The Burpster

[quote name='thebeat' post='324904' date='Nov 8 2008, 06:09 PM']Standard are made in Mexico, Highway 1 are made in the USA.[/quote] Thats a starting point. H1 is essentially a US model but with a thin coat of cellulose paint for (alledgedly) better tone because its thinner, a BA2 bridge, and comes in very limited color ways, and gigbag rather than all teh case candy and HSC of a full US model you cant get Maple fretboard options either. I've yet to see a bad or shonky H1. The same cant be said for MIM. You Could get an absolute doosey (as the neck and body are cut out in teh US plant but from lesser cuts of wood) you could also get a very average instrument as well that frankly a decent Yamaha or Ibanez would kick its ass.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='324409' date='Nov 7 2008, 07:03 PM']For 300 spots you'll get a good Jap P off the bay , and from the classifieds here. Guaranteed the one you want comes up here the day after you get one somewhere else!![/quote] Good shout actually, you'll get a lot more choice of you go for MIJ.

Yes they can be and ceratinly 2ndhand for £300 you can get a 2ndhnad H1. You'd get your money back whenever you moved it on too. Here or ebay, or trawl adds in comics to find 'em they are out there..... put an ad in the wanted section.....

I'd be happy to pay now for the pleasure...... It might benefit from more commercial input but then would you need a commercial manager....? getting a stand next to a bass supplier at one of the BIG geetar shows would spread teh word quick....

[color="#00FFFF"]Bit of advice required here. I've always played Ric's, but am possibly after a Precision just for practice, the odd rehearsal and maybe the odd gig as well to mix 'n' match. I've a minimal knowledge of these basses - budget-wise, I'm not into spending huge amounts (save that for my Rics!), so as cheap as poss, within reason as it's got to be good enough! I'm just after one that offers good playing, and that big sound (re my other Steve Hanley Fall-related post). Also, where is a good place to buy? My internet searches yield very little. It must be easier to find one! I noticed on the poll that there is loads of Fender owners on here, so it must be the best and most informed place to ask. Please help![/color] A good bench mark is a Highway 1, try one and go from there. US ones can be pant wettingly stunning or shonky. Squires are P like but generally* need electric upgrades to get the best from them. MIJ Ps are like jap cars, bl**dy great and cheap but whilst they have the badge they just arent quite the same somehow (although you wont get a shonky one for sure). MIM can be be like playing the lottery scratchcards...... * You are just as likely to get great Squire as a MIM Fender, they are out there, but the default position is as above.

Looks how a H1 should look, used, enjoyed and ready to be used and enjoyed again.

If I take a neck off (for any length of time) I make a small but easily seen mark with a fine indelible pen on the T-rod nut (or bolt), count the turns and loosen it off so that the neck is straight. Its makes setting the relief easier when it goes back together..... make sure you know what kind of T-rod it is, single or double action it effects teh number of turns. Good luck. Just read you post again and as its a cheepy it'll undoubtedly be a single action, makes life easier !

Off to techie for you son....

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='322471' date='Nov 5 2008, 09:28 AM']Cheers guys. I did a google on it but i wanted to be sure.(before BF jumps down my throat) [/quote] Thats Wiki.... dumbass, not Google...... Thought I'd better do it in his abscence.....

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='323138' date='Nov 6 2008, 12:39 AM']Nah, they must be THRUSH agents....[/quote] Agents? I doubt it.... Carriers? most defiantely....

[quote name='The Funk' post='322778' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:35 PM']Sorry, this explanation seems like absolute bollocks to me. Being in the pocket means being completely locked into the groove. Being deep in the pocket means the same thing - but even more so. You can be in the pocket and improvise as much as you like.[/quote] Whilst I respect your opinion....... READ what I put...... [color="#0000FF"][i]Listen to trad US music and very rarely will you hear the bass player deviate from what the drums are doing. Keeping in tight rythm with the drummer is 'in the pocket'. [/i][/color] The vast majority of US music the bass player does just that, stays locked in. I'm not saying its right, I'm not saying its what bass players do everywhere else and it ceratinly isnt used in Jazz circles. The saying "in the pocket" originated from Southern origin players where rock and roll originated and refers to being locked into the tempo as a group. PLying outside the pocket is improv IN US TERMS, and that what the OP asked.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='322642' date='Nov 5 2008, 01:39 PM']So then, to push my luck to the limits, what's the difference between being "deep" in the pocket as opposed to, one would assume, "shallow" in the pocket? [/quote] Yeah sorry I edited it it after you put that..... see above !

'in the pocket' refers to playing tight onto the beat and not straying from it or improvisng. Listen to trad US music and very rarely will you hear the bass player deviate from what the drums are doing. Keeping in tight rythm with the drummer is 'in the pocket'. IIRC I think a deep pocket is keeping tight with teh bass drum only and playing off the beat of it.

[quote name='spongebob' post='321970' date='Nov 4 2008, 05:20 PM']Question is, I know he played a Precision througout his time with them, but does anyone know any more about it? What was that colour called - it was kind of yellowey, with (I think) a black scratchplate. I'd love one the same! I'm no Fender expert - I'm a Rickenbacker fan through and through (I'm sure I saw a video clip with him playing one of these as well once?) - but the sound he manages is/was totally fab. Any idea how he got it?[/quote] The bass is a natural finish US (MIA ) P with what looks like a Tort pickguard, and Maple neck. The sound is classic P - solid state 70s amp. You could get that sound with a 1/2 decent P (as importantly a decent P Pup) and something like an Ashdown or Trace Elliot rig (without going to the more expensive makers).

As for inspirational stuff to learn, it has to come from inside - if you dont like it, its hard to learn it with any conviction IMO. Maybe time to expand the music you listen to to find inspiration....?

[quote name='obbm' post='321621' date='Nov 4 2008, 10:52 AM']My Neice is about to get a bass and practice amp for her 13th birthday. Unfortunately due to distance I can't provide any hands-on motivation or tuition. Can anyone recommend a start-from-zero type of DVD to get her playing?[/quote] Hal Leonard stuff is easy to pick up and noodle and teaches the theory behind it as well if you need/want it.... I found it very useful to start with. Also has a few genres to aim for which is better than trying to steer towards one style which I can imaging could be off putting for a youngster.... ?

Xibit would be pleased.... Pimp my axe, maxxed out..... Very very nice...... (actually not sure why I havent noticed this before.... )

DB5..... Whilst you feel that 'worn' look might put folks off buying or otherwise..... THATS exactly what Fender intended to happen with teh Highway series and the primary reason they finished it with a thin coat of cellulose paint, so that it gets the 'used look' very quickly .... Indeed thats what its name suggest..... Highway one...... (looks like its been on the 'highway' for some time) So its done exactly what it should have done and looks rough and ready.... some like that look! and you should be pleased it looks used as it obviously has..... good on yer...!

Ooooooooeeeeehhh you bad man, I may have just found someone to make my PRS fretless neck......

I have both the Tascam and Boss. Both have their uses, and both do stuff the other wont...... The Tascam is great jsut for noodling with, but the Boss will do most of what the Tascam will plus its great for recording jam sessions and converting to MP3. The boss has a few pre recorded drum beats and and I have put some more on ( recorded from drum machine and converted to MP3) which is great for timing..... Plus you can (and I have) record an drum track and bass line and send it to your geetarist for them to get in sync...... If you just want to noodle or learn stuff the Tascam is ideal. If you need a more expandable practice tool the Boss is better. IMO and experience.....

2 Things.... 1. Wooleydick had his Hohner from me.... believe me that Hohner with 1/4pounders and wired v/v/t was HUGE..... 2. Hohner have done the twin neck headless 1x 4 string fretless and 1x4 string fretted just as your photoshop! I've seen pics of one and have played a 6 string geetar and 4string bass headless Hohner so they are out there..... somewhere. The only thing that has so far put me off the headlesses that are out there, is so far I have only found skinny Jazz style necks, which sadly I dont get on with (hence I sold the Hohner to WD) .... anyone do a 4 string with 17+mm spaging at the bridge and 9mm spacing at the zero fret and I'll have one, why....? They are just so bl88dy easy to play .....

Phewww, thats a big question... the one decent uthier that comes to mind is Shuker but he is not cheap - more custom stuff. I'm into pimping existing bodies and necks so I havent 1st hand knowledge of anything UK custom, made yet.... TBH the Neeps suggestion of getting an SX from the US imported and then pimping that would be highly cost effective, certainly when compared to getting one custom made......