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I bought a 5 string for one song - Get Lucky Yes it sounds silly but every time I heard it I heard that low B being played by my favourite bass player Nathan East I just had to have one since we would be playing it with the band. Since I bought it I've found so many different ways in which it helps me to play the set with the wedding band and actually few of them involve going below the 3rd fret of the B string which was where the D tuner on the Precision took me. I had played for about 20 years between 5s and 6s before going back to a 4 string, including several years incorporating fretless, acoustic, semi acoustic, 8s and 12ers. But if you're not needing the fifth string or don't find that you wish you could play certain patterns without moving too much then stick with the 4

The bass I could not be without would be the one that I am currently using and I don't mean the Yamaha BB1025, literally whatever bass I am using at the time. I've had well over 100 and used to buy and sell just cos I fancied changing and trying something else. I happened to need a 5 string with the current band so bought a nice cheap Yamaha BB425 but it was so good it became my main instrument to the extent that I bought a BB1025. I won't get to use it until next weekend though which is a pain but it means that I have time to modify my Boss AB-2 to run on mains power so that I can pick up the BB425 in an emergency

BIN is £589 Granted there will be shipping and customs charges but still. I've never understood why G&L basses are so much cheaper than Musicman ones, to me they are an evolution of the Stingray and I prefer the sound of them.

I learnt octaves very early on from believe it or not Roger Waters. A lot of Pink Floyd stuff uses octaves, nothing difficult but it gets you used to playing them. From then I got into Nathan East through his stint with Eric Clapton and started learning all of the disco stuff to the extent that I'll sometimes invert the pattern. Anyway for me it's most stuff by Nat King Cole and the likes.The chord progressions and basslines tend to be unexpected to what you'd think that they should be, yet they sound dead easy when you first listen to them

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1433518881' post='2791823'] They've been on sale a while I think, I paid 250 for my 425 from GAK a few months ago :-) [/quote] I got mine for that as well at the end of last year from GAK

[quote name='MMG' timestamp='1433711022' post='2793352'] Nope doesn't have to be new at all - more than happy to go second hand if it gets me something better! Looked at the fender rumble - would even a 15 be decent enough? In unlikely to ever be outside of the house playing, so want something that I can crank up to get the best out of! [/quote] The Rumbles are loud for their size. I use a 40w Meridian guitar amp at home. It's more than loud enough and doesn't produce so much bass that it's going to annoy the neighbours. In fact it's more volume than I need. I've never felt the need to buy a bass amp for the house

Early on Guy Pratt used Status & Spector basses - how about a Washburn Status? That would be within the budget

When I bought mine every store I checked out didn't have any in stock but I just so happened to order mine as they were coming back in so they must be very popular and selling a large number of units. So far I think there's been 3 members had problems with theirs. I don't think that's too bad considering how many they are making so I wouldn't be too worried about reliability unless more and more start failing like the Ampeg PF500s did (mine included) When you consider the price that they are selling as well, how good are components really going to be? TIme will tell. Mine has done 13 gigs so far but I always carry my DI box just in case, always have done.

Well there you go. I've never liked jazzes and I've just proven how little I actually know about them I am about 99% sure that Warmoth used to offer the option of the other position (70s?) as an extra cost option but they don't seem to any more

[size=5]Must have used the predictive text to type the title. It should have said "Left Handed SHOCKING bass guitar custom made"[/size]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1432990585' post='2786844'] I've used their cabs (4x10 and 1x15) with my usual rig (Peavey Classic 400, couple of overdrives, stainless steel strings). They sounded full and plenty loud, but compared to my Markbass they were way too harsh and brittle at the top end for my liking. I normally have the tweeter full on and even after switching it off it was really harsh! Very good cabs and very efficient though, and they look good on a stage! If you like that kind of sound you should be plenty happy though [/quote] Maybe the amp not suiting the cabs? I never thought that the cabs were harsh in the top end. I had used the 4x10" with an Ampeg PF500 and it sounded terrible. Couldn't get enough of anything to make it sound decent but with the Hartke LH1000 and GK 1001RB II they were fantastic

I've had a 4x10 and 1x15 (I have the 15" for sale now) I used mine with a Hartke head and they were amazing. Really punchy, lots of trouser flapping bass but at the same time really clear. I just don't need that much gear any more of I'd still have it. I think several members have used the fet and valve heads but I can't remember who The trouble is that it's not the flavour of the month stuff and never has been but it is really well put together solid gear made from top notch components (Celestion Neos in the cabs and marine grade plywood construction)

According to the site 3 3/4" inches from the bridge

I really do think that some people don't listen to the lyrics when choosing songs for their wedding. A couple we've had as first dances have been: Always, Bon Jovi - a song about a guy who had a fling with another woman and is singing about the girl he used to be with but will never be with again Without You, Nillson - the first line is the girl leaving him forever The first song for tonight's wedding is Rule The World by Take That but what's the second song? Mr Brightside

I decided to go for it in the end. I will get it on Monday. Without asking for anything I've been sent a Leathergraft strap, 3m cable and a set of D'addario EXLs. I'll be sure that if I decide at a later date to go for the BB2025 to speak to the same guy who's been sorting me out with this one.

It is indeed a 425 - do you have one? Would still be rediculously good at twice the price. Anyway that's for another thread

Live Aid - Queen - The reason I play the bass Appetite for Destruction - GnR - learned to play properly playing along to this album White Room - Cream - I learned what was possible regarding improvising BSSM - The Chilis - changed my outlook on bass forever Fragile -Yes - just an amazing album. I still listen to it in its entirety at least once a month. I remember hearing Roundabout on Virgin Radio when I was 15, totally blew my mind

Well the tobacco burst one went back yesterday and I was supposed to get the caramel one today but the couriers decided that they'd rather deliver it back to the shop that I was buying it from - idiots The upshot is that I will be gigging this weekend with no back up as they can't get one to me until Friday and I'll probably be half way to Aberdeen by the time it arrives. I've spoken with the guy who's been looking after me and he's left it with me to decide what I want to do as originally I had said that if they couldn't get one to me by today then I'd have to cancel the order. I will say that I've had excellent service so far from Yamaha Music London where I bought it from and they've done everything possible to get things sorted out. But it's kind of taken the shine off getting it now so I really don't know what to do.

Here's mine [URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/20150131_204241%20Large_zpsgbtffmmw.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/20150131_204241%20Large_zpsgbtffmmw.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I use one [url="http://www.staggmusic.com/en/product_detail/mxs-a3.html?backp=2"]these[/url] stands at its highest setting so it's 80cm off the ground. I have a ratchet strap that goes around the stand and the amp to make sure that it doesn't go anywhere. It sounds really good, means that I'm not too loud on stage and I have plenty of bass and punch without having to boost anything. I am aware that this flies in the face of everything that we are told is correct but it gives me a sound that I really like so that's all that matters to me. YMMV etc

[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1432728519' post='2784303'] Well I'm looking to go either way, It wouldn't take much to change around the strings at home for experimenting with [b]chordal[/b] stuff. [/quote] Is that the stuff you use as a drinks mixer when you're at the pub?

Is there a reason you don't want a passive bass? I was playing a Precision with EMGs and 2 band EQ until the beginning of the year but am now using a passive Yamaha. I don't miss having the active EQ.

Yamaha BB425? I use it to play a wide variety of songs in my band from 70s disco and funk to whatever's in the charts at the moment. That is until this weekend when I start using my BB1025 - still reasonably cheap as they come in around the £600 mark