Musicman666

my latest status update...

i like standard d ...it just means you have lower open strings ...you can still play in standard tuning easily enough ..throw a capo on the second fret if you like ...instant shortscale. 

lockdown meant my bass collection expanded significantly ...

he's alright .. it's all a bit of an act and it turns out he can actually play quite well ..oh and he hates 5 stringers ...so he isn't a total dipstick in my book. 

this is one of those subjects that you have lost before you have even started ...everyone has their favourites ...currently listening to visions of you by jah wobble. 

reminds me of mold ...

7 hours ago, jonno1981 said:

I’m amazed Scott’s bass lessons hasn’t covered this. 

i was thinking only the other day about how they must by now be desperately brain storming fresh video ideas  ...i mean surely there is only so much to be said about bass but here they are still knocking them out. 

i try not to cut the strings too much ...got caught out a few times when transferring from say a stingray to a jazz ..i just make sure that the capstan is always top to bottom even when there is a string tree ..force of habit. 

On 07/11/2025 at 23:58, bassbiscuits said:

Some great bass playing by Dee Murray on a live Elton John album called 17-11-70.

 

It was recorded when they were just a trio (Elton, drums and bass) in America really early on, so no big Elton hits yet, but some really fiery, tight interaction of the three instruments with plenty of room to explore. 

yellow brick road is superb bass playing throughout and such a great tone ...

my first bass back in the day ..

On 09/11/2025 at 07:07, knirirr said:

As far as I am concerned Facebook is extremely dastardly - I refuse to have an account there or on any other service owned by the blackguard Zuckerberg. I block all known Meta URLs on my phone via DNS. 

Luckily for me my job doesn't need me to use it (it doesn't appear to be popular in academia), though some hobbies are affected by this stance. 

but you don't exist?

7 hours ago, BassAgent said:

That collection is absolutely perfect. Except for perhaps a flatwound Precision, I wouldn't add or get rid of a single bass there. Lovely. 

thanks ...i never intended to have so many but my problem is i can't sell any .. i see positives in all of them ...probably getting a little out of hand to be honest ...a precision was my only bass for many years but i sold it ...i wonder if i can sneak another one in..?

ok i briefly have the whole lot out of storage together so i took a quick pic! ...so rare to have them all in one room these days on account of the wife..

maybe if i just cut so there is a small amount of silk just to hold it together ..?

ah ...ai seems to think this is a bad idea 

ah ...problem is back on ...for some reason i blanked out the xl sticker and purely focused on the insert wording ...so yes i still have a problem...so can you cut down tape wounds without them unwinding?

ok ...package arrived ...all the strings are surprisingly now standard long scale not xl ...go figure ..not sure what's going on over there but i'm happy now ..i would delete this thread if i could ...maybe admin can do it for me....cheers. 

i recently bought a couple of labella tape wounds strings 760n online who gave me xl length instead as they didn't have any regular scale lengths in stock. When i asked them if this was ok they just said i have to be "very careful" ??  Before i break open the string set and cut them can anyone tell me if it's possible to do this without the silken end part being totally removed thus allowing the tape covering to unravel ...this all sounds potentially a tad janky to me. 

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I just looked at the DFSchat forum, and they have a topic called sofas on the bass.

ai tech isnt quite there yet ..

do you ever get the feeling that the best bass you have ever played is whichever one is in your hands at any given moment?

the finish on this 90s stingray has seen better days but for some reason it plays better than ever.

any bands that actually push their own envelopes and develop artistically thus challenging their fan base with each new release need not worry ... ai is like the formulaic approach ...no innovation, it gets boring pretty fast. 

yep ...i got that deal ...  that fret kisser is such a great tool, i have used it a few times, only wish i had bought it years ago. The file is quality too. 

20 hours ago, Cat Burrito said:

Personally I like the tones of Simon Gallup (The Cure) and Craig Adams (Sisters of Mercy era), and both helped shaped my early playing days.

...add hooky and severin while your at it...  opening bars of israel and rock and a hard place ...less is more. 

6 hours ago, ezbass said:

Mick Karn, Pino, Alan Spenner on Roxy’s Flesh & Blood, John Giblin, Geddy, Derek Forbes.

permission to add a certain mr tony levin to this list.