OliverBlackman

Does anyone know the laws on being a self employed freelance player? Do you have to set yourself up as a business and register all incomes and out goings with some tax people? Or is it as simple as you can do a session or gig and pick up the cheque and keep it to yourself? Any help on clearing this up for me would be much welcomed, ollie

i dont know if anyones mentioned this already do im sorry if they have but i think it really depends on the bass....... For me; 5 string-maple, musicman stingray- maple, fender jazz and p basses - rosewood .... Dont know why but thats just the way it has to be

By the sounds of it Orchestra and big bands are the way forward to complete you as a musician but in particular sight reading. If you look at most of the great players they have all been involved in these in some way or form. Hopefully next year i will have the confidence to give NYJO a bash

i think custom shop should be in there. Brazilian rosewood fretboard, dokata red, best jazz i ever played and for a '63 replica, cheeper than the real thing. Otherwise 75 reissue gets my vote

Bad points- It doesnt seem to be like many 70's jazzes iv played on. Its light and has a chunky neck and not silly low action. Its not much of a replica IMO Good points- I prefer this one for the reasons in the bad points! its a fantastic bass and the one in stock at andertons is a great example. Tone and style is also top notch

just to add, if you were going to change the pickups i would deifinately buy the squier CV p bass. Better to play and the build qualities excellent. Then put Lady Fralin pickups on. Their so so so underated!

50's p basses have the thickest necks i can think of, and i cant play them very easily with my small girl like hands. Not a bad bass but the pickups are naff. Also action is very high on all the ones iv played, including roadworn. But they replicate the origionals nicely

Hi, iv recently bought a Warwick fretless NT bass and theres loads of buzz. Iv tried raising the action which helped a bit but didnt cure it. Will i need to adjust the nut and action? or is it something to do with it being fretless? cheers

f bass: played on paul turners when it was at the gallery..... just wow! the tones, woods, feel and asthetics all fantastic! i really want one of the bn5 models. Dream bass for me no higher praise than tht!

oliviasvintageguitars.com My favourite, just know it so i can dream of one day having such basses

i spent too long ignoring people who said i had a weird technique and that i needed to read music. 6 months at acm and im completely different, a whole new right technique and the left is now solid (for such small hands)! And i think im at quite a good level of reading. So yh bass lessons. Worth having with anyone who's good enough to teach!

[quote name='Faithless' post='824488' date='Apr 30 2010, 11:38 PM']They played a while ago in Lithuania.. Then, juding from their Myspace, I wasn't very tempted to see 'em, somehow, eh..[/quote] well its all down to taste of music, but if you like funk and a band with lots of energy i think you missed out

were superb tonight! it was my first time seeing them and i really enjoyed. I would go as far to say as its the best thing since the Saturdays were in FHM Well done Stefan and the rest of the band for putting on a great show. If you havnt checked them out yet i really think you should go on their website and find a date to see them asap

mex p bass if its a good one....... if the pickups arnt great i cudnt recommend lindy fralin pick ups enough! changed my p bass in so many good ways. Also flats on a p bass i recommend elites, better made and cheeper than rotosound and after a while have a relly great tone!

james jamerson and bob babbit....... also BENARD EDWARDS!! havn't seen that name yet

If you want good quality and clarity my lightweight hartke hydrives for sale

iv had 8 in 6 years, 12-18 ... and with only having 4 left so iv made massive losses but what else would i get for birthday and christmas

what about playing bass for jay z? i dont like much of his music but i would happily play bass for him for nothing. Its why i like playing rock gigs, if you get everybody there behind you, its a rush of energy you cannot match. And Jay Z got loads of energy at Glasto. His performance of 99 problems with the AC/DC riff was very cool. Speeking of big gigs who's goin to see Jamiroquai and Stevie Wonder this summer in hyde park? Personally i cant wait

pop and rocks still fun, you dont have to just play jazz to enjoy bass ... Musics got many styles, if you just get locked into one, then IMO your not much of a musician ....... I met Janek and although he does say hes a "jazz player" he didnt play all that much jazz when doing a 2 hours masterclass. Ps. I quite like VV browns songs, they dont blow you away with spectacular solo's and chord changes but their refreshing and easy songs to listen to

i have always wondered what strings damage what fretless boards? I had been told to just use flatwounds on an ebony board, but what about ebonal, maple or rosewood? Or is it one of those things that is different on different basses depending on the grain of the wood?