OldGit

Hiyah! Welcome You and your credit card will not want to know about Bass Direct and their bass exotica just there on your doorstep then www.bassdirect.co.uk

I've found a US eBay site that offers S1 knobs and pots for Fender guitars. Worth asking for what you need [url="http://stores.ebay.com/The-STRATosphere_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZQ2d999QQftidZ2QQtZkm"]http://stores.ebay.com/The-STRATosphere_W0...9QQftidZ2QQtZkm[/url] OG

[quote name='Beneath It All' post='102922' date='Dec 11 2007, 09:32 PM']......Something called Quality Control I suspect...Dunno about you,but when I'M doing a show,I like my gear to stay working until the tabs go down.Met very few people who haven't had problems with chinese ashdown stuff......[/quote] That's not a generic Chinese QC thing, it's an Ashdown QC thing. Other people do perfectly well in Chinese production. I am glad to see that offensive post has been removed.

I would suggest reading this thread about what people wished they had done as a beginner [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5663&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5663&st=0[/url] Mostly it's "get the technique right and learn to read and some theory" I'd strongly suggest you find a tutor and plan on having a year's worth of lessons .. at least. Sure you can play in a band in 5 days from gettinga bass - it's wonderful for that - but you really don't want to have the same regrets as those of us who have posted on that thread. Nail the foundations well now and you'll be great in 2 years time and fantastic in 5 years rather than still playing the same old stuff. But alongside that (but not instead of) play with other people. Either a band or an evening class or a jam session or just advertise on Gumteree, the bandfinder websites or local freeads, music shops etc (or wherever your local musicians advertise) for a jamming partner. "Improving bass player [age] seeks others to play with. I'm open minded but interested in [musical genre] or anything else." That way you'll find other beginners to develop with. Having said that, if you can get a gig with an established band you will progress your playing (and all the other stuff that goes with gigging) so much faster Just promise yourself a year's worth of lessons as well though.

[quote name='steve' post='59697' date='Sep 13 2007, 07:54 AM']+1 for me it would be sight-reading, right hand technique, theory (all the stuff i'm trying to do now )[/quote] +2 I'm doing exactly the same and imagining how fabulous a player I could have been for all those years if I'd started down the right path from the beginning ...

[quote name='Beneath It All' post='102879' date='Dec 11 2007, 08:24 PM']Was told by someone at Ashdown that all their heads are now made in China??....Not very reassuring...Personally, I MUCH prefer the old Trace stuff.[/quote] What's the problem with Chinese production? Just about every major coperation and some hifi boutique bass gear companies like PJB have plants there.

[quote name='ARGH' post='102704' date='Dec 11 2007, 02:10 PM']Yeah female barstaff's eyes crossed when I took it wireless and went walkabout.... Got asked if I could do that again when the pub was cleared after closing time.....best place was beside the mixing desk,and stageside bar.[/quote] Blige!! STOP PRESS! HOT NEWS! "BASS PLAYER PULLS WOMAN AT GIG" may be a good selling point ...

[quote name='ARGH' post='102643' date='Dec 11 2007, 12:42 PM']Just dont ask me to play 'Day tripper' at the moment....for a week or two at least Ive never played a stick,But I have an upright,and thats the closest thing Ive got to the stamina needed for this Bass. On the first side of things ,I wish I had gone 5 or 6 string years ago (I should have stuck with it) because low Ds and Cs are total meat and veg now. p.s. Women find it pleasurable when I play low F sharps and Gs,and that sub E saves chat up time....[/quote] G's eh? fnar fnar

[quote name='ARGH' post='102599' date='Dec 11 2007, 11:18 AM']Trust me dude...I was,1st time under lights with it and a roomfull stareing at me....[/quote] Well as long as you can play Mustang Sally and Brown Eyed Girl on it you'll be fine

[quote name='ARGH' post='102499' date='Dec 11 2007, 12:13 AM']Great OG,THANKYOU for asking. Did its first full set with it on Saturday,with numerous mistakes,because its a very very difficult instrument to play compared to the common 4,but when you get the 'feel' right...MAN it pays back a thousandfold. It actually makes me play less onstage (which in most laymans eyes is a good thing) which is VERY counter to the pervading attitudes that seem to run along the lines of "More strings,must mean he plays a million notes all the time"..... Its quite Dichotomizing,all the choice.....the more of it...and Im finding the 'right' notes and texture,with fewer notes and less movement,who said positional playing was the death of fluidity was an buffoon. Im still thinking in vertical terms fretboardwise rather than horizontal,but thats lessening I feel. Its a positive talking point amongst the musicians around here (WOW factor aside). With questions ranging from the obvious 'Why?' to "Well....what cant it do?" to "Who made that?" All this puts Jim Fleeting in a very good light,because of the monumental step in instrument making technology in this country,I guess to paraphrase another poster on another site "He has the edge on the others because he's done it first". Currant party trick is doing Buckingham's guitar part in Fleetwood Macs "Go your own way". Simple 4 chords,but its fun playing another instruments part on another instrument. My next thing is to crack Philip Glass's Metamorphosis Piano pieces,transcribing them onto the 9. Hand strength is a factor though,need to work on that,Its VERY upright in strength terms. And Yes I am Tapping on it every now and then.[/quote] Well after all the hoo-hah that sounds like a very positive experience though you do look a tad confused in the picture

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='101698' date='Dec 9 2007, 01:04 PM']The one thing I thought of yesterday which I've yet to ask Jon about is an onboard tuner.[/quote] Why? Adds weight , complexity, batteries, something hard to fix or replace when it goes wrong ... Nah mate, don't bother.

Hey Ross, How's the 9 going?

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='100992' date='Dec 7 2007, 04:19 PM']that was option number 1, but I could just swap the pots over, although i'd have to try and get an S1 knob from somewhere and fender probably want 3 forms of ID, a copy of my bass and proof that i'm not going to use it play in any musicals.[/quote] and no sea kayakers allowed ....

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='100985' date='Dec 7 2007, 04:11 PM']oh well, sod 'em. I have just realised I have an S1 precision and as we all know, the switch on those is about as much use as a bottom without an orifice. I might pull that pot off, replace it with an ordinary pot and knob and put the S1 on the jazz. dink dank doo.[/quote] or use a pushpull on the jazz.

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='100977' date='Dec 7 2007, 03:58 PM']i just phoned Fender in Reading or wherever it is they're based. The S1 switch is available as a part, however they are only supplied as a warranty part and if your bass is out of warranty, they will sell you a new one [b]but[/b] they want the serial of your bass and they expect you to send the old one back before they will release your shiny new switch. Protective or what?[/quote] Ha ha.. Daft.

Just post his address on the EBMM forum

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='100539' date='Dec 6 2007, 09:57 PM']I tend to poke the small ariel under the G string bridge saddle. Seems to keep to in place.[/quote] Ah right ... Maybe that's it. I wear big pants ...

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='100018' date='Dec 6 2007, 09:55 AM']I used to have a Samson Airline 'bug' type, which was ok, but I think I'd go for a more expensive one if I bought another wireless.[/quote] Me too... Great idea but several problems with them (for me) The worst aspect was the huge "thunk!" I got through my rig and PA when turning off the sender bug bit, say between sets. You could turn your rig off and unplug from the DI first but that doesn't fit how I use my gear.

Welcome to the club! I think I saw your neck in progress a few weeks ago ... Sounds like a nice bass for Easter

[quote name='metaltime' post='99873' date='Dec 5 2007, 09:47 PM']It took me ages to work mine out cause i read the manual wrong it was about to go out the window then i figured it out[/quote] I guess that was almost where I was last week. But with the encouragement of the guys here I went back and read it again, and understood more. Hopefully I've sussed it now. How do Zoom do it for the money?

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='99804' date='Dec 5 2007, 07:35 PM']nope, I did it for real at the time True, and as soon as I have pics of progress they will go up [/quote] Actually Jon has a Cunning Plan to try to take and send more pictures of the builds as they go ahead. All very hush hush at the moment but hopefully lots of yummie pictures will emerge as your bass progresses

[quote name='G-77' post='99352' date='Dec 5 2007, 08:49 AM']+1 for that, but my guitarist has a Gibson LesPaul, and it the most unstable guitar i have ever know, he has to retune between every song.[/quote] See? It's a Gibson Gu1t@r problem That must be awful.. I hope he does it silently