EssentialTension

You can buy an electronic micrometer for less than a fiver. Even with the same gauges and same make and model of string you will likely need to do a setup. New strings even of same model and gauge are different, they are new. If they are a different make of string and still the same gauge then you are extremely likely to need to do a full setup.

You had to be there ... but it was better if you weren't.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1449696343' post='2926145'] So to summarise the view and opinions expressed on here: [/quote] You forgot that some of us prefer Schubert.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1449608419' post='2925225'] [/quote] I much prefer Jaco Pastorius to Stephen Fry.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1449608636' post='2925231'] +1000... but hey, his gtr work gets him out of that .. [/quote] I wouldn't know; he's just not someone on my radar.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1449606906' post='2925194'] I dare anyone to say that is not a cool look. [/quote] That is not a cool look.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1449570764' post='2924664'] Just wondering whether those that only capture 'aimless noodling' or 'parpy fretless sliding about' think of stuff like this ..? [media]http://youtu.be/38QwLRYK8X0[/media] Nothing there, either..? To me, although obviously different instruments, generation and all, the musicality shines through Just wondering... [/quote] That was great. I always like a bit of Schubert. I liked it much more than I like Pastorius. I've always preferred Pastorius playing with someone else - such as Joni Mitchell. But liking something or someone (or not liking them) has little or nothing to do with their talent or their influence and clearly Pastorius was a massive presence and a major influence on many people; even sometimes when they didn't know it.

I'm no slapper but, having played a Ripper for a while a long time ago, I see no reason to think you couldn't slap a Gibson if you chose to do so.

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1449432220' post='2923500'] ... The OP asked "what is McCartney good at?" ... [/quote] The OP actually asked: 'What do you guys think he does well?' But, like you say, we are fans.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1449252729' post='2922017'] Get off this thread then, Elvis. [/quote] Elvis has left the thread ... But ET is still here.

Very good. Does the 5-string set still have purple silks?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1449281744' post='2922285'] I saw The Stones this summer. Buddy Guy opened for them. They were scheduled to start at 9:00. They started promptly at 9:00. Blue [/quote] It can't have been because they needed to finish before Keith's bedtime ... [media]http://youtu.be/lPzS-HdgLJM[/media]

[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1449275392' post='2922259'] ... I'm parshell a good 70s disco bass line ... [/quote] Here you go ... [media]http://youtu.be/HwKUaYBUYNc[/media]

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1449242727' post='2921918'] Listen to Throne and tell me that's metalcore. Lol. [/quote] I have absolutely no idea what you (or I) are talking about.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1449241559' post='2921902'] 7 is code for jazz bass A is the neck profile (not nut width) [/quote] 7 was the 1960s code for Jazz Bass but A/B/C/D are nut widths not neck profiles. V/C/U are neck profiles. [quote]There is often confusion between the use of the letters V, C, and U used to describe neck shapes, and the use of the letters A, B, C and D in describing Fender neck widths. During the period of time from the early '60's to the early '70's, Fender used the letters A, B, C, and D to refer specifically to the width of our guitar and bass necks at the nut. These letters were stamped on the butt end of the necks, and had no reference to the shape or contour of the neck. An "A" width was 1 1/2" at the nut, "B" was 1 5/8", "C" was 1 3/4" and "D" was 1 7/8". [url="http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/guitar-neck-shape-v-c-u/"]http://www2.fender.c...ck-shape-v-c-u/[/url][/quote]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1449239761' post='2921877'] ... bought their records!! ... [/quote] Now you are showing your age.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1449239500' post='2921874'] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/KissGoneWrong.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Is that what happens when you are late on stage?

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1449238599' post='2921863'] I've just realised how hopelessly out of touch I've become [/quote] Perhaps you're not out of touch but merely, like me, you have no idea what deathcore is and maybe also have no interest in knowing. Or is it metalcore? I wouldn't know the difference.

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1449170703' post='2921316'] No. Here's what the marks mean: "7" is the day, "Jan" is the month, "66" is the year (all when the neck was made), "A" is the 1 1/2 inch nut width, circle-12 is the QC mark [url="http://www.bestbassgear.com/ebass/article/demystifying-fender-neck-sizes-based-on-letter-designations.html"]http://www.bestbassg...signations.html[/url] [/quote] 7 is a code for Jazz Bass, not a day date. [list] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]1 = Jaguar 1962-1965 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]2 = Stratocaster 1962-1965 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]3 = Telecaster [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]4 = Jazzmaster 1962-1965 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]5 = Precision Bass [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]6 = Bass VI [/size][/font] [*][b][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]7 = Jazz Bass [/size][/font][/b] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]8 = Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo-Sonic II 1964-1965 22 fret 24" scale model [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]9 = Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo-Sonic II 1964-1966 21 fret 22 1/4" scale Model. Also found on 1969 Swinger "Arrow/Musiclander" models. [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]10 = Coronado 1 and 2, and some 1966 Jazzmaster and Stratocaster necks [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]11 = Bass V [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]12 = Electric 12 and Maverick/Custom model [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]13 = Stratocaster 1966-1968, many 1966 Jazzmasters too [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]14 = Coronado 12 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]15 = Jaguar 1966-1972 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]16 = Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo sonic II, and Bronco [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]17 = Mustang Bass and MusicMaster Bass [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]18 = Coronado Bass [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]19 = Jazzmaster and Coronado 2 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]22 = Stratocaster 1968-1972 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]23 = Telecaster Bass [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]27 = Villiager 12 [/size][/font] [*][font=verdana,arial,helvetica,helv][size=1]28 = Shenandoah 12 [/size][/font] [/list]

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1449074970' post='2920587'] Man, thats some proper acoustic porn there... [/quote] Yes, it is. I have looked through the window but I have never dared to enter the shop.

It's all making sense because here is Mike Wilsh with a different Burns ... my apologies about the announcer ... sorry ... [media]http://youtu.be/tpVDAq07SHA[/media]

[quote name='neilp' timestamp='1448981065' post='2919765'] ... Now everyone's dragging 500W rigs with multiple cabs around! ... [/quote] Not quite everyone.

The Four Pennies version of 'Black Girl' or 'In the Pines', sometimes known as 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?'. Recognise the bass ... [media]http://youtu.be/oiPyUS2jLDE[/media]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1448907484' post='2919098'] Looks a like well-worn neck! [/quote] Maybe a well-sanded neck.

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1448906708' post='2919088'] is that a replacement neck? [/quote] A 62 reissue commonly has a 1.75" nut so it may be a replacement ... the listing says: [quote]A rare bass in that the neck is 1/4 inch narrower at the nut than 62 reissue standard - same as the Jazz Bass-could have been a special order which Fender would always accommodate (for a price) or [b]neck swapped at some point[/b]. I have only ever seen one other like this. Ideal for Jazz Bass players?[/quote]