bassbloke

I think that the current financial climate, proximity to Christmas, increased fuel prices and he fact that the market is full of kit is resulting in very low prices. Thankfully, I have good self control and a wife that spends money on behalf.

Thank you for that information. I'm based in Chessington, Surrey

I've decided that I have to get a double bass. I spent an evening playing with an instrument a friend borrowed from college and loved it! It would be really, really useful if someone on this forum with some experience could share some advice, such as price you should expect to pay, good or bad countries of origin, reccomended makes and warning signs. Thank you

[quote name='thumbo' post='94227' date='Nov 25 2007, 06:34 PM']Lots of food for thought here! Thanks Bassbloke, I've been sticking to using nickel plated strings on this bass to tame the zingyness a little, which seems to be working quite well. A new nut is definitely in order for it, I'll give a tusq one a shot i think. Thats interesting about the setup on your jazz, I'll try setting the neck straight as opposed to the very slight relief it has at the moment. Which gauge of EMP's do you use? Beerdragon, I've heard a few people singing the praises of a set of Wizards in a Jazz bass recently. I reckon I'm gonna give these a shot once my bank account has recovered from christmas. :wacko: I've just been reading about them on their website and the 84's sound like they'd do the trick for me.[/quote] Heavy Ones! 45 - 135. I tame the zinginess on mine with the passive tone.

Do a youtube search for Gospel BAss - some good stuff there. Also - www.gospelcops.com

A is the Active bass through the POD. B has a mch more nasal, hollow sound that I'd expect from a passive bass. Lovely.

Oh yeah - I've always used Warwick EMPs on my Jazz. I find heavier strings/low action/dead straight neck is a great combination - I've had it on the 4 jazz basses I've owned/I own.

MIM jazzes are very, very variable. I tried one in a shop that had a loose truss rod - the rattle was atrocious and it had no sustain whatsoever. So, the frst place to start is with the bass unplugged. How does it sound? Does it have a naturally decent tone. MIM jazzes are usually quite bright and zingy - maybe a bit metallic because of the proud frets. The worst parts on Mexican jazzes are necks and electronics. If you want to keep it passive, completely remove wiring and line the control cavity and rear of the pickguard with copper foil - available from AxesRUs, ebay, etc... Then get a better quality, beter shielded wiring kit - Maplins or AxesRUs, ebay, etc.. if yu want nylon wrapped for that old school look. Pickups - the stock pickups are OK - cheapo to standard single coils. I would just scour the 2nd hand ads or ebay for decent looking pair of replacements. IMPORTANT - measure them first. On earlier models, the pickups are both the same width, on later models, they're different sizes (or vice versa). Finally, swap the nut. You can get Graphteq or Tusq replacement nuts on ebay for a few qid. They look better than the white plastic ones and do a better job. I prefer stock bridges to the Badass, but you can certainly pick up a US model with a heavier base plate and meatier saddles. Other alternatives that often crop up for not a lot are the Schaller 3D bridges.

Buzz or rattle? It can sometimes be difficult of differentiate the two, but buzz indicates electrical fault - could be preamp tube(s), transistors, output transformer or an earthing problem on your bass. This is one of those occasions where thwe easiest way to work out which bit is at fault is to meet up with a mate and swap over kit. Whereabouts are you.

I had a similar problem on an Aria acoustic bass. The stock piezo transducer, which was really cheap and nasty, wasn't actually long enough to cover the entire length of the bridge piece and ensure sufficient coverage for all of the strings. I bought a replacement from ebay; it may even have been from this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FISHMAN-Sonicore-Acoustic-Guitar-Under-Saddle-Pickup_W0QQitemZ180181706806QQihZ008QQcategoryZ22670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]seller[/url] £10 and a cinch to fit. It will make a difference. Unfortunately, you'll then probably turn your attention to the preamp.

A mate of mine temporarily traded his Jackson 5 string for a Sabre with a pro bassist who wanted the extra low end. If the battery on the Jackson hadn't died mid-gig the other guy would probably have gone for the swap. Needless to say my mate nearly killed himself for having not shoved a fresh duracell in there before handing it over.

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='68119' date='Oct 1 2007, 12:25 PM']I'm glad to here that: That it became a piece of piss. It's not the sort of thing I'd normally be interested in playing, but it seems I've got till the 8th December to learn it! My 11 year old is drumming for it in a concert put on by his drum teacher, and I've been volunteered to play bass for him. His teacher (who also teaches bass) says that its not so much difficult as relentless. From where I'm standing it sounds both difficult and relentless!! Having cracked it, do you have any hints for someone who's still at the stage of listening to it to get the feel of it into my head? Clive.[/quote] I've tabbed out the main verse using a couple of possible fingerings - the way I think Chris Wostenholme (?) plays it and the way I prefer to play it. PM your e-mail address and I'll send it over

It's understandible. You've picked up a load of new skills and techniques and you're keen to show them off. I'm not being patronising when I say that I used to be just the same. In one band I used to be in, I used to overplay so much it was offensive. I would counter that overplaying os worse than underplaying. By underplaying you're not adding anything to the song. When you verplay you detract from the song.

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[url="http://"http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=01364003032"]Power Jazz bass[/url] I'd be interested to learn how many they sell of this bass.

The only bass I've played with Piezo and magnetic pickups was an Ibanez EDA900. ThePiezo makes the bass sound very 'zingy' but I don't remember it making the harmonics stand out that much more. I don't know of any aftermarket piezo bridgesthat are a standard retro fit on a Fender. You'd also need to do some routing to the body for the preamp required by the piezo pickups. So,with all the mods required, A jazz pickup by the bridge would be an easier and more standard option.

[quote name='ARGH' post='89194' date='Nov 16 2007, 12:14 AM']Any of you guys into Coroner?[/quote] Masked Jackal. Quality Tune. Any of you guys heard Martyr - Feeding the Abcess. Liege of Inveracity is one of the best album openers of all time.

Very good clip by the way. I thick playing a fretless suits his sounds. I remember reading an old intervew where he said he sets the EQ on his Hartke to an unhappy face - you can hear how wellit cuts through! I've never played a Warwick Thumb. Is it just me or are the necks THAT thick?

The only ropey bit of his playing was the dodgy intonation on the high chorus part at the end. My problem with the performance is that it suffered from the usual Later with Jools Holland blight of being overblown and over-embellished. The original was performed by one of 'the' power trios, so the army of backing singers of percussionsts kind of ruins the feel.

Depends on what cab(s) you are going to be using. If I had a pair of 4 Ohm cabs (which I do as it happes) then any heads that couldn't drive a 2 Ohm load would be a waste of time.

If you have an ebay account, then a good way to ascertain market value is to do a search for completed listings of whatever item it is you wish to sell. Items tend to go for around the same amount, give or take a few quid.

I may have to get a ticket when my wife gets paid next week. Jimmy Johnson's work on the new Planet X album, Quantum, is amazing. I've been learning/trying to learn Matrix Gate the last couple of evenings.