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I like modded 'rays. My 5 string has a pair of massive EMG buckers in it. The EBMM forum guys deleted my post!

I dug grooves into my Diago boards. Job done.

Queens of the Stone Age. Seen them twice and they were awful both times. Sloppy timing and a terrible mix. Shame, because I do like the records.

Anything with an FX loop. Then get a used Line 6 Pod or something for guitar use Guitar > Pod > Amp FX Return. You can get a Pod XT on ebay for as little as £50 if you are patient.

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_amps_detail.asp?stock=151023290226008-205669 I know these are quite popular round here, so here is a chance to grab one at £799.00 as part of their clearout.

TC for me as well. The software editor is amazingly powerful. You can add modulation to it using the editor and even change the tone / EQ of the verb only part of the signal.

I've got Nylons on my fretless and really like them on that. But that seems to be a "proper" use for them!

Magazines always get flack for this sort of thing - but the final copy was probably signed off 2 months ago. I remember when Guitarist Magazine was vilified for not mentioning Gary Moore's death - the mag was on the newstands 1 day after the death was announced. There was a huge amount of people who clearly thought the mag hadn't been printed 1 day before arrival in the shops. Tossers.

Funnily enough I just started a thread about Flats on my Fender Urge 2. My brain says it shouldn't work as a combination - but smeg it really does. (That being said I didn't like flats on my Ray5!)

I was bored yesterday so I went through my big bag of old strings to see if I could identify what I had. I found an old set of Ti Flats and for no reason other than curiosity I put them onto a Fender Urge II - mainly because the core tone of the Urge is very modern and quite bright. Most of the time I find that bass too modern for the stuff I'm playing these days. Even with old nickels I tend to have the treble on zero and the mids turned down halfway as well. I never thought that a set of old flats would suit that bass, but it sounds fantastic! With the treble and mids at zero and with the bass flat it sounds thick and plummy. With everything flat and all 3 pickups on it sounds like a P bass with a little more bite / definition probably from the bridge J pickup. I wish I had tried those strings on that bass earlier - I suppose my brain just wouldn't consider a Stu Hamm slap machine with flats. Don't really know what my point is! But I'm very happy with it!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1447508940' post='2908171'] To be fair, I asked for a weight of around 8.5lbs. So if you specify 7lbs, it'll probably come out at around 5.5lbs :-D [/quote] ha ha!! That would be awesome!

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1447508517' post='2908165'] Mine's going to be less than 4KG. Not sure what that equates too. [/quote] 8.5 lb

That's why I'm thinking about it! I'm wondering if rosewood is lighter than maple, or whether block inlays weigh less that the wood they carve out to fit them! And if a jazz neck shape, being slimmer, would save a few ounces!

I wonder just how lightweight he could get a Jake. With my current health problems I want something no heavier than 7lb.

Chromes! Or GHS Pressurewounds. Not flats but very versatile.

WD music. I got mine there.

The main thing would be a roadie or 2 so I didn't have to limit my amp choices by weight. Then I'd have a nice selection of kit.

[quote name='rmcki' timestamp='1447364793' post='2907172'] Have you tried the J-Retro, just for a comparison? [/quote] A friend has a Retro (could be J or U not sure) in a self build bass - he's a luthier- id say the Retro had more range in the EQ. As for basic sound though the basses and the pickups were very different so not great for a bass v bass comparison. The retro had a higher output, if that is important to you. (it's not to me)

The Sadowsky preamp is supposed to be very good. Might be worth looking at. I've got Glockenklang in my Marleaux and it's very nice.

Tecamp Puma 300 (or the combo) Lovely and clean sound (adjustable with the TASTE control). Such a brilliant amp!

I've never played an ESP bass - but I did own a Jap Custom Shop Kerry King flying V guitar. It was brilliantly built and very very easy to play. Lovely instrument, even if it was far pointier than anything I had before or since!

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1447239627' post='2905959'] I can't believe just how many people play with only one hand; are you not limiting yourself a bit by just playing E,A,D & G? [/quote] But if you use 2 hands you can't point at the audience!

[quote name='No. 8 Wire' timestamp='1447172861' post='2905522'] This may be a stupid question. What happens to the other 3 strings when you drop to D? I haven't used a hipshot but when just tuning to drop D manually I often find one or more of A to G go out enough to hear it. Have I just got a sensitive neck or am I caring too much about the slight change? [/quote] Sounds like your neck is shifting a bit. Might be bending a tiny bit, but I reckon it's more likely that the neck pocket screws need tightening up. Never had a tuning shift like that on my wooden neck basses.

I like them loads, I have them on a couple of basses.

I used to have a Warwick Fortress 5 that had an amazingly huge neck. It was bonkers. I think it was from about 2000 ish - certainly not like the earlier slim ones.