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Dood plays a bass with low F#. He'll might be able to advise.

Quite a rare beast this one. I would say that the value would be around £800 given it's a graphite through neck model. Wooden neck series ones go for around £400 to £500, and bolt on graphite necks around £600. This is approximate and depends on the condition and market forces... Wil

My first Trace was a 7410 I believe (7 band graphic 4 x 10 combo), rated at 150W. It could cut any gig (used it on a large stage in 12 piece band with brass etc). You should be fine with a 250W head + 4x10 cab.

Check out The Major's Bootcamp lessons on reading in the Theory & Technique section. Simply superb!

I used to have roundwounds on my P and then changed to a James Jamerson set. Immediately the action increased due to the heavier tension and heavier gauge (I decided not to adjust the truss rod). Also, the JJ set couldn't be used strung through the body but had to go through the back of the bridge. Once I lowered the action as much as possible and dug in a bit more than usual, I got a similar volume to the original roundwounds. You'll need to ensure the strings sit properly in the nut as well (depending on the shape/size of the string guides) as you could potentially lose some volume here. I'm now playing TI Jazz flats, which are lower tension and require less 'energy' to play.

I quite fancied the PJB D400 when it was first muted (and demo'd on NAMM I believe). This never made it to the PJB website. This D600 looks tasty (with xlr input!), but will it ever get to production stage??? I ended up getting a 2 channel AI Clarus instead.

Someone who can't play bass makes a bad bass player. Simple!

You'll need [url="http://www.slapit.com/home.html"]http://www.slapit.com/home.html[/url] + loadsa practice... Good luck.

Don't know what you changed to and from and whether or not the action changed. All being equal, there should not be a significant drop in overall volume. What strings did you change from and to?

Nice one... Very funkeh!

Good luck with the gig. Shame I'm too far away. Wil

[quote name='flyfisher' post='967355' date='Sep 25 2010, 09:44 AM']The OP referred to 'innovations in the bass world' - do we take that to mean [u]unique[/u] to the bass world or merely the adoption of things? Electric basses, jack plugs/sockets, class D amps etc are certainly all good innovations, but not unique to bass and not, I believe, even developed specifically [u]for[/u] the bass world before being adopted elsewhere. Is there anything truly unique in the bass world (at least at the time of its innovation) - apart from low notes?[/quote] The thumb rest?

I'm currently playing in a band with a singer / songwriter, who had a set of pre-recorded songs. Although I don't particularly care for the music, I was happy to fit in with what he wanted. It helps my development to play different stuff / styles and I enjoy 'locking' in with the drummer to make those 'predetermined' bass parts groove. Above all, I very much enjoy playing in front of an audience and this allows me to do it. Good luck with finding 'your' band.

I won't be buying his new CD, even though I was impressed with some of his earlier stuff. For me his genre of music (Jazz?) has become inaccessible. I have got to a stage where I prefer something more 'musical' which goes somewhere. I feel he's creating his own genre of Jazz which certainly is beyond mere mortals like me.

You could try and create your own by using: [url="http://www.glowtec.co.uk/paint-usage-Neon.htm"]http://www.glowtec.co.uk/paint-usage-Neon.htm[/url] Maybe try some old strings first!!!

[quote name='mrpink1991' post='960853' date='Sep 19 2010, 12:33 AM']a mad woman's sh*t[/quote] I learned something today (thanks to Urban Dictionary)

Capo on bass... not cool.

I like my Acoustic Image Contra. Works fine for DB (or electric bass).

TRIFURO

Nice! Would love a 66 'P'.

FWIW, just found this article on 't Net. Haven't had time to digest it yet, but looks very comprehensive. [url="http://www.till.com/articles/PickupResponse/index.html"]http://www.till.com/articles/PickupResponse/index.html[/url] Wil

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='963980' date='Sep 21 2010, 11:45 PM']It usually makes more sense to measure from the neck end, since you get variation in bridge types etc and probably precise placement of Fender bridges since they don't have to be as careful if it'll be intonated anyway. A hopefully more useful contribution...I've just taken a ruler to the body of my 70s Classic which is currently dismantled (this bass has 70s bridge pup position). From the end (middle) of the neck pocket it measures 206.5mm to the centre of the bridge pickup route. From the centre of the middle screwhole on the (5 screw) BBOT bridge to the centre of the bridge pickup route it measures 79mm. If that doesn't match up with your bass when you mark it out from each end, then go with the neck measurement as I don't know if the bridge position on these basses is out as the Bass Doc says it 'should' be. I hope that helps! Btw I'm starting to realise how important pickup position is for the tonal characteristics of a particular instrument. I think a chart showing the centre-positions of various pickup positions as measured from the nut of a 34"-scale bass would be dead handy for a lot of reasons. Anyone know of one or fancy putting one together? I've only got jazzes but I'd be very interested to see where a P or a Stingray pickup would sit. Or the various models of Yamaha BB. Or Warwicks.[/quote] Thanks Lawrence, that's very useful. The chart idea sounds good.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='963805' date='Sep 21 2010, 09:12 PM']He must mean bridge.[/quote] Oops... I did mean bridge. Sorry.

Does anyone know the distance between the bridge and the bridge pickup for a vintage Fender Jazz and a 70's Fender Jazz. I did read that in the 70's it was moved 0.25" nearer the bridge, but can't find the actual distance from the bridge. I'm looking to fit a neck pickup to my P. Cheers, Wil

I think your Sei is probably a 35" scale, which is commonly known a 'extra long scale'. The 'standard' scale is 34" and know as 'long scale'. The Trace Elliott strings will probably be for a 34" scale instrument and won't stretch to fit 35" scale. Measure the scale length as suggested previously and then search for the right string length. I think you'll find it very difficult to get a 6 string set. You could give Martin at the Bass Gallery a ring to find out if he can recommend strings to fit. Good luck