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Jaguars seem to be vogue at the moment. Rondo Music only seem to do short scale jaguars now, instead of the jazz's and p's! These could be very interesting as I'm in the market for a fretted shortie! Good spot

+1 to the above. Player quieter on the stage and let FOH handle the volume out front. Or is this too simple a solution to your requirements?

[quote name='risingson' post='1191959' date='Apr 7 2011, 04:58 PM']Jaco.[/quote] Thriller? Smooth Criminal?

I remember it precisely, the moment when I 'got' jazz! It was Charles Mingus - Song With Orange, from the album Shoes Of A Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers

Great video matey

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' post='1189283' date='Apr 5 2011, 04:58 PM']The DI is on the front. This is on the rear panel indicated with the word [color="#FF0000"]speaker[/color] ;-)[/quote] That would be right then Sorry, don't do Trace gear!

This is a great place isn't it! Much better than another bass forum I could mention I've heard tales told that this forum was forged in the heart of dying star a millenium ago before being blasted out into space and making it's way here... s'true!

Maybe just take a break. Three to six months, even a year away from the musical radar could be just the antidote to recharge batteries and reinvigorate musical passions. I stepped away from music altogether for eight months and it was the best thing I could of done at the time. It helped give me perspective and may help you guys do the same. Band fatigue is terrible when it happens, but it's not unsurmountable

I've never heard of using a balanced XLR out to connect to a speaker cabinet. Are sure that isn't the D.I. out? I could be wrong of course :/

I for one like Moondance, and like many other players on here, learnt how to do basic walking lines to it. It was my first tentative steps into 'jazz' playing. I think the problem with labeling Moondance and for that Fever as jazz tunes is just that, they're not strictly jazz to begin with. Both are really blues tunes that are trumped up to sound jazzy. If you understand this, then the music makes a bit more sense. Pay no heed to those that slag of such music, if you like it good for you, enjoy playing it All music has its place, and these tunes are no exception.

PS... them chords are nothing like how the tune goes!

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1187411' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:17 AM']No.[/quote]

Welcome to the club

That's well smart! D200 Cube envy

I think a lot of classic jazz suffers in terms of recording quality, particularly in the bass department. Not that they're bad recordings, it's just that the recording of the bass instrument and all the fundamentals of it's complex tone are now better captured on recordings than they were 20/30/40+ years ago. Quite often the bass is there, but it lacks any real presence or punch so will seem lacklustre. Listen to todays bass heavy jazz groups such as Phronesis, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Trio Elf and the bass is big, it's boomy and it's full of life and character. I think this goes someway into delivering a more engaging bass experience. What you're hearing on these recordings is more akin to what you'd hear live and I think this helps. Well, it does for me

Or, you could buy a Rob Allen Mouse 30 bass, which is very close sounding *goes all starry eyed*

Only an upright will sound like an upright. Even an EUB is only an approximation of the DB sound. If you're playing fretless you can roll off the tone and play over the neck, other than that there's little else you can do. The flats you have fitted will work in your favour though so that's a good starting point. Other options are to buy a Kala U-bass or Ashbory bass is EUB or DB isn't your thing, they get quite close.

Interesting development on the Little Giant vibe. Let's hope it's not pap like the Little Giant though, which had poor build quality and had a terrible input gain section. I loved the Superfly though, but didn't like how hot it got. Maybe, just maybe this is going to be a winner!

That G4M bass looks like an evolved Palatino model. The introduction of a heal and retractable rest is interesting. I'm betting though that the model will be very top heavy, and not having a proper bass to lean into means you'll be compensating for this weight shift by adding more support in your fingering arm. This is will certainly affect playing etc. You're obviously on a budget, but for an extra £100 - £150 you could get a NS Wav 4 eub second hand. I got mine of BC for £550, and it's a significant improvement over cheaper basses. If you can push to a better price, I would consider it. The amount of money you'd spend of getting a cheaper model up to scratch could be spent on better instrument to begin with. This was my experience at least with owning a Dean Pace, an early model Palatino and a Stagg.