SpondonBassed

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1504701877' post='3366699'] But that only works if that part of the score is written expressly for the bass guitar, otherwise there are three different ways to do it. [/quote] I may be wrong but isn't the bass part written always incorrectly to start with just to keep it on the stave?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1504702017' post='3366703'] So someone says to you to play 8th notes on a B, what do you do? [/quote] I have a low B and it isn't hard to work out how many octaves and alternatives there are. What do you do?

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1504701745' post='3366696'] At the same time...[i]if you know your fretboard...[/i] it can safely be said that notation tells you where to put your fingers. [/quote] Trouble is it relies on your association of two abstract things through learning those associations. Tab shows you.

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1504699553' post='3366661'] I think Carol prefers a [url="https://www.carolkaye.com/www/education/tips51.htm"]felt mute[/url] on top of the strings rather than a foam one underneath. [/quote] There are so many one liners I could go for here but not one of them is PC. Sorry, pass. Good link however. I wonder if that's similar in effect to the sweat band looking thingies that you see on sale for the nut end to damp the open strings?

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1504701394' post='3366689'] So..it's safe to assume that you don't know the location of the notes on the fretboard ? [/quote] I know my open strings. I have little use for note names other than that, if that's what you mean.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1504701162' post='3366681'] I agree. However it is necessary to know your fretboard first. In my experience a lot.. (granted..not all..).. of tab users don't know where the notes are on the fretboard. With tab, there is no need to know as you simply put your finger on for example, fret four of the first string etc. In this instance the note name makes no difference. [/quote] Tadda! Thanks.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1504699541' post='3366660'] If you want to sit around as a family and play those well known Funeral hits, TAB won't really help. [url="https://postimg.org/image/4v9zqvun7/"][/url] [/quote] Hahahahaha! Talking of one fingered grief... this topic is the place for it.

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1504699481' post='3366657'] Yes it does. Simple example: There's one way to do it on the (4 string) bass.....its as clear as a bell. [/quote] So... where do I put my finger again? I have a suggestion but it is not polite.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1504698823' post='3366649'] I assume she picked up the tab when you went out for a meal. !! [size=2]Grabs his coat and runs...!!![/size] [/quote] Are you kidding me? As you well know you have to earn your place in the queue for her dowry when courting a colleen. She [i]scored[/i] a free lunch every time.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1504696540' post='3366617'] ...That's the beauty of being polyglot; more doors are open. Being expert in only one or another language is fine, but limits one to only that lone system. More is more, not less. All is good. [/quote] I went out with a girl called Polly Glot once. She only spoke one language though - cash.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1504696982' post='3366628'] ...I wrote a piece ages ago for oboe and 6 string bass, I wouldn't know how to start writing TAB for oboe . [/quote] I would have thought it was a challenge worthy of an accomplished musician like your good self. Heeheehee. Don't mind me, I'm not a musician, I'm not even a bassist. My whole life is a hack.

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1504686822' post='3366504'] Thanks guys. There's a few different tunings that folks use, the main one being C G D A, like a tenor banjo which it was designed to give them a second instrument when Dixieland was on the wain and big band jazz was on the rise. Viola and mandola also use this tuning which if you capoed at the seventh fret is the same as a mandolin. Some tune them like the four high strings of a guitar, known as Chicago tuning. [/quote] [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1504689678' post='3366538'] Nice instrument. Has anyone tried ukulele tuning? My missus plays the uke and would like to try a tenor/4 string guitar, but is not keen on learning a new instrument. I foolishly implied it would be no problem tuning the same as the ukulele. I realise the strings would have to be swapped to maintain reasonable tension as a uke is not tuned low to high. Any ideas? [/quote] Has she seen a baritone uke yet? You can substitute the high G string for new low one to get incremental tuning too. You will need a wider slot at the nut and the saddle and bridge hole may need attention but it gives a nice vibe a bit like a Spanish guitar on the bigger body.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1504650161' post='3366403'] Do those of you who use public transport ever feel uneasy about carrying your gear around, from a safety / security perspective? [/quote] Only when I carry one of my headless basses with me. The uneasiness is not from fear of theft or damage. It's because I carry them both in rifle cases and the authorities are extra vigilant for suspicious packages. I bet I get followed on street cams wherever I take one for a walk.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1504692136' post='3366566'] ...Notation is a universal way of communication, TAB isn't, it's instrument specific, but as a means to learning something it's fine, if that's the course that your personal playing has followed. [/quote] Again, no. It is a form of communication into which you have to be educated. Hardly universal unless you consider the universe to be populated solely by standard notation readers. Not everyone is literate or educated. We are never going to agree on it being universally acceptable.

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1504688869' post='3366527'] I thought I'd adequately explained this - standard notation shows the pitch, from which you can deduce the fret and string (from knowing your instrument). It won't tell you exactly which string/fret it is (there may be a choice, depending on the pitch, ie notes below G#/Ab on a 4 string bass, there's a choice of 1....) but then it is often the case that tab doesn't have the best position, simply [i]a [/i]position that the tab-writer thinks is the best one. [/quote] Then tab just shows you where to put your fingers. Score does not. You can't convince me otherwise. Forget the content for a minute why don't you.

Why are we even talking about correctness? Both systems are dependent on good source material. Are you saying that there are [i]no[/i] poorly written scores? Whatever system you use, if you don't hear what you expect for a piece you are working up, you look at alternatives, modify, improvise, beg advice etc. whatever system you've been reading. Before any intellectual wannabes get on my back again this does not apply to orchestral arrangements as a general rule. GIGO

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1504653128' post='3366413'] ...To those who say that tab shows you where to put your fingers.....so does standard notation!... [/quote] I don't agree.

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1504618963' post='3366095'] can we keep the comments clean please gents... [/quote] [Imperceptible titter] I tried a Victoria sponge once under a bridge and got away with it. I am known locally as a jammy git though. I heard later that someone called Mary was on the lookout for me as she thinks she owes me a kick in the berries.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504641792' post='3366341'] And finally I routed the neck taper. Using another of my uttlerly hideously ugly jigs. If you are of a weak constitution, or are a proper woodworker, look away now. The neck is narrow - 38mm at the nut with 18mm string spacing at the bridge - so I've kept it a reasonable thickness front to back, 22mm at the nut and 24mm at the 12th fret. Lots of people seem to like using graphite rods but my novice prejudice tells me not to. I feel as though they would fight the truss rod and I'd rather have the neck 1 or 2mm thicker. The flatsawn neck blank seemed to have pretty straight grain so I'm hoping for a stable neck..... If I have some time tomorrow, I'll start on the neck carve. Thanks for visiting. [/quote] When you're gettin' jiggy widdit it is bound to be ugly to onlookers. The results you are getting however are anything but ugly. Leave it to the tool makers to tart up jigs. It's more important to think of substance over style. Having said that, I like your drill press for its clamp. It looks beautifully simple for clamping flat work.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504640490' post='3366328'] Bit of a mish mash of an update today. But let's start with knobs..... Hee hee...... I make my own. It's not complicated, but again (like neck inserts) you really need a drill press. First up I glued the fretboard cutoff onto a piece of mahogany scrap from the body. I then thicknessed this blank to the final height of the knobs, 19mm or thereabouts. [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] I then securely clamp the blank UPSIDE DOWN on the drill press. Every fibre of your being will try to persuade you to clamp it facing up. If you do, as I have done (and I think more than once), yer buggered. Anyway, clamp it down then drill a 6mm hole for the knurled part of the pot. Then [u]without moving the drill or the body[/u] take the 6mm bit out and replace it with a forstner bit, I use 14mm. Drill a few milimetres deep, enough for the hex nut that secures the pot down to the guitar. Assuming you haven't moved anything you should find the two holes are concentric. Again, without moving the drill or the body I use the mother of all plug cutters to cut our the knob itself. Mine is 1/2". [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] Assuming all goes well you should find everthing is concentric and rotates without wobbling on the pot. I hate a wobbly knob Then to reach our knob climax It's just a matter of drilling a 2mm hole for a dot, and a 2.5mm hole for a 2mm grub screw on the side. Somewhat rashly I then decided to sand a bevel onto the top so that in dark you can feel where it's positioned. I'm not quite sure why, I'm only likely to be playing in the dark if my 50p in the electric meter runs out prematurely. I'm not sure whether I like the result or not. Also part of me wishes I had put a bit of maple veneer between the two parts of the knob, so that there was a bit of seperation between the two colours (ie between the mahogany and the ebony). To my eye they are just a bit similar. But, I've got no more ebony scrap so I shall just have to live with them. Let me know what you think. [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] Knob update complete. [/quote] [attachment=252957:LesDawson.png] I'm thinking you might be the bloke that Finbarr Saunders was based on. [url="http://viz.co.uk/category/finbarr-saunders/"]http://viz.co.uk/cat...nbarr-saunders/[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504629467' post='3366185'] ...One was riding a "Rascal" with an oxygen tank... [/quote] That quite un-PC. It's like beating urchins. We're not allowed to any more. I'm betting they look really nice on their FarceBook pages though.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1504560168' post='3365745'] ... ... [/quote] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=8][color=#0000FF][b]RESPECT![/b][/color][/size][/font] This is a man who truly knows how to [i]woodshed[/i].

That's a nice looking bass. Sounds good on your sound cloud too.

Congratulations, it looks lovely from the images I've found. Is that eadg as opposed to EADG on bass?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504399582' post='3364651'] So public transport doesn't work for everyone. Just like anything else there are variables that come into play. Definitely not for the 4 hour, 3 gig weekend. Thanks for the education on public transport guys. Blue [/quote] Just don't ask about HS2. It would be a bit like putting the cat amongst the pigeons. What time do your sets usually end Blue? I'd say most public transport has shut down for the night by then anyway. When that happens here, you'd need either a taxi or a safe stash for the gear while you hoof it home. Pubs and clubs in residential areas of British towns and cities are often finished by 11:15 leaving it possible, if pushed, to use a bus. You are stuffed for a connection with another bus route at that time of night so it needs to go all the way past home. You need a car. I'm stuffed on that one.