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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1418983656' post='2635405'] as several posters have said, IMO, it's todays production values that are the problem, no space around the different instruments, not all old is good, always thought Spectors stuff sounded horrible. On the subject of mp3's I saw a TV show a few years ago where they did a blind listening test in a acoustically designed theatre. top notch HiFi listening to Floyds Other Side of the Moon, on vinyl, CD and mp3 at 320mbps, the mp3 won. [/quote] that's surprising. I'd have thought the CD and mp3 would not be different enough for a clear winner between them to be declared.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1419537714' post='2640772'] Nice bass dude, sorry tho can't agree with the change in logo But glad your happy man [/quote] Yeah, I wouldn't change it because I'd feel like a cheat... but that's just me and only me [1]. If the OP likes it that's all that matters. With the new pickguard it looks a hundred times better too! [1] To clarify: I'd feel a little uncomfortable if someone pointed out to me "that's not a Fender!". I'm a bit of a reverse snob, I enjoy getting good sounds out of "budget" instruments to shut up some snobs (OLP, Westfield, Squier, J&D...). I had a great encounter with one who praised my Stingray tone and went into a spontaneous mini-rant about copies... I enjoyed immensely to point out I was playing an OLP that night (with SD preamp and pickups and set up beautifully, but it was an OLP and said so on the headstock)

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1419527736' post='2640694'] Looks really nice now, well done Painy. When I gig my Sandberg VM4, [b]neither the audience [i]nor the rest of the band[/i] have any idea[/b] whether it is a cheap knockoff Fender copy or a high-quality modern take on a classic design! [/quote] Ha, true! The number of times I've been at rehearsal and one band member says "oh, is that new?". The answer sometimes is "no, I've used it for the past 3-4 rehearsals and gigged with it in this band last year a few times".

A bit more, well... 50% more, but well worth it in my opinion: G-Labs wo-wee wah [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/g_lab_bass_wowee_wah.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/g_lab_bass_wowee_wah.htm[/url]

[quote name='NoLogic69' timestamp='1419446920' post='2640113'] I have just acquired a 2009 USA Jazz and to be honest I'm not overly impressed with the sound. It plays amazing but is just lacking something in the sound department, a bit 2 dimensional and flat. I have another Jazz with Wizard 64's in it which sounds better all together, more depth and 3 dimensional if that make sense. It does have CTS pots, but would that make such a difference? Anyhow I'm gonna swap out the pups in the USA, my dilemma is with what? I have a Guitar with a pair of Bareknuckle p90's in it, and it's the best sounding SG I've ever heard, but I've never heard their Jazz pups. The Wizard 64's in my other Jazz are great but would still like some thing fatter with more tonal depth more 3D. I keep coming back to this 3D thing, I don't know any other way to describe it. If anyone has any idea of what I'm on about and has any pickup suggestions for my flat sounding Jazz, I'm all ears!! Merry Crimbo, Mario. [/quote] DiMarzio Area J Very well balanced and fat, and being humbuckers... they're hum-free too.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419517295' post='2640593'] So do I - that's why I'm on probation - oh the logo, right... [/quote] who needs knickers, then?

awful? It's buuuutiful!

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1419510204' post='2640504'] MIM Classic Series ................................................that's all [/quote] indeed!

[quote name='Christian Houmann' timestamp='1419461573' post='2640314'] Nice! Are these 12's? [/quote] Yes, the 1126 cab (12" + 6"). One with tweeter, one without.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419445309' post='2640093'] Ah, c'mon! Ye'll surely be wearing the kilt for Hogmanay, will ye not? I hear it's an old Spanish tradition... [/quote] You're well informed about knickers, I see!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419429683' post='2639873'] Let's hope you get some knickers among your presents tomorrow... [/quote] I'm still not going to show you

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1419432563' post='2639909'] Build it into a pair of jeans and I think you could be onto a winner Ampeg self flapping flares? (Ashdown have copywrited the amp with a built in flare system though) [/quote]

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1419430959' post='2639891'] Not at all. Logo - Just a bit 80s for my liking. [/quote] oh, I thought you were joking. Fair enough

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1419414493' post='2639639'] I'm not even sure if the cable connecting my extension speaker from the combo is actually a speaker cable or just a short instrument cable. Since neither the cable, combo or extension speaker have had any issues during the last 10-12 years of frequent use it's not something that keeps me awake at night. I might have to change it soon though as one end was accidentally knocked askew when it was being broken down after a gig a few months back, still works though. So maybe I'll get something super-duper then. [/quote] If you're using an instrument cable, I hope you're not pushing it... and I'd change it asap. They're not made to withstand the larger current from amp to speakers. You may be using the right cable or you might have been lucky, either way it's worth checking now to ensure you continue trouble free.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1419416849' post='2639692'] Wow, first BF cab I've seen that doesn't look like it's been knocked up out of parts from Tandys. Classy looks. Now... About that logo. [/quote] I think the logo looks great. I guess there always has to be something, right?

wow, very nice! Love the look of the two cabs combined.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1419416222' post='2639680'] Get a fan! [/quote] lot lighter than an 810! I suppose one could hook up a fan to a spectrum analyzer than blows more or less air according to the output of the amplifier

[quote name='inthedoghouse' timestamp='1419374450' post='2639399'] Utter bollocks! I can't believe anybody would fall for that crap! It's like the article I once read about guitar leads sounding differently if plugged it in the opposite way round! :-/ [/quote] But... the electrons, as the move, they change shape and become streamlined with a narrow nose and a wider tail... then if you plug the cable the other way around, all those electrons have to either reshape or reorientate and the sound is obviously different. The thing is this process only takes a bout 5 minutes for a typical cable, so you would have to unplug-turn around-plug between every song to really benefit from it.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1419372805' post='2639370'] I don't mind paying top dollar for good basic gear and accessories, but $149.00 for a cord, No thanks, it's a cord. I'll stay wireless with my Line 6 Relay. My tone is just fine. I'll buy a new pedal with my $149.00. I think the guy in the vid is full of it. Blue [/quote] It wasn't even an instrument cable, it was a power cord, from mains to amplifier!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419365746' post='2639258'] 'It changes the sound before the sound even happens'! [/quote] THAT is where I groaned and looked for something heavy to throw at my computer, but fortunately I found my senses first. So I posted the OP and went off to buy a pair of knickers to calm down.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419384326' post='2639517'] No - what's that, then? [/quote] they like red cabs...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419368653' post='2639307'] Well I'm going to post a pic to prove YOU'RE wrong! No, wait a minute... [/quote]

But... it is a rare Fender Precession! It would be sweet to have a matching Fender Nutation and a Fender Rotation to go with it. Although, you know what people say about red basses...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1419358541' post='2639138'] I'd say most bands in that situation are using in ears for the full band, nothing but stage dressing, that said so would I [/quote] it doesn't have to be loud... but feeling that air moving behind you is really nice

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1362877306' post='2005834'] Twice now I've thrown my super 15 at people, I mostly play gigs because they are funny, and there isn't much funnier than the look on someone's face when they offer to help you shift your 2x15 bass cab and you go 'Sure, catch.'. It survived fine. [/quote] Once, I played a gig with my Compact as an extension cab for the MarkBass CMD121P 12" combo, sitting on top, and my girlfriend was at the gig. She offered to help me carry things to the car, so I took my bass, pedalboard, and took the combo... "you ok with that?" I asked her. She knew how light it was already, so she said "sure!" and grabbed it. As she turned around this guy from the audience was watching, you could tell he was kind of "should I offer help?"... My girlfriend noticed, and smiling just pulled it up in the air to the amazement of the guy and his friends. She enjoyed looking like she was strong as The Hulk