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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7eb6fLvP4A&feature=response_watch"]Muse Starlight Bass Big Muff[/url] A pretty good representation of a EHX Bass Big Muff used on a Muse tune.

Sounds like a plan. +1!

Having had a Marshall MB4210 for well over a year now, I think they are just as good as anything else out there in the same price range. Lots of headroom, 2 channels (effectively three with the blend dunction) and pretty versatile. I have gigged with it many times and have recently added the MBC115 cabinet as well. I have never had an issue with reliability and I don't forsee a need to replace it in the future. That said, tone is a very personal thing. I didn't like the Ashdown or Peavey tones in the same price range, but others do. The important question is do you like the sound you're getting?

I ordered a B/W/B scratchplate for my MIM Jazz on Thursday night and recieved it Saturday morning, and all for less than £17. All the screw/neck/pickup holes match up and it looks great. I'll use them again.

Took them 6 weeks to deliver a Dunlop Bass Wah that their website said was in stock. They didn't contact me during this time even though they had my email address and mobile number, I had to chase them. And to add insult to injury, I didn't recieve the £20 voucher they promise on their website for delays over 28 days. Needless to say, I won't be using them again.

I've now got two MIM Jazz basses and think both are great. One I got this morning, swapping for a Squier CV 60's P and a guitar Floor Pod! I have tried many Jazz basses and there seems to be a trend. The quality with MIA is much more consistent and nearly all are very good, so you are fairly safe to mail order one sight unseen. The MIM is much more inconsistent, some are as good as MIA whilst some should be used for firewood. You really need to try a MIM before commiting to buying it. The Squier Vintage Modified and Classic Vibes series both have excellent quality control and I have never found a bad one. Only the MIA seems to be setup properly before distribution. I've never tried a Aerodyne so I can't comment, but I do know they look great!

Pretty Dog Davis. I'm keeping that one!

A microphones output is tiny compared to a DI, so that's probably the problem. Use the line in instead.

I've always loved Steve Harris' tone. Shame I don't like flatwounds!

Had an electric guitar, but I wanted to be Steve Harris so I swapped it for a Satellite Precision copy. I then discovered it was bloody hard to play Maiden songs as they were so fast, but maybe I could cope with a few of the simpler, slower Zeppelin songs, so I listened for the bass specifically for the first time on Led Zeppelin II and it became my mission to be able to play "Ramble On". So, Steve Harris made me get a bass, but JPJ made me learn to play it!

There must be some of those "free" copies of Cubase that came with the Zoom B2.1u floating around. Maybe someone here could pass it on to you.

The Bass Big Muff is an excellent pedal. It soesn't lose the bottom end unlike most fuzz/drive pedals and yet still sounds like a classic Muff. Couple this with the ability to blend in your dry signal as well to create a bi-amping type effect means it is also very versatile. I don't leave home without one!

I'm able to do it with my GX, so I can't see any problem. Are you using Pod Farm or Gear Box?

With all the positive comments, it looks as if I shall be getting one then!

I'm toying with the idea of adding one to my Jazz as we're thinking of covering a couple of songs that require drop tunings. I like the idea of being able to use my main bass for this so the obvious answer is the Hipshot D-tuner. I have some misgivings though. Do they stay accurately in tune for both E and D if switched a few times in a set and does the E string become very slack when dropped to the D? What's your experience with them?

[quote name='ahpook' post='570532' date='Aug 16 2009, 11:40 AM']nothing improves your playing like being in a band.[/quote] + the big one. It's stops you noodling over the same stuff when you practice and enforces some discipline, eg. must learn a particular song by the next rehearsal. Also playing with other people makes you under stand the role of the bass within a song better, pick up hints and tips from other musicians but most importantly is tremendous fun!

[quote name='chris_b' post='570399' date='Aug 16 2009, 03:03 AM']+1. Make sure you're all learning the same version. That crops up so many times; ie the studio vs live version!! Chart the number, bars, chords, stops, riffs, etc and make sure you're ok with the fingering. Then it's just a slog.[/quote] And make sure you learn it in the same agreed key! We agreed to play Basket Case by Green Day, so I transpose it up a semi-tone so I don't have to fanny around with different tunings, one guitarist tunes down to Eflat to play along with the record and the other guitarist plays it in Eflat but with standard tuning. Needless to say, first run through at rehearsal was not great!

I use SD Hot Jazz p'ups and love 'em. They have huge mid-range and pretty good output, a country mile better than the p'ups originally on the MIM. The Quarter Pounders tend to have a higher treble output and were a bit "planky" for me, but many others use them.

I have a couple of their stands, including a "mini-folding" one which I use at gigs. Seem safe and secure and never had an accident, so a qualified "yes" as I haven't tried any other makes.

That would look great with an ashtray bridge cover!

I'm a big fan of D'Addario XL Nickel Wound strings on my Jazz bass. Relatively long lasting (compared to Rotos), bright without being tinny, easy on both fingers and fretboards and the price you can get them on the 'bay, you can get two sets for £30. That said, I still use dead Rotos on the Precision!

I use an EHX LPB-1. Very cheap (£25) and does the job fine.