ARGH

How does one go about it? I believe this year I may become of some value in the advertising marketplace....

Im not a drinker...I might just stay with Elites....at least I know what Im getting.

Been looking at the Status site,but it would kill me to buy them.

As above,but I cant be bothered.

Thats what I was worried about..light touch..I hit like a Mule and grab like a Crab...its heavyweight,and I like MASS,and power,and a consistant tone.... Any other suggestions?

Rich,you really shouldnt be a moderator.

anyone try/use Hi-beams?

anyone use anything a bit different? like Tomastik or Pyramid

What constitutes decent gear?

[quote name='Merton' post='361850' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:01 PM']DRs are good. Status Hotwires remind me of DRs but are cheaper and British [/quote] Thanks...may I also add,and this is genuine,cost is no option.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='361846' date='Dec 23 2008, 11:57 AM']I use Status Hotwires. All strings are available with double ball for those that dont like heads.[/quote] Im happy to announce that I dont have that problem/design fault ON TOPIC: So has anyone tried DR's?

Hi all.... Ive been a LOOOOOONNNG time user of Elites,and Im happyish,but I do wonder what else is out there...its been aeons since I changed brands. Im Playing a 6,and just had an amazing conflab with 'James' at Stringbusters...and by the way we are going it looks as if DR's are where I might look next... Then again,Ive had the Yanks say I should give R.Cocco a shot,and then AGAIN,I get another set of bods saying SIT's ... Has anyone got any exp with the above brands/manufacturers,in the field usage,general tone,feel etc I play Heavy Metal,and do functions/clubs/pubwork.....I hate Nickel,and prefer a roundcore. Im also a fan of heavy guages.

As have you.

Nope,I had them,for ages,years,and things turned a bit nasty during GCSE music,15+ years ago....all that tapping (Hard to believe I was using .85,60,35,25 in regular tuning...I now use 110 heavys) If you have only just started,I think you may have just caused a strain,as 'building up' takes a fair amount of time,and no squeezing of loorolls ,tennins balls,excercise machines is going to help....its simple weight training,stop,play,rest...etc A Chinese masseur might be able to get the swellings down,and sort out the pain,probably sort out a few probs. I wont tell you how I had mine removed,but they are a HELL of a lot easier to deal with than CTS.

Budget B It was Lionel Ritchie.......

Ok AM...Numbness IS BAD... The cysts are causeing pressure on the nerves,you may have had a 'sublux' in the wrist too (sublux,very mild ,small dislocation in the joints). Where do you live by the way? And what is your age,and how long have you been playing?

[quote name='AM1' post='360560' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:54 PM']Hello Thanks for the reply. I mainly stand when I am "practicing" but if I'm just messing around playing along with music, I tend to sit down. I am currently working on pentatonic scales and it is the bending of my wrist to play notes four frets apart on the lower strings that has absolutely jacked up the pain level this last week. I will ask someone to take a pic of my hand tomorrow on the neck or I can take one with a mobile phone and a photo of where the lump is on my hand so you can see what happens when I play. When I bend my wrist, the lump pops out, when my wrist is flat, nothing is there. So it's the bending that is the problem. It's not the physical nature of it that's the issue, I can carry roughly 140 lbs of diving equipment, which is more than my body weight and I am fit. It's just this stupid, annoying, frustrating lump on my hand that's the problem. Regards AM[/quote] Whoopee doo..you have what I had on both wrists,Ganglion cysty things....They are harmless frustrating leaking tendon fluid,they used to piss me off summat chronic,anyways...could be worse,but they as you have found are a tad restrictive...how high upon yourself ,do you have the instrument? Waist...slung low ..real high near the chin.... coz positioning is the key here. And I can stop a bad spine too.

[quote name='AM1' post='360556' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:50 PM']Hi Thank you, this is the constructive advice I was after. There is no pain in my hand normally, it is the fact that when I bend my wrist (more than say 40 degrees), the pain starts building up. If I can pluck with my left hand, then there will be less bending, therefore less pain. Regards AM[/quote] Is it a tightening feeling?

[quote name='AM1' post='360543' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:31 PM']I just want some practical advice on adapting, whether that means switching playing style or switching the bass around.[/quote] Hello Anne Marie. Welcome to the world of Bass,its,as you have found out a tad physical,and causes pain,I dont know how old you are,or what style you play,or anything,but hey here goes,the ARGH is in..... OK,when practicing,or playing,are you standing,or sitting? can you post a piccy of how your left hand is,in regards of position,in relationship to the neck,when fretting notes on the instrument,and where is the pain,is it subtle (dull throb) obvious...it happens and hurts and stops when you stop (like a touched bruise) or is it sharp and instant...(like a trapped nerve).

[quote name='Tinman' post='360308' date='Dec 21 2008, 04:30 PM']I still make the 180 mile round trip to the shop in Northallerton. The guys in there are superb, they don't try and coax you into buying stuff you don't need and they've stopped me making some costly mistakes. The nearest shops to me are in either Lincoln or Boston. I've been in them all and they're rubbish, with staff that can talk a good instrument but wouldn't actually recognise one if it smacked them on the head.[/quote] That one with the basses upstairs..2 tiers,down a small alleyway round the corner of Natwest? All Pianosynths and sheet music downstairs?

why?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='359953' date='Dec 20 2008, 10:57 PM']Don't you mean this being Basschat, it starts as a reasoned discussion and someone violently disagrees. It escalates into a "My knob's bigger than your knob" contest, then tBBC comes along and blows everyone into the weeds with his almost supernaturally scatalogical prose. Several people are very offended by his comments. Someone suggests 'ignoring' offensive posts. It then evolves into a slagging of the moderators because they cautioned someone on another thread for a comment that was far less scurrilous. A concerned member drags it back to the original topic, but it's too late. Savage recriminations ensue. Then someone else gets the serious ar$e, some other geezers start yelling '"Calm down, he's not worth it", Bilbo tips up and lays some calming jazz vibes on us, Mrs Tinman posts something very sweet. The Mods cop on and urge restraint, it settles down, then someone starts it up again, then it all goes quiet till the next time. I've only been coming here since July, but I've got it sussed now.[/quote] 5 months ......congrats. You've found that out quicker than some. Welcome to musicians,as much as we would like to think as 'Bassplayers' are better that the thin stringers,we are just as the same....just as human. Its why Finnbass exists,its like the chillout room,some of us are welcome.....

No but I own my own house,my girl was making tea. Look at the Bass,not the decor,the point is the instrument,not the background. And the Fleeting address info is old. Phone him on 01765 698414. His new workshop details are on the forum Luthier directory.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='359774' date='Dec 20 2008, 06:36 PM']Just looking at vinyl and cd's I have, Godspeed you Black Emperor, Loop, Edwin Collins, Stump, Art Blakey, Blamange, Human League, Earth, Wind and Fire, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, Motorhead, I could go on, what I'm trying to say is that for me, I don't have a genre that I passionately guard, I just love good music. I'm sorry about the 14 year old boy quip (ARGH), I love some metal too. I originally posted the Jaco clip to show how cool I thought he looked, it was a different time back then, we live in very uptight times, (nearly as uptight as Jacos white keks). This being Basschat, I'm not suprised that this has turned into a "my dad's bigger than your dad's" contest. [/quote] Its not turned into X is better,or bigger, than Y,in any shape or form...Its just that for both parties or 'Icons' (Jaco & Cliff) are both held in near same reverance,but in different genres,and for the 1st time...I might add....the 'Metal' fans have actually shown a far more mature and reasoned set of responses and postings than the 'Jazz' set....And its shocked a few I think,but its not the first time. BOTH players are dead,and though they cast shadows...Looooonnng shadows..great techniques,sounds,and were part of ABSOLUTELY massive bands and upon massive sales,even their deaths were unnessercery and far to early,but since their passing,its also revealing to have a keen sense of passion in their memory. As nice as it is to love those that played well,and created genres,ideas,techniques etc etc.....You have (that means everyone) to move on,theres better out there,and if not,be it.

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='359742' date='Dec 20 2008, 05:55 PM']I've got some of that - it's brilliant. Seriously.[/quote] Tuven?