Rosie C

Bass guitars. Somehow I always feel I'm letting the band down if I turn up with my bass guitar and not my upright.

Having a Squier Jazz with Fender fretless neck, aftermarket tuners, and about to get aftermarket pickups... in retrospect I'd have bought a Fender from the start. Nothing to do with quality, just the branding.

Thanks Lemmy. The Entwhistle pickups are particularly cheap, definitely worth considering!

That's why I took it to my technician, who I've a good and long relationship with - she recommended changing the pickups and I'm happy to go with that I'll look into the DP123BK you mentioned though - as well as being locally available they're a chunk cheaper.

Yes, they were recommended because of the "adjustable pole pieces to improve the string balance". Also, six months ago when we looked into this, I think they were more readily available. Now I have the funds to go ahead, time has moved on and they're not as available as they were at the time.

Is anyone playing with DiMarzio "Relentless J" pickups? For a while I blamed my old amp that some notes seemed quiet on my jazz bass, but last time I was in the studio (she says casually, as if not a rank amateur) the engineer was grumbling that notes on the A string were lower in volume. My technician had a look and recommended changing the pickups and suggested: https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/jazz-bass-hum-canceling/relentless-j-bass-pair They're not cheap and not readily available in the UK, so I wondered if anyone else was using them before going ahead? I mostly play jazz, folk-rock and worship music.

I went to Firebird for a classical piano exam. But they had no piano and were at a loss as to why the exam board had sent me there. The staff were helpful and friendly though, and it looked a decent set up.

Which is what I was playing in church today - alongside piano, electric guitar, drum and cornet. OK the volume was set to '9', and the acoustics are fantastic, but it was loud enough.

I'm surprised I'm the only person with only fretless - though that has been helped by moving house and selling instruments I wasn't playing. I started playing double bass and viola/violin at the start of covid lockdown and haven't really played fretted since.

I don't know what this is, but I love it! 💙

First Bass Owned: Aria Wildcat Pro II in white. Heavily influenced by John Taylor: 'Go To' Bass: Squier Jazz with Fender fretless neck 'Your' Bass: An unbranded cheap & cheerful plywood upright with neck and various other repairs, that somehow has a fantastic tone. Fitted with Innovation Rockabilly blacks & Realist Lifeline pickup. Custom paint job by a local artist too.

I have a challenging start to the day - woke up late having been unwell in the night. Then 'ForScore' refused to sync the music for this mornings' service so I had to print out the new tunes. For bonus fun, our MD had a new tune which I got to see only with five minutes before the service started. But it all went well and once the service started everything dropped into place. The hymns were: As the Deer Pants for Water When I Needed a Neighbour Behold the Lamb How Can I Keep From Singing All have decent bass parts, but I'm particularly fond of How Can I Keep From Singing

I sold Simisker a Behringer rack effects unit. Great comms, and very patient with me as I was nursing an injured leg and couldn't get to the post office.

Then we shall make that happen!

It's a CS7. Technically I can't fault it - the action and sound is great.

The first time I watched the video, I wasn't sure what I was watching. But I read your description, watched again and I get it! Impressive, and an interesting way to make music. In a way, not so different to our church band, except we have no tech, and play standing around the MD's piano so we can hear his instructions but the congregation can't.

Been there! Mid 1990s, me and a friend were renovating a flat I'd bought, on evenings after work. It was winter so we'd left the mains on, confident that a particular wire was not live.

The scientist in me wants to test how much electricity the pencil's graphite core will conduct! 😈

Infamy! Our worship band has had a little recognition - we've been invited to play at another church next week at a special diocese-wide service. I'm going to dust off my upright for the occasion

Interesting, mine is more of a pink noise. But I have hyperacusis too, so maybe not exactly tinnitus.

This is also my experience. We gave our baby grand for free to a local school. The upright we had before that the guy who delivered the baby grand took it away for free 'as a favour'.

If I was buying a new upright now I'd probably start my search with a Yamaha B2. I've just sold my Kawai digital. I liked that it could do harpsichord, and I liked not having to heat the room or pay for tuning, but it lacked the soul of a 'real' piano.

Interesting. I'd not realised the difference in flexibility. I must admit my main reason to buy orange lawnmower flex was it being hi-vis for teenage boys running amok at our community band break time... though I'm sure the pro cable comes in bright colours too. I always use Neutrik connectors though.

I'd not realised that was significant, but you're right - although the place I'm planning to use seems to be one of the leading suppliers, there only 38mm and 40mm sizes. Not that I need it to read music, more to take a quick look at a set list, or remind myself of the opening bar of a tune. I'm in a 'border morris' side, so a monocle will work well with the rest of my outfit.