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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1330011766' post='1551398'] Here's mine: I like to pluck the strings at a variety of different points between the "24th fret" and the bridge depending on the tone I want. Mine has been arranged so that the fingerboard, pickups and ramp are all level, giving me a uniform playing surface and thumb rest from the end of the neck to the end of the bridge pickup. If I need to "dig-in" I'll normally be plucking the strings between the bridge and the pickup anyway. Works for me on this bass. [/quote] What a sweet little bass

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Double neck guitar !

There's a problem Huston. Does the question of intent come into it ? e.g. A band develops recognition for it's own identity and has an identifiable sound. They then do a cover of a someone else's well known song, but with a slight difference, which makes identifiable as them doing it. Smooth Criminal by Animal Ant Farm comes to mind. It's often down to arrangement. A lot of this used to happen in the 60's, where many bands in the charts at the time would do the same song. The Seekers and The Springfields both had a hit with the same song 'Island of Dreams'. So which original to follow ? Or is it a case of being recognisable as your own band doing a song ? Each to his own perhaps. However, if you are the hired bassist in a recognised band, the onus may be on you to play the recognised part. Unless you are a famous bassist known and hired for your own style. Bit of a minefield really.

There's a lot to be gained by just picking bass after bass, of all prices, shapes and sizes, as and when you can. A good move would be to go to something like the London Bass show for this. Some of the suggestions above give good starting points for developing a checklist of things to consider. A really useful thing to do is just read around the topic on BC over time, it's a valuable resource with some highly experienced people lurking around. Over time, it will all come together. In some ways, going into a guitar / bass shop is no different to visiting a supermarket

Never played above fret 19 on a gig. Not once.

Maybe get in touch with Trace or another amp repair specialist (like Surrey amps) and ask their advice ? It's doubtful the amp left the factory with this issue. Assuming the lead between the bass and the amp is proven to be a good conducter (therefore delivering a strong signal to the amp), it sounds like something has happened inside the amp. If you adjust any gain controls (if this can be done ?) you may well be attempting to compensate for a problem elsewhere, which could potentially only worsen the problem ? Best ask a specialist. Good luck with it

Sorry to hear about that one Clarky. Another band will be lucky to have you, when you're ready.

First thing that comes to mind is the few bars at the end of the chorus of Nantucket sleighride, as used by the World at One programme in the 70's. There's many more moments from musical history, but this one is a moment by itself for me. Nothing fantastic about the notes, just the arrangement of sounds. http://youtu.be/q0JrV86EKCs

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1329343635' post='1541140'] Appreciate the sentiment, but you're a month early. It's Saturday 17th March. [/quote] What ? That P++++ of a drummer ! He's got us learning all this stuff for a pub in bloody Barnet !!! Told us all it's flippin' Patrick's !! What a C&%K Yet another banana skin

If I try to grow a beard, I'll just end up looking like I've just crawled out of bed (as usual )

There is something rather special about the drive home after the gig, almost a blessing sometimes other times, when there's a traffic jam on the M25 at 2 O'clock in the morning, it's an absolute @#&%

Gripping things with that hand could be interesting, to say the least. Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery By the way, make sure you see a physio to guide you through rehab !!

[media]http://youtu.be/qQDF53L_C9g[/media] So the set list comes along and look what came up. 'Tis a beauty (perhaps some slap bass in the middle ?)

[i]A [/i]slightly alternative suggestion ? There's also the in - line graphic solution, which could be a dedicated pedal, or a rackmounted model, or even a second hand mixing desk. I have used my 16 track desk at home with monitors to good effect at fairly low volume

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1329238352' post='1539377'] I wasn't a punk 'fan' at the time and I'm still not. For me, it was too noisy, too extreme and I felt it relied too heavily on shock tactics to distract from the lack of musical ability. [b]But[/b], it did seem to wake up a music scene that had perhaps become a little stale and complacent. After the initial thrashing about, screaming vocals and spitting at people died down it seemed almost as though there was a wholeraft of new sounds rushing in to fill that void, some of it from within the 'punk movement' and some of it from further afield. So, as a musical genre, it's not for me, but from a 'clearing the decks' perspective I wouldn't want to go back in time and change a thing. [/quote] I'd agree with a substantial amount of the above. The most appealing contribution of the era for me was the social trend towards individualism. It led to the only time in modern history where psychological tests of conformity demonstrated a generalised trend away from conformity. Artists of the time were not afraid to explore new ideas in dress, music, comedy, art etc. Today, society as a whole seems more conformist than ever. Artists of all forms seem to operate inside accepted 'norms' these days. There doesn't appear to be much bravado towards self expression these days. Rather boring really.

Ahhhh.... the thought of my neighbor's reaction to the sound of bagpipes coming from my flat

The Everson website has some very nice piccys

The secret of life is 727, not 42

Thanks for the replies folks. Now I won't feel like my avatar's employer while making guitar parts !

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1328904141' post='1534763'] Very close [pedant] It's actually 3.1mm short. 28.5 inches = 723.9mm. [/pedant] [/quote] Out of interest, why do you know this ? or maybe, how did you work it out ?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1328899898' post='1534690'] 727mm seemed a ludicrously random measurement, so I checked that in Imperial. I reckon Leo specified 28.5". [/quote] That would seem plausable wouldn't it ? given the era the Precision comes from an' all that. But it's still 727mm (so far !), as 28.5" is 3mm short of 727mm.

Just checked a RW Precision and a CV Precision. Both are 727mm from the point a string breaks over the nut (fretboard side) to the edge of the lower frequency pickup at the line you specify (specified this edge as there is a small gap between the pickups). Hope that helps