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[quote name='daz' timestamp='1316469106' post='1378586'] This is no problem, im just wondering why on my avatar is says below it 805 posts (seems to have stuck on this all night) and on my profile the number is 1,332 posts ? [/quote] I'm betting the difference is Off Topic posts.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1316435861' post='1377930'] So there is a difference other than the length? [/quote] With the extra longs you might find the silk runs out before the string is finished winding on the tuner. Not usually good with flats.

I'm not going to be able to make it after all due to some unforeseen family commitments. So, have a great time everyone.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1315949772' post='1372639'] Fretless basses for men dont have markers [/quote] That does it for Jaco then.

[quote name='gothpugs' timestamp='1315926831' post='1372050'] ...and from what I've read you play a fretless bass ON the fret markers as apposed to inbetween in the area you would play on a fretted... [/quote] Even on a fretted bass it is better to get your fingertip as close to the fret as possible. There's no reason a beginner can't learn on a fretless - double bassists, cellists, violists and violinists do it all the time.

[quote name='Ross' post='1375425' date='Sep 16 2011, 12:54 PM']But I mean, who brings a torch to set up with?[/quote] I do.

Gig Skinz every time.

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='1374506' date='Sep 15 2011, 02:59 PM']... "Remember to breath while you're on stage" ...[/quote] So that's where I've been going wrong.

I do every gig with back pain as I have [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolisthesis"]spondylolisthesis[/url].

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1370204' date='Sep 12 2011, 10:52 AM']Not dealt with them but I hate the snobbish "tude" they have towards anyone that walks in there just to have a look. You can only sit on their posh sofa to try something if they think you look like you are going to buy any of their extremely overpriced old instruments.[/quote] That's completely the opposite of my experience.

[quote name='Ross' post='1361905' date='Sep 4 2011, 04:53 PM']This thread has been done to death, please use the search function.[/quote] True, I say the same thing every time it comes up.

Except that I wouldn't buy either because I'd buy a normal Precision or Jazz, I really can't see why anyone has got a problem with Fender doing these models.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1361462' date='Sep 4 2011, 12:53 AM']No your eyes are perfectly fine that's exactly what they have. I tried them both at Guitar Guitar Epsom a couple of weeks ago, check this: the one with the pbass body has a jazz neck width with the two 'buckers the one with the Jazz body has 2 Pbass pickups and a precision width neck, a complete mix and match of horribleness and they both sounded proper sh|te (to me at least)[/quote] According to the Fender website (which I realise may well not be reliable) the Blacktop Precision has a standard 1.625" nut and the Blacktop Jazz has a standard 1.5" nut.

[quote name='jackers' post='1361201' date='Sep 3 2011, 07:12 PM']Hey there, After play bass for about 9 years using a mixture of pick and fingerstyle, I have decided to focus much more on the fingerstyle side, and try to not use a pick as much. So far I have found that I get a nicer tone, and it is so much more comfortable (playing with a pick never felt natural to me). The only issue is that after my 3 hour band practice on tuesday night, I now have a lovely blister on my index finger. Now, I have been told various different things about the best way to deal with blisters as far as bass playing is concerned. Some people tell me to prick a small hole in it with a pin and drain the fluid, and others tell me to leave it to heal on its own. I was wondering what some of you guys think? Since I am looking to continue playing with my fingers, I assume building calluses would be a good idea, but I don't know what the best way to go about this is. Cheers [/quote] Don't burst the blister, regularly apply surgical spirit (available from your local chemist), rest the blister while it's very sore but play again as soon as you can without making it worse, keep applying the surgical spirit.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1356873' date='Aug 30 2011, 09:13 PM']Don't need to ..but if I did..I'd make do with something at the venue as it isn't a problem 99% of the time. A beercrate or something[/quote] Do beercrates still exist?

Looks nice Jas, I'll listen to the mp3s when i've got some headphones. How do you think the US model compares with the Skyline?

If it needs a refret, then do it ... but get the best and most original style of fretjob you can.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1353955' date='Aug 27 2011, 10:55 PM']I've had two of these and sold them both. What a fool I am...[/quote] ...and I've got one of those two, so thanks again.

I didn't vote because I use different strings on different basses and all of them I had to look up the gauges - anyway, I wouldn't buy or use a string merely because of gauge. La Bella 760FS - 45 65 85 105 TI Jazz Flats - 43 56 70 100 La Bella 760N - 60 70 94 115

I don't usually have much to do with rounds but TI Jazz Rounds are, like the flats, very compliant.

[url="http://www.lakland.com/ac_osborn.htm"]http://www.lakland.com/ac_osborn.htm[/url] Fretted not fretless but still a rough guide.

In UK English I think it's pronounced Linden

Looking back now, I feel sure that the situation for buskers has improved. Back in the early 1980s I remember having to go to court to pay bail to get our vocalist out of the clink for non-payment of his busking fines so that he could make our gig that night. They'd also confiscated his guitar.

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='1318173' date='Jul 27 2011, 12:56 PM']Heard through a friend the same situation exists in Brighton[/quote] [url="http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/downloads/bhcc/environmental_protection/Busking_front_and_back.pdf"]Here's the council rules for busking in Brighton & Hove.[/url] It includes 'no drummers' and 'no amplification' but I've often seen both.