Dom in Dorset

We were tidying up recording for my band's demo last night and it occurred to me that I used three basses on four tracks. Fretless (active 5 string), fretted Jazz and the fretted side of my twin neck (it has my preferred slap tone, I only play anything resembling slap on one number) These days I tend to just take the Jazz out to gigs unless we have a good long unhurried set with a good sound man. Is this unusual?

A friend of mine was asked by a co-worker (university librarian) why he couldn't repair his bag (his bagpipe bag) with an Elastoplst, it was "made from a sheep's stomach, is it not?"

While they may have spent time with different basses James Jamerson and Carol Kaye are both most associated with Precision basses. You may find a particular string type (ie flatwound) will give a more retro sound. I most associate Macca with the Hofner violin bass , couldn't really advise on how to get that sound. The main issue for me is the scale length, I don't like short scale basses, I'd guess that I'm in the majority, that's not to say that it isn't for you. My gut instinct is that the Precision is the more versatile bass, shop around , there are many variations, you may find a lightweigh precision.... or try an SG and fall in love ... or ....

The Fender has a 34" scale neck , the Gibson 30.5" The sound of the SG (if anything like an EB3 or similar) is distinctive to the point of Marmiteness.

I would suggest that you try a short scale (if you haven't already) before making a decision.

Isn't the SG a short scale?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1326057777' post='1491797'] Is that you with the doubleneck, Dom? Is it not super-heavy? [/quote] Yes, 14lb, there's more to live than having spine.

Only ones I can find he's using a sunburst P...

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1326058140' post='1491808'] I could be wrong here but from my Tull days I seem to recall that John Glasscock didn`t play this gig. He was unwell or something and I think the guy who played bass was Tony Williams. Got it! Here`s a link to the guy. [url="http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/pastmembers/tonywilliams.html"]http://www.j-tull.co...nywilliams.html[/url] Jez [/quote] I think you could be right, checking google for Tony Williams pics...

The point of a double neck? - Fretless and fretted in one plus prog rock cliche to die for. As for guitar/bass combo , no idea.

I Thought he was strictly a P bass man , wikipedia says he aslo played Music Man , this looks like a telecaster bass: It's a long clip, none-Tull fans can just skip the first five minutes: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toHlMD50eYY[/media]

They all appear to be the same make and model , I prefer the fretless at the top. Beware import duties!

Flute by Riviere and Hawkes made some time between 1876 and 1889. No family history, I don't even play it much, it's primarily for research purposes and part of my pension fund.

If you aren't taking the piss, I can help you, I'm a bagpipe maker. No you can't use a puncture repair kit, it won't do any harm but won't be up to the task.

Interesting to see how many people from a folk background are here. I also played Anglo Concertina for a few years , dabbled in mandolin, fiddle and I still keep a twelve string for writing purposes.

When the Fenders arrive would you mind posting pics of the packet and details of the strings (ball end, other end , texture if poss) I'd love to see if you have old stock or new and what the new ones are like.

If it doesn't turn up soon, we'll have to wait some more.

I earn my living making bagpipes and wooden flutes for folk music.[url="http://www.djallan.co.uk"]http://www.djallan.co.uk[/url] I used to play pipes fairly seriously, but I find it hard play them these days without being back at work and wanting to make adjustments , take them apart and generally fiddle with them. I also have young children and found that I can practice un-plugged bass late at night but bagpipes... I still play flute occasionally with my band and for Irish music in the pub.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1325793322' post='1487923'] I read that the Fender tapes had changed since D'Addario started making Fender strings. [/quote] Bugger! I'd not heard that, The set I have on my twin neck is going strong and it's not my main bass at the moment, who knows what Fender tapewounds will be like when I need to replace them.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1325792928' post='1487913'] I could plant it on the hill to replace the holly thorn that got chopped down. I could be picking basses by the bushell by spring time A [/quote] As long as the basses are cut with a silver sickle by the light of a full moon they'll be good.

I've only used them on fretless but I've tried: Picato- too much trebble in the sound and I had problems with two sets where the tape came unwound. Fender- personal favorite, cheap, slightly textured feel, lots of bass in the sound , but only available in fours(being played as I type in my profile pic) Status- again cheap, smooth feel, I've only tried these on my active five, a wide range of tone but this could be down to the pickups and preamp. I suspect that they are a bit less bassy than Fenders on a passive.

Total immersion in the Chalice Well overnight should do it, then send it to me for it's scrumpy baptism.

My guess is that it was last tracked at a Birmingham depot, and the system won't update until it turns up at another depot or delivered.I doubt that it's in Brum right now. It had better be worth it after all this!

She's concentrating so hard on her magazine that she can't see what I'm doing with my left hand.