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Being good is 30% harder
I will say that for the dough this looks mustard, very happy
Enjoy - it’s a good bass to start with for sure! Oh, and get some flats for it - your fingers will thank you
And gauges? how does that work?
I'm all ears
Gauge wise, average would be 45-105 approx - the TIs are lighter (43-100) - Chromes are average.
They are proper spendy (about £40 a set) but - they last years and will cope with being taken on and off and swapped over so not expensive in the long term.
Try pick, and also the two finger right hand technique to give you a flavour for what you like.
my top tip is to try using a 2p coin on roundwounds. Gnarly.
What about if you play a 5 string bass? Will they notice? (Asking for a friend / science...nothing to do with the fact that I'm currently building a 5!).
@adampeter HNBD mate, it's a whole new world of awesome!
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youIdeally, you gravitate back and forth between guitar and bass. Techniques from each instrument inform the other.
In my experience, ash body, maple neck J style bass guitars with passive pickups and active EQ lend themselves to bright and percussive tones. (Precisely what you would expect of Marcus Miller himself.) That means Jazz Funk. Bridgehouse's favourite! :-p
Lovely as flatwound strings are, IMO, they would be wasted on the V7 (or vice versa). Little point having all that sophisticated EQ circuitry to tweak frequencies that the strings do no generate in worthwhile quantities. I suggest that you save the flat wounds for a passive bass.
This also applies to not looking like you’re trying too hard .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Read this:
Absorb it.
You are now right. I am right. We are right.
Every band I've ever ever been in (which is several +a few) the bass player is the one who has gotten the chicks. This includes when i was a bass player in my brief experimental period in the 00's.
Example one from one band - In studio recording - Bass player rocks up with broken arm. Still manages to play through 4 songs note perfect and is gone within a couple of hours. Chap with guitar/bass case + injured walks into a bar across the street from studio. Any guesses what happens next?
Another example - Band is tight as hell - 3 piece band - guitarist singer/ + drummer can't move much. Guess who is the one dancing around and interacting with the crowd, dancing with all the pretty ladies while playing.. guess who carries on interacting after the show.
Another another example - the bassist in a band I used to guitar dep for on quite a regular basis currently has 6 kids with 4 different womens.. i mean not the best example.. but he is the bassist.. and i guess he got the chicks..
I could go on..
Exhibit A: John Taylor
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9524908/Duran-Duran-s-Taylor-admits-he-was-a-creep.html
"Taylor said that he used to choose his girlfriends by looking through fashion magazines."
Truth is, you'll be so busy working, you won't have time for women.
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you