JPJ

Hmm. I own two 'Fender' fives. The first is my DLX Jazz 5 '96 with the single pole pickups. She is extremely set-up sensitive, the 'B' string height from the pole piece is absolutely critical for an even 'B' sound. The reality is however, that unless your using really top end amps and cabs, the majority of the 'B' string sound will be lost beneath the mid hump in most off the shelf cabs. My other 'Fender' 5 isn't actually a Fender. Its a precision shaped body with a mighty mite neck and a pair of Bart J's and a Bart P. The Bart P gives a really fat even 'B' response, so much so that you can really use the additional string rather than just dropping in tasty bombs. Again though, the string height over the pickup is critical to obtaining a good 'B' sound.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='180694' date='Apr 19 2008, 08:15 PM']Worry not.. I got mine for a very competetive price! I have to say, though... I'm tempted by that 15...[/quote] Word of warning, either hide the receipt better this time or prepare to sell one of your kidneys........

Quick, hide this thread before WaterofTyne see's it!

[quote name='BassistJonathan' post='149367' date='Mar 1 2008, 10:52 AM']Im 17 years aold and have been playing for about 7 years. I am a confident bass player with a good stage presecence and experience. I have a wide range of musical knowledge and can play other instruments aswell as bass. I read both music in treble and bass clef aswell as the usual tabs. I have no issues with commitment and although I prefer indie/rock I would be interested in any oppurtunity I am given. I am currently in a band but we are looking likely to split up[/quote] Hi mate, You might already know of this but check out the musicians wanted bit on riffs at [url="http://www.zen76308.zen.co.uk/Riffs/home.htm"]http://www.zen76308.zen.co.uk/Riffs/home.htm[/url]

[quote name='bassbloke' post='151185' date='Mar 4 2008, 05:43 PM']Any decent music shop should be able to knock one up for you. You could also see if Paul Arrow head can do one for you. He'd just need a trace from the existing plate with all screw holes, truss rod bit and pickup holes marked out.[/quote] There are two different types of Fender J 5 strings, each with a different pickguard. The DLX's are a different body shape and hence different pickguard from the regular 5 string. Be careful to get the right one.

[quote name='Krysbass' post='109827' date='Dec 27 2007, 12:13 PM']The Tramp was made by "Ohm" I seem to recall and they made some other good quality stuff. I wanted one of their larger combos, having heard one in use at a small jazz/rock gig where the bassist was playing a fretless and a Chapman Stick through one - I think it would have been a 1x15. Never got round to buying one though and I can only guess that Ohm must have either gone belly-up or been swallowed by a competitor?[/quote] I had an 80w 1x15 Ohm combo with a five band eq and a flat/contour switch. Canny little amp but ran out of steam about halfway up the volume knob! Ohm are still going strong, though not in bass amps but in installed theatre and club systems.

Ok then, first the big heavy back knacking trouser flapping rock rig, SWR750x, Goliath 4x10 + SoB 1x15 And then the not so big, not so heavy, not so back knacking but still trouser flapping small rock rig, SWR750x, Schroeder 21012

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='102452' date='Dec 10 2007, 10:48 PM']Hello Chop! I know exactly what you mean... that's why I want to leave it to someone less cack-handed than me. All is revealed here: [url="http://www.woodwiz.com/epoxy/"]http://www.woodwiz.com/epoxy/[/url][/quote] WoT, The only person I'd trust one of your beauties to is Chris May at Overwater. Not too far away and a nice day out for you and your lass and the little'un.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='55569' date='Sep 4 2007, 09:53 PM']Right, well we'll have to firm up where and when because if WoT is joining in "I think we need a bigger boat" By my reckoning we will have: 1 x Thunderfunk head 1 x Tech Blackcat head 1 x Ashdown Superfly 1 x H&K Bassbase 250 1 x SWR 750x head 1 x Genz Benz 750 1 x Acoustic Image 1 x Tech Neo 6x10 1 x SWR Goliath 4x10 1 x SWR Son of Bertha 1x15 2 x Schroeder 21012 1 x JPJ self-build 1x12 Apart from the SABBDI, EBS & BBE preamp pedals is there anything that I missed?[/quote] If I can blag a crane and a forty foot artic, I'll bring my 'vintage' Hiwatt 4x12 along as well

Chris, I went down this route a couple of years ago and I can tell you that the rack versions are much more suited to mastering than live sound especially for bass. The rack version didn't have half the effect on the sound as the pedal version. I have since gone back to the pedal version as it works better for bass. I have a mad idea to rip the innards out of my Exciter, Punch Factory and Yamaha NE1 and put all three in a one unit rack. Only problem is with the Aphex stuff everything (footswitch, jack sockets etc) are mounted on the circuit board so it would be quite a major (if not nigh on impossible task!)

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']After watching JPJ's jaw hit the floor when I lifted my cab out of the back of my car with virtually one hand it was almost as amusing as wondering if I was going to induce a hernia or force the tortoises head out when I lifted any one of his cabs![/quote] My jaw is still aching today, when you lifted that monster out of the car I thought for a minute Charles Atlas had moved to Blyth and taken up bass playing! [quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']though I think Mrs JPJ is gonna be p*ssed when he buys a Neo cab![/quote] I havent mentioned that yet, its her birthday today and I just didn't have the heart...... [quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']What is it about blue lights on amps that just looks so much cooler than reds and the like? [/quote] How did I forget to mention that cool blue light! Senility must be setting in or I'm suffering from post gig trauma! [quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']We now just have to establish if digital power sections have a different 'delivery' of output to... non-digital![/quote] whoopee, count me in, I'll get the kettle on again!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='53664' date='Sep 1 2007, 12:00 AM']What was that you said fearplugs! Nah our lass scares the beejezus out of me as it is I'm coming to terms with the controls but I'm seeking local opinions as to what does what, this weekend... hope the whole of the NE has their own supply of earplugs.[/quote] Hope yesterdays gear'fest helped with the decision making. Its an interesting amp that one, seemed to prefer being driven quite hard and seemed to like my East powered Precision mutant. That Tech cab of yours is amazing, a six by ten should not weigh so little, it defies the laws of physics, I'm surprised your not able to pack all your other gear inside it and travel home in it as well, afterall it must be made from the same stuff as Dr whatsits tardis! For the rest of you, WH and I got together yesterday with the following gear to check out various theories re cabs, amps and sounds; 1 x Thunderfunk head 1 x Tech Blackcat head 1 x SWR 750x head 1 x Tech Neo 6x10 1 x SWR Goliath 4x10 1 x SWR Son of Bertha 1x15 1 x Schroeder 21012 2 x Warwick basses 1 x five string precision thing I don't think we actually discovered anything new despite the multiple variations of amps and cabs other than the Tech cab on its own doesn't quite have the rounded bottom of the 4x10+1x15. Having said that, the difference is small and certainly not worth the weight penalty of the 4x10+1x15. The Blackcat head likes being driven hard, and the eq is very sensitive to preamp volume and master volume settings. That said, it had a nice sound through the 6x10, definitely old skool. Surprisingly, the SWR head did not sound that good through the tech cab. The Thunderfunk sounded pretty much the same through all the cabs save for the Schroeder, where the character of the cab would have need some eq tweaks to match the others (we ran all the amps and basses flat, or as near to flat as we could given the difficulty of deciding what was actually flat on the Black Cat!). I think we concluded that the SWR sounded best through the 4x10+1x15. The Tech cab is seriously sexy, the weight or rather lack of weight, is hugely seductive. The Thunderfunk is a nice sounding amp. Perhaps a little too clean for my liking, but it suits WH's Warwick basses with a really well defined full range sound. The Blackcat is similarly a nice amp, a little dirtier sounding than the Thunderfunk, but we both concluded that we'd be a little concerned about that passive eq setup in a difficult room. It was great to get to a/b all this gear. Also, it was the first time I've been able to get up close and personal with a Warwick bass. I found both easy to play, light weight and the necks were not as clubby as some would have you believe. WH will, I am sure, be along shortly to clarify which of his arsenal of basses we were using. All in all a fascinating couple of hours, only problem being is that I am left with serious gas for a Tech 610

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='54104' date='Sep 2 2007, 10:22 AM']Aww... sorry I didn't make it, JPJ. I had a gig this afternoon that I thought was cancelled, but it's back on again, and I'm utterly wiped out at the mo. How'd it go?[/quote] Cheers WoT, Dont worry about it, the gig went really well (well both gigs did actually) The Pheonix is a nice little pub gig with a good knowledgeable and appreciative crowd.

If I recall correctly, I think its Kiwi's Celinder, but I'm sure somebody more knowledgeable will be along shortly to confirm or deny this!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='53107' date='Aug 31 2007, 06:54 AM']Hey JPJ! Might see ya on Saturday. Who cancelled on Sunday?[/quote] More on the cancellation taken from Riffs website. "Linda Cross, who has worked so tirelessly to put bands on at Harleys in Sunderland, has now the unenviable task of informing everyone that, due to such poor turnouts, the venue has ceased live bands altogether. How she actually conveyed this information to Riffs was much more from the heart: 'Due to the apathy of the sh*tty punters in Sunderland Harleys, possibly the best venue in the town has ceased staging live gigs. The manager could not stand losing the amount of money that having two bands on over a weekend was costing. So its "Up Yours!" Sunderland punters you are not worth the effort that goes in to staging such gigs.' " Do you think she's a bit miffed or what?