mcnach

Yummy! I have recently acquired a dual-P Thunder II and I am amazed at how good these basses are!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1360584446' post='1972595'] Brilliant! I'm about to do exactly the same myself inspired by Mcnash's (and now your own) excellent results. Trouble is, I can't get away from that Capri orange colour either! Trying to convince myself that I should pick a different shade, but I keep coming back to the orange... [/quote] Yeah, it's like a boomerang... I used to discard the idea of orange, but it always came back Next may be... shell pink. Or surf green...

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1360581448' post='1972531'] Like McNach (in other words blatant copy) I've painted my sunburst Squier body in Capri Orange and this is the result: Basically flat down with some 150, then 400 then 800 (2 pieces of 400 rubbed together ) the about 6 coats of white primer and then a good flat off followed by 1x can of orange. This was painted in a cold garage and as a result there is some orange peel. I have flatted some of it out and it looks good to me.. The paint was £35 from the manchester guitar geezer but car aerosols are the same stuff and much cheaper. Now what can I paint next? [/quote] ooh! very nice!!!! and I had the same feeling afterwards: "what can I paint now???"

[quote name='Lifer' timestamp='1360768511' post='1976157'] I'm want to combine 3 signals; clean, OD1 and OD2 rather than switch between loops... [/quote] With the LS-2 you can combine clean and something else (OD1 or OD2), but not all three separately... so no good in this case. Two LS-2???

I'm weak. Today in my inbox I have an email from amazon showing me a bunch of things I might like based on previous purchases. There it was, a low gain overdrive at the right price and... of the right colour! (orange!)... So I bit. I wonder if it's any good on bass. I have not seen any reviews about that. Anybody? I have a Joyo Ultimate Overdrive that I quite like on both bass and guitar, although I use it for low gain stuff and I'm hoping the Sweet Baby will have a range that will suit be better. It's orange! Did I mention that? If the led were blue, it would be perfect

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1360664706' post='1974083'] I've just been directed to this thread by a certain spanish/scottish friend of ours. Could i suggest that people involved in the relay record themselves with the bass. So that would mean setting up with the bass, a few words about who/what/where/when and then gig footage. I would be happy to edit it all together in a montage sort of thing. [/quote] nice! I'll certainly do that when it gets here!

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1360604225' post='1973197'] Might just be because they're super fresh out of the packet, they might sound more hefty when they lose their initial zing. As mentioned before, I find Status Hotwires have the strongest fundamental, plus a little top end zingyness. And they're cheap too, maybe give them a try next.. [/quote] It is possible that as they get more use they turn more into what I like. Actually, I don't think I really like ANY string fresh from the packet, I need to "grease them up" a bit first. I have to say they feel and sound good, and maybe upping up the gauge on the G may be more to my liking... and that way I'll get away from the Marcus Miller shadow On another slightly related note... the "boring" Ernie Ball strings are a bit of a revelation. I put them on a Jazz, and they are pretty nice too. And it makes me wonder... because they look a LOT like the old strings I had on the SUB. A lot. I said they were not the ones on the SUB... but I don't know what I was looking at, as the string ends are identical and so is the winding wire... There is a difference in the way the E string tapers at the headstock end... but then the old E was a 105 and the one I have here on the Jazz is a 100, so that can account for the difference. I know it's a different bass... but I'm taking this one to rehearsal tonight... let's see. Status Hotwires. I keep hearing about them. I guess I should try them at some point too. This is one thing I miss about guitar... strings were so cheap, and you even get extra strings on some sets! Experimenting on strings for bass it's expensive!

Well, I played the Fat Beams last night. They are good strings... but they did not have that punch the other strings had... They sounded "hefty" in the house, but once in "real life", they were nice, but lacked a bit of body compared to the ones I had on. Hmmmm. So, yeah, pretty nice strings, I have to say I like their tone and I'm quite likely to buy them again at some point. But I don't think they are the same ones I had. Ah well...

Ok ok... so I changed strings at last. The Fat Beams look a bit less shiny than the old ones The windings on the E and A strings look identical, but the wire around the D string looks a bit thinner on the Fat Beams... so unless they have changed, perhaps my strings were not Fat Beams after all. Also, the E string's taper starts a bit later on the Fat Beams than on my old strings... but only by about 8mm or so... As they claim their operation is very "manual" then maybe it's normal to have this string to string variation. Conclusion through visual clues: very close, but I am not certain they are the same strings I had. However... I first just replaced the G string. That's the one that broke in the slapfest that is Blackeyed Blonde, and was replaced onstage by a G string from a D'addario XL170 set, and found to be noticeably wimpier on the lower midrange... So I put the new G string on... and besides extra brightness (it's new!) it sounded very well balanced compared to the EAD from the old set. The string felt a bit stiffer than I remembered... but can't be sure. What I know is that it's not wimpy sounding, I liked what I heard. So I replaced the other three. They feel good. They don't feel much different from my old strings, if at all. The sound is glorious. Very full. They are bright, but not clanky, and the treble control on the SUB takes care of it very nicely. They sound fat, but well defined. Strong midrange, as several people said. If my old strings were not Fat Beams, they were very similar tonally, that's for sure. So, I guess I will use this bass tomorrow (and take the Stingray as backup, with the Ernie Ball Cobalts on, which I'm starting to like after the ultra bright zing started to die off)... That will be the proper test. If it sounds as clear and powerful as I'm used to, using the same rig, at the same place, with the same band... then I won't care whether my old strings were Fat Beams or not, and I'll know that my future strings will be Fat Beams. Thanks to everybody who participated in this (fascinating ) thread and helped me find the Fat Beams. They sound great, at least the the volumes I was allowed at this time at night

Glad I did one thing right today!

Thanks to those who suggested the Ernie Ball strings. No, they are not the strings in my SUB, but I put them in a Jazz and they feel and sound great. I think I like them better than my usual D'Addario ones, as they are not as bright and seem to have stronger low mids... Still haven't tried the Fat Beams... maybe later today!

Well, I just painted a body and I didn't even sand the original poly finish, as it was clean and in nice condition... more info here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179199-refinishing-amateurishly-a-jazz-bass-body-capri-orange/page__hl__refinish%20jazz__st__60"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179199-refinishing-amateurishly-a-jazz-bass-body-capri-orange/page__hl__refinish%20jazz__st__60[/url]

Is this what you asked? I wasn't sure from your description. That's a J-Retro plate I removed as I wanted a black plate instead, and I just drilled the extra holes in the black plate.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1360359015' post='1969473'] [i] Allergic to swede, maybe..?.[/i]..) [/quote] I strongly suspect that the character you allude to did not even originate from Europe, actually...

Scorpions, Judas Priest and Magnum... I know, I know...

[quote name='punkypuncher' timestamp='1360293538' post='1968265'] Just picked up a Mexican version for £150. Used it today in rehearsal,superb loved it,fat STONKING sound,great feel,now part of the family. Happy Chappy :-) [/quote] I hate you a little

[quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1360277268' post='1968137'] About 3 years ago I stripped my blue Stratocaster back to natural finish. I went to See John Diggins from Jaydee custom guitars and he advised me to use Nitromors. It took a few coatings to get through the Fender finish but once it got started it was successful as you can see by the photo's. To begin with it looked like this. [attachment=127003:StratAlembic.jpg] and now looks like this. [attachment=127004:IMG_0066.jpg] Jazzyvee [/quote] That lovely wood was hiding under the paint? What a crime! Nice job!

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1360282254' post='1968198'] Inti \ Antiloco is on a life skills sabbatical and won't be around for a while. [/quote] you are evil

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1360269760' post='1967923'] It's a great sport , very addictive and my 1st love really , but after nearly 30 years (25 as a coach ) I gave it up last year . And if it it comes to handbags with you know who , I know where my money's going ! Superb post by the way . [/quote] handbags are only a last resort and it requires close contact, I think we're ok

Nice, thanks! I will try to find one of those

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1360066587' post='1964191'] I just fitted a set of five D'addario Prosteels to my Squier VM Jazz and recalled reading somewhere on BC about pushing the string down on the playing side of the saddle to make a slight 'break' angle rather than a useless 'arc'. I was a bit concerned that the 'steels weren't ringing as I thought they should and decided to give it a go. OMG, what a difference! They're ringing like a piano on all five especially the B. My only hope is now that this hasn't encouraged string breakage. We'll have to wait and see. Anybody else do this as the norm or am I the last to know??? [/quote] I always do that. It just makes the string take the shape it will eventually take a lot faster. I started doing that when I was playing guitar, and talking about how strings take a while to settle... then Stewart Ward, from Award Session amplification showed us that trick... no more unstable tuning after restringing!

nice idea! make sure you post pictures!

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1360268836' post='1967902'] Mcnach gets my vote cos he's a judo man ! Me too - rei ... ! And soon it could well be - Hajime ! [/quote] I haven't heard those words for a while! a couple of my bandmates are into wrestling and one does jiu jitsu... and I nearly convinced them to try judo, so that I'd have an excuse to go back to it.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1360268092' post='1967889'] Here, here... ..and from one who English isn't their first language.. [/quote] I feel humbled, thank you, I almost pressed delete rather than posting as I thought I had rambled too much for too long. I'm glad it's (so far) being taken well. Here's hoping. About languages... ha! I recently spoke on the phone for the first time with a BC member I had previously exchanged emails with. One of the first things he said was something like "wow! you have a strong Spanish accent, I thought you'd sound more Scottish!" It did make me laugh.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1360267649' post='1967877'] That looked like a great post, but I maintain that MacNacho is not food but mere filler. Sorry for my arrogance - I know I'm not the best cook in the world. best, bert [/quote] That's it, tacos at dawn!!!