Anyone like bass guitars?

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I tried that 1 bass thing for a while......cough cough. It didn't work out that way in the end ;-)

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Bg wrote:I always did long scale before, but moving between is going to do me brains in, so longscale or short? I have to go with one :(
You don't tune much below standard eh? Shortscale!

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Bg wrote:I always did long scale before, but moving between is going to do me brains in, so longscale or short? I have to go with one :(
I only use 35" fivers or 34" four stringers

How you position your strap will make a big difference

In the seated position push the instrument out on your left thigh

No shit.

I'm not in favor of selling a bass because of scale length playability. If you got a Steinberger tomorrow you shouldn't sell your Hollowbody Aria eh.
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Nope I wouldn't, the Aria is an instrument of delight :) It permanently sits on the right knee. the cricket bat doesn't sit there naturally, but does on a strap. So swapping between somewhat buggers me up.

I think I'm saying - do you have both long and short and do you swap between.
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Yes I can and do play different scale basses
Practice and mucking around with strap length helped me.
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When you first went headless did you have an issue with your left hand overshooting low? It appears to have been a common thing. It's a solvable problem through practical application.

Also if the Aria is 30" / Cort 34" that's a far larger discrepancy than my situation so 100% ymmv
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foal30 wrote:When you first went headless did you have an issue with your left hand overshooting low? It appears to have been a common thing. It's a solvable problem through practical application.

Also if the Aria is 30" / Cort 34" that's a far larger discrepancy than my situation so 100% ymmv
Yep I did, always a long scale player. Aria II John Taylor fan boi.... the aria is 29 something I think, so yeah that 4 or 5 inches makes the difference, according to my wife oh-err!!!

However, I still managed to knock a pint of water over in my office last night, with its headstock. Some of it on the new Headrush. Consequently, I would have no problem gigging he headrush because it was impervious to the drenching.

I'm just not sure I want to swap between basses and hit bum notes. I don't like looking at fretboards, and I'm comfortable with one scale length. Got to decide which one :(
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John Taylor has some mean bass lines, been listening to a lot fo Duran^2 lately, they were the first band I really got into as a kid :)
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Killer bass lines.
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Bg wrote:Killer bass lines.
Agreed. I was (and still am) a fan of JT and those Aria Pro II Sb basses. I used to have an SB1000 which was an outstanding bass. But I sold that back in the UK. I've since got an SB700 which is the same bass only passive.
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smallface wrote:
Bg wrote:Killer bass lines.
Agreed. I was (and still am) a fan of JT and those Aria Pro II Sb basses. I used to have an SB1000 which was an outstanding bass. But I sold that back in the UK. I've since got an SB700 which is the same bass only passive.
Every time I pick mine up, I can't help but break into Rio or Girls on Film... :-)
+1 I had an SB600 for a while and it was fantastic. Should never have sold it!

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So, moved it on, just can't switch between - I'm too old and cranky. I'm new molly :)
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Welp, prefer this to short scale which is odd.

I continue to enjoy basses.

Now my cricket bat guitar won’t get lonely

I am so pleased
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This is the extent of my bass guitar knowledge, and I like it:

https://youtu.be/VokAbAfTfCc

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Single coil wrote:Welp, prefer this to short scale which is odd.

I continue to enjoy basses.

Now my cricket bat guitar won’t get lonely
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I am so pleased
That is a cracking bass, needs flats though :)

I've put literally hundreds of hours on my short scale in the recent months. My muscle memories are built on it. I'm hitting bum notes constantly on a long scale ~ love it though, probly my one and only now!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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