sofisticated ;-) [/quote] Not that sofistika ... sophissti ... sovietis ... clever.

Huge fan of Mike Lull basses here, though I've recently moved away from his straight P-basses to those with the T-bird pickups. I've had a lot of Ps over the years and I can't think of any that I prefer to a Lull.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1472805807' post='3124355'] Same thing with Paul Gray on bass with the Hotrods and the Damned, unmistakable Rik for me. That soft clank [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twBjYX8ni4I[/media] [/quote] I love it when an expert bass player announces "and you can hear that lovely clear piano tone" before playing a few notes that couldn't sound less like a piano if you hit it with an adjustable spanner.

At the risk of offering a serious suggestion, and thus impeding the torrent of piss-taking heading towards the OP, I'd start by lowering the action to the point where the strings are routinely clanking against the fretboard. No, really I would. Then I'd set the EQ on my amp to remove almost all of the bass. I'm not trying to be funny.

I'm now thinking about Uri Geller playing bass ...

Someone whose right arm is much longer than their left?

Y'know, played badly, I reckon that thing would sound just unbelievably sh*t.

I got Suzi Quattro. Then I woke up.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1472649601' post='3122916'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQHfBsyAbc[/media] [/quote] Now why would you design something like this, and then only make it available as a 6-string?

[quote name='mrn1989' timestamp='1472648886' post='3122899'] Solder the 'Hot' wire to the middle slug on the Volume pot [url="http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/mikeoranage/media/29072391860_3f9e923c4c_c_zpsuyvzkbgy.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Very elegantly done sir! Thanks.

Well why didn't they take a photo of a [i][b]nice [/b][/i]piece of tort then?

That's very nearly a tree-full of wood ...

Not entirely clear how an acoustic (or semi-acoustic) ultra-shortscale bass with strings for a bass uke actually differs from a bass uke. Sounds like the same instrument to me. What am I missing?

So that means I'm only the third person to choose [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/GIF%20files/AbbeyRoadmoving_zps1de8ff88.gif.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/GIF%20files/AbbeyRoadmoving_zps1de8ff88.gif[/IMG][/URL]

So it's soft, strong, and very long?

Ta Danny, I'll give it a go ... the Basschat massive has spoken!

[quote name='Stoatbringer' timestamp='1472486462' post='3121493'] One question for the floor..... I've just picked up an amp (free from an old friend). It is a Linebacker L30. Unfortunately while in storage two of the knobs have snapped off (volume and bass). Are there people out there that can fix these things - hopefully fairly cheaply? I looked online for spare parts and couldn't find anything promising. [/quote] Just use pliers. [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1472489047' post='3121514'] If you want to convert a WAV file into MP3 in Reaper you simply choose one of the variations of 'render to MP3'. At this point a window will open in Reaper saying 'mp3 encoder not loaded'. Then you go to lame and download the codec and stick it in the appropriate directory. It's dead easy; if you've used Audacity you'll have no problem. [/quote] You bastard! You complete and utter bastard!!! [size=4] [/size]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-THE-RAIL-Bass-Guitar-with-Case-Vintage-/391492789950

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-2016-DAquila-Decobass-Custom-Short-Scale-Electric-Bass-Natural-/131919406958

That finish is so nice that it makes me wonder why there's still a red tort p/g. It clashes horribly! I don't do Jazz basses, but if it were mine I'd have replaced that with a black p/g or none at all (routing permitting, of course).