chris_b

Sad news. The Dap-Kings were a great band.

I've used ER15's for about 8 years in some pretty loud bands. I'm thinking about getting new ones and the PRO17's look interesting.

IMO Lakland and Mike Lull make Jazz and other 2 pickup basses that sound a lot better. Maybe replacement pickups would improve the sound of your Jazz basses.

OK, but it's a technique tip that is good even if you don't have any hand problems. I'm getting some arthritis in the base of my left thumb which is concentrating my focus on things like this. Obviously it's for you to decide if the info you get is appropriate or not. Good luck with sorting this out.

OK, so I'll say the usual. . . if your fretting hand is stretching you're doing it wrong. Always move your whole hand to place your fingers over the note and never [i]reach[/i] for it. Don't play with your thumb anchored to one place. Your left hand should always be "on the move".

Even though I have reservations, I'll still record it and watch later. These guys are legends.

Members of The Stones, Faces, Who, Led Zep, Eagles and many others had a tendency to let "off steam" while on tour. I think it's great that the Stones are still touring at this level and drawing the audiences they do around the world. I know people who saw them playing at the Eel Pie Island club before they had a record deal and they have always been a fantastic live band. Live there is no other band, but I wouldn't hold out much hope of a defining TV performance. They are in their 70's and the soundtrack probably won't be kind to them.

I'd agree that splitting the bass cabs across the stage isn't a good idea if you want to get the best sound for your bass. Edit: There is no upside to your cab placement and as you are finding out there are a few downsides. Both 12's stacked behind you will probably fix the problem for you and the rest of the band and the audience will still be able to hear every note.

So do you want to gig the Jazz? If you do and want the band to be happy with your sound maybe an outboard preamp, like the Sadowsky, will give the J some extra oomph which will enable it to compete with the Precision.

I play a P bass but after reading your posts the best advice I think I can give you is go back to your Jazz. I don't see the point in chasing a sound you can't find when you already have a great sound with the Jazz. But if you really have to sort the Precision sound I'd start with changing the amp. I don't think your cabs are the problem. I used an Aguilar TH500 with my Berg cabs and it worked well with both my P bass and Lakland. The Mesa D800 Subway has a great tone and clarity and punch.

Neither cool or not cool. Just another design decision.

The GHS Precision Flatwound 5 string set I have on my Lull PJ5 sounds pretty good to me across all strings. They are about 5 years old now and are still good live. I recorded with them earlier this year and through Logic with foam under the strings the B sounded fantastic. I don't play the B string much above the 7th fret so my experience might not be a good fit for your problem.

I thought I didn't need to worry about solo's and never made the leap to constructing a well crafted, intelligent bass solo and I know I've lost gigs as a result. These days, being a good meat and potatoes player can leave you on the back foot when you're up against some of these Uni educated players. The "twiddly" playing bit of my brain never developed and as I say I wasn't picked for a pretty good band because of that! My advice is always be the most complete player you can be. Even if you're just playing with your mates, try to be competent in all aspects of bass playing.

You then get to the stage where your damaged hearing seems to get even more damaged more easily! There's carelessness and there blind f***ing stupidity. No discussion, if you're playing occasionally or regularly in a band you [i]need[/i] hearing protection.

Thanks josie.

The moral is, always play the gear that sounds and plays the best to you. I've tried several very expensive basses and preferred the less expensive bass I already own. A few years ago I tried to down grade my gear to less expensive stuff but it didn't sound right, so everyone has their tipping point where the cost and playability are in balance.

Sad news, again. It also means our band leader will be digging out all the MA songs we haven't done for years.

Beautiful work. I'm impressed. How long did that take?

I don't understand why anyone should have a problem with the concept of bass solo's or solo bass [b]or using bass as a lead or melodic instrument (added for Dad3533)[/b]. Especially other bass players! Surly the only criteria relates to the ability of the player and whether he makes the playing interesting. Edit to add some detail - in bold.

[quote name='josie' timestamp='1479165109' post='3174526'] It's a museum quality piece on 2mm needles, [/quote] Pictures or it didn't happen. . . . !

So Dave they are so bad that you've got several lying around? I don't own any basses I don't like.

This is what shops say when they haven't got one. That's exactly what Plek's do when they initially map the neck when it's under under tension. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG4BOLlKOb4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG4BOLlKOb4[/url]

In the early days he was also part of the Phil Spector "Wall of sound".

[quote name='Jam' timestamp='1479115117' post='3173944']Recently I've noticed some bad habits with my technique, mostly with my fretting hand. Rather than keeping my fingers curved they tend to be straight when I fret, pressing down with the pad rather than the top of the fingertips. [/quote] Is this a problem that is [i]actually[/i] causing you difficulties when you're playing, or is it just something you [i]think[/i] you should be doing differently? My experience of 50 years playing bass at all levels, is that I play with mainly straight-ish fingers and use the pads of my fingers. As do may top players on YouTube videos. As long as you can hit all the notes you need to hit, on time and without any stress to your hand I don't see any "bad habits" here. You might need to use the top of your fingers if you are playing 2 notes or more at once, when you need more than 1 string to ring out, but for single notes, pads and straight-ish fingers is a standard technique. Economy of movement is also an objective when your rehearsing or playing for hours. As long as you can switch between the appropriate techniques when required you're fine. Also it's better to use 1, 2, 4 fingering for the lower frets. Don't use one finger per fret until you are so far up the neck that the fret spacing doesn't cause you to stretch.

Very sad news. Two of my favourite numbers, Joe Cocker's Delta Lady and Freddy King's Going Down, were written by LR.