Musicman666

i would be playing jah wobble bass lines on this one.

9 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

You mean a shim under the nut.

 

However, as I, and since several others, previously pointed out in this thread, if there is buzz on fretted notes that is not a nut issues.

 

In any case all that doesn't really matter, as the issue OP had have been solved.

 

 .. ok.

On 19/07/2024 at 22:48, Jason Karloff said:

I would change your underwear. 

i was here initially for the low ball nut jokes ...but the problem is a bit like neck curvature, you need to be able to pull the string down on the first fret fretted at the second but only just like a razors width, if it's not doing that then you might need a new nut or at least something under the string at the nut to raise it a tad. Of course nuts can wear, every time you tune up it's gets worn albeit very slightly. 

when i first began playing bass in the seventies i started off using a sponge mute purely from my own invention since there was no internet in those days to get ideas from and i was trying to figure out how to play this instrument completely from a self discovery/ self taught point of view and at some stage i must have thought it was easier to simply palm mute...never looked back on that one.

On 04/07/2024 at 00:32, rwillett said:

I never thought I'd ever say "Bravo, more, more..." to a bagpipe and accordian duo. I didn't have that on my bingo card for this week...

 

Wonderful playing, skilful and the accordian player was in a world of his own.

 

I am humbled by what you can do here.

Rob

now if they could just bring in a banjo..

On 30/06/2024 at 15:48, pst62 said:

They must have been in high demand at some point somewhere.

the sign originally said "no testing".

1 hour ago, Munurmunuh said:

 

Never heard of Brahmsian Developing Variation? Tut tut. Stay after school to catch up on your Schoenberg reading.

oh it's rife.

On 24/06/2024 at 16:17, Munurmunuh said:

Sounds lovely, something like...

 

 

...?

i'm surprised he had the front to repackage the rio bassline quite so obviously. 

off tonight to see a bunch of guys fight some foo...

On 13/06/2024 at 18:07, michael2003x said:

For me, Japan were one of the only few saving graces of the 80's music scene, massively underrated and superb musicians, especially Mick's fretless work. When I was 16 I used to schlep around with my Dave Sylvian "gentlemen take polaroids" era hairdo, happy days.

so if the 80s was bad when was it good for you??

20 hours ago, Cato said:

 

That was my first reaction but now I'm starting to quite like it.

 

 

i could see this being used in a dads army scenario..

On 25/05/2024 at 20:18, Maude said:

The Squier and Fender VIs  are definitely bass guitars, strung EADGBE as a standard guitar but an octave lower, as is the Eastwood and all other 'Bass VIs'. Not to say you can't tune them differently with suitable strings but they are intended to be, and leave the factory as, a bass guitar. 

 

a guitar drop tuned is a baritone all the way until it hits an octave below when magically it turns into a bass. 

my only issue with this bass is that i would constantly feel a bit worried about putting the first ding in...

are you aware of the price new?  ..ah stay trem bridge..ok 

4 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Yes, but for some reason lined fretlesses are popular. It seems strange, you hardly ever see training wheels on bicycles, but manufacturers make most fretlesses lined, and when you're buying a custom bass second-hand you don't get to specify it.

well of course you can always remove or reinstall training wheels but fretlines are permanent .. I think of them more like the diagram on top of a gear stick, essential at first but once you get the hang of it then not so much, however its good to know that they are there to fall back on when required. I have heard some reasons to not want fretlines such as they put some people off or others like the look of a plain board, but I suspect some just like to flex in front of an audience. If you want that no fretlines experience then you can always turn off the lights, ..so far I never felt the urge. Fretlines look pretty much like frets to me and I'm very comfortable with that particular look.

On 18/04/2024 at 23:02, BigRedX said:

 

For the one time I have had a dead spot on a neck, the Fat Finger worked very well as the dead spot was gone and didn't seem to re-appear anywhere noticeable. You can experiment with different sized G-clamps first to see if it makes a usable difference before shelling out on something more expensive and aesthetically pleasing.

i have a jazz fretless with the dead spot in the same area as the op and i also got rid of it with the fat finger ..not sure if it moved to another location but dammed if i can find it. 

17 minutes ago, StingRayBoy42 said:

Bongos.

They look like an overdone, gaudy, tasteless, ostentatious 80s sports car designed by an LSD-fuelled lunatic in the grip of a psychotic episode, available only in a range of hideous, eye-scorching colours that scream of 'Dante meets Bosch in a crack lounge'.

Horrendous looking things. I'd absolutely love one.

apparently the inspiration came to ernie while sitting on the khazi. 

On 19/04/2024 at 19:38, tauzero said:

 

Fretlesses also have markers, whether they're lined or unlined. Go figure.

well taking the logic to its ultimate conclusion wouldn't that be all we really need regardless of fretless or fretted ..just the dots along the leading edge, everything else would presumably be decorative fluff? 

22 hours ago, squire5 said:

This.Looks as if the body has been stretched.It just looks well...wrong.Dont hate it,just dont like it.

 

looks like a runt. 

1 hour ago, Linus27 said:

Any fretless bass that has a lined fretboard

 ..everyone goes on about fret lines on a fretless and how superfluous they are ..but nothing about fingerboard dots and led lights on a regular fretted ..go figure. 

25 minutes ago, Mickyk said:

You would never ever get me up on a stage with this pile of cack in my hands.

spock wants his intergalactic love harp back..

7 hours ago, lowregisterhead said:

Good question, but I don't think there's really any way to find out. Somewhere on the website it says that the Paramatrix preamp can't be retrofitted to older basses.

how do they compare unplugged?

i wonder how the graphite would compare to the wood if they had the same preamp?

On 24/03/2024 at 17:17, Schnozzalee said:

My US Musicman Sterling had dead spots, so look out for those. 

my stingray plays like butter but without the dead spots ..do you think it might be fake?