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[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='322779' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:35 PM']They used to be below the strings because back then, bassists played "thumb-style" rather than "finger-style".[/quote] I was surprised to see a Youtube clip of Robbie Shakespeare using his thumb. I'd always assumed he used his fingers at the end of the fretboard, like 99.9% of reggae players I've seen. But then, he isn't any ordinary reggae player. Salut!

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='321755' date='Nov 4 2008, 01:17 PM']I think this guy can beat that! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200269934331&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=170275684871&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m184&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...52BSI%26otn%3D4[/url] £58 quid for guitar package? By the looks of things you get a tuner, lead and strap too although that's just on the picture and not listed[/quote] Cool, but don't forget with Aldi you also get 2 (two) plectrums. And a 64 page manual (as if it takes that many pages to teach someone to play guitar...).

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='321724' date='Nov 4 2008, 12:39 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZENNOX-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-AMP-BAG-SILVER-NEW-RRP-159_W0QQitemZ170275684871QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170275684871&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZENNOX-ELECTRIC-BASS...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] Wish gear was this cheap when i was learning to play...............[/quote] [url="http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7692.htm?WT.mc_id=2008-11-03-14-58"]http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_76...008-11-03-14-58[/url]

[quote name='ARGH' post='321533' date='Nov 4 2008, 08:14 AM']Stax...Any Duck Dunn.on an Otis Redding track...total pocket perfection.[/quote] Good call. How about play-along-a- Blues Brothers? edit: what Chris_b said.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='320850' date='Nov 3 2008, 12:37 PM']I was just wondering if anyone know who's doing it over here in the Uk, and more specifically in London. Or if anyone has already had a Bass done and any thoughts about it.[/quote] Exsqueeze me? A baking powder?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='319496' date='Nov 1 2008, 10:08 AM']Me and Cantdosleepy he looks like a skeleton and pissed and I'm high on too much sugar. [/quote] Dinosaurs are w@nkers! Brilliant!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='319086' date='Oct 31 2008, 02:40 PM']I've listened to a number of the videos. To be honest, what I hear makes me feel that rather than having a distinctive voice of its own, the Stingray is a bass that covers a number of different sounds and sounds good in all of them. Perhaps its because I'm listening to it nowdays when there are a lot of different basses out there that have followed on from the Stingray. And that the Stingray has become one of the major sounds that bass designers either copy or "cover" when designing instruments. Am I missing something? (Entirely possible). Is this wrong?[/quote] You could say the same of the Precision: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI[/url] or [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV2X_Ek2bms&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV2X_Ek2bms...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='ped' post='318921' date='Oct 31 2008, 11:43 AM']Every bassist needs to have owned a valve amp for a little while![/quote] Just for a little while?

Hello, anyone got a schematic for this? The power amp section works fine but there's extreme distortion on all three input channels. Thanks!

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='318367' date='Oct 30 2008, 02:03 PM']While i've been happy to lend my rig out to people i know if im not using it I will always say no to my Bass alothugh no one has ever asked.[/quote] Your bass is a bit more personal than your gear, isn't it. I mean, I'd lend my coat but not my underpants (although no one has ever asked).

[quote name='jonthebass' post='317711' date='Oct 29 2008, 04:25 PM']I came out as Victor Wooten![/quote] So did I, but I can't think of anyone less Wootenney than I am. 75% Flea, too. That'll be because I said I like to be naked.

[quote name='coasterbass' post='318343' date='Oct 30 2008, 01:29 PM']Yep, probably true, but they crop up on here quite often - thats where mine came from.[/quote] I think it was your rave review that made me get one. Or was it my rave review made you get yours? Still love it.

[quote name='BassBod' post='318315' date='Oct 30 2008, 12:52 PM']I've also had a similar "rattle" sometimes, but this is duff strings (normally the E) where the windings are coming apart from the core, inside the string.[/quote] I just experienced that for the first time, on a brand new string (Warwick red label). Bloody annoying.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='318235' date='Oct 30 2008, 11:09 AM']Bugger that, mate. Get some WD40 on it. It's always worked for me! Squirt a little tiny bit on the pot on the outside of the amp and then turm it all of the way back and forth several times. The crackle will quickly reduce and then stop in matter of seconds. I would guess that the Maplins stuff is chemically the same but don't know that for a fact.[/quote] More likely to be isopropyl alcohol.

[quote name='Dave' post='318227' date='Oct 30 2008, 11:00 AM']Sorry this is a duplicate post, but I just realised my question might fit better in this area of the forum (and the more help I can get the better): Hi everyone. Before you ask I did attempt a search on this topic and didn't find anything directly relevant to my query. Basically I have a couple of old Marshall bass amps with scratchy/crackly (actual words?) pots and I want to get this sorted. After searching this site I did find out about a product called Servisol, and someone else mentioned getting some Maplin Switch Cleaner to spray on the pots, but I'd still like a little more info. If I purchase one of these products do I simply spray them on the outside of the volume/EQ knobs (should I try to remove the plastic knobs first before using) or do I actually need to do something internally to get rid of the problem? I also read how the dust/dirt can build up from lack of use (I have a feeling these amps were stored unused for long periods of time), and some people have simply twisted the knobs frequently to get rid of the crackling sound. Does this really work? I'd be happy to remove the knobs if this would allow better access and lead to improved results, though I'm not sure if I should simply try to pull them off or not (I'm somewhat worried about damaging them)? Any suggestions as to how I can make my playing/adjusting less crackle-y would be (as ever) GREATLY appreciated! If you think I need to seek a professional to sort out this problem, then any recommendations would also be appreciated (I'm based in the Midlands/Birmingham area). Cheers![/quote] You'll need to get inside the chassis and at the actual pots. Once you're in there you'll be able to see where the active parts of the pots are. Just squirt a bit of Servisol inside and turn the knobs a couple of times. Yes, sometimes just twiddling the knobs can help.

[quote name='coasterbass' post='316778' date='Oct 28 2008, 03:27 PM']If you are on a tight budget, but really want the valve tone, then consider an SVP preamp and a budget poweramp. The SVP is tremendous and is much lighter (even with a poweramp) than the SVT2 or SVT4. The sound rivals that of the SVT2. Its quality, but at a reasonable price.[/quote] +1 No longer manufactured though, as far as I know.

[quote name='Shockwave' post='317777' date='Oct 29 2008, 05:22 PM']hey guys. I want to start playing some modern Dub Style bass. Much in this sort of vein of Dub trio. Which is a mixture of Dub Rock and metal. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dqHV3UroHYs&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dqHV3UroHYs&...feature=related[/url] (skip to 30 odd second mark) Or Matisyahu. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hip2i9yHZ38&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hip2i9yHZ38&...feature=related[/url] Anyway, I find jazz basses not my cup of tea. And i dont want to have to get this dubby effect with alot of bass pedals. So what basses would be suited to this task? Thinking along the lines of, G&L L 1000, Telecaster mudbucker bass. Etc. I need something for around 300-500. Preferably non pointy or ridiculous. I have a bunch of Musicmans but the bridge bucker just is not dubby enough on its own. Also i am not a fan of Jazz basses. Also Flats or Rounds? (Considering i play VERY light Rounds and have never played flats) Rob. PS, I am not looking for an old school sound. very much hifi/dub.[/quote] Hey, good stuff! I'd not heard them before. I'd say the sound was mostly in the fingers; played lightly, over the neck. Right enough the pickup on a Ray is too close to the bridge for that warm heavy sound. I have a 5 string with 2 Ray pickups and I use the neck pickup for that sound...you probably don't want to mutilate your bass though.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='317415' date='Oct 29 2008, 11:28 AM']They won it in '76.[/quote] With a song called Shave All Your Pissers For Me?

[quote name='Charla' post='317052' date='Oct 28 2008, 08:32 PM']I have an EBS TD650 which I run into a Dr Bass 2460 4ohm cab, I've never had the volume past 11 o'clock (about 5, it does go up to 11!) and most of the time I run it at under a quarter of its potential. Is the extra power wasted on me? Should I go for a TD350 or similar amp? Or is the extra headroom worth it?[/quote] No, no, and yes. You don't know how lucky you are :-)

[quote name='Pissman' post='317027' date='Oct 28 2008, 08:00 PM']Another pointless question! 1), How can I tell if a bass is Jazz or Precision by looking at it...if its description doesn't say? [url="http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=233&CollectionID=12"]http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?Produc...CollectionID=12[/url] as in is that a JB or PB n how do i know? (I'm pretty stupid..you'll get used to it:)[/quote] Precision: [url="http://www.bassguitars.org.uk/wp-content/img/2007/04/fenderamericanvintage57precisionwhiteblondemaple.jpg"]http://www.bassguitars.org.uk/wp-content/i...blondemaple.jpg[/url] Jazz: [url="http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages/1964-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst%20b.JPG"]http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages...unburst%20b.JPG[/url] the names are Fender's brand names, though you often get copies referred to as P bass or Jazz bass, depending mostly on the pickup arrangement and body shape. The necks are interchangeable tho Jazz necks tend to be narrower at the nut. The one in your link is neither, it's an original(ish) design.

[quote name='escull' post='316721' date='Oct 28 2008, 02:04 PM']'ello peeps!! I have been playing bass for 12ish years. Started off in a college punk band but now enjoy playing all sorts of stuff. I'm not currently in band but seem to be backup bassist for my mates bands instead. I have a Jackson Kelly, a cheap but very nice Aria and I am currently looking for a new amp. (i will probably make one based on an old ampeg (electronics engineer)) Hello to all!! Ted[/quote] Welcome! Good luck with the Ampeg. I looked at prices of transformers a while back and gave up. I have the schematic for the SVP-Pro somewhere if you want it though - that plus a nice ss power amp sounds almost as good for a small fraction of the price.

[quote name='OldGit' post='304021' date='Oct 10 2008, 03:47 PM']Can I tell them their sound man instructions Rich? eh, eh? can I eh?[/quote] Like these, were they? [url="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html"]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html[/url]

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='316670' date='Oct 28 2008, 01:12 PM']put head in bag[/quote] so they won't recognise you?