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This pretty much describes me , I don't let it get me down though, im competent enough to get through most situations just not what you would call a great musician

Yeah I agree about the practicalities, i'm not a tall person and not well built and the cab was nearly as tall as me

Don't post that often but a rehearsal the other day inspired me to. On forums people often talk about the differences that different basses provide, different strings etc, I think the most overlooked aspect is the rig being used, had a rehearsal the other day and we used one of the bigger rooms, I was pleased to see an 8x10" Marshall bass stack, I forget the actual bass head but it was something that looked like it had survived a few decades , anyhow plugging in the tone was incredible, big, rich and warm, lots of low end and deep,deep lows without being woofy like a lot of setups I have played through, anyhow point is amps/cabs/combos are often overlooked but have a huge impact on tone.

Yes , have done all that and lowered the pickups slightly to rule out the possibility of the pickups being too close to the string. I am thinking it is probably a duff string , the chorus effect should not be happening and the G has a lot of excursion (you can actually see it hit the frets when plucked)

Thanks for the replies , I tried a set of extra light Daddario xl nickels as I have heard good things and they are relatively affordable , they sound great however I have some issues with the G , firstly I noticed it has more excursion than the previous strings (TI flats) to the point where it buzzes on some frets, I then noticed it has a chorus effect going on, checked the string wasn't twisted etc , wondering if the excessive string excursion is related to this strange chorus effect?

Hi all Am after a string recommendation, have switched my bass from flats to rounds recently however whilst I enjoy the added articulation solo i find those frequencies getting lost in a live situation, I have considered slinky flats but have ruled those out as I have read reports of premature fret wear with those strings, I want to try something different from flats. Extra light gauge (95-40 or 95-35) is an absolute must as my hands don't handle stiff strings too well (arthiritis), if I can lose some string noise when doing slides then that is a bonus but not necessarily a must, the most important thing to me is that the string sounds aggressive and cuts through. I have considered Daddario half rounds but I have heard reports that they are more flat sounding than round sounding so i think they may be too dark. Thanks

Not faster for me, for me playing with a pick is like trying to swim with wellies I just find it really awkward, shame as I like the sound of a pick

Thanks I will give them a listen If you are not familiar with Peter hook the below... Monaco -what do you want from me Joy division - Love will tear us apart New order - Sunrise

Hi All Wondering which bass players play in the upper register like Peter Hook. Have been learning What do you want from me by Monaco which has a fantastic upper register bassline by Peter Hook and it occurred to me that melodically the upper register opens up a lot of possibilities, after finding out if there are other players that are similar to hooky in there upper register work , thanks

Lol thats entirely possible, never claimed to be although I am probably better than I give myself credit for

Yeah I would agree , funny thing is when I have been going for a while (just recently started becoming a little disillusioned by them) and first time I went, I ended up being on last for 1 song which I accepted as it was a busy night and I accepted as it was the first time I had been there, now months on and no longer the new guy it is obvious that I am just not part of the clique so I get the 3 songs and no more unless the place is completely dead.

Jam nights - cliquey - Anyone else found this? The concept is appealing and the chance to play some songs you have not played before is in theory a good way to learn and improve , the reality is that most of the jam nights I have been to you see the house bands first pick their favourites that they let play several songs then the remaining people wait half the night to go up and play maybe 3 songs, I generally enjoy jam nights but the cliqueyness is so off putting