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The Word. . . . he's trying to do that D'Angelo thing of playing so far behind the beat that its almost the wrong timing. D'Angelo does it better. The bass line doesn't annoy me, but the producer does.

Don't just learn intervals without any references. Listen to them in the context of a song. Surely you can identify the components of a 12 bar blues, eq 1, 4 and 5, and 1, 2 and 5? Start with those and you are on your way.

Jaco ruined fretless for me. I was getting on just fine with my self de-fretted bass, then Jaco came along and showed what fretless could really do and moved the whole game so far out of my reach that I had to go back to frets!!

Yep. All those guys raving over James Jamerson's sound, also have to thank the Motown engineers.

My preferences for the sound of my bass haven't changed over the years. I'm still after the same thing, but with the advent of modern bass gear, I can sound the same as I did, only much, much better.

The last recording I did was for an R&B, Americana, blues band. I used my Mike Lull PJ5 with TI flats and a lump of foam, through an Aguilar TH500 DI'ed into Logic. What a great sound. Better than any of the bass sounds preloaded into Logic.

Basically, never send anything you can't afford to lose. Meet up for the really "precious" stuff. I've always used Interparcel and Fed Ex as the subcontracter. I've successfully sent several basses this way. The secret of success is in the packing. Can it survive being dropped from the back of a lorry and stood on by a 20st moron? Plan on protecting it from the staff and you'll be OK.

IMO there's no such thing as overkill when dealing with the likes of DHL, the Post Office etc. Especially with large and delicate items of bass gear. I'd put an inner layer of expanded polystyrene around the cab for extra safety, then get a couple of cardboard boxes from a bike shop and fashion a double skin box around the cab with extra protection at the edges and corners. Gaffer the lot together and you're done.

Can't we just ban E-Scooters and fix the problem that way?

If I wasn't a bass player I'd have been in trouble. I played drums at a basic level when I was a kid, maybe I would have developed that. I also tried my hand with singing, guitar and piano and was pretty crap at all of them. Basically I had to be a bass player.

I just play them. I'll change the strings and fit strap locks, but that's it. I want everything else to be handled by a professional.

Thinking about it, this was between lockdown#1 and #2. So I guess they weren't very busy! Maybe give them a call.

I guess it can vary. Last time was a week. I had them fix a jack socket at the same time.

You might roll your sleeves up and service your old Ford, but you wouldn't touch a Ferrari. Same for my basses. I drop them off at the Bass Gallery and they come back playing like a million dollars.

I've had that. The cat must have been asleep inside my Mesa Boogie 118 when I loaded up the car. At the gig I put the cab down on the pavement and was surprised to see our tabby fly out and freeze!! I managed to get a hold on a back leg and throw it into the car. No gentleness or niceties, we were on a very busy road and by that time the bloody thing had scratched my arm and hand to pieces!

Our roadie forgot to pick up the singer on one gig. He arrived at the gig with the PA and no front man. We were bass, drums and guitar, and had to scrape a couple of set lists together in 20 mins. We all sang a couple of songs (even me) and played a few instrumentals, then we asked if anyone in the audience would like to do a number. A guy in a suit got up and sang some rock and roll in the style of Johnny Rotten on speed. This was 5 years before JR. We also had a guy who was transitioning into a woman! He got up and did a strip to us playing Green Onions. He got everything out, meat and two veg and a pair of boobs!! We made it through the night and even got an encore! I wish someone had recorded it.

You mean these guys aren't on WhatsApp or Facebook?

These "I like my cheap bass, so why does anyone pay any more than I did because they aren't getting anything better than my bass" threads are tedious.

The bass in the video is a 5 string Warwick. They are using a 5 string on the record. It might be the same bass, but who knows. Contact the band and ask the question.

I believe the Japanese Metro builders are now working under the Thee Dots company name. I'm glad they are still making basses.

These days there are 1 x 112 cabs that can easily replace older 2 x 112's.

I liked that. Thanks for sharing.

You can't stop at one. It's against the rules.

Multiscale is not a recent idea. The Bandora was a multiscale Cittern type instrument from the late 16th century. I briefly picked a Dingwall up at Bass Direct and found it easy to play. I wouldn't rule out owning one in the future. Lee Sklar has used Dingwalls for years and makes them sound very good.

So were the original Musicman basses.