Bassfinger

Ive tried drumming, but never got anywhere with it. I can - badly - play keyboards, basses and guitars of all flavours, mandolin, a bit of trumpet/cornet, harmonica, but struggled with drums. Not being any good at it immediately I never bothered continuing!

To my poor brain anything other than a very basic, standard, even number timing felt like patting my head and rubbing my tummy at the same time. You either can or you can't, and i just can't. 

I got bolt ons, set neck snd through neck basses on the fleet, and the architecture of the neck structure would seem to have minimal, if any, real effect upon the sound or playability.

Of all the attributes that people claim for through necks I have bolt ons that are better in those areas, and despite being far from the most virtuoso player to walk the planet I have zero issue with high fret access with any of them.

It's a real non concern for me.  With all the death, disease snd anguish in the world the nature of neck fixing is way down there with which is the nicest bath plug.

Have you considered changing the thread title to "Which is the one true religion?"

Did up to Grade 8 classical guitar as a teenager and grade 2 piano but never had any bass training. 

Black Sabbath, N.I.B.

May as well lock the thread now.

On 27/05/2022 at 11:34, Supernaut said:

My idea of hell is playing covers every day for the rest of my life. 

Once a song has been written, even if you composed it yourself, then every time you play the thing its a cover. Unless you're talented enough it compose or improvise a new set of tunes every single night then its unavoidable.

Just ask Ronnie Wood after hes Played Jumpin' Jack Flash live for the 80th time in 3 months...

On 27/05/2022 at 22:45, Dad3353 said:

 

I'm the same when choosing a camembert. Each one has to be opened, tested for springiness then put back. There are often over forty to test; shopping like this can't be done on t'web. 

(Disclaimer : I don't buy 1000€ cheeses...).

 

Im the same with condoms as well. Gotta test them for fit at rhe chemist.  Sandra on the till is very patient.

I take a second bass rather than spare strings.

Beyond that our 2nd guitarist is an electric engineer and loves nothing more than inspecting and servicing the noise making gear, so we've a very high confidence that it will function.

18 hours ago, nilorius said:

Interesting - how much You would be ready to pay if some one would offer You the authentic Jaco's bass of doom ?

Nothing.

I pack an extra condom, and im good to go.

I wouldn't buy a new bass from anywhere but a shop. Thats the only way to be sure that the exact instrument I receive weighs, sounds, and is finished exactly as I want it.   It ain't worth trying to save 30 or 50 quid on a £1000 instrument if you can't hand pick the very best example.

Best to cover all bases and have one of each. Or more.

A brave attempt at an insteumental version of one of the most iconic songs of all time.  Somehow it works.

Gigged with mine last week. The tone is brilliant for live work.

Summer of '69.

I hate it. Its treacly and horrible, and has all the musical merit of a doorbell.  I feel like shouting "I was only one effing year old in the summer of '69."

Yet the crowd love it.

I wash my hands before playing, and I wipe my strings down with a slightly moist microfibre cloth after every session. They never suffer a grunge build up, and don't risk breaking from being released from tension and re stretched.

5 hours ago, BassAdder27 said:

Just swopped the stock pickups to Dimarzio P pickups 

 

The difference was noticeable 

1: Higher output pickup ( a lot ) 

2: Better mids 

3: growly tone 

 

Warman would have given you all thstmdor a fifth the price.

Violin bass body, 34" Rickenbacker 4001 neck, 5 x mudbucker pickups, 12 string, carbon fibre fretboard withnp LED dot markers. Oh, and it'll be headless.

Nyatoh, AKA nato or natoh. Yamaha have been using it for 5 decades.

Even otherwise identical instruments can vary by a pound or more due to differences in the individual wood, so you can't  make broad assumptions about the amount of pork. If weight is an issue go and try one in the shop to be really sure, and buy the actual one you know is of a weight that suits.

I often practice with local band, Velocity Four (although there's 5 of them) as their guitarist is a chum of mine.  I'm unofficially their dep bassist and rhythm guitarist, but never yet been called into action.

Practicing with 2 bands is a drain on time, and particularly tiresome when I'm missing Corrie, and Im retired and don't have the pressures on my time that others do. Playing for both on a permanent basis would be too much for me personally.

I don't have arthritis, but I have a nacked hip that gives me symptoms akin to arthritis (bone demineralisation, gives me an incredible deep ache). I was surprised how well ibuprofen action takles the pain with that, although I don't overdo it.

Not me. That said, we're all in our 50's and despite me and our drummer being retired were so busy were turn a helluva lot of gigs down due to availability (t we urned down two offers between 8 and 9pm last night alone). 

That being the case, I reckon I could earn a living at if availability weren't an issue. The demand if there. It wouldn't be the living i earned when I was working, but I reckon I could average North of the minimum wage for a notional 40 hour week.

Conversely, I wouldn't want to - it only takes a pandemic to kick you in the balls.

I make up my own mind about what basses to buy and play, based upon their tone, feel and playability...and often affordability!

That Mother Theresa played one in her thrash metal band, or Geezer Butler played one in his amateur Bucks Fizz tribute outfit are neither here nor there to me.

I have a Geddy Lee Jazz because I love the bass, but am not especialy a Geddy or Rush fanboi (altough I don't dislike them) and don't play prog. I have a transition Precision, and frankly couldn't give a s*** about Sting.  I have a Steinberger and I've never even heard of Talking Heads.

Please do not ask to borrow my bass, as being placed in a headlock and punched repeatedly in the ear often offends.

2 hours ago, dclaassen said:

This...right here...100%

Lets be honest, thats rare from me!