Wonky2

Why thank you pete, im glad you could decifer my dodgy typing and spelling, including refering to your good self as oete.

Ive had success curing these the of problems with carefull refitment of the string. They can twist and cause these issues... Simply slackening or rewinding doesnt always cure it, a the twist can set in the memory of the metal.... Winding wilst physically holding a ball end or string at the nut can help... Worth a try

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1464856300' post='3063123'] If you apply Wonky2`s criteria to defining who is a pro and who isn`t, I suspect that 99% of gigging pros would fail. I suspect you have never actually BEEN a pro, wonky. As with any business where you are self-employed, there are always going to be good times and lean times. It is all very well saying that in order to be considered Pro you have to make ALL your money from music, but realistically, that is not the way it works in the real world. I have gone from a six week tour of the UK working 6-7 nights a week to NOTHING for a month before now. You just never know. And of course the family still need feeding and the rent needs to be paid. If it makes you feel better to call us non-pros, knock yourself out. It doesnt affect the way guys like Mark and myself feel about what we do. [/quote] First of all as mark aNd pete have rightly said, its just a discussion, its not a trade off of digs or one up Manship.... Far from it As i said, its interesting and we all have different views, doesnt make any one of them difinitive. In answer to your question, or "suspicion" at one time, playing bass was my sole source of income for a period of approx 3 1/2 years. Thats an income which was enough to pay a mortgage and put food on the table, oh and pay tax. But It had its difficulties and with kids came along i needed stability instead of a famine or feast. So, first of all came a part time job, then eventually with reluctance, a 9-5. I did continue to play both live and studio on a semi pro basis. I was paid for what id did which was both regular and one off appointments, but this wasnt my primary source of income, hence my view semi pro. These days i do it for the shear love of it, money has no relevance in the matter, im happy if my exoenses are covered..... but would point out the frequency is low, but one that suits me just fine. So, that said, allthough by some standards mine a relativley short time at it full time, i do feel i have a degree of insight on it, albiet my own personal one..... Regardless of which, im not even sure that actually matters ? I guess on re-reading my 1st post i was wrong in saying "pro" equates to SINGLE source of income, i guess the more appropriate view would be PRIMARY source of income. That meaning your income from playing is your bread and butter and your bar job, helps support that. When the balance tips the other way and your bar work is your primary income supplemented with gig money or session fee's, well.....then Your a barman who is also a semi pro bass player. These comments are'nt designed to make me "feel better" , id also point out that ive never until now being put under ivansc's "suspicion" talked in any way about my own level of competance or history of work,commented on anyother members level of competance ir anything of tgat nature, my comments are in no way suggesting semi pro's ,part timers , guys having fun ,what ever you want to call them, are any the less competant, again, my original point stated non of this "pro" mullarkey suggests any degree of competence. Ive played with some guys who do it for fun or after they finish the day job who are truly remarkebly talented musicians. Ive also played with "pro's" who are seriously defficient in areas.... Just to confirm, these days, i do it for the love of it....the day job, life, kids, poor health are all now a part of my life, the gigs or playing i do, i really do enjoy, which is more than can be said for some of the tosh i played for money. I couldn't really give a hoot what anyone calls them selves, all of the above was merely my view in a friendly open discussion. Put me in the bedroom noodler catagory if you like, im good with that

This is very sad, i feel your pain. I too am the trusting type and give most people the courteous expectation that they may be good for their word, by my own standard. It is however, in this day and age, with hindsight perhaps, foolish. Thats not to call the op a fool, but as i say, with hindsight, you can kinda see it for the scame it was from the outset. I feel his pain for a lesson learnt the hard way. I sincerley hope this bass finds its way back home and the horrible little git gets the serving of bad karhma he so dearly Deserves.

Interesting views on the "pro" subject ...... My two pen'eth I think the important thing to remember, the thing some get confused, be "pro" is not a degree of competance or proficiency. Itsnot about where you play, for whom, or for how long.... Its about it being your proffession. Your SINGLE source of income. That can take many shapes, live work, teaching, cruise ships, studio sessions, tv work, deping etc etc, it not important where when or how, the key is that in essence you play your bass to earn your living. A proffesion. This means paying tax, even being a registered business. If you are not very good, have poor equipment, are unreliable, inflexible etc ... You will quickly realise that earning a living is difficult as you have three main allies, reputation ,reccomendation and repeat business. If you jeporidise any of the 3 with any of the afore mentioned defficiencies, well, earning enough to live on as a SOLE INCOME, is gonna be impossible. If you need to support this income with a "job" of any other kind than bass playing, well then you bass playing work is a semi proffesion, ie, you earn part of your income from another source. Many weekend giggers with 9-5 jobs are well seasoned experienced musicians for sure, semi pro... Part timers if you like. Again, its not a degree of competance and does not necessarrily dictate large pay checks. Allthough you can appreciate the highly competant are in higher demand ( thats not to say demand is high !), attract more formal appointments/arrangments and can dictate better rates. Sorry im rambling.... This isnt aimed or directed at anyone nor a is it a comment on marks hard work and determination, just a veiw having read many on the subject..... Keep at it mark maybe you can support your frelance stuff with a regular corporate/ function band ? Coukd provide the regular income you need ? Pays better than pubs for sure... If you cant find a slot in one, form one ! With the right direction 3 nights a week is not unfeasible... The calander soon fills up for a polished outfit Wonky

Im looking for somthing similar to a/b my elec bass and upright so i can quickly switch between tbe two.... Ive seen the morley aby pedal with has 2 input chanels with independant level controls and 2 out put channels ( i only need one) Only trouble is, it has foot switch to select output cgannels but no footswith to select input channels or mute one ? I may have it wrong? Understand op need 3 inputs.... Sorry to jump in on your thread ! answer may help though.... Any suggestions ?

Ernue ball cobalts, smooth as flats and almost as bright as rounds, great strings

I did a repair on a heel broke neck, drilled through, gorilla epoxy, 6mm stud and nylocks countersunk, filled over and refinished fret board and back of heel. Its pretty much invisible, strongest part of the bass and not a chance on earth it will fail. I swear, it's invisible! Bass sounds great. Of course this isnt the "preffered " method but is cost effective, reliable and i do not fret over it failing at all.

Hi folks Just wondered if any one can offer any advice... I have a great pickup on my bass, its the schertler set b pickup and preamp. Whilst it sounds great and i have an output control on the preamp, the output on my amp needs to be a fair old bit higher than id normally like it.... So i wondered about going out of tge set b into something like the mxr di unit or even a cheaper boss eq pedal.... I dont want to alter the tone signal just boost it further? Would a compressor pedal help with output control ? Ive no idea what the impedance output of the setb is ? Opinions are welcomed

No, even better.... BA$$

Id agree, rolling off the neck pup vol just a tad opens up a whole different sound. To my ear it sounds fuller than wide open ???

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1464575290' post='3060428'] Everything on full, then EQ from your amp. Whats the point in making it sound like a P Bass. ? [/quote] That's interesting, you see im in the opposite camp... I Like to leave my amp as flat as possible so that you hear the tone dialled in from the bass rather than the amp. Never teally have a problem and can use parametric eq to deal with the room. Ok, so thats cutting frequencies at yhe amp but b, lm,hm,t are all ususlly flat. Then again, come think of it, some of those pots are shelved , so i wonder what true flat is for me? Jebus ! Simple answer, the room dictates.

Oh , and did i mention ? Ive been doing this since i told leo fender about my great idea for a solid body electrified bass....

She was only doing it for fun though so must have been rubbish. She actually spends most of her time knitting noodles whilst just looking at a bass in the next room through the crack of a door. Funny thing though, she got paid to play just once and for that one time only she was the worlds greatest plank spanker ??? Iv started paying myself to play and im coming on in leaps and bounds

What about the letters e a d g on each knuckle in a borstal tat stylee hahah Might help with tab ? hahha Sorry, too much sun.

Im old, and that qualifies ALL of my opinions. I was there at his conception. I was paid to be there. Its my job. This will explain it all. http://youtu.be/38IFCiqc6LQ

Depends on the demand ofthe music i guess, but my own pref is : Bridge 100% Neck 60% Tone 60% Right hand usually has thumb resting on bridge pup... My jazz is a 76'er so that 4" pickup spread has the bridge pup that little bit closer to bridge..... Kinda nasal sound in the mid range....

Reccomend ernie ball cobalt flats, odd at first but then great feel/tone

Thought id give an update on my trip should anyone find them selves traveling on a plane with a bass for the first time, well, this is how my trip went.... The flight there (without the bass) was practically empty, 10 passengers all with hand luggage. I began to wonder if the flight home (with the bass) would be the same, and if so, would my bass be sliding around in the otherwise empty hold ? I'm sure they net it down or something to avoid damaging the plane of course but still... I'd didn't quite know if I preferred a hold full of baggage or an empty one ? I had paid in advance to board the bass in the hold as all indications from flybe advised the would not allow it in the plane. But given the number of empty seats I thought it worth trying. I checked in early as the bass purchase went smoothly. I asked the lady nicely if there was any possibility I could board the guitar on the plane and mentioned the empty outbound flight, she advised there would be even less people on the return flight but was firm that it would be the flight cabin crew who would decide were my bass would go. I asked if all else failed could I at least board it at the gate. This was agreed without any real resistance. I sat in departures for 2 hours with my bass resisting the urge to get the bass out and have a "feel" of it... Mostly through fear of looking like the sad guy in the corner of an airport noodling pretentiously on his jazz bass........ Anyhoo, time passed quickly and I got he call to the gate.. I gingerly walked down, making sure I was at the back of the line of passengers so's not to cause any undo pressure on the decision of the cabin staff , owing to a line of passengers waiting to board why I grovelled and held every one up. Well, it paid of. . . The lady at check in had put a note on the screen for them and they already knew about my request before I had to ask. They come down and said I could board it with me providing it could be strapped in easily enough. The pilot met me at the entrance to the plane and said " ahhhh , what have you got in there then ? " .... I proudly replied " it's a 1976 fender jazz bass" ..... "Ooo nice " he said, "strap it in the seat next to you if you would"..... And with the aid of that little extra bit of seatbelt strap they mortify fat people with on planes, it was in. Even got the window seat. Meanwhile I sipped on some isle of Jura on ice whilst looking at the sun on the tops of the clouds thinking, shitttttt... Life doesn't get much better than this. Good luck people.

Spray it with plusgas , not wd40. It will penertate and free. This stuff has saved many a day for me. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201586233435 Or, Flip the saddle over and grip it with molegrips or pliers and wind it right through and out. Bin and replace for around tuppence hapenny

You know what.... Ive spent tonight playing these strings in an ive gotta say i think im deffo converted, they are a very playable set of strings indeed, tension is just perfect, feel is great and the tone , for me... Bridge pup on jazz with a touch of tone rolled off, just awesome. Ive used d'addario flats for a good while, but these are just a bit ....??? Cleaner sounding ? Like flats with more presence ??? Dont be put off by the sticky feel, that went pretty quick.

Interesting..... Itsworth a mention... Nologic69 was trying to sell a ric jetglo 4003 to fund buying my fender jazz hot rod..... Fire him a pm see if he still has it and can sort a good price ???

Did the silly thing of setting up a new ( to me) bass with strings ive never used and also dropped fro My usual 105/45 set to 100/45, an change ive been itching to make for a while..... Anyhoo, set the bass up well but wasnt sure if some of the zing was the strings or fret buzz ( it was a close call a difficult to work out) In thr end i got it right. First impression was that the strings seemed to have an almost tacky/ sticky feel to them which i didn't like, but after 20 mins of playing it seemed to go away... Other than that, exactly how others have described them, like flats with a bit more zing. They seem to lack a little of the thump im used to but thats not bad, just different. I like them