Reggaebass

9 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Loaded my Precision with the Adagios yesterday; transformed it. Really lovely tone. Naturally I've no idea about longevity but I'll keep you all in the loop

 

I’ve had a set on one of my jb’s which I probably only play about twice a week ,for over 2 years , i would say they have mellowed very slightly but that suits me , imo well worth the money 👍

5 minutes ago, DJpullchord said:

Do you guys do it by ear or cheat with one of them tuner things?

I use a tuner  which I leave on all the time because if I’m playing up the dusty end I occasionally forget the notes 😀

Just now, neilp said:

Force of habit from orchestral playing, I always tune the D first - because in orchestras you tune the A harmonic on the D string to the A from the oboe - then the A string, then G and E last. I don't think there's a right way, really, but you should certainly go through them twice.

I like that one 👍

1 minute ago, TheGreek said:

@Reggaebass Thansk for the offer, but I have a couple of options available to me.

The first is my younger brother who's a few miles up the road but is generally busy with his own projects. I need to get hold of him when he isn't busy.

One of my nephews lent me some weird looking clamps which didn't do the job. He works for Leibherr Cranes - they have some clamps to build 4 ton chassis - hoping that he'll be able to take the body to work with him along with a pot of PVA glue.

They are there if you need them , good luck with your build 🙂

@TheGreek I’ve got sash clamps if you want to borrow them, I’m around east London and Chigwell area if that’s any good to you ,they are this type 

What amp is that it looks cool 🙂

I  tune E first then A D G  I was shown that way from day 1 so it just stuck with me .

32 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

Fellow BC-ers, can I ask you to please stop posting on the forum for a few days?

I have to learn a set of audition pieces for a gig that i really would like to get and you lot are all distracting me from practising. Between Off Topic, General Discussion and the market place, I'm spending time on here which should be spent learning new stuff.

So, can you all please quiet down for a few days? 

(Thinking about it, some of these pieces are a bit challenging - give me a week at least...)

Alternatively, just try to be a bit boring while i get my head round these things....

Thank you for understanding

This happens to me on a regular basis, I get up at 7 with the intention of starting my practice at 8 , and 5 hours later on bc  I’ll turn my amp on , in fact it happened today 😀 and I’m still on bc 😂

2 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Pitch shift up an octave in the recording if you find it hard deciphering the bass from the low end mush.

Great tip EBS I do this a lot , it also sounds really nice with some reggae basslines played an octave higher 🙂

Mark on TalkingBass . Net has quite a bit of beginner material  also Daric Bennet has too 🙂

2 minutes ago, Teebs said:

Please don't stop using BC Basslife - there are many, many good people on here who are always willing to share their knowledge, there time, and offer their support. The cr*p is pretty rare & can be avoided.

This is very true teebs   The knowledge of people on here about basses , pedals, amps, cabinets etc is incredible , if you ask the question you will get the  answer , where else could you get that 🙂

23 minutes ago, Vinny said:

Sorted!

Love it 👍

I’m on here a lot,  not always posting but always reading, and learning about my passions ‘ The Bass’ , and music.  

IMO  The  majority of bc members are really nice  decent  honest  people  ,but there are a   few   who deliberately post  things just to annoy people and gain a reaction but they are quickly warned by the mods ,   this is the only social media I do because I feel I can trust bc 🙂.   

I’ve got mine too, very light and nice padding, and the width is just right, thanks ped  for recommending 🙂

1 minute ago, Linus27 said:

My two gorgeous girls. The one on the left is my Fender FSR 70's Precision and the one on the right is my Fender Mike Dirnt Precision. Both are absolutely superb. I simply cant fault them.

 

Very nice especially the FSR 

13 minutes ago, Slapbass Shaun said:

My next project will be VERY similar to this...

 

I bought this about 3 years ago because I liked the White and maple ,and I was really surprised how good it felt and played  IMO it’s equally as good as my us jazzes 🙂

I seem to remember there was a threat on tapewound strings a while back, but I mostly use D’addario 50, 65, 85 ,105 tapes they give me the deep warm lows I like but don’t sound muddy and the tension is good, not too floppy,  I personally have never needed to go any heavier and I play pretty heavy reggae and dub 🙂

Very nice, and a bargain 🙂 

Hi ya Teebs, I always enjoy reading your posts , keep em coming 😀

12 minutes ago, ead said:

From a little while back as haven't done much video work for a while

 

Really enjoyed that  ead , great 👍 

I’ve really enjoyed playing this one recently, it’s fitted with D’addario xl  half rounds ,lovely tone 🙂

Sounds great 👍 

29 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

So in removing the paint the body acquired a split and a crack. Need to borrow a couple of sash clamps before moving forward.

I’ve got many clamps in my joinery shop which you’re welcome to borrow , but it may be difficult to clamp at that angle, it may be easier to lay the body on a board and screw some blocks around it and glue and wedge the split piece back into position 🙂