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Fender Flea Jazz Bass vs. Fender Deluxe Active Jazz Bass
miles'tone replied to Stub Mandrel's topic in Bass Guitars
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I've been trying to sell a SX P bass on here for a while but had no luck. Had it listed on Gumtree too without one sniff. I hadn't considered the Facebook market place until I read this thread. Listed it there on Friday night and a nice bloke was happily driving off with it this morning! So glad to avoid the boxing up and courier faff as I've done waaay too much of that. I do feel safer buying and selling on here though, but thanks for the FB tip!
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The 'Talkbass web server issues' thread
miles'tone replied to donkelley's topic in General Discussion
Yeah I know what you mean. I can definitely see more new/younger/poorer bassists coming through now. I feel sorry for them having to suffer all the "use the search function" jibes from the jaded old grumpy hacks. Basschat is so much better. -
SOLD Fender Japan Jazz 1984-7 black / rosewood / red tort
miles'tone replied to Kevsy71's topic in Basses For Sale
I concur. Over Christmas I received an '85 Fender Japan Jazz Bass Special that I had shipped over from Japan. Considering it's lived it's 35 years in a completely different climate it's remained absolutely stable. It was set up prior to shipping with new strings (I was given the measurements of the set up) and it hasn't budged at all. The build quality and materials used are just spot on. I used to own and gig a lovely custom shop '62 Precision that was stupid expensive. I actually prefer playing this MIJ Fender which was a quarter of the price. I know... I wish I'd discovered how good the 80s Fender Japan stuff is years ago. Would've saved myself a bloody fortune! Ahem.. Sorry for the ramble.. GLWTS! 👍 -
If only they did a medium scale.
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Great P bass as is or a ripe platform for modding.. £100 -
Yeah great bassline. Love Moloko!
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What a wonderful moving example this is of the kind man Neil Peart was: https://www.nme.com/news/music/nicky-wires-brother-shares-touching-postcard-message-from-neil-peart-2595555
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Gutted. 😔
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Open to a reasonable offer.
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Sold! Cheers @Byo -
Absolutely. Straight swap! Wish I'd got try it out for myself and I am sad to let it go. I had considered keeping it for 'a rainy day' but I've just scored a bass I've fancied for years - an '85 Fender Japan Jazz Bass Special so I need to sell anything surplus to go towards that! Here's an example of one in a Precision - One of the mods on Talkbass has one in his '57 reissue and those anodised pickguards can be rather snug with no wiggle room:
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So that's a yes then!
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Interesting thread! Do octavers allow us to just get the octave below (for a low B string emulator) or do you always hear the original note as well?
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Sorry to hear that. I hope things settle down for you soon. The objective answer is yes, you do need all that stuff. Maybe doesn't feel that way this week, very soon it will. Best of luck mate.
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It sounds to me Andy that you just haven't spent enough time getting to know the Modulus yet. A great nugget of advice that I read on here once comes to mind (from StingRay Pete I believe): When using a 2-band 'Ray he suggested setting the bass control to suit the musical situation and room then forget about it. From there just view the treble control as you would a passive tone control which you can tweak song to song. Volume dialled I presume. At your next rehearsal, if possible, try setting your amp flat and stand as far away from your amp as you can so your judgement isn't tainted by what you hear right next to it. You'll have a much better idea of what you need to tweak and what other people are hearing too. Don't mean to come across as trying to teach you to suck eggs mate, it's just I had a great old StingRay that I regret selling because I didn't get how to dial it in at the time. I read Pete's tip too late unfortunately. Spend a year or two with your Flea before you make your mind up and give it a good go, you'll probably find your sound in there eventually. Plus you scored one in the best finish!
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Yes it's 34" scale. A great P bass. It's actually the only SX I've ever seen in person but I'd read enough good things about them to take a punt. Glad I did but I've just bought a bass I've been after for a long time so unfortunately it has to go. Wish I could keep both basses though! Oh it's "acceptable weight" is around 8lbs. Very back friendly.
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I think you can go pretty slow with immac, don't take too long though as it will start to burn. On the other hand if you're waxing it's best to just grit your teeth and rip it right off hard. Horses for courses..
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Brand new, unused and still in the packet G&L MFD P bass pickup as used in the SB-1 and SB-2 basses. Lots of punch and character with adjustable pole pieces to fine tune string to string balance. I'm just sorry I never got to use them (a new bass purchase scuppered my project. As you do 😄) Imported by me direct from G&L in California at a cost of £128 all in. £80 or nearest offer. (Bottom piccy is off the G&L website)
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Up for sale is my SX SPB-62 P bass in a gorgeous shade of LPB. I bought it new only 2 months ago for £175 but I need to sell it to raise funds for something else that has come up. It is still as new and hasn't even left the house. It even has the plastic film still on the tort pickguard. I'm astonished at how good this bass is for the money. It's lightweight yet balances well, is very resonant when played acoustically and the fit and finish is spot on. It actually needed no setting up upon arrival and was even intonated. I bought it from Waltons in Ireland because I wanted the LPB finish and they were the only place I could find who sold the blue. Maybe they set up their basses prior to shipping? It arrived playing and feeling great anyway. Great giggable bass for very little outlay! £120 Edit: or nearest offer.
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When it's Crap Rock. There's plenty of it unfortunately.
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To stay off social media. It doesn't make sense or mean anything and everyone's gone mad.
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Jool's Hootenanny constructive criticism thread
miles'tone replied to spectoremg's topic in General Discussion
https://youtu.be/1mqLii-8SPY Bring back Kenny. So subversive YouTube won't allow it to be embedded! -
Across the Himalayas with Rod and Emu
miles'tone replied to oldslapper's topic in General Discussion
Yup, it's all the same thing; life, the universe and everything. -
I'm currently learning Funky Monks by RHCP. It's a bit of a challenge as I don't have a 5er anymore but kicking on an octave pedal for the low parts is getting me by ok. Having fun!
