Mornats

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1327703537' post='1515797']
Send it back, it's got a crack in it.
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Forget what I said earlier, THIS is the best thing I've read all day.

[quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1327656998' post='1514752']
I guess it's pretty good for slapping.
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Best thing I've read all day.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1327624838' post='1514557']
Know anything else that comes with a Sen body, my JV has one and the old cimar jazz I had had one and they sounded amazing. Man I wish i still had that bass- only cost me £70, new bridge and it was so so good. sold it to a mate- wish I wasn't so nice
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Japanese Bass Collections (the SGC Nanyo ones) had Japanese Sen bodies. Very lightweight and lovely basses. I got my 5-string for £165 off Ebay and my fretless for £200 (excluding delivery for both) so they're worth checking out.

I've got basses with and without front markers and find that I just use the top markers anyway. My 5 string and my fretless lack front markers (the fretless has no fret lines either) and neither are less easy to play than my basses with them. I still have to look at what I'm playing too so if it's not a problem for then it shouldn't be for most!

Saying that, the pearl blocks on my Overwater look very lovely indeed.

Try a little bit of EQ on the bass using software. I typically have to cut off everything below 100hz to avoid bass rumble and speaker damage. Have a google on EQing bass for more info on which frequencies to cut to get a clear, mud-free sound.

I'm not sure if Ampeg SVX has a separate EQ plugin but grab a DAW (Reaper has an un-ending trial and is very cheap) and play through that as it will allow you to put an EQ onto your bass. Plus once you're used to it you can use it for recording.

Also, check your recording levels to make sure they're not clipping.

Beautiful bass and photos. Does it come with the leaf background? (joke btw!)

Have a that's-a-stunner bump.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1327150540' post='1507011']
I`m in the same viewpoint. Any Jazz bass not made by Fender, no matter how good the quality, how much better it is than a Fender, is a copy of Fenders idea, just made different.better/whatever.
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Just like cars. Ford made the first mass produced car - the Model T. Today, Ford's are still arguably quite good cars in their class but others do them better (and others do them worse). But if you're like me, you'd look at a Ford, accept they're good then buy something more individual, just because that's your personal taste. Which is why I drive a Mitsubishi Lancer and play an Overwater Contemporary J.

Fenders - yep, lovely and a classic and I have uber respect for them. They're just not for me.

As for whether a non-Fender jazz is truly a jazz or not. Hmmm, not a true jazz perhaps but a development of one, just as a sports coupé or executive estate is an extension of the original Model T idea. Evolution baby.

I went out to buy bed linen, came back with my Overwater.

Do you think they'll take my Tanglewater J in part-ex for a "superguitar" in "wooden"? I've always loved wooden.

To add to this, you now have what's generally regarded as being one of the best starter basses around so as far as gear is concerned, you're sorted. Now the fun stuff starts - begin learning, practice, have a laugh and enjoy your bass and your bass playing!

A bit late in the day for this but +1 for "the tone is in your fingers". My basses all sound around the same, except when someone else plays them.

I started clapping at the end of that - right here in my room by myself. That was beautiful!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1326273822' post='1494643']
I'll just set up the computer to record, into Audacity, and just noodle away for 15-20 mins. Listen back, see if there are any interesting bits. Copy and paste parts into Reason, add simple drums, add simple guitar and then mess about with the structure. Maybe add or change parts.
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I do this (but with different software). Almost all of the tracks on my Soundcloud link were done this way.

A track comes about after I listen to songs I like, whether that's for pleasure or if Ijust fancy writing a track in a certain style - sometimes just to see if I can get a feel for the style. So I'll listen to it and grab certain elements. Maybe it's the rhythm of the bassline or the guitars, or it's a type of melody or whatever and I'll have a jam around - a noodle as it were - with that. Then the rest of it comes together once it's in Reaper, has a drum track and I'm badly mangling a guitar or messing around with virtual instruments.

Sen is the wood that the Japanese SGC Nanyo Bass Collections are made from. It's very light and looks fantastic when you can see the grain.

I'm quite weedy and used to play a Bass Collection SB301 at Uni and gigged with it no problem as it was small and light. It also played great and sounded brilliant. I've now got a fretless BC and a 5 string but my main bass that I would love to use if I gig again is an Overwater Contemporary Jazz and it's bloody heavy for me! My shoulder aches after around 10-15 mins of playing standing up. Not so much a problem right now as I'm just recording so can sit down and take regular breaks. I'm sure that a strap change could help to distribute the weight and of course I could always do upper-body exercises to help. The only issue is that I badly strained the tendons in both arms and it took 12 months to recover and now they've gone again. Good to hear that Musicman's exercises did indeed help so when I can, I'll give that another go.

That was just a pleasure to watch and listen to.

Native Instruments do a Rammfire plugin that was developed with Rammstein to mimic their sound. It's €49 and will run in the free guitar rig 5 player.

I would so love to play those tunes but it's been 15 years since I was last in a band and I've only just been playing again for a year. Hope you find a good bassist, would love to see you guys live.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1323826228' post='1467597']
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At £29 that's worth getting even if you own EZdrummer imo. I'm curious as to why you think it's vastly superior. Not that I doubt you of course, but it would help me decide whether to splash out on it despite having committed myself to EZD and several expansions.

I liked this One question though, were you improvising in parts? I played this many many years ago and didn't remember playing anything half as fancy as what you were playing. Mind you, that could have been because I sucked years ago!

I've got one of those and love it. The woods are:

Body: Ash
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood

Machine-heads are Gotoh and if the pickups have SGC on them then they'll sound amazing (IMO).

Best £200 you'll ever spend on a bass imo. I've got 2 already that I bought used this year and bought my first one new in 1994 (but sold it since). Amazing basses, only just topped by my Overwater (which has only been bested - again imo - by an Fender American Jazz that I tried). Much much lighter than my Overwater though and highly playable.

In short - bump!

I ordered a pair of studio reference monitors from them a few weeks ago and they gave me a tracking number. I got an email each time the tracking stage changed (i.e. as it passed through each depot) too. Get in touch with them, they answered an email enquiry that I sent quite quickly. Pretty good service I thought.

Here's a thought... if I bought an amp head only, would this be useful to use when simply recording through a computer? I was thinking I could always add a cab later if I start gigging...

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1323600674' post='1464770']
How does the Dean sound when it's unplugged?[/quote]

It sounds ok actually but truth be told I never play it. Who would when there's an Overwater sitting there?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1323602288' post='1464802']
[font=Arial]I’d sell it. You bought the Dean when you were getting back into bass. It's served its purpose and you've moved onwards and upwards to much better instruments. You own a lot of basses for someone who doesn't gig, so I'd just sell the Dean.[/font]
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Very true indeed, it served its purpose nicely.

So, I think selling it/trading it would be the better option here then. So my choices are either an Ashdown amp (the 12 or 15 inch version of the one I linked) or a new guitar. I'll pop into my local guitar shop and will try out their range of Ashdowns. I remember being in there trying out their Spectors and I loved the amp which they were plugged into. Hopefully I'll be able to make use of its tone when DIing it into my audio interface. I was thinking of buying VIrtual Bass Amp Pro but trading my Dean in for an Ashdown would work out the same-ish cost I reckon.

Cheers guys!