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A quick question about the SX 5s: Rondo describes them as 4+1, is that just a reference to the headstock layout or is it because it's a 4 string neck with 5 strings on it? The necks look pretty skinny. [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/sjb75c41ash.html"]Link[/url] to a 5 string 75-style SX Jazz bass

Also if you're using an active bass make sure you have the active switch pressed in, and if you have a passive bass make sure it's out.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='170307' date='Apr 5 2008, 04:09 PM']Allparts [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/gotoh-bass-bridge-p-1679.html?p=product"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/gotoh-bass-brid....html?p=product[/url] Peter[/quote] Ta much

Where can you get the Gotoh 201s from? I've tried looking for a chrome 4 string one but to no avail. I know Warmoth do them but I'm credit cardless and so can't order one from there.

I'm heading up to Glasgow tomorrow and I normally park near guitarguitar. I looked at the website the other day and they're doing an Epiphone El Segundo for a quid under £130. There's no cutaway (sad times) but I might go and see if they have one I can have a go on.

Probably should've mentioned that I'm not looking to buy just now, but just wanted some suggestions for when I do manage to scrape some cash together. Obviously by then I would've had a chance to try some myself but I know nothing about acoustic basses and so was just after some that I should keep an eye out for, although that Washburn is gorgeous! I saw that no name that you saw darxide, if you could let me know how it is that would be great!

I've decided I'd quite like an acoustic bass, mainly for pissing about in the house but also for possibly gigging. My band played an acoustic gig last year and hope to do it again, but I used my Jazz thru an Ampeg, just turned down a bit and with no effects. There was a Tanglewood acoustic in my local music shop that was pretty nice, it was about £250, but I don't know what the model was. Does anyone have one or know of one they would recommend for about £200? My local shop's only a wee one so everything gets sold at full rrp, so I assume I could get it for cheaper.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='165859' date='Mar 29 2008, 03:08 PM']Ah yeah that's probably the case, i wouldn't trust anything after 87 tbh. If you want a half decent musicman copy though i say go for OLP, not bad quality, nice sound and they just started making some even better ones you can find on ebay with the smaller MM style bridge rather than that big ass looking one and dual humbuckers. EDIT: give [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-OLP-by-Music-Man-Stingray-4S-2-HB-aktiv-Super-Bass_W0QQitemZ330222402541QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this[/url] a look, or you could wait until a cheap sub bass comes up like i did, closest you'll get to a stingray without actually owning one IMO. Mine was £350 BIN, sometimes you can pick them up a bit cheaper than that, sometimes a bit more but i think that's about the benchmark. EDIT again: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Music-Man-SUB-Bass-Black_W0QQitemZ260225019648QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]here's[/url] a sub that's on now! 99p start with reserve. Looks to be in alright nick.[/quote] I spied that OLP the other day, although I was looking at the 5 string version. That took some serious restraint to stop me from living on beans for a month.

Does he not mean that he's after a bass in a similar vein to the Fender Bass VI, which was strung the same as a normal guitar, but tuned an octave down?

Oops, just realised OutToPlayJazz was referring to a MIM Precision, although I think we're talking about the same thing. Take a gander at this pic of me playing my Jazz live. It's that hole just above the pickup that we're talking about, right?

But not all Jazz Basses have them. IIRC, higher spec models don't have them, it's just solid wood under there. It's a bit of a sh*tt*r really, I wanted to have my MIM Jazz scratchplateless but it had that hole in it. Also had some rout for the pickup wires to sit in that looked like it had been made using something that was also used for ploughing fields. One of the plus sides to most Fenders having large scratchplates is they can cover up a world of sins, such as the 'swimming pool' pickup cavity routing in my Strat

[quote name='synaesthesia' post='165532' date='Mar 28 2008, 08:17 PM']Funny or not this was indeed the logic used, and it was actually how Leo Fender & friends thought of their first elite lines till about '65 when Fender became CBS property. The Precision bass was a the first wide production solidbody fretted bass, and unlike doghouse basses - they allowed the player to play with 'precision'. The solidbody electric guitar for radio & later TV - the Broadcaster and the Telecaster. The jazz bass and the jazz master were intended for the solidbody electric guitar and bass break into jazz market. The solidbody guitar to make music to the heavens - i.e. the Stratosphere & space aliens - the Stratocaster The lesser line were named after animals, mustangs, jaguars, broncos... The Fender Coronado broke this chain of logic.[/quote] I thought the name Broadcaster was changed to Telecaster as Gretsch had copyright on the name Broadkaster for their range of drums, and weren't happy about Fender's use of the same name, albeit spelled differently (read properly), and not because it was intended for the TV, as it's essentially the same guitar. The Gibson colour 'TV yellow' however was named as it was intended to show up better on the TV and make it stand out more. It's the colout they use on LP Juniors.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='165035' date='Mar 28 2008, 08:25 AM']Yep, the Squiers are all Chinese (I think) & none the worse for it! The Telebass shapes are Japanese, same as the Geddy Lee signature. Only ones from the Americas, as it were, are the Precision Deluxe Specials. They're Mexican made. Jono, you can always snap up one of the last MIA S1 models, like I did with my jazz. They're £699 at sound control, as opposed to the list price of around £900.[/quote] I've not really got as much as that to part with just now To be honest I'm probably looking for a second hand Mexican one, or possibly the Squier TB, it's in the 'Wish List'.

Epiphone EB-0? It's a 30" scale. Or a Fender Mustang, and if he gives up you can always keep it for yourself

I have a Squier Tele Deluxe with a Strat neck on it, that's pretty nice. I'm in the process of re-building my strat too, need a few more bits and bobs and I can start soldering. Would love a Jazzmaster, maybe a white or sunburst standard Tele with a maple neck. On the Gibson side of things, an SG in brown or cherry would be schweeeeeeet! I've been listening to Fugazi - Repeater a lot recently and there's a picture of Guy Piciotto playing a Las Paul Junior, wouldn't mind one of them either.

You could try swapping the nut if swapping the strings doesn't work, although it sounds like that is the problem. You don't say what model P you have, but if it's a Mexican one then a new nut would be a good idea anyway. The plastic ones they come with are gash, a nice brass or even a GraphTech one would be a huge improvement.

Is it just me or do maple necks not really seem to be an option on Fender basses? Looking about on the net all the MIM basses have rosewood fingerboards and an all maple neck isn't available. The same goes for Squiers. There seems to be plenty of maple MIJ Fenders but I've not got the benjamins for one. The thing is, maple necks are available for for Mexican guitars, Strats and Teles, but not Precisions and Jazzes, it really grinds my gears. Does anyone know where you can get one? I'm lusting after a white P. This looks pretty tasty, although it appears to have been Eddie Van Halen'd at some point

Googling the 201, they're $30 from Warmoth, which is approx. £15. Dunno what the postage would be like (anyone ordered from there?) but it's low enough so I avoid customs and horrible things like that. Anyone want a Badass II?

Yep, daisy chaining will give you the 4 ohms, not 16. Adding 2 8 ohm cabs together gives you 4 ohms, not 16. You'll be fine.

[quote name='fifeq' post='164499' date='Mar 27 2008, 02:33 PM']gotoh[/quote] Which one?