Killerfridge

And if not the Gallery, check out the Bass Merchant in Essex (kinda)

My personal favourite pre-amps are the John East U-Retros. Check them out [url=http://www.east-uk.com/]here.[/url]

Gaslighting Abbie is a fantastic tune - something we have to perform at college, and in my function band. I love Steely Dan.

[quote name='Faithless' timestamp='1316516485' post='1378971'] Being through something like that myself, my advice - you must get a good teacher: he'll give the right stuff for you to improve, and he'll help you to get through hard times like this. There are a few guys on BC that are really worth attention - Joe Hubbard (I'm his student, and Joe is the real deal, when it comes to music tuition,but you have to be ready to work really hard everyday), Scott Devine, Jakesbass (Jake Newman).. Don't know where you're from but it doesnt matter because you can hook up with those guys via Skype video (I'm getting my lessons like this, and it's totally fine..) let us know how you get on, easy Laimis [/quote] I agree with this. Joe is a tutor at the ACM, and he is phenomenal. Another couple of fantastic tutors are Mike Nichols (also on here) and Phil Mulford (great if you can get him!).

Very good list - I use many of them myself!

Right I think I should put this here: Say hello to my Jon Shuker Jazz 5 Video first - slight volume problem, but I can't be bothered to deal with it until later. Spanish Joint by D'Angelo - I know that the timing is iffy at the start, due to my inability to lock into the rhythm! There is also some dodgy soloing around 4mins in. Don't judge me, I can't solo :haha: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143730777/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143730777/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143731705/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143731705/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32 #3[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143732801/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143732801/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32 #4[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1347497' date='Aug 21 2011, 08:46 PM']Here is my Warmoth build. [/quote] This is [i]very[/i] nice! Say hello to my Jon Shuker Jazz 5 Video first - slight volume problem, but I can't be bothered to deal with it until later. Spanish Joint by D'Angelo - I know that the timing is iffy at the start, due to my inability to lock into the rhythm! There is also some dodgy soloing around 4mins in. Don't judge me, I can't solo :haha: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143730777/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143730777/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143731705/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143731705/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32 #3[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143732801/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65059448@N03/6143732801/"]Photo on 13-09-2011 at 14.32 #4[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/65059448@N03/"]killerfridge[/url], on Flickr

When I think of the perfect fretless sound, it always goes to the Pedulla Pentabuzz. So...that.

[quote name='Bankai' post='1362486' date='Sep 5 2011, 12:47 AM']Generally if you can find it cheaper, then GG will price match. Just ask on the phone or alternatively come in store. As for discounts otherwise, you'll usually find the guys can do you a deal if you buy a couple of things, for example a head and cab together. If it's the Newcastle store that's nearest to you, then ask to speak to a manager there once you know what it is you're after. Myself and normal staff aren't able to do discounts you see so all we'd be doing would be asking a manager ourselves! Any further questions then PM me Probably best rather than pulling this thread off track which I could see us doing![/quote] Wait a minute...are you the red haired guy who works in the Epsom GG? If so, I can only thank you for generally being so helpful and accommodating to my stupid quest to find a decent 5 string Jazz Bass. If not, could you apologise to him for me having to leave on short notice, after kitting me out in a booth with an Aguilar head, 2 Sandbergs a Lakland, a Sadowsky and a G&L! I had an upset girlfriend on the phone who needed attending to, not leaving me time to put the basses back, or relay my overall opinions (or even say thanks!)

I agree with the GuitarGuitar, and I will add [url="http://www.projectmusic.net/bass-guitars-176-c.asp"]Project Music[/url] for all your MusicMan needs

I like the tone - sounds growly and awesome!

What's your budget, and how many instruments are you needing to record at once?

[quote name='Herbie The Rad Dorklift' post='1354853' date='Aug 29 2011, 12:05 AM']Got his today from ThomBassmonkey, was also owned (and custom ordered) by another member here. Sandberg MM2. It sounds bloody lovely with my Markbass.... [/quote] It looks bloody lovely too! Wow, seriously nice looking Sandberg there! I personally think the "J-bass plus $$" look is the perfect looking bass.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1354341' date='Aug 28 2011, 02:19 PM']I notice that 3 and a half years later that guy on Talkbass still hasn't reverse-engineered the Wal pickup yet: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/won-wal-pickup-ebay-432803/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/won-wal-...up-ebay-432803/[/url][/quote] You sure? On page 23 someone is offering Wal clone pickups?

Well, I have been told on good authority that the [url="http://www.dv247.com/studio-equipment/tannoy-reveal-501a-active-studio-monitors--72911"]Tannoy Reveal 501a Active Studio Monitors[/url] are very good for the price. It will mean bumping your budget to £250 though.

I think my upper limit would be £3000, but that would have to be something spectacularly special. Realistically I can't see myself spending over £2500.

You can find all the videos on Youtube as well: I'm actually really liking the "Amazon" bass. If only it came in 5 string

[quote name='deepbass5' post='1343792' date='Aug 17 2011, 10:47 PM']... but I think they would be out of business by now if customers thought they were a waste of time.[/quote] No-one ever said that the customers thought they were a waste of time. Homeopathy has been proven to do nothing, yet it is still a multi-million pound industry.

I'm looking to try them out at some point (hopefully in the next week or so), depending on when I can be bothered to drive to Warwick. And I will be going with some mighty high expectations - today I was out testing the following: [list] [*]Lakland 55-60 [*]Fender Jazz V [*]G&L 2500 Tribute [*]Sandberg TM [*]Sandberg VM [*]Sadowsky UV70 Metro 5 [/list] Out of all of them, the Sadowsky really blew everything away. The Lakland wasn't that well setup, so the B string was super loud, and there was a lot of fret buzz, but it just didn't have the same presence as the Sad. The Sandbergs were big disappointments - the VM sounded fat, but I couldn't get any useable tones with the hum-bucker, so I reckon a standard P-bass would have been just as good. The TM I just didn't like at all. The G&L has a huge variety of sounds, and in a band I'm sure would sound amazing - but up against the UV70 it sounded just ... I don't know. It lacked attack, and I had trouble figuring out the controls! It may just have been that the strings were dead, but I really had to boost the treble in order to get any sort of articulation out of it. And the Sadowsky just growled like a beast, with a super Marcus Miller slap tone. I love that thing - I hope the Jabbas come close to it!

[quote name='noelk27' post='1342605' date='Aug 17 2011, 12:29 AM']You're right, in that the amount of tension required to bring a given mass of string up to a given pitch is a known quantity and is not altered by the method of string anchoring, but there are other perceptible/measurable qualities, one of which is influenced by the break angle at the witness points, another of which is influenced by the total contact area - string to saddle/nut - at the witness point.[/quote] Assuming your bridge is working correctly, the break angle would not be a problem, nor the total contact area be significantly changed. [quote name='"chrismuzz"']With stringing through the body the string is less likely to be lengthened when playing, especially bending the string, which pulls excess string from past the bridge saddles. Because of this you are less likely to get floppy string syndrome, and of course you're less likely to experience fret buzz because of this. This would definately contribute to the sustain.[/quote] Wha?

There will be no perceivable difference between string-through body and top-loading, other than the placebo effect. There will certainly be no difference in string tension, as the string tension is not affected by where the string goes after it has gone past the saddles.