Dave D

$669 + tax would be about £550 I guess, but the fact that the guy got the bass in December and is already selling it is a bit odd. And if you watch he other YouTube vids for jumpingjim, it's not the bass you'd immediately associate with him. But it takes all sorts I suppose!

That body has been listed before, I'm certain. Maybe he's got a stash!

In my case, apart from my Stingray, I have 3 straps, one with strap locks fitted, the other 2 without. Also have the original strap buttons, screws and screwdriver just in case! Also have a spare set of strings, clip on tuner, in ears, my wireless bug and a 2m Klotz lead. Since putting everything in a rack, I can literally plug in to the wall, connect the cab up, switch on the bug and I'm ready to go. Having said that, I still have 2 metal cases full of spare cables, tape, paracetamol, batteries etc

Just wanted to get everybody's opinion. I've read mixed reviews on whether it actually makes a noticable difference, but for the sake of a couple of quid I'm sure I'll give it a go. Any thoughts or experience? Thanks guys

By the way, I'm happy for the bands to suggest the numbers on the whole as it means that I get to learn styles hat I wouldnt normally listen to.

Choosing songs? Don't get me started on that one! Too late! I have two bands. The first is a pub covers band. When we need new material, we run through a few suggestions on the iPod, and majority vote on which ones to do. Mine generally don't get chosen for some reason! My other band is a 14 piece Blues Brothers act, so if we are staying true to the act, we only have a back catalogue of maybe 50 to choose from. However, adding a second set of similar genres is a little more tricky. If we allowed all 14 to vote we'd never get anywhere, so we've appointed a committee headed of 5 to choose. In fairness, the others seem more than happy to follow. I think song choices are possibly one of the biggest causes of bands splitting up. Apart from maybe sleeping with the guitarists wife that is?!

i have a local PMT by buy online via Dolphin (owned by PMT) because I had great customer service from one of the sales guys there. Thomann have always been prompt and efficient so use them too. Had a falling out with DV247 over a PA enquiry, so their name is mud in my house. If its just a straight purchase, I'd be happy using pretty much any of the large, well known online companies though.

I bought one of the first ones in the UK and it is the one in the second picture.. There was a different version on the websites at the time, and the first image looks familiar, so I'd say that the guys are right and this was the pre-launch model. I'd be interested to see if there is a new one on the way. A terrific piece of kit, although bloody heavy! Dave

Just had a look Standard jazz body, flame top and heel contoured with maple neck, £380 shipped (not painted) Seems like value

So easy to get carried away on the Warmoth site! It seems like a really good service, so if the quality matches I'd be well chuffed.

Probably a silly question, but if Squier is made to Fender spec, would a Squier neck be better than say, a Warmoth neck? You can get a complete squier jazz for a little more tha £100 on eBay or spend double that on a Warmoth from the factory. Thanks guys

Looks like a nice bass but not really how I've envisaged mine. I think the satisfaction of a self build is a big attraction to though. Thanks for the reply though.

.... I had to get carried away!! I've been fancying a 'real' jazz for a while as a companion to my Stingray. I was after a cherry red with rosewood neck, block inlays, matching headstock, but I think it's only the anniversary model that's like that. So the idea was to go for a Squier in cherry with rosewood, colour in the headstock, change the pick ups...... Hang on, this could get expensive, and I'd end up with a worthless bastardised jap jazz! Maybe I could make one from parts? So I looked for a body to have a finish put on locally. I live about 5 minutes from Dan Macpherson of DM Guitars, so I gave him a call to price it. What a lovely chap. We had a chat a couple of times no it seems a lot cheaper for him to make and finish a body, than to buy a Warmouth, have it shipped, pay the duty etc. then I can do the assembly, fit the hardware etc. I'm not one that can tell you what a bass is made from by the sound of it. Nor could I honestly say why one pickup sounds better than another. So based on the fact that my Ray sounds great, I decided to copy a few elements of their design in mine. So here's my plan (comments are welcomed) The body (probably ash like the Ray) will be a traditional jazz shape, routed from the back. It will have a flame maple veneer finished in a gloss tobacco burst. Pickup will be a single Stingray soapbar by Seymour Duncan with 3 way eq. I toyed with the idea of 2 pickups, but it works fine on my Ray with just the one, and it'll stop my endless fiddling on stage! Probably will go for a black Gotoh bridge, but maybe 4 individual saddles like the Shukers seem to favour? Neck will be a standard jazz profile (38mm at the nut?), matt finish, with a rosewood fretboard, dot markers on the side only, headstock to match the body, and black Gotoh tuners. And finally a set of DR black beauties to finish the job. I reckon that I should get a few quid change out of a grand, but it'll be totally mine without compromise, and I don't have to pay it all in one go. I can buy and fit the hardware as I please. I'm off to see Dan on Monday to finalise my body options, so I'll update the thread as I go. As I said, I get carried away, and have already decided that the next one will be a 5 string with a light trans blue quilted maple top with cream binding, maple neck and board with MOP block inlays, jazz pickups, chrome hardware.........

Wouldn't it be easier just to hold the bass 4" further to the right across your body?!!!

The band joined a few months back have been using in-ear monitors for a few years, but i've avoided it until recently. Because the first few gigs were small venues, i didnt really see the point. However, the last gig was a bit larger and i had no chance of hearing the vocals from the PA so used the spare monitor pack. Have to admit that i might have been missing a trick there. So now i'm bitten, i'm looking at some new monitors. But i've read that some players also have a feed from their bass amp mixed in too. How would this work? The current set up takes a feed from the PA monitor out, but i think that there are still 'line outs' free. Also i have line outs on my bass head. So if i got my own transmitter would i need to mix the vocal feed and my bass on a small mixer, o can you have more than one feed into a transmitter? Any other suggestions? Thanks guys

I play bass in the right handed way, and everything else left handed. I used to sign write with poster paints left handed and it would smudge all over the place. I eventually learned to write/paint backwards, much to the amusement of the stores customers.

Finally, my Stingray has arrived, after what seems like years of waiting for a 'proper' bass. To be honest i would have gone for any colour combo. Everytime i saw one in the flesh, it would look so good that i couldn't make my mind up. As it turned out, this one was on sale at a good price (the retailers mistake which they honoured), so coupled with a bit of 0% finance, i went for it. It was listed as Carbon Pearl Blue, but i understand that they just call it Pearl Blue now. I've used it at rehearsal a couple of times now, and it really plays like a dream. The neck is very fast (for me) and comfortable. Terrific low action too. The D and G strings don't sound as loud as the top 2, so i need to find an eq set-up to compensate for this i think. I've adjusted the pickup a little, so i'll see how it goes at its first gig tomorrow. I've got a new Hartke Kilo on the other end of the lead, so plenty of eq on standby. I'm guessing that this won't be my last MusicMan. I fancy another 5 string, so maybe a Sterling. Might have to wait for that though.

I've played with fingers for years, but some numbers do really need a pick. Some for the sound/attack. Some for speed (i'm struggling with the bass 'solo' at the end of No One Knows by Queens of the Stoneage). I bought a selection of picks a few days ago. Different weights, thicknesses and sizes. The problem i seem to have is that i hold them too lightly and they tend to spin around while i'm playing and the pointed bit ends up facing the wrong way!! The guy in the shop suggested i try Ibanez Sand Picks which basically have a bit of wet'n'dry glued to the ends, but they seem to work ok. Just more practice i guess. Good luck to anybody who want to learn a new playing style. Its almost like starting all over again sometimes.

I had a friend who's sister went before and stayed in a tent. On the first night she had her bag stolen, and on the next day, fell down a hole and broke her wrist. When he told us the story, he said that she had to go to hospital for an op, and spent the week being 'screwed and plated'!! Not all bad news then?!!!

I guess that many of us take 2 or more basses on stage. How is the spare set up? Is it a standard tuning 4 string, or a 5? Is it strung differently? My new main is a Stingray, and i was thinking of setting up my Peavey 4 string BEAD to cover the few numbers where the low B will be needed.

I particularly like the Hand Made Tibetan Gong. Shame it wasn't handmade by an actual Tibetan! It looks like a piece of scrap metal hanging from a B@Q shelf bracket with green garden twine. They say 'where there's muck, there's brass', although i doubt its real brass !!!

Our drummer never complains about key changes!! Lol

I might blow the hot air in the drummers direction!! I'm sure he'd find it amusing.............not!

I can never understand when my band take a perfectly good song that is always played in E, and decide to play it in Eb instead. So whenever i'd play an open low E, i've got to go up almost an octave instead. Its not right!! I have such an aversion to Eb that i actually told a former female vocalist that i'd had a special bass made without any Eb notes on. The rest of the guys had a bit of a giggle, but we managed to keep it going for quite a few weeks!!!