leonshelley01

Seriously considering a Modern Player Jazz. Or more likely the Jaguar as I don't have a PJ or a maple fretboard yet. And probably some sort of envelope filter.

Always wanted a Precision, went in to get an MIA P, came out with a MIM Jazz. Nicest bass in the shop, comfortable to play and great tone. Now I have 2 (and a P!) but I always come back to that first Jazz 90% of the time.

Killing In The Name - RATM. Simple but effective, love it.

I quite often find myself doing the "sticky out little finger" as if I am holding a cup of tea with my plucking hand. The guitarist often takes the piss when I do, but then he waggles his elbow like a duck's wing when bending a note. The drummer just dribbles...

At the last two Sonispheres it has taken me less than 45 minutes to get out of the car park at Knebworth each night, including the final nights, so I think the situation is somewhat improved. Maybe we should have a post-gig meet up while letting the other cars out!

Not having seen them for years (Hyde Park last time), I've bitten the bullet and bought a ticket for Knebworth. I did go and see the "new album live at the cinema" thing not so long ago with my 12 year old son who loved it, so I shall take him to his first "proper" gig as well.

Had an A string let go about 6 months ago at a rehearsal. My own fault, the strings were old and well past it, but we were due to gig a week later so thought I would wait to replace them.

Know Your Enemy - Rage Against The Machine For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica Money - Pink Floyd

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1316330279' post='1376519'] I like the clean new look so thank you for the effort that's been put in. My No 1 link is always 'New Posts' and I can't find it, can anyone help me here? Peter [/quote] Took me a while as well, but it seems to be "View New Content" up at the top right under the search. Most impressive though, liking the new layout.

Factory of Faith - RHCP, great fun although the chorus was a little confusing to start with.

Unfortunately, two of my favourite artists (RHCP and Metallica) are especially guilty of this. Its so obvious when you compare the CD version of Death Magnetic to the Guitar Hero version.

Played there last month. The Horn has a proper stage with lighting, decent PA and a good engineer. The venue isn't huge, but gets a decent crowd.

[quote name='joe_bass' post='1357721' date='Aug 31 2011, 04:50 PM']What do you mean about Flea's hands? [/quote] There was a couple of minutes delay between two songs as his hands were cramping.

Saw Maiden Friday night at the O2, absolutely brilliant. Bruce was on fine form and Janick's solo on Blood Brothers was the best I've heard him play. Mr Harris was a giant as ever. However, Dragonfarce are without a doubt the worst band I've ever seen.

I really like the Gotoh bridge personally. It stops any sideways movement of the saddles, adds a bit of mass (although I am to be convinced of any vast tonal improvement), requires no drilling/filing to be installed and doesn't destroy the look of the bass in the way a Badass does.

I'm pretty happy with my setup, I get the tones I want without having to crank the amp at pub gigs. To be honest, I'd love a proper old school ampeg rig, but the cons (where to store it, how to transport it and the cost) vastly outweigh the small improvement in tone and the "look at my rig" grin I would have. I appear to be GAS free!

Went quickly, didn't it! They now have a second hand Classic Vibe Jazz in for £199, surely a bargain.

[quote name='silddx' post='1313100' date='Jul 22 2011, 07:05 PM']So was I [/quote] So was I Killer Dwarfs supporting!

Al sent me two spare crossover cards for my amp free of charge and very quick delivery too. Top geezer! Many thanks, Leon

Sorry, can't access Basschat at work! PM sent now though. Cheers

I'd probably say the same, even though I am a Fender Jazz player myself. In many ways the SR500 is a much more versatile bass than a Jazz or a Precision, but as always, go and try one first.

I use D-tuners on both my MIMs with no problems, and I know some have tuned theirs BEAD using the bottom four strings of a 5 string set with no issues apart from a slight nut tweak, so you should be able to drop the B to an A if required like Korn and Slipknot making it AEAD.