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[quote name='silddx' post='997420' date='Oct 22 2010, 06:49 PM']What a load of absolute crap. Especially the bit about people with injuries or back strain acquiring some relief.

It's all bullshit and he's waffling, trying desperately to justify his monstrosity. That instrument is the John Merrick of the bass world, but without dear John's personality.

The fact he thinks it's a "cool look but a functional design" demonstrates he shouldn't be allowed even to design his own f***ing breakfast. It's a disgusting piece of "design" and god help his investors, if he has any.

Poor sod.

[i]Edited for needless profanity.[/i][/quote]



But did you like the bass or not???
I'm not quite clear after reading your post.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='997370' date='Oct 22 2010, 06:14 PM']What he said ^ especially the Stingray.[/quote]

yep and YEP!!! Stingrays, yum.

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Indeed!

Part of me feels it's a shame to sell it. It'd be the ideal bass to take back to Madrid with me one day so that I can have something to play with when I go visit. I'm sure my brother wouldn't mind
(he's a pro guitarist, but no basses in his arsenal!)

badabump!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='995689' date='Oct 21 2010, 10:59 AM']Just curious....they seem very rare![/quote]


someone local was selling last year a beautiful natural stingray with piezo for £500.

And I didn't even call him to try it!

(kicking myself...)

All of them will do what you want. They'll just sound different and it's up to you to judge which one you prefer, really.

Personally. I'd leave the Precision out of the list. Any of the other 3 make me happier. And again, personally, I'd choose a Stingray. Single pickup version and probably 2EQ. It just does it all and does it well and feels great... *to me*.

Basically, questions like these are a bit pointless... even 'though we all ask them at some point or another. Because the sound, feel, etc is so personal, that nobody else can really choose for us. And we don't really know the sound you're after. You only said you like to slap... and well, you can slap all four models you mention, they'll just sound different.

They're all good basses... it's time for you to go around teh shops and try several of each of those 4 models so that you can get a good idea about what they do and how they sound and feel... then report back because we're curious like that

I use D'Addario EXL170 (45, 65, 80, 100) in my OLPs and my Stingray. That's light, but sounds great to me.

£900 to buy a bass?

Fantastic situation to be in.

Go try every bass possible to narrow down the models/brands you might want... then check all the second hand stuff until you find one that "talks" to you. You should be able to get a pretty decent bass with that money, especially second hand.

Or... just skip all that and get a Stingray

I try to start with amp controls as neutral as practically possible, and bass controls similarly set.
With almost any amp, it's already very good.
Then I adjust as required.

I often add a bit more bass for some songs, and remove for others.. but this is on the John East preamp, so it may not work the same way in the original 3EQ. I may add a bit of treble too. Mids are variable... soemtimes I don't touch them at all... others I boost a fair bit... it really depends on the room and the rest of the band (3 guitarists!) how much and what freq I need to boost to help me cut through better.

My point is that I find that with the flat preamp (or bypassed entirely) it already sounds great, whilst I had to do more knob twiddling with other basses.

Ha! I know just what you're talking about...

I had a very similar experience when I got my 2EQ Stingray.
Still in the honeymoon... I think I found real love.

Crazy thread... but fun read waiting for the washing machine!

[quote name='Kev' post='986076' date='Oct 12 2010, 07:06 PM']What a pedal

Recently took delivery of one on here and i love it, synth tones are superb and synth modes 5-9 actually track better than anything iv had before, deep impact included. Awesome! Insane that boss have not resused these sounds in other pedals (GT6B synths are truly terrible)

Internal sound source synth modes are, as usual, awful and completely unusable (no idea why Boss persist with these?) I am not finding the t-wah as good as other people seem to, seem a little harsh to me...

Compressor seems pretty good, can be quite noisy but i am sure it wouldn't be a problem in a live band situation.

Can only find one overdrive setting i like, the fuzz and distortion are pretty rubbish tbf. Octaver is perfectly good, like the flanger and chorus, delay is very good imo. Reverb is quite digital but i wont be bothering with that anyway. Looking to buy an expression pedal to complete the package at some point.

However this pedal is all about the synth, really, really good

Anyone got any settings they would particularly like to share?[/quote]


synthy sound clips, please???

[quote name='Delberthot' post='988698' date='Oct 15 2010, 12:39 AM']I'll always argue that if the action can be properly adjusted then any bass can be used to learn and gig with.

I've gigged with one of these £40 basses before, albeit not in pink:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/PINK-Metallic-Electric-BASS-JAZZ-style-gigbag-Strap-NEW-/270646834263?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f03cef457"]http://cgi.ebay.com/PINK-Metallic-Electric...=item3f03cef457[/url]

I've laid the gauntlet down many times but no one has ever tried to call my bluff


23 years playing and I'm using a bass that cost me £95 to gig with every weekend.[/quote]


I love it. But you didn't get the pink one...

I agree with what you say above. It may not be the best bass with the best sound or feel, but a cheap bass can be perfectly adequate. I bought a s/h Westfield B4000 (Jazz bass copy) in some ugly translucent green for £40 on eBay, plus £10 delivery. Just because it was so cheap that I figured it was worth a shot (Westfield does have some pretty decent stuff, in my experience).
It turned out to be a great bass. I had to adjust the action and intonation, and it would benefit from some mild fret levelling which I haven't done yet, but it only affects the very high registers and I rarely venture there. The pickups were surprisingly nice too. I've gigged this bass a couple of times and if it were my only bass I would not feel that that I was at a disadvantage.

I wish my first guitar/bass had been this good. And it mostly came down to my now knowing what to do with an instrument. When I was a newbie I'd try an instrument and find it hard to play and decide that model/brand wasn't for me, when it was simply that the particular instrument I had tried was not set up nicely. In most cases.

Having said that... I still prefer my Stingray, of course.

[quote name='Stacker' post='991408' date='Oct 17 2010, 06:28 PM']I remember seeing this bass player a band in Edinburgh when I was a teenager who had an old Rick 4001 and he'd put a Strat pup in where the foam mute used to be. He said, as I recall, that it "brought out the highs"! What utter bullshit! I think he just had it in there as a conversation piece!![/quote]


sometimes you just have to nod politely and let them be...

one man's beauty is another man's horror.

It's horrible!

the neck at the nut looks pretty narrow, more Jazz than Precision...

I'd recommend you go second hand.

You get access to better basses, and as a beginner you probably don't have a clear idea what type of bass is *your* bass, so buying used allows you to change basses quite painlessly (from a monetary point of view) if/when you find your current bass is not IT.

You mentioned the SR300. I bought an SR400 a couple of years ago used, with a hard case, for £140...

Have a look at the Warwick Rockbass series too, they're pretty good basses. An active Corvette will be quite versatile.

by the way, what happened with the gig?

[quote name='daz' post='973448' date='Oct 1 2010, 02:04 AM']your band dont sound like 'mates' to me. Maybe they think the bass dont matter? Seem like a bunch of selfish c**ts to me. f*** em.[/quote]


My feelings exactly.

I don't know the whole situation, so it's hard to say without knowing the whole atmosphere etc... but I'd normally take this as my cue to grab my bass and say "so long, folks".

Hell, I've walked for less than that!

I need to deal with adults, people who are reliable (to a reasonable extent, we're talking humans, and furthermore... musicians ) and who respect me as much as I respect them.

[quote name='mep' post='985005' date='Oct 11 2010, 10:54 PM']Musicman Stingray, job done.[/quote]


My Stingray would be the one too. It does everything and it does it well. Plus it looks so good, that I think if I ended up stranded on a desert island with it, I could survive just by licking it

[quote name='KiOgon' post='985695' date='Oct 12 2010, 01:35 PM']Ok I'm a fussy old bastard but why shouldn't I be? This cost a lot of beer tickets & I've got a few niggles, what to do?

Pickguard, doesn't sit flush on the body around the pots - I think there might be a wire trapped under but don't want to take it off yet to see. The knobs were fitted oddly, one high one low almost scratching the surface, not quite, so I've raised/lowered those OK.

Neck pocket fit - not perfect but I can live with that, (I think).

Fender decal - I can see & feel that it's 'stuck on top of the laquer', I don't know if that's how they do it on Nitro finishes?

Truss rod hole/infill at top of neck - Is not in the middle, I didn't notice it at first but it's one of those things that once you notice it's there in your face every time you pick it up!

Apart from above - it's beautiful & plays very very nicely

Photo's not brilliant I know but I tried to show what I mean. Your opinions please?

Cheerz, John[/quote]


personally, the pickguard I'd look at myself... it could be a very minor thing easily corrected.

but the neck pocket fit would be clearly the most important. If it's not right (and there are no pictures here to see), I'd send it for a replacement. Not a cheap bass! Some things I can live with, cosmetics, but a neck/body fit is an essential part of the instrument.

edit: ah, just saw the neck thing... not as bad as I had imagined... in fact, and this is the sad part... it's not terribly unusual to have those gaps on Fenders... no guarantee next one would be better

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='983854' date='Oct 10 2010, 10:10 PM']I was in the local Crack Converters the other week and they had a Westone Thunder 1 for £50!! It was a bit tatty cosmetically, the body and headstock was well chipped but was informed that it played ok. It was very mucky with some tarnishing on the brass bridge.

I walked away and after being out the shop for 10 mins, went back and got it. Gave it a good clean, new jack socket and strings, a bit of a set up and it plays really well! The neck is in very good nick. It has a very high output for a passive bass. It`s pretty ugly but it`s got a certain charm about it. Bloody heavy though and as far as I can tell all original (apart from the control knobs which I put on) from 83.

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Jez[/quote]

Hmmm, put a MM pickup instead of the P, and it could be really tasty!

I have one of those, love it!

bummmp

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