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[quote name='thebeeps' post='99599' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:29 PM']How do I choose ? it's not easy I like them all The Overwaters are stunning and are my main gigging basses they will cut thru any mix.[/quote] That's interesting that you choose those to gig with over the others, I think Chris May would be proud to hear that.

More pics of that would be great, what a stunner! How does it sound with the pickup there?

[quote name='TheBigBeefChief' post='97841' date='Dec 2 2007, 10:46 PM']Not sure. Herne Bay is pretty pikey. Don't know if I fancy it. Jokes aside, the reason I like to avoid buying online is that I like to try before buying. I appreciate that I could try in store and then order online but I'm to impulsive. If I play something and like it, I want it there and then, and to me, waiting a couple of weeks but saving £50/100 just isn't worth it. Crazing I know. Also, I like shops. Wouldn't want less web-savvy retailers to close down![/quote] Good on ya! There are some good music shops around and they need support because otherwise they'll all end up dead within the next 10 years, if things carry on the way they are, - that is unless they open up or already have very cheap online stores.

I've find my metronome to be a handy practice tool from time to time, after all it is [i]just[/i] a practice tool. I like to use mine to work on consistency of technique, not so much learning to play in time. I see no harm in practicing with a metronome, it's just not the be all end all and everyone knows that. The main constraint on a musician not playing something in time is technique, or to be more specific- your brain not being super efficient at getting the right message to your hands at the right time.

[quote name='TheBigBeefChief' post='97257' date='Dec 1 2007, 04:06 PM']Right handed. Shoe size 10.[/quote] no way!? Me too! What shoes do you wear mostly?

Nice relic job. Do they come like that?

We used one in my old band just a for a bit of ambiance and fatness! You've got to be careful not to be overkill with this unit though, else it sounds CHEEEZE! www.myspace.com/highwillhays

How come Eric Clapton with his 'blackie' and jaco with his fretless jazz DIDN'T make it into the top 5? And why Jimmy Page with a double neck SG? Surely people picture Jimmy with a Les Paul? Or is it just me?

Nice! I'll buy a rumour, one day. I met bernie a while back and played one of his rumours that he takes around to shops, I was blown away by it, it practically played itself!!

I find that a lot of guitarists and drummers inspire the way I write music. I'm pretty 50/50 guitar/bass with writing stuff. I'll come up with something on guitar then go to my bass and vice versa because it opens ideas up for me.

I think half the problem with bad FOH sound is a lack of communication between the band and the engineer.

That bridge pickup sounds like the kind of tone I could play on for hours!

[quote name='Dodge' post='95030' date='Nov 27 2007, 12:58 PM']And another one - and being early 90's is a little more desirable: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220175333233&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=012[/url][/quote] Putting a bass next to the radiator is always a good idea. I hope that was only there for the photos :wacko:

I can answer question 2 for you- Yes, they are very loud for what they are.

I'm finding this very hard! I keep switching between the two tracks, I prefer the bass sound on the first track. I think that track is the MIA Jazz into POD because those sound like round-wounds to me. I'm getting lost in how good the drums sound... I hope I'm not wavering towards the dark side :wacko:

[quote name='E_MaN' post='94302' date='Nov 25 2007, 09:34 PM']Troy Sanders - solid bass player, good writer, and an amazing vocalist[/quote] He's awesome! I'm surprised no one's mentioned Les Claypool yet. I find his bass lines incredibly hard to play and sing along with because of the wacky rhythms he uses.

Lots of food for thought here! Thanks Bassbloke, I've been sticking to using nickel plated strings on this bass to tame the zingyness a little, which seems to be working quite well. A new nut is definitely in order for it, I'll give a tusq one a shot i think. Thats interesting about the setup on your jazz, I'll try setting the neck straight as opposed to the very slight relief it has at the moment. Which gauge of EMP's do you use? Beerdragon, I've heard a few people singing the praises of a set of Wizards in a Jazz bass recently. I reckon I'm gonna give these a shot once my bank account has recovered from christmas. :wacko: I've just been reading about them on their website and the 84's sound like they'd do the trick for me.

[quote name='Mikey D' post='93927' date='Nov 24 2007, 08:29 PM']He was double jointed! [/quote] That's actually the shadow puppet hand shape for 2 swans facing away from each other.

Thanks fellas, I've already done the badass manouvre, and that definitely made a difference, cheers David. Peter, those newtone strings sound interesting, I'll give them a go. Setup wise I'm pretty confident with setting up basses and I can usually get a bass just how I like it, however I think the bass could actually do with a fretdress as it seems it's got a couple of high frets around the 4th/5th fret area. I'll call upon my luthier friend to have a look!

I guess the title says it all! I'm after some advice from people that have MIM jazz basses or know anything about making them better. I inherited a MIM Jazz bass a couple of years ago and it's never sounded very good or played that well either. I'm never going to sell the bass because of the sentiment attached to it, but I want to make the most of it as I could make good use out of a semi-nice jazz bass. I'm willing to gut the electronics and maybe stick in some Nordstrands, but would those be wasted on this bass? I'd like to keep it passive. Anyone got any suggestions on the pickup/electronics side of thing? The second and slightly trickier issue to tackle is the playability of this bass. I want to keep it in standard tuning and use it mainly for funk and jazz. Anyone got any suggestions for string gauge, brands of strings or tips on setup of a MIM jazz? I've tried different gauges of d'addarios on this bass and had some EMG J's in it for a while, but the EMG's sounded pretty dull. Any suggestions would be helpful because I'd like to make the most of this bass. Cheers Ed

These pics make me want a G&L!

£2000!!? You could get 2 new ones for that. that aside... i like it a lot and I'd be interested to see it with a clear scratch plate.

Is the bass whammy really that sought after? Anyone on here got one?

Bump!