Dad3353

Good evening, Saxa , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, IGB10, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

OK, thanks for the update. It's not going to be easy to sort you out by Forum, unless you can record some stuff, and we don't have your location. Ono-on one would be the best way forward, I'd say; any chance of having a bass-playing buddy come by to check it out..? There may be a willing BC member near you. Sterling basses are fine, so it's only a question of confirming that all is OK, or getting the tiny tweaks of a set-up done. A good music shop might be able to help, too, especially if that's where you'll be buying strings and stuff..! Hope this helps. Edit : Ah, I see 'North London'. Open question for the Forum, then... Any BCers from there..? Any recommendations for a decent workshop in that area to sort this out..? Edit 2 : It might not need a recording, if a Skype session could be arranged.

I've just listened to the original, Supremes, recording (again...) on Youtube, and it sounds just fine to me, neither slow, fast, behind nor in front. Just a sound, solid, bass line, nicely tucked in with the drums. The 'feel' is of a real player, rather than a metronome, but there's no fault that I can hear (Disclaimer : I'm a drummer...). I can't hear any problem with it. Just sayin'.

The 'state of mild inebriation at about 2am' explains a lot.

@TJ1 : Can we just make sure that we understand your use of 'upper' and 'lower'. Normally, to bassists (and even musicians...), 'upper' means higher notes, so, with a bass, notes played nearer the bridge. 'Lower' means deeper notes, played nearer the headstock. Is that your interpretation, too..?

The clue is in the title, maybe..? ...

This, to me, smacks of 'Bring back the Morris Minor'. A bass is a bass is a bass, and Fender even more so, I reckon. At the time (back in the '60s...) there was nothing 'iconic' about these instruments, and I don't believe that's changed much over the decades. 'Serious' collectors will want the originals, anyway. A non-starter, for me.

Tell us about it..!

I think I'd suggest asking yourself just what it is that you don't like about your current instrument, then look at any affordable instrument that you do like enough to make the change, if you can find one. That's all.

Drums: Toad (Cream...) or The Black Page N°1 (or N°2...) (Zappa...).

Yes, that's just the 'talking'. The 'singing' is worse; much worse.

Good afternoon, WW, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Pete, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Heavy, man; heavy. It's a question of balance.

Almost any Bob Dylan stuff. Rare exceptions; very rare.

My curiosity got the better of me, so I gave these a listen (or, at least, tried to...). I must stop doing that.

I've just been listening to Weather Report; this follows on nicely. Good Stuff. (well, until the 'singing' started..! )

Does this make the list..?

No, this won't work for what you want to do (if I've understood this...). The stereo jack won't take the signal correctly from your bass jack socket. You'll want the same cable, but with one mono jack split into two mono jacks. It could be done with that cable if you cut off the stereo jack and replace with a mono one, though. Here's the right cable from Amazon... PRO 6.35mm MONO JACK AUDIO SIGNAL Y SPLITTER ... Hope this helps.

Well, I gave it eight minutes, that'll I'll never get back. Not for me, slap or no slap. Definitely not a fan.

Good evening, Roberto, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Col, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.