mrcrow

[quote name='saibuster' post='359366' date='Dec 20 2008, 02:31 AM']after watching this video... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U[/url][/quote] i have owned a 'real' fender from usa...the build was not as i would have expected round the neck to body joint it sounded ok though and was made of tough materials..1998 model i havent looked closely at a squier but would expect it to be on a par with a usa fender most owners of any fender iirc are all about changing pups/ splts/ bridge/ tuners/ and god knows what else so what is the real draw with fenders they are easy to upgrade??

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='363089' date='Dec 24 2008, 09:02 PM']I've no idea about the Yamaha you refer to but having had a 32" Aria TSB-550 for many years (now gone to another grateful owner) I'd say that a 32" scale is fine if it suits you. It will mean that, if you use the same gauge of strings, you will have less tension in them to get to pitch so you might want a slightly heavier gauge string to allow for that. Medium scale strings are less available than long scale and it can limit what strings you can choose from. The slightly shorter fret spacing makes 32" fast to play. However, I'd say the other characteristics of the bass will be more important in terms of sound. For example, my Aria sounded like a early 80s Aria - general construction e.g. neck through, same pickups etc - rather than sounding specifically like a 32" scale bass. Some Japanese Fender Jazzes are, I believe, available in 32" scale because the slightly shorter scale was popular with the Japanese of smaller stature (or so I've heard; sounds a bit dubious really) and if that's true it might explain why there's a Yamaha in 32" too. My Aria too was a 32" bass in an Aria range of mostly 34" basses. You might want to consider that it's resale value might be affected by it's unusualness.[/quote] as explained above...with 'regular' gauge strings you may find the tension a bit low...so upping the gauge should solve that bill wyman used short scale and flats and got on ok

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='363070' date='Dec 24 2008, 08:28 PM']ah Mr Crow. I remember you, I used HCBF for about 7 years but didn't post all that often.[/quote] and i you i have been over there about 7 years as well i am not a big bass gear and axe man but like to chat and the OT help i have got is tremendous some forums dont like to stray too far from the bass topics god bless geof

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='362141' date='Dec 23 2008, 04:52 PM']When was the last time you got a set of DRs for £15? You must have been re-using the set that you have for a while. [/quote] my main string is TI round jazz i change alternately to eb and such just to get the wonderful feel when i fit a set of TI's

[quote name='acidbass' post='362851' date='Dec 24 2008, 03:04 PM']Just interested as to how many of our members have joined/actively use Talkbass! Personally I've never felt the need to use it as I find this forum a lot more relevant and informative. The idea of dealing with our inferior trans-atlantic brethren doesn't exactly appeal to me either! Actually, on that note, I'm just wondering what gear I'd currently be using had it not been for Basschat. I can't even begin to think how much this forum has affected my buying (and selling) habits Danny[/quote] i am a newbie but enjoy the breadth of the forum topics and the uk based chat i am not keen on TB but am a long standing member of hcbf and ebassist bloody both mate!

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='360198' date='Dec 21 2008, 01:12 PM']I have this; Evil. Super neck. (think Sterling, or more less tapered jazz) Virtually flat fretboard. Plays brilliantly. Wasn't made for me. It's the prototype! 18v electrics, East E-pro EQ, Seymour Duncan Pick-up, active/passive switching, Series/Parallel switching. All I'd change is the fretboard- for Ebony or Maple, although the Rosewood is a good example of what it should sound like. As for Mike, I can't speak highly enough of him. One of the nicest guys I've met. Nothing is too much trouble, and he'll talk bass for hours if you let him. He knows his stuff! Seek him out in his Witham Workshop.[/quote] i never bought a zoot but was in touch with mike just when iceni were starting up he did two scratchplates for my manson to a template i sent him and they fitted perfectly and some bart stuff.. great guy and willing to help in any way cheers

precisely, my dear watson

its a 5 but i now need to down size to a 4...and hopefully a stingray...

mrcrow here manchester area i am 66 and dont look a day over 80... thats my SR5 going for sale soon or swap a SR4...cant get on with the big B string anymore but i love the sound and build... nice to be aboard and merry christmas

hi again and thanks... i still post on HCBF and ebassist...over there and bloody both mate! but its good to communicate nearer home..the UK cheers

i go the link to this forum from over there it was for a bass for sale so i thought it might be good to be on this forum if there are any bargains and i have stuff to sell as well not only for that but chat as well cheers mrcrow