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#209,481
GBassNorth said:
As for the first song, your bass sound was very reminiscent of another great bass player on a classic prog song…
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I first heard that song on AM radio in my car when it was new, I noticed something different about the bass sound but didn't know anything about either Rickenbackers or round wound strings, and AM radio is not known for it's treble response especially when you have the tone on zero. A lot of his sound was because he played so hard and used Rotos and a pick between the horseshoe and the bridge I believe.
 
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#209,482
GBassNorth said:
LOL - you clearly need a more expensive car so you can justify spending more money on basses. :D
Off topic - but IIRC you’re also a frequent user of Pyramid Flats. Donnie seems to favor the chrome nickel flats, is that what you use as well, or do you lean towards the Pyramid pure nickel flats?
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don't get me wrong, if I had the cash, that sumbich geetar would already be on it's way to me....

To date my most expensive git-fiddle is my 4003AC Rick&Barker....

I use whatever pyramids they send me, I didn't even know there were different varieties...

 
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#209,483
JIO said:
I love the flats also and used them (GHS Precision flats, and later LaBella's) on my '66 J with Bond Girl - it's the only bass I use with Cherie's band. I initially did so to get that classic Carol Kaye tone. (which it does!) But we also play a range of non-Bond songs, so at a point I strung it with D'Addario nickel rounds to have access to a broader tonal pallet. With nickel rounds, (and I like D'Addario's for this reason) I can dial back the tone, favor the neck pu and play near the heal and get a pillowy 'flat-esk' tone. But.., I can up the tone, favor the bridge pu and play at the bridge for a defined attack that delivers a nice three-tier bass tone. (low-end/mid/articulate top-end) I'm trying D'Addario nickel half-rounds on a bass and so far I like them but they need some more breaking in. I have flats (LaBella's/GHS) on five of my basses - they sound especially good on my Custom Kraft Bone-Buzzer hollow-body.

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Nice stuff, love that song and I love those basses.
 
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bobyoung53 said:
I first heard that song on AM radio in my car when it was new, I noticed something different about the bass sound but didn't know anything about either Rickenbackers or round wound strings, and AM radio is not known for it's treble response especially when you have the tone on zero. A lot of his sound was because he played so hard and used Rotos and a pick between the horseshoe and the bridge I believe.
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And played through Marshalls. :smug:
 
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dagrev said:
There is a best practices approach to cleaning a guitar. Apparently I need to repost this once in while.
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OMG! Did you see the water pouring out of the control cavity via the output jack! That guitar is toast in my book.

KaraQ said:
Pretty similar to the reason I'm trying to learn to play finger-style now.....my right thumb cramps up, and my cts makes part of my hand go numb. I can sometimes get through one, maybe two songs before I have to stop & rest a bit, get the numbness to go away.
But, I've always played with a pick, it's how I learned, so learning the other way has been....challenging.
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Sorry to hear that, incessant pain is no fun.
FWIW - I use the floating thumb method so my right hand doesn’t have to stretch too much, and I try to play with one finger unless the song really requires two or three fingers. I’m not big on pain killers or drugs to cope with the arthritis issues and prefer to stretch and move (but not overly stress) the joints to at least maintain flexibility.
 
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JJR58 said:
I keep trying, then i just throw in the towel.
But i'll keep at it.
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I play guitar and started out playing bass with a pick but quickly stopped. I've always liked the sound of a picked bass though but figured I was so much better with my fingers that it would be a waste of time but figured a couple of years ago I'd start again, I've gotten pretty good again with them although it's still going to be some time until I can compete with my fingers. There are things you can do with a pick that you can't do with your fingers and vice versa. I think it's a good technique to acquire. I never got into slapping though, only enough if I had to do a song or two with it but I'm not very good.
 
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dagrev said:
I don't know what you're doing, but it works. Your feet are looking better.
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bobyoung53 said:
I like Marshalls, I've owned a Super Lead (orange and sold it for 300 bucks :banghead:) and two Majors, still have one of the Majors.
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My only Marshall experience was from one band i was in.
I'm sure i've spouted this before.
I had an Orange 412 and a Marshall 215, JCM 800 1510. Original Celestions.
The guitar player wasn't using his '69 100W Plexi or his '72 100W SuperLead anymore cause he fell in love with a Vox AC30.
He said, be nice to my amps and you can play through them all ya want.
Was a pretty killer tone.
 
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GBassNorth said:
.......
Sorry to hear that, incessant pain is no fun.
FWIW - I use the floating thumb method so my right hand doesn’t have to stretch too much, and I try to play with one finger unless the song really requires two or three fingers. I’m not big on pain killers or drugs to cope with the arthritis issues and prefer to stretch and move (but not overly stress) the joints to at least maintain flexibility.
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I don't really has much in the way of pain, but any time I have to be gripping things, especially small-ish things, my hand will cramp up and/or go numb.
Sometimes even for things like driving, if I hold the steering wheel wrong.
Fortunately, my left hand has no issues past the previously damaged fingertips, so once I get the hang of playing fingerstyle, I should be okay.
For a while, at least. :unsure:


I've chosen to learn the floating-thumb method too, I think that style will mesh with pick-style the best, as far as hand/arm placement, etc, and lets me keep the hand itself in the most neutral position. But I'm also doing a bit of practice with the anchored-thumb method, with using the third finger as an assist in string muting. It's a bit awkward for me, but a number of great players use it, so I figured I'd at least give it a shot :)

But in either case, I'm doing my best to stick to the alternating two-finger "plucking"; if I don't commit to it I'm certain I'll never fully learn it properly......
 
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JJR58 said:
My only Marshall experience was from one band i was in.
I'm sure i've spouted this before.
I had an Orange 412 and a Marshall 215, JCM 800 1510. Original Celestions.
The guitar player wasn't using his '69 100W Plexi or his '72 100W SuperLead anymore cause he fell in love with a Vox AC30.
He said, be nice to my amps and you can play through them all ya want.
Was a pretty killer tone.
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My first really loud amp was a Marshall Major paired with two Sunn 2000S cabs. The Majors are rated at 200 WRMS but they sound louder, Ron Wood used them when he played bass in the Jeff Beck Group, I loved his sound.

 
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