Chris2112

[quote name='tauzero' post='1229494' date='May 12 2011, 11:46 PM'][url="http://www.lordonly.net/lojtbas3.htm"]Lord Only[/url] - John Turner. Having listened to a few minutes only, ISTR I wasn't very impressed - I can't play any stuff off their website now (IE or FF, so I think it's their website that's knackered). The bass is by Conklin.[/quote] Yes, the website does look kaput. I did listen to the band years ago through some Talkbass posts and they were dreadful. Mind you, the pretentious, Dream Theater wannabe slop they were playing is probably the most appropriate place for an instrument as tragically comic and pretentious as a 7 string double neck! I should state that I think 7 strings are pretty cool, but in this instance they look incredibly naff.

[quote name='Waldo' post='1228957' date='May 12 2011, 03:57 PM']Absolute guff. On a par with this monstrosity: [/quote] You couldn't look much more like a bellend if you tried. Charles Bronson sunglasses, playing a comedy bass indoors? If he'd known the touch of a woman he'd put that down and have a word with himself.

What a waste of web space.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1227973' date='May 11 2011, 08:15 PM']Nah. He's on Talkbass a lot and he comes across as a MASSIVE bell end.[/quote] True. He doesn't come across well at all, usually turning up, making comments like a buffoon and then being bailed out by moderators. Of course, Talkbass wouldn't want anyone expressing an opinion that might upset a professional bass player (even one who only ever turns up at trade shows doing crap solo bass stuff like this guy) as they're busy paying lip service to artists and manufacturers in the hope of securing funding.

You could at least crack a smile!

Probably Stuart Hamm, I'd just throw him my Kubicki and sit and watch him play it for an hour. That would be awesome!

I've had two Classic Vibe jazz basses (both sold on) and they were both great basses. I'm not a precision man so I couldn't comment on them. I think those Su Pollard basses have stole the 'cheap bass thunder', but there is nothing that can compete with a Classic Vibe jazz bass at the price point. Even the Vintage Modified jazz basses don't stack up (and I've owned them too!).

[quote name='Conan' post='1226085' date='May 10 2011, 12:47 PM']Having said that I don't like bass solos - I do like it when the bass carries the melodic part, like in this example. Very tasteful IMO... Listen at 1:52 and 3:00. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRx5Ja2stc&feature=BFa&list=AVGxdCwVVULXfzyq-NVsKIiWotM4xKpCnk&index=7"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRx5Ja2stc...Cnk&index=7[/url][/quote] That was pretty cool. I love the song "Dara Factor One" by Weather Report. It's got some amazing bass playing in it. Jaco never solos but plays the most amazing melodic lines, woven around everything else. He is so on the button on this track, quite simply a masterclass in this odd style of playing. The little run he starts at 02:49 and finishes at 02:55 might be the best six seconds of bass playing around. How anyone can get a handful of notes to sound so amazing is beyond me. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnkS3-AJRA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnkS3-AJRA[/url]

I've done a few in my time. Graceland by Paul Simon, Hold Your Fire by Rush etc etc. Only the good ones!

I'm planning on getting the payment in for a fretless ACG in the next couple of days, a custom built bass for me to mess around one. I used to love a bit of fretless playing but I got rid of my Alembic as I still didn't really love having 5 strings. I also like having lines, although having had a few fretless basses without lines over the years it's not a 'must' for me but I do find they are useful, especially when playing on the faster tunes. My new fretless bass will have a piezo bridge and a single magnetic pickup in the bridge position for that awesome burpy sound.

I'd probably grab my ACG Harlot S Type, but I'd be heartbroken about the Kubicki I'd be leaving behind. And the Ashdown MK500!

Three awesome basses there! The Yamaha is my favourite!

I'd just go with some Bartolini pickups. Afterall, they sound so good you'll live with a little buzz for them!

Some basses are just like that. My old Ibanez BTB had amazing string to string tone and balance, but it always felt as stiff as a board. I think the 35" scale contributed to this but all the same, it made my left hand fingertips like bloody steel. Maybe a pro setup could address the issue?

And some sound samples while you're at it mate

Men used to be men. Why must we stand for these idiots blackening our reputation? Back on topic, nice looking jazz bass there. Where are these basses made?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1220463' date='May 5 2011, 12:08 AM']I don't understand why only a few frets have them on the BS version, surely it a 'whole board' thing.[/quote] Billy does most of those bends up high. Over a whole board they change the feel of the whole instrument and I'm not sure they're really necessary on the whole board of a bass like they are on a guitar, for instance. They're also costly to carve. So it makes sense just to have them up high.

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1220281' date='May 4 2011, 08:59 PM']Nice bass, a mate of mine has a couple of FGN guitars, very good quality. Reserved for Attack Attack - this is you guys? [/quote] Jesus Christ. I have just nearly destroyed my laptop. That is the worst youtube video I have ever seen. First of all, we have 'the crab' playing bass there, these limp wristed synchronised dance moves etc etc. Some knob playing keys and the dance music breakdown with the autotuned vocals. What utter crap. If I ever see these bellends I will run them over with a Range Rover and do us all a favour.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1220398' date='May 4 2011, 10:58 PM']Indeed, my point was the bass doesn't need them as you'd probably never use them.[/quote] But they are so useful. My brother had an Yngwie Malmsteen Strat, the whole board was scalloped. He loved it. if you have them, why not go for some great bends during your solos? Just a bit of fun.

Porbably the bassline to 'Candy Floss' by BBP. I always listen to this tune on nightshift. I park up on the Coast Road roundabout in near Newcastle city centre and watch the traffic flit past underneath me whilst I listen to this. Always keeping my eyes open for vehicles of interest!

[quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='1220283' date='May 4 2011, 09:01 PM']Chuck heres some picys of the spector for you .[/quote] Awesome. Chuck, get your avatar updated!

[quote name='Rayman' post='1218010' date='May 2 2011, 08:24 PM']The only issue with it is a small split behind the headstock where the truss rod has obviously been ragged up a bit tight and has strated to crack the neck. Only very minor, but I didn't spot it when I bought it. So far it hasn't made any difference to the performance of the bass.[/quote] Is that something you'll be getting a luthier to look at?