Lozz196

There’s not much there that I really like - a couple of Oasis & Cher albums aside - but many people really do, those artists have brought a lot of happiness to a great many people. Just not me and many on here it seems. 

I did similar but with two white/maple Precisions. One had some wear to the body but a pristine neck, the other was the opposite with wear to the neck and pristine body so I swapped necks to have one bass with wear on body & neck, the other to be in pristine condition all over.

2 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I have two awsome blue JMJ mustangs that are mostly neglected as I usually tend to play my otherwide identical and equally awesome black JMJ.

I have three JMJs - all black ones. To make sure I use them all I have one for home use, one for rehearsal and one for gigs. The gigger gets the least use.

On 26/02/2024 at 22:25, AndyTravis said:

24 years ago…

 

I saw this bass in a video - blew my head off as an emerging manc bass player.

 

”NOEL’S PLAYING A RICKY BASS! WTF is it?!”

 

Always thought it was a bit of a dig that the first post-Guigsy oasis tune had a really prominent bass part.

 

 

Agree, bass far more prominent in the mix and doing a lot more as well. Def a case of band leader guitarist on bass methinks.

Since I’ve gone short scale I’ve neglected my fave US Fender Precision. I’m on leave this week and have picked it up a few times, reminding myself of why it’s my fave bass so have made a pledge to myself that I shall play it every Sunday morning at least. 

I dare say there may be musicians out there that have bought instruments because they were within their budgets but have come to the realisation that they just don’t like them but due to funds are stuck with them.

I think it is all dependent on the drummer. In one of my bands a BF210 would be fine, with more to go. In the other I’m pushing whatever 600w amp is there into an Ampeg 810 and just about get there.

Looks great Dave, if only regular scale basses were an option…

I used one of these amps last week, was very easy to get a very good sound from it, GLWTS.

Warwick Red Label steel rounds are quite high tension. I switched to them from Rotosound and instead of getting 4 weeks out of a set of Rotos got 8 - 10 weeks from a set of Warwick’s. Cheap too, currently £12 for 45-105 at G4M.

58 minutes ago, danbanbass said:

 Thanks Lozz, I can’t wait until the thin nitro starts to chip and wear 😄

There’s a certain irony there isn’t there, and I suspect many players with nitro instruments feel the same, get some wear on this thing, makes it unique to the owner.

He should turn up at the game today with his kit & ready to play, after all not like they told him he wasn’t successful.

That’s a beauty

On 09/08/2023 at 13:56, chris_b said:

I only know 2 guitarists using Gibson guitars, and they finally swapped them out for the Burney and Orville versions.

I know a fair few who’ve done similar with swapping their Les Paul Customs for Tokai Love Rocks.

3 hours ago, toneknob said:

I was once in a four-piece band where at no point were the four band members ever in the same room at the same time. That was around 1996.

 

As far as I know we're still together.

 

You can break up if you ever manage to all get together……

That’s what I always tried to do.

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Yup, for pickups Tonerider. I’d also consider changing the electrics at the same time to a KiOgon (Basschat member) loom with Fender US specs. For one it makes the install of new pickups easier and secondly in many cases the reason Squiers sound twangier than Fenders is the pots, often 500s as oppose to the 250s that Fender use.

2 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I wouldn't even be able to think about buying one as they don't seem to offer any mustangs in the CS range. If they did it would be interesting to see how they could possibly be an improvement over the JMJ.

Very good point, I love my JMJs, they’re amazingly good instruments.

1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

The real mind-boggler is what do you get that is so much better with a Fender Master Built bass over a ‘standard’ Custom Shop.

Given their price point is several thousand pounds above a ‘standard’, I don’t see where that extra value is.

A few years back I played a Master Built Strat, it was hands down the best guitar I`ve ever played. I`d gone to buy an SG from a private sale and although it was a good guitar I left with it feeling decidedly disappointed after playing said Strat. 

50 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Maybe the CNC machines to make them are gold plated.

They`re the ones that make the new Fender Blingycaster

I’ve only played one Custom Shop instrument, a Pino Palladino Precision. It was awesome. Not sure I’d pay £5k for one (not that I could anyway) but it really was a superb instrument.

C - accept that these things happen. If it could be specifically determined who damaged it then take it up with them but if not then keep schtum.

I think @Baloney Balderdash has got it right, position C to approximate where a J pickup would most likely be situated. 

Yep, 125 watts (assuming it’s exactly half power of the 250) into a 112 is a big ask in a band scenario. That amp might be ok with two of those 112s as a temporary measure but I’d be wanting a bit more I think.