Rich

[quote name='L1zz1e' post='345259' date='Dec 4 2008, 12:26 PM']Cancel the subscription.. Bass Player is better anyways =0P hehe x[/quote] Yup, BP is miles better... [i]if[/i] you like page after page of adverts, overly longwinded interviews, reviews of kit you're never likely to see (and if you do, it'll be twice the cost shown in the review) and almost no reviews of the kit we [u]do[/u] get on this side of the pond... nah thanks, give me BGM any day. [quote name='Golchen' post='362582' date='Dec 24 2008, 09:48 AM']I never understand why everyone has to get on their high-horse over these lists. At the end of the day it's 40 interesting bass lines and I for one as a newbie(ish) to bass playing find it very interesting. I guarantee that if any one of you 'complainers' out there published your own personal top 40 list there would be 100's of bassists out there calling it crap.[/quote] Absolutely totally and utterly agreed. The only mistake they made with this 'Top 40' is to give them a ranking. If, as XB26354 suggested above, the list had been an un-numbered 'Essential' list, there would have been little argument. Although there would still be complaints along the lines of "why no Bros songs? Ken was an awesome player, etc etc" because you can't please all the people and so on.

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='361889' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:36 PM']Don't bother getting excited about the DJ5 - it's long gone.[/quote] Thank god for that, or my credit card might have started shrieking.

Spotted in Trade-It, the south-west area: "bass guitar gold - 4 string right handed exlent condishion"

+1 for the socket tester, these are a damn good idea. [quote name='woodster' post='361389' date='Dec 22 2008, 08:50 PM']A new extension reel is top of my Santa list so hopefully that'll sort it. I'll just add that i'm ALWAYS connected to an RCD as i have a healthy respect for electricity.[/quote] Please, beat the beardy to it and buy one NOW, before you play next. The next shock might be a big bastard, and I do NOT want to see your R.I.P. thread on here

The alternative would be to decide on your bridge, position it accurately and then get a friendly chippie/luthier to rout out a rebate for it to sit in, thus lowering the saddle height by 3mm or so (or however thick the bridge baseplate is). Obviously this is more work, but worth it I reckon. Seven-fifty! Ye gods, what an utter bargain!

Yes, and I believe they own 'J-Bass' as a trademark too. I'm only surprised their hawk-eyed legal vultures haven't swooped in on anyone using 'J' as a descriptive of a Jazz pickup.

Yup, he might have done. I saw them live on the telly once though and he was definitely using a Mouradian then.

And you'll need a new nut, and a bit of work on the bridge (swapping saddles around etc). A decent luthier should rustle you peanuts for this sort of work.

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='310296' date='Oct 20 2008, 10:25 AM']yeah agree its totally about cutting through. been listening to the early Extreme stuf and particularly the Pornograffitti album, pat uses a warwick on there and you can clearly hear the nasal tone of his warwick cutting through Nuno's guitar, which it needs to do as the guitar is quite over powering[/quote] A Warwick, really? Blimey, I'd always assumed it was his Mouradian. Maybe he just kept that for the videos? Our very own joegarcia is another 'semi-skilled monkey on the PA desk'. Only he doesn't make it sound like mud, he makes it (and the rest of the band) sound very very very very VERY good indeed.

Back atcha.

I had a ganglion cyst on my right wrist a couple of years back. I went to a doctor, who wasn't a c***. He referred me. They checked it. Operated. Bloody good job they did, as it was in danger of encroaching on the major blood vessel in my wrist. This would have caused [i]very[/i] serious problems. Seriously, in all honesty, change your playing style or whatever, but I implore you to please [i]please[/i] get the lump checked out. I am forever grateful that I did.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='360867' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:31 PM']Alternatively, the headstock may prove to be a useful tool to keep a rowdy frontman in check... BIFF! Ow![/quote] Or a pointy headstock could be used as an improvised spear for catching fish, should it become necessary to forage for food from the surrounding countryside.

Used to do Oliver's Army in a band many years ago, and I was going to do something simple until I took the time to listen closely to the bassline. Ohhhh, it's wonderful. I just had to copy it... took a while to work it out, but was worth it.

And large chunks of western Scotland too

Oh, cool Do you play it with a pick, or fingerstyle? Is it even [i]possible[/i] to play it fingerstyle? I'd love an 8 or a 10. How about doing a full Review for the, errm, Reviews section?

[quote name='Merton' post='360734' date='Dec 22 2008, 09:57 AM']Indeedy. But the Hartke... sorry. [/quote] I cannot possibly comment here, as I still like my old 3500 head a lot.

Oh god oh god oh god... nurse, my pills... I'd give money just to see one, never mind touch it, never mind play it. [quote name='Toasted' post='360610' date='Dec 21 2008, 11:42 PM']although a heavy bass.[/quote] God I can imagine. My Pro II four clocks in at 10lbs+, it's like wearing a car.

New one on me! Will check it out later

Me too. Schtoopid works PC, no soundcard, websense blocking almost everything, harrumph.

I'm not claiming to be actually harmed, just offended, that's all. We're just disagreeing over his words in exactly the same way as people have been disagreeing over whether metal or jazz is better, with some people taking more offence of comments made than others. Maybe I am being a bit knee-jerk, but I still didn't like it. Happy to knock it on the head now though. Also, I remember seeing the original help-line call thing with the phrase in it about packing up their computer to return it to the shop where they bought it as they're obviously to stupid to own one, and it didn't mention Jaco once

I'd have thought it was obvious. Fusion gets described as paedophilia: that's utter nonsense. As I said earlier, I used to play fusion & would like to do so again, and I have kids, so I personally find it to be offensive nonsense. Am I being so unreasonable? I dare say now I will be told to chill out, get a sense of humour, it's just his way, god you're so sensitive, and blah blah blah. No. EDIT: there y'go, apparently I'm stupid now. Jeez.

[quote name='Rich' post='360709' date='Dec 22 2008, 09:30 AM']earlier on, I believe jazz-fusion was even referred to as 'kiddy-fiddling'[/quote][quote name='tombboy' post='360827' date='Dec 22 2008, 11:50 AM']Erm... wrong Rich. From how I read it, the BBC was trying to describe his level of hatred for the fusion style. Read it in context and you'll see.[/quote] I'm wrong? [quote name='BBC (no surprises there eh?']If it's anything that could be described as "Jazz" or [b]its kiddy-fiddling cousin "Fusion"[/b], then I'm setting fire to my face.[/quote] Nope, I'm not. Sure he was describing his hatred for the style, but there are ways of doing it and ways of doing it, y'know? How the f*** exactly does fusion become paedophilia? Sorry, but I object.

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='360150' date='Dec 21 2008, 12:09 PM']Can you do some decent porn shots of your headless wonder, please?[/quote][quote name='ARGH' post='360295' date='Dec 21 2008, 04:04 PM']why?[/quote] Why not?