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[quote name='Bilbo' post='874470' date='Jun 22 2010, 03:04 PM']But how many of those purchases have you regretted [/quote] None of them.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='835106' date='May 12 2010, 10:29 AM']There has always been a general consensus that all of the best jazz comes from the US. I think that this has been challanged over the last couple of decades and that, in addition to jazz from Europe and the Far East, there has been a great deal of quality music coming out of the UK for the last 20 years or more. Following on from the talented but exceptional Tubby Hayes/Ronnie Scott/Jazz Couriers group (‘57 – ’59), we have seen major progress in the form of bands like Loose Tubes and the Delightful Precipice Orchestra and players like Courtney Pine, Iain Ballamy, John Taylor and Tommy Smith in the 80s and 90s. More recently, small groups like Neil Cowley’s Trio, Empirical, the FIRE Collective, etc have started to appear. So the question is, what British led jazz LPs have turned your head now or in the past? Ex-pats are welcome if they are long term residents of the UK. Defectors are excluded – Dave Holland, George Shearing etc – the choices must have been conceived and recorded within these shores. My favourites? For starters….. Kenny Wheeler – Flutter By, Butterfly (Canadian but here since 1950s) Kenny Wheeler – Music for Large and Small Ensembles Iain Ballamy – Balloon Man Loose Tubes – Delightful Precipice Django Bates – Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) Bill Bruford’s Earthworks – 1st (1990) John Taylor Trio – Whirlpool Andy Sheppard’s Co-Motion – Rhythm Method Courtney Pine – Journey Ot The Urge WIthin Steve Berry Trio – 1st What British Jazz has done it for you.[/quote] Bilbo, whenever you do one of your lists it ends up costing me money.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='874014' date='Jun 21 2010, 11:15 PM']A little goes a LONG way with the VPF/VLE. Probably the best two knobs on the amp....I leave the EQ mainly flat and just use the filters sparingly.[/quote] +1 on that. I don't have my LMII anymore but it is a great amp and those two filters are powerful.

[quote name='owen' post='874002' date='Jun 21 2010, 11:07 PM']That's a lot of GAS![/quote] ... and for such a small instrument too.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='873280' date='Jun 21 2010, 10:00 AM']Gets a good write up in this month's BGM.[/quote] Yes, saw that. The only thing putting me off is the price.

[quote name='Dubs' post='873957' date='Jun 21 2010, 10:23 PM']Exactly that, but a budget Lidl's jobbie [/quote] Ours are very budget too but I could only find a pic of a smart one.

I'm always wanting to watch the gear and will never leave stuff in a vehicle unattended. Rest of the band think I'm paranoid even though one of them had an amp and cab nicked from a vehicle.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='873978' date='Jun 21 2010, 10:41 PM'][size=4][b]5 strips left [/b][/size][/quote] ... and thank you.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='873970' date='Jun 21 2010, 10:34 PM']So PM me and they are yours.[/quote] PM sent.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='873876' date='Jun 21 2010, 08:58 PM']What it really needs is the frets taking out and the fretboard epoxied.....![/quote] There is a fretless version, I doubt it's epoxied though.

Toolbox(es) from B&Q (or similar), like this:

[quote name='KiOgon' post='873866' date='Jun 21 2010, 08:47 PM']I don't know if B&Q do it but most water garden centres have Butyl by the roll - I'm sure they give out 'samples' - that's where mine came from. I just remembered you can request samples of various materials - Google pond liners. Cheers, John[/quote] Thanks.

[quote name='KiOgon' post='761137' date='Mar 1 2010, 09:11 PM']I had a sample piece about 4" x 3" of Firestone Butyl Rubber pond liner sitting on my computer desk, I was using it as a beer mat. Then I rolled it up tight (bit like a spliff!) & stuffed it under the strings so it's wedged in place on the Badass upstream of the adjustable saddles, works a treat, best damper I've tried & it kind of looks OK [/quote] I like the look of that. Can you get that at B&Q?

[quote name='Beedster' post='873115' date='Jun 20 2010, 11:08 PM']I think I should have my own sub-forum [/quote] Chris, you should have your own [s]shop[/s] forum.

[url="http://www.viddler.com/explore/ukeunderground/videos/181/142.742/"]Bakithi Kumalo U-bass Demo[/url]

Now available in a slightly cheaper version with spruce top rather than mahogany: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370398015065&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...atchlink:top:en[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' post='873092' date='Jun 20 2010, 10:47 PM']You will never want a Fender Jazz Deluxe 5-string. You need two words mate, one begins with 'F' and the other with 'P':)[/quote] So are you recommending an Fender Precision Basses For Sale sub-forum?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='872943' date='Jun 20 2010, 08:12 PM']I have just nailed Lovecats, it's the first song I have learnt on the fretless but I find myself forever looking at the tuner for my intonation now I know this isn't right but I'm unsure of how to break this habit, should I be looking to know where the notes are on the fretboard or should I be trying to hear the notes?[/quote] I'd say don't use the tuner but listen and maybe, sometimes, use the side dots as a rough guide. And don't just be learning new things like, I presume, [i]Lovecats[/i]. Play some stuff you already know well and have some muscle memory for. Use those lines to concentrate on improving your intonation.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='873073' date='Jun 20 2010, 10:32 PM']Try & play an open string if it's possible in the context - it gives you an aural landmark. G.[/quote] That's good advice.

[quote name='Clarky' post='872858' date='Jun 20 2010, 06:48 PM']Elvis has spoken![/quote] And as you can see in my avatar, that's exactly what I'm doing.

[quote name='REDLAWMAN' post='872755' date='Jun 20 2010, 05:05 PM']1. Put Flats on? Will T/I Jazz be as good an option as any or are the La Bellas (like the Original 1954's) better for this genre ?[/quote] TI Jazz Flats will do nicely and will easily cut through the mix. They are quite loose on tension. La Bellas are a bit heavier on tension and a little thumpier than the TIs - IMO - but will do the job just as well, and maybe better. You don't necessarily need the Original 54s (Jamerson 760M set) because the slightly lighter gauge 760FL are still fairly thick. I'd say either would work fine, it's just which you prefer.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='872757' date='Jun 20 2010, 05:07 PM']P? Check. Flats? Check. You're done. PS - don't be afraid to roll the tone off.[/quote] ... and play nearer to the fingerboard than the bridge.

[quote name='henry norton' post='872831' date='Jun 20 2010, 06:08 PM']I always thought the Fender Bass VI was the instrument made for just these tic tac country basslines, with light gauge roundwound strings on a short scale bass. The 50's & 60's vibes will be well catered for with your P.[/quote] Tic tac bass in country music is usually a doubling, on a Bass VI or similar, of the standard bassline played on an upright bass or on a 'normal' electric bass.

At over $4000, the short scale version of the Lakland US Decade is very expensive but can look pretty good: