Owen

OK, perhaps the offer of violence was a bit over enthusiastic.

JS Bach's bass lines rule EVERYONE else's bass lines. EVER. I will fight anyone who says differently.

Flightcases are cool if your stuff is going in the hold and then in a van and you meet it at the gig. SKB bass safe is cooler if it goes in the hold and then you move stuff around at the other end cos you put you bass in a gig bag in the bass safe and then move around with a gig bag at the other end.

Thanks to all who have contibuted. Just for closure I will offer a couple Deeper underground - Ringing open bass string at 1:03 and same open ringing bass string from same lick at 2:00 Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good - poss drum looop being 1 or 2 bpm faster than the rest of the loops used at 0:16 Again, to stress, this is just an excercise. It does not make the songs any less valid. I still listen to them and enjoy them. The reality is that I would love to have stuff out that is so commercially mainstream that people can spot my mistakes

[quote name='Malc62' post='739281' date='Feb 8 2010, 07:17 PM']Good man! Talking of Bernard, many years ago I picked up a cassette (remember them?) in my local Our Price Records (remember them?) by a band called Distance. Someone recognised the names of Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson, and filed this album under "Soul & Funk". I got it home and discovered that it was arse-kicking rock! And Bernard [u]still[/u] sounded like himself. (I've recently got the CD version)[/quote] Tell me more about Distance

[quote name='headofire' post='735602' date='Feb 4 2010, 10:35 PM']i like the look of that neck mate, what bits have you got left? how much for the remaining eub bits you posted?[/quote] Neck and machines (planed and trued rosewood fingerboard) £180 Bridge from the bass the same time as the neck came off so the radius is matched for the fingerboard £20 New rosewood tailpiece - £20 Yamaha tom arm and mount to mount the whole thing onto a cymbal stand £20 All these are still here including the very large piece of Ash. I would do then all for £200 + carriage. Let me know. Owen

[quote name='Greydad' post='734486' date='Feb 3 2010, 08:59 PM']Sorry, forgot the :postironicsmileyicon:, thought the triple ? may have done the trick but obviously not[/quote] You are WAY too subtle for me

I had real issues with a piezo bridge (not MM) and it turned out that the saddle had actually snagged the lead coming off the actual pick up. It took a very long time to find that out.

[quote name='Plux_the_Duck' post='730289' date='Jan 31 2010, 08:28 AM']I thought as much..... bloody ampeg... the thing is, I am that fussy... so thats all good [/quote] I have turned up to play outdoors now and again and there is a full SVT rig that I can turn up loud. They have their moments!

[quote name='Greydad' post='732419' date='Feb 1 2010, 11:54 PM']How does that work on a double bass then???[/quote] Just on the VERY REMOTE chance that ANYONE thought I was being serious, that was a joke. However, if your using metal core strings then you can mount them at the end of your fingerboard and have the PHATEST P bass in the world. It is NOT a traditional DB sound, but it actually does have it's merits and is not the stupidest idea ever.

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='732755' date='Feb 2 2010, 12:02 PM']This lady missed the note quite badly and the audience- in this quite well know cabaret club all went "OOOOOOOh!"[/quote] Quality

[quote name='Greydad' post='732349' date='Feb 1 2010, 10:37 PM']Damn [/quote] You didn't really want it. What really gives the secret uber tone for double basses is an EMG P pick-up.

Full circle gone.

The fingerboard is an easy fix if it just popped off. Often it is better for it to pop off as it would have absorbed energy from a hit. Double Basses are made to be taken apart and put back together again ad infinitum.

[attachment=41493:IMG_0214.jpg] [attachment=41492:IMG_0213.jpg] [attachment=41494:IMG_0215.jpg] [attachment=41495:IMG_0216.jpg] [attachment=41496:IMG_0217.jpg] [attachment=41497:IMG_0218.jpg] [attachment=41498:IMG_0219.jpg] And there you have it. It is a 3 string to 4 string conversion. The headstock has snapped off in the past but is super sound.

Sorry TPJ, I now have the neck in the house but have spent the whole evening chasing Corinne Bailey Rae's new album and interviews around the net. I have not been this excited about a new release in 20 years! Pics tomorrow.