pete.young

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1272141' date='Jun 16 2011, 09:47 PM']I wonder whether this means the CIJ Fender mustang bass will be discontinued [/quote] I think it's unlikely - CIJ /MIJ is predominantly produced for the internal market, not the export trade. Although what the internal market is going through given the Tsunami and following events I have no idea.

[quote name='LLOYDWT' post='1271620' date='Jun 16 2011, 03:08 PM']Cool I'll make sure to be at the Town 102 stage for 1pm. My friend Jen's band 80*2*90 are following you on the Town 102 stage followed by The B. Goodes who are great (Jay their bassist is a brilliant player), so I think I'll be around that stage for quite a while. Gutted I'm clashing with Saltdog as I haven't seen them for a couple of years and they always put on a great show.[/quote] Yes, I'm looking forward to hearing 80*2*90 for the first time, I've chatted to various members of the band and they're all good guys. the B Goodes are a great band and Underline The Sky are playing one of the other stages a bit later on - Chiron has been known to post here in the past. It's all looking good. Top weekend for us as we have The Pickerel in Stowmarket on Friday night too - that's always a good gig with a nice group of people.

[quote name='LLOYDWT' post='1269422' date='Jun 14 2011, 11:21 PM']Really good 1 day music festival, if you're local to it you're probably already aware. It's free and there are some great local bands. My band Millionaires by Morning will be playing the Attitude stage at 7pm.[/quote] I'm looking forward to this too. My band Crossover will be playing the Town 102 Stage at 1.00pm. See you there, Lloydwt!

[quote name='headofire' post='1269747' date='Jun 15 2011, 10:18 AM']I've gone and popped my woofer.... did you get anywhere with this? didn't even hear it going till it was too late. Did Anone find a suitable replacement driver?[/quote] I contacted EA in the states and they sold me a recone kit, which my local amp repair genius fitted. Problem solved. At one point John Dong at EA sent me a link to a site in the US with what he thought was the nearest commercial offering to the VL110 driver, but unfortunately I don't still have the email or the link. I think your best bet is to get in touch with EA and see if they still have any recone kits.

JAB is the Fender Japan model designation for the Jaguar Bass. The 'S' at the start of the Serial number indicates that it was made between 2006 and 2008. Don't know about the H05, sorry.

I realise that the bills have to be paid one way or another, but If I were someone with kids, or someone who was running a family-friendly site, I wouldn't be happy to see some of the ads that have been cropping up lately - for example ZooSK or even Match.com . It would be a big incentive for me to enable adblock, so that I didn't see any ads, including the more sensibly targetted ones. Just sayin' .

Maybe I'm biased, but I think the CIJ or MIJ not for export Precisions with US hardware and pickups offer an unbeatable combination of quality and value. I'd strongly recommend you find someone who has one and give it a try before you commit.

I've had a lot of success with a Behringer AD121, which is the acoustic guitar equivalent of the BD121 Sansamp clone. It works well with either magnetic or piezo pickups and can be picked up from t'bay for about 35 quid. It also has a DI, so you can go straight from that into the PA provided of course that you can put something back into the monitors or he wont be able to hear anything! Plugging acoustics into guitar backline usually doesn't work very well in my experience. Having said all that, I've now started using a Roland AR60 - this has the added benefit of being able to be stuck on a PA pole next to my ear so I can still hear the dulcet tones of my mandolin and bouzouki over the racket made by the drummer!

[quote name='pete.young' post='1240227' date='May 22 2011, 12:23 PM']Very strange looking bass labelled "bruno" conqueror. I think this has to be Japanese, doesn't it? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60s-Bruno-semi-acoustic-bass-Mucho-Mojo-/330566644049?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cf74eb151"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60s-Bruno-semi-acous...=item4cf74eb151[/url] Has a strange appeal. Probably means a trip to Specsavers is in the offing :-)[/quote] And here it is again, flip flip tastic! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Conquerer-Bruno-semi-acoustic-bass-guitar-/170649033982?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27bb799cfe"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Conquerer-Br...=item27bb799cfe[/url]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1249266' date='May 29 2011, 03:12 PM']Not many comments from any Irish folk band/drinking songs bass players yet?[/quote] Sorry, I was down the pub and didn't see this thread.

[quote name='BassBus' post='1249284' date='May 29 2011, 03:24 PM']Walking out the pub the other night with my double bass: "That's a big guitar". How many times have I heard that. [/quote] Or "thats a big violin, can you fit it under your chin?" The polite answer: "No, I need to borrow two or three of yours"

[quote name='Wooks79' post='1243209' date='May 24 2011, 06:07 PM']Anyone recommend a good Manchester amp tech?[/quote] Dave Lunt in Stockport - his address is in the 'Recommended Amp Techs' sticky.

Laney also make a 50W valve guitar head - that might be worth considering. It's called the LH50. Pics look nice but haven't seen one in the flesh.

Very strange looking bass labelled "bruno" conqueror. I think this has to be Japanese, doesn't it? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60s-Bruno-semi-acoustic-bass-Mucho-Mojo-/330566644049?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cf74eb151"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60s-Bruno-semi-acous...=item4cf74eb151[/url] Has a strange appeal. Probably means a trip to Specsavers is in the offing :-)

[quote name='tauzero' post='1238273' date='May 20 2011, 03:10 PM']20 kg of amplifier is - well, not so much a catch as it would break your rod, more like a boat anchor.[/quote] It's a comparative lightweight at a mere 20 kg - my Burman is 35kg. Someone got a bargain, £753 quid! What was the BIN?

No place in your list for Art Tatum?

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1237841' date='May 20 2011, 10:18 AM']Never heard Back Door - guess I need to.[/quote] We can fix that. Can you play vinyl?

Back Door. Ron Aspery, Tony Hicks, and the living legend that is Colin Hodgkinson. Doddy, tell me that the bass isn't a chordal instrument, in the right hands.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1237448' date='May 19 2011, 09:27 PM']Out moonlighting as a sound engineer I've got to say I've seen good, versatile functions bands die on their arses just because the audience aren't up for it.[/quote] I think it's important not to rely on the audience reaction for job satisfaction. Some gigs work amazingly well, and some gigs you have to feed off one another for your own enjoyment.

[quote name='obbm' post='1236777' date='May 19 2011, 11:21 AM']I've come to the same conclusion. Max power for minimum size. That's why the VOX looked interesting. 50-watt, all-valve, under £600. I've been slowly coming to the conclusion that what I need is either an old Hiwatt or build a 50w all-valveguitar amp kit and tweak the EQ values for bass. Firstly I need to get my SC 50PA running to see how much volume it gives.[/quote] I think you're seeking the unattainable. There's a reason why everyone got rid of their Sound City 50s and 100s as soon as they could. Decent valve amps like old Hiwatts and Burmans are going to no more portable than the AD200B because of the size of the transformers, which is what makes them sound so good in the first place. Catch 22.

[quote name='cetera' post='1234465' date='May 17 2011, 03:53 PM']On stage in front of an audience on a regular basis with a good drummer [/quote] +1. I studied music for 3 years, and got a degree in engineering ;-)

[quote name='Linus27' post='1231899' date='May 15 2011, 01:08 PM']True but at £899 for a new Fender USA Jazz Bass, you can't really go far wrong with that. I might have to now what with the new Fender prices [/quote] Something like this perhaps? [url="http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedbasses.htm"]http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedbasses.htm[/url]