chris_b

Very good basses. You get a lot for the money. I found my Lakland, my first 35" scale, to be the easiest bass to play.

For a "cocktail" gig I'd get a good 112 and use the 150 watt amp. When I do a gig like that I use half of my big rig.

There was a sister video where he played these basses without the track. You could hear minor differences, but that's my previous point. We turn ourselves inside out over small differences in sound and some think they are on a quest for the "perfect" sound. When you hear a mashup like this you realise that good is good enough and the focus should be on what we are playing rather than the tools.

The Skatalites used double bass to good effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLVdKbPHHY

Videos like this are interesting. They show me how similar most basses are and with a little EQing how 90% of them will sound indistinguishable from each other. An Ed Freidland Precision bass comparison. . . . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJUz1oajXo

I could have gigged with any of them, but I preferred the Jazz basses and definitely wouldn't have owned any of the humbuckers. I didn't see anything that would have knocked my current Sadowsky off the perch.

I accept Scott Devine has a few mannerisms which could annoy, but I think he's producing an excellent service for bassists around the world. I'm very happy he's created such a successful business.

The reason Wal preferred using a mahogany core was the tone. It's a wood with a nice resonance and forms a great tone.

There are some Ken Smith treads on Talk bass at at the moment. I played a few and lusted after them at the Bass Centre, in days gone by. I really like them but have accepted my preference is for the single coil pickup sound.

Nice curly cable. . . . . . . . matches my nail polish.

Since the 80's I've always said no to NYE gigs. But this year I was asked and said yes! It's a trio gig with vocals, guitar and bass. These are excellent players so I'm in for a good night.

The usual, get more gigs and network more.

Stick a lump of foam under the strings for extra thumpness. The more foam you use the duller and thumpier, and more vintage, your sound gets. Works with either rounds or flats. IMO when recording you can't use too much foam, but I usually remove it for gigs.

A guitarist I know played in Wandsworth Prison. The warders had to double check all the unpacked gear and then search the band, on the way in and out again.

Hi guys, best wishes for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year for you and your families. Here's to good gigs and good music throughout 2020.

Sounds like the Ypres Castle Inn in Rye. About 57 steep and uneven steps up to the pub.

My experience is 25 years playing a 4 string Fender Precision and, so far, 8 years playing a 5 string Mike Lull P bass. No mud in either of those basses. Your post was highlighting the split pickup in particular. It is a humbucker design which should operate the same on both 4 and 5 string basses. If there is a difference between recorded and live P basses, then that difference isn't the bass or its pickup design, it's the rig and the EQ used.

But P basses don't tend to be muddy down low. Mine have never sounded like that. There are no muddy P basses on any Soul, Motown or Wrecking Crew records or any of the other several thousand hit records where a P bass was played. It's the quality of the instrument, the rig you are using and how you EQ your sound that makes them muddy or not.

I've got Barefaced cabs and a great trolley so I can park anywhere. Load-ins don't bother me anymore. The rest of the band might not be so happy, though!

Me too. Depending on the tides the gangplank could be like climbing up and down a ladder whilst carrying carrying your gear!!

It will be good value if you focus on why you bought it. Forget any short-comings or dislikes, just learn how playing a 6 string bass works and the adjustments you have to make to your technique and open the door to a whole new area of playing . With that in mind I'm sure this will be a great bass for you. And even on a new bass, a good set up will make it play even better.

Excellent. Now for the next 30.

A 5 string bass is not a stepping stone to playing a 6. Play the bass that gets you the sound you want in a way that you feel is comfortable to play.

These days I use TI flats on my passive P bass and D'Addario NYXL rounds on my active jazz. IMO best of both worlds. I've used rounds on a P bass for most of my playing life. As long as you're getting the sound you want it doesn't matter how you do it..