Recent content by Jason Gale

Quality thanks! I think I might try the Bassmax then, not too worried about the clicky pick up as I won't be doing any slapping. Out of curiosity do you use the K&K preamp with it as well? Thanks for the help again! Jason ..Oh and that's a good look you've got going on there! ;)

Thanks Bass and Chris! I experimented with where the pickup pads were on the bridge and made no difference. I'm not a massive fan of the sound of the Big Twin so far anyway. I was thinking about trying to get the K&K Rockabilly Plus set as I saw a band with a guy using this through a big...

Thanks for the advice and tips guys! I have been playing bass for 12 years now and decided to start on DB 6 months ago as I said, I have been practising in the way that you have said a lot as I know it's a completely different instrument. I've been recording demo's etc and stuff and listening...

...I've run out of ideas! Basically a couple of weeks back I had my first practise with my DB (only been playing 6 months, electric player mainly) and I had all sorts of feedback problems that basically meant no-one could hear me the whole practise because I couldn't turn up at all (not that I...

I just put some business card underneath the D & G strings at the nut and it has completely eliminated the buzzing noise! Thanks John, you're an absolute life saver! I can get back to practising and actually enjoy it without the horrible buzzing! ;) Jase

Thanks for the ideas guys! I will try the business card thing and see if that helps, if not I'll try the other idea (bit scared of messing around with the bridge as I tried to do it myself when I first got it and broke the D string). Jake: The D & G strings do look very close to the...

Oh and also, the gig I'm doing is old style Trojan/Rocksteady Ska so it wouldn't matter if I had to do something that made the strings sound really dead! It would infact help so if anyone has ideas for that as well that'd be awesome too! :) Thanks Jase

Hi everyone, I've only been playing upright for about 6 months now and I got my bass set up by a luthier straight away when I got it (it was delivered with bridge un-attached). Anyway a few months later the G string started to buzz (open) and then a little while later the D started to as...

It can be very frusting, I remember the first band I was in a band when I was 11 and the rest of the guys were in their 20's and I'd have to teach them the chords and structures. Although it is annoying, you learn a lot out of it yourself, I believe I did anyway. Also, it teaches you to be...

Thanks everyone for all your replies, they've helped me out more than you can imagine! :) I completely agree with what every one of you have said, this is all great data i can use as research into what style artwork to do for my practical project. The target audience for my project is from...

Hi guys, just wondered if you could spare a second of your time and help me with my research for my dissertation. Basically which of these two front covers of bass instructional books would you be more tempted to buy purely on looks alone? So regardless of what the book is about or who it...

Yeah you are right mate, in the book there will be transcriptions and tabs of everything anyway, but i also wanted something to try and show the thought process of varying your ideas... if that makes sense? As the whole idea of the book is about creativity i suppose and showing methods of...

I don't appreciate being told to research, which is what i have done and am doing and am actually doing now right?! The idea of the book isn't about the new concept of tab or transcriptions its purely a method that i put into place when writing bass parts for artists or bands that i am going to...

Yeah i was thinking of having a grid like a fretboard with lines which show the patterns with arrows pointing the direction and stating which finger to use on each note. But using different colours on each line for the different ideas you could use based around your first idea etc. Its very...

Hey guys, I'm sure none of you know me here, haven't posted for ages anyway. But I'm posting in the hope of getting ideas and opinions off any of you willing. Basically I'm starting my dissertation for bass degree now and I'm going to be producing (for the physical project) an instructial...