stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1409512093' post='2540385'] Spot-on. I find it easier to get a workable sound with a Precision, whereas a Jazz I find I have to do a lot of eq-ing to get it where I want it. But then, that`s probably because I`m sure I just try to make it sound like a Precision, doh! [/quote] I think this is it,if we try and venture too far from home. I look for mm tones in a jazz, a J guy cant get the mm smooth enough, the p guy misses the growl if he trys a J and the ricky fans miss the neck dive in anything else other than maybe a Gibson

Im sure there are some knowledgeable nonce bassists out there eitherway, lol

When I play a P it always sounds too thin, my favourite sound when everyone else uses them which I know is the reverse of many people with an MM, I like a J but I find them a bit dull sounding really, big smooth bass sound but boring and ive tried all sorts inc Sadawsky and Alleva versions always just a bit meh.

[quote name='eightbitraptor' timestamp='1409480683' post='2540001'] I agree with most of this, I play guitar and bass, and I sing a little, but in my mind what other instruments I play is irrelevant in that situation. If I'm in a band playing bass and they've hired/chosen me to play bass, then I would like to think that they respect my ability as a bassist. And there is definitely a difference between telling someone what to play and giving constructive advice. I'd always absorb advice from other musicians. But dictators just make playing a soulless, unenjoyable experience for me. [/quote] Thats it and I try not to to watch those bands thinking "I wish he was on bass instead of singing", id try and enjoy it for what it is.

That is my main sticking point, I dont need 4 five string basses, my classic is going no where, the black one is my rough gig or jam night bass and is a proper tool it is worth least by far too as its got a fretted neck instead of the fretless it was made with, so that leaves the blue one its worth a bit that would contribute a few quid to the lakland but I like that bass too, I bought it new and it was my first fiver, its been in a video with me, lol

Im not as clear cut as everyone on the idea of being a bassist as such, there are bands I see regularly where the bass player is also a guitarist in an other band, those bassists are often better players than the full time bassists in plenty of other bands. If you are playing bass you are a bassist, when you are playing guitar you are a guitarist, if you play drums you are ....(insert your own joke)..a drummer, the only difference is your own ability on each which has no effect on other peoples ability does it? I can play a little bit of drums and I mean a little bit but there will be a spoilt brat collecting his pearl export from a shop today who has never played a beat, by the rules of basschat he is a drummer and im a bassist on our primary instruments but who is the better drummer at the moment?

The bongo looks epic, I prefer it with a normal neck, if we can call it normal

Good question, I dont know. The skylines are already nice, I nearly had a dj5 but it was back my days of saying "if four strings are good enough for...".

I can understand setups not being to taste but im surprised a bass builder would put them like that, as long as the bass is good though as you say you can put it right.

I really want one you know, might need to sell a stingray first though

Not me although he can and does play better than me, so did the guy in the band before who wrote and played his whole album other than the slap bass I played on it and some violin his dad played. Deck him

Chrome and maple

Always black with CAR.

The lakland 55-94 and now the new 55-14 appeal to me with the mm and J neck pickups but with a pan front the neck and split rear/front/MM selector for the humbucker makes it a proper versatile machine imo.

The 33 is a lot of bass for money....but...personally I'd rather have a better built hybrid for the same price, as a general guide but not always fully carved will sound better on its own but not make much difference in a band setting, carved tend to suffer feedback more than hybrids, hybrids tend to suffer more than ply basses. Ply basses can normally take a bit more abuse and the thing that would concern me on a brand new budget carved bass would be splits and joints opening up within the first few years. Each bass will sound very different due to loads of variables, sound post position, strings, bridge placement, construction etc. It was because of that I wanted a bass with adjustable bridge and ebony board so it can always be set up properly in future. Probably more confused than before now? Lol

Just get one that splits, I see no reason why it wont sound like a regular j pup, that said without the p it wont well, sound like a p.

Ah ok, thats why I ignor the words "professional setup" in for sale threads

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1408661373' post='2532404'] [b]Limelight 1960 Stack-Knob Jazz Bass[/b] Just in case there's still someone who hasn't seen or heard this... [b][url="http://markjaysmith.co.uk/audio/Mercy_FullWV.wav"]This is what it sounds like[/url] [/b]...and, some pics: [/quote] Very tilted?

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1408654681' post='2532338'] Go on then, I'll play :-) my '64 lightly relic'd precision with jazz profile neck. [media]http://youtu.be/_ta-7TIq7e0[/media] [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/63696245@N07/14784181985/"][/url] [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/63696245@N07/14783830512/"][/url] More info here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/241445-nbd-limelight-64-precision-bass/page__hl__limelight%2064"]http://basschat.co.u..._limelight%2064[/url] [/quote] Why are the bridge saddles tilted on most of these? Anyone that says to follow the neck curve needs a slap btw

It arrived yesterday, I taped it to the fingerboard and put some foam behind it to stop it drooping! I really like it I have had a fiddle with the piezo into the aux in and the schaller into the input and blending them and that works well to but last night I just plugged it into a desk channel, adjusted the EQ a bit and away we went. For what I am doing on it it is OK on its own really, it will give me confidence to gig the DB which in turn will give me a better chance of setting the piezo up or maybe a troll mic or something later. I just need to fit it properly and adjust the pole pieces up before putting some thread lock on them, I think I like it enough to drill the little screws into the board as I can always fill them with black saw dust and wood glue if need be later, Hhhm. Here is a pic of it out last night but not me playing it, my mate who lent me the stingray copy took the pics of his bass in action but you can see the pickup, I played loads of DB last night and I could hear myself I am looking at a scribbled chart for Amy winehouse's you know I am no good [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140829_223202_zpsrcfyhgs2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140829_223202_zpsrcfyhgs2.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I cant fault my Gedo nor the service from the company, looking at many of these similar threads it really is a 2 horse race between Gedo and Thomann's various offerings from the entry level up to about the £1500 range, I have no idea where you would start after that!

And from the buyers point of view what are we losing for a grand? a fancy top in a colour I did not want and nothing else, no cheap electronics, not made in another factory, not a cheaper neck? no brainer! Oh dear I can feel an arguement with the wife getting closer

No one who is earning a living, not trying to earn a living, wannabe rock star, is doing pay to play. If you are trying to get an originals band off the ground losing a few quid to get a foot in the door is OK IMO, unless you make it big the cost of gear (not that kind of gear ), travel, practice room, recording, stage clothes etc etc etc etc will never be recovered anyway. If you are a covers band as many of us here are regardless of being a pro or not you should be paid something even if its £50 and a plate of sandwiches. We do a little open jam night about once a month, it is a tiny hotel lounge we do it for £60 between 3 of us but I take very little stuff with me and its [b]fun[/b], all I took last night was DB its stand and a lead, it not far away and is basically a free practice for us, we pick up the odd gig from it and it is where I see many of my friends. Now the LL there is not going to put on JTUKs band for £750+ (they would not fit you all in anyway ;p ), so we are not taking away a potential gig from anyone other than someone prepared to do the same as us, my other function bands I would not gig there with but I know I have come home from this little jam happier than many wedding gigs with a pocket full of dosh. In a way for me the function gigs pay for my gear to be able to play the jam sessions

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