Hello guys! I've been lurking around since before I got my bass (this past July), and I gotta say, out of all the bass/geet sites, you guys have the BEST sense of humor, the most interesting topics & are the most inviting... can I stay? ;D
About me - I'm a lefty and have been only playing since July. (Played around on righties inverted before that). Had my first gig just a month after I began playing seriously when fate brought me my unicorn bass - which is an amazing story in and of itself (see link below)! The gig was for the Providence International Film Festival premiere of the movie "Sleather" - http://www.sleathermovie.com (http://www.sleathermovie.com). My boyfriend composed, played, recorded, mixed & mastered the original score for the film & we played those original songs + a cover of David Bowie's "Fame" at the show. I played bass on a few songs, then did vox, keys & tambourine on the others. I like to experiment with different styles of music, but our 3-piece band plays mostly grunge rock, psychedelic, & pop rock music. We had a show booked for the end of this month, but the guys decided against it because the venue attracted a completely different crowd than the type who'd appreciate grunge. Yeah, a band who turns down shows! We are starving artists, but we have integrity and pride in our music! The guys have been together on & off since for 16 years - solid experience, playing in a number of bands & touring the country, so I'm coming in wet behind the ears... It's cool because they seem to dig the "freshness" as 1) they've tired of being a 2-piece trying to create a richer sound (although they did a darn good job of it!) and 2) I bring a certain energy with me. I'm also a crazy lyricist and like to dub around with keys & theremin, mixing & mastering, sound sampling and effects.
I don't think I shared any pics of my unicorn, yet, so here's one below + you can see more at: http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u35/Shahrazad_photos/unicorn%20dream/ (http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u35/Shahrazad_photos/unicorn%20dream/) You'll need the password: "UNICORN" in order to view. (All caps).
A little bit about the story of the unicorn can be found here: http://competitionmustang.blogspot.com/ (http://competitionmustang.blogspot.com/)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u35/Shahrazad_photos/unicorn%20dream/41264_1372980413029_1487340108_30857255_1058350_n.jpg)
I come here for seasoned advice, new ideas, laughs, and to share my own opinions & experiences (and hopefully some more laughs too!) I'm thankful to have found this site of "good" bass players and likeable characters & I look forward to visiting often.
~Stay Creative!~ :toast: :thumbsup:
Official Welcome! ;D
We're a bit short on ladies here :o
Nice to see Fraulein Mark finally has some company in the Outpost.
cheers, Rob
I didn't know there WAS another bass forum... ;D An official welcome to you. Nice bass!
Any bass player who plays in a band with a theremin is OK by me! ;)
Welcome!
Welcome! We are a unusual bunch. Cast offs from a now defunct forum, Dave and Uwe built us a little home on the web for us to congregate. Many of the people here I count as friends though we have never met in person. Always friendly advice here, favors done, parts shared, sometimes just for the good will and a depth of knowledge that belies the forums small numbers. So I say again welcome! We look forward to your contributions. Nice bass and story btw !
Mustang's just don't feel right - always felt a bit girlie to me, short scale and all... :vader: (now just gotta hide from the shortie crew :o)
Seriously... all (nice people) are welcome... several Mustang fans... so enjoy the ambiance...
Oh yeah, a lot of us have been playing longer than you've been around - not a sleight - just a font... ;)
Welcome!! :mrgreen: I've always wanted a Mustang. You must tell us more about your string preference for shorties!
+1000 on the fact that this is a bunch of nice people here. Anyone else wouldn't stick around!!
Welcome Here!
I'm the "other girl" ;D that's not a girl at all.
My thoughts echo Scott's, there are many here that I truly count as friends, and I've had the good fortune to buy several wonderful basses and some parts from forum members -There is a wealth of info here, and we love to digress ;D
Welcome,
Lots of good people, good advice and yes we love to digress. I'd have to say, this bunch can digress with the best ;D.
Rick
Welcome! ;D
We simply must find an EB0 project bass and convert it to a lefty for you! The Mustang is very cool but you should really have a Gibby ;)
Welcome !I knew it would not be long before someone is trying to convert you to a Gibby(which is not a bad thing) :mrgreen:. If you mean Providence RI that town always had a great music scene. I have not lived there since '79 but frequent it often . Chan's in Woonsocket is a favorite of mine "Jazz N'Eggrolls"
Quote from: Lightyear on October 23, 2010, 09:56:35 AM
Welcome! ;D
We simply must find an EB0 project bass and convert it to a lefty for you! The Mustang is very cool but you should really have a Gibby ;)
Welcome... and great idea. Count me among the short scale fans... and especially a fan of Mustangs and Broncos. That's a beautiful bass, played by a young lady who is evidently quite talented! Stick around and add some perspective to this geezer- heavy group. (And I say that as the bass player in Vintage Winds, a surf band whose name means Old Farts.)
Hey! Welcome to the Island of Misfit Bass Players. Since you're lefty and you played previously righty, you really need to check this guy out:
http://www.keithhorne.net/home
I got to see him play at a Jazz clinic about 15 years ago while he was in Trisha Yearwood's road band. He's a lefty who plays right-handed basses strung right-handed, so he ends up playing upside down and backwards. Awesome isn't enough to describe his playing.
Your Mustang looks killer. I always loved the racing stripes and the blue is just beautiful. That you play in band with a theremin and have cool hair is icing on the cake. Hope you enjoy it here as a member.
Just had a chance to see your Mustang. Absolutely Beautiful. Now we are all gonna want one. Maybe even the hardcore gibby guys!
Glad to have ya here, Lefty! :mrgreen:
Welcome! Always nice to have some fresh blood here.
Welcome, Crystal, glad you've decided to start posting. Love that Competition Mustang, nice story behind it.
Hey, Crystal - welcome to our twisted little corner of cyberspace. Lovely bass - it's like all backwards, though. ;D ???
Welcome aboard, I am a lefty too, but I'm playing right, so half of my brain is working ok. ;)
Quote from: exiledarchangel on October 24, 2010, 11:00:09 AM
Welcome aboard, I am a lefty too, but I'm playing right, so half of my brain is working ok. ;)
A debatable assertion, sir!
I had an extended debate about this with myself, and we both agreed that one of us was ok, so I trust us.
Welcome Crystal & Nice Competition Mustang! Hope you have many years enjoyment out of an interest that can take you many different directions. Too bad Hobbits don't come as lefties! ;D
Lots of lefties here, eh? I'm one too, but couldn't play left handed to save my life. I started playing right handed when I was a kid and didn't even realize there was a difference at that time! I was just copying the dudes on MTV ;D
Your Mustang is gorgeous, and its great that you found one in your own backyard after all that searching. One of my favorite colors too 8)
Its cool you play a theremin. I've never tried one, but share the interest in alternative controllers. You can do a lot with keys, but I've always felt more expressive with strings - so I guess that's what inspires me to find other ways to leverage electronic instruments. I started building ribbon controllers a couple years ago as a hobby (and to satisfy that other side of my brain), and enjoy using those quite a bit! Here are a couple of my creations...
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/synth/ribbon/a.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/synth/ribbon/6.jpg)
Welcome aboard!
Quote from: exiledarchangel on October 24, 2010, 12:01:39 PM
I had an extended debate about this with myself, and we both agreed that one of us was ok, so I trust us.
How can I argue?
First, no one knows you better than you.
Second, I'm clearly outvoted.
Quote from: chromium on October 24, 2010, 04:59:56 PM
Lots of lefties here, eh? I'm one too, but couldn't play left handed to save my life. I started playing right handed when I was a kid and didn't even realize there was a difference at that time! I was just copying the dudes on MTV ;D
Welcome aboard!
Yay, another saouthpaw-in-disguise! :D
Quote from: Pilgrim on October 24, 2010, 05:52:52 PM
Second, I'm clearly outvoted.
Yup, you're the minority here! :P
hello and welcome aboard!
Lefty AND female?!!! :o Nature can be harsh. 8)
Willkommen, Fräulein Crystal, we'll now have to behave (within reason)!!! Nice to finally have some gender mix here - onwards to Suffragette City!
Uwe
Welcome aboard. Jump in, the water's fine...
Quote from: gweimer on October 25, 2010, 09:23:12 AM
Welcome aboard. Jump in, the water's fine...
That's what croco said!
Welcome aboard. Love the bass.
I have a left handed 11 year son who has recently mentioned he would like to venture out beyond Xbox, Wii and PS# and start to learn the bass and "work" on them with me. i got a project turser BB for us to work on but i am thinking a 'stang project would be more fun. especially for me....
regards, Jim
Welcome to our playground, nice bass.
Thank you all so much! =) Special shouts back to all the fellow lefties too! Again, I'm very happy to have found this site & always look forward to logging in to check out what's new around here! Glad some of you are diggin the unicorn, definitely a perfect fit for me!
Quote from: Psycho Bass Guy on October 23, 2010, 11:02:14 AM
Hey! Welcome to the Island of Misfit Bass Players. Since you're lefty and you played previously righty, you really need to check this guy out:
http://www.keithhorne.net/home
I got to see him play at a Jazz clinic about 15 years ago while he was in Trisha Yearwood's road band. He's a lefty who plays right-handed basses strung right-handed, so he ends up playing upside down and backwards. Awesome isn't enough to describe his playing.
Your Mustang looks killer. I always loved the racing stripes and the blue is just beautiful. That you play in band with a theremin and have cool hair is icing on the cake. Hope you enjoy it here as a member.
Thanks for that link, this guy's a beast! That's exactly how I was playing on the righty 'stang with the broken pickup before the unicorn found me. Ok, I wasn't playing "exactly" like that, because I wasn't THAT good at all, but I was playing the same righty bass played upside style! Did I mention I'm right-handed when it comes to writing, but ambidextrous with other tasks? Keith definitely "wears" the bass high up, doesn't he? Works! No theremin in the band yet - soon, soon - gotta build my own this winter!
Quote from: chromium on October 24, 2010, 04:59:56 PM
Your Mustang is gorgeous, and its great that you found one in your own backyard after all that searching. One of my favorite colors too 8)
Its cool you play a theremin. I've never tried one, but share the interest in alternative controllers. You can do a lot with keys, but I've always felt more expressive with strings - so I guess that's what inspires me to find other ways to leverage electronic instruments. I started building ribbon controllers a couple years ago as a hobby (and to satisfy that other side of my brain), and enjoy using those quite a bit! Here are a couple of my creations...
Hey thanks! I like your creations! You use those instead of a pitch wheel, eh? Any videos of these puppies in action? What do all the knobs do? =) As I mentioned above, I need to make my own theremin, I've only dubbed with others'. I found the blueprints and am gathering the materials for my winter project. We shall see how it turns out!
Grog - There are no lefty Hobbitses? :-\ Sadness!
Quote from: uwe on October 25, 2010, 08:06:13 AM
Lefty AND female?!!! :o Nature can be harsh. 8)
Willkommen, Fräulein Crystal, we'll now have to behave (within reason)!!! Nice to finally have some gender mix here - onwards to Suffragette City!
Uwe
Come now, let's not be hasty & change the tone any just because I'm here! That's part of the fun about this site! =D What is Fräulein? Sister?
Quote from: jumbodbassman on October 25, 2010, 11:58:27 AM
Welcome aboard. Love the bass.
I have a left handed 11 year son who has recently mentioned he would like to venture out beyond Xbox, Wii and PS# and start to learn the bass and "work" on them with me. i got a project turser BB for us to work on but i am thinking a 'stang project would be more fun. especially for me....
regards, Jim
Thanks Jim! Cool your son is down to take it to the "next level." Would love to see what you guys decide to build!
On with the show! =)
Quote from: shadowcastaz on October 23, 2010, 10:24:04 AM
Welcome !I knew it would not be long before someone is trying to convert you to a Gibby(which is not a bad thing) :mrgreen:. If you mean Providence RI that town always had a great music scene. I have not lived there since '79 but frequent it often . Chan's in Woonsocket is a favorite of mine "Jazz N'Eggrolls"
Yep, Providence, RI! Haven't been to Chan's in Woonsocket, but if they have great nime chow, I'm there! =)
@ Birdie - so far my super string theory is the older the better! I like the sound of flats - especially the original pure nickel Fender set that was on the unicorn when I got her. I'm starting to think they were even long-scale, based on my experience with mediums and where the silks end. Too bad they really needed a changing (they were getting thorny-like), because they sounded soooo 60s! Since they needed to be changed, I did some research and thought I could get the sound, feel, and longevity I was looking for from half-wounds or pressure wounds, while still taking it easy on the frets. Now, I realize there are as many opinions about strings as their are last names, so ol' Yukon Cornelius strikes again! (Yukon: "This fog's as thick as peanut butter!" Herby: "Don't you mean pea soup?" Yukon: "You eat what you like, I'll eat what I like!" ;)) So I tried medium scale D'Addario Half-Wounds (.45,.65,.80,.100), which were the right length, but did NOT sound the way that I had hoped. They felt decent and I liked the gauges, but the sound was just too bright & twangy for me & the E was really "dank". <That's truly the verbal expression for the sound it made! Ha! ;D So, I gave them three weeks or so to see if they'd get broken-in a bit, but I was still not feelin' them... Now I have Rotosound Monel 77's (flats - .40,.50,.75,.90) in medium scale (with nice turquoise blue silks!), on her, which are growing on me. I got them because my bf got us the artist endorsement deal with Rotosound (not a full-on deal, we're not on the roster!) and always talks up the monels and Entwhistle's connection with creating the 66LDs. I dug the round-wounds on the righty stang, but man, they were old & cheesed up and PURE NICKEL. The only medium/short scale pure nickel FLATS I could find are La Bellas and Pyramids - both too expensive for me right now. The Monel 77s have much more thud that had been missing with the Pressure-Wounds. I had to re-string her a few times when I took off the lolli tuners to clean & lube them, trying to fix the probs I've been having, so some of the silk came off, but not too badly. The sound is definitely more of what I was looking for than the Pressure-Wounds, the scale is good & they're easy to play (smoothness factor). The gauge really is a bit light on these 77s, and the short-scale really needs a thicker gauge for tension and to generate a bigger sound, so I'll probably end up asking for the Pyramids or La Bellas (pure nickel flats) for X-Mas!
Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear :mrgreen:) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
Okay, if you insist... ;)
(http://www.superfloor.net/LesPaulBass.jpg)
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
Why women hate SG shape? Never got that. Just for fun, I asked my wife yesterday what is her favourite guitar shape, LP was one of her favs, but the big winner was Epiphone Swingster. I wish I had the money to take advantage of that! :D
Quote from: Basvarken on October 26, 2010, 12:31:44 AM
Okay, if you insist... ;)
(http://www.superfloor.net/LesPaulBass.jpg)
NB, NB... (= not bad, not bad) is that the Gibson Les Paul Recording bass? Are those single-coil pickups underneath those big covers?
I didn't realize there was mass-spread dislike in the SG shape among women... It just looks like a little devil to me. :vader:
Yeah it is sometimes called Recording bass. But the official name is Les Paul Bass.
Actually it resembles the Les Paul Professional guitar more than the LP Recording guitar.
We call them Hobbits here ;)
No those are not single coils. They are low impedance stacked humbuckers with three coiltaps on each pickup.
Here's another one. Also called Les Paul Bass. With big control plate on the top side. And built in impedance transformer.
Gibson later introduced the name Triumph for these babies.
And this one looks more like the Gibson Recording guitar. Confusing? Haha, that's Gibson.
(http://www.superfloor.net/triumph1.jpg)
Fräulein = Miss
Frau = Mrs
Schwester = sister (but that can also mean nurse)
You'll learn German in no time here, Fräulein Kristall Grün! That Mustang looks good on you. Or the other way around! ;)
Those jazz flats from Roto aren't a bad choice for your Mustang. They are incredibly stiff, but you compensated for that with the soft gauge and the short scale's less tension. They have a certain metallic zzzing on the E and A to them which helps those strings cut through and that zzzing which can be a little harsh softens over time. They do last for ages.
Adventures with strings can definitely be pricey! As I read your post, TI flats may not be the right pick for you, although I installed a set for a friend on a Mustang (righty) and I thought they played great. I really like La Bella flats, the XL's I believe they are. The cost factor for me is overcome by the fact that once on, you can forget about ever changing them again. My '61 P bass has LB's that are going on 7 years. Maybe 8 :o Nothing comes out of a box sounding like those strings!! Another brand to consider, that you can also allow to age gracefully, are Lakland flats. Try their site, or evilbay. They have a beautiful old school roundness to them, the top of the note is ever so slightly less percusive than LB's.
Again welcome!
And my wife loves that shape of EB's and SG's. She's also a graphic designer. Not that it's got anything to do..
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
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Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear :mrgreen:) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
It's a mahogany thing - nothing else quiet has the sound of a mahogany bass and that usually means Gibson - the
redheadedbastardstepfosterchild of the bass world ;D
Welcome! My 27 year old daughter is a lefty but pays right handed. Cool looking Mustang and a great story. I once had a Competition Red one that was pretty beat.
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 10:25:54 PMI like your creations! You use those instead of a pitch wheel, eh? Any videos of these puppies in action? What do all the knobs do? =) As I mentioned above, I need to make my own theremin, I've only dubbed with others'. I found the blueprints and am gathering the materials for my winter project. We shall see how it turns out!
Yeah you can use them like a pitch wheel, or you can play 'em in place of a keyboard. They send out control signals based on the linear position and vertical force at the point where you touch the surface (and the controls adjust things like response, range, whether to hold the note you played or snap back to an open position like a guitar sting, etc...). I suck at making videos, but I have a couple demos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmbZut0vqnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EULtQDk7FXE
Not a new concept by any means, just a variation on an old idea...
Good luck with your theremin project! There's a forum for electronic instrument builders here that might offer some ideas and inspiration: http://www.electro-music.com/forum/ (http://www.electro-music.com/forum/)
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 10:25:54 PMLooks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear Mr. Green) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it.
Here's a Gibson shorty that looks benign...
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/eb2mod/after2.jpg)
...until you plug it in!
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/seismic-topper.jpg)
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear :mrgreen:) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
Since Rob has (naturally ;D) covered the Hobbit already, and Chromey has addressed the EB-2/Rivoli, can Uwe be far behind with the 20/20 (oh, right - its not a shortie izzit?)
There's also the LP Jr-bodied EB-0, and the violin shaped EB-1.
Quote from: Lefty SSB on October 25, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear :mrgreen:) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. ;)
I'm actually more of a Fender guy, but I do have one honest-to-golly Gibson EB-0.
And if you want to get Labella Deep Talkin' flats for that bass, check Imperial Guitars online - their prices are about 1/2 those of other vendors. They didn't list the short-scale Labella flats I needed, so I called them and they ordered them for me, then only charged a bit over $20 for the set. NICE!
The poor girl only just got her first bass, is happy with it and it looks good and plays well, yet you guys are already corrupting her innocent mind with other stuff she should get! GASsy old men!
A second bass is like a second pair of shoes, useless and ultimately wasteful.
But your one hundred and second bass is..............* ;D :P
Uwe is the devil. He may sound logical at first, but he's got other (nasty) things in mind.
My solitary aim in this forum is to protect the young and innocent as well as American core values.
(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2007-07-31-SamChrisDoddAm.jpg)
Cheap, price-cutting imports of Greek fruit vendors are another thing we must stop.
Quote from: uwe on October 27, 2010, 04:40:23 AM
My solitary aim in this forum is to protect the young and innocent as well as American core values.
Oh the comedy of it all!
(http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/wp-content/uploads/imagesdog-guffaw-small2.jpg)
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/funny-pictures-cat-ignores-dog.jpg)
As usual an innocent thread is ending with perverted comments and homo-sado-porno-fetish content messages. Run while you can, girl.
P.S. nice to see another lefty player, soon we'll take over the forum, then the web and then Russia..no, wait, someone else tried that.... :vader:
Quote from: Iome on October 27, 2010, 08:10:12 AM
As usual an innocent thread is ending with perverted comments and homo-sado-porno-fetish content messages.
NTTAWWT. ;)
Quote from: uwe on October 27, 2010, 12:10:16 AM
A second bass is like a second pair of shoes, useless and ultimately wasteful.
But that's the point... women and shoes...? ;D
Quote from: exiledarchangel on October 27, 2010, 12:52:56 AM
Uwe is the devil. He may sound logical at first, but he's got other (nasty) things in mind.
World domination, again, again, again...? :vader: :popcorn:
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on October 27, 2010, 05:23:47 PM
World domination, again, again, again...? :vader: :popcorn:
Worked out well the last time around...
I'd say while we can discuss about the idea, execution was somewhat sloppy and results disparaging! :mrgreen:
As for the future: Why send tanks if you have the €uro?
Rather shocked to hear that France, Germany and Britain all agreed that a 6% increase in EC club-fees may be a bit shark-jumpy... now all they have to do is invade Brussels and throw the money-squanderers out of the temple... ;)
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on October 28, 2010, 02:08:42 PM
Rather shocked to hear that France, Germany and Britain all agreed that a 6% increase in EC club-fees may be a bit shark-jumpy... now all they have to do is invade Brussels and throw the money-squanderers out of the temple... ;)
We could always send over a delegation of armed Tea-Partyers as economic advisers, then sit back and watch the fun. :mrgreen:
Once again, you guys make me smile! :)
Just a quick reply, but will return to address you all individually when I have more time :rimshot:
Don't try and come back with individuals to all and sundry - no-one expects it - no requirement for it - just dip in and out when you like (otherwise you get all obsessive like er... me :o)
Oh yeah... the tangential edge to this place is half the fun...
...and the only other girl round here is taller than me... ;)
and Al - Earl Grey, hot... make it so...
"Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear Mr. Green) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it. Wink"
hey guys maybe a lefty build! :o... :mrgreen:
Quotetheremin
Happened across this today... 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYIVWyKma4
You started it, techno-boy... :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONJfp95yoE
(that posting of yours was rather cool... ;))
This has an interesting start but gets rather ordinary the further you go...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-p5glK90gI
... and the originator...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o