Marvin

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1341503282' post='1720179'] There are some nice ocatves in 'Paranoid' that I am struggling to get up to speed. The band I've just joined does a cover of this so I'm gonna have to get my finger out. Literally!! (Did I mention I was in a band? I think I may have alluded to it in passing, lol ) [/quote] I always find the best way to approach songs you're finding tricky is to have a hissy fit, a bit of a strop and rant in front of the other band members, then, and only then refuse to play it...for artistic reasons of course

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1341483820' post='1719711'] Minor 7th, also lovely. [/quote] Tut tut. I used a minor 3rd the other night. I put it back and shan't be using it again.

I must investigate, I was unaware there were other notes apart from the 'root' one could play.

One bass and one combo for gigging. But loads of leads for some reason I do have a practice amp as well, and two gigbags, which is odd as I've only got one bass

[quote name='debwilliams' timestamp='1341342828' post='1717459'] Always room for improvement! [/quote] You've heard me play then

HELL'S TEETH MAN! Sorry, I felt I had to shout given the sheer volume of the thread. And put it back, your ball was preferable to those knobs in your avatar

GAS improves you as a player, it's a well known fact. That's what I tell myself

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1341319092' post='1716879'] This is clearly rubbish! [/quote] I agree, it's a vicious rumour that should banned on Basschat. If that sort of idea gets a hold what the hell would happen to the for sale forums!!???

Can I afford it? This is the only question you need to ask yourself, if you can then.... BUY IT!!!!!!! EDIT: pipped to the post by Luke's first point, d'oh.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1341261163' post='1716116'] I think this is because people can read too much on forums and don't have their own opinions on things or have never tried it so need someone else to either endorse one or establish one for them. Some people spend too much time reading and not enough time actually doing much musically... or are just plain oblivious [/quote] Unfortunately the impractical nature of not enough time or money to try numerous combinations means people will seek advice from other people's experience on forums. If that weren't the case this place just simply wouldn't exist. The threads regarding the technical aspects of amps and cabs always get so heated. It need not be.

As far as I am aware all the basses in the Soundgear range have the same 'logo' on the headstock i.e SDGR, then underneath Soundgear by Ibanez. Even the SR5006E, which is just over £2000 has the same headstock.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1341133997' post='1714043'] Check out my J12 build, link in sig. Resale value is irrelevant really, I'm never going to sell my J12 and I would never sell any other cab I made. Unless I got an offer I couldn't refuse, obviously... [/quote] £5 and a double CD and a pack of Wethers Originals

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1341085511' post='1713775'] OK , I am really pissed and there are 2 threads :-) lol [/quote] I thought I was pissed, especially as I've been to the pub and didn't realise before I'd gone there were 2 threads

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1341071477' post='1713516'] As long as the stage isn't tiny, I don't [i][b]STAND[/b][/i] anywhere [/quote] The old pins aren't what they used to be? I tend to sit down these days as well

I always try and stand behind a pillar, PA speaker stack, curtain...basically anything that hides me from the angry crowd Mostly though snare drum side of the drummer. Just seems natural. Tried the other side and no, just no Confused the drummer as well tbh.

The comparisons with the J Bass really helpful, thanks.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340647094' post='1707565'] No it isn't. [/quote] This isn't a bloody pantomime

Thank you Paul. Unfortunately I live in North Devon, otherwise I'd take you up on your offer. Your description is very good, and gives an better idea of what they're like. Thanks mate.

Unfortunately none of the music stores near me stock one so I can't try one out. The blurb on the Sterling website says they have a 38mm nut but I was wondering whether the neck profile, i.e depth or radius, was generally as a Jazz type bass. I don't expect it to be like my Ibanez SR, but I find my hand cramps a lot if the neck is 'clubby' like on the Rockbass Corvette I had until recently. And just out of idle curiosity what are the RAY34's like? Cheers [url="http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/sb14"]http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/sb14[/url]

No. That's a guess by the way.

I make heaps of mistakes, to the point I sometimes wonder how I maintain my place in a band. A gig I did last year the covers band I was in did Layla and I remember looking at the fretboard and forgetting how to play the verse, I knew the notes but not the order so sort of fudged it. There were other mistakes. At the end of the gig the bass player from our singer's other band, who's a very good player, came up and said I was awesome... Everybody makes mistakes, if they say they don't they're probably lying Great little clip from VW, I did like that. I must be odd though because I thought that 'wrong' note sounded interesting from the start Perhaps that says something about my own playing.

[quote name='ChristopherGilbert' timestamp='1340441306' post='1704409'] So here's my new Ibanez Prestige 4005E, courtesy of a very friendly Basschatter from further south! It was my birthday yesterday, and he generously agreed to meet up half-way at fairly short notice. I rushed home and opened it up and, wow, what a bass. I've been after a decent Ibanez for a long long while as I prefer the neck and string spacing on these. I didn't have to try it before I bought it to know how good it was and it is certainly the nicest bass i've played to date. It has a great range of sounds and feels really easy to play.[b]My only gripe with it is the knobs, they're a bit ugly! And finding replacement ones that aren't so unattractive is quite difficult, so if anyone 'knows a guy' lemme know! [/b] [/quote] That's a great looking bass. Very envious Sorry to hear about your unsightly knobs though

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340391595' post='1704047'] Yes, I'll be watching -[b] got myself a feather cut, dyed my hair ginger and am dressed as a woman in readiness.[/b] I'll lick 'em by smiling! I'll leave 'em to hang! [/quote] Thought you did that every Friday night.

A hint of gear stalking there, you may need this... [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1267118998' post='757331'] Here's How:[list=1] [*]Move along side wall of venue until level with the front of the stage. Turn through 90 degrees [*]Raise your hand and wave, as if to someone across the room [*]Proceed smartly across the front of the stage, continuing to wave. [*]Keep your head pointed forwards at all times while [i]swivelling your eyes [/i]to track the gear. Moving your head is the mark of the hobbyist. [*]If someone on stage notices you, ignore them. If challenged, produce a card bearing the following words: [/list] "I cannot speak. Barbary pirates cut out my tongue. Can I have a go on your bass, mate?" [/quote]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1340326265' post='1702993'] The difference between software and tangibles is when you take a tangible, you've removed it from someone else, the 'intention to permanently deprive' that is part of the definition of Theft, whereas the electronic stuff you've made a copy of, leaving the originator with just as much as they had before. So that would be mixing up your own paint to use, or growing your own groceries in such a way they are the same as that on the lorry, without them ever having to fall of the lorry, which continues to its intended location, which you no longer have to go to, because you've already sorted yourself for that stuff. [/quote] Making a copy permanently deprives the person who wrote the software of payment for the work of they've created. 'Leaving the originator with just as much as they had before' is an irrelevant argument if the intention was to be paid for that output, all you're doing is indulging in semantics and your analogies are therefore irrelevant.