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You cannot be in a wedding band an not play mustang sally, its the law isn't it? I hate the damb song but guaranteed if your having a dodgy night with the crowd, play that and every ganny father in law and fiv eyear old in the building will dance. I have an even worse one.......This used to be THE ABSOLUTE BEST CROWD PLEASER when we played....Mavericks, "dance the night away". ABSOLUTELY HATEFUL HATEFUL SONG, but you would have thought we were throwing £50 notes on the dance floor when we played it, everytime even with young trendy couples who liked Damien Rice and that Jack...all my acoustic songs are exactly the same... chap. I miss being in a wedding band...oh what about Midnight Hour is that allowed?

SkB make cracking cases, I think they make Musicman and Fender cases? could be wrong. Also I have a lovely Hiscox case, very sturdy and used by a few people on here, and the choice of John Shuker and Status I believe.

I subscribe and nothing through yet, seems like they have got their priorities a little wrong

There are probably more than a few folk on here who could give you some brilliant practice material but here are a couple of simple things I do to practice/warm up. 1. Go through scales up and across the neck following the circle of fifths. 2. I do chromatic ( i think thats what they are called) excercises up and across the neck so I play finger per fret: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th fret (bottom string) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th next string, 3rd 4th 5th...etc working my way up and across the neck. I then play that backwards, and then play it in reverse so start on your highest string in the same pattern. I have a brilliant book which helped me loads and i still refer to it: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tips-Bass-Guitar-Should-Have/dp/1844920046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217851950&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tips-Bass-Guitar-S...1950&sr=8-1[/url] Its by Mr Stuart Clayton and it is great and comes with a CD. I would highly reccomend it for anyone who wants to learn good fundamentals and its only £10

I have tried quite a few brands, Tomastik, Elites, Rotosounds (really dont get the appeal), Elixir, DR, and I Just keep coming back to good old Ernieballs. I cant fault them, I try new brands and think "these are really good" then whack some slinkys on the bass and im back home again. Elites were about the only other set i liked but even then they just are not "me". I used extra slinkys on the four string when I had it but now use, Super Slinky 5 string set which are: 40, 60, 75, 95, 125 on my Roscoe Beck, and am about to put the same on my warwick as i am not getting on with the black labels. Ace strings and the best for me so far.

They are really good, overwater sell them. I have a really wide planet waves strap which is even better but i cannot seem to find them anywhere. Not much help really

I dont actually like new instruments that much. I really like that played in feel that comes with age. I only bought one bass "new" and that was a P bass that had been in the shop the best part of 7 years. For me if the neck is good and ding free, the body isnt cracked or split and the electronics havent been messed with then I am relatively happy. Basses can be refinished, necks refretted and set up and new hardware can be aquired.

I had one for years as "backup" to my fender P at the time. It got played more because I could tailor the sound more to specific venues. I would highly reccomend them although I will say this: 1. I had an ATK from the first lot they sold in the UK a few years back (think there is one for sale on here) i think they only did 2 colours but they were amazing. Compared to the new ones I played at LGS this year they have narrower necks and IMHO seem a bit less plastic-y if that makes sense. 2. Hunt around on ebay or even try ishibashi for a proper original japanese one, you never know what you might find. I played one once and it was stonkingly good and better than my korean one. seriously though fantastic basses, and the only small thing is the headstock, body from baywatch, head from crimewatch.

Just want to add a quick note here. Just completed a trade with Ian (BIGWAN) my MusicMan for his Lovely Roscoe Beck V. It has been an absolute pleasure the whole time, great communication, great bass, and absolutely BOMB PROOF packagaing, plus he got the bass to me for my birthday.....legend. Cant reccomend enough, feel safe dealing with this chap! A* Thanks again Ian

There was a band a few years back called Rootjoose from Cornwall. I was completely obsessed with them and musically and technically they were brilliant. Their bass player Harry Collier inspired me to play (and buy a natural stingray) check out their debut album if you can it is brilliant music and more importantly the bass playing is absolutely superb, extremely clever and musical and he finds places betweeen the two guitarists you would never think of. great rock pop bass player and his lines 8 years after i bought the album still make me smile and inspire me. please note Harry Collier was also the frontman and bass player for Cubb, DO NOT JUDGE HIM ON THIS! they were sh*t but rootjoose are awesome.

Please excuse if they have already been posted, but I think the father of the bride would find these two amusing Bring your daughter to the slaughter and smack my bitch

[quote name='Sarah5string' date='Jul 13 2008, 09:57 AM' post='238341'] Our first dance at our wedding was to Coheed and Cambria's Wake up. I love that song and think it is a beautiful piece to have played at a wedding, that is one of mine and my girlfriends "songs". I want it played if we ever get married, although there is the killing bit, but still beautiful.