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Sounds like the same one!

Bump for tomorrow's Cluny gig. On at 9pm for a 45min set including Larry Graham, Chic, Rufus and other good stuff with our new singer Wendy Saint.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1366722257' post='2056393'] I do like a challenge. (anyone wanting a five pickup bass with all bells and whistles can F...R....O.. ). [/quote] Only five pickups? Nah...

We have a few upcoming dates: Sun 28th April: Covers for Cats and Dogs at The Cluny. Bands on from early afternoon onwards. We're on at 9ish. £5 entry towards Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter. [url="http://www.thecluny.com/listing/downcast-studios-present-superheat"]http://www.thecluny....esent-superheat[/url] Sat 4th May: Gateshead Beer Festival. On at 6pm. [url="http://www.gatesheadbeerfestival.co.uk/EntertainmentSaturday.html"]http://www.gateshead...ntSaturday.html[/url] Sat 15th June: Tynedale Beer Festival. On at 5.45pm. [url="http://www.tynedalebeerfestival.org.uk/"]http://www.tynedaleb...estival.org.uk/[/url] [url="http://www.superheatfunk.com"]http://www.superheatfunk.com[/url]

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[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1363793018' post='2017737'] when did you order? [/quote] 20th November.

Just don't get your hopes up for end of May is all I'd say (speaking from experience and still waiting...).

Aha I see.

Shouldn't it have a signature on the headstock? Plus the string tree looks different to mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roscoe-Beck-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Made-in-Mexico-/170990105767 So someone had a Roscoe Beck and put some active EMGs in it. Except that's not a Roscoe Beck headstock. Or bridge. Not sure where the 'Made in Mexico' comes from. Ew.

I have a TRB5 and TRB6, both Mk1 made in Japan. Great instruments.but slightly noisy preamps, though nothing to worry about in a live setting. Had a MkII TRB5 for a while but didn't get on with it, not sure if it was the 35" scale or just general tone/feel. The cutaway on the Mk1's that is supposedly there to help popping etc. I find a bit annoying, as the gap under the top strings is too big compared with my other basses. It's a fix for a problem that never existed imho. Yes, the jack sockets are notoriously unreliable - I think I've replaced them on all my 3 Yamahas at one point or another. I also wax-dipped the pick-ups on the TRB5 as I found them a bit on the microphonic side.

Stereo power amp section - why??

Hi Dodge, I did just that for years in Spangler - I really don't know why it hasn't caught on more! I use either a JBL Eon 15" PA cab, or a SWR Bass Monitor 12 (http://www.swramps.com/en-GB/support/vintage.php/) powered by my Mark Bass SA450. The low end isn't huge, but then I find that helps with pitching - leave that to the PA. Played with the house amp at Hoochie the other week and remembered why I did it!

I occasionally use a passive JBL Eon 15" cab as a bass monitor with a Mark Bass head DI'd into the PA. Works pretty well!

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