RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

The mag should go (imho) .bi-monthly or it will cease to exist. If people can't fnd it readily available ,(apart from subscription) then noone will know about it. Same with the us mag.

It might be an idea to look into Triads (not the ruthless kind) ,scales etc. and if you can figure out what key the song is in,it should be easier. Scales of course ,as mentioned above always help

if you were in this neck of the woods,I'd recommend my Eden Combo for sale. Seriously loud! Sometimes, I find it good to change practice rooms now and again. It can make practicing more fun. Also, it irons out a ny flaws the band may have.

Will give it a try

Like using the Zoom pedal, but that noise is doing my head in. Sounds like I'm crushing a rodent with my foot.(which is very cruel) Should I use wd 40 or something? Please advise

[quote name='KiOgon' post='755114' date='Feb 23 2010, 03:48 PM']I'd bet it will help a lot more than any commercial moisturizer & it's 100% natural. Have you got a plant? A mate years ago working as a scaffolder used to always piss on his hands & rub it in, he said it was the only thing to stop your hands cracking, working outdoors all weather. Worth a try - wash your hands before playing though [/quote] That scaffolder ,sounds a bit like a p**taker...(gets coat)....

All of the above mentioned, are top notch quality basses You could possibly add an original Steinberger,to your list If you're gonna sell/buy equipment ,you'd do much better here than flea bay.

I've just been playing around on my,Kustom KBA 16 . A nice,cheap,fairly small practice combo. Maybe you want something like that.

[quote name='Dubs' post='751797' date='Feb 20 2010, 02:12 PM']Depending on what bass it is, I'd be tempted just to leave it as it is... it adds to the mojo [/quote] me too. Sanding it down,(or attempting to) could make it a lot worse. What bass is it? What does the pic look like of the whole bass?

may seem a sill question but, have you checked the bass(battery) ,the amp head(dirty pots) and the cables?

A live nation event? No f***ing way! They make hassle of selling gig tkts to people as it is! I think that the novelty,of going to these things has gone for me now. I've got enough equipment as it is ,and don't need to do this anymore. I've been to a few indoor ones in the past,but got bored of it .

Wow! Thanks again for all your help. I suppose ,when you see something'different' from the norm basswise,you do start to wonder. Must say that I had a result, as I've been looking on 'n' off for sometime . I expect to get some strange looks,and plenty of comments from the band nxt wk. Now to get the new strings sorted..........

Actually, it does look like neck is a bit f***ed I looked at other ones on the net. Wonder how much I'll get stung for adjustment. It's a 'set neck' . Hopefully ,it's not set too badly. It does need new strings anyway,but I don't really wanna fork out a huge amount for a 'bargain bass'.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='750183' date='Feb 18 2010, 08:47 PM']I'd agree with that. The fretboard itself looks flat; it's just the bottom edge of the neck that's been kind of chamfered off. Maybe it's supposed to look cool. Give it a couple of years though, and there'll be enough dust in that gap that there won't [b]be[/b] a gap any more.[/quote] oh, there's dust in there I'm beginning to feel reassured (he says ,crossing his fingers)

I'm a bit confused I've got one (purchased'88) It's a ''24-fret phenolic neck made under licence from status uk''. What's a ''phenolic neck''? There's me thinking I had this, bright sounding,graphite necked ,headless bass........

Lemmy is the man

[quote name='Musicman69' post='750160' date='Feb 18 2010, 08:33 PM']Im certainly no expert but it looks like its meant to be that way. And you say it plays ok.. if its sounds good too, enjoy it![/quote] Hope you're right. (just looks a bit odd I think) Thanks for your kind words

Well, I managed to track down camera,(and tiny usb lead!!) please advise,if you can I think it looks worse close up,gulp!

if you're gonna pay for something,I'd just forget about using the amp,and get a recording interface from say line 6 (toneportgx). If you want something more adventurous ,you could go for something like reason or logic. There are thousands of things you can do on those. Free stuff: Audacity