LukeFRC

First practice and blown away - sounded great and just fun and easy to play - to be honest I wasn't even thinking about the instrument - which for the first time playing it with others is a massive compliment. At no point did I want my main streamer bass - which with the old Bb1200 I always would get too. And the bottom end on the OMG mode is crazy

Random question here... If I was putting two humbuckers into a bass there seems two ways I can arrange the pickups. I can stick the bridge pup in the Jazz bridge pup position, and then the neck pup in the jazz neck pup position- kinds a super jazz . If I split the coils on the pickups I'll be able to select something close to 60's jazz or 70's jazz on the back, and a Precision-ish thing on the neck. The other way is to put the bridge pickup in the musicman sweetspot. Then where do you put the neck pickup? The Warwick $$ seems to stick it in the Precision sweet spot, or close enough that one coil hits that and then the other is close to jazz neck. Meaning I think the outside coils of both pups are close to Jazz position. Then the musicman HH basses stick the bridge in the Musicman sweetspot, but then the neck pickup a lot further away - why is that? The Warwick setup seem to make more sense to me.

Check out the in ear monitors thread... cheaper recommended options are the MEE audio M6 Pros (£40) and the Logitech UE900s (£170) .. after that you get into custom holdings and it apparently is a lot better but cost more, but you get what you pay for.

When I first read the thread I thought they were going to tell you you needed 6 strings and to downtime everything! [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1487794562' post='3243063'] Our front man said what he wrote was for a Precision bass sound so I used a Precision for a bit, then I used my Precision Lyte, he liked the sound of that more! So I used the Jazz for a couple of gigs, he really liked that so I swapped to a CMI Rick, he loved the look of that one but we agreed the sound probably didn't work...now I use the USA Stingray Sub for gigs! He has been persuaded from writing songs with any particular bass sound in mind I shall probably stick with the Ray now he has stopped imagining he was writing with some mythical bass sound in mind! [/quote] To be fair on him it depends on the songwriters ability. I'll use a example from my own work - I work as a graphic designer/art director - if I've come up with an idea for an advert I can define exactly how I want it to look, what my vision for it is. If I work with a photographer for instance I can direct exactly what I want their shot to look like. What is often actually better is for me to explain to the photographer what we're trying to achieve what I'm thinking and then leave space for them to bring their own ideas, skills and expertise to the party. Depending on the photographer those ideas will either be in a different league to my own, or not. Clever in my book is working with people more skilled than yourself! So going back to your songwriter - the guy could be Brian Wilson, and the sound is up there in his head- he knows and could describe what each sound would sound like - and our job is to make that a reality. Or he could be a guy with a few chords stitched together and not much imagination of what the bassline would soundlike and how it should all fit together. Or somewhere between the two. I would rather play in Brian Wilson's band myself. For the OP - maybe the band leader has a really good idea of how the visuals of the band should work and fit together? Maybe the Yamaha and PRS ruin that? It's more a question of understanding why that visual look works for her and deciding what instrument fits for it. IMO as a visual artist image wise it's the fret markers on the yamaha that would annoy me. Just looking at the video to "heavy situation" the trad style instruments kinda do work with what you're trying to do- it lets the band visually fade into the background a bit. Bigger visual problem for me is your lead singer's guitar strap being WAY too short to look in anyway cool.

Got a big box and plenty of bubblewrap - used to hold a 80's G&L hardcase, probably fit other cases, or basses. Or something to put a small child in as a den. Free to whoever wants it - Leeds/Bradford/Pudsey area (Farsley)

[quote name='Downdown' timestamp='1488035362' post='3245245'] Interesting point. What's the situation with covers? I've heard that you don't need permission to cover a song but you do need to pay royalties to the copyright owner. is that actually the case? If so, perhaps the promoter CAN sell his recording of the concert (and it certainly is his recording) but he would be legally obliged to pay royalties? I'm not sure, just guessing. [/quote] Slightly different context... but church I play at pays a licence to have us play the music - then they are supposed to have an annual count of how many times each song is played that gets submitted to the licence organiser people who I suppose divide it between whosever's songs are getting played. What we can't/shouldn't do is record this off the desk as we don't have a licence for that.

[quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1488029739' post='3245163'] I haven't really inspected a Warwick all that carefully before, but I think I'm now starting to understand the appeal. The craftsmanship is very impressive. From the front it looks like a one piece body, yet from the back you can see it's a neck through. Most brands would usually settle for a neck and two wings, occasionally capped with another fancy slice of wood. This seems to me like they've scooped out the back to fit the neck, leaving the top intact, and it looks so seamless. I can't remember when I last saw a bass that looked so much like one unified piece. Even the way the fretboard tapers off onto the body is incredibly smooth. Bloody gorgeous that is! [/quote] what I like them, or the old ones, is you get a feeling that the design and the woods are part of the same. The woods and construction methods have been chosen for certain sonic or visual reasons and that's why they look the way they do. Even body shapes are partly down to the weights of the woods I think. Form following function - appeals to the designer in me

Check the new member of the club Utterly mental sounding pickup.

Go play it

If I had that money and you tasked me to buy basses I would track down a ceilinder jazz and see what the fuss is about. Pino sig p bass and an original 1977 stingray. Custom ACG build would be fun too. Could probably get all of them in your budget. Then I would sit there surrounded by nice instruments and probably only ever gig one of them, one of them wouldn't fit my playing style as much and the other would be too old and or precious to leave the house. So old probably sell them again a few years later.... So in my mind you either fill your life with things that you are going to play and gig and beat up - in which case the question isn't "what don't you have" but "what sound are you after" - and the answer might be another precision. Or alternatively you are looking for something nice as a playable investment - in which case, two approaches - vintage fender as known "safe" investments. Or you try and work out what is underpriced now that in a few years won't be and 'invest' in a load of cheaper basses - which is more risky. Or the fodera monarch classic looks nice

Zoom in on the fret markers and the one on the right you can see a bit of red in- I think they are red LEDs and having seen a few bass direct bass descriptions I think it's far more likely they forgot to meantion them.

Gareth stuck a photo of one his beautiful basses in a thread last year - I've owned most the things I want to but it was about the only thing left on my GAS list so I messaged and asked if he ever sold it, let me know and I'ld try and save for it. He came back with a price if I wanted it. Fast forward a few months and I sell a bass, ask him a hundred questions send him some money and he sends me a bass. And I'm super happy with it. So, great comms, really quick postage, really knows his basses and looks after them - and to be honest undersells his stuff. Top bloke. Luke

The way the preamp is designed will work better onboard IMO (or don't use any pots on the bass)

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1487350783' post='3239239'] We are truly blessed to have so many amazing luthiers on our shores. If budget allows, I would always try and have something built here to support this wonderfully strong community! [size=1](But, of course, would still strongly recommend an Alpher...)[/size] [/quote] it is odd isn't it - I wonder how influenced we are by American forums and press that the US versions of our luthiers are revered but ours less so. Some of it is the size of marked I guess - but if I compared Sei to Fodera, or overwater to sadowsky would I find a massive difference in the end product?

The ones I've seen for sale currently are out my price range and over a grand - think it might be a non goer

Fender Roscoe beck There's been a few on here - at fairly widely divergent prices. How much do they go for roughly? I know they don't come up often, but I've a feeling that the answer is "more than my budget" but thought I would ask before I pull the trigger on something else. Here's a random google image search photo of the bass in question... (cos we all like photos right?)

Done properly like Ricks fine 52's build threads I think it looks good. I remember wanting a Nash years back- until I saw one!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1487100869' post='3237146'] Looking at your sig and the basses you already own I'm assuming that you'll inevitably go for a Jazz design. This puts you in quite a "difficult" area as I've owned many custom Jazz style basses including a GB Spitfire, a Shuker fretless Jazz, and an incredible Overwater. I'd recommend them all. I currently own one of Alan's masterpieces as well as a bass rescued and brought back to life by our own Andy Rogers. You should also give Enfield some consideration because of their unique pick up system. All are fantastic instruments and you'd be hard pushed to pick between them if they were all in front of you. Does this make your decision harder? If anything, I'd say "No"...you are in the enviable position of knowing that there are many UK builders who can and will build you a great bass...and probably have built it many times over. The bass you're after may well already be out there and if you can find a pre-owned model you may save yourself a few hundred, if not thousands, of pounds. Check out your local Bass Bashes, even consider travelling to events further afield just to give yourself a chance to try other gear. Some might say that having a custom build can be a minefield, personally I'd say you're almost certainly in for a treat finding what you're looking for. My advice?...Enjoy the journey before jumping in. [/quote] Good ideas here. I think knowing what you're looking for, and why you're going custom is key. It was an option for me a year or so back, and I eventually concluded that I could find what I was after secondhand. Actually I decided that what I have currently probably couldn't be bettered (for me), and if it could be, that would cost a lot of money and I would want to try it before spending that money.

I found an old 1975 Cimar Jazz bass in a glasgow junk shop £50 I think. Ash and maple, Horrid bridge and missing a tuner part, with the help of the amazing [b]Bassassin[/b] and a bridge I fixed it up and sold it to a friend. Only way I could justify spending the money at the time. But it was one of the nicest sounding, most utterly fun rewarding things to play ever. The annoying thing is that my friend who has it knows that too!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1487072431' post='3236701'] I wasn't that bothered either way until I bought the Flea Jazz Bass. Even my Dad, who doesn't play, thought it looked really unique. [/quote] probably wondered more about the colour than the wear patterns?

Ryan saw a wanted post I had made and sold me a really nice bass neck. Possibly the best packaged thing ever. Thanks Ryan!

Just sold Tony my BB1200 after he sent me a speculative PM - few PMs and a chat on the phone later and we're both setting off to meet midway on the M1 - a great guy and a pleasure to meet him. Would have no problem in recommending him for any basschat related buying and selling. I hope you enjoy the bass Tony, it's one of the good ones out there.