0 1 Wed, Sep 8, 9:02AM EST Azbug Hello? Where'd everybody go? 2 Wed, Sep 8, 10:44AM EST anonymous Oooo....all alone! Am I the only bass player left in dis world? Think of all the gigs I can now get! 3 Wed, Sep 8, 10:45AM EST anonymous Oooo....all alone! Am I the only bass player left in dis world? Think of all the gigs I can now get! 4 Wed, Sep 8, 10:45AM EST JohnnieA Hi Az! 5 Wed, Sep 8, 10:47AM EST MidiMe Hmmm.....wha happened to all the messages? 6 Wed, Sep 8, 11:55AM EST big g MidiMe>my fault. I wrote bassman about having to go through the last 10 days of messages each time I surfed in. 7 Wed, Sep 8, 12:21AM EST fear... No big g ,, my fault, too many spelling errors , server freaked. 8 Wed, Sep 8, 12:23AM EST big g LOL another true confession 9 Wed, Sep 8, 12:45AM EST fear... LOL ?? 10 Wed, Sep 8, 2:42PM EST big g Laughing Out Loud 11 Wed, Sep 8, 2:59PM EST fear.... Wheeeew I thought it was "lack of learning" Speaking of learning, hows cordless feel? Is the Sure EB working ok? 12 Wed, Sep 8, 3:20PM EST Jason Anyone seen those Pro Co Fat Max speaker cables made to hook go from head to cabinet? Any experience? 13 Wed, Sep 8, 3:20PM EST Jason pardon my English 14 Wed, Sep 8, 4:06PM EST fear.... Hi Jason, Don't worry about the english... they put up with me.. what part of the world are you from? 15 Wed, Sep 8, 8:13PM EST big g Going down to da big city tomale. I be wireless when I return. 16 Wed, Sep 8, 10:28PM EST levite big G....no your all wrong....it my fault...I was on a mini tour...and asked the server to hold all the posts for me......just so i wouldnt miss the gossip....by the way... ive been wireless for about 3 years now....played with a cord last night...tripped all over myself ...felt like a rookie again....... 17 Thu, Sep 9, 0:27AM EST rbacker G-you going to skips or do you have a secret shop I don't know about? 18 Thu, Sep 9, 0:29AM EST rbacker Off to bed, working 11 hour days trying to keep up wit da lift drivers. Tired of being tired in the block biz. 19 Thu, Sep 9, 4:53AM EST musicbox Hi everybody !! I'm a french girl. I'm lookin for bass tabs of Hole... Does anyone have some ? Thanks ! 20 Thu, Sep 9, 7:56AM EST nobody in Hole could write tab,or much less play it if someone did write it what an awful band. The alternative to music 21 Thu, Sep 9, 8:29AM EST anonymous test 22 Thu, Sep 9, 9:32AM EST anonymous Hello everyone 23 Thu, Sep 9, 9:32AM EST anonymous Hello everyone 24 Thu, Sep 9, 10:40AM EST less is more hello, my friends. does anyone know: is les claypool playing a geddy lee - fender jazz bass (on CD rhinosaurus - or something like that)? has anyone experience with the marleaux jazz bass (from germany)? because I'm not in here regularly, could you tell me to: belpo@gmx.at god bless all the fat and funny fingers doing funny things with strings. can't get enough of patrick o'hearn on zappas yo'mama. 25 Thu, Sep 9, 11:57AM EST Fat Bastard Who likes to eat twinkies while playing the bass???? 26 Thu, Sep 9, 12:38AM EST fear You must have to change strings often...yuck! 27 Thu, Sep 9, 12:54AM EST anonymous test 28 Thu, Sep 9, 12:59AM EST fear T........EST TTTTTTTest Testing 1 2 3 eeeeeee ZAP!! One of those US Bass mics Hehe. 29 Thu, Sep 9, 1:31PM EST fear Well, Good things do happen. Just got a call from the realestate agent ..My wife and I now owne 43 acers in northen Arkansas, about one and a half hours from Branson and 1/4 mile from lake Norfork. Been planning a small mom & pop resort. Will have a covered stage 40 ft wide X 20 ft deep.Will get started on it as soon as we sell out here!! NO MORE TOWERS 30 Thu, Sep 9, 4:27PM EST where's my TBL? 31 Thu, Sep 9, 6:09PM EST fear Everyone who sees this will be welcome. You too Bassman! What T B L ? 32 Thu, Sep 9, 6:29PM EST King BassBalls fear>>>TBL stands for "The Bottom Line". It is a bass digest delivered daily to your computer. Lots of information. You should check it out. 33 Thu, Sep 9, 7:19PM EST anonymousandthensome I was wondering why you would need a wireless anyway, unless you plan on running all over the stage, I havent seen many bass players move more than 3 feet from thier amps, not trying to be a wise guy here, just cant see the need to spend the bucks on something that a $25. dollar cord can provide. 34 Thu, Sep 9, 8:02PM EST Skeeter849 Will some one tell me or give me the notations for the bass. I am just starting to play. 35 Thu, Sep 9, 8:06PM EST anonymous hello 36 Thu, Sep 9, 8:21PM EST anonymousandthensome Skeet> Starting at G is the first string (thinnest), D is the second, A is the third, E is the 4th string. If you mean written, G B D F A are the lines, A C E G are the spaces. Hope this helps. 37 Thu, Sep 9, 10:20PM EST anonymousats 43 ACRES! What did you do hit the lotto! 38 Fri, Sep 10, 0:26AM EST Rbacker fear, good luck with the plans! 43 acres in Calif. would cost the same as the Gross National Product of some countries! A guy on TV climbed a 500' tower to change the strobe, what a view. 39 Fri, Sep 10, 1:15AM EST Mr.Bass If you like FUNKY bass playing you gotta check this guy out, listen to some samples on his page.. button have no clue how he did Mal-Funk-Shen 40 Fri, Sep 10, 1:16AM EST anonymous button 41 Fri, Sep 10, 1:17AM EST Mr. Bass Darn...I just cant seem to get that page to load..oh well.. If I can figure it out I will repost.. 42 Fri, Sep 10, 4:32AM EST anonymous Hey I'm Danny 43 Fri, Sep 10, 4:33AM EST BILLABONG Somone talk to me! 44 Fri, Sep 10, 4:34AM EST BILLABONG Hey Bass Man You There 45 Fri, Sep 10, 4:35AM EST anonymous Hi Bass Man 46 Fri, Sep 10, 4:36AM EST anonymous Bass MAN SPEAK TO ME 47 Fri, Sep 10, 9:29AM EST fear Land is still cheep up here, but going up quick.. We got a very good deal.. Looks like we will start after the 1 st.... can't wait!! 48 Fri, Sep 10, 9:35AM EST fear Yesthe view is awsome. I'll miss that.but hea , We have a wonderful view from our land ! TGIF everyone!! 49 Fri, Sep 10, 9:53AM EST Jim Jamb hello, anyone one line? 50 Fri, Sep 10, 10:14AM EST Jim Jamb Guess not .I'll check in later. 51 Fri, Sep 10, 1:51PM EST testinggggg 52 Fri, Sep 10, 1:53PM EST A taks !!!1 reply kar ... 53 Fri, Sep 10, 1:56PM EST taka !!!!!! 54 Fri, Sep 10, 2:00PM EST 121212 55 Fri, Sep 10, 2:06PM EST Hi RK, R U still there? Am I late? 56 Fri, Sep 10, 2:08PM EST Hi Taks !!!! 57 Fri, Sep 10, 2:08PM EST Finally tu aalas 58 Fri, Sep 10, 2:08PM EST Sumant tu aahe s ka ? 59 Fri, Sep 10, 2:09PM EST Ye Yes 60 Fri, Sep 10, 2:09PM EST Good.. to phir plane ka kya hua ? Abhi tak jamin per hi hai ?? 61 Fri, Sep 10, 2:09PM EST Are Ravi, He Refresh karat basayala lagat na? 62 Fri, Sep 10, 2:09PM EST I think sumant tera idea kam kar sakta hai .. 63 Fri, Sep 10, 2:10PM EST ho tula darveli hat btn var click karav lagel. te refresh hot nahi. 64 Fri, Sep 10, 2:10PM EST Nahi, Mere is Plane ka Ticket bahut mahanga hai re.. Parwadega nahi.. 65 Fri, Sep 10, 2:10PM EST Vaise right bros ko bhi log ullu samj rahe the to phir tuze .. 66 Fri, Sep 10, 2:11PM EST kisi bhi nayi chiz ka bhav bahot rahata hai .. dhire dhire kam ho jayega.. 67 Fri, Sep 10, 2:11PM EST aur kya yaar. s/w eng. hoke tu paise ki chinta karta hai ? Woh bhi billu bhaiyya ke sahar mein ? 68 Fri, Sep 10, 2:13PM EST Ha re.. Ravi, Shruticha phone hota.. Next plan kadhi mag? 69 Fri, Sep 10, 2:13PM EST kasala ?? Next plan ?? 70 Fri, Sep 10, 2:14PM EST Seattle/Atlanta..Re 71 Fri, Sep 10, 2:14PM EST Are ho aai Sigapore air ne aai hoti. Pan tila halt khup vel hota jatana. 72 Fri, Sep 10, 2:14PM EST Pan tine sigapore baghun ghetal. 73 Fri, Sep 10, 2:15PM EST Pan West varun planes yetach nahi ka? 74 Fri, Sep 10, 2:15PM EST May be seattle la nov . last wk madhe .. 75 Fri, Sep 10, 2:15PM EST Yetat. Pan thod mahag padat. May be it will cost u aroiund 150-200 $ more. 76 Fri, Sep 10, 2:16PM EST Sweta parat ali ka re? 77 Fri, Sep 10, 2:16PM EST Pan tuzya sarkhya shrimantala kay yaar... 78 Fri, Sep 10, 2:16PM EST Sweta, udya parat yet aahe. Udya dupari 3.15 la. ha wkend thoda tp hoil. 79 Fri, Sep 10, 2:17PM EST tuze aai baba kadhi yet aahet ? 80 Fri, Sep 10, 2:17PM EST SHRIMANT fakt peshawyanchya kalat hote re! Boss, Mahesh ch hyaveli lagech mail al, bar vatal yaar! 81 Fri, Sep 10, 2:18PM EST tu ek bd room apt ghetal ahes ki 2 bd ? 82 Fri, Sep 10, 2:19PM EST Sahi aahe ? any news from mahesh ? Aani Shrimant kay yaar .. aapan aahotch.. manane . 83 Fri, Sep 10, 2:19PM EST Baki mac ne lihil hot ki vijaya is due last wk or may be this wk kay zal mahit nahi. 84 Fri, Sep 10, 2:20PM EST 1 Bd room pan area 730 ahe. Are, chuklya chukyasarakh vatat karan Atl madhe chhot hot. Actually evadhya jagechi kahi garaj nahi re, tech amhi kal bolat hoto.. Tuz kas ahe? 85 Fri, Sep 10, 2:21PM EST Abe Ye Kimpal..Kam Hai Kam Hai kahke Mail Par Mail Bhejta Hai.. 86 Fri, Sep 10, 2:21PM EST i am not sure pan i think 680-700 aahe. pan 1 bd chg ahe. Pan mala watal kadachit tu aai-baba na bolawat ahes tar. 87 Fri, Sep 10, 2:22PM EST chalta hai. tevdhach tp.. tyala pan kam karaycha mood disat nahi 88 Fri, Sep 10, 2:22PM EST baki hya monday la ganpati aahe ka re ?? 89 Fri, Sep 10, 2:23PM EST Ai-Baba na bolawin bahutek ithech. Mahesh chi news ajun tari nahiye pan kadhihi yeil. Edichi kahi news? 90 Fri, Sep 10, 2:24PM EST Eddi barobar kon lagan karnar. Aaplya paya var dhonda marun kon ghenar yaar. 91 Fri, Sep 10, 2:24PM EST tuzya najret koni aahe ka ? Btw, sweta Rama barobar touch madhe aahe. 92 Fri, Sep 10, 2:24PM EST Ganpati ahe khara..Ajach Web var add baghitli..Ek Ganpati order kela ki Ek Sweets cha daba free..Kay yaar? 93 Fri, Sep 10, 2:25PM EST Sahi aahe. Are ethe maharashtra mandal aahe te lok ganpati basavtat. Kadhi aahe mahit nahi. lagana nantar touch rahila nahi. Pan find out karun jayla maja yeil. 94 Fri, Sep 10, 2:26PM EST ganpti farch miss hotot yaar. 95 Fri, Sep 10, 2:26PM EST Edi Ni Mulgi Baghatana AT ghalayachi Na Ku Mulichya Dolyavar ani Kanavar Patti pahije Mhanun.. Ani Any Way..Maz Lagn Zal Tar Edi ch Ka honar Nahi? 96 Fri, Sep 10, 2:27PM EST Ganpati Far Miss Hotoy.. Mahesh La Pan Ganpati Nahi Tar Paishacha Problem Janwat Asanar. 97 Fri, Sep 10, 2:27PM EST tu yaar raja manus aahes. Bagh na mitran sathi kiti kartos tu.. aata edie la chadhvayla tu swata khali ur\tarat aahes .. eddi ne vachal tar radu yeil tyla. 98 Fri, Sep 10, 2:28PM EST khar aahe. Aata tyala swatache sare var kharch .. ( i mean daru. ciga..) karave lagat asatil na. Baki b'lore madhe tyache eddie sarkhe koni mitra nasatil tar far kami yeil kharch tyala . 99 Fri, Sep 10, 2:29PM EST Edi Radanar Asel Tar te Baghayala Mi Tickit Pan Kadhayala Tayar Ahe.. 100 Fri, Sep 10, 2:29PM EST konach ? Tyach tuz ki maz ?? 101 Fri, Sep 10, 2:30PM EST Kimpal Ch. Tyachya navani Nidan Ekakhad tari Tickit Paise Deun Yeude! 102 Fri, Sep 10, 2:30PM EST Are aatach baghat hoto aamchya ethe 18 la ganpati aahe. pooja v aarati aahe. aarti karun barech divas zale yaar. 103 Fri, Sep 10, 2:31PM EST Ravi, Boss, aj Tula Kasa Aram ahe? Sweta Geli Tar Tuz Kam Hot Nahi Bahutek! 104 Fri, Sep 10, 2:33PM EST are as nahi. ek major change karaycha hgota to mon la due aahe. pan to kalch zala maza karun mag tp karayla kay harkat na. baki sau navati tara off. madhe barach vel asaycho me. 105 Fri, Sep 10, 2:33PM EST Pan tu etka free kasa kay ? 106 Fri, Sep 10, 2:34PM EST Boss, Gele 3 diwas asach ahe..Ithe Yeun Web Baghat basalo Hoto. Mangalwari kay te assign hoil ata. Govt Fund madhun amhala thevlay tyamule Public aramat ahe bahutek. Kalat nahi.. 107 Fri, Sep 10, 2:34PM EST taks, mag aajkal tu lunch ch kay kartos ? i mean ghari jatos ki daba ?? 108 Fri, Sep 10, 2:35PM EST sahi aahe. web var kay kay ganmat janmat baghitlyas ?? 109 Fri, Sep 10, 2:36PM EST Are Ghari Jato..3 diwas kam navat re. Mazya Barobarache ithech Basun 8 Tas Bharat Hote..Mi Apartment chya Pan Mage Hoto. Mala milayala Jara Ushir zala hota.. 110 Fri, Sep 10, 2:36PM EST Are ethe hi kahi khar nahi. Ethlya konala web kasahshi khatat mahit nahi.Tyat maza boss he project sodun start up madhe gela ahe pan thode extra paise milave hya sathi ajun hya project madhe tang thevun ahe. 111 Fri, Sep 10, 2:37PM EST Kay problem kay zale ? Hopefully tu sangitale le tya peksha kahi far jast zale nasatil ? 112 Fri, Sep 10, 2:38PM EST Baki divas bhar kay karat asatois ? Vaise aaj me tuzya barobar lunchla yeu shaken arthat tu bolavalas tar ... 113 Fri, Sep 10, 2:38PM EST Web Cha Pan Kantala Ala re 3 diwasat Bore Zalo..Shevti Mi Vattel Te Site Address pan Deun Baghat Hoto..Kay Vattel Te nav Takal tari kunachi Tari Site Nighatech. BTW Mahesh.com baghitli ahes? Changli site ahe re 114 Fri, Sep 10, 2:38PM EST mahesh .com ?? Mahesh chi aahe ka ?? 115 Fri, Sep 10, 2:39PM EST aattach mahesh.com baghitali. aajkal kiti portal yet aahet yaar. 116 Fri, Sep 10, 2:40PM EST tula election baddal kay watat ? Kon jinkel ?? 117 Fri, Sep 10, 2:40PM EST do u know www.dawn.com ? 118 Fri, Sep 10, 2:41PM EST Are Boss, Major PUNGA zala, tula mi aj ek mail forward karin te vach. Pan mi mazya Company la kahi sangitl navat. Attach Join keliye. Kam vagere prove zal ki mag bolal tar thik na...pan tyana pan kall. Khup changli company ahe yaar. Barich madat keli. Adhicha DESI asata tar kahi zal nasat. 119 Fri, Sep 10, 2:42PM EST kay zal? Hopefully aatta Everything ok ? Do u want to tell me something more abt it ? 120 Fri, Sep 10, 2:43PM EST Hi dawn.com mi baghitli nahiye. Baghin. Election? Bahutek BJP ch. Pan mi gelyach kahi diwasat Avinash Dharmadhikari cha BJP chya TACTICS varacha Lekh vachala yaar. Solid Bore public ahe ithe pan.. 121 Fri, Sep 10, 2:43PM EST Btw, shruti ne job search chalu kela ka ? Is she planning to ? 122 Fri, Sep 10, 2:44PM EST Ravi, Apartment baddal tar mi tula mazya adhichya boss la (maza to baryapeki thik mitr ahe) pathavalel mail forward karin. Tyat sagal ahe. 123 Fri, Sep 10, 2:44PM EST dawn.com .. pakistancha new paper aahe. Kargil prakarnat khup charcha zali hoti. Tyat headlines india madhe kayzal tya asatat pan views tynche asatat. tar thoda tp hoto. Baki BJP yayla pahije. Jar ka Soniya PM zali tar tras hoil yaar. 124 Fri, Sep 10, 2:45PM EST Mazach recruiter tila hya week madhe phone karin mhanalay..Toch interview arrange karun visa process karel nahuda.. 125 Fri, Sep 10, 2:45PM EST oki doki. Bki times ne navi election site chlu keli ti pahilis ka ? Aani tuza captain Tendlya .. tyach kay zal re ??? 126 Fri, Sep 10, 2:47PM EST Are Site Pahili..Cricket var saddhya kay Bolanar yaar? Barech mahine zale Cricket baghitl pan Nahiye.. 127 Fri, Sep 10, 2:47PM EST sahi aahe. Pan tumchi amit/shilpa sarkhi same area vagere aat nahi ahe ka ? karan Amit la Fortuna madhe va tekedge ( kimpal chi firm) madhe job milala hota pan tyani to ghretala nahi karan shilpa la milala nahi job. Tas tumch kahi ahe ka ? 128 Fri, Sep 10, 2:47PM EST ka re baba .. tu asa cricket sodun dilas tar tendulkar konasathi khelnar .. tarich to aatasha batting karat nahi.. 129 Fri, Sep 10, 2:48PM EST baki Sweta chya job cha kahi khar disat nahi. Are ethe company la kay havtech exactly kalat nahi ahe. may be ti ekcourse karel asa vichar aahe. 130 Fri, Sep 10, 2:49PM EST Nahi Re..Basic intentions don hoti..Mala VB-ASP madhe Kam Karayach Hot ani Tila VB Madhe Job. Tila Dusarya Companimadhe Milala Tar Mi Hi company Sodun (garaj asel tar) Tithe Pan Join Karin..Tila Experience Havay yaar.. 131 Fri, Sep 10, 2:49PM EST dawn kashi watli ? u will have to visit it offen to n'joy it. karan views madhe barach farak padto yaar. 132 Fri, Sep 10, 2:50PM EST Kuthala Course Karanar ahe? Pan Chhavya Tu Visa Process Karun Thevayacha Vichar nahi karat ahes? 133 Fri, Sep 10, 2:50PM EST Te zalch. Pan mala watat ki if she tries for a full time i mean permanent position tar far problem yenar nahi na .. so that u can contine with the same job 134 Fri, Sep 10, 2:50PM EST DAWN baghitli nahi ajun..Pan Baghin.. 135 Fri, Sep 10, 2:52PM EST Permanent Position Milnar Nahi..No chance..Amhi sagal kahi try karun baghitl Atlanta hun.. 136 Fri, Sep 10, 2:52PM EST nahi. Are aamch GC chalu aahe. aani hopefully we will reach a stage jithe she will no longer be require to have an H1 to start a job. te kadachit 4-5 mahinya t hoil asa andaj aahe. Tar to paryant ethe standford univ. madhe biomedical courses aahet ti karel asa plan aahe. 137 Fri, Sep 10, 2:52PM EST thik aahe. dawn far kahi great nahi aahe pan vachayla kadhi kadhi maja yete. 138 Fri, Sep 10, 2:53PM EST Fundu..Boss, tuz GC ata hot al kay? Great yaar. Mag tar tumhala kahich problem nahiye..No Hurry and No worry 139 Fri, Sep 10, 2:54PM EST karan tya courses barobar placement celsl pan aahet so hopefully they will help her to get a job. 140 Fri, Sep 10, 2:55PM EST Sahi Hai... 141 Fri, Sep 10, 2:55PM EST Gc hot nahi aal. It will take another 2 years. Pan tyat teen stage asatat aani aajkal gc cha kam govt. jara fast karat aahe. so i am expecting ki we will clear first stage fast so that we will no longer have to get H1. karan tya aadhi chya stages lavkar clear hot aahet aajkal. Arthat GC yei paryant mala company sodta yenar nai pan jar ka tila job ethech milala tar problem nahi na. 142 Fri, Sep 10, 2:57PM EST Tas GC yayla ajun 2 varsh tari lagtil. Pan thik aahe. i mean jari GC n yeta jar ka ti H1 madhe adaknar nasel tar mala far ghai nahi aahe. 143 Fri, Sep 10, 2:57PM EST Yes sir! Planning sahi lagta hai.. 144 Fri, Sep 10, 2:58PM EST Ho re barobar ahe. 145 Fri, Sep 10, 2:58PM EST Aani mag tas asel tar 4-5 mahinyat kay farak pafdto na. karan anyway tila h1 milayla tevdhach vel lagel na. 146 Fri, Sep 10, 2:59PM EST karan ethe s/w madhe public h1 karayla tayar asat pan baki biomed industry madhe kamala manus zatkan hava asto te 4-5 mahine nahi thmbu shkat. So hopefully that will also help her. Baghu kay hot te. 147 Fri, Sep 10, 3:00PM EST Ravi, Public Lunch la challay..Aj Friday mhanun. Mi pan jato mhanato.. 148 Fri, Sep 10, 3:00PM EST baki Seattle var tumhi lok khush aahta ka ? i mean is a better place than atlanta ? 149 Fri, Sep 10, 3:01PM EST oki doki koi bat nahi. parat aalya var jar ka chat karaych asel tar mala mail tak. sadharan 1.30 la ?? thik aahe .. chal mag. have fun 150 Fri, Sep 10, 3:02PM EST Shruti ajibat khush nahiye...Tila Atl avadat karan amhi Seattle chya tas baher ahot..Indian shops, Restaurants kami ahet..Mala he avadal. Small and sweet. Boss, mi ata jatoy..Mi tula Apt ch mail forward karin..OK? 151 Fri, Sep 10, 3:03PM EST 152 Fri, Sep 10, 3:08PM EST Bloke Hello 153 Fri, Sep 10, 5:03PM EST fear What the hell was that!!! 154 Fri, Sep 10, 6:10PM EST Sounds like they will invade saturday at 1:30 ! Aribic ? >>>big g thanks , Lots of info at T B L . Signed up. 155 Fri, Sep 10, 6:54PM EST aats LOL!....Give em an inch...and they take over the board! 156 Fri, Sep 10, 10:14PM EST 157 Sat, Sep 11, 0:04AM EST Rbacker Looks like they're going to bomb Seattle. Maybe the freak will slow them down. 158 Sat, Sep 11, 8:43AM EST big g Bought the Shure True Diversity Wireless. aats>>2 reasons for purchasing. First was to disconnect so I wont receive any more GD shocks from touching the mic, a problem you wont find playing drums. Second, we dont have a sound man, so I will now be able to walk off stage and do a sound check after we start playing. Added benefit is being able to dance with the lovely ladies. I did a sound check at my friends, walked out of his house and down the street at least 350' with no loss of sound or break up on the B string. 159 Sat, Sep 11, 10:32AM EST big g EB>>>Thanks again for the info on the Shure. 160 Sat, Sep 11, 12:16AM EST Grump Big G The third reason you gave for buying the wireless is really the most important at least IMHO. Has anyone bought anything through E-Bay? Any comments? 161 Sat, Sep 11, 12:36AM EST big g Grump>I've bought a few things through Ebay. If the seller has no feedback I would be cautious. Now that more people have found it the deals are few and far between although there are some occasionally. I'd say 75% of the sellers are dealers now. I have purchased a SWR Workingman 300 for $286. SD pu for $35. Fender 400ps amp that was completely destroyed in shipping $275 plus $75 for shipping (got my money back but will never again deal with Rippers Music in Virginia!!)If you have any specific questions on Ebay e-mail me at rumblethump@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to answer them. 162 Sat, Sep 11, 12:58AM EST Hazzard is there anybody out there? 163 Sat, Sep 11, 1:00PM EST Hazzard Big G...I used to run wireless...but found it changed my tone.....any grief for you? 164 Sat, Sep 11, 1:24PM EST King BassBalls I have purchased several things thru ebay. Never had any problems. I stay away from those with no feedback.There is an escrow service if you got a lot of money riding on something. The deals are becoming scarce. I've seen people pay more than they could get new. Caught up in the bidding I guess. Bid only what you are willing to pay to get a deal, there will always be another "what-ever-you-want" in a day or two. 165 Sat, Sep 11, 1:27PM EST Hazzard Hey King...how goes it? 166 Sat, Sep 11, 1:30PM EST Hazzard I'm still not sure about buyind off the net. I like to see what I'm getting. 167 Sat, Sep 11, 1:31PM EST Hazzard Then again...I'm Canadian, and with exchange, I don't save anyway. 168 Sat, Sep 11, 1:31PM EST big g Hazzard>Just had it one day so far. Sounded pretty good in the store and on my friends G*&^*r amp. I will a/b it with a cord on my amp today and see if there is a noticeable difference. 169 Sat, Sep 11, 1:34PM EST big g I only look at instruments if they have a return policy or close enough to go play first. I bought and sold my jazz bass at Harmony Central. It was 140 miles away so I drove up and played it first. 170 Sat, Sep 11, 1:38PM EST Hazzard Cool enuff...But I still prefer to get my hands on it first....what are U playing on now? 171 Sat, Sep 11, 1:44PM EST big g 5 string carvin is 1st choice but I also have a neckthrough cort headless 4 string with barts that is my backup (backsaver) bass. Whats your weapon of choice? 172 Sat, Sep 11, 1:47PM EST Hazzard A Fender P with active preamp and a Warmoth neck. How do you find the Cort? I was looking at an Artitsan 6 string. 173 Sat, Sep 11, 1:52PM EST Hazzard p.S....What R barts? 174 Sat, Sep 11, 1:53PM EST big g the build quality is decent for their price range. Didn't like the stock pus. The Artisan didn't get too good of a review in Bass Player 5 string shoot out. I think you have to take each instrument on their own though. It isnt about the name,its about how they play and sound that counts. 175 Sat, Sep 11, 1:54PM EST big g Sorry Haz, Bartolini. Great pickups. 176 Sat, Sep 11, 1:56PM EST big g button check em out. 177 Sat, Sep 11, 1:57PM EST Hazzard I saw one in a store here in Edmonton. 1000$ Canadian for a 6 string. I agree... the "mighty mite" PUs suck....but EMG loaded the thing might rock. 178 Sat, Sep 11, 2:03PM EST big g Not sure on the monetary conversion rate, but I see them around $4-600 at Ebay pretty often. 179 Sat, Sep 11, 4:10PM EST anonymous does anyone know where to find ac/dc bass tabs 180 Sat, Sep 11, 4:56PM EST Azbug big g: I was up in Canada last month and the exchange rate would put the bass Hazzard saw at the price range you mentioned. I think it was $.65 Canadian to our dollar. Have fun with that wireless! :-) Hazzard: Where in Canada are you? 181 Sat, Sep 11, 5:28PM EST Why would anyone need ac/dc tabs? 182 Sat, Sep 11, 8:37PM EST Hazzard Hello? 183 Sat, Sep 11, 8:37PM EST Hazzard Sorry..needed the time check 184 Sat, Sep 11, 8:44PM EST Hazzard Azbug...in Thompson Manitoba right now...doing a gig, but I live in Edmonton Alberta 185 Sat, Sep 11, 8:46PM EST Hazzard dear... Because kids need to learn somewhere....didn't you start on AC/DC? 186 Sat, Sep 11, 8:51PM EST aats big g> Those are legit reasons for a wireless, see you learn something new everyday here..even another language I noticed, ha ha., especially liked the sound check deal, now if I can only convince my bassist to look into it.. 187 Sat, Sep 11, 9:02PM EST anonymous Big g Agreed...I like being able to talk to the soundman and tell him what, and wireless is great for that...but I actually learned what my main frequencies are and now I dictate my tone to soundmen/ 188 Sat, Sep 11, 9:03PM EST anonymous big g do you find the wireless changes your tone? 189 Sun, Sep 12, 1:24AM EST MadBassist button the BassPages - does any one know where I can find some phish bass tabs? 190 Sun, Sep 12, 6:36AM EST Funk Knutz Boy do I miss the cocktail gig. Coming home this late and this wired just might screw up what's left of the weekend. Standards/blues/oldies tonight. Big G I am glad to see that there's another reg around here besides Rbacker who doesn't play a Fender, and jam the Fender Bender the one and only Ender Philosophy down people's throats. You often give out stright up objective advice.-That's refreshing. Again-thanks to "Mr. P" for fixing us up with this chat room. Again- "I pity the fool that doesn't thank Mr. P." 191 Sun, Sep 12, 9:58AM EST Andrew Hey, I went to the Rex in Toronto to see Lorne Lofsky, and his bass player was outstanding. Neil Swainson was his name. If you are in the Toronto area, watch out for him. 192 Sun, Sep 12, 10:01AM EST Skiball MADBASS>>> I saw a guy at a Phish concert selling tabs in the parking lot. hee hee 193 Sun, Sep 12, 10:01AM EST Andrew Anyone here ever tried to take their frets off of their neck? Any suggestions? I have a cheap P-bass copy that I'm playing with and fixing/destroying (depending on your perspective). 194 Sun, Sep 12, 10:02AM EST Andrew Hey Skiball, what's up? 195 Sun, Sep 12, 10:02AM EST Skiball Me finaly! 196 Sun, Sep 12, 10:03AM EST Andrew hehe, where are you from? 197 Sun, Sep 12, 10:03AM EST Skiball I de fretted my j 198 Sun, Sep 12, 10:03AM EST Skiball Orlando fl 199 Sun, Sep 12, 10:03AM EST Andrew Oh yeah? How'd that go? 200 Sun, Sep 12, 10:04AM EST Andrew I'm in Toronto, Canada 201 Sun, Sep 12, 10:06AM EST Skiball At first Itried horseshoe pliers. but they wouldnt bite. So i took a razor knife and tapped it allonng both sides of the fret with a real small hammer 202 Sun, Sep 12, 10:06AM EST Andrew Still there Skiball? 203 Sun, Sep 12, 10:08AM EST Andrew What did you use on the neck afterwards? How did you fill the holes? I read that Jaco used plastic wood to fill in the holes, then used boat epoxy on the neck. 204 Sun, Sep 12, 10:09AM EST Skiball I takes a lot of blades and a lot of patience. Going along each side will "rock" the fret out of the slot ......eh? 205 Sun, Sep 12, 10:10AM EST Skiball I used plastic wood too. T epoxy isnt realy necessary at first 206 Sun, Sep 12, 10:11AM EST Andrew Hmm, I see. How long did it take you? 207 Sun, Sep 12, 10:12AM EST Andrew So you play fretless now? Ever use sliding harmonics? 208 Sun, Sep 12, 10:13AM EST Skiball I actualy covered the WHOLE neck with pl wood and sanded it down to the rosewood 209 Sun, Sep 12, 10:14AM EST Andrew How does it sound? 210 Sun, Sep 12, 10:15AM EST Skiball A day to pull frets... Take your time of coarse/ I love sliding harmonics...its kinda fun 211 Sun, Sep 12, 10:17AM EST Andrew Yeah, I'm still experimenting with the sliding harmonics. I'm trying to work on doing double stops with them, where you strike two at the same "fret" and slide in different directions. 212 Sun, Sep 12, 10:17AM EST Skiball I did it to a 62 re issue Fender Jazz. ( dont panic the neck was f*#%$d to begin with) sounds very natural 213 Sun, Sep 12, 10:18AM EST Skiball You like M. Manring? 214 Sun, Sep 12, 10:19AM EST Andrew cool. I play a Yamaha BB350F fretless currently, I'd like to upgrade once I have the money after I'm done school. It sounds pretty good though, I have the action set up real high, getting really good tone. I discover new things with it every day. 215 Sun, Sep 12, 10:21AM EST Andrew Yeah, I like his stuff, I only have one album with him though - his solo "Thonk". I read in an interview he uses really lite strings and uses all these strange tunings. 216 Sun, Sep 12, 10:22AM EST Skiball Try a little reverb and chorus when you do solo stuff .Its real pretty 217 Sun, Sep 12, 10:23AM EST Andrew One of my amps has a built-in chorus channel, really adds to the fretless sound. I try to use it at a minimum though, because after a while I find it to much. Sounds good sparingly though. 218 Sun, Sep 12, 10:24AM EST Skiball Exactly 219 Sun, Sep 12, 10:25AM EST Skiball Who was that cat that played The Firm? He did some nice stuff 220 Sun, Sep 12, 10:26AM EST Andrew So what kind of music are you playing these days? 221 Sun, Sep 12, 10:27AM EST Andrew Hmmm, not sure 222 Sun, Sep 12, 10:29AM EST Skiball I just had an audition yesterday.FINALY GOT A GIG Y'ALL!! We'll do R&B/soul groove rock i.e. Steely,cocker,stevie,traffic...yada yada yada 223 Sun, Sep 12, 10:29AM EST Andrew Cool stuff, congrats! 224 Sun, Sep 12, 10:31AM EST Skiball Finaly found some pros! You shold see the gear! 225 Sun, Sep 12, 10:32AM EST Andrew how many pieces in the band? 226 Sun, Sep 12, 10:33AM EST Skiball Bas, drums ,g&#$@r,sax and keys. Makes it possible too do a lot of stuff. 227 Sun, Sep 12, 10:34AM EST Andrew sounds good. It's nice to be in band like that where the sound gets filled, but there's still enough room to do some cool stuff 228 Sun, Sep 12, 10:37AM EST Skiball Right on....Andy my eyeballs are floating so Im going to take off...EH? nice chat'n Ill see in in here soon Im sure 229 Sun, Sep 12, 10:38AM EST Andrew sure thing Skiball, thanks for the tips 230 Sun, Sep 12, 10:39AM EST Skiball good luck with it!! Peace Love and Jazz from Mickey lannd............. 231 Sun, Sep 12, 10:44AM EST big g GMorning Gang>Anon, yesterday I A/B ed the wireless and a cord. I did have to set the transmitter and receiver levels to approximately the same volume output as a cord. I really could not tell any difference up close to the amp. I've never heard myself 50 feet away before, so there was nothing to compare. Andrew>>some people glue in snug veneer strips to fill the frets. You will need a sanding block cut the same radius as your neck. Ski>congrats on finding a band. What is the lineup of musicians? 232 Sun, Sep 12, 11:23AM EST Hazzard Hey all 233 Sun, Sep 12, 12:12AM EST Mr. Bass Ski> Finding good people to make music with is almost as good as sex... well ...maybe I shouldn't go that far, but its pretty dang good.. LOL!..Wish you all the best. 234 Sun, Sep 12, 12:18AM EST Mr. Bass big g> I was amazed when I first tried my wireless for a sound check, what voulme I thought was to loud onstage was barely cutting it at the middle of the room! Also the way I set my parametric EQ was great for 10 feet but lacked response 30 ft out. Learned a lot experimenting with it,, have fun! 235 Sun, Sep 12, 12:37AM EST King BassBalls Played a "kook" gig last night. Ride '99 was the event. Lots of wealthy horse owners in this part of the country. Played one set (would have loved to have played longer). First time I played the Demeter at an outside gig. Very pleased with my sound. Very clean and even the lowest notes were crystal clear. Got fed and was paid very well. Ski>>>Good luck with your new band! 236 Sun, Sep 12, 12:42AM EST King BassBalls I believe the bassist for "The Firm" was Tony Franklin. 237 Sun, Sep 12, 12:43AM EST King BassBalls GO FALCONS!!!! 238 Sun, Sep 12, 2:17PM EST Azbug Andrew: Try setting your action as low as you can on your fretless. If your tone goes away then adjust your P/U height to compensate. I set my action just above the point where the strings start buzzing. It's a six-string, so with that much string tension it's a chore keeping it at that fine point, but it's worth it. It gives you more "Growl" and I find I don't need as much chorus, or 'verb to warm up the tone. SkiBall: Congrats on the gig! Glad you found something you'll like. Now you're back to getting your "Ya-Ya's" out again! Hey Mr.B! How ya' been? Haven't seen ya' 'round too much, lately. How's life on the Right Coast? 239 Sun, Sep 12, 2:52PM EST StingRay go check this guy out !!! he really plays some mean bass!!!!! button 240 Sun, Sep 12, 4:56PM EST Rbacker congrats on the gig skiball, best of luck to ya. 241 Sun, Sep 12, 4:57PM EST Rbacker gotta run, the wife has homework to do. Big G, I hope the wireless doesn't pick up the CDF traffic, must be a lot around your place lately. 242 Sun, Sep 12, 6:06PM EST Grump StingRay that's some nice playing. Ski.....congrats on the gig. Watching Farn Aid-Trisha Yearwood was on. Her Bassplayer(a lefty) was playing a 5 string Lakland and he had it strung upside down. That would confuse the hell out of me. 243 Sun, Sep 12, 7:09PM EST Skiball {and now for something completely different} GO BROWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/ 244 Sun, Sep 12, 7:17PM EST Ernie Ball Big G- glad you checked out the new Shure Guitarist GT (uhf) with the marchad receiver-I had to be convinced myself-and I now look at guitar cables now like chains of bondage...the signal is better than most cables and you can get more physical with your instrument. But the greatest benefit is that I can walk away from the bandstand and hear the eq from the audience perspective- why eq for the lead quitar player-four feet away-when I can eq for audience-and improve on the overall mix? No more mud tones that sound ok around the players-but like fudge 3o feet away...Shure finally made a pro wirless for a decent price-and special thanks, to the new gear dept., of bass player mag-for the tip 245 Sun, Sep 12, 7:32PM EST Ernie Ball Lastly you can adjust the tone in your fingers-from the audience perspective-by adjusting your "touch"- you can now hear the difference of what that will effectively do-over say, an up-tempo number with the cymbals wailing and the harmonic overtones of the lead guitarist...have a nice Sunday, all- 246 Sun, Sep 12, 7:33PM EST Mr.Gone Can i get a price on a peavy 4x10 bass cabinet 247 Sun, Sep 12, 7:34PM EST Andrew Azbug> I'm a bit confused, how will lowering the action better my tone? 248 Sun, Sep 12, 8:24PM EST ojeb just bought Richard Bona's new solo CD,what a tasteful player!! 249 Sun, Sep 12, 8:34PM EST anonymous test 250 Sun, Sep 12, 8:50PM EST Mr. Bass Hi Az! Everythings great here (now) thanks for asking. I was messing with my computer one night deleting old files and I inadvertantly deleted something real important because I only got a black screen when I rebooted! Thats why I was MIA, good to be back. 251 Sun, Sep 12, 8:53PM EST Mr. Bass ojeb> I have read some great reviews on that CD, I am going to pick it up. 252 Sun, Sep 12, 10:23PM EST Rbacker just played with a couple of g*&^% players and a drum machine. Had a killer time, guys were real patient when I started looking for ways to spice things up a bit. They are very interested in G's jam and have a regular drummer. Guy has a recording studio in his living room. I am stoked. have a great one all. The practice is starting to pay off a little. 253 Sun, Sep 12, 10:40PM EST Rbacker Mr. Bass, welcome back!!! Missed your witty banter. TOP rules. 254 Sun, Sep 12, 11:07PM EST lowlifer We had a lefty bass player sit in with us recently that played a lefty Ricky strung upside down But he had learned on a righty turned around. 255 Sun, Sep 12, 11:28PM EST Skiball Oh well................. GO INDIANS!!!!!!!!!! 256 Sun, Sep 12, 11:30PM EST Andrew Go Leafs....er, well in a few weeks 257 Sun, Sep 12, 11:31PM EST Azbug Hey Guys...I remember BP ran a profile on the guy that plays for Trisha Yearwood a couple of years ago. I can't remember his name, but I remember the "Lefty-Upside-Down" thing. I also remember them saying he is completely self-taught and when he isn't touring he's a first-call session player in Nashville. Pretty da*n impressive to reach that level being self-taught. 258 Sun, Sep 12, 11:33PM EST Azbug ...Can't believe the Raiders blew a 10 point lead lead with 7 minutes left in the game!!! ARRRRRRRGH! It's been a LOOOOOONG dry spell for my boys. 259 Mon, Sep 13, 0:09AM EST anonymous Trisha's bassplayer is Keith Horne. 260 Mon, Sep 13, 0:55AM EST Mr. Bass Rb> Three reasons why I like jamming with a drum machine..#1 It never comes late or stoned to rehearsal...#2 Keeps real good time and the beat never fluctuates...#3 You dont have to hear rolls and paradiddles all through rehearsal..LOL!! Anonandthensome>..No offense! 261 Mon, Sep 13, 7:03AM EST Andrew #4 The drum machine provides more stimulating conversation 262 Mon, Sep 13, 9:28AM EST Big Bottom Greetings from nowhere, Gentlemen. Hope all is well in bass-land. 263 Mon, Sep 13, 10:33AM EST crimins Go Jags!! Sorry Big G, are you a Niners fan? 264 Mon, Sep 13, 11:44AM EST big g crimins>49er who??. Yep still a fan, but yesterday was brutal. Oh well if your going to lose you might as well lose big. The jags seem to have their number. Not sure, but I think they play again (revenge). 265 Mon, Sep 13, 12:32AM EST JP Coleman Looking for a little advice for a beginner... At the moment I'm looking at getting a Trace Elliot Boxer 30 and a Squier Precision or a P. Special. Can anyone point out any glaring stupidity in this? This is not something I know much about at all, so any help is appreciated. My price range won't go much above this, I mean I'd love to get a Musicman Stingray, but that ain't going to happen... Basically, is the price increase for the P. Special worth it for the jazz pickups and neck, and the apparent build improvements? (and the greater vareity of clours :) Scurrilous rumours would be as useful as actual experience ;0) Thanx 266 Mon, Sep 13, 1:11PM EST crimins Big G > I don't think they play again this year. 267 Mon, Sep 13, 4:41PM EST King BassBalls The new John Paul Jones album "Zooma" (I think its called) is supposed to be released today. 268 Mon, Sep 13, 6:23PM EST anonymous anyone here? 269 Mon, Sep 13, 6:25PM EST Mr. Bass A really cool CD I just picked up is Bassics Mags CD Sampler Vol.2, It has Alain Caron, Jimmy Haslip, Gary Willis, Brian Bromberg, Bunny Brunel, Manring, Wooten/Bailey, Patitucci and more..Its on the jazz side as you can probably tell from the aforementioned players, but if you haven't heard some of these guys its a great way to check them out without going broke. Every bassist is super on here. 270 Mon, Sep 13, 7:08PM EST big g It looks like another one of my e-bass brothers just scored a Sunn 350B, identical to my 2000s. If you ever have the chance to try one you will understand. 271 Mon, Sep 13, 7:42PM EST Skiball My Browns suck but I still love 'em. Its a tradition thing. Anybody ever see Jimmy Haslip from the Yellowjackets play? He plays a tobias strund righty played lefty........Probably old news for da regs eh? 272 Mon, Sep 13, 7:44PM EST lowlifer McD's having a special right now. Say you're a Steve Young fan and get a free turnover. 8>) 273 Mon, Sep 13, 7:48PM EST Skiball In other news a catagory 5 hurricane is on the way. This aint one to shrug off like the last one. Its big (3times bigger than Andrew) its bad and headed this way Chek out the weather channel.Its f-----g HUGE! Batton down the bass! All prayers are welcome. 274 Mon, Sep 13, 7:51PM EST Skiball Lowlifer>> Were sending Dentmer over to Cuba...... If anyone can overthrow Castro its him!! 8>) 275 Mon, Sep 13, 7:56PM EST Mr. Bass JP> I say if you can, save up for the MusicMan and use a friends bass in the meantime :) 276 Mon, Sep 13, 8:06PM EST lowlifer Skiball does it look like it'll go overland or turn? I've got family and friends in the Tampa/ St. Pete area. 277 Mon, Sep 13, 9:44PM EST anonandthensome Bass Playing today reminds me of gunslingers in the old west, its getting to be like LOOK how fast I can play , not HEAR how great this sounds, I dont know, am I all alone on this. 278 Mon, Sep 13, 9:47PM EST anonandthensome Mr.Bass> No offense taken, but...bass players are being sampled a lot these days too ya know!...hahaha! 279 Mon, Sep 13, 10:05PM EST Rbacker anonand.... I took the advice that has been in "bass Player" and on here and just played really simple stuff and tried not to screw up, sounded nice and let the g*&^% do their stuff. Drum machine was nice to play with though. When does basketball season start? You guys in Florida better put the floaties on, this sucker looks mean and there is another about a week behind it. 280 Mon, Sep 13, 10:40PM EST Skiball Rb>> Im shake'n like a dog s-----g peach pits and its not from the SWR!! 281 Mon, Sep 13, 10:44PM EST Skiball Lowlifer>> No tellin- Thats the fun with these things. 282 Tue, Sep 14, 1:07AM EST bassball howdy. anyone home? 283 Tue, Sep 14, 1:43AM EST base JP The extra cash for the Jazz pickup on the P-bass Special is worth it.It makes for a much more versatile instrument.I woulkd advise you to hold off on the amp until you have the bass though.Trace Elliott amps are first rate. I've owned 3 for ten years and had no problems with them.Try as many amps as possible though. It's important to match the amp to the bass.The best way is to find a store that will let you take them home and then A/B them or do it in the store. Before you do that you should make sure you have the bass set up the way you like it with strings you like. Strings make a big difference.Take your time and you'll save money in the long run . Hope this helps. 284 Tue, Sep 14, 3:57AM EST Stig JP ...I've had my Stingray for five years now, but i keep on returning to my '77 Jazz. Stingrays (with stock pu's) are rather trebly - fine for pop&slap...very eighties sound... but they don't have no (my kind of) "Voice". 285 Tue, Sep 14, 4:03AM EST Stig JP.. On the other hand. Stingrays ARE great...I would very much like to try out the Basslines replacement-pu's on mine. After all, we have spent som very great times together. 286 Tue, Sep 14, 4:09AM EST Stig JP....But of course its your choice... I've noticed that a lot of bassists are very positive about Carvins. Lots of love to all! 287 Tue, Sep 14, 5:20AM EST Pacman Stig>>>The basslines system is really nice. All you florida bassists (and south carolina, and north carolina)>>>>Hang on tight. If it gets bad, get into the closet or the bathtub (where I spent Hurricane Iniki). good luck and god bless. Love peace and BASS 288 Tue, Sep 14, 8:05AM EST Jim Jamb Floyd is on it's way!Anyone with a little common sense is packing up and heading for higher ground here along the Ga. coast.A mandatory evacuation has been issued for Chatham Co.12pm Tues.I'm not going to my Tues. jam session here in Savannah Ga.My wife,four cats,me & My Fender P bass/SWR are going to Lizella,Ga. To stay with Gary Mac(lead gtr.for the Chris Hicks band).Well if Floyd's high winds don't hit Macon Ga.my wife and I will at least get to sit in with the band.Chris Hicks is supposed to be here in Sav.this weekend.Dammn Murphys Law.I was here in Sav.When David made landfall back in 79 catagory 1 hurricane.Floyd will make David look like a walk in the park.Ya'll Take care,James. 289 Tue, Sep 14, 8:32AM EST GHOST Basses are like women, they come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes you luck out and hit it right on the mark, or you keep bouncing from one to the next,sometimes you search your whole life and will never find the exact match, so you settle for what you have and make the best of it. 290 Tue, Sep 14, 9:29AM EST Azbug Hang on tight down there fellas'! Stay safe and I'll be prayin' for ya'! 291 Tue, Sep 14, 1:10PM EST Bubba Hey bassfolk.....I have some great basses I want to sell, where is a good place on the net to list them? Thanx 292 Tue, Sep 14, 1:58PM EST e-bay? 293 Tue, Sep 14, 4:36PM EST King BassBalls Skiball>>Sounds like you better get out of town dude! 294 Tue, Sep 14, 4:54PM EST JP Coleman Base, thanx fo the advice. Mr Base, Stig, it'd take me about 3 years to save for the musicman ;) PLus this is a beginner's instrument I want, it'd be a bit stoopid to spend 1000+ and then not be able to play ;) Thanks all, I know what i want to do anyway and it's nice to hear agreement ;) later. 295 Tue, Sep 14, 4:55PM EST JP Coleman And watch your heads in the storm, y'all. makes me glad to live in Scotland, all we get here is 70mph winds ;) 296 Tue, Sep 14, 6:27PM EST crimins Thanks for all the concerns guys. Jacksonville has been shut down since noon. They say it's going to start hitting hard about 5 in the morning and continue for 12-14 hours. 100 mph at the beaches and 75 where I am (about 15 miles inland). All the bass babies are safe in the utility closet. We'll probably lose power tomorrow, so when we get it back, I'll get back online and fill you in. Lot's of people are heading north and west, and I-10 is jam packed, crawling at a snail's pace. We chose to stick it out. See you when it's over! Bye. 297 Tue, Sep 14, 6:29PM EST crimins By the way, all you prayin' guys, my daughter's in the hospital through all this hurricane stuff, so any talking to the Man upstairs would be appreciated. Thanks. 298 Tue, Sep 14, 7:48PM EST big willie I have a question. is anybody there 299 Tue, Sep 14, 7:55PM EST crimins Willie > what's the question? 300 Tue, Sep 14, 8:02PM EST crimins Oh well. I'm off. See you guys after the 'cane. 301 Tue, Sep 14, 8:37PM EST Mr. Bass I dont know why I take so much slack around here(CT)about my Carvin, I love it, it is the perfect fit for me, the neck radius fits me beautifully, I love the sound, the poplar doesnt break my back and the people at Carvin have always been knowledgeable and helpful whenever I called. If anyones looking for a second bass I highly recommend the Carvin. crimins> My prayers are with you. 302 Tue, Sep 14, 9:29PM EST aats JP> To tell you the truth if I was to do it all over again, I would buy the best bass or (drums) I could afford then buy the cheapest bass for my very first instrument, I could never understand this mode of thinking that," well I dont wanna go for much cash cuz I may not like it",, so what! Then sell it! But give yourself the shot, when you are first starting to play it makes sense if you have a better instrument you wont get discouraged as you could with a log and 4 cables. Just a thought. 303 Tue, Sep 14, 10:21PM EST then=than 304 Tue, Sep 14, 10:38PM EST big g Our thoughts an prayers are with everyone out there on the east coast. Aats>right now I can buy 3 or 4 pretty good basses in the $200 range. Perfect for beginners. Me scotch upbringing. JP>>are you goin for the P/J setup?. 305 Tue, Sep 14, 11:02PM EST anonymous Aats, I take your point, but I reckonthe biggest problem for me to learn won't be the axe, it'll be my basic lack of coordination. It took me 3 years to learn to do the vulcan hand sign ;) I do see your point, but for the moment I'd rather have a fairly cheap base that I can knock about, instead of a $1000 job which I'd have to shrink wrap and keep in a hermetically sealed case... Maybe in a year or so I'll take a step up. 306 Tue, Sep 14, 11:02PM EST JPColeman Oops, that last one was me... What an oaf. 307 Tue, Sep 14, 11:09PM EST JPColeman Big G, yeah, looks like I'll be going for the Squier hybrid. Short of spending a lot more, I don't think I'm really going to get better. I like the idea of the flexibility from the Jazz pickup, and from what i could tell the Special is a lot more solidly built than the Affinity. Just from 30 minutes in a local shop I could find defects in most of the Affinitys, which hardly fills me with confidence. If a no-nothing bozo like myself can find a problem, there's probably more there. I'm still wondering about the amp tho. i can't playtest a trace elliot here in Edinburgh, as there's no stockists. The hartke i've tried was a distinctly un-heavy sounding box, and the Park/Masrshalls seemed overpriced for what you get. Ah well, I'll get one problem down then worry bout the amp. 308 Tue, Sep 14, 11:19PM EST atts JP> I see where you are coming from..good luck!. big g> They got to be Ibanez or Cort for 200 bucks! 309 Tue, Sep 14, 11:22PM EST atts Trace is hit or miss it seems, I played with one guy that wont use anything else says they are the best, and played with another that wont ever touch one again said it kept blowing up, whats the story with that company? 310 Tue, Sep 14, 11:34PM EST base crimins-add me to the prayer list. JP now I see you are in Scotland I understand your predicament. We in the US have a much bigger choice for our money. Growing up in London my first bass , a Rossetti Lucky 7 cost me 20 pounds and took me a yaer to pay off in 1962. Couldn't even find a Fender in London then. I spent a few months making a new bridge for it. You have alot more going now. the best thing about starting on a cheaper instrument is learning to get agood sound out of it. I hear a lot of guys with expensive basses who don't have a sound.The basses you mention are a good choice. I would encourage you to try basses and amps out of your price range just to have a comparison.Good Luck. 311 Tue, Sep 14, 11:41PM EST base atts- I've had great luck with Trace myself but have also been using some GK over the last 3 years-wonderful sound and portability-sound totally different to Trace but I've had bad luck with reliability and getting them fixed- I"m interested in hearing of other players' experiences with GK. 312 Wed, Sep 15, 0:11AM EST big g aats>Yamaha, washburn, samick,fender Mexico........ 313 Wed, Sep 15, 0:45AM EST anonymousandthensome the cheapest Yam I ever seen was 349. .....Fender Squier 319. Washburn....349. Samick..Would you really? If you buy a bass for 200. bucks they give you a box of matches with it I hear.. hahaha! 314 Wed, Sep 15, 0:49AM EST anonymousandthensome Its all in the hands anyway..I heard Jaco on something that looked like a piece of driftwood with magnets and it still sounded like Jaco. 315 Wed, Sep 15, 3:38PM EST crimins Well, Floyd turned towards the north and pretty much left us alone here in Jax, Fla. I appreciate those who responded to my request. My daughter is being released from the hospital tomorrow. Type I diabetes sometimes causes her system to get out of whack, and when neglected, can be fatal. Thanks, everyone. 316 Wed, Sep 15, 4:32PM EST King BassBalls crimins>>I wish the best for your daughter. Looks like Floyd is heading my way. It's raining and the wind is really up. I'm over a 100 miles from the coast, so I'm not too worried. We got shelters set up at the schools and people are pouring in. Not a hotel room to be had. 317 Wed, Sep 15, 4:52PM EST bloke hiya 318 Wed, Sep 15, 8:43PM EST JP Coleman Crimins, sorry to hear about your daughter. i've been type 1 myself since I was seven... It does get easier with time and experience. As a kid it sucked, but i'm so used to it now that it doesn't affect me too much. Apart from having to explain to gig security why i have a bunch of syringes... I wish you both luck... 319 Wed, Sep 15, 8:46PM EST JP Coleman base, I like what you're saying. I can add that to the justifications along with "If I got a better base I'd jave to survive of beans for a month" 320 Wed, Sep 15, 8:51PM EST JP Coleman Atts, I've not heard much bad about Trace's build quality, except from a friend who gigs a Commando and gets overheat problems. He's done some work on it himself, so I don't know how far that's an amp problem and how far it's a cack-handed idiot wiring things up wrong problem. I found Boxer 60 to try out here, and they're nice, but still no Boxer 30s. Sigh. can anyone recommend or slander a Laney Hardcore 25? It's the second choice, but it means I can buy local instead of mail order, which I'm really not keen on. 321 Wed, Sep 15, 8:52PM EST Skiball Hey Floyd- Ya missed! Thanx for the prayers y'all! Big G>> Check out the Tobias standard in Ebay. Its a sweetheart! 322 Wed, Sep 15, 8:53PM EST JP Coleman Also, is it practical to play a bass through a guitar amp? I figure it's not going to be good for the amp in the long term, but my brother has an old Park 30 that he reckons I can use until I choose an amp. The chance of burning my house down seems a little too high... Again, thanks for any help. It's so cool not having to rely on braindead friends and cash-happy stores. 323 Wed, Sep 15, 8:55PM EST duckman donde puedo encontrar tablaturas y clases 324 Wed, Sep 15, 8:55PM EST Skiball 325 Wed, Sep 15, 8:56PM EST Skiball ?Hablas English 326 Wed, Sep 15, 9:20PM EST crimins JP Coleman & King BassBalls > thanks for your concern. 327 Wed, Sep 15, 10:50PM EST MissingtheOne Hello, I have been playing for a short time. But I noticed that my timing is off. What is the best way to achieve great time? Thanks in advanced 328 Wed, Sep 15, 10:51PM EST MissingtheOne whoops.. advance that is 329 Thu, Sep 16, 0:39AM EST Azbug JP: You can use your brothers amp with one exception: Your Bass will sound like....ummmm....Crap! The electronics and speaker (and speaker cabinet) are not set up for the Bass and will not perform well. You stand a chance of blowing it up if you push it. I owned a Trace Commando for practice and actually used it for a couple gigs. It has a decent DI out on it. You can run a cable from your DI out to the P.A. board and get a good tone with the help of your P.A. system. Be patient and save your pennies. You sound like you are really itchin' to play, so save up and get something you're gonna like and be able to use for awhile. 330 Thu, Sep 16, 0:58AM EST Hey all, was'up?Still alive and changing diapers.Got the first protot of the new bass,a fretless,and it's hot.Wish I had time to re-participate in this chat with my cyber-bass pals,butyou're always on my mind........... 331 Thu, Sep 16, 1:02AM EST anonymous Missing the one- Practising SLOWLY with a metronome and later with a drum machine and very gradually incresing the tempos over time is one way to help you acheive good time.Playing along with records or a drum machine is fun but the metronome is good for internal clock. You need this because if you get too used to playing along with records you 'll get a shock when you play along with musicians who have less than good time. Great time takes many lifetimes to acheive because it involves adapting to other people and the material but for us mortals internalizing the metronome is a good start. Remember- play SLOW. 332 Thu, Sep 16, 6:56AM EST Andrew Missing the one> If you get a rhythm book, and take time to figure out where the beats are and where the notes lie in relation, that should help too. The Louis Bellson book for exercises in 4/4 is a good one (I don't remember the exact title, but it's pretty much what I just said). Use the metronome a bit and then turn it off and try without it. 333 Thu, Sep 16, 7:00AM EST Andrew Actually, speaking of the metronome, did anyone ever catch Jeff Berlin's column a few years ago (or maybe just a few months ago, I can't believe my memory is going so soon in life) in Bass Player magazine where he basically ripped on the metronome saying it's a useless piece of garbage. Some of his points are valid, but I disagree with him about going completely without it. I believe a player should mix practise time with and without it, so a dependency doesn't grow too much. Comments? 334 Thu, Sep 16, 8:43AM EST crimins I have worked with a lot of musicians and drummers (hehe) in the past 30+ years and I've found that timing is basically something you're born with. Can you learn good timing? Probably through tons of practice. A metronome could help. But I've worked with several drummers who had trouble with finding One, especially when there is a pause in the music, but still counting the tempo. Whole note rests for example. Other musician's too, that have been playing for years and still don't have that internal clock working. But hey, keep working on it. 335 Thu, Sep 16, 10:14AM EST I am begining to think Jeff B. says the s**t he says just to make people think, who knows if he really believes some of those theories he throws around. 336 Thu, Sep 16, 11:23AM EST Fretless Monster hey anyone there? 337 Thu, Sep 16, 11:54AM EST anonymous Oh, I figured that much Azbug ;) It was just a thought. Thanks tho 338 Thu, Sep 16, 12:21AM EST fear and try taping that foot too , that allways helps ,,,Alot !! GLAD YOU ALL MISSED THE FLOYD AND ARE SAFE 339 Thu, Sep 16, 4:53PM EST Skiball Andrew>> Gee its not realy like Jeff to be opinionated. (sell that? that sarcasm) I read his colum in BP preaching the evils of cats that host clinics. Guess who did a sesries of clinics for Mas Music some time ago? 340 Thu, Sep 16, 6:19PM EST Rbacker glad the right coast crowd is doing well with all the excitement. Crimmins, glad your daughter is doing well. JP, I started out on a Rickenbacker (got it for free), I would recomend getting as much bass as you can afford, the easier it is to play, the more you'll want to play it. Jeff Berlin cracks me up. 341 Thu, Sep 16, 8:19PM EST jim Jamb You guys are the best...It's really neat to see all the post You pros dish out the honesty and genuine concern ya'll show for the music and life is Refeshing !No sarcasim here, don't read anything into this post! I for one have Finally found a collection of well versed and seasoned bassist to chat with . i'll be back home friday Live from Lizella Ga. it's James....anyone on? 342 Thu, Sep 16, 8:21PM EST Jim Jamb I'm running out of time on this P.C. so ...once agian gatta go 343 Thu, Sep 16, 8:25PM EST Jim Jamb P.S. sorry about the sytax on that last mile long post .But you guys can catch the gist of it .Peace,Love and HAPPYNESS! GOOD NIGHT.All.... 344 Thu, Sep 16, 8:48PM EST SOO E SOSS have anybody talk to big G? 345 Thu, Sep 16, 8:51PM EST JPColeman Rbacker, if you want to give me a bass that'd be nice ;) Realistically, I can't afford more than 300 ($450 or thereabouts) on the whole setup for now. I'd love to be able to spend more, but I've got to pay the rent etc. 346 Thu, Sep 16, 8:52PM EST SOO E SOSS What's up world this is Soo E Soss coming at you straight from the studio! Anybody know anything about the roland VS 1680 being able to hook up with the roland 505 groove box! (for all who don't know I am a Bass player of 20yrs running. 347 Thu, Sep 16, 8:54PM EST SOO E SOSS JP are you a play of the Bass? 348 Thu, Sep 16, 8:55PM EST SOO E SOSS spell check (player of the bass) 349 Thu, Sep 16, 8:56PM EST SOO E SOSS This must be shy town am out!!!! 350 Thu, Sep 16, 10:38PM EST Skiball JP>> I think Fender(Squire) has a bass and amp combo package for pretty cheap. Not bad quality for the price 351 Thu, Sep 16, 10:47PM EST Skiball Mr Bas>> Looks like Floyd's paying youz guyz a visit. He's a wuss! Me and my sweetie will be in Ct. this July. Somewhere outside Waterbury- (We've been warned).Still in planning stages. Peace, LOve and azzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 352 Thu, Sep 16, 11:40PM EST anonymous where can I find some online sheet music for the electric bass? 353 Fri, Sep 17, 1:44AM EST Andrew I just went to see TribalTech here in T.O., and man, all I have to say is Gary Willis makes me feel so bad about my own playing. 354 Fri, Sep 17, 3:07AM EST MidiMe Internal Metrone?: You either got it or you don't. Timing and unison can be taught and learned... For example: Look at a military parade - these are a bunch of people, some with no sense of timing at all, that are trained, to precission, to perform in unison. Question is, you may or may not have perfect timing, but do the people you are making music with have perfect timing? A band does not have the luxury of a condutor, as in an orchestra, to make sure the timing is kept. The best we can do is utilize eye contact to watch for cues from the other players in the band. This should develop the feel and tightness and GROOVE of a solid band. This means commuication is paramount. As a bassist the job is to bridge the rhythm of the drums and all the melodies and harmonies there above. In the practical sense; Learn the 'habits' of your band mates style...learn to anticipate what they may, or may not do. As far as learning how to develop perfect timing, well, like anything, it takes TIME to perfect. Practice Practice Practice! That sense of timing will develop. Once this begins, always be sure to give yourself a reasonable challenge. The rewards will be very satisfying! One more thing, the space around the notes is at least as important as the notes themselves! Have fun exploring the dynamics of bass!!! 355 Fri, Sep 17, 10:21AM EST big g SOO E SOOS>Long time no see buddy! What cha been up too?? One trick I've used to lock in with the drummer is to stand in front of his bass drum and slide my heel against the front rim. Even if its hard to hear him you can feel it. 356 Fri, Sep 17, 10:22AM EST Jim Jamb Anyone on line? 357 Fri, Sep 17, 10:25AM EST Jim Jamb I alwaya let the hihatalmost clip my coat tail on jazz gigs,Two &Four. big g how are you today/ 358 Fri, Sep 17, 10:27AM EST Jim Jamb I'll be glad when i get my on P.C. next two months i hope. 359 Fri, Sep 17, 10:29AM EST Jim Jamb Well Chris just showed up his band is getting ready to head for Savannah I'll be in Hilton head Isl. Sat.night 360 Fri, Sep 17, 12:18AM EST big g JJ If the guy Really knows how to play the hihat, I work off that too. I got spoiled. My drummer for 7 years was killer. Haven't found one better since (total animal). He played a real busy, jazz style, drums. Great with brushes too. I had to lock on the one. Playing with rock style or more straight ahead drummer, allows me to experiment. more. 361 Fri, Sep 17, 2:52PM EST crimins Rbacker > thanks. 362 Fri, Sep 17, 3:25PM EST Skiball, you mean the basspak? believe it or not, actually below what I'm after ;0) It's a standard affinity P bass and a teeny Fender amp. I agree it's good value tho, with all the extras. 363 Fri, Sep 17, 5:12PM EST JohnnieA Afternoon Bass brothers and sisters! Glad to hear the East coasters came out fairly well this week with respect to Floyd, and that your daughter is well crimins, my thought and prayers were with you A little SSS update for you all I'm building the last SSS four string and Ergo Bass at this time. The SSS G@#%tar is still under development but at a snails pace. R & D budget is pretty low at this time. The new linear motion device is complete and all parts are identified. The micro controller code alone is taking the most effort, although the self calibrate routine works well so hopefully I can get to the other routines with minimal difficulty (yeah right). Well thats it.. You all have a great weekend and best gigs too all. Peace 364 Fri, Sep 17, 5:34PM EST fear Guess everyones at , or headed to their gigs now, sigh.... guess I'll experment with some things. Crate b f x through the fx loop , bp 8 di,ed into amp head,. practice 15,s cabs in stereo . Try to find a beat on the 1300 keyboard that will fit. Lets see how real it gets. I,ll record it ,just for fun ! Slow country gives me a hard time, keeping time. We don't do a lot though,guess thats the fallacy of playing rock all the time,. Grate Gigs, every one,, " break a leg". 365 Fri, Sep 17, 5:42PM EST fear Hi Johnnie A I was typing when your post floated in , Sounds good!! What is your E add. befor sssbass. don't want to use our Store mail because every one will get it ... and their not bass players 366 Fri, Sep 17, 5:51PM EST JohnnieA Hey fear>>> email is sss_bass@hotmail.com I only check this address during the week, so Monday will be the next mail check. Have a good one. Later.............. 367 Fri, Sep 17, 7:40PM EST anonymousandthensome Well, one trick that worked for me and my bassist to improve his timing ,was I had him put his ear right on my bass drum for a whole song, he still cant hear in that one ear but he sure can feel the beat.. LMAO!! 368 Sat, Sep 18, 10:08AM EST crimins Thanks for your concern, Johnnie A. Much appreciated! 369 Sat, Sep 18, 4:11PM EST Ernie Ball McCartney and Carole Kaye-are religious foot tappers-I have noticed-and have great time...I used to notice on the early Beatle live footage-Paul, John and George's foot taps would all be in sync-and this was in '65 - with crappy monitors... 370 Sat, Sep 18, 4:14PM EST Ernie Ball and if you can't hear the bass drum-or the one and three-a quick thumb slap (muted) on 2 and 4-will find the tempo exactly with the drummer's snare-and One can be felt on the next beat... 371 Sat, Sep 18, 4:15PM EST Ernie Ball Have a nice week-end-everyone:::: 372 Sat, Sep 18, 4:45PM EST big g Ernie Ball>thanks for the wireless tip. I tried my new one at rehearsal last night. Throw away those tethers gang. SO much freedom. This is one of those deals when I said to myself "Why did I wait so long!" 373 Sat, Sep 18, 5:26PM EST lowlifer how much did it cost Big G? And what model did you get? 374 Sun, Sep 19, 0:00AM EST Funk Knutz Is there anybody out there? >J.P. Coleman- The Squier is a good choice if it feels and sounds good. The Laneys are somewhat of a boxy sounding amp which is a drag- because the old ones used to compete head to head w/HiWatt, Marshall, and Orange for that great tube sound that you could only get from "ACROSS THE POND." If you can get a good price on one w/a good warranty go for it. It's less boxy sounding than the little Fender, which obviously comes from a great bloodline itself. Again-if the axe feels good go for it. Hell my first bass was a pencil-necked Egmond. These were made in Holland and were really kinda cool, but definitely not a Fender. Vic Wootens first axe was a Univox copy of the Hofner beatle bass. Many of us started on Brand X basses that felt good, and sounded good. That is the key. If the neck fits your hand w/a special connection that the other basses just don't seem to have than go for it. It's that special connection which will keep you going, and make you want to play. Back in the late seventies and early eighties there were all kinds of pretty basses made from exotic woods. Those brands are long gone. Names and looks should be of little value in the equation. 375 Sun, Sep 19, 0:35AM EST Funk Knutz Occassionally it's nice to see a blank canvas here. Gives me a chance to say hello and to do some follow up. >Grump-How did those arthritis exercises do for you? I still use them religiously. >Crimins-Didn't get a chance to tell you I'd pray for your daughter. Prayed and put her in our local prayer circle. How is she? >Big G- Sounds like wireless is the bomb. Please fill us in on make-model,and price. >R Backer-Somebody gave you that bass?!!!!! -You dog you. >Stu-Thanks for writing. Look at the oppurtunity-with all those diapers your using there's got to be some sort of endorsement deal out there somewhere. >Fear-Keep practicing dude. Who knows, some Friday night down the road you could be giving some lonely beginner some good advice in between gigs. >Anonymousandthensome-Thanks for the humour. I'm loyal to my drummer, and wouldn't trade him for any damned beat box. >SoapBox- The metronome is a fabulous tool. In a recent conversation w/Chuck Rainey he said -"You gotta be able to play like you've got a rhythm machine where the sun don't shine." Always the polite one he quickly added that the last part of his statement was Lewd, but that it's often the only way he can get the point across to his students. So who do you believe,Berlin whose had ONE really good gig, or Rainey-whose played with everybody. Answer seemed simple enough to me. Just remember that it is a tool. 376 Sun, Sep 19, 1:00AM EST anonymous how do I place new strings on a up-right bass 377 Sun, Sep 19, 3:38AM EST lowlifer What a night. There were 4 people other than band members in the bar. Did one set and they said pack it in. Payed a reduced amount. We had to drive 40 miles for this gig. Wasn't worth it. I hate it when my time is wasted. Anonymous change them one at a time. And be careful that the "sound post doesn't move or fall down. 378 Sun, Sep 19, 4:25AM EST base Just home from the gig. 75 miles. Trio with a singer/guitarist.The drummer and I talked him into using a 30 watt amp miked through the PA to keep the volume down so then the fool cranks it through the monitors. The drummer and I put in earplugs after the first song. By the last set singer / guitarist asks us to play quieter because he's losing his voice. At least that's what we thought he said-we couldn't tell because we were wearing earplugs. I suggested that he asks the guitar player to turn down but he didn't hear me because he had his guitar cranked through the monitors. I'm spending my gig money on some custom earplugs next week if I'm going to continue to work with this fool. I'm told they make them for 15db or 25db cut. Anyone had experience with these? I've been playing 35 years and still have all my hearing and wish to keep it. Thanks Guys. 379 Sun, Sep 19, 10:43AM EST big g Shure True Diversity Guitarist is the make and model. Retails $370. Saw at one site on the net for $277. I ended up getting it for $277 + good ole ca tax. base>>tell the fool to TURN DOWN. If he's playin too loud for your tastes then hes too loud for the audience. Explain to him that he's going horse because he has to scream over the guitar! We all know that the volume thing for g*&^ar players is about ego anyway. Dynamics!!! 380 Sun, Sep 19, 1:25PM EST Thanks Frank, I tried one of the laneys but I was in a hurry so I couldn't really try playing with the settings. But the second opinion is appreciated. I'm going back to trying to get a Trace ordered in for me to try. 381 Sun, Sep 19, 1:52PM EST MadBassist Visit the Top 25 bass and guitar sites button 382 Sun, Sep 19, 2:54PM EST Funk Knutz >JP Coleman- As long as your going back, check out a Danelectro 70 and a Peavey Microbass. I played both before going w/the Peavey. Rare day when Peavey beats anybody. But that little Micro Bass was the best "practice amp" of them all. Blew smoke over all the others.I use mine daily-two years now, and no problems. Also got a great review in Bass Player Magazine.My experiences were similar to their test. Many amps. Best dollar for dollar value and sound came down to the Peavey. The Peavey won because its voicings are more varied than just sub woofer. I run every bass imaginable through it. Conklin 5-string. Fernandes souped up w/Seymours, and a Seymour preamp. Phantom-B souped up w/Schaller Humbuckers. You name it. Even my upright on occassion. The Dano didn't come out till afterwards, and I tried it. It's a great little amp too. The little Peavey still sounds a little more versatile though.IMHO 383 Sun, Sep 19, 3:06PM EST Grump Funk Knutz-the exercises help, but some days are better than others, friday I worked 8 hours than went to phyiscal therapy and then had a gig that night so when I woke up saturday I was a hurting little pup.....Base I use the 15db ear plugs I won't play without them. They might take a little time to get used to them, everything seems really quiet the first time you use them, but you hear everything. 384 Sun, Sep 19, 3:11PM EST Grump Pulled off a good one last night, the band does two Stray Cats songs. One of them starts with just guitar and the other starts with bass and drums. So the drummer counts off the song and I'm thinking why the he++ is he counting this off when the guitar player starts it. Of course when the drummer started to play I took it for granted I wasn't on the same wave length as everybody else. LOL 385 Sun, Sep 19, 3:38PM EST Rbacker Base, I use the earplugs I use at work, 25db cut, takes about twenty minutes and I seem to "adjust to having them in, takes the clang out of cymbals. I wear plugs 9-10hrs a day though. Make sure they are comfortable and you wear them right. 386 Sun, Sep 19, 3:39PM EST Rbacker Funk- bro got married and I got the bass. seems like a good trade for that quad toaster :-) 387 Sun, Sep 19, 4:25PM EST crimins Funk Knutz > thanks to you and you prayer group. She got out of the hospital Thursday morning. She is a type 1 diabetic and has just gone on an electronic pump for her insulin instead of injections twice a day. She got the thing messed up Sunday and wan't getting enough insulin, so she went into a condition called DKA, which means your blood sugar goes through the roof and your Ketone level goes dangerously high, causing extreme dehydration and the possiblility of kidney damage. This has happened to her before, and each time means a trip to the ER and at least an overnight stay until they get her stabilized. This trip lasted three days though, so they could keep an eye on her condition. She tries hard to do the right things, but sometimes things get out of whack very fast. All you guys who lifted her up, thanks again. YOu will be blessed, I'm sure. O.K., my next post will have some bass content - I promise. 388 Sun, Sep 19, 4:29PM EST crimins By the way, next Saturday night I'll be seeing the MAN himself, Rocco Prestia, at a concert at a music park near here. The lineup is TOP, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and B.B. King. OUght to be a good show. A frind of mine is working on backstage passes, but even a cheap seat will be good. It'll be my first time for TOP. They don't come down here much (Fla.). I'll give a review after next Saturday. All you Florida residents who may be interested, it's at the Spirit of the Suwannee Park near Live Oak off I-75 just north of the I-10 intersection. 389 Sun, Sep 19, 4:31PM EST crimins I guess you Georgia guys can come down for the concert too. It's O.K. with us Fla guys. 390 Sun, Sep 19, 4:43PM EST crimins Jags just squeezed by the Pathers by 2 points. After last week's romp of SF, I kinda expected a better showing. My, I'm talkative today! 391 Sun, Sep 19, 4:43PM EST crimins That should be "Panthers". 392 Sun, Sep 19, 5:16PM EST King BassBalls crimins>>The Georgia guys can also see that show this Thursday in Augusta. I'm not really too familiar with TOP. I'm going to have to check them out. Heard many good things about Rocco. 393 Sun, Sep 19, 5:21PM EST crimins King Bass >Do it, man. He and David Garbaldi lay down the meanest groove. At least I hope David is still with them. He was the original drummer and was on their last CD. "Rhythm & Business". 394 Sun, Sep 19, 6:38PM EST Grump Crimins....I guess you and I have more in common than just playing bass. My 15 year old son is type 1 also we found out two years ago. His blood sugar was over 900 when I took him to the Dr. he didn't pass out or anything. dr.couldn't believe he was that high and walking. He does the shots twice a day and test four times. We have been lucky we just had the one trip to the hosiptal, he does a good job of control and takes care of himself. 395 Sun, Sep 19, 7:28PM EST Frank, the Danelectro's are amazingly hard to find in Scotland, apparently. I've tried the microbass, it was... i don't know, just didn't seem right. Perhaps it was a bad one, or perhaps it was just some inexplicable catlike sixth sense ;) It's without a doubt the best I tried when I was considering real cheapo amps, but The Boxer 30 seemed to offer more the sound I'm after (heavy...) I suppose it's asking a lot for an amp that size and power. It was my first choice until I found the cash to go up to the Boxer. Thanks tho 396 Sun, Sep 19, 7:31PM EST Crimins, I avoided the insulin pump myself, but then I also avoided the pen course. I've stuck to a twice a day course, since it seems to work. ketoacidosis is a killer though. Marginally better than hypoing out and falling in front of a car... Well, we all have our disasters. Has she tried penject or similiar? I understand it can give the best control if applied properly. 397 Sun, Sep 19, 7:33PM EST Promise I'll get back on topic ;) But grump, I guess you use a different glucose level score than the UK, here 37 is "imminent death!", so 900 would be a bowl of sugar with a small drop of blood. That's an evil time to be diagnosed, I was 7 and while it was bad at the time, I'm so used to it now that it's second nature. Back to the bass list ;) 398 Sun, Sep 19, 10:33PM EST base Thanks for info on earplugs Rbacker & Grump. Lowlife -I sympathise about your gig. We get paid for hauling our equipment- the playings for free. I figure you shouldn't have to play when you outnumber the audience unless they are really there to hear you otherwise you might as well join them. I've done duo gigs where we outnumbered the audience. 399 Sun, Sep 19, 10:59PM EST ojeb hope all is well with everyone,just a note to anyone in central florida,if you get to the animal kingdom at disney check out the bass player in the tarzan show(first guy I ever saw that could play teen town),no he doesn't play teen town in the tarzan show but has chops for days. 400 Mon, Sep 20, 0:29AM EST Funk Knutz JP COLEMAN- I hope that the Trace is good to you. In all honesty, I've had little experience with their gear. I'm an old run the early 70's Traynor Tube amp through the Mesa Boogie speakers kinda guy. Bagg Ends are good too. (Same specs as Mesa.) But I value my ears, my marriage, and my dog's ears as well (They both like to sleep by the speaker cabinets. My dogs that is-not my wife LOL) Therefor I was forced to buy a little "practice amp" for daily use. I'm sorry your Peavey turned out to be a dog. It's a shame because their product does seem rather inconsistant. I know people raving about that new Cirrus Bass, but speaking of dogs, I haven't played a good one yet. I also know people who swear buy the larger Peavey amps. I had good experiences with them in the mid seventies- but I've heard some real major box-tones hear lately. >Big G-Thanks for the tip on wireless. After the budget levels off- I may have to un-leash myself' >R Backer- I'm going to Best Buy and stock up on toasters. >Crimins-Your daughter will remain in our prayers. >Grump- I hope your at least semi-religious, because your tendonitis is hitting the prayer group as well. In the meantime-stick with those silly exercises. They sure can't hurt. >Lowlifer- Hang in there pal. At least you got to go home. Ever play to four people all night long? It-Ain't Fun. The next gig will be better. 401 Mon, Sep 20, 0:39AM EST Mr. Bass Did someone mention TOP? hehe... Crimins> Rocco pushes that band along, not like there are any slouches playing with him, but he fuels them, if he doesnt make you want to pick up your bass after that concert somethings wrong. Have fun! 402 Mon, Sep 20, 0:55AM EST Mr. Bass We were actually payed NOT to play once, going back a few years(like 20), we did one set, then we were approached by the manager and he told us, he told the agent he wanted a band that played only Country music. YES, Rush and ELP were a far cry from country, the manager thought our music was from another planet, he paid us and we went on our way. Even though we got paid it was a drag, because we really wanted to play. 403 Mon, Sep 20, 1:29AM EST Puya if anybody has any suggestions on some settings for an Ampeg SVT III i would like to hear from you...silascanoli@webtv.net 404 Mon, Sep 20, 1:31AM EST Puya one more thing where can one find some victor wooten or marcus miller tabs? 405 Mon, Sep 20, 9:33AM EST Dave Does anyone have any Bass Tab for Machine Head 406 Mon, Sep 20, 10:05AM EST crimins Thanks, guys. JP > she hasn't tried the pen thing. All this is per her doctor. She's 22 and we found out about it about 3 years ago. She's out on her own, and does very well except for an occasional slip-up like last week. 407 Mon, Sep 20, 12:19AM EST Want to make money just by surfing the web? Click here: button NO survey, NO cost NO catch 408 Mon, Sep 20, 12:22AM EST Someone turned off the "spam filter" please switch it back on. 409 Mon, Sep 20, 2:53PM EST Dave, the tab for Davidian is at button I have no idea how good it is, since I'm lacking a bass and an ability to play ;) 410 Mon, Sep 20, 6:08PM EST King BassBalls GO FALCONS! 411 Mon, Sep 20, 8:18PM EST Azbug How 'bout them Raiders?!?!? Does it look like we have a team again after all these years of misery??? Whoops! Wrong topic...sorry! :-) How about them Thomastik Spirocores??? 412 Mon, Sep 20, 8:26PM EST E265 Thanks Jaco for all your great music! God bless you 413 Mon, Sep 20, 8:27PM EST E265 21/9/99 414 Mon, Sep 20, 8:41PM EST anonymous where is the best place online to get bass equipment? 415 Mon, Sep 20, 9:08PM EST crimins Anon > try HarmonyCentral.com or BassGear.com for used stuff - tons of classifieds. 416 Mon, Sep 20, 9:27PM EST anonymous GO THOMASTIK SPIROCORES! ;) 417 Mon, Sep 20, 9:47PM EST Rbacker BOOMERS BOOMERS BOOMERS!!!! 418 Mon, Sep 20, 9:50PM EST Rbacker TOP is a lot of fun to watch. Saw them in Sactown at a great venue and had a super time. As it was a fathers day gift from the kids AKA wife is was even sweeter. Mr Bass has yet to steer me wrong. 419 Mon, Sep 20, 9:51PM EST Rbacker They were paired up with a local group playing the same style so I had my vaccination that night and then some. Big G, you see a show at the Radison yet? Great venue. 420 Mon, Sep 20, 9:53PM EST Rbacker MB, ELP, Yes and Rush would work in country, just play the pentatonic scale and let it rip, let er fly :) 421 Mon, Sep 20, 9:54PM EST Rbacker Having not seen any responses, Rbacker fades to black, night all and have a great week. Prayers to the easterners having to deal with the hog mess, 422 Mon, Sep 20, 11:10PM EST Skiball GOT MY MOJO WORKING!!! Saw the great Buddy Guy at Disney House of Blues last night! Awsome show! Dig the blues or not dont miss him if he's in town! Kinda disappointed Greg Zrab wasnt playing bass but the low ender he had still played a Lakland thru an SWR stack. Very sweet tone! Do not miss this show! 423 Mon, Sep 20, 11:14PM EST Skiball Oh yeah, Bud had a wireless and stood a foot (literaly!) from us shredding a polka dot strat with authority! ........Sorry Im just STOKED! Buddy da Man!!!!! 424 Tue, Sep 21, 3:31AM EST anpluck i just bought a pbc bass guitar from a pawn shop here in nashville. it's a beautiful bass and sounds good too! it's a 5-string, bolt-on, smith tuners and a smith headstock, emg pick-ups, active electronics and this awesome bridge with fine tuning knobs. can anyone out there give me some info about this bass? 425 Tue, Sep 21, 9:23AM EST big g Buddy is one of Eric Cs faves. You can tell. I'm not too in love with polka dots on anything though. 426 Tue, Sep 21, 10:29AM EST anybody home ? 427 Tue, Sep 21, 10:49AM EST If the joint is a rockin, don't bother knockin. 428 Tue, Sep 21, 12:08AM EST JohnnieA Someone is into SRV.... levite>>> what's the status of your AZ tour? 429 Tue, Sep 21, 4:11PM EST Desert Eagle what would be the best setup for a learner 430 Tue, Sep 21, 4:53PM EST fear HI D.E Were All learn'ers yep, when ya quit learn'in one of two things happen. 1, you die. 2, You quit..... A lot of factors play in ..First of all do you want to play just for fun , or do you want.to be a pro some day. Do you have anyone to jam with. DO you finish what you start. answer that one honestly to your self.These questions will save you money. If you want to spend the bucks try out Name brands Carvin, Idanez,Fender, Ampeg, SWR, Trace E.Ect. Only you will be abel to find the one that fits you. TRY as many as you can!!!! Then make your choise from that. As a rule get a good bass First then get a "big" amp later. hope this helps 431 Tue, Sep 21, 5:16PM EST fear It's like buying shoes , You'll feel it when it" fits" and that will make ALL the differance in the world!!! 432 Tue, Sep 21, 5:32PM EST fear But the gear don't make the player... its your drive, motovation and passion that will make it all work... and like I stated befor,, you NEVER QUIT LEARNING!! 433 Wed, Sep 22, 0:34AM EST Rbacker fear, well spoken, er written. 434 Wed, Sep 22, 6:51AM EST anonymous 435 Wed, Sep 22, 10:15AM EST fear Rbacker... thanks ! I talked to Johnnie A about sss . Did you gig with it ? He has my e mail add, I might buy a 4 stringer ! I wsa ststioned at Moffett field from 77 to79.... later 436 Wed, Sep 22, 10:17AM EST fear ....... stationed...... ooops 437 Wed, Sep 22, 10:17AM EST fear .....was.. stationed...... ooops 438 Wed, Sep 22, 2:00PM EST JohnnieA fear>>> I did reply to your e-mail. Did you receive? 439 Wed, Sep 22, 2:46PM EST anonymousandthensome Lousy day in upstate NY, rain, rain, rain...Good day for maybe staying inside and writing a song though. What's better than buying a brand new bass? Buying brand new drums..haha! Have a good one bass players! 440 Wed, Sep 22, 2:54PM EST anonymous hiiiiiiiii------------- 441 Wed, Sep 22, 3:06PM EST fear Johnnie A yes, price range is ok! I will be attending school in Rio Rancho N M in november for two days, thats about as close to A Z as I'm going to get this year. 442 Wed, Sep 22, 3:42PM EST fearl Finaly,,, got a cup of coffee. Can type better now., 443 Wed, Sep 22, 4:18PM EST better drink another 444 Wed, Sep 22, 5:26PM EST fear yep! 445 Wed, Sep 22, 8:04PM EST Mr. Bass Here is the official TOP site, for Rocco fans. button 446 Wed, Sep 22, 8:51PM EST Rbacker sitting here watching "work in Progress" by Neil Peart and really wishing someone would do a bass version of this, what a great format. Guy is just fun to watch work. Hope everybodies weak is going well. 447 Wed, Sep 22, 8:52PM EST Rbacker fear, if you were asking if I've played the SSS, I only wish, sounds like a super rig but I don't get out much. Best regard's to Johnnie A though. 448 Thu, Sep 23, 0:24AM EST Funk Knutz Hey-Don't laugh I got a new P-Bass w/humbuckers!!!!????? Actually it's an old Hofner 3/4 scale bass w/a very thin P-shaped body. The neck is a short skinny pencil, and the pickups absolutely wail. If someone tries to convince you of the wonders of "Those New Rail Type Pickups" tell 'em you know about a guy whose got some built in 1967. Funnier still....each pickup has it's own volume knob for blending. The coolest sounds come from the cheeziest part. There are three flip switches on the control panel labeled Treble, Bass, and Solo. They must use some sort of filter set up which sounds good... but oh those cheezy switches. "Viva La Pawnshop!!!!!" 449 Thu, Sep 23, 0:32AM EST Funk Knutz Anyone else out there doing the two or three band deal because of the shortage of bass players. Sometimes it's sweet, but I guess I'll need a new rule on top of no drugs, no attitude---How about No phones. Everyone should be required to go online. It's so much more efficient than "Ye Olde Phone Tag." I'd trade all three bands for just one that would play a mix of all three lists and gig steadily though. A house band gig in the hand is worth three bands in the bush. 450 Thu, Sep 23, 0:56AM EST Azbug Hey! I've played the SSS and the Ergo and they are both pro quality instruments that would fit rather nicely in the collection! The Ergo is WAAAAY cool! I played an 8-string Kramer down at the Bass Place yesterday. Pretty cool. Kinda mid'y sounding, though. I was playing it through an SWR so that didn't help. Didn't EVEN recognize the PU set-up. Looked like an aftermarket custom job. Dennis told me they sold 15-20 Basses on E-Bay this past Summer. If anybody sees a Bass of theirs on E-Bay and want me to check it out, just lemme know on this here chat. It's an easy drive for me to get down there. 451 Thu, Sep 23, 0:59AM EST Thumpin Funk Knutz: I agree about the house band advantage but I enjoyed it up to a point. It got to be predictable and repititious (same kind of crowds and scene)after three years. Then again I play for the music and country (and a lot of the newer country) has its limitations for bass players! 452 Thu, Sep 23, 11:08AM EST anonymous hey anyone any good jazz bass player info 453 Thu, Sep 23, 12:18AM EST JohnnieA Appreciate the kind words for the SSS/Ergo. Thanks guys 454 Thu, Sep 23, 12:49AM EST Mr. Bass crimins> How was the concert?..Funk K> I was in a house band for about a year, it was cool at first but then started to get predictable, I felt like I was playing at Cheers but without the humour. But I guess it's what you make it. Great experience though. 455 Thu, Sep 23, 12:50AM EST big g I got to play the SSS 1. Its real hard to convey the amount of difference in the tonality with just a slight movement of the pu. Incredible amount of versatility at the touch of your pinkie. Johnnie has offered this to some pretty big companies and none of them have the vision to see what a great idea it is. I thought bass luthiers were more experimental than the g^&*ar guys?? 456 Thu, Sep 23, 12:53AM EST big g Hey mr.bass 457 Thu, Sep 23, 1:37PM EST crimins Mr. Bass > TOP concert is this Saturday night. I'll let you know Sunday or Monday. 458 Thu, Sep 23, 4:26PM EST King BassBalls TOP is tonight in Augusta Ga. I believe I have pretty good seats. Looking forward to it. 459 Thu, Sep 23, 4:54PM EST Mr. Bass big g> I agree, I think Johnnies bass design is ahead of its time. Rb> Neils video was great! For him to reinvent his method of playing at this stage of the game shows he is always looking for new challenges. I would like to see a Bass version of it also. 460 Thu, Sep 23, 4:58PM EST Mr. Bass KBB> Don't get to close to Roccos rig, I heard that it can singe hair! hehehe 461 Thu, Sep 23, 5:57PM EST Mr. Bass Az> Is that 8 string the same bass Doug Pinnick plays? That has an incredibly full sound. My old Hagstrom eight is like a toy compared to it. 462 Thu, Sep 23, 6:14PM EST anonymous button 463 Thu, Sep 23, 6:16PM EST Mr. Bass I posted about Ray Riendeau before, I think I finally got the button to work... button 464 Thu, Sep 23, 6:17PM EST Mr. Bass Check out the samples right at the page Mal- Funk- Shen is good 465 Thu, Sep 23, 9:53PM EST Missing The One Has anyone tried the Cyclops Combo from Carvin, and if so would you recommend it? 466 Fri, Sep 24, 3:02AM EST Stig Rail-pick-ups? hm...I may be wrong, but wasn't one of the very first Alembics equipped with a kind of rail pick-ups? Hmmmm...see if i can remeber this..What do you call a military officer run over by a steamroller? A flat major! 467 Fri, Sep 24, 3:09AM EST Stig Oh Sweet word-blindness! I meant:remember! 468 Fri, Sep 24, 9:13AM EST Azbug Mr.Bass: Not sure about that one. Didn't he also play the Hamer 8 & 12 string? I saw them here, years ago and he played the Hamer 12 for the whole show. Ray is a killer player. He's got some SERIOUS tricks up his sleeve when it comes to slapping. He lives here in Phoenix. I used to see him quite a bit hangin' out at the Bass Place. He ran a clinic there a couple months ago. I missed it but heard it was great. 469 Fri, Sep 24, 11:40AM EST JohnnieA Hey guys. I need your help. I've been thinking about ways to "get the word out" on the SSS and Ergo basses over the past several months, and have tried just about everything. Taking the basses to venues on weekends, getting players to test and evaluate the basses, a web site, e-mail, trying to get pro players to check them out when they are in town etc etc. I didn't want to ask this, but at this point quite frankly, I'm desperate. I'm thinking that if you guys could drop questions about the SSS and Ergo throughout the many forums here on the web it may generate some interest to visit the SSS web site and possibly spark some interest from folks in the business that can help me get this thing noticed. Normally, I wouldn't use this chat as a launch pad for what some folks call spam, but I'm willing to give it a shot if you are. If you think this is a bad idea than by all means let me know at sss_bass@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance for any help. Have a great weekend! Later 470 Fri, Sep 24, 1:59PM EST anonymous hey you know what...I'm not sure how I got here but this place isn't that bad. 471 Fri, Sep 24, 4:49PM EST Jim Jamb Hello fellow bassist, Well floyd missed us here in savannah ga. ,thank God. We are past due for a direct hit. i'll check in with yall later.anonymous>>> Yes this is a good site some real honest players,not to mention humorous.(Excite.com/then search for bass frontiers/chat link.That's how I found it.) later......... 472 Fri, Sep 24, 5:46PM EST test 473 Fri, Sep 24, 6:25PM EST Mr. Bass Az> You are right, it was the Hamer I was thinking of. Thanks 474 Fri, Sep 24, 7:11PM EST anonymous IJUST bought a bass and amp & i want to play as soon as possible im reading 2 books and im open to sugg,s 475 Fri, Sep 24, 7:11PM EST anonymous Johnnie A- Your going to have to get all your patents,rights and royalties in a row, and then pick out about a half dozen approachable top-notch players, i.e. Wooten, Rainey, Rocco, calibre and give away about a half dozen of those pups. Just make sure they're folks who are not already endorsing someone else under contract. Rocco, for instance has a new Fender signature model, so that's out. Vic plays all different kinda basses, so at least you know he's open to the concept. Go to the old Dean guitar site. Dean had to give away a few himself........... 476 Fri, Sep 24, 8:22PM EST anonymous2 I'll take one! 477 Fri, Sep 24, 8:38PM EST fred does anybody know what has happened to DAVID FRIESEN or his guitar player JOHN STOWELL? 478 Fri, Sep 24, 8:40PM EST fred does anybody know what has happened to DAVID FRIESEN or his guitar player JOHN STOWELL? 479 Fri, Sep 24, 10:19PM EST base Johnnie A -you have my curiosity- what is the URL for the SSS website? 480 Fri, Sep 24, 10:26PM EST Rbacker Johnnie A, wish I could be of help. 481 Fri, Sep 24, 10:47PM EST Rbacker Now getting requests to jam with a few more people. Pretty stoked about that. Now about that fretless....... 482 Fri, Sep 24, 11:01PM EST 483 Fri, Sep 24, 11:09PM EST anonymous I need to know how to tune a bass 484 Fri, Sep 24, 11:10PM EST anonymous mike8208 on aol or aim , please let me know 485 Sat, Sep 25, 6:47AM EST Grump I pick up my fretless from the shop today. Had the fret-board coated with tung oil and a set of DR's put on. Can't wait. It's Harley week here in York. The Harley plant has it's open house this weekend. It's pretty cool they shut the city down last night and had a big parade and about 5 or 6 bands through out downtown area. The morning paper says there are about 10,000 bikers in town this weekend, and everybody loves them and their money. Bought Vertu last night and just started listening to it first song sounds like RTF. 486 Sat, Sep 25, 12:45AM EST Azbug Rb: You GO Brother! 487 Sat, Sep 25, 12:57AM EST big g Grump>>sumptin similiar going on in Reno Nev. Harleys have been heading up Hwy 88 since wednesday. Going down to hear the Brew and Blues festival today. The two seem to go together. Got a slider strap today. Definately, easier on my bad shoulder. 488 Sat, Sep 25, 8:17PM EST Mr. Bass They have a Harley dealer right next to the thruway here, they always have a beautiful bike in a display window thats elevated even with your car window, I think its caused a few fender benders, hehehe. 489 Sun, Sep 26, 0:12AM EST Rbacker Neal peart was mentioned on "freaks and geeks", what a riot. Took me back to high school big time. Hope everybody is having a great weekend. 490 Sun, Sep 26, 5:40AM EST Detritus Does any1 have the tab 4 'Lakini's Juice' by Live 491 Sun, Sep 26, 6:10AM EST lowlifer Man am I tired. Worked 13+ hours on Friday then giged friday night, saturday morning, and saturday night. Got about 4 hrs sleep since friday morning. Night all as the Eagles song said " Call a Doctor I think I'm gonna crash". 492 Sun, Sep 26, 12:38AM EST Mr. Bass lowlifer> I know how you feel, I was doing almost exactly similiar time schedule, used to work 11 hour day, then play fri nite, and double header Sat. day wedding, Sat. nite club. Sunday was left to try and regroup, felt like a zombie all day. Those gigs are now left to younger men :) Rb> Neils song Subdivisions addresses those labels, "Conform or be cast out". 493 Sun, Sep 26, 3:49PM EST arvdaug hey bass players of america 494 Sun, Sep 26, 3:50PM EST arvdaug can anyone tell me where I can get a bass teaching program? 495 Sun, Sep 26, 6:27PM EST jim Jamb lowlifer/Mr.bass>>>Reading Yalls' last post takes the edge off of this past week 5/10's+(dayjob,make-up time for hurician Floyd)4 10pm-2am gigs not Too BaD?:^^^^&$#%%! I'm Not 25Yrs Old Anymore THAT Took all I had Maybe16.85Hrs of True sleep,W/no Hard Drugs.Thank God! 496 Sun, Sep 26, 6:53PM EST Jim Jamb anyone on line? 497 Sun, Sep 26, 7:07PM EST Jim Jamb What's realy bad is that here in Savannah We are finishing up a jazz fest And I Haven't been able to go to the first jam session ,not a one! not to mention the Free live shows all over the city. 498 Sun, Sep 26, 7:12PM EST Jim Jamb Anyone Want to chat with a tired Bass player?!?........basballs'Mr.Bass,azbug,lowlifer,ANYONE?.,..... 499 Sun, Sep 26, 9:15PM EST jazzbass67 hi--anybody there? 500 Sun, Sep 26, 9:17PM EST jazzbass67 hey---anyone wanna talk bass, you can leave a message at jazzbass67@mailcity.com. My name is Rich 501 Sun, Sep 26, 10:25PM EST Rbacker Lowlifer, take it easy bud, gotta keep the rubber side down on the TFH. MB, well said. "freaks" was sad in spots but definately takes me back. 502 Sun, Sep 26, 10:26PM EST Rbacker Finally feeling good enough to play again. Everybody out here is sick with something. Boss had Bronchaitis, another had walking pneumonia, I had a sinus infection. Bunch of Typhoid Harry's around here. Back to the bass now that I can hear again. 503 Sun, Sep 26, 10:28PM EST Rbacker Rickenbacker, Bass of champions. (flame on) 504 Mon, Sep 27, 0:05AM EST Mr. Bass Hi Jim Jamb, sorry I missed ya, whats the music scene like in Savannah? I'm up in CT, 1 1/2 hours from NYC. big g> Whats a slider strap? 505 Mon, Sep 27, 0:13AM EST button What are these? 506 Mon, Sep 27, 0:16AM EST That link was supposed to be of three non descript basses, foiled again! 507 Mon, Sep 27, 9:36AM EST big g Mr Bass>Slider strap is 2 straps hooked together sorta, one goes over each shoulder to balance the bass weight evenly. 508 Mon, Sep 27, 11:34AM EST crimins Rbacker > maybe that guy with walking pneumonia needs a shot of rhythm & blues. Sorry, couldn't resist. Speaking of R&B - saw TOP Saturday night. To quote Randy Savage - "OOOOOH YEAH!" Absoutely great! The only downside was that since they were the 2nd band on a 4 band bill they only played about 50 minutes. Didn't do "Bump City" or "You're Still a Young Man". They did "What IS Hip" though and got the crowd going on that. They had Rocco jacked way up in the mix - loved every 16th note. David Garibaldi was super. I just wish they would come down this way (FL) on their own tour, but htey don't seem to be as well known down here as they are out west. Check 'em out guys if they come near you. You won't be sorry. Oh yeah, B.B> King was great too. 509 Mon, Sep 27, 2:32PM EST 1bassdude What did you guys think about the bassist for Tower of Power? That seems like some pretty complex stuff... By the way...what do you guys think for a 2nd cabinet (already have 2x10), another 2x10, 4x10 or a 1x15. Playing a 4-string axe with different styles of music. 510 Mon, Sep 27, 4:39PM EST King BassBalls The bassist and drummer for TOP were very tight. Looks like Rocco's right hand gets more of a workout than his left. He can thump the sh#% out of his P-bass! I enjoyed the show very much. I must get a copy of "What Is Hip". 511 Mon, Sep 27, 4:43PM EST King BassBalls I would add the 1x15. 512 Mon, Sep 27, 4:44PM EST Skiball Sup Y'all! Had the first gig over the weekend. Two sets at private party. $100 cash. After only 2 jamhearsals. On the way home the ol'lady sys "youre back babe!" I said naw, my back feels fine. "NO youre BACK -youre BACK!" Dats right ! Im back! Feels good! ...Now Im realizing the drawbacks of a 3rd story apartment.(My back....my back):) 513 Mon, Sep 27, 4:46PM EST Skiball Must agree with KBB.........1-15 sounds good to me 514 Mon, Sep 27, 4:58PM EST King BassBalls Skiball>>Good luck with your new band! 515 Mon, Sep 27, 5:09PM EST fear Ugh... I did it .... I bought a Carvin... nailbiting for the next six weeks 516 Mon, Sep 27, 5:23PM EST fear Johnnie A Have you thought much about putting the sss system in "KIT Form"? IF it was that way I would snap it up Quick! 517 Mon, Sep 27, 6:22PM EST JohnnieA Thanks for the comments! Victor has played the SSS and liked it. fear>>> A kit is not pratical since there is so much modification to the body required. Later......... 518 Mon, Sep 27, 6:29PM EST JohnnieA Gee... what's the deal with TBL today....... 519 Mon, Sep 27, 8:02PM EST anonymous I was given a Ibanez SR400rb bass guitar is this bass any good should I waste my time learning to play on it,need to change strings what size should i put on it 520 Mon, Sep 27, 8:38PM EST Mike Does anyone have the transcription to the bass solo in Phish's "Poor Heart"? 521 Mon, Sep 27, 9:36PM EST Rbacker Glad I live in the fire zone, TOP gigs around the area a lot. Being close to Oakland does have an occasional benefit. 522 Mon, Sep 27, 10:18PM EST crimins Speaking of TOP, has anyone checked out Doc Kupka's "Strokeland Superband" CD. I haven't heard it yet, but Rocco, David G., Lenny Pickett, and a lot of TOP current and former members play on it. You can order it direct at www.strokeland.com. 523 Mon, Sep 27, 10:22PM EST crimins KBB > What is Hip is on their early "Tower of Power" album from the early '70s. Also on their first live album "Live & In Color" (I think that's the title), and also on their just released live album "Soul With a Capital S". The studio version on the first album is somewhat slower than the version they play live. 524 Mon, Sep 27, 10:27PM EST crimins Correction > their recent live CD is called "Soul Vaccination". First live album is "Live and In Living Color". If you're into 16th notes on the bass, also check out "Oakland Stroke" on their "Back to Oakland" album. That one also has their classic "Squib Cakes". 525 Mon, Sep 27, 10:29PM EST 1bassdude Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions on the 2nd cab. You're right about that right hand...it was a blur. See ya...Oh, congrats on the gig skiball! 526 Mon, Sep 27, 10:39PM EST TO THE BAAASSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 527 Mon, Sep 27, 10:59PM EST Skiball I know I should have payed attention a few weeks ago but whats the story on the Conklins? Just got Musicians Freind and saw a 5 for $750, Sup widdat? Any suggestions on a low-buget 5? + or - frets. I give up on the Fender MB5. NOBODY can tell me ever existed. 528 Mon, Sep 27, 11:23PM EST lowlifer 1bassdude a 1x15 is ok but I like my BagEnd 1x18" even better. Ask Big G it sounds killer!! 529 Tue, Sep 28, 12:23AM EST big g Ski>Cort\Curbow is pretty reasonable, if you can put up with a synthetic body. Seems to be getting some good reviews. 1bassdude>>I like both 15s and 18s. Heard Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers this weekend and their bassist played a Jazz bass thru a Peavey head using a 2-10 and a Peavey 18", had no probs hearing the bottom clearly. By the way he played with a pick only. Sure didn't sound like it. He and the drummer definately held that band together. My biggest complaint was the leader, Mick, sat on his BFA both sets. The only song he stood up for was 1 he wrote (so you see, he can stand up!). Probably his harmonicas were too heavy. Enjoyed the ridim section anyway. 530 Tue, Sep 28, 1:47PM EST fear big g.. how's is it going? what do you think about the HB active/passive set up on the Carvin ? 531 Tue, Sep 28, 4:25PM EST King BassBalls crimins>>Thanks for the "Hip" info. 532 Tue, Sep 28, 5:24PM EST fear Well... I'm going to do it! ...BI amp the svt4 with the spekton cable, Why don't they give you one with the amp when you buy it? Break out the wireless, take the "monster" outside on the patio,hook it up, turn it up,and ........get arrested!!!??? 533 Tue, Sep 28, 7:26PM EST big g fear>if you mean the new pu system with the MM style pu, I haven't had a chance to try or hear them yet. I did change out my original circuit board to the active passive system they are using now and its much better. The main change was the voicing of the mids. The old system was mid boost only and it sucked. The new board, the mid is sonically more usable and is cut and boost. But this is kinda secondary because I really like the sound of my bass passive (which wasn't possible before) and dont use the active circuit that much anymore. It does come in handy at times. 534 Wed, Sep 29, 10:03AM EST fear Yep I got the MM and new active/passive, LB 70. Did you get the std, neck or the 5 pcs. lam. neck? 535 Wed, Sep 29, 11:43AM EST fear I got a call last night from a church,they need a bass player,not to give up on the band though! I havent done much praise & worship music , any one have any input on this style of playing or currently in such? 536 Wed, Sep 29, 12:23AM EST big g We back. fear>I have the one piece maple, and it has its drawbacks. Truss rod must be adjusted twice a year. On the two basses I own with laminated necks (Gibson,Cort), I have never touched the truss rod, one 30 years, one 16 years. The carvin neck is a little thinner profile though. My personal experience would lead me to think that the laminated neck would be a little less tempermental about humidity and temp changes. 537 Wed, Sep 29, 12:44AM EST fear Yea kinda though that. THEIR PUTTIN ON THE 5 PCS. praise& worship? 538 Wed, Sep 29, 11:43PM EST Azbug fear: Praise & Worship: Think FAT. Stay close to the roots. If there is an experienced pianist/keyboardist, listen to what he/she is doing with his/her left hand and stay close. 539 Thu, Sep 30, 11:26AM EST FEAR THANKS Azbug, This is going to be an outreach program from our church to surronding churches in the area. Their PA,s might be a problem,like not have one!I'm almost certain I will have to play direct from my amp, no mic. No worries, the ampeg svt 4 will conquer all 540 Thu, Sep 30, 11:42AM EST FEAR Our first "sit down" will be tonight. New people, new music , new jitters. I'm taken the G K 100 w And the 15 in cab to this one, 541 Thu, Sep 30, 7:02PM EST crimins Fear > I've done praise & worship for the last 5 years. What goes depends on the type mujsic you are doing. If it's a mainstream denomination, expect hymns, tunes with more of a "pop" feel, ballad style, maybe heavy keyboards. If you're in a full gospel, charismatic type church, things may take on a more R&B flavor, more funk. I attend a Vineyard church and the Vineyard style we do is more guitar oriented both electric and acoustic. Remeber, the worship leader, if he/she is doing their job properly, is the boss. They should, however, be open to other opinions, but what they finally decide goes. Remember why you are there - not for show, but for praise & worship. Hope this helps. 542 Thu, Sep 30, 8:07PM EST Rbacker keep it low and sweet. IMHO. Played again last night and made a tape. The tape deck was overdriven a little so I'm bummed. Can hear myself though. Having a great time. Off to soccer practice, good evening to all. 543 Fri, Oct 1, 10:49AM EST TGIF 544 Fri, Oct 1, 3:49PM EST fear Thanks crimins, Were doin "over and over"," rock of ages"( not the old gospel stuff ,Up beat,, realy good tunes. some tricky progressions. I'll adapt. Over and over kinda reminds me of Rush Saterday the 9 th we go live..better quit typing and get plucking,, T G I F E-one! 545 Fri, Oct 1, 8:08PM EST Rbacker Fear, best of luck to you. 546 Fri, Oct 1, 8:09PM EST Rbacker Lowlifer, see you sat. in the early afternoon. 547 Fri, Oct 1, 8:16PM EST Rbacker Big G, Hope you are not suffering this smoke, it is thick in the valley. Hope everyone has a good weekend. Going to play with a drummer in the morning. 548 Sat, Oct 2, 10:38AM EST levite 1-3-4-flat7-5-1 Hey fear....p/w music usually is very loaded with chord progressions... ours is very R/B or heavy funk...but were kinds an exception...we ever have some that is very ZZtop or AC/DC style....as for bass lines...do it like you do anything else....hook up with the kick drum...and have fun...youll like the response...and noone will ask to sit in a tune or two...or spill beer on your svt keep us posted.... 549 Sat, Oct 2, 12:12AM EST big g RB>the skyline has nasty red tint to it thanks to the tire fire burning out of control for over a week. Where are the enviromentalists when you need them?? Gross polution!! About to enter the new millineum and they still haven't figured out how to put out a tire fire. Cough, hack, wheeze.... 550 Sat, Oct 2, 12:42AM EST crimins Fear > sounds like you're doing some of the stuff we do. Been doing "Over & Over" for years. 551 Sat, Oct 2, 1:22PM EST 1bassdude fear, p&w is all I have been doing (band wise) for the last several years. We do some alot of the stuff already mentioned. The message here: be flexible. We've had the lead acoustic (church pastor) make key changes on us at the last minute (once because he forgot to remove his capo!). Yea, transposition on the run. Stay close to the roots, and through in some nice fills. We almost go improv. every week, but use the chords as ref. Be creative, but as suggested earlier, stay within the P&W theme. ENJOY! By the way, thanks for the suggestions on the 2nd cab. Your opinions are appreciated. 552 Sat, Oct 2, 4:05PM EST Azbug fear: All of the aforementioned stuff has been my experience with P&W. The biggest factor that affected me when playing has been the guy up front leading. I always "Feel Out" where his head is at when it comes to the Bass part in the song. I had one awesome guy that told me he loved melodic Bass parts. That turned out to be a situation where I could do just about anything I wanted, as long as it was in the chord. When I would go too "Out There" I'd get a look with a smile and he would make a comment like "Experimenting, Huh?". That was a way cool situation. The guy I play for now is almost exactly the opposite. If "m not playing very close to what he is doing with his left hand on the piano (usually predictable, mundane, typical,...ad nauseum) he looks at me like I am living in another dimension. It's kinduva bummer. The rest of the ensemble is awesome. That's why I'm still there. Once you've established what kinda freedom you're gonna have the rest is just locking in with the rhythm section. As Levite recommended; Find the kick drum and lock into the pocket 553 Sat, Oct 2, 4:30PM EST Getting BLU What is the best approach to playing the bass in a blues band? Buddy Guy, SRV, lot of harmonica solos to deal with, good guitarist though. 554 Sat, Oct 2, 6:51PM EST Skiball Blu>> I love blues gigs! I keep a low mid growl; sometime never use the front pickup. Keep a heavy 2&4 with the drummer.Make the notes short and snappy on the shuffle stuff. Blues can be boring only if you let it.The solo cats will always do thier thing but you and the drummer can make the WHOLE thing move!Dynamics are king! (how-how-how-how....) 555 Sat, Oct 2, 6:52PM EST Skiball Anybody have trouble getting in here this week? I sure did. 556 Sat, Oct 2, 11:36PM EST JPColeman Yep, Skiball. First the page kept on breaking after a while (a problem with on eof the advert graphics? Since the messages had all gone onscreen) then I got a "page not available" message. Not that I had anything to say or anything ;) 557 Sun, Oct 3, 1:34AM EST Funk Knutz Myself as well. I thought it was just another one of those good things meets tragic end deals. After having been a Pharoah for so many years, (King of Denial), I just couldn't help but keep on typing in to check. Mr. Coleman owes us some good stories about that Trace Elliot if he bought it. I hope mall is going well for everyone. Oh well, got to get up early, so I hope to talk to everyone again real soon. 558 Sun, Oct 3, 1:36AM EST Funk Knutz I actually meant I hope "all" is going well, Mall is most definitely a Freudian slip, since all the stores are already front running their Christmas Wares. 559 Sun, Oct 3, 2:59AM EST PHAT_GROUND_BASS 560 Sun, Oct 3, 2:59AM EST PHAT_GROUND_BASS 561 Sun, Oct 3, 3:00AM EST PHAT_GROUND_BASS im cool] 562 Sun, Oct 3, 9:15AM EST Mr. Bass Ski> I also has a problem getting on, I kept getting an error message, very frustrating. .....Glad to hear all the good comments on TOP, Rocco uses a lot of ghost notes when he plays, he doesnt actually sound out the note, he lets up on the note on the fretboard, so it sounds as if he is always pumping out the rhythm. That 16th note drive on What Is Hip has to be one of the classic basslines. 563 Sun, Oct 3, 11:14AM EST anonymous I love da bass 564 Sun, Oct 3, 11:14AM EST anonymous da bass is good 565 Sun, Oct 3, 12:33AM EST skiball Mr bass>> Off to Brownns Backer Club of Central Fl to watch your Pats stomp my Browns. Yiiiiiiipe... yiiiiiiiiipe........ yiiiiiiiipe!!!! :( 566 Sun, Oct 3, 12:38AM EST skiball Ojeb >> Were @ Pretzels on Red Bug and Tuscawilla. << I know I should pay closer attention but who can recomend a budget 5 string for $600 max. (Must have 3/4" spacing @ bridge) 567 Sun, Oct 3, 5:55PM EST Mr. Bass Bass Day 99 is Sunday Oct 10, I have had these tickets for 2 months.. I get a bad case of Diverticulitis and may have to miss it,,, man, life can be so unfair. 568 Sun, Oct 3, 7:11PM EST Pacman You can add me to the seemingly unending list of guys here doing P&W stuff. Flexibility and, IME, *versatility* are the keys. From week to week we've played everything from the real lame "Carpenters" type stuff to ska, *heavy* gospel, soul R&B, rock, you name it.... It's a great situation too, no amp (EAW wedge!), great hours, all pro guys and GREAT pay!!! Love, Peace and BASS 569 Sun, Oct 3, 7:49PM EST anonymousandthensome How do you get a P&W gig , and how big are the congregations you guys are playing for? levite sounds like he plays at Madison Square Garden with all that equipment, I could dig that. 570 Sun, Oct 3, 10:00PM EST ojeb hey ski the browns had a lead for a few minutes in the game,I hear the dean basses are nice for the $,hope all is well in bassville. 571 Sun, Oct 3, 11:27PM EST Skiball Rbacker>> Looks like y'all lost a tuff one tonight.Bummer. I dont think Ill have that problem this year 572 Sun, Oct 3, 11:33PM EST Skiball Ojeb>> Thanks, I would jump on a Dean in a heartbeat but they tighten up the string spacing. I still might get a fretless though.Or I might learn to adapt to it. Im just afaid of finding a grat deal on something after I buy one. 573 Mon, Oct 4, 7:20AM EST Mr. Bass Ski> You were right about the outcome of the Pats game, sorry about that. 574 Mon, Oct 4, 10:42AM EST fear TO all with advice on P & W music mu'cho thanks , your right on target. The capo thing was a big LOL for me! I bet it was like ... where did he goooooo ohno! How to get a gig tike this,,for me .. I wasn't looking. My name juat sort'a floated around, but I guess you could go to your local church and get to know some of the people. We were able to set up last saturday at the church It's a small one, 100 seats +, I took the ampeg svt4 and 8 10s, boy that sucker's heavy, I unbiamped it in the parking lot. "I don't have a structural damage waver on my contract" and that was still to much. I had it set to maby 4 hit low e and the whole place rattled! cut the bass down to almost half and stil some back ground , wound up at vol. 21/2 and bass at 1/2 trb full and mid 3/4. I think the G K and the 15 would be work fine here. I not getting any money for this, and most wont unless your A touring P & W headliner. I,m doing it becauae I love to PLAY!....STILL WATING ON THE NEW CARVIN....Bear on SVT?? Sloooow.... painfull... Death!!! Later all!!! 575 Mon, Oct 4, 11:44AM EST fear BEER not bear... geeeeeees.. 576 Mon, Oct 4, 2:19PM EST fear I need to find a 1 or 2 rack mount case for the SVT 4 head. Question should I mount an extra cooling fan on it? Biamped at full power it gets a tad toasty as the patio test proved,and being in the case will it be able to breath properly under these conditions? I know tubes like it hot, so I don't want to cool it too much. 577 Mon, Oct 4, 4:07PM EST anonymous test 578 Tue, Oct 5, 8:56AM EST anonymous hhhmmm 579 Tue, Oct 5, 8:57AM EST anonymous 580 Tue, Oct 5, 3:02PM EST Jim Jamb anyone on line this afternoon 581 Tue, Oct 5, 3:17PM EST Funk Knutz, i'm still waiting to tak e delivery of my bass, then I'll get the amp. Fender's supply side has turned out to be stinkingly bad in Europe, so it'll be another 3 week sor so before the shop gets it in. I just hope I like it, I'd feel so guilty telling the guy i didn't want it after all he's done to get it in stock. And all becasue I want a green one ;) but I've tried out a lot more stuff, and found a Trace Boxer 30 that I like- with both th4e split and jazz pickups maxxed, it sounds like the end of the world ;) I played with a hartke and peavey amp well up on my price range, and to be honest I still prefer the Boxer 30. A very nice little amp, particularily for my tastes in noise ;) 582 Tue, Oct 5, 4:01PM EST King BassBalls Anyone checked out the new JPJ release? 583 Tue, Oct 5, 5:03PM EST Thumpin >KBB: Not yet. He's one of my major influences. The unsung member of Zeppelin! 584 Tue, Oct 5, 5:18PM EST Mr. Bass I haven't KBB, but he was a great influence on me too. Good Times Bad Times was my first foray into the bass getting a little solo (well its more like 2 one bar breaks)where the guitarist had to stop playing for a few seconds.. hehehe! 585 Tue, Oct 5, 8:13PM EST anonymous hey anybody out there 586 Tue, Oct 5, 9:24PM EST Mr Bass, I gather you're not a Metallica fan then ;0) I remember the first time I listened to their first album, and there was a bass solo on there... Jaw on floor time 587 Tue, Oct 5, 9:36PM EST crimins Anonandthen... > Have you seen the Church Bass article in the latest Bass Player. Seems like there is a shortage of us out there. At my church we have 2 separate P&W teams and are starting a 3rd. We just this week planted a new church in Jax Beach, FL (we are in Jacksonville) and we lost one bass player who had been with us about 3 years since he wanted to go to the new church. But guess what? There was another guy who has been attending for about 6 months standing in the wings who took his place. The new guy plays a beautiful 20 year old black Ric 4001. Sounds great! Anyway, we have two bass players (me and the new guy) but will have three teams. So guess who gets to do double duty. Like I said in a previous post, I've been at this church 5 years and they seem to keep us low enders pretty busy. Find a church that you feel that's where you should be, most importantly. Don't just go there for the music. That's not why we're doing this. Look around & talk to the worship leaders. Let them know you'r out there. A place will find you. 588 Tue, Oct 5, 9:39PM EST crimins Skiball > the Yahama RBX765 is a 5 strign in that price range with 3/4" spacing. I have the previous model, 755A, with the same spacing, that I paid just over 5 bills new. You could probably get the 765 for about the same. 589 Tue, Oct 5, 9:57PM EST King BassBalls John Paul has always been a big influence for me also. I'm gonna support him. I'm expecting the new CD to arrive any day now (Amazon). If it doesn't get here early tommorow, I'll be out of town until next week. Sure would like to listen to it on the way... 590 Tue, Oct 5, 10:28PM EST lowlifer RB where are ya???? You forget my phone #? BIT is on the 21st of Oct. What cha doin' this weekend? 591 Tue, Oct 5, 11:29PM EST anonymous Any one know wher I can find a program on the net thet teaches how to play the Bass I know how to play guitar I'd like to learn the Bass 592 Tue, Oct 5, 11:43PM EST anonymous shit 593 Wed, Oct 6, 9:38AM EST big g Anon: heres a start, and thanks for the kind word. button button 594 Wed, Oct 6, 12:43AM EST herbie MidiMe, you're damned right. time is something that all bandmates should be concerned about. a groove has something to do with interaction, give and take, saying somethin and make a pause. btw, I don't know anybody that hasn't got rhythm. if you have problems with a certain tempo or playing strict like a metronome, you have to find a way a rhythm works for you. so: everybody has a heart, everybody has a pulse. yeah 595 Wed, Oct 6, 1:19PM EST fear But then I see Steve Martin as the "Jurk" trying to keep time and scrach my head, and say I know some one like that. 596 Wed, Oct 6, 4:30PM EST King BassBalls Well, I did it. I enrolled back in college, after 24yrs. I'm gonna be the old guy. Since I don't have a real job (just gigs), I figure I'll finish my education. 597 Wed, Oct 6, 4:37PM EST King BassBalls GO BRAVES!! 598 Wed, Oct 6, 4:40PM EST FEAR DO it man!! What's the major KBB? 599 Wed, Oct 6, 6:00PM EST Later 600 Wed, Oct 6, 11:16PM EST anonymous Can anyone answer an amp/cab ohm compatability question? 601 Thu, Oct 7, 2:28AM EST yes we can answer a amp/cab ohm question. 602 Thu, Oct 7, 8:53AM EST anonymous 603 Thu, Oct 7, 10:59AM EST anonymous 604 Thu, Oct 7, 4:43PM EST Jim Jamb King B B>>> Congrats on Youre Back to school adventure!I'm inveious. With some type of finacial aide I would do the same.Let me know what youre taking. gotta run bye!...... 605 Thu, Oct 7, 5:01PM EST Fear JJ, I bet he's majoring in music! With a minor in peforming arts! 606 Thu, Oct 7, 5:02PM EST Fear prefo...never mind... 607 Thu, Oct 7, 5:05PM EST Funk Knutz >OJEB- I think that I agree with the Yamaha as an excellent alternative for a 5-Stringer. I must say, however, that you should also consider an old Ibanez SDGR w/Soapbar PU's. I owned one for two years. Those soapbars are so hot that you could possibly scorch your fingers. I bought mine at a pawnshop for around $200.00, and sold it on E-Bay for over twice that two years later. Talk about your lack of depreciation. Just make sure the neck is straight and the electronics are 100% first. Word of warning. The treble pickup will hiss like sizzling eggs if you crank it passed half-way w/out EQ'ing it, and toning down the tweeter if you have a 2x10 or 4x10 cabinet. I would still be the proud owner if I weren't born w/the hands I've got. My fingers could model for a sausage commercial, and my thumb could pedal their line of Kielbasa. I think you would be very happy w/one of these, as dollar for dollar they just basically kick-A. >JP- Thanks for updating me on the amp. I think it sounds like the Boxer has a magic connection for you. That is just as important as the connection w/the bass neck. It is the end product of your sound, so you have to like it-or don't waste the money. 608 Thu, Oct 7, 8:08PM EST crimins Pacman > if you're lurking around here, I'm going to be in the Atlanta area in mid November and thought I'd check a few places that carry some high-end basses because around the end of the year I'm going after one (that is if my year-end bonus is substantial enough!). I've been to Guitar Center. What about Atlanta Discount Music (is that correct?). Can you recommend any other places? I'm going to be looking at stuff around the $2,000 range. 609 Fri, Oct 8, 9:34AM EST Pacman Atlanta Discount is a good place to start, also I hear Ken Stanton is selling Aguillar now :-) though I havn't been yet. Actually, Tara music on the south side has a few really nice ones left too. Love Peace and BASS 610 Fri, Oct 8, 12:19AM EST big g Looking for an inexpensive 5,I would check these out button 611 Fri, Oct 8, 1:27PM EST Azbug big g: I wouldn't mind trying out one of those ESP LTD Musicians Friend has had in the catalog the last year, or so. I have played a couple of the high end ESP's and they are pretty nice. Anybody played one of the LTD's? The price seems to be in a decent range. 612 Fri, Oct 8, 3:42PM EST JohnnieA Going to see Jethro Tull this weekend. Anyone seen them lately? Any of the originals Still with the band besides Ian Anderson? Can't wait to hear "Living In The Past". Later.............. 613 Sat, Oct 9, 0:01AM EST Mr. Bass JohnnieA> I saw Tull here in CT a month ago, great show, I posted about it, but it may have gotten swallowed up by the second language that was on here awhile back :) The only other original member was Martin Barre. 614 Sat, Oct 9, 4:09AM EST anonymous anybody out there? 615 Sat, Oct 9, 10:44AM EST crimins Thanks, Pacman. I'll check 'em out in Nov. 616 Sat, Oct 9, 9:09PM EST TODAY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM) ANNOUNCED THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2000. THERE WILL BE TWO LESS HOLIDAYS IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA NEXT YEAR. HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THE WITCH IS MOVING TO NEW YORK AND SHE'S TAKING THE TURKEY WITH HER. 617 Sun, Oct 10, 2:13AM EST dosh robyns hey, I own a nice SWR bass rig but im not happy with the sound I get live at gigs, anyone have any tips on how to get good live sound, plenty of bottom end, without harshness or distortion. 618 Sun, Oct 10, 1:52PM EST Well I went and did it. I listed the 360 for sale on Ebay. Dont need 3 amps and the Acoustic is just not getting played. Want to check it out? button Tons of closeup jpegs if anyone is interested. Shipping would probably be prohibitive for you right coasters. Johnnie A> will you forgive me? 619 Sun, Oct 10, 1:52PM EST big g OOPS......thats me above 620 Sun, Oct 10, 4:43PM EST crimins Big G > not interested in buying, but boy, do those pics bring back some early 70's memories when I had one of those. What a honker! People in the back of the rooms where I played said their innards were rumbling when I played that thing. Don't forget, in addition to Jaco and Larry G, JPJ used them, as did Randy Meisner when he was in the Eagles. Great amp! 621 Sun, Oct 10, 5:20PM EST big g crimins>tanx for the comment. Yea man, this thing projects. I remember seeing the James Gang bassist using one too. Larry Graham had 4 of them for the Snack Concert at Kezar Stadium. I could hear him loud and clear in the nosebleed seats. The best bass tone I had ever experienced in an outdoor venue. 9ers got their butts kicked. Hope Young can come back soon. 622 Sun, Oct 10, 10:16PM EST Mr. Bass Bass Day 99 was today in NYC, saw Chuck Rainey play solo!! That was cool, got to speak with Tony Levin, bought his book, met the owner of Warrior basses, these basses look incredible close up, what works of art, the inlay was superb, no one was trying them out until Chuck R. mentioned them when he hit the stage, then you couldnt get near the booth. Ha