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[quote name='Gust0o' post='868511' date='Jun 15 2010, 10:09 PM']That's some very nice kit![/quote] work of art, that.

[quote name='ead' post='862787' date='Jun 10 2010, 12:03 AM']On balance I'd like to stay passive and not get involved with routing but just something I could (relatively) easily change over. Maybe some posher looking knobs too. What do you think lads and lasses?[/quote] Why not try a quality outboard preamp? No messing with routing, and you can keep it after you sell the bass.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='866141' date='Jun 13 2010, 04:43 PM']"25 year old female 5 string bassist looking for regular gigging band that doesn't fall apart because of guitarist egos, drummers who can't hold a can of beer let alone a beat, or singers who think they're the next axl rose/Steve tyler/James Hetfieldand leave in sight of 'bigger things' only to end up doing back alley pub karaoke gigs. Also not interested in screamo kids who plan on writing something 'new, unique, out-there and never seen before' only for it to turn into a 2 hour 'shout down the mic as loud as you can while the 'new' style they're writing is in fact 20 years old. Yes, I'm female but that doesn't mean that you can take the piss/sexually harass me, call me 'luv' and allow your girlfriends to direct their pathetic 12 yr old insecurities and jealousy on me. Expect them to have their jordanesque little faces beaten in should they threaten me for 'steelin mah byfnd innit!' simply because I've shared the same breathing space as you. Own gear and transport, gig experience and patience of a saint. Sarah 07817 xxxxxx"[/quote] Cripes! A whole new perspective.

My #1 hero Hope it turns out alright for him.

[quote name='OldGit' post='853331' date='Jun 1 2010, 09:51 AM']Dear Sarah, You've managed to play one of thise great big guitar things? All by yourself? Oh well done you!! Now don't you worry your pretty little head about it. Yours Aggie [/quote]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='851418' date='May 29 2010, 08:09 PM']Reckon you should do something to make very sure which is which.[/quote] +1 Pics need numbering or something.

I suppose the nearest direct competitor out there in weight terms is the BF Midget. Has anybody had both and can compare?

[quote name='silddx' post='855564' date='Jun 2 2010, 11:50 PM']You're kidding right? The are the coolest, sexiest thing out! I've added a recording I just did to see if you can tell the difference .. Gloves or no Gloves, in the OP.[/quote] No. Gloves are sexy only if they come to the elbow. Trust me.

[quote name='OldGit' post='854602' date='Jun 2 2010, 10:54 AM']Why can't we have GarageBand for Windows??? [color="#00FF00"]Envy![/color][/quote] Cos apple own it and want you to buy a Mac. Cunning lot.

Anyone used the RH450 with a Barefaced compact? I better get that amp before the euro collapses altogether Makes the US proaudioline deals look even more attractive, but it's a long way to send under warranty. Any thoughts?

[quote name='Marvin' post='848746' date='May 26 2010, 05:53 PM']Bass and only bass. I can play 3 chords on guitar and that's it.[/quote] beat ya! I can't play even one

Very useful review, thanks. Updated url for the Compact is: [url="http://barefacedbass.com/index.php?page=compact"]http://barefacedbass.com/index.php?page=compact[/url]

[quote name='teej' post='847882' date='May 25 2010, 08:23 PM']Red Jackson in Brighton... [/quote] Great! Love it

Scary

Very helpful mr WoT. Thankee. Seriously looking at buying one of these, and it sounds good to me. nice noodle btw

[quote name='drewm' post='832359' date='May 9 2010, 05:04 PM']I just changed the batteries, as although it's impressive that those old duracell's are still going, I didn't think it wise to rely on them. The expiration date on them? March 2003! They'd gone a bit green around the contacts![/quote] I'm finding the batteries last forever. Wondering whether it uses power at all or has some perpetual motion thing going on in there. Awesome compressor.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='827662' date='May 4 2010, 05:12 PM']I know the arpeggios, I know the scales, I know what I HAVE to do.. but when I come to do it I panic and over think and end up messing it up![/quote] ah. Sounds like a stiff drink is what's needed. (joking)

If I could make a suggestion (but health warning - I'm no kind of teacher), I'd start by practicing the arpeggio patterns (1,3, 5,7) for major, minor, and dominant chords on closed strings. Practice moving smoothly from one type to the other using the same root note. Then practice the patterns changing root notes. Then learn the same patterns using open strings, especially bottom E. But don't always use all the arpeggio notes over every chord. After a while you'll find that the different arpeggios can be joined up in various ways, but even without that, you'll sound ok. A chord change is just a root change and (maybe) a pattern change. You'll be fine

[quote name='El Bajo' post='823770' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:17 AM']The BB series is good also but I dont know if they do a 5 string config.[/quote] They do, and I'm gassing after the passive atm. Have to go to the big city to try one though.

To get me playing - Bootsie, Jaco & Tina Weymouth (still love her economy and groove). Now? Rick Danko, Mingus, Pino.

[quote name='bartelby' post='823786' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:26 AM']Pull off and hammer ons frees the right hand to reach for your pint. [/quote] LOL Seriously though, outside a slap stylee, can you guys point me to any tracks using pull offs? Not something I've been aware of. Hammers, sure.

Absolutely beautiful. I'd be afraid to take that out of the house Come to that, I'd be afraid to take that out of its case.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='75408' date='Oct 17 2007, 02:36 AM']When I was 14, I was learning to play the double bass and reading at the same time. I was really terrible at reading. 3 years later I was given the chance to join a big band playing big band tunes of the 20s, 30s, 40s etc. When asked "can you read music?" I of course said "yes". When I went to my first audition, there were another 2 people going for the position and the person leaving was my old double bass tutor! I must have bluffed it enough because I got the part. I used to get old DB players coming up to me saying how much they enjoyed my playing but being absolutely honest I was making 75% of it up (I was playing the first note and making the rest up) Even today when I get asked to fill in with jazz bands and stuff I still bluff it completely. I can read the notes but have no idea how to read the individual notes properly with semi quavers and rests etc. I still regularly get lost half way through tunes. I've played in a weding/function/dinner dance band for the past 11 years so have developed a knack for making stuff up as we regularly have to play songs that we don't normally do. there is a big secret and I may divulge it someday but there are only a few patterns that you can actually play when covering other peoples tunes (except Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole) which means that i can very rarely make a mistake when playing an unfamiliar tune. I'm not being a show off, I just discovered the pattern. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha[/quote] Right! It's the thumbscrews fa yew matey Tell please please please?

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