Wall of Mouths

we’re half a year later and you still haven’t bought a guitar. what are we talking about!

…and five string, off course

it’ll take a lot of conviction to divert me from my Musicman :)

good night to you too

i couldn’t do that; much too technical for me. i’m alreay proud of myself if i succeed in restringing my bass properly.
you must know what you’re doing. shouldn’t you try to find a wood worker and cooperate in making a new custom made bass guitar? i think i’d be interested in a 5 string version

do i understand you correctly if i understand that you’re actually building your own bass, or is my understanding of the english language too poor considering the time of day?

yeah, bigger i.s.o. bugger. silly me. oh dear…

my first bass was a genuine rubbish made by sakai. it was a true rubbish jazz bass and it sounden like crap amplified by a 50 watt guitar amp :)

off course it does; you’re much bugger now and, believe it or not, one of the well known wombles

status? what’s that? never heard of a bass called rubbish

and here we are again: bass the final frontier. have it your way, even if it means boring discussions about status versus stingray basses. evrything is possible and plausible

we really need some more to able to help you, ctrlaltdelete.

Yeah, like us :rolleyes:

A Musicman Stingray 5 string, an acoustic Washburn AB10 5 string and a 12 string acoustic guitar of the unknown dutch brand Gerrinez.

It’s obvious you never played or heard this instrument. Your assumptions are therefore not reliable, but you’re entitled to your own opinion, off course.

She’s beatifull, especially in red. As tatty knows, I prefer readheads.

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this post had a file attachment, which may return in the future)

The bass line isn’t too hard, but you have to practise. Why do most of you always thinks you can play a riff, chord patern or bass line when you found out how to play it? Practise is the magic word. :D

By the way, I also don’t understand what you mean with ‘the wood is a bit in the way’. Without the wood, my bass would sound like shit.

Be prepared that your fingers will hurt the first weeks. It will go away eventually. Don’t do too much in the beginning and don’t force it. If you have a good teacher he (or she) will tell you all you need to know. I hope you’re a quick learner,’cos imo bass is the finest and most rewarding instrument to play. Have fun!

:D

In my case it’s not on guitar but on bass: Turn, Die laughing, Long distance, If it kills me and Teethgrinder.

I know :D :D

Professor Misanthropologist is right. And if it doesn’t help (which can only mean you didn’t do it right) I advise you to go to a good shop with excellent technicians and they’ll do the trick for you. Good luck!

:D

I always use the DR set for 5-string bass. They’re quite expensive (about € 65) but last for almost six monts and the sound is fantastic!

Epiphone and Yamaha have some rather cheap but reasonable basses, but you can also try to buy a second hand bass. That’s what I did, many years ago.

It seems not easy but it’s easy to learn: practise a lot and strenghten your fingers. Like all good things; do it a lot every day. Discipline’s the key word.

I hope it sounds good, ‘cause it looks awfull!

If you need a cheap (€ 45)and good one, I can recommend the BEHRINGER ULTRA-DI DI100. I know a keyboard player who uses it and it’s a stable device that takes away the ‘hum’. I however prefer amps with an integrated DI.

Well, not in my garden because I don’t have one, but I play bass on my (oh yes) balcony :)

deadsetgav an pip are right. But, if you can find a second hand Fender or Ibanez, don’t hestitate. It leaves you all the more money for a small amp.

I recently bought a Crate TXB50, which is great for the living room, and even the garden. It also has nine effects on-board. But, if you’re just looking for a small amp that does nothing else but producing a sound, go for something cheap, but never less than 50 watts.