LukeFRC

[quote name='paul j h' timestamp='1333530941' post='1602838'] Hi Guys thanks for the replies, some food for thought amongst the posts, i have no great preference for Jazz basses in my new search. The other "problem" at the moment is now is not a good time to sell a bass and get a good price, and very few people are trading down. I have been looking at Overwater recently so there is a possible option and i could potentially get it with my prefered options etc. Anyway the search continues. Cheers Paul. [/quote] if you are looking at overwater look secondhand first some bargins out there recently

and I would have thought fairly easy to convert back with a MM pup

if it's the filter based preamp that interests you there is a secondhand ACG for sale at the mo on the forum with their (as in ACG's) preamp in it. Prob a good bass in itself. I would be tempted to try that as a far far cheaper trial and sell it on if you don't like it or find an alembic you love

[quote name='Mark David Phillips' timestamp='1333493131' post='1602629'] Hello all, Yes having a batch of guitars built in China is something I have often thought seriously about... and to sell them aimed at learners with necks set up with the fastest super-light action might be thought certainly subversive, and perhaps even downright weird by the status quo of guitar retail. But I have no starting point or contact in China... any ideas anyone? On Wigan: I thought the gist of the book, 'The road to Wigan Pier' was that Wigan is not on the coast and has no Pier! Thanks, Mark...................... [/quote] no, wigan pier is in wigan and is the pier on the canal where things were landed. Pier=hard=hythe=moorings=harbour=landing area=wharf=dock

[quote name='ZMech' timestamp='1333492783' post='1602621'] option IV: spend some of that money on regular lessons, and work on improving the tone coming out of your fingers [/quote] nah, my playing is fine. I've also got a 'no lessons' thing when it comes to music. Not because I'm particularly good- but because design and art is the creative form I'm trained in and HAVE to work hard at and be good at. Music and bass is just a great fun game for fun, and destressing. That's why I started playing- that's how it will continue

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1333433998' post='1601501'] The acg pre is pretty epic but you have no idea what it will do to the wick. Granted you could sell it on quite easily but for that reason alone I'd be looking for a different bass instead. [/quote] what do you think it would do to it?

[quote name='rednose200' timestamp='1333473123' post='1602290'] Yes, very well put by LukeFRC. Good advice, but if you still want to do this, I'd recommend a Fender Jaguar - a super jazz. [/quote] or keep the CS jazz and buy one of them sadowsky outboard preamps

I note in your sale/trade thread for the CS Jazz you were asking about warwick, thumbs and infinities too.... I get a sense you don't really know what you are looking for, so I wouldn't go custom route. My gut feeling is that you have basses you like. and they are probably good ones, maybe sell some and have fewer- and then play the things. Part of 'loving' an instrument is the history of it and you- where you have played it- the fact you learnt certain tunes on it and so on. I have a sneaky feeling that if I walked into your house and took 3 of your basses and £1000 from you, and your mate then called you up wanting you to play some cool music- after 6 months you would say you 'loved' that bass and it wouldn't go anywhere (or you would have really good ideas of what it was lacking and what you needed) - maybe because you have the choice you aren't settling? Sell some maybe and stick with the best two. Got an alright Hi-fi? if not buy one and some CDs with some of the money- listen to new music. thats my 2p. (helped me with my own deliberations too!)

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1333468685' post='1602179'] Overwater, Sei, Bacchus, Lakland US, Shuker, Alleva? Some of those would be well out of the £1,000 price range, mind, unless aiming second-hand. You're right, though, Luke - it would be good to know more about what would make it 'special'. [/quote] "value of existing basses plus £1000"

question: how could you improve your customshop jazz? what doesn't it do that you want it too? Just as the three basses in your sig are fender designed jazz/pj I think you are looking at an amazing jazz bass but I wonder what would be the step up from fender custom shop? Something active? or a very well built version by overwater or sei or someone?

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1333462625' post='1602028'] Got my first delivery as per Tommos thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/171047-i-made-a-preamp-but-it-doesnt-work/"]http://basschat.co.u...it-doesnt-work/[/url] Bits to do the Sabre pre and the pre-EB pre. By feck I never realised Vero was so tiny . The pics you guys post make it look bigger a new found appreciation for some of yous that work with stuff regularly. [/quote] yep. my tip, a good table to work at, well lit.

We do have funny ideas of downgrading and up grading. Past a certain point if the bass works then it works and it's price isn't really the same as it's value. One of greatest basses I have owned and really the only one I regret selling was a 1975 cimar jazz copy, cost me £70, worth not much more than that- but boy was it fun to play. I had a valenti for a while- lovely bass but not for me. For me the cimar was the upgrade.

I don't think more gear is the answer. Turn down any compression first. if you are using a valve pre don't drive it hard at all. Then use the eq- you won't be 'too loud' across the board, you will be too loud in certain frequencies- learn to hear them. Get/build a wee parametric notch eq if you need one. The thing about humbuckers, as I guess it is more down to them than the active electronics, is that they have quite a wide fat mid- compare that to the thinner sound of a single coil. Used correctly that's not a problem but if you're not careful you can bludgeon too much of the space the other instruments need and sound 'too loud'.

[quote name='Davebassics' timestamp='1333395995' post='1601192'] I'm having some issues with an EQ I have designed. I have attached two files, the frequency response graphs and the schematic. It won't take long to see the issue on the 100Hz and other filters. Anyone got any ideas? Frequency response graphs can be found [url="http://inverseaudio.co.uk/Results.pdf"]here[/url] A cracking discussion here! made it to page 12, time for bed now though! [/quote] PMed

chill oot man is winning at mo, prob good advice!

i would think it would almost be as cheap to buy a secondhand fretless thumb.

Well Basschat is amazing... it turns out the previous owner of the bass recognised it and gave me a heads up on some setup issues and deadspots that they have hidden with a high action. So for a overpriced bass it's now not one I'll be going for. Good news is that a few other folk have sent me PM's about their tokai jazzes- so we will see!

what brand cheap copy is it? It's just some basses (like the Ryder or SX) that cost less than yours but folk rave about them. I would think a setup would be the first step before spending money- and setting up a bass isn't too different to a guitar. Also it it is the E string that the problem is on watch you are not hitting that harder with the right hand. Try moving the hand back slightly towards the bridge- it's a different tone but may suit