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An open mic night at the Church Social. Yeah I know, next stop is the O2.... First time I went was mainly to observe and I got chatting to a local guy who gigs regularly and plays various sessions as well as doing his day job. I was, needless to say, "the only bass player in the village". He suggested next time (ie tmrw) doing "thats alright mama" whcih I didnt know and a random blues jam, the general flavour of which he left up to me saying he'd fit in with whatever I was comfortable with. I came up with an eight note pattern of G, Goctave, E, D with pattern variations for the longer chord sections like G | G | G | G | C | C etc such as walking up and down to following chord and a fairly respectable turnaround. I found a fairly respectable bass tab for the elvis song and it doesnt seem that hard, Ive listened to it and I'm confident I can make a reasonable show of it and rescue if I lose my way. We tried to run something up in the corridor on that first night, but I could barely hear my P unamplfified over his acoustic. It was a relief in some ways when I ran out of time and had to go home before a slot came up. Taking an acoustic bass as well this time to have a run through with him that I can actually hear. He sent me a text saying he is still up for it. any advice y'all ?

Sadly I don't have the cash for one right now

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413802094' post='2581972'] Obviously it's not the pick [i]per se[/i] that creates the wear, but the two or three fingers that brace on the body with the palm over the bridge and thumb and forefinger holding the pick. At least it is in my case. [/quote] Seen plenty with wear between E and A so not always true - some people dig deep

I totally misread the part in brackets ... Must be the cards .., Rip

Matte_black made me some nice ones from scratch

Taking mine to the next open mic night to work thru ideas with a guitard before our slit comes up - it doesn't need to be loud as I'll use my electric bass for the actual slot

Pups are good too, bought one off eBay for my P replica

Top notch

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1413469630' post='2578559'] If she didn't have the right papers, then surely that is the job that immigration officers are supposed to do, isn't it? [/quote] Yep - needs a visa.

Don't see the relevance of that question .., of course he needs it. Current resources do not bear on the question

.. A simple twekve bar, transposing the notes and creating my own turnaround for an open mic night jam... With a session pro guitard No pressure there Yeah I know it's simple stuff but he advised to keep it simple for my first time in front of an audience

Yes Stupid question....

[quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1413384399' post='2577760'] That's what I have on my P Bass. [attachment=173881:photo1.jpg] [/quote] Can I ask where the guard comes from ?

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1413356029' post='2577353'] Depends on your budget. I personally think the VM Precisions are the best compromise between quality and value, coming in at sub-£270 price points in most cases. I owned one for a little while and it was a cracking bass. That said, the top of the (Squier) range CV basses are phenomenal. They're a little more, but if you can afford the cash they're worth the investment. It's worth noting that the CV and Matt Freeman basses are virtually the same (hardware, body wood, pickups and origin) it's just the fretboard that differs, so if you're deciding between those two it is safe to make a call based on which you prefer the look of. [/quote] Generally go for half that used on evilbay. Very underrated, I had the White /black/ rosewood one but the natural one looks great too

VM P

Nice !

No problem You got a serious bargain there I'm not an expert but you do see the occasional transitional model that doesn't quite fit the patterns stated

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1413294283' post='2576792'] I've a 6-string fretless, 5-string fretted and a 4- string fretted. I've never bothered about details such as scale length, spacing etc. I just play them. I may be odd, but I find it easy to adjust to the instrument, rather than try to find any particular set-up. There are extremes, of course, but millimetres are not a concern of mine. When playing other people's instruments, it's the same. I adapt. It's rare that I find anything unplayable. Sorry if this doesn't help much. [size=4] [/size] [/quote] It does , and I agree. You should be able to play most instruments within reason

http://www.activemusician.com/Squier-History--t2i199 Very high quality copy of the real thing Also http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squier

50 quid for a silver series is great value