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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1390056782' post='2340983'] wow, where did you get the J&D from? surf green and maple fingerboard? I do not need another Jazz but that combination is HOT!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] nevermind... dv247... I just went and ordered one! I have no cure!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1390052598' post='2340905'] Cant go wrong with a vmj.....lovely thin necks too with narrow rear to back dimension as well..i prefer my vmj to my cmj. as an aside ive just bought a surf green j&d 1975 vintage jazz new for £119 delivered....very impressed thus far....nice build with very hot pups indeed. [/quote] wow, where did you get the J&D from? surf green and maple fingerboard? I do not need another Jazz but that combination is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw a link to a beautiful surf green Jazz with maple fingerboard and blocks for £119... that I don't really need but that's a combination that sends tingles down my spine and I... cannot... resist... However, searching for those, I came across another J&D bass that looks pretty cool and is designed for a Stingray vibe, soundwise... I thought some of you might enjoy looking at this too: [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-yc-200-4-string-bass-guitar-black--200785"]http://www.dv247.com...r-black--200785[/url] very pleased the don't do this with maple fingerboard are these J&D any good? How do they compare, say, against a Squier VM Jazz?

[quote name='Absolute Beginner' timestamp='1390028950' post='2340619'] Hi all. Your thoughts on the above as a bass for a relative novice.....? I've seen one at my local music store recently and fallen in love with it. I really look the like of the Natural finish in particular (The store didn't have this finish available though). It seems very reasonably priced at £250. Have any of you got one and can recommend it....? Thanks very much. [/quote] It's a pretty good bass. I had one for a while that I simply let go because I had three other Jazz basses: a Fender 75RI that was very very sweet and a bass I was after for a while, a Squier that was red and therefore had to stay , and a black one by Vintage that was my first real bass and I already sold only to buy a couple of years later due to sentimental value to me... A drummer friend of mine wanted to get into bass asd asked me whether I'd sell one of mine, and the VM Jazz seemed idea. She loved it at first sight, and it sounds great. I still play it from time to time when I go to see her and we end up jamming (she has an electronic kit in the house, so it's easy), and I just love the bass. Mine was one of the first ones with "Duncan Designed" pickups. I hear they have changed but I have no idea whether the new ones are better, worse or the same. I'd probably go for a used one, partly because you save money and if you later found that you prefer something else (when I started I went through many basses until I figured out what I really liked) you can sell it without loss... and partly to be able to buy one of the ones I owned, as I knew those were pretty good. Having said that, it's probably just me being a bit paranoid, I bet the newer ones are still great, or better. Great basses.

I can't find a supplier... is it really not available here?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1389983777' post='2340309'] Here? [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Vanderkley_Amplification.html"]http://www.bassdirec...lification.html[/url] I'm running a Genz Benz 3.0 through the GB10 with a Vanderkley 12 - lovely warm full sound - no complaints here. [/quote] No, I meant the Schroeder 1210L, the Bass Direct page for Vanderkley cabs is already bookmarked

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1389959271' post='2339931'] I wouldn't write off Schroeder cabs mate (Yeah I'm biased, I know ). 1210L or 1212L. Light, compact, loud, full range and low-mid rich cabs. Fat. Never tried the Vanderkleys tho. [/quote] When a guy with a lovely SR5 tone like yours speaks, I have to listen Hmmm, the 1210L looks like a pretty interesting option (not as pretty, but I can live with that since neither am I )... the reviews make it look like the kind of thing I'm after indeed... but where in the UK can one buy these cabs? I can't find a store that stocks them

[quote name='paulie' timestamp='1389903350' post='2339449'] I used to own the 112 MNT and it was the best 12 Ive ever heard. Really smooth sound, really well made and light Ive heard the 210 version is also amazing Id go for it [/quote] Thanks... you haven't disuaded me Anyone else?

it was a pleasure to meet bassist_lewis last night He now has the Baton and will use it on Saturday... I'll post a picture later of the handover...

Yes, a case, and it comes with... a whole bunch of things, I'll show you later... now I must run or I'll be late!

I'm looking around for a cab to complement my rig, and this one has caught my attention. Does anyone have experience with it? I am one of those "I like light and portable" guys, unless you want to be my roadie and be paid in crisps (as many as you can eat), so I understand that there are compromises to be made... but so far I'm happy with those. I generally use a Markbass CMD121P combo, featuring a single 12". It's pretty loud for its size, and although it does not have earth-shattering lows, it sounds pretty good, it's compact, and it's a great stage monitor, which is what I need in 80% of the gigs I play. When I want more, I stack the combo on top of a Barefaced Compact, which provides oomph and that small rig sounds reasonable and loud enough for most situations where I play without PA support. I'm selling some gear, and the incoming cash is making me think I could reshuffle my rig. I'm probably going to end up with a Markbass LMIII (same head as in my combo), because I prefer the head+cab configuration afterall, and I'm thinking about a cab to use together with the BF Compact. I want something that is not mids-shy, but as "full" as possible. As the BF is not very rich in highs, a "full range" cab would be nice, although not absolutely necessary, as I don't use a very bright tone anyway. I want it to stack nicely on the BF, and be light, and sound good. And 8ohm. Because of that, I came across the Vanderkley 210MNT. It measures 50x50x41cm, so it would stack nicely over the BF, and is a little deeper. It weighs only 17Kg. It also looks pretty The problem is that they're rare, and I would probably have to buy untested. It's not a small amount of money, so I'd like to research a bit before I pull the trigger... I'm too far from Bass Direct to go down and check them out. So, has anybody used one of these things?

[quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1389861954' post='2338679'] Ok, so I'm a relative newcomer to the world of bass as a long time guitarist and am no fan-boy of either model, but I struggle with this whole "P bass is better" argument. Just how can a single p/u bass with a basic tone/volume circuit be more versatile than a splitable p/u with a 3 band active EQ...and that's without including the HH/HS options? If I was to make a guitar-based comparison, it's akin to someone swearing their single P90 shod Gibson Les Paul Jnr is more versatile than a PRS Custom 24 with multiple coil taped p/us. Whilst I agree that a lot of great P players have produced a wide range of sounds, and the same be said for my guitar-based comparison, just how much of that variation comes from technique and amplification rather than the instrument itself? Preference is one thing i.e. you may prefer one over another, but does that make it more versatile? Just my thoughts on the argument. [/quote] The versatility idea is often misguided, I feel. I went through a phase, using a stratocaster, of "let's get all possible sounds out of this guitar" with complex wiring and switches. IN the end I got a guitar that had a miriad tones, most quite similar to others, and where the nuances would get lost the minute you're not playing the guitar by itself in a quiet environment... which ended up with my admitting that -in my opinion- it was a futile quest, having found only one extra interesting tone (neck and bridge pickups together in parallel). Let's move to bass now. Splittable humbucker? Cool, and yes there is a difference. But it's hardly day and night and whilst I have a preference, it tends to be that I prefer one of the sound possibilities and stick with it, getting whatever tonal variations I need from amp or preamp controls. The Stingray is more versatile to me, because of the preamp. No doubt. But I normally don't change tones too much... I may go "deeper" or "crispier", but that's about it, and a lot of people manage that with a Precision just fine. Ultimately, I prefer the sound of the Stingray, as it sits right in the mix (the way I want it) easily and it sounds mighty. So I use a Stingray live nearly always. Others get the same feeling I do, but using a Precision. I don't think it's about the range of tones so much as about getting a sound that works well and is easy to achieve. I think that's what P-bass fans talk about when they say that a P bass works with everything.

Big THANK YOU to those who mentioned the G-Labs Wowee Wah The AMT is nice, but ultimately, I was not entirely happy. It has a different sweep from the Dunlop 105Q and whilst it sounds good, in certain songs I was not getting the sound I was used to... Probably not the fault of the AMT, but my expectation... and I found myself drifting towards the 105Q again, which I kept too. Eventually, I restructured my pedalboard and decided small size was not so important... I started thinking about the G-Labs True Bypass Pad, for my 105Q, and I ended up ordering a WoWee Wah, as on paper it looked perfect (plus the youtube demos were not bad). The Wowee wah is awesome, in name and action True Bypass, it switches on when I put my foot on it, and sounds awesome. The AMT and 105Q will now be let go for sure.

[quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1389379596' post='2333690'] Cool, I'll drop in! [/quote] Sounds good. I'll make sure I bring the bass then. Here's something for you to read a little on, if you haven't already [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/196941-the-bass-relay-thread/page__st__990"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/196941-the-bass-relay-thread/page__st__990[/url]

[quote name='I am not excane' timestamp='1389544753' post='2335304'] The only thing you modified was the volume pot for active/passive? Is it a push/pull? I'm really interested in doing this. I don't want to replace anything except install an option for active/passive. I've built musicman style frankenbasses before all wired for passive, but I want to take my actual MM and keep everything stock except what's necessary for active/passive operation. Any wiring diagrams or info you could help me out with? [/quote] I can't help you out with the details I'm afraid, as I had John East do it for me I was buying one of his 3-band MMSR preamps and I asked him about the possibility of having a bypass switch. All he did was use a different volume pot, as far as I know, not sure what value.

[quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1389495058' post='2334861'] The "Electric Lady", my Precision ran through the RH450. It played just as well as "Windy", the fretless Jazz did. The settings sound fine to leave them as is, for when I set it up for the Jazz. The 450 watts from the RH450, had no appreciable difference from the 500 watts from the LM lll head, for either P, or J bass. I thought this particular RH450 covered the ranges, when set that way. No drop offs of any ranges. [/quote] It's remarkably loud, isn't it? Even more so when you find out it's not 450W, but 236W or something like that. (there was a bit of an issue about that, when it was disclosed by TCE... but regardless of how they achieve the loudness, it is loud. If you like the sound that's great. Some claim it's too compressed... and it clearly is... but it sounds good to me too).

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1389524801' post='2334978'] I'd also like to know from the bands who "judge" the room and alter the set list accordingly, what would have happened if you'd stuck to the set list? So how good was your set list in the first place and why would you be playing numbers that wouldn't work in the first place? [/quote] It's not whether a song works or not, it's about when you think it's the right moment for it. We try to arrange songs in a way that is like a trip. We start generally with something up-tempo, to get people's attention (in a different gig maybe we start quietly and build up progressively, it depends), and try to set the pace with some slower ones at what we think are the right times etc. However, if you have in front of you a crowd that are going crazy dancing and you see they want more of that... then you give them more of that, you don't kill the vibe by slowing the pace or inserting a song that yo know people like but is not so danceable just because it's "on the set list".