jwbassman

Hi Matt Great to see another Overwater player on here - and one who also play bass trombone - that make two of us ... My main bass in a Overwater Progress III custom fretless 5, also have a Bach Stradivarius Bass Trombone, although it doesn't get much of a look in these days, most of my playing is on bass guitar, but still do the odd show on trombone (maybe once/twice a year if I'm lucky, just about keep my hand in). I currently contemplating another bass - fretted 5 this time, not sure I can run to another Overwater, but you never know Glad you made it, and play the Goodwin charts too... Cheers John

I own the gear and do the sound for the big band I play in - not really for volume more to give a bit of lift in some really dead venues, which usually means just adding a bit of reverb to the brass and saxes - amazing what a difference it can make - we usually di the guitar, bass and piano too just to keep them in the mix, the drums are always loud enough!! Also have a singer and they need to be loud enough to carry over the rest of us, which can be a challenge sometimes.. Bought a small desk of eBay and run it in conjunction with my Yamah mixer amp, through 2 main speakers and a couple of non-powered monitors, it's a pretty simple set up but I find it's hard to adjust when you're in the mix. We usually have a good half hour sound check to make sure everything is right, the MD knows what he wants and he's never been dissapointed (as far as I kown ) - we tried a couple of other PAs that guys in the band have but seemed that mine gave us the best sound - and I was mug enough to take on the responsibility of carting it about and setting it up, I don't mind because the end result is a better sounding gig so it's worth it. Just need to buy a bigger car now

Being able to play drums to like that must really help with your feel - guess if you can groove on the bass, you can groove on the kit - the rest is just technique

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='4015' date='May 21 2007, 11:13 PM']Woah, that's amazing. Nice job man! Love the groove you've got going there Dammit, GAS for a looper hitting me now![/quote] GAS is catching... just been looking at a Jamman on DV247 [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/30510/"]link[/url] very tempted

Way cool... nice one

Hi Garry Cool - unusual line-up but sounds great - I'm assuming you programmed the drums too... I'm into recording stuff too, I've done a few bits and pieces with Paul, a mate of mine who plays guitar and sings, we were in a band together some years ago now but the other guys moved away - some of the stuff we've worked on is online here... [url="http://myspace.com/thedividespace"]Paul's myspace[/url] and here... [url="http://www.paulsimmons.info/index.htm"]Paul's website[/url] I'm playing bass, keyboards and programmed the drums on most of the tracks and most recorded in my 'studio' (back bedroom really) on a Zoom hard disk recorder, great piece of kit and loads of fun to be had with it... More recently started actually playing drums, not quite there yet but keep trying, found my bass playing has improved as a result of trying to play the kit, which can only be a good thing

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='3278' date='May 21 2007, 01:47 AM']So what is an altime favorite. Great tone, great feel. Awesome G[/quote] Hey Garry Many thanks for taking the time to have a listen and for your kind words Cheers John

Overwater Nickel Roundwound Medium Gauge, seem to work just fine for me... however maybe it's time I tried some of these DR's, they seem to be very popular

Will do - we've got a Rimmers Music in town, but I might have more joy if I take a trip to Manchester or Liverpool, a few more option there

Hi Olie If it's a lined fretless you're after, I've got a Squire Fretless 4 on eBay at the moment, only got about 30 hours to run... reserve £170 - this includes a full on ritter gig bag and the bass comes with a padded air stap (for comfort) and strap locks, not to mention it's in great condition and looking for a good home... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170112494983&rd=1&rd=1"]eBay listing[/url] Where abouts are you? It says collection only, but I'll ship at cost but canot except liability as only in a soft case, will pack well. Drop me a PM if you're interested

Bass Player TV is a cool resource... watch the Victor Wooten clinics, they are superb

Cheers Mike - glad you like it

Cheers Spikyhedgehog - thanks for your input, i'll check it out... I've had a look at a QSC earlier today, only online but it looked pretty good - guess I need to find a local shop where I can try these things out... Cheers John

Anyone?

For size and weight you should consider the EA iAmp 200 Combo... I have one of these and it's great, superb sound and portability if you can pick up a second one you'll be doing well, there aren't many about. I'm considering selling mine at the moment to try out a pre/power amp set up for a while, but i fear it will be out of your price range as I'd need to get about £500 quid for it... they are £1300 new - I know that's a lot of cash but in my experience you always get what you pay for and in my opinion it's been great value...

[quote name='ThirteenDevils' post='2659' date='May 20 2007, 02:46 AM']anyone used either of these cabs? opinions? my 'local' bassmaker deals in both and i fancy summat small and perfectly formed! a nice 1x12! I will be running a Fretless Jazz and a 95 Warwick Fortress masterman through it powered by a Sansamp RBI pre with a Behringer Europower 1500 power amp. Cheers [/quote] I've use the EA iAmp 200 combo which has the 1x12 in it... The combo itself is fantastic, for the size and weight I would say you'd struggle to find anything better. My main gig is with a big band so supporting the rest of the band is key - 5 saxes and 8 brass, drums, piano and guitar can make quite a noise when they're all going for it... I've never had a problem in terms of either volume or sitting in the mix, so would recommend EA gear without any hesitations... I'm currently think of trying out a similar set up to what you use with a pre/power amp setup - how do you find it? I've been looking at a BBE BMAX F, not sure which power amp, but would almost certainly go for an EA cab... Cheers John

Small but perfectly formed - EA iAmp200 Combo and Overwater Progress Deluxe Fretless 5... [attachment=148:ow_ea_01.jpg] [attachment=149:ow_02.jpg]

Here seemed like a good place to put some pictures of my Overwater... [attachment=143:ow_01.jpg] [attachment=144:ow_02.jpg] [attachment=145:ow_03.jpg] [attachment=146:ow_04.jpg] [attachment=147:ow_05.jpg] Built by Chris and the guy up in Carlisle - check out [url="http://www.overwater.co.uk"]www.overwater.co.uk[/url] It's a Progress 5 Fretless Deluxe Custom 35" Scale 5 Piece Maple and Purpleheart Neck Walnut Body Ash Top and Headstock Ebony Fingerboard with Walnut lines Natural Satin finish Pickups are OW5 Soapbars with a 3 Band eq Bridge is an OWS Strung with medium gauge Overwater roundwound nickle strings Needless to say - my pride and joy

Not really a diary but just found a couple of pics from when my bass was being built, why do they always look so cool when they're work in progress? [attachment=141:ow_06.jpg] [attachment=142:ow_07.jpg] so decided to take some of it as it is now - the complete bass and 4 years of gigging later... [attachment=136:ow_01.jpg] [attachment=137:ow_02.jpg] [attachment=138:ow_03.jpg] [attachment=139:ow_04.jpg] [attachment=140:ow_05.jpg]

Hey Growse No worries - hope you manage to find something your happy with in your price range John

[quote name='BassJase' post='2280' date='May 19 2007, 04:42 PM']Its my Traben Torrent 5-String, take a look at them here; [url="http://www.trabenbass.com/"]http://www.trabenbass.com/[/url] They stopped producing the Torrent model a while ago, but i also have a Phoenix Custom and had an Array Custom (which i flogged as it wasn't as good as my Torrent.) I'm playing Donnington next month with Hawkwind, Skyclad and Utah Saints, and its going to be my main "weekend-weapon!"[/quote] Cool - thanks.. and all the best for Donnington

[quote name='urb' post='1507' date='May 18 2007, 04:54 PM']Welcome John - and guess what - I went to Falmouth Art college as well - I graduated with a 2.1 in Fine Art, Printmaking to be precise - I really ejoyed my time there - it's a lovely spot if a little out of the way - the scary thing is I graduated in 1994! So it's all a long time ago - thanks for the kind words on the MP3 I posted, glad you like it - good to see another 'jazzer' here - please post any tunes you have, would be good to hear some of your stuff as well. Cheers Mike[/quote] Hi Mike Put up mp3s this morning - check the recording section for the details... John

Must be about time to see another one then

In the middle of a posting frenzy so might as well add one here too Me gigging with the big band... just trying it make it look difficult!! [attachment=120:jwbassman_01.jpg]

[quote name='funkysimon' post='1359' date='May 18 2007, 12:48 PM']Me, at my own wedding (playing someone else's bass): At this point I hadn't worked out how to play with a wedding ring on, so there was a lot of extraneous clanking going on [/quote] Glad to see I'm not the only one to play at my own wedding!!