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[quote name='largo' timestamp='1472111580' post='3118514'] Sorry, Sorry, no, but I have gone and got myself a pair of One10's [/quote] Oh! edit: and by that I mean... when are we doing this?

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1472073195' post='3118341'] Ooh, I can feel another get together coming on.... [/quote] are you getting some Two10s?

Consider Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats. They are flats, but they sound just like rounds that had been on the bass for a while.

The MAG will work. I'm not sure about the other one.

[quote name='samthebassman' timestamp='1472047357' post='3117991'] I'm looking to buy a p-bass, but a cheap one (i.e. sub £200) as my first adventure into p-bass world (historically I've always gone for basses with as many knobs and switches as I can get for my money!). It needs to look approximately like a fender p, but headstock shape etc, isn't overly important. The market for this type of bass at this price is huge and I don't know where to start. Obviously nothing in this price range is going to be a Fender or a Lakland, but there must be some that are at least playable with a reasonable sound. I've heard that the Encore Blaster series is passable as are Harley Benton precisions (the tele style on that they do looks great IMO). Any advice on decent cheap precisions? [/quote] Cheap is ok... but don't go too cheap, on Precisions. I'd go for a Squier Classic Vibe series. They are fantastic basses and if you don't like it then you'll know is because you don't like Precisions, not because of the bass. They came in sonic blue and fiesta red. Subsequently they came up with the Matt Freeman and Roger Waters signature basses (maple neck/fingerboard, one cream, one black), and they're every bit as good. It may cost you a bit more than £200 used, but not a whole lot more, and they beat anything else that's cheaper without question. Edit: I forgot the "Vintage Modified" series... they *can* be pretty good, but shop around. Some are pretty unimpressive while others are quite nice. I still feel the CV series above is superior, 'though, and the price difference is well worth it.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1472069019' post='3118260'] Some basses have the neck set deeper into the body than others. [/quote] This. It's not just how long the neck is, but how it's set with regards to the body. Some 34" basses feel perfectly fine while others I find the 1st fret is a little too far away... My Warwicks felt longer than others, for instance. And the 35" Lakland 5502 I used to have didn't really feel longer than my Stingray.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1472046259' post='3117977'] at a local pub venue with in house PA, the sound guy just turns up the guitar in the guitarists monitor when he wants him to turn down, (after he's asked him nicely) says it works everytime [/quote] ha! in one band, after the guitarist kept ignoring my requests to turn down his 4x12 at rehearsals, I said "wait a minute", and turned the 4x12 to face HIM, and not the rest of the room. He strummed a chord and his face melted... he understood and turned down Of course, next rehearsal it was all forgotten. This is one of the bands I quit due to volume.

[quote name='Mattpt85' timestamp='1472042140' post='3117923'] This does sound like the overall volume is way too loud. I play in a noisy punk covers band with two guitarists churning out open/power chords (one on his bloody lead channel, but that's beside the point) and an 'enthusiastic' drummer. Had various amp/cab combinations but never had volume past halfway [/quote] Offtopic: please change your avatar. It makes me want to get a bass just like it.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1472032203' post='3117778'] Just thought I'd seek some feedback and opinions from you lads, before making a definitive decision. I play in a covers band with two guitars and drums. We play small pub gigs. I have a GK MB500 head and GK MB2x12 cab (600 watts/8ohms). The head puts out 350watts @ 8 ohms. I would have thought that this was sufficient for these type of gigs. Invariably I have the volume at almost maximum and it seems to be jus about enough. The other issue (quite apart from the above) is that, even though wearing ear plugs, my ears still feel "a bit tender" the next day. Sometimes the crowd at a venue are loud before we even play a note. The band's volume on top of this, makes for an extra VERY loud gig indeed. I have broached the subject with the lads more than once. They take things on board, but it's soon forgotten about, until I broach it again. They say that we have to play loud to compensate for the loud punters. It seems that I am the only one who is affected in any major way by this extreme (at least it seems that way to me..) volume. The most recent gig, last week, was a "loud punters" one, and I suffered the next day. We have a rehearsal this evening, and I'm going to bring up the subject once again. Then I'll see how it goes. If there are no satisfactory results....then I'm out !! It's the last thing I want to do, but my hearing trumps any band any day. [/quote] I'm surprised that even with earplugs your ears still suffer. Either you're not fitting them all the way in tight, or your band is amazingly loud. Sometimes in small bar gigs you may end up with your head right next to a speaker. If that happens, change it. I had that twice, and no more, years ago. I just refuse completely. There's always another way. Regarding the volume in the bar... it is possible that you're trying to be too loud. I don't think the purpose of amplification is to drown the audience, especially a pub audience. You have to be loud, to create the atmosphere... but it's possible to overdo it. I see it quite regularly. Your amp/cab seems perfectly ok for the gigs you describe. Even if you may not fill some bars with earthquake quality lows, you'll be heard clearly. Is the drum kit amplified? For that type of gigs I'd probably want it unamplified, except maybe the kick. And then the rest of the band turn up to match a drummer who doesn't hit the kit like it ran away with his girlfriend while pretending to be his best friend For me it's very important to enjoy the music, and for that I need to hear what's going on with reasonable clarity. And without hurting my ears. If not, it's not the band for me.

I really like the DiMarzio AreaJ. They're humbucking but sound a lot more 'Jazzy' than other humbuckers I've tried, but punchier.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1472042401' post='3117926'] For those who may be limited on space in the back of the van / car. Looks like a relatively inexpensive backup, small & lightweight too... 2.9Kg [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221904870728?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] [/quote] that's pretty cool! and they come in red too

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1472033144' post='3117796'] I have both [url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BIA-yNXAnuJ/?taken-by=wearethenames"]https://www.instagra...y=wearethenames[/url] [/quote] what are the pickups on the roadworn, any idea? how do they compare to the Flea?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1472030691' post='3117755'] I did not. I returned the One10 to Barefaced before I got the Two10. I couldn't afford to keep both. [/quote] Ah. I'm really curious about the Two10. On paper it seems like it would please me, and a couple of them would be a wonderous thing. So whenever I get a chance to hear/try one I'll take the opportunity. I was intrigued whether there was much difference with a couple of One10s as that increases my chances of finding someone semilocal I can one day meet for noise exchanges. I'm very happy with my current cabs, but they do have some limitations that I suspect the Two10s would not have, for just a little bit bigger size/weight.

Did you get a chance to compare the Two10 with two One10 stacked?

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1472021150' post='3117662'] It would be nice to think that if someone got a good deal on here, then decided they were not going to keep it, that it would be offered up here again for a similar deal, like you would do for your mates. Doesn't always happen. [/quote] There is a 'sense' of community, no doubt. If you look around the various sections in BC you'll see a lot of the same names. Some more prominent in some sections than others, but if you're around a little, yes, you get that sense. However, the marketplace is different. While many of those are 'regulars', there's quite a few users that seem to only contribute in that section. I just don't feel the same degree of 'community' with any of them. In other words... I would do a better deal for a 'mate' as you put it, or someone I have some sense of 'affinity' with... but I'm not that inclined to do a deal with someone whose presence in the world was only known to me from answering to my for-sale ad. Even within the community... it depends on how much you need the cash. If I'm selling because you just don't want an item, I'm more likely to set a good price so that it goes fast, or open to trades where I may not be getting the best deal but I get something else I fancy. After all I've also been on the positive side of trades sometimes too. But if you are selling because you really need some cash injection... why would you not sell for the price something is worth? I think we should see the 'good deals' within BC as something to be happy about, instead we seem to take it for granted so that we feel bad about standard trading practices. That's not quite right. Just like it's not right, in my opinion, to worry so much about what others do with their stuff, like selling, and the prices they ask for. It has a bad whiff of jealousy however I look at it. The sense of community is not damaged if some people buy and sale for profit (and I'd buy from anyone who has what I want at a price I'm prepared to pay, and I don't care how much they paid - or do you just care when they made a profit? How about when they make a loss? Do you offer to pay them extra because hey, we're the BC community? ) - the sense of community is formed outside the trading, mostly, and I don't see that being affected. It is affected, however, if we start to mind too much other people's business. This is an internet forum, open to the public (with everything that this entails, good and bad), not a cult.

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1471980439' post='3117465'] Don't you just hate it when you sell a bass and, only a few days later, notice it for sale somewhere else for £550 more than you sold it for. Very recently sold a bass on here for £1100, and now seeing it for £1650 in Bass Direct ... The bass I just sold, unmistakably ... [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wick_Streamer_1987.html"]http://www.bassdirec...eamer_1987.html[/url] Might not be the case, but if it was ... Would this be common practice around here, to buy bargain basses, and sell them quickly for profit? [/quote] I can understand a bit of a "dang, I should have asked for more" feeling but... if you ask for the price you want, and you get it, then what's to be unhappy about? Once that bass leaves your hands is no longer anything to do with you and if the new owner sells it for a profit, good for him. Imagine somebody buys an amplifier head from you, and a couple of weeks later that amplifier drops in price to the point that you pretty musch sold a used amp for what it almost costs now new. Do you feel remorseful then? I don't see the problem, frankly. It's the seller's business to ask for the price they want, and if I get my price I'm happy. If the new owner ends up selling it on and making money, why should it bother me?

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1471990734' post='3117564'] Only time I tried this was a set of Warwick red labels on my Corvette. Unfortunately the red label strings were completely poo. [/quote] I actually like them! A bit rough but sound great. It's my go-to string for new (to me) basses that I am not sure I'll keep, as they're pretty cheap.

No. I just experiment and over time I find what strings I like, and I use those. It may vary from bass to bass, not so much because another string brand is more suitable for bass X, but because I found a sound/feel I like on a particular bass and I keep it that way. Stingray: I use... Ernie Ball (funny enough) Cobalts on the Stingray, but DR Fat Beams on the EBMM SUB. Fender: DR Fat beams on the Precision, DR Fat Beams on the Jazz Squier: Fender steels on the Mike Dirnt, Ernie Ball nickel on the Jazz, DR Fat Beams on the Matt Freeman Jazz Maruszczyk: DR Fat beams... ... I guess I really like DR Fat Beams!

[quote name='lastanthem88' timestamp='1471878054' post='3116618'] Haha 'Jose the Red'! I knew somewhere there would be 'another one' like me, only opposite... I love a P bass body, and a J neck. That's how this came into being, I simply bought two of them and swapped the necks over. I had a little fun with the Jazz bass first of course, adding the East pre amp, and a stringray style battery compartment routed through the back. Thanks as always to Karl the Equipment Sourcing & Customer Finding guru for his usual help - the guy should be on a commission! I knew Jose was going to go for the trade the moment he had the bass in his hands. His eyes lit up like a child at Christmas... and now I have a Big Baby to roll out at this weekends gigs. One is outdoor... I CAN'T WAIT! [/quote] I really did not want the bass. I really didn't. I don't need it. But... it was beautiful Since Saturday I've been playing a lot at home, making sure I know all the songs of this new band... and the red Jazz is the only bass I've used I hope you're enjoying the BB2 as well!

Andy bought my Future Impact pedal... very easy transaction, very accommodating... a real pleasure. Thank you, Andy!

I just bought it for my Kindle This weekend we'll be travelling away for a few gigs and drummer drives the van, so... plenty of time to remove myself and read.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1471885204' post='3116715'] Sue Ryder basses were the first thing that came to mind. At one point, everyone seemed to either have one or be trying to get their hands on one [/quote] Just because they were very cheap and, for those who like to mess about tinkering, they represented a cheap decent starting point. Nothing else, really. At one point I owned three One I kept stock, with a new pickup. It was quite alright and used it in a few gigs as I get sometimes a kick out of playing a ridiculously cheap bass. It upsets snobs Another I completely took apart, stripped, and I was going to do terrible things to it... but I got bored and sold the whole thing. The last one I turned into fretless and installed a decent pickup on it. I still have and use that one.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1471888259' post='3116746'] If you like the MM sound get one... but get full fat. [/quote] Which one is the full fat?

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1471880137' post='3116649'] Well it's unfortunate you didn't manage to get one as the SR5 is a great bass - I used mine Saturday for the first time in ages and I was reminded how good it is. They did indeed set a months order window limit and required 50 orders - presumably the usual deposit arrangement and 3+ months wait for the instrument - I guess to justify the cost of the tooling - however it was in response to hundreds of posts either clamouring for production of such an instrument or even suggesting the existing instrument shouldn't have the narrower spacing. So unfortunately for those who wanted one it didn't happen. I viewed it as a company testing the market to see if there really was sufficient demand - there was a mass of vitriol flung by certain individuals IIRC but hey ho, it's the Internet. [/quote] The thread may have contained a lot of posts, but I doubt there were hundreds of "individuals" all asking for such bass to be produced. And even if they were, it's not reasonable to expect they'd all have the cash ready for such investment. It was a weird thread... with some loud and/or ugly complaints against EBMM, but also ugly responses from EBMM's head. It was sold as marketing research but it sounded to me as an arrogant way of saying "we're right, and won't change our ways, there's no demand for 19mm spacing Stingrays". I never felt they had to justify anything. It's their business. They can do whatever they choose. But the way that thread originated and how it was conducted... put me right off, to be honest. 19mm spacing 5-string basses sell quite alright (see Lakland, for example, among many others). Many of them use a MM style pickup at the bridge (most of them not quite at the sweetspot of the Stingray, unfortunately). A 19mm Stingray 5 would sell, even if not as much as the standard one. They choose to not produce it, that's fine... it's their business. But to say a company like EBMM is researching the future of such product by placing a very time-limited demand for orders in an internet bass forum... is completely BS. I'm no longer after 5 stringers, I had the Lakland which was fantastic in everything except not sounding like a Stingray (could not find a 55-76 model which would) and sold it because I just prefer 4 string basses I don't seem to have a need for a 5-string. If I did, I'd get in touch with Adrian Maruszczyk who would build a superb bass to the exact specs I indicate, for less than an EBMM SR5. But I'm not after a 5-string, so he only made me two 4-string basses instead