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[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' post='564166' date='Aug 9 2009, 02:32 PM']Nice collection.....which two are going ?[/quote] Possibly the Ostinato and the Jack Read.. Thanks for the compliments guys..

Go for a Low End jazz..i play one recently and they are phenomenal

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='563817' date='Aug 8 2009, 09:39 PM']You need a Smith [/quote] Yeah i know CK.. would love one.. but i would love a Sukop an Fbass, an STR, LowEnd, Alleva, there is too many for my pocket to go on for to long..

Just a few additions.......am i bored......erm maybe...The Sei is just everything a bass should be IMO..light, great range of tones, looks good (imo) feels fantastic...The Jack Read is really nice to play..amazing to slap on.great response from the EMG's....The Cort Elrick is a slap monster, very modern sounding...i may add some fatstacks..great for chordal stuff.. Those who have seen im sorry to bore..those who havent hope you like... Two of these are going soon......

I have a new Funk/Jazz/Latin?soul venture going.. We wil be playing originals written by me and our Clav player....plus a few covers...I have asked the other musicians to come up with a song we could cover..The twist is its not going to be played in its original Genre...for example earlier we played a Heatwave tune in a Latin style and it worked very well..Mostly down to our phenomenal drummer.. Pick any of these genres and mix and match..Soul tune done Jazz..Funk done Latin... I have a few ideas but would love any suggestions you could put forward.. Thanks

Looks lovely Kev..love the off white( is it off white) looks a little golden also.., with the matt body.. I wouldnt add a finger rest,... unless you need it..i love stripped down :wub: great job bro

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49666&hl=fender+CS"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;hl=fender+CS[/url] i dont put the guards on now, to impractical..added a pearl pick guard also...it has THAT super jazz growl...EQ'd right its got an amazing tone.. ALways think its good to have a proper passive and an active...

Come and play my CS Closet Classic Jazz chris, that will persuade you... Sometimes its a bit of a lottery with Fender..i had a 75 RI and thought the build quality was questionable for a £1300 bass....and i didnt like the feel of it..But some jazzez ive played feel like a stingray in there quality and are fantastic.. BTW i dont think Sadowsky's are like Fenders..the preamp takes care of that..they look like them yes..There is only one real Jazz/Precision and its a Fender.. Just some have improved on it..(depending on what you think is improving) Ive really settled in with my Jazz and it will never be sold...a Jazz is like an old friend if you find the right one

Just stick with it Josh..there are so many factors involved that could put this right for you..Take it to a professional and explain your problem..thats what there there for...

[quote name='Shockwave' post='562978' date='Aug 7 2009, 06:40 PM']Hehe, Well my intonation sucked alot when i first started playing fretless, but grew into it. It sounds to me you dont want to try and stick to new ways of playing. [/quote]Tis difficult to play a high action if your used to playing low...can be done though...

Josh..i know this might be difficult..but have you considered actually raising the action and trying to get used to it...i realised i was choking the note when playing harder so i raised the action slightly..i got used to it and can play just as fast as used to with a the super low action.. Bass strings need some breathing space, thats just there nature..Do not sell the Smith..you will regret it...its not the bass..maybe your tastes need a little adjusting bro... In my experience you really have to work with a good bass to achieve a comfortable medium...and you have one of best there is. Hard as it is i think you need to change your habbits not the bass..

This is really nice to hear..sounds like you all click musically...Unfortunately if been in bands where there is the 'head' writer, who wants the sound he has in his head...This is unhealthy IMO..He was a guitarist who used to tell me how to play the basslines..(yes one of those 'im a guitarist who can play bass, because i think bass is second to the guitar)..I gave him a TRB6 to play once, and totally baffled him..He he.. Im in a better place now with great musicians, who want to learn off of everyone else...

Bass strings dont vibrate like that..there some camera strickery there me thinks..

[quote name='urb' post='558424' date='Aug 2 2009, 12:19 PM']Sorry but this guy Shri kicks Claypool's butt - check this mad Indian tabla-bass slap solo: He's from that band Badmarsh and Shri - check them live they're amazing M[/quote]Urb..i dont agree..Les Claypool doesnt play from his ego...this guy sooo does..and it bores me!! IMO.. i feel that guy is just showing off his amazing chops for the sake of it..dont get me wrong hes good..but hes totally missing the point.. I wonder if his band members are wondering why they are holding up his ego..Les is playing for the music..this guy is playing for himself..Les is better than this guy in a musical sense... Why do people think they can have amazing technique and amaze people..there is more to bass playing than that...Kick Les's butt he sooo doesnt!!! He doesnt come close..

My Stingray has the best B string ive ever played..way better than my old Sadowsky..IMO Its a very focused instrument...depending on strings of course..

[quote name='Stingray5' post='558563' date='Aug 2 2009, 04:09 PM']While I can't quite bring myself to agree with you that Donny was better than Stevie, I will certainly say that he was as good as Stevie - in a different way! (How's that for a cop-out? ) Seriously though, I've often talked about Donny Hathaway's voice being on a par with Stevie Wonder. Tone, expression, phrasing - all top-notch. I have the live album too and it's always been one that I've said: "I wish I was at that gig!" I also have the Donny Hathaway album 'Extensions Of A Man', which shows the extent of his genius for composition and arrangement. This guy was certainly more than just a soul singer. One of his finest moments for me was 'Someday We'll All Be Free'. Chord sequence (esp. the chorus), trumpet solo, bass lines.... Ok - I shut up, you listen: [/quote] Thats amazing S5...That was prob an exaggeration..dont get me wrong i love stevie...but when it comes to a voice..i think Donny has the edge....i wonder what amazing music Donny would have produced, if he had been with us..

Thought that might get your attention...but i stand by my claim.. ive always thought Donny Hathaway has the best voice of all the greats...to me his voice is pure power and control...a bit like Aretha...Probably my favorite album that i have ever owned is Donny live with Willie Weeks.. The best bass playing ive ever heard IMO...i love Willie's note choices and total groove playing on the tune below.....for me it doesnt get any better than this....This album had such an affect on me when i started to play bass, and its stayed with me ever since.. Donny's version of Marvins 'Whats Goin On' on this album is supreme also... Donny was the man... for me, he was a man/musician, that didnt let himself become, what he could have been.. . anyway, im sure you heard this before... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSknnYo77g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSknnYo77g[/url]