SignsOfDelirium_bassist

I can't stand the recent club necks...The newest style of neck is far nicer to play on in my opinion! Wish I'd known a few years back that old warwicks had different profiles, I'd have gotten one of them instead of my LTD If you want to play fretless then you really can't go wrong with a thumb...They are the ultimate fretless in my opinion, not just the ultimate warwick fretless! They aren't kidding when they say "The sound of wood" haha.

well personally I wouldn't get a thumb unless it was a fretless...Makes the most amasing fretless sound in my opinion, but fretted, I dunno, not my sorta thing I guess. My initial thoughts though considering what sorta music you'll be playing would be a streamer, if I'm correct in thinking that they have slightly wider string spacing, better for any slap you'll be doing. I could be wrong though :S Also streamers are the best balanced of the 3, although of course you can always move the strap pin to sort that out.

Hopefully if the jag is popular enough warmoth will start doing jag bodies...If I can sell my 5 string then I may have to get one of these jags, but I might just get a status neck for my jazz an pocket the rest of the money...

Almost tempts me to go and start sh*t just for the fun of it, it really does...Start threads like "Who here's got a status neck for their MM?" just to see the reactions...

yea, it could weigh as much as a feather and make me sound like lemmy for all I care, I still wouldn't play it...Is it just me or is the cut away on the lower horn actually deeper than the neck? The neck seems to hand into the cut away >.> Also, loving the simply brilliant MS Paint job on that website In all seriousness, sounds like it would sound quite nice, every korina bodied instrument I've played has sounded at least good, if not great...And for a lot of people light weight is a must. Plus seymour duncan do make some pretty damn fine pickups, so it probably does sound good! I'd actually quite like to try one, just too see if the sound makes up for the looks

Gah, I'm such a moron! The thought of an EQ pedal never even crossed my mind! >.< That'd cover all my needs, and it's easier to stomp on a box than quickly flick a switch! Also there's no worries of it effecting my bass' tone while it's off...provided I get a true bypass one that is, but I always aim for them anyway... Just out of curiosity...Are there any difference in passive circuits? do the high range fenders have better passive circuits than the squiers? I know bugger all about passive stuff, so forgive me my ignorance of such matters I need to get the traditional J bass knobs anyway, I don't like the chrome ones, they make getting back to that precise setting harder than it should be...

[quote name='Muzz' post='921846' date='Aug 11 2010, 06:09 PM']Oh, and on the looks front - a mate of mine (non-musician) ruined the Corvette (and a few others) for me by pointing at the top horn the first time he saw it and saying (in front of a crowd): "That looks too much like a nob for me..." [/quote] Heh, yea they do look a tad phallic...I used to know someone who put a condom over the top horn before going on stage with it still on there >.> He thought it was hilarious, rest of us thought that between that and his rediculous attempts at soloing, it just kinda made him look like a berk...Although all credit to him, most of the girls in the crowds seemed to find it hilarious too, so I can't exactly blame him for carrying on! haha. I've wanted a warwick for ages...once I start actually gigging an making a bit of money out of it, I'm definitely saving up for one! Not sure which model I'd want though...I'd love to have a stryker or a buzzard, or an infinity! I've been drooling over those for the past 4 years! Love the sound of them too!

I finally took some pics of my bass...So for those that were in any way curious, here ya go! It's a shame the grain in the wood didn't come out quite as dark as it is in the flesh I almost forgot to flip the hipshot detuner thing up, would've looked like my bass had a wonky peg I would quite like to get rid of the squier logo...Not so I can pretend it's a fender though, kinda irritates me when people do that...I was thinknig of putting a custom decal there or something. Anyone know how to remove them? I thought nail polish remover or something like that would work best?

Hmmm, it all seems like way too much hassle to me...I might just get a black control plate an slap that on instead...I need to get the control cavity properly shielded anyway, may as well do it all at once Thanks for all the thoughts an such Most helpful! I'm not going to bother with the john east...Sounds like it'll be too much money for not enough gain to me. I'm rather happy with the passive tone of the bass, I think it's a major reason why it's got a better sound than my other 2, active, basses Hmm, actualy, maybe I should just get a sharpie an colour in the control plate black?

Mhm, I guess it's worth a shot eh? no harm in asking after all...I'd have to have a mid with a variable sweep on it though, I love spending hours on end slightly adjusting my amp an basses to get the right sound! Anyone else you cna think of who does custom pres? I can always buy an aftermarket miller plate to attach it too...Hell, I'm pretty sure I could manage to make one myself!

I've played a couple of marcus millers, much prefer my bass atm. Don't know what it was, the preamp wasn't flexable enough, and I didn't like the look of the neck, the pale inlays on maple look silly to me, but oh well If I was gonig to get one I'd save up for a 5 string, cos the 5string Miller I played was pretty damn nice, but it cost way too much for me to afford at the moment! Plus I've already spent the money on the VMJ, don't wanna have to sell it on already ya know...It's my first bass that I've upgraded (Well, I say 'I'...I got Martin at the gallery to do it for me ) I'm mainly set on the look on the miller plate, I love the way it looks! It doesn't have to be the M-Retro in particular, but I want that style of plate on my bass...I might just buy/make a miller plate an fix the electronics to it, save me having to do any serious modifications to my bass! If anyone can point me in the direction of an alternative that perhaps isn't quite so expensive, I'd be most appreciative! I don't think there is space in the cavity for a battery, plus when you look at the M-Retro and at the Miller basses, you can see where there's a little square bit just under the bridge where the battery goes. It certainly does seem like a lot of money for just a preamp, no matter how amasing it is! I just can't imagine it'd make that much difference...But maybe that's because I've never really played anything with that expensive a preamp in it?

Hullo! I recently got a VMJ, lovely bass, done all the upgrades that I was originally intending to do: Wizard 64's, Hipshot ultralites, Badass 3, black pickup cover over the neck pup...Sounds as awesome as it looks! Especially with the DR Black Beauty strings...Never fear, I'll upload some pics later today so you lot can drool over it...it's seriously a sexy bass, haha...Suppose I should get a black string tree/retainer from hipshot to complete the look...Should I get a 3 or a 2-string one? would it make any difference? Anyway, on with the show...There's only one last upgrade left! I always intended on adding a marcus miller style control plate, but with the standard controls, simply because I think it looks the muts nuts...But it got me thinking, I'm quite interested in doing bass solos an such when I feel the time has come (In other words...once I'm confident enough in my ability to do so), and being able to tweak your sound on-stage mid-song is useful...so I think having an active/passive preamp on board would be a good idea, so I can just flick a switch to get a good lead tone/extra volume. I've been looking at the John East M-Retro, looks like it's exactly what I want! Only problem is I'm not sure I can really justify spending that much money on one, it's about £220 I think...Basically, what're your experiances with John East pre's in general? I don't want an actual fender Miller pre, doesn't have a mid control if memory serves...Dunno if I'd be able to get one even if I did want one come to think of it Oh, couple of things...If I do get (an it's about an 80% chance I will, haha) the M-Retro, what would I do about the battery cover? I assume that's what the little square bit that's missing from the M-Retro is for...I'll be giving the bass to the Gallery to sort it all out for me, reckon martin would just make one for me? Of course I'm going to phone them at some point an ask anyway, jsut figured I may as well ask seeing as I'm here an all. Also (last question, I promise, haha) would you recommend wiring the battery as 18v or 9v? Thanks in advance for any/all advice Jack.

They look like the type of knob you find on hi-fis...maybe just pop into richer sounds or something, they're bound to have something like that...

well as far as I know only finland have entered a metal band into the eurovision....so yea, I'd say they do, haha. Excellent findings there bassassin! That company have some crazy guitars though...30 fret 8 strings? seriously...I'm all for extreme noodling, but that's just silly