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Yup, will always play for free depending on the gig, don't be expecting me to spend 6hours setting up, waiting, playing your wedding, then driving 2 hours home though ....I'll be on tour with my buddies lol Actually, saying this.....I've decided.....getting paid isn't for the playing for me....getting paid is for the rest of the rubbish I have to put up with lol Si

Yeah I went from about 9 basses at one point (mostly random bits and pieces), down to the 4 Jazzes I have now. They all get used a lot, and they're not a distraction from each other because they're basically the same bass.....just with little intricacies . Si

I think essentially its what WoT said, each gig on its merits. If NO musician ever got paid, there would be 99% less covers bands, other than jam nights, and a lot more original music doing the rounds. Yes I'd still play for free, but I'd be making a point to do original/my own stuff over covers stuff. I play in my covers band because I enjoy the musicians, but I wouldn't be playing for someone else with them. Si

There's WAY too many variables: Covers/Originals? Effort involved in getting to gig/making it happen Enjoy playing with the other musicians? Financial situation in the rest of your life? I spent a lot of years touring for nothing (money was put back into the band) because I loved the music and the players, lots of effort and sacrifice! Would I play a covers gig for free......probably not, unless it was turn up, with musicians I truely love playing with....simply because there's more goes into making those gigs successful than just playing the gig, usually at an expense that is recouped through payment. If I was a multi-millionaire who never needed to earn a penny again.....I'd do it all for free...art (and all resources) should be free! But my views on our currency based monetary system messing up the human race is for another thread Si

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1131749' date='Feb 18 2011, 12:53 AM']www.specsavers.com [/quote] Ooops Although I do feel that you can't say "I've joined a motown/carol kaye type band and I hate flats"...... Thats like saying "I've entered for the formula one, is there a way I can do it without a fast car?" lol Flats are great in certain situations, I remember I had them on an old 5 string years ago, for pop and rock....sound so nice and even! Si

I think I'm gonna be going for the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP, check it out. The different mixing environments sound really interesting, mostly because I'm going to be exclusively working with headphones (KRK's) Si

Flats on the P.....sorted! Si

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You know I'm into my passive basses Nige, but the only bass i've had in the past where I thought the preamp was genuinely a worthwhile addition had an 18v 2band East Preamp. If I went down the active route again, I'd be using another 2band East! Si

This is the video that put me onto her: Si

I'll chime in my usual here! I used to play a lot in C, F, Bb, Eb (Drop C Standard), I used 45-105 strings and had pretty low action and normal tension.....how?....higher tension strings! Use whatever gauge you're comfortable with then get a tension to match your tuning....of course this is generally not offered by most string companies who spout on and on about 'thicker gauges being necessary for low tunings'. Check out Newtone Strings who I use, they'll custom wind you anything for the same price as Elites/Rotos and cheaper than DR's etc. Just tell them your needs and they'll hook you up Downside of higher tension strings, is that you can't really tune them up to standard EADG, you'll banana your neck as you snap the strings. I had two basses constantly setup in Drop C standard, so thats why it worked for me. Si

How cool is that?! She won 'Best New Artist Of The Year' over Drake and Justin Bieber! She is definitely my musician crush :-D Si

Have to say, I've NEVER done a gig where I've NEEDED a 5string....it may well be a preference for whatever reason (odd keys, a low note or two), but its never been a deal breaker as to whether I did the gig or not. I have a great 5 string, I don't feel the need to take it to particular gigs, I just use it when i feel I want too. I don't agree that its the standard in "most music"....guys like Pino, Marcus Miller, Wooten, Jaco, Duck Dunn, Hub Hubbard etc etc are all sidemen who do big big tours etc, probably have 5's, but 4's are their go-to instruments. Si

Are these vids anywhere else?, they don't seem to be playing on my mac!? Cheers Si

I've had my: '03 Jazz for around 6 years '73 Jazz for around 3 years '09 Jazz for around 1 year '83 Jazz for around 1 month The first two for me are keepers and have done a LOT of gigs with me. The '09 probably is for as long as I need a 5string, I can't see it being bettered as it's just the 5er version of my '03. The '83 is an unknown quantity just now, liking it and is a fairly rare birth-year bass.....but still gelling with it. So yeah, I think there is a thing as a keeper, as long as you're genuinely happy with it......that happens when you forget about the bass at the gig and just hear the playing/music Si

My passive Jazz into my amp (no POD rubbish ), I've never had any problems with fitting into any musical mix Try it without the POD! Si

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='1120649' date='Feb 8 2011, 09:13 PM']How could I not post this ...Greyboy Allstars - Still Waiting [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlnZC--pbI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlnZC--pbI[/url][/quote] This is so cool, and I love the video. For me, so much funkier than the Alain Caron vid! Si

Knew you'd come round eventually Si

Differing opinions are welcome, and indeed necessary......close-minded, rude and insulting people are not.....sometimes they go hand in hand, usually they do not Si

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They're arriving imminently Straight off out to a gig, but can't wait to sit down later with them.....even if its just to listen to music in bed lol The real test will come tomorrow with Logic Si