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9 hours ago, pbasspecial said:

You could also use a 4 string bass and tune it B E A D instead. 

I actually tried this with heavier gauge strings on one of my basses.  Then I found that although I thought I didn't use that G string very much, I actually did use it quite a lot! 😆

Yeah, well, my 4 string did a job on those two songs, but in a higher octave.  I just find the lower notes on the 5 string sound better, because that's how those two songs were recorded (Don't Break My Heart Again, Separate Ways (Shallow Side version), so I' now trying to find a use, in the rest of the songs, to not look like a pretentious silly billy.  There is also the fact that I can barely play a four string.

I've never really liked the Beatles that much.  Prefer a bit of Abba...

Am I being pretentious for playing a 5 string bass, when only two songs of my band's set list actually require it?

I find I'm fitting some very low notes into Sympathy for the Devil (admittedly, the Motorhead version, so...)... and then finishing some of the songs on a very low octave bass note...  I kind of feel like I'm falling into the same trap that my drummer does, when he slows down the ending of... EVERY.... SONG.... 

It's a beauty and I bet it sounds fantastic, but I've gone and seen the weight (or lack of) of the EHB range...  I already have a 4kg Nanyo, so it would be greedy of me to buy this.

On 18/05/2022 at 23:42, tauzero said:

Nanyo Bass Collection. IIRC there's one in the marketplace at the moment.

My 5 string Nanyo is not so light, it's a whopping whole 4kg on my suitcase scales.  My 4 string Nanyo comes in at 3.4kg.  They are both the see-through finish sen bodied versions (forget which series).

I need a lighter 5 string, so I'm currently looking at Ibanez EHBs - the question is long or short scale... 🤔

I have some further information and can confirm that it was the SMS.

Is this still for sale?

May I ask what the weight is?

1 minute ago, Phil Starr said:

It looks like you may have solved your problem. If not then your question is about whether the 130W from the TC will be enough. I use the similar Warwick Gnome for rehearsal. For me it is enough. We aren’t as loud at rehearsal as we are live but our drummer is still fairly energetic. For me having an amp that fits in my guitar case just makes life so much easier.

I think I may be sorted now, with the RM300.  Yes, it's bigger... so not as convenient, but does look like it's got a bit more functionality.  You know what the next question's going to be though - "Recommend a decent cab for my RM300"... lol

But yes, that was my original question.  My simple maths was 25% of 350W (I believe that's what the Fender 500 is, without the extension cab) is about 85W, so the TC should have been enough.  But again, not sure of these things, having only ever used combos - thought I'd ask! 

11 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Did you manage to get it 

Not yet, but I left a PM. Thanks for the heads-up!

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

There’s a nice RM300 in the for sale section here 👍

No, there isn't! ;D

I'll have it!  How can I PM you?

Just did a search for the RM500... and saw the price...

But this came up in the same search - 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-Thrust-BQ500-Bass-Head/2M3F?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQjw29CRBhCUARIsAOboZbIexyqFGTjePPtCmyPC_b60hz1wyQA6cxLLi-x0xYMnCOc1wJw63IQaAmZKEALw_wcB

I am only looking for something to use in the practice room, or as a backup.  Still going to use the Fender 500 for gigs and can go through the PA.

Hello, long time no speak...

I've just joined another new band.  Our practice room isn't in a particularly safe neighbourhood, and we are stuck for space in the one secure storage cupboard.  I've been carrying my Fender Rumble 500 combo to and from practice.  It's a little cumbersome, so I've been thinking of taking my cheapo Wharfedale 1x15 cab in and leaving it there - problem is I don't have an amp for it as I usually use it as an extension cab for the Fender.

Could you recommend me a cheap, small, simple to use amp head, that I could carry with me easily?  I'm pretty clueless with matching amp power and cab capabilities, but the Wharfedale is marked max input = 300W @ 8 Ohm.

Would the TC Electronic BAM200 be too weedy to run the Wharfedale?  I'm assuming it's 200W @ 4 Ohm?

Just so you have an idea of the volumes we practice at, I only run the Fender 500 at about 25% gain and master during practice.  I am tempted to try my 40W Fender Rumble on Saturday! lol

TIA

It does.

12 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

You're in the key of G, and this F chord is the bVII, functioning as the secondary subdominant, or the IV of the IV.  One way to think of the F-C is as a IV-I in the temporary tonal centre of C.

I wish I understood all that... I was ok up to bVII. 😆

Thanks for your reply though.  It's got enough pointers for me to go digging.

Yes, I've been asked to learn this. 🙄

I quite like the song though, and well, the bass line is very, um, interesting! 😄

So listening to it, I've just started to get the intro and verse down as G F# E E, F C D D.  The song sounds very much like it's in G major to me, so where's that F come from?  Is it just a borrowed note from another scale?  It's very prominent - at the start of every second line of the verse.

Assuming I'm not wrong, can someone with a lot more theory knowledge shed a little light on it for me, please?

TIA

I'm actually not doing all the singing I should be, but grateful for the lists of "easy" to "hard" songs that I should be trying, and the guidance along the way. 😎

Anyone else on this course at the moment?

I've taken so much (free, You Tube) knowledge from him in the past, I thought it was worth paying him some money.  And it was.

My Yamaha TRBX504 is very slim - 38mm nut and slim from front to back:

https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/trbx/specs.html

34 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

It's not digital... there is an ultrasonic bias signal mixed with the audio signal that makes all the magnetic domains jiggle about. During silence, all the domains average to zero. At other times the audio affects the net alignment of domains so the final signal is proportional to the audio (ignoring frequency dependent effects that are processed out). This means the signal can be read back with no more than a simple coil that creates an electrical signal as the magnetic field changes.

Magic!

Then how do compact discs work ?

14 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Jameson is my number 1 bass hero. If I ended one quarter as skilful as him, I’d  be very happy 

1/10th is good enough for me.  And I'm not talking about where I am, it's where I'd like to be.

Have you ever thought about how magnetic tape works?  Wow!  How do you get that sound down in + and - ?

I just been off to weigh the two basses I have with me, the Yamaha is 4kg (admittedly didn't remove the heavy strap or tuner), and the Ibanez is 3.8kg, I consider these to both be relatively light...  I seem to think my Nanyo is less than 3.5kg though, so I'm struggling to justify the purchase of the Mustang in the "lightweight" category...

Having said that, I don't own a Fender... I like stuff MIJ... I like things that are not brand new...  I especially like a rosewood board and white bass...