chris_b

Everyone has bad days. Thankfully I don't get mine rehashed every 10 years. How can anyone criticise bass manufacturers for making their own versions of Precision and Jazz basses. That's all most bloody bass players want to buy! Even Fender can't make anything else without having to discontinue it after a couple of years because no one is interested enough to buy it. Anyway, any bass that's good enough for Nate Watts and Paul Turner would be good enough for me.

In this case it's probably a design decision, but several years ago when Fodera started the BE+ADG system, the idea was to lengthen the B and E strings. I didn't follow the reasoning too closely but I believe it had something to do with string length and tension.

Ann Peebles, the amazing Tina Turner and Gladys Knight.

+1 for Mavis Staples, Also Bonnie Raitt and the amazing Aretha Franklin.

If the proposition is that musical training and knowledge restricts creative talent, that doesn't stack up. There are very few examples of musically uneducated creative types, who are successful, and everyone of those guys will have an association with one or more people with extensive musical knowledge, to fill in the gaps. Unless you can afford to hire a full time arranger, work at understanding your instrument and the ways in which you can improve playing it and you'll produce far better music than any uneducated "creative" types you're likely to meet. You can't teach real creativity but you can be creative if you know how your instrument and music works. Most musicians are nowhere near as "creative" as they like to believe and most know less about their instrument than they think.

Didn't hurt Mozart.

That would work. I'd put something between the case and the amp to protect the amp. Is 1U enough? What would you keep in the box?

I think that's the issue for me. So far I've found that cheaper basses are not light enough and light basses are not cheap enough. If this hypothetical bass isn't light enough I can't gig it and if it's not cheap enough I may as well stick with my current bass, which is what I'll probably end up doing. It's an interesting project though, so I'll keep looking.

I've heard of them, but have never seen one in the flesh. I'll add it to the list.

I have 3 restrictions; I want to stick with "Fender" style basses, they have to be 5 strings and I don't want to build my own basses. I'm still looking.

That's basically what I did. I had some lessons with Ian King. The first lessons in my life, and I just asked him to get me out of this rut. He explained different shapes, patterns, techniques and ideas and, after showing me these new options, gave me a list of songs that used this information to expand my abilities and creative thinking. I'm probably still in the rut, but it's a lot wider now and some days I can't even see the sides. I'll happily tackle stuff now that I would have left alone in the past. Ian took what I asked and turned it into a set of suggestions that made me make myself a better player. I'd never have done that with a book or sitting at home on my own.

I would be very interested in a Squier or Sire, but I spent a very unproductive morning in Anderton's checking their basses and they were all too heavy for me. I did the same (several times) at Guitar Guitar in Epsom. . . . same result, and some of them would have required upgrades in the sound department. I would like to release funds from my gear over the next few years, so this subject is of interest, but lower cost basses still have to compete for their place and right now, my current Jazz and P bass are a better fit, ie lighter and sound better. Those are my observations, yours may be different, but until I can find the right bass I'll have to stick with my current, more expensive, instruments.

At first sight this sounds like a good idea, but I'd be careful. Depending on what you put in the case, if the amp isn't protected, you could scratch or dent it and, if there is enough room for stuff to move about, maybe cause damage to the front or back panels, controls, switches and sockets. I'm thinking leads with 3 pin plugs, jack plugs and anything else with metal components. I have always used a 4U for my 2U Thunderfunk. The extra airflow helps and I use the space to store the foam blocks I sit the rack on, to cushion the amp from vibration from the cab.

How much is the postage?

This is just a thinly disguised excuse to start a "look at my great basses" thread. I'm not sure I noticed the straps at all.

I always though the cone excursion (xmax) was responsible for most of the air movement from a speaker. One of those Berg cabs is ceramic and one is Neo. The speakers will be designed differently so they will sound different.

I believe that Alex would be saying exactly the same as Phil. The science remains the same, it's the application that changes.

My trolley/sack truck works on all surfaces and with all loads. From moving amps, cabs and wardrobes to stone sinks in the garden . . . https://www.screwfix.com/p/wolfcraft-heavy-duty-aluminium-folding-trolley-100kg/ It was cheaper when I bought it about 5 years ago, but there are plenty around for £20 - £30.

I hope you can beat this. Best wishes.

. . . . . . and you may not. How much notice does this condition give you? Up until now how many "twinges" have you had? You just need to get a good dep and keep on keeping on.

Great groove, nice lines.

Been there, done that. I was a died in the wool Precision bass player for 25 years, until I switched to 5 strings. Since then I've played a Musicman SR5, Lakland 55-94, Wal and now a Sadowsky Jazz. There's a Lull PJ5 in there as well but it seems to have slipped into second place, behind the Jazz. Same has happened with my amps and cabs. I've gone from a solidly P bass oriented set up to a much more dynamic sound. IMO it's all good, so just embrace the changes. Nothing else you can do.

When I played in a folk rock band the guitarists ate bags of jelly babies. They said the gelatin was good for strengthening their nails. Super glue is good for split nails, and I guess you could cover the whole nail with glue or varnish.

A good luthier could replace it with your name if you asked him.

How much did you spend on your guitars?