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[quote name='EssentialTension' post='638622' date='Oct 27 2009, 11:24 PM']I'm sure in an interview of Jaco Pastorius by Jerry Jemmott I heard Pastorius say that he never practiced on fretless. He always practiced on fretted with his left hand fingers dead on the fret so that his muscle memory was perfect - or something to that effect. The idea being that playing fretted, played 'correctly', will help you to play fretless.

Anyone else seen that or am I imagining it?

For me, playing fretless made me listen differently and more carefully to what I was playing and I would say that now slips over into my fretted playing.[/quote]



Aye i read that interview too. Said he played on the fret because it sounded better to his ears

[quote name='Doctor J' post='638742' date='Oct 28 2009, 08:08 AM']If it sounds ok acoustically then that rules out any nut or bridge issue. The nut is only a factor when you play an open string anyway. If this deadness is still there when you fret, then it's not the nut. You could swap the A and E bridge saddles too, rule out the bridge.

[b]Anyway, what might be worth trying is reversing the pickup under your E and A strings so the posts under the A string are now under the E string and vice versa. It should rule the pickup in or out as an issue fairly quickly[/b], just make sure you don't put a screw through the wire when you're seating it, it's easy to do.

On the off chance, this isn't a Rotosound string, by any chance?[/quote]


Was just about to suggest that!

Hw about these?

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Is it the weight or just the physical position that's the problem?

If it's the weight then you have a perfect excuse to buy a Prosebass Picobass!

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That's not the fretless neck i've bought off you is it?

It makes me think about what i'm playing a little bit more.

I play in a pub/function band and it's easy to fall into the trap of sticking with the familiar old runs and shapes. Jamming on a fretless makes me thing about the fingerboard in a different way. I also think it improves your left hand vibrato no end

Ultimately i think the best thing to improve your fretted playing is to stick with it and keep learning new things. Fretless is ace though, i'm glad i bought one and wish i'd done it sooner

I have a tuner (active bass and no mute on the amp, pretty much a neccessity) and the MXR M80 which i use as a DI and eq/clean boost

That's as close to plug and play as i'll get, i have the DI there in case my amp goes down mid-gig so there's still bass FOH

[quote name='cris the man' post='637617' date='Oct 27 2009, 09:16 AM']he got through uni without working at all, all thanks to mummy [/quote]


Have you tried speaking to her? Try and shame her into re-imbursing you! "Your lazy son.... living off my taxes..."

Life lessons are all well and good but i'd rather you get the bass repaired or replaced

What a scumbag. Being a lazy scrounger is not a geniune reason to hide from your responsibilities!

Some people will tell you to just drop it, if it were me i'd follow it up though. Inform him it'll cost him more and have far more serious implications if he allows it to get to court.

However people like that often dig themselves into a hole by not facing up to their problems

Go on Wayne, you'll love it! Out of all the Warwicks these are the most punk anyway. I sold mine a while ago and they're very well made, plus they have great necks


My Corvette has both sides broken off the Just-a-nut and it doesn't budge until you take the strings off. It's still anchored with the two allen screws holding it in place, nothing to worry about at all.

Anyone know why they didn't stick with the brass one? That has adjustment on each string and i think it's a great piece of design

Just to add i'm not looking to buy this so if anyone wants it then don't hesitate to pull the trigger!

Also check the push/pull volume pot. Mine failed a while ago although i had different symptoms. It was the last thing i suspected and quite an easy fix

They're the allen key holes for the just-a-nut

I didn't like the Hartke ones, although they were cheap. Used them for a couple of gigs and tbh i couldn't wait to replace them

If i need really cheap strings i use the Cheetah/Johnny Brook ones from Crack Converters at £6 a pop (they used to be £4), had a few sets and they do the job. Never had a bad set either. Surprisingly good on fretless too!


EDIT: I liked the cheapy Warwick sets at around £11 from Stringbusters. IIRC they did Elites for around £15 last time i looked too

Does this look ok? Never seen em with the bare headstock before

If it's genuine and he'll lower the shipping a bit (will accept offers too) then this culd be a bargain

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Warwick Fortress Masterman, one of the dark coloured ones.
Like this:

I'd also like a Tobias but i've weaned myself off them with a Zoot and a Fortress One

Three lines i love and never get bored with are:

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
I Can Dig It Baby - Little Beaver (with Jaco)
Peg - Steely Dan

All very interesting lines in bass driven songs that aren't too difficult

No worries guys, i've knocked the price down to £360.

I think that's the final price reduction on this as i don't want to sell it for any less

You might need to adjust to a comfortable playing position, they hang differently to fenders and the necks tend to jut out a bit more. I have had 3 warwicks and two of them are keepers, the necks are an experience in themselves and are probably my favourite neck profile

Have a look on the warwick forums, the guys over there are very helpful

Yeah i know, it's taking it's sweet time to sell!

I had some brilliant basses offered as trade too. The Fortress Silddx used to own and the Tele Precision (your old one Delberthot) are the two i really regret not accepting.

I could split it, depending on prices, i don't want to sell everything seperately and end up losing out on it so hit me up with offers. Here's the new prices from the Warmoth site:

Body $275 / £167
Neck $460 / £278
Tuners $70 / £65


Pickups are £125, dunno what these would be worth second hand
Bridge i'm guessing is worth around around £30?
The tuners work out cheaper from the Warmoth site, they're closer to £80 over here. I think they fetch £35 - £40 second hand?

I reckon that despite the missing catch the case is worth £25? It's in really good nick despite the catch

Here's what i'd say:
Neck and Tuners - £175
Body, bridge and pickups - £195


Also i assume the neckplate and screws would stay with the body? The neck is standard Fender dimensions

BUMP!

[quote name='david_l_perry' post='634469' date='Oct 23 2009, 02:26 PM']If you like buying gear....you will most certainly be in for a tax rebate....[/quote]


Damn straight.

Receipts are your friend, keep em all, from petrol to strings.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='633624' date='Oct 22 2009, 06:07 PM']Do it like the one in Team America... you'll win for sure. [/quote]


Took the words right of my mouth!

Tbh there's some people who i would be happy to loan gear out to. People who i know will treat it with the same (if not more) care that they treat their own instruents.

It's the folk you don't know who seem to think it's their right to use whoever's gear just because they couldn't be bothered or forgot to bring their own. Even worse when their's is damaged through their own stupid behaviour

[quote name='hitchy64' post='633839' date='Oct 22 2009, 09:00 PM']This is off topic a bit, but I have an in line foot peddle tuner. A Behringer TU300 off ebay for £5, [b]it's been fantastic[/b] [/quote]


So far!
The behringer pedals are notorious for sudden mid-gig death. Our old guitarist's didn't make it through it's first gig.