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[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1460900556' post='3029624'] Fitting a John East J-retro to a Jazz Bass gives you a multitude of sounds at your fingertips (if you want them). They are great and allow you to EQ a bog standard Jazz to sound like any bass you want; from a P bass to a Stingray and everything in between. I found the sound I was looking for pretty quickly and left it at those settings. I would occasionally make minor adjustments to suit the room. [/quote] I really like the J-retro deluxe, the passive tone works even in active mode. I set the sound I like and then use the passive tone to change it a little for different songs. All the benefits of passive and active.

[quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1460904013' post='3029647'] Great quote, although I believe that was JJ Burnell... I remember the original interview. He may have nicked it from Dee Dee, though. [/quote] I was always surprised JJ didn't get a signature P from Fender, no actually surprised is the wrong word, this is the company who gave Mark Hoppus a signature model, he uses a capo on his bass........

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1460897959' post='3029590'] The stuck on stencil relicing on the Rory strat is awful imo,have you seen one in the flesh? [/quote] No, just pictures. I'm disappointed to hear it's not great. I've seen Rory's original......

Synergy distribution are the Uk Sandberg supplier, their phone number is 0121 270 6485 or email [email protected]

Not a bass, but if I won the lottery I would get a Custom Shop Rory Gallagher Strat, while he didn't have a lot of choice when he originally bought his Strat he had plenty of opportunity to replace it.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1460628067' post='3027329'] Sorry Dannybuoy, I have to respectfully disagree, every picture I can find of a deluxe shows the neck end regular adjustment, albeit with a cutout in the pickguard so you can get a allen key/screwdriver (whichever adjustment it is!) in there.. The Elites heel end is very different with an actual cutout in the neck itself where the MM style adjustment wheel sits.. [/quote] The Am Deluxe and Precision had a "normal" truss rod adjustment, but the Dimension always had the Musicman type, it's a Fender version of a Stingray, so it made sense.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1460550323' post='3026693'] Which ever one has the best look for the band. They all sound like basses in the mix. [/quote] I like my Stingray a little more than my Sandberg, but the Sandberg just looks better, so it gets more gigs.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1460275537' post='3024154'] What about a Hofner Shorty? I've never seen or played one - are they any good? Any advantages over anything else, other than they are ridiculously cheap? [/quote] They're ok for the money. They don't generally arrive very well set up by Hofner, but play well once you set them up.

I have a Sandberg TM-5 and I'm not overly keen on the pickups (a jazz and a MM), they're ok, but I'm thinking about replacing them with Nordstrands if I can get a set that will fit.

The Elite has a Musicman style truss rod adjuster, the wheel thing at the body side, I think the sculpting on the heel is different too.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1460064453' post='3022362'] I've got major GAS for a Hagstrom Viking in black... [/quote] I tried a Hagstrom Viking a few weeks back and I really liked it, if there was a 5 string I would get one today.

I'm always surprised when rough but all original basses (mostly 70's) sell for less than refinished or modded examples. I was looking at the American Vintage '74 Jazz bass recently, but you can pick up a well used original 70's Jazz for the same money, definitely seem to be fetching less money at the moment.

I play mostly weddings and functions, it pays for the basses that are probably too nice to be used at weddings and functions.

But you can always put it back to standard and sell the pre-amp seperately, or keep it for the next bass.

The John East MM pre is great, if the bass plays nice then it can only be improved by the East pre.

I have a very beat up '72 precision, it came with a Dimarzio pickup fitted (also cream), I recently fitted the original pup, for about twenty minutes, the Dimarzio is much nicer, I couldn't get it back in fast enough. I love my Fender, but I doubt it's any better than a decent 70s Japanese made P. It is pretty light though.

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1459777819' post='3019482'] I dunno, punching horses is a young mans game. Maybe I should go back to nailing squirrels to wooden boards like my dad. [/quote] That's more social anyway, if you're lucky there might be a few sessions local to you where you get a couple of free beers for taking part.

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1459775937' post='3019457'] Thing is, back in the 70s there were only about 10 people punching horses, now there's horse punchers everywhere and you can't even get someone to watch you punch a horse for free anymore. [/quote] I blame the internet, it's hard to get your horse-punching noticed when there's just so much horse punching going on. I was thinking of starting a tuition website though scottshorsepunchinglessons.com, lots of youtube clips and some lessons on theory and technique.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1459775037' post='3019437'] Do people even get paid for that anymore? [/quote] It's hard to become pro now, there's so many people willing to do it free.

As a pretty busy musician, with nice gear, I have insurance, but most of the musicians I work with don't. I'm sure if someone made it easy for them they would get it, but it's too complicated for most people to bother. I do wonder how many people are gigging enough to merit getting insurance though? Filled out the survey though.

God I wish I didn't have GAS at the moment, I've had my Sandberg TM5 for a few months, I've gigged it a lot, and it is a lovely, lovely playing bass, but, I think the MM humbucker is too close to the bridge, I need it to be about 1cm towards the neck. It's almost perfect, but not quite. I might go back to using the Stingray 5, but that's so ugly. I need a Stingray 5 Classic, and maybe an Overwater Jazz. I also NEED a 5 string P...............and a fretless..................I want a valve amp..................

Fenders (and Squiers) are really wide apart from the Dimension Bass, Musicman seem to make the most comfortable (to me) neck, it's a lot narrower than a Fender, but still enough space for my chubby fingers. For under £500 I would recommend an Ibanez ATK, they feel very similar to a Musicman, and they look great.

Yea, it was a bit of a trek, but we do travel a lot so I'm used to it now.

I have bought a few things from Mark in the past, the only time there was a problem was buying a Nordstrand pickup, he sent slightly the wrong model. I called him and he sent the correct one right away, before I sent the wrong one back to him.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1459075944' post='3013278'] Belter last night, had my favourite drummer and we all bought our A game. Was a late finish once you account for the clock change, but very enjoyable night nonetheless. [/quote] Ditto on both counts for me, best gig in quite a while (also one of my favourite drummers). The only drawback was finishing at one, put away my gear and it was twenty past two with a three hour drive to go.