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Major Seven said:

r make a cassette tape copy. You can operate the stop,rewind,stop.play buttons really fast with a little practice.

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Transcribe! cost $39.00 and it's forever (lifetime) yours with any/all updates.
It's a very important tool for a bass player.
And some comments how to slow down a song makes me wonder...

You would think for $30K they would at least proof read the ad.

Anyway, as stated above, "yawn".

I have bunches of them and I like them. Not the absolute highest quality, but very good value on the "bang per buck" scale.

Supadope said:

If you are going to boycott Fender, then you'll also need to boycott Servco Pacific and its subsidiaries. I made a graphic to help.

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They only own a 5-15% piece of Roland; which is publicly traded.

In the original track, Tony Pettitt from Fields of the Nephilim played a Warwick Streamer fingerstyle. This is my cover, also fingerstyle, on a Corvette.

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This is a detail that has a purpose- as the Geddy photos above illustrate nicely, the hump is there to add a bit of material at the edge of the neck pocket. Without it, the cutaway turnout would taper to a feather edge as it flares into the neck pocket. Feather edges are tough to sand and paint. The hump/bump is there to fatten up that “point” where the neck pocket intersects with the cutaway curve, making it more sturdy and easier to detail and paint.

Fuzzbass said:

My OBX rig for two weeks. We're on the narrow strip of Hatteras island where from the top deck we can see the sound to the west and the ocean to the east (ocean shown; we're half a block away).

Seafoam bass for the seashore: Faux Fender built by a luthier friend, with asymmetrical neck profile at my request. The little baby Laney amp is all I need... it's highly colored but in a good way IMO.

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TB needs a Vacation Rig thread.

I’ve got a Mastery and haven’t had the saddle issue you are dealing with. Following for solutions and suggestions.

My plucking finger will answer me which string set has balance string to string stiffness feel. and my ear will telling me which set has string to string tonal balance.

So, bass string journey are nessasary.

I would never have someone else deliver food to me. I don't have any confidence that they will get the order right. I much prefer to go to the market or store, look at the product, inspect it, check the price and pay for it. Done. It gets me out of my apartment for a while. Plus there are the porch pirates who will steal the package right from the driver. No, I will do it myself and that way it gets done the way I want it. Simple. Then you have these drive through lanes which back up into the street causing traffic problems when there are plenty of empty parking spaces. Get off your butt and go inside and get your order. Say hello to the person behind the counter and wish them a nice day. Works for me.

Luca Visconti said:

@what the pluck I can comment on the 3885w Vs S42M on my bass. I vastly prefer the s42 since the strings are thicker and the sound is way meatier, at the same tension approximately.
I cannot stand the G from the 3885w set, while I like the one from the s42M.
But since you've already the 3885m on the way, I'm curious on what your take will be.

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Hey there again.. wondering.. do you play Arco and Pizz? How are the s42M as an Arco string compared to the 3885w

Thanks, Bruce.

Abzan_Titan said:

My current Top 5 !

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OK. Here is the history:

1) G strings were thicker so they did not twang.
2) With the 7 1/2 inch crown radius, and that magnetic pole response varies as the square of the distance of the string from the top of the poles, D strings were made a gauge heavier for flat top pickups, such as the original J-bass pickups.
3) The A string is heavy enough. No adjustment necessary.
4) The E string tends to thump, so old sets had the E string a gauge lighter, both so with the increased mass they did not overpower the output, and to retain flexibility so the tone matched the rest of the set.

That is why the traditional Fender set was 50-100.

Now, to the present. Crown radius on basses is now generally (except for vintage reissues and such) between 10 for some 4-string basses to almost flat for some 5- and 6-string basses. That gets the middle strings closer to the pickup so they have more even response. Nobody cares how bright the G string is anymore compared to the rest of the strings. String technology has progressed to help modern E strings retain flexibility, and therefore consistent tone, through study of core diameter, core geometry (hex or round) and core to wrap ratio, and as with DR and others, multiple wraps.

So you can still purchase "traditional" gauge sets if you want the "traditional" feel, such as the Ernie Ball stainless flats sets, or any round set that advertises gauges of @ 45-65-80-100. I prefer a more balanced feel, so on my five-string I use a set of D'Addario 170BT with a 130 B string tuned up to C so my fingers feel the same tension and I can have consistent articulation string-to-string. With the consistent feel, I have consistent tone string-to-string.

Some players prefer progressive tension, whether from a more taut G string to the lesser tension E string, or vice versa. To trick your fingers into having the same feel, raise the E string a little higher than the crown radius may indicate. Since there is more mass on the E string, you won't lose any output, or if you think you do, you can adjust the pickup slightly. The extra effort, albeit almost imperceptible, to fret the E string with the slightly higher action will give the illusion of a consistent feel. Of course, you will have to re-intonate the bridge saddle backwards for the increased fretting height and string stretch.

The conclusion: there is no right or wrong. Use the set that fits the player's style, repertoire, and feel.

lug said:

It's like half these people don't know what "mojo" even is!

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Who *is* Mojo Jojo?

Nebadon2000 said:

I am guessing OP didn't get answers he may have been looking for

It reminds though of something a past Boss said to me when I was promoted to assistant manager

" If you think you have a good Idea run it past me first"

It has been of value for me in all things in life

So OP did good by posting here first

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Amen to that. How many times have we seen similar posts that start with "I just bought...."

Keep your guard up but don't overthink this. We are becoming a cashless society. LOTS of people are used to paying by app. I just sold an amp to a TB member a few weeks ago and he paid me with PayPal for a local sale. I have done that for others too and have paid PayPal also. F&F means no recourse from the buyer so as a seller you are safe. So insisting on cash and treating the buyer like he's taking out a second mortgage to buy a banjo will not be conducive to a smooth deal. If he wants to pay you up front PayPal F&F, IMO that means he is a serious buyer. Do that. Then give him his banjo. It will be fine. Consider too that he doesn't know you and may be reluctant to carry cash to a meet with an unknown CL stranger.

bass player 53 said:

I have a lot of old vinyl Jackie. You sound like an interesting guy, and very fortunate to have played with so many greats. Yeah, I think the point you’re making is that Jackie may sound slightly out of tune to some, but he had a signature, identifiable, ‘his sound’, that is so important to a jazz artist. Like Coltrane.

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Great tune. Thanks ...yeah, I was fortunate, but I have to tell you, it was intimidating too. I don't think I was ever NOT anxious. Jackie and I became very close friends over the years. He also called me one day to ask if I'd put an electric band together with he and his son Rene. They were inspired by Miles' Tutu and Decoy albums and wanted someone that could play slap bass. We rehearsed a few times, but it never got passed that. The drummer was Cindy Blackman, if you've heard of her.

I've never seen a phaser with no sweep.

The use of the DOD envelope filter in the manner I described does indeed end up as a notch filter or band pass if you will. At least that's my understanding.

Sounds good and works. All else is ephemera.

tutubass said:

could anyone comment on the ibanez 25" bass vs the magma transposistor? are there any similar basses?
i am looking for a short scale abg, 5 strings would be better.

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Do you mean the 24.75" Parlor bass they make, or something new I am not aware of?

Good sound guy, Levi. We worked with him at Cedarfest.

Round earth, flat strings

Love this setup!