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I have the notation with tab. PM me your email and I'll scan and send it to you. This part is totally different to the rest of the song and will need some work to nail and remember it. I have to keep practising the song because of this section. It' great when you get it as it's a blasting bass line. I'll give you the whole song so you do it all justice.

Well put. Not a heavy post imo. We should not forget what a lot of people have been tbrough in order for us to be in the position we are, whatever your opinions of war and conflict are.

Sounds awesome. A friend of mine knew someone who had 2 tickets for sale, but I had a gig on Friday so had to pass. Similar situation when they played Wembley back. Still got to be one of the best live bands out there.

They will notice you if you stop playing or make a really bad mistake

FWIW I have reported it too.

I hate all 5 string basses and basses used for slapping. Opps sorry, thought I was writing my piece for BGM Bassically Speaking

Another +1 nickel for nickel round wounds

Our band detunes to Eb. TBH I have had no real problem doing this with any of my bases. I use 45-105 strings and make sure that when I 'm detuned my bass is set up for that, but for me there is not much in it. a few song have drop D as well! The E String seems to hold up fine, although it sometimes it wants to slide off the top of the neck if I'm not too careful.

Try plenty of picks. I favor 1mm Dunlops. I don't rest my hand anywhere. If you rest on the bridge I find it restricts you somewhat. Take it steady at first. Practice some 8th note lines and build up the tempo. Also build up on the string changes. Alternate pick as much as you can. Plenty of good advice already mentioned here.

Bassist was a great magazine. I too have quite a collection. I may be interested in selling, and will check what I have and let you know.

I have the previous Trace Series 6 AH200 head. I favour boosting the low mids for a tone that really cuts through. I rarely go above 1.5 on the volume and have been told I'm too loud a few times. I only go through the PA in larger pubs. Any Trace should deliver a massive sound and volume. Your's should be more than man enough. For the hollow stage try a gramma pad form Auralex [url="http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolation_gramma/sound_isolation_gramma.asp"]http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolation_gramma/sound_isolation_gramma.asp[/url] I have one ad they do work. Many BC's sing their praises if you do a search. +1on a different cab. Maybe lookout for a cheap Trace cab?

They were a vocal band alright, which is their best part. I'm glad they are still going, but like may long term bands thery are not as good as yesteryear. A touch of irony in my original post.

The sound was pretty good this time. Muse were ok and Madness was probably the best song from them. What was that bass he was using? It looked like Mansons got their hands on a Status and stuck on one of their touch pad things from Matt's guitar. Good to see Chris slapping again in the second song PIL were good and that Baglama playing was memorable. The Beach Boys were disapointing and had way too many people on stage. I lost count of how many guitars there were (4 or 5?) and everyone seemed to do backing vocals. Didn't watch anything else as we recorded it for Muse & PIL really.

What are the strings like on your Vintage? The ones on my VTBM were absolute sh*te and needed urgent replacement to get a great sound.

A shame, but no suprise, that as usual we have the [i]Tab is crap learn by ear[/i] brigade posting. The thead is about the fact that Tabs have been removed due to what appears to be a contentious reason.

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' timestamp='1349097190' post='1821690'] Arguably, if it's wrong it shouldn't infringe copyright. It becomes someone else's interpretation of the original. [/quote] I agree. If by some miracle the tab was 100% correct then the artist / composer could have grounds to have it it removed. Most other tabs are just something to get you started IME.

If the Jackson Concert is anything like my original Charvel then neck dive is impossible because the body is well heavy, but they could be using different wood nowadays? If it is anything like my original Charvel then you could do worse than buy one as they are great basses. I see GAK are selling them cheap.

I have them on 2 of my basses and would consider getting one for my recent Vintage aquisition. They are greata and easy to use. I would suggest looking at a YouTube video on how to tune them if you have problems. Generally they are ok to tune and my Stingray is finw with it. I have found they need a bit of encouragement when I detune my Charvel for band use (we play a semitone down) and then want to drop D. Deffinately import from the states as they are cheaper.

[quote name='hollywoodrox' timestamp='1348430712' post='1813593'] cool I like paignton, used to go to bmad on wednesdays til I wrecked the bike, when i occasionally go out for a night one of my fave places is the spinney, can sometimes be found in rooses cafe on a sunday too. cheers....paul [/quote] On the subjects of bikes mine is aSV650. At a recent BMAD night I managed to get our card & name to who books the bands for the BMAD festival, so fingers crossed we will play at next years!

Ok, update. I used the Vintage for the 1st set last night and the fresh strings and different strap really worked. I love this bass. A bit of weight on the strap wouldn't go a miss but i have yet to come up with a workable solution. I got the thumbs up from a fellow bass player who i met. The lovely Annabel from north Devon who is now aware of Basschat and will hopefully check it out and join? Don't forget to spread the word guys (and girls).

Hi & welcome to Basschat. I too live in Torquay and was playing last night at the Apple & Parrot in our cover band Slytherin. We share similar tastes in basses. I have bought a Vintage which worked well last night. I occasionally get my 80's Charvel with pointy headstock out if i want to rawk out & my Aria is a fretlesss. I left the hair club some years ago. Are you gigging at the moment?

Wow, thanks for all your replies guys. Plenty of good ideas as I would expect from BC. Yeah the bass is inexpensive but not cheap in the other sense. I immediately liked this bass. I'm glad to hear they all weigh the same, and BGM have some explaining to do, if i can ever bother to get around to that! I will not hassle DJM Music about a replacement. I will admit to using an inferior strap at first. It's a Homer Simpson strap that was too long for my sons guitar so I recycled it. I will replace it with the one off my Aria for the gig on Saturday as I hope that will help somewhat. I always wear a T-shirt at a gig and will not be putting on some woolly wseater to reduce friction I do like to have a strap for each bass that stays on all the time. I once forgot to bring my strap to a TV gig and had to use my belt and have sworn never to repeat that again. I know you what you mean about the top end. I have been rolling off the treble on the tone control and have increased the lower frequencies on my TE graphic. I'm also glad to hear the supplied strings are naff. The new Roto's already sound better at home through my practice set ups. The only time I can plug into my rig is at a gig as we plug into the PA desk for practices. If it still feels like the neck is diving with a different strap I may consider adding some weight to the strap. I feel the next gig is going to be a better one.

You can also try a FatFinger clamp on the headstock.

The idea of some mass in the body void sounds a good idea. I have had the scratch plate off and there is plenty of room. I'll have to come up with something. It really is light compared to my other 3 basses. I'm more concerned with the neck dive long term than a difference in sound, which I'm hoping the change in strings will sort out to a point. This is a lovely bass to play and I just need to get it more comfortable for me. Ths high mass bridge is interesting, but will cost money. This is a cheap bass and doesn't warrant more money spent it on it IMO. Thanks for confirming you had a light one Kennyrodg. Sorry you didn't get on with it. I'll chew on it over the weekend and see what else BC throws up before getting back in touch with DJM

I recently bought a Vintage V4MTB on-line as I wanted a cheap passive bass in addition to my 2 main active bass (Charvel & Stingray). I read some reviews and this was the one to go for, especially as DJM Music were selling them for £209 and the TBM is black with a maple neck. It is a really great bass for the price and plays exceptionally well. My main issue is the weight of the body. The bass only weighs 3Kg or 8 Ibs. I really does feel light, especially when I pick up 2 basses, one in each hand. 2 reviews in BGM for the V4 both mention that this is a heavy bass with one review saying it weighs 10 Ibs, the same as a P Bass. Amazon list is as weighing 5Kg, or 11 Ibs. Not only does the neck dive but I feel it also affects the sound somewhat, especially in a live band situation. It just doesn;t have that full sound. Ok I usually use active basses, although my Aria is passive, but maybe I should not expect this to sound and feel too similar. My other basses all weigh around 5Kg. I have raised this with DJM and they have weighed the other basses they have in stock and have check with the supplier and this is what the bass weighs. They say I can have a replacement but it will weigh the same. This is their response. [i][font=Verdana][size=2]The weight of the item on Amazon is the boxed weight and this is also the weight we are given by our suppliers. Having been down to our warehouse and weighed one I can confirm that 8 lbs. is around the correct weight for this item. I also spoke to our supplier directly and they also informed me that this is the weight of the Bass. We would be more than happy to offer you a replacement but to be honest with you, they all weigh the same as the one you already have. [/size][/font][/i][i][font=Verdana][size=2]With this information provided I will be happy to hear your thoughts on the matter and if I can be of any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me[/size][/font][/i] Does anyone have a Vintage V4 and can confirm what it weighs? Also what is it like for you gigging? In the meantime I have changed the strings to some Roto RB45's (as my Ray) and that seems to be better, but I will not be too sure untill I can gig it on Saturday. But the issue of neck dive will always be there, especially when standing up. My main use for this bass will be home practicing and band rehersals, and using it for the odd set now and again.