paul, the

But with a rosewood fretboard. Those who remember, this is/was owned by a BT member. I can't remember who it was or if they moved to BC.

[quote name='Rumble' post='23420' date='Jun 26 2007, 10:45 AM']Having just looked at the cost of a Lakland BG with J PUP ($4000) I think I'll be going the Fender route. Like you said Chris, I may get a P bass and see how I get on with it. I can always install the J PUP at the bridge if needed. For some reason I hadn't thought of doing that!! Great idea. Cheers.[/quote] It sounds like a P bass-special would be perfect for you. The American ones made between '96 and '98 featured vintage hardware and pickups (noiseless and passive). It has a Jazz neck and Jazz bridge pup, three controls and a gold anodized pickguard. They go for under £500 s/h. Here's how I hope mine to look after a paint job: or (Although the pg isn't this shiny in reality, I think I stole it from a '50s RI - sorry about the thumb-rest scrub) Anyone know of any other brands other than Fender that make/have made a vintage equipped p/j?

Save up for a US one? Lakland are so cruel. [quote name='paul, the' post='21184' date='Jun 21 2007, 02:52 AM']If I had the money I'd probably own a USA Bob Glaub with rosewood jazz nk and bridge pup.[/quote]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RSC-BASS-MAJOR-VINTAGE-VALVE-AMPLIFIER-RARE-MULLARD_W0QQitemZ270137506265QQihZ017QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RSC-BASS-MAJOR-VINTA...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='paul h' post='23391' date='Jun 26 2007, 09:57 AM']excellent for the £190 or so i think it cost me! it was light as a feather, played well and the active eq was pretty versatile. it was a little bit soulless though. no real character to it but it was definitely a usable bass.[/quote] Cheers, sounds a bit like my Samick. I've seen Toby Pros, OLP MMs and Aria Pro IIs go for less than that though - but it's certainly in mind - I like the bubinga with gold ones I've seen. Perhaps a pickup mod later in life would give it some personality.

[quote name='paul h' post='23371' date='Jun 26 2007, 09:09 AM']short scale Satellite bought from a junk shop for £25 Hohner Arbor P. still one of the best necks i have ever played. Aria Pro II "the cat". Brandoni neck-thru self build! i think it was an Eko in a former life. MIJ Fender P. MIM Fender J 5 string. Shine 6 string. Mania 4 string. Wishbass custom 6 string fretless. (recently found it's way onto ebay) MTD KIngston. Fender Aerodyne. Squier Vintage Modified J. Yamaha BB614. i've still got the last 3. i feel like i have had a lot more, but this is all i can remember.[/quote] What did you think of the Mania Paul? I've always got the lingering thought in the back of my mind that I will one day sell up and by cheap electric, a combo and a reasonably expensive upright. The Mania basses have always been in the back of my mind. paul.

It's an object's idiosyncrasies that give it character; that chip behind the 7th fret, the nail marks on the pickup cover. Your influence on such an emotive object make it very hard to part with. Playing a new bass or a friend's is an equally difficult task. I like the idea of a custom but I also like the idea of adapting to what I have.

[quote name='zedcar' post='23178' date='Jun 25 2007, 07:53 PM']The only problem is I really wanted a maple neck. Looks like I'm just gonna have to wait.[/quote] That sucketh. I'd love to try one of the active Mexicans, I think it would be a very different beast to mine. The maple neck sounds most lush also.

They're sneaky not mentioning the weight on the website. It's an important factor for me and my lady shoulders.

I don't think Paypal is a great idea if the first item is an expensive international transaction. Verification can be a PainI'TheA' and having to explain to the buyer that you can't send it yet will only induce worry. The language barrier doesn't help either when sincerely stalling. Paypal does have the monopoly though, so you might not have much of an option. My best advice, and I'm sorry to be of so little help, is to read up as much as you can on Paypal and verification and wait for a few more posts on this thread. There are a lot of experienced Paypal users on here, inevitably, at least one would have gone through hell and high water trying to fix a pp problem. You'll be fine though. I just hope the buyer speaks good English and is experienced with Paypal - that will hope with the sympathy jk.

Kay SG bass - circa '70s (still own) Samick MM bass (still own) Hondo II Harley Benton Acoustic (still own) MIA Fender Precision 1984 '62 RI MIA Fender Precision Bass Special 1997 Not an esteemed bunch. The sex was good.

James Jamerson George Porter Junior John Paul Jones I think you could take your pick of any song featuring any of these bassists and form a very persuasive argument. If I had to pick; probably either "My Girl" or "For Once in My Life." The very fact that I still can't play "For Once in My Life" despite its deceptive simplicity adds to its genius. Having three different transcriptions doesn't help .

[quote name='obbm' post='22802' date='Jun 24 2007, 11:20 PM']If you ever get the chance read [url="http://www.mofoster.com/books/index.html"]this[/url] To quote Mo, "[i]Around 1960 my school band, The Tradewinds, upgraded its back line of little 5 watt amplifiers with the purchase of a wedge-shaped, blue and white, 17 watt, 4-input, Watkins Dominator amplifier which, at £38/10/-, we could just afford between us. But the band was divided by the prospect of such awesome power: did we really need 17 watts?".[/i] The Dominator used 2 x EL84. The Vox AC30s used 4 x EL84 to get 30-watts and they are a loud 30-watts.[/quote] - to better days.

I'm on the edge of my poof

[quote name='Sean' post='22749' date='Jun 24 2007, 09:06 PM']My 44-02 is 7.5 lbs and my 55-02 is 9 lbs. I've played a load of other laklands and none of them were heavy. Lakland only let them go if they are under 10 lb - so they claim.[/quote] I was on about the Skyline for the compromise, apologies for my incoherence. I'm very very jealous you have a US Fralin equipped Lak'. Any pics on BC Sean? paul.

Welcome to the very small P-special club. Let me know if you get one of the ltd ed 24kt gold pickguards. You'll like it here, it's warm and smells of mushy peas.

What sort of tone is he aiming for with his pups? He doesn't do p/j? Or is it OK to just stick a single jazz with the p? £90, not too pricey.

[quote name='doctorbass' post='22445' date='Jun 23 2007, 07:26 PM']They still do an 8ohm cab, but i need 4!!!![/quote] Didn't see them on the Peavey site. If that's true, I find it very odd.

[quote name='doctorbass' post='22427' date='Jun 23 2007, 06:29 PM']Thats the one i keep finding, but its not the Black Widow version, the BVX BW????[/quote] Hmm, it seems they don't do BW enclosures anymore. You could get one s/h on ebay and then replace the driver if they knacker. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Black-Widow-replacement-speaker-basket-1508-4_W0QQitemZ270126757681QQihZ017QQcategoryZ23794QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-Black-Widow-r...VQQcmdZViewItem[/url] - expensive. You can probably buy them from Peavey or order from your local muso shop. Although, assuming you can, why wouldn't they put them in their cabs!? --- Are you near either of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-1-x-15-Bass-Cab_W0QQitemZ270135672575QQihZ017QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-1-x-15-Bass-C...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-1x15-Black-Widow-Bass-Speaker-Cabinet-4-ohm_W0QQitemZ110139961907QQihZ001QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-1x15-Black-Wi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] First one - 'Has recentley had a new 'Peavey Black-Widow' speaker fitted.' There's always at least one up for sale. --- Not relevant, but look a the Q&A on this one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEAVEY-COMBO-115-BASS-AMP-PLUS-15-BLACK-WIDOW-IN-CAB_W0QQitemZ280126101601QQihZ018QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEAVEY-COMBO-115-BAS...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] ouch.

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/peavey-115-bvx-4-ohm/3176"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/peavey...-bvx-4-ohm/3176[/url] Here's a ebay search if your as stingy and patient as I am. Just put Peavey before 'bass' if you want exclusively Peavey products. [url="http://musical-instruments.search.ebay.co.uk/bass-cab-cabinet-enclosure-4-ohm-4ohm-4ohms-4-ohms-four-ohm-four-ohms-amp-amplifier-sub-bins-pair-combo-2x10-4x10-410-611-610-810-6x10-8x10-412-4-x-12-4x12-1x15-15-15-115-1502-1505_Pro-Audio-Equipment_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ15197QQsaobfmtsZinsifQQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsatitleZbassQ20Q28cabQ2cQ20cabinetQ2cQ20enclosureQ29Q20Q284Q20ohmQ2cQ204ohmQ2cQ204ohmsQ2cQ204Q20ohmsQ2cQ20fourQ20ohmQ2cQ20fourQ20ohmsQ29Q20Q2dQ28ampQ2cQ20amplifierQ2cQ20subQ2cQ20binsQ2cQ20pairQ2cQ20comboQ2cQ202x10Q2cQ204x10Q2cQ20410Q2cQ20611Q2cQ20610Q2cQ20810Q2cQ206x10Q2cQ208x10Q2cQ20412Q2cQ204Q20xQ2012Q2cQ204x12Q29Q20Q281x15Q2cQ2015Q2cQ2015Q2aQ2cQ20115Q2cQ201502Q2cQ201505Q29"]http://musical-instruments.search.ebay.co....02Q2cQ201505Q29[/url]

[quote name='doctorbass' post='22414' date='Jun 23 2007, 05:54 PM']Do Peavey still do a 4ohm Black Widow 1x15 Cab? i can only seem to find the 8ohm......[/quote] I would be very surprised if they didn't as so much of their gear goes down to 2ohms. It's like Peavey tradition. I'll try to source a cab.

[quote name='snap' post='22251' date='Jun 23 2007, 08:33 AM']thank you to the lads who have help me to the two pauls thanks for bringing my dyslexia to the attention of everyone thanks agian lads you will be plaesed to know i have spell check on[/quote] Sorry about that snap. I wrongly assumed you were another illegible teen of the messenger/text generation. My cousin has dyslexia and I've seen first hand what a mitch it can be when trying to teach him music. I know how far it goes beyond reading and spelling and I have a lot of respect for anyone that can cope with it well.

[quote name='jojobass' post='22286' date='Jun 23 2007, 11:04 AM']I know it's been mentioned already, but I recommend one of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-FENDER-PRECISION-P-BASS-SPECIAL-DELUXE-JAZZ-USA_W0QQitemZ110141576283QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64401QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-FENDER-PRECISIO...bayphotohosting[/url] I've got a similar one and you get more options than using just P or J. They're comfortable to play as well. Personally I just can't get used to the look of the Lakland basses- the round bridge looks a bit weird to me (but then so does anything that's not a Fender ) Having said that, if it's P or J my vote would go to the precision. It's just the classic sound for all those old tunes IMO. Jo[/quote] That's my bass! - except I have a rosewood fretboard. I'll be interested to see what it goes for. He says it's active - battery compartment?????? - I think he's gotten mixed up with the new MIM ones that have a bat comp and an extra control knob.

[quote name='PaulMartin' post='22245' date='Jun 23 2007, 06:40 AM']Does anyone know what language this is?[/quote] Thank God someone else noticed! I thought I was going mad.

[quote name='elom' post='22157' date='Jun 22 2007, 10:18 PM']There are a few Devonians tucked away on here. We'll be having a Devon social next![/quote] Hayhey!