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Get On Up - JB

Arrested For Driving While Blind - ZZ Top

I’ve seen Phil & Co doing the Thunderthumbs gig at the Bull’s Head and it’s absolutely well worth going to see. Everybody in the band (one of whom is a friend of mine) is absolutely top notch and the Bull’s Head is a nice venue, separate from the pub itself.

As much as slides, vibrato and mwah are great fun and are pretty much the de facto, trademarks of fretless, also set some time aside avoiding these and try and make it sound like a fretted bass (accurate fingering, using the fingertips, without vibrato). The ability to move between these techniques means that when you break out those trademark, fretless tones, they’ll stand out as features, rather than being full on, all the time.

Looking for Clues - Robert Palmer

I think it's probably his Fiesta Red one, it's just the colours are very muted, but you never know.

Pino thinking, “I don’t need no stinking mutes.” He is the king of bass cool. Thanks for sharing.

That was entertaining. I wish they’d done a few more modern vs vintage comparisons though. I liked the bit about not leaving your vintage bass at home, but taking it out and using it. This is why I sold my ‘63, for some reason I stopped gigging it (probably the, “What if it gets nicked,” mindset) and it seemed a waste, so off it went. It was a great bass, played really well and was light, but that caused a good amount of neck dive sadly. What I thought was missing from the video was that not all vintage instruments are not necessarily good just because of their age, there are dogs out there too. Anyway, I enjoyed that, it’s cheered me up, thanks for sharing @Reggaebass. Oh yeah, now I want a vintage again* *Not going to happen.

Mine certainly is.

I took my HB ‘stangalike, which sounds brilliant at home, and the JMJ to a rehearsal. I played the HB and it was good, really good. Then I played the JMJ and the difference was amazing, almost as if if the bass was saying, “Did you want better than really good? Oh well, I’ll see what I can do. How’s this?” And then winks at you conspiratorially. All a bit fantastical as a description, but I was truly surprised at the difference, it also did much the same against the Stingray shorty at a gig. I wonder if the Seymour Duncan custom shop Mustang pickup is the same?

It doesn’t appear to be you, a rapid search revealed… nothing!

This is only ok if they all played quietly too, which would not appear to be the case. I think I might have told them to stuff their request.

Convert one to fretless.

The authority on set up for this style of offset Fender seems to be Mike Adams, aka, Puisheen. Check out his YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/@Puisheen

Sounds like some judicial use of compression is all that’s required, which shouldn’t mess with the frequencies and just smooth out the peaks.

A New Bass Day thread, which the OP is pleased with and it’s descended into negativity. Why can’t we just be pleased for the OP and perhaps start a different thread where the issues raised here can be discussed? @BCH congrats on your purchase, may your GAS remain in abeyance for a goodly while; it messes with my head .

Infinitely so IMO.

Other than those who are soloists, our job is to serve the song, if using a pick does that, job done. I swap between pick and fingers in the band as required, I’ve even started doing some old school thumb style for a couple of songs. It’s also fun to mix it up.

Cold Fire - Rush

It appears to be a mid to late ‘90s Les Paul bass.

I suspect that they are well aware how easy the upgrade is and know that they are quite likely to achieve 2 sales for those buying into the MetEx line.

Pre Covid, I always took 2 basses, one fretted, one fretless, if either crapped out I could still finish the gig with the other. Now I’m in a band where I don’t need the bumpless beast, I’m still inclined to take a spare, it takes up little room in the car and the worst that will happen* is that I don’t use it. *I realise that the worst that could happen is that both basses fail and the amp emits a wail that opens up a portal, which releases demons into the venue, who then eat me** ** Hmm, maybe I should seek help

My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones

If you can go the extra few £s for a JMJ, there is at least one for sale on BC and is well worth it.