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  2. dmccombe7
    Nice basses Michael. The one with the neck binding is especially nice but i'd take either. I do love a Jazz bass. Dave
  3. dmccombe7
    That's why i play in a Glam covers band Andy. The audience are the same age as us. 🤩 Dave
  4. dub_junkie
    The 55-60 I had was a fantastic bass - I bought it from Paddy777 on here with an East J Retro preamp but once that was out the bass seemed better for it imo (limitations on the J Retro in passive mode being the main reason) I doubt I've had a bass action that went any lower and played rattle free. (iirc either Plek'd at the factory or at set up/QC in Chicago - not sure which) It was a fantastic neck on the 55-60 - more traditional profile than the Sadowsky Metro Express 1st gens I had which were flatter at the back. The width on the Sadowsky 5 necks the further you go up always niggled me a bit as well. I like the Sadowsky tone for the amount of boost available but the lack of passive tone control became an issue for me as well. I cant speak about the gen 2 basses as I haven't owned one but I would wholeheartedly recommend a 55-60. They are lovely jazz basses imo. Also for what its worth I would say try a Cort NJS5. Beautifully balanced output and tone across the neck and really special basses for the money they go for.
  5. Lozz196 started following NBD: American Vintage II 1966 Jazz and Fender Rumble amp
  6. Lozz196
    Good choice but if ultimately looking to be in a band you might find 100 watts may struggle, depending on other instruments and the attitudes of the players.
  7. Beedster
    Not really playing this so up for sale again 👍
  8. Beedster
    Warmoth custom neck baseball bat rpofile, ebony board and bound, Allparts bound body curiously relic'd by previous owner.... Dimarzio PAFs, Gotoh Lollipops, Kiogon circuit, LaBella DTs. It sings, first rehearsal in anger tomorrow evening 👍
  9. Streety2025
    New and unused Ebony C extension unit for a double bass ready to be fitted by a luthier and is ready to be shaped to a bass. Lovely ebony and lovely strong big clips for ease of use. To fit this extension you will need: 1. Atleast 12mm thickness of ebony at the top of the ebony fingerboard on the bassside (where the note F can be found). 2. Thiscannot be fitted if the front of yourscroll sits forward of the neck projection line. 3. Theneck projection line is the line where the maple neck and the ebony fingerboardmeet on the side of the neck. Project this line up over the peg box to thescroll. If your scroll sits forward of this then this extension CANNOT befitted. 4. Themaximum (or standard) scroll height for this extension if the front of yourscroll sits on the neck projection line is 245mm 5. Forevery 5mm that the front of your scroll sits back (minus) from the neckprojection line, the maximum scroll height is increases by 5mm (inversely theminimum height decreases by 5 mm) 6. Youcan increase the maximum scroll height fitment for all scrolls by 10mm byreplacing the 30mm pulley with a 20mm pulley (you will source this yourself) Open to offers. Will ship worldwide.
  10. Lozz196
    Yep, great looking bass
  11. Gank Bass started following Fender Rumble amp
  12. Gank Bass
    Solid choice 👍
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  14. risingson started following Lakland 55-60 / Sadowsky Metro Express.? and NBD: American Vintage II 1966 Jazz
  15. risingson
    Really lovely. The subtle binding and lollipop tuners make it pop in an under the radar kind of way.
  16. risingson
    Like you bubinga5 I’m keen to try out the Metro Express stuff. I’ve played virtually every other type of Sadowsky under the sun but I’m not inclined to spend the money on the big brothers so much anymore. I’d really quite like a M5-24. Lakland Skyline to my mind make some of the best Fender style basses pound for pound at that price point of anyone. The JO5s are tremendous instruments. I would say that they do have a slight feel of being not so special or custom made in build quality, something in the travel of the pots on the ones I’ve owned and played, but tone and playability is right up there which is where it matters for me.
  17. Owen
    Fuzz gone.
  18. tauzero
    I don't bother since Test Match Special ended.
  19. AinsleyWalker
    Bump
  20. fretmeister
    Sandberg’s online shop won’t ship to the UK since the “thing” so if you want a different ‘guard it will have to be a special order via a UK dealer. Or get someone else to make one.
  21. Bilbo
    That's my 300th transcription this year. That was my target.
  22. Bilbo
    I love the SF Jazz Collective version Jobim's 'Chega De Saudade' from their 2018 album of Jobim tunes. The vibes player on this, Warren Wolf, is a new name for me (I had assumed it was Steve Nelson and had not checked until today) and the opening choruses of Wolf and pianist Ed Simon are thrilling. The part is a very challenging read and has that awesome Latin groove that upsets most bass players who aren't familiar with Latin music. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/chega-de-saudade-sf-jazz-collective/
  23. Jean-Luc Pickguard
    I'm so glad that I'm in a band without any of this kind of BS. — Unless they're plotting to oust me behind my back of course.
  24. ezbass
    Now that’s a novel reason for GAS
  25. Jabba_the_gut
    That is a lovely looking bass!
  26. chris_b
    I think most of the DNA on this bass belongs to Fred Thomas, as he played it most and last. Pretty funky player though. When JB fired Bootsy he was escorted from the building. Looks like he left the bass behind and Fred used it from then on.
  27. Beedster
    I suspect there’s a reason they stopped making them 👍
  28. adriansmith247
    Update - they are off. I played in a hot venue and had to tune every song, then I read more about breakages. I have put a set of Evahs on for now until I get the courage to put the Animas back on. Got me thinking I need another bass to try strings..
  29. sambecker1 started following Jad Freer Sisma (MINT-condition, 700W @ 4Ohm / 950w @2Ohm)
  30. Grooverjr
    Given my avatar I will obviously be putting the car and children up for sale immediately so I can buy this and then learn how to extract DNA from skin cells left on the strings and create a serum to inject into myself so I can not only play like Bootsy but also have his voice. The name´s Jacksy baby! 😆 In the real world, I am now off to YouTube to watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sh9cezHNec
  31. Paddy777
    Put this together on a Pedaltrain Nano+ as I wanted something simple that was easy to move about etc, and it’s made me remember how much keeping things simple is also much better! The MXR Synth is on there for now, but I don’t really need it for the gigs I use this board for. I am likely going to buy the Tonex One Bass Edition (I have the big Tonex but it’s size is obviously no good for this) and run it in the FX loop of the stomp & I’m also going to take the Synth out and put a standalone compressor on there (Source Audio Atlas for an all digital board maybe!). I can then also drop the ‘Magnum DI’ and I’ll get an adapter and run the XLR out the Stomp, but this does 90-95% of what I need for almost any gig, and so I’ll be using this most the time. I want to make an all analogue board too next as I quite fancy pointlessly wasting nearly £500 on the B15 Bassrig - I know there’s no need at all, but I’m gonna get one anyway it looks/sounds bloody awesome haha 😁
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