KK Jale

So very obviously going to be a scam. But I emailed, for a laugh, and asked for a phone number. Got this: [i]Hi, Thank you so much for your response and for your interest in buying my Jazz Sunburst. Unfortunately, I just arrived in Italy and I'm going to stay here as long as my job requires. I left the guitar to my brother, before leaving to Italy, he's from Leeds. If interested indeed in buying it and have the funds available, please let me know and we'll set up a meeting at your proposal or I can also have the guitar delivered up to your address. Where are you located? [/i] And lo and behold, google is your friend... [url="http://tinyurl.com/5tptmtp"]http://tinyurl.com/5tptmtp[/url] Lazy crims, always with the cut and paste

Nope... on a Mac/Firefox here, and I have to sign in pretty much every time I refresh "new posts" or even open a thread.

I just got a Terror Bass... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=118282&view=findpost&p=1127607"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...t&p=1127607[/url] Bonkers loud and my kind of sound. I love this little thing! A General Electric 12AX7 in V1 seems to have tightened up the bass, lowered the gain a touch and added a bit of high-end detail. The acid test will be the first gig next weekend.

IMO no. Finish, ugh. Tailpiece, ugh. Missing logo. State of the neck (always a risk with Hofners) unknown. Get a clean one instead.

Singer into mic: "Here's one we haven't done in a while." Translation: not since I joined. Me: lifts eyebrow to guitarist. Guitarist, out of side of mouth: "G." Long pause. "You'll be fine." Rehearsing solely on stage does fine-tune the antennae, I have to say

A knowledgeable tone-freak friend recommends Curtis Novak as someone who completely nails the traditional sound. [url="http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/pb-v.shtml"]http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/pb-v.shtml[/url] I've never tried them. Has anybody here? Sure you've seen the latest shoot-out over at TB... [url="http://www.atkinsonbasses.com/library/"]http://www.atkinsonbasses.com/library/[/url]

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='1127627' date='Feb 14 2011, 09:01 PM']I think you made the right choice! You could do with a 15" cab though for proper old school thump![/quote] Yes indeed, one of those would do very nicely. I'm thinking that a 1x15" with a 3015LF might be well thumpy... …but in the meantime at least I'm self-propelled. Next gig is at the end of the month, and I'm rather looking forward to it…

I know. It's difficult. The 'appropriate technology' on this particular bass would be whatever the hell first comes up secondhand for sale on BC However… In my view LaBellas are the classics. You gotta try them. I used a set for five years. Eventually I found them a bit stiff, but there are four gauges available. Avoid the super-heavy Jamersons, they'll kill ya. Thomastiks are delicious. I would be using them still, but my P has a bit of a neck issue and I needed a touch more tension. Now I'm on Pyramids. They're my favourite so far.

I'm back… with an update. I went amp shopping last week at the Bass Gallery and tried a horse-load of stuff including a Little Mark III, a Ibanez Promethean, a Genz Benz Shuttle 3, an Eden WTX-260 and a GK MB500. Thought about writing a mini-review of each of them, but really there were two front-runners. The LMIII is obviously a very capable amp; EQ flattish and a dollop of VLE worked best for me. Not sure it's exactly to my taste… but good. The Promethean would have surprised me if it hadn't been recommended in this thread… a nice big vibey sound, and perhaps a touch easier-going than the LM, as well as being cheaper. So, a couple of possibilities there. Last visit of the day was to Denmark Street to try the Bass Terror. And my final decision… …without any trouble at all… ….was…. The Orange. Feck, it's loud. It equals the borrowed Trace at pub gig level (which is running at about three-quarters of the way up with that amp) with the volume on 5/10 and the gain on about 2/10. Any more than that, and bits of paper start flying around the room. It's got a nice natural thump with no tweaking at all. It really seems to let the bass do the talking. I'm going to switch the 12AX7s with some Tung-Sols I've got and then maybe rob a 12AT7 from my Fender and try that as well, but I don't really have to. The cab is an Eden 2x10 that I picked up as a short-term stop-gap, but I'm impressed. It's in great condition, it's warm and punchy and has more detail and less fuzzy boom than the Trace 210 (which going back to its owner at the weekend with a nice bottle of Jack). So we'll see how that works out. Cheers for all the help

+1 on all that Burrito said. Flats Is It. The bass playing on 'Melody Nelson' is genius (and some of the guitar is too). I understand 'Melody" is a bit of a was-it-Herbie-Flowers-or-was-it Brian Odgers mystery, but it never sounded like Herbie's Jazz with nylon flats to me, though it's very much his style... maybe more like a Gibson EB-0 with flats. I could easily be wrong, and I'd love to know.

Jolly good. Enjoyed that. I'd LOVE to be in a full-on Neil Young covers band too… Our singer is a massive fan. Coupe De Ville is in every set we do. It's kinda our signature cover tune… We've started doing Barstool Blues as well… cracking song.

Interesting subject... Perhaps the public proclamation of 'keeper' is a weeny early warning... a tell-tale sign of a tiny flicker of internal doubt. I've been guilty of it in the past with guitars, of which I've been through far too many. Sigh... Perhaps real 'stayers' don't always look that way to begin with... they just end up doing alright, over and over again. I've had the same bass for 20 years and have never owned another. I bought it one afternoon for an emergency dep gig that same evening... and the gig paid for it. But I never thought of it as a 'keeper'. It's just... the bass.

Ever thought of a Mitsubishi Delica? Tonka toy grey import 4x4 mini MPV, space for a DB, 2.8td lump, auto, all the toys. Quite capable offroad - a mate has one for his savage Spanish track. Parts and fuel are no fun, but remarkably cheap to buy.

I sympathise. I've recently learned 30 songs for a new band, and it's the first time I've broken the habit. Actually, I do have a tiny cheat-sheet... but all it's got are the song titles, the keys and a sign for whether it's me straight in on the intro or not, just in case of total mental breakdown. But I haven't glanced at it the last three times. Back in the day I used to have a piece of A4 paper crammed with hieroglyphics for each tune... v ch v ch solo on 1 break v3 2xch and so on. Trouble is, it's addictive. And unnecessary. Human beings are amazingly good at remembering music... if you trust yourself. Simplify the sheets drastically. Do two gigs, then chuck them. You'll be fine.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1090609' date='Jan 15 2011, 04:39 PM']There was a review in Guitarist that must've been about 1988. i think I still have it. I kept a small selection of the first ones I bought in a Guitarist binder[/quote] If that was a guitar, I may have reviewed it. Single slanted humbucker, pushbutton distortion. I enjoyed it. It was like a nu-metal LP Jr. The basses didn't leave much of an impression on me... lightweight Ibanez-styled stuff.

Hi Burrito, yes, I have pondered the Fender route. I've got two silverface guitar amps so I know the score. My inclinations are elsewhere at the mo, but we'll see! [quote name='charic' post='1090410' date='Jan 15 2011, 01:45 PM']Actually as a thought what about trace?[/quote] Actually my current rig IS Trace (AH150SMC, 210H). It once was mine, but it went to a mate and he's very sweetly letting me borrow it back (I owe him a gallon or so of quality cider, his fave tipple). I won't say a word against it, it's reliable and it's got me out of a hole, but my Trace days are done. Also cheers to redstriper for the very informative PM…

The first law of rock: never leave your wallet in the dressing room. The second law: never eat anything bigger than your head.

[quote name='KK Jale' post='1087862' date='Jan 13 2011, 12:40 PM']Musicman20, Thumperbob, bartelby - you're helping me make up my mind on the Little Mark. I'm not ruling it out yet but there's no way I'm putting a preamp or pedal in front of an amp to get extra EQ or make it sound generally interesting enough. If any bass amp needs that, it's a fail in my book.[/quote] Oh dear, I think I've given the wrong impression. What I meant to say is that my feelings are NOT heading TOWARDS the Little Mark. Actually, this thread has slightly turned me against it If I'm counting right, though four say they can get this kind of vibe straight into an LMII or LMIII, another four (a lot) say they'd need to use a SansAmp... and I don't want to use any outboard gear at all. Of course, I'm going to try for myself. An LM might turn out to be perfect... But if the Orange Terror 500 isn't [i]too[/i] gritty at medium-high levels, I'm getting the feeling it MAY be more up my street. Sorry for the mix-up and thanks again for all the input.

Charic: funny! I like it! I have a '70s WEM combo... hmm... that would freak people out 73jazz.. wasn't aware of the Fender TBP1 preamp. Too much cash for me, and I'd prefer a single solution. Thanks though! Steve Amadeo and Raggy: don't worry, I'm going to give Markbass a spin. I think with a P-bass with Pyramid flats and my gnarled, withered fingers, that old-skool thing might come through just fine. Burritobass: yeah!

This is all very helpful. Very, very helpful. Re. the Compact… that's almost certainly the way I'm going. I just didn't want to get into it on this thread… First, wateroftyne… excellent YouTube clips. The RH450 sounds really impressive… tip top. The Promethean comes over as very acceptable. Bit less focus and detail, maybe that's the settings, but a nice enough sound. At the risk of sounding like a complete doughnut, I've got to be honest here… I cannot have flashy hi-tech lights. I just cannot. Not only am I spiritually allergic to blinking LEDs, but the piss-taking I would endure from my vintage Tele-playing, Hammond-organ stabbing, Selmer sax-sucking bandmates would be unbearable. So the TC is OUT. Sorry, TC. (Off-topic: Musicman20, my TC Polytune has let me down twice and the ****er ain't getting a chance to do it again). Musicman20, Thumperbob, bartelby - you're helping me make up my mind on the Little Mark. I'm not ruling it out yet but there's no way I'm putting a preamp or pedal in front of an amp to get extra EQ or make it sound generally interesting enough. If any bass amp needs that, it's a fail in my book. Burrito - you're definitely coming from the same place as me style-wise and if you're finding the Terror 500 does retro without being too rock, then that's an important recommendation. I will try one, that's a definite.

Lovely. I think she's got your eyes. [quote name='Mr Bassman' post='1087396' date='Jan 12 2011, 11:08 PM']Haven't got a name for her yet[/quote] Peggy Predictable I know, but I think you'll find it'll stick... Stick. Oh god. Sorry about that one. *looks down, kicks rock*

Ah, right, wateroftyne. Got it. Classic 450 and Promethean head now definitely on the try-out list... along with the Little Mark.

Good suggestions so far. Thanks. I will try to sample a Promethean (though my gut feeling is that 1x10 ain't gonna cut it. Maybe I'm way behind the times, though, and it will). I have been tempted by the Ampeg B200R (being a sucker for '60s looks) but rattles and headroom reports are putting me off. Have also been recommended the recent Bassman 2x10, but they seem to be discontinued. Also, it's a combo. [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1086944' date='Jan 12 2011, 05:15 PM']What have you tried/borrowed so far?[/quote] Great question. On gigs I first tried an old Session 100 1x15, which ran straight out of headroom. Mostly I've been using a Trace AH150 head and 2x10" ported Trace cab, which is punchy enough, but without much to spare. I tried an Ashdown 1x15 combo in rehearsal and it seemed to go just vaguely whompy. I love old-fashioned plumminess, but it seemed to achieve it in an ineffective way.