chris_b

Now that's what I call a good slap sound. None of yer Mark King plink-ity-plink nonsense.

IMO it's fingerstyle and not overdubbed. I think this is the same guy I saw playing on their UK tour on the early 70's, when they were touring Yes, We Can Can, he's a little white guy with great chops playing a Precision bass. 5 mins on Youtube and I think I've found him. I think this is the guy I saw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFYMtwqAfnA&ab_channel=GeneSantiniJr.Drummer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZkjjENj_w&ab_channel=Soultube

Playing a musical instrument is an art. Making one is science (with some art thrown in).

One stage I play on has bare brick walls and a concrete floor and ceiling. There is a bad boom in the corner. I fixed that by placing the cab a couple of meters away from the corner. It's still a terrible sound but there's no boom.

Nice one Ben. Great choice. Flats or rounds?

I haven't bought a bass since 2017. I bought the other one in 2011.

Did you know the Allparts strap locks are rebadged Dunlops at a much lower cost. . . . although I've just found some Dunlops on Amazon which are slightly cheaper than All parts. I guess it's best to Shop around.

My strap is one of these. It's about 1/8" or about 4mm thick. https://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Buffalo-Silverado.html Unless your strap is extra thick, you should be fine.

Who told you that? Mine fitted my thick leather straps, no problem. Dunlop should be able to tell you the maximum thickness it will take.

The political system is responsible. The two party, first past the post system is to blame. If your choices are limited to toffs from Eton or Hampstead lefties, you have no sensible choice at all.

Muting problems can affect any number of strings. It's not the fault of the bass or the string layout if someone is not muting correctly.

I play at least one note on my B string in every song. Sometimes I play the low notes, but many times I just play notes above E on the B string for convenience and economy of hand movement. I prefer to use the same bass on everything because it's the best sounding bass I've owned so far, but mostly because I prefer to keep the same geography under my finger tips.

Hold on, I'm just dusting off the crystal ball.

You'd think they could have been more inspired when they came to design the headstock and tuners!!

Over the years I've had a lot of interest in my 5 string basses, and compliments on the sound. It might have been a small overall percentage, but I'll chat about gear, after the gig, until they chuck us out. I guess less than half the bands have noticed what I'm playing. Most of the guys I'm playing with at the moment haven't mentioned gear, mine or theirs, at all.

They can also list 2 separate weights for a bass!

There are no downsides or limitations going from 4 to 5. Not so the other way.

Would a preamp pedal, like a Sadowsky, Sansamp or Aguilar turn your Yamaha into the Precision bass you want? Have you tried flatwound strings?

Jon Banks, bassist for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, (many years ago we both depped for a local rock band) played an electric bass when they started, then moved to an acoustic bass. Sometimes the look is as important as the sound.

I put my current NYXL's on before the first Lockdown. My Jazz wasn't played much in 2020, but I've gigged it a lot in the last year or so and the strings still have a lot of life left in them.

I remember my Careers officer, a Mr Ford. He was pulling his hair out by the time I'd finished with him!!

I was playing my 800 watt SS amp last night, with the Master on 3. Maybe I should have used a less powerful amp. That's the problem with using a bass putting out a strong signal and sensitive cabs. Every watt sounds louder and you need fewer of them.