Ben Jamin

This + nice set of headphones + on your own = very good listening.

Yeah love the look of those Ekos... if you ever decide to get rid I'll take it off you Well I can't say I've tried one but that looks like it'd do the trick - don't know about the whole 'high-output' vibe on an acoustic bass though? I would've thought you'd want something a bit cooler sounding, not hot, on an acoustic. Never heard it though. Still... Precision pick-ups and tone/volume controls?

Here's another Eko! A bit whacky, but I actually think it's rather cool It'd solve the problem anyway! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eko-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Left-Handed-/260780664147?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb7bd2553"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eko-Acoustic-Bass-Gu...=item3cb7bd2553[/url]

I'd go for the 212. You don't need two tweeters for two speakers and they're not that big, and you can always just turn down on the amp. Plus it's cheaper than buying two 112s

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1254300' date='Jun 2 2011, 05:17 PM']Daphne Blue nitro. Something I've been going to do to a bass for years[/quote] Daphne blue would be nice My brother's got a '72 Thinline Deluxe Tele in that colour with maple and it's a beaut! (Edit for a better photo)

Hi! Here's the deal: my friend was throwing out his old Encore P-bass, since he's moved on to bigger and better and the poor thing was totally trashed. No screws in the pickguard, missing nut, pots broken and the coils in the p'ups had somehow unwound themselves. However, rather than see it get dumped, I offered to take it off his hands and hopefully make something of it! So here it is at the moment: The original finish was a thick black and ridiculously hard to sand off! The headstock used to be more P style, but at some point my friend had taken a chisel to the headstock to get rid of the Encore logo. Which worked but it obviously didn't look particularly pretty, so I've re-shaped it Tele-style! So the whole thing's bare wood at the moment, apart from the fingerboard which is still finished (basswood body and maple/rosewood neck, all nice and solid). I've got a spare black p'guard and some Seymour Duncan SPB2 p'ups, but apart from that I'm pretty indecisive on what to do with the thing! Sooo... anyone got any ideas? For hardware/extra stuff/any crazy concepts!

[quote name='castlemaine22' post='1252330' date='Jun 1 2011, 08:07 AM']I was wondering if anyone knew what wood the body is? I have searched the internet with no luck, different sites say it is basswood (good!) others say 'composite'! Or, is there a way of telling the type of wood from visual inspection?[/quote] I'm in the middle of an Encore project at the moment - mine's basswood, and it's definitely solid! All the Encores I've come across have been basswood, but no doubt there are some other woods kicking around in some models.

Here's a mix Newborn - Muse Grounds For Divorce - Elbow National Anthem - Radiohead Travelling Without Moving - Jamiroquai

Buy a black 'guard and build a Wolstenholme Jazz? Otherwise, no. 1 looks pretty cool

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='1252397' date='Jun 1 2011, 09:47 AM']Would an Alleva Coppolo do Joe? One of our two ex demo [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/bass-guitars/alleva-coppolo/"]KPB4s[/url] could do with some free-loan exercise.[/quote] Darn! I'll exercise the other one if you want? I've got a studio session, erm, sometime...

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1250066' date='May 30 2011, 11:19 AM']As you say he has so many effects it's difficult to tell what they sound like... I haven't been particularly impressed so far but maybe he's still getting used to them. He's been recording with an old S2 for years but never played it live because he didn't like the look of headless basses, his 4 new ones are all headed. They're working on prototypes for a signature S2 Classic at the moment, should be ready fairly soon.[/quote] Yeah I've been a bit disappointed recently, but I don't think it's just down to the Status'. What with Bellamy achieving something of a 'guitar-hero' status recently, I think their sound guys seem to be emphasizing Matt a bit too much imo. Went to see them at Wembley last year - Chris went into Hysteria on the Kingbass (I think, he changed bass practically every song) and it sounded ace, but they had him turned down so low in the mix, when the guitar/drums came in he was pretty much drowned out, which kind of defeats the point of the entire song, being one of the most famous for bass in the rock genre.

I've noticed Mr. Wolstenholme of Muse has acquired quite a few of his own Status' lately... and he's hardly a slap bassist! If he's touring them, they certainly can't be lacking finger-style Might be worth checking out a couple of 2010/11 Muse live shows, like the Seattle one they did a while back. Although half the time he'll be going through some fuzz/synth pedal

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1248036' date='May 28 2011, 11:05 AM']Had a last minute gig last night at a local pub, and it was awesome! I played my Squier P, and oddly enough I got far more compliments about my bass' looks and sound in one evening than I have in numerous gigs with my Warwick... me no understand![/quote] Haha funny that, I was playing the same model Warwick yesterday, judging by your Avatar

Last night I plugged my bass, set flat, into the head, also set flat, and for the first time in the history of the venue the bloke behind the ridiculous £20,000-something desk said "That sounds really cool, I'm just going to leave the EQ flat!" Made my day.

Ah ace! It's cool to see loads of other Church-going bassists on here! I play here! [url="http://www.newlifelincoln.org.uk/"]http://www.newlifelincoln.org.uk/[/url] Been to this Church all my life. Absolutely brilliant place! We run loads of cool community work like: [url="http://www.actstrust.org.uk/"]http://www.actstrust.org.uk/[/url] and put on this massive Christian festival every year at the Lincolnshire Showground: [url="http://www.grapevinecelebration.org.uk/2011/"]http://www.grapevinecelebration.org.uk/2011/[/url], from which we produce an album from the Big Top worship We've got a team about 150 musicians in the worship team (on a rotor of course!) and so I swap between five other bassists. We've got a pretty nice Trace 2x10 and 1x15 rig with a bring-your-own head kind of deal If any of you guys are ever around the Lincoln area you should pop in

From two different ends of the spectrum: Jamiroquai or Muse! Jamiroquai for obvious reasons, Muse because they are, to quote Slash: "probably the last great rock band" (with all the showmanship and ridiculous guitars and stages) and Chris is such an under-rated bassist. I went to their gig in Wembley last September, and the bloke didn't miss a single note, nevermind the fact that he's the KING of bass distortion.

Thanks for all the replies! Sorry for the late response I've been out and about and away from computers for a while! I tried the pliers method but those D'Addarios are SOLID. I thinned them out a bit but they're still just little wide at the waist, so at the moment I've got the old (taperwound) B-string in still. I've had a look at a few taperwound sets but I'm not really a big fan of the sound. After a quick Google it's apparent a few people have filed their bridges to fit the B, which looks to be a better long term solution to me! Sound like a good idea?