EmmettC

That is lovely. Wish mine was in such nice condition.

I love my P, and my J and my Stingray. Oh and my G&L. Mmmmm, bit of a Leo theme going on. Shouldn't we be celebrating our similarities, not fighting over our small differences, now anything not Fender designed is absolute rubbish, no exceptions. Even the ones I haven't tried, they're obviously terrible.

I would like to put in a pre and switches, but I don't want to make any irreversible changes. I'm really happy with it now, and I'm thinking about an outboard preamp that I can use with my fender Jazz too. I'm looking forward to gigging it soon, I've had this bass for so long and never been happy with the sound.

Well I finally got my hands on a set of SD New Yorker pickups, and I fitted them this afternoon. They were replacing a set of EMGs, and I wanted to wire them up to take advantage of all the options they offer without drilling any new holes, so I ditched the EMG preamp too. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/IMAG0749_zps38978f64.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/IMAG0749_zps38978f64.jpg[/IMG][/URL] They look great in the Bass too, I think. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/IMAG0750_zpsb83060bc.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/IMAG0750_zpsb83060bc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] They advise wiring these in Parallel, but I wanted to use series too, so I wired them up volume/volume/tone with 3 push pull pots. With all the switches in its running the pickups in parallel, the volume switches up put them in series, and when they're in series the tone knob pulled up coil taps both pickups. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/IMAG0752_zps2d3e67c0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/IMAG0752_zps2d3e67c0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Not much to see wiring wise, just my dodgy soldering, but I'm delighted it worked first time. I've only tried it through my practise amp, but I had a short recording on my looper of the EMGs (good planning for a change) and I'm definitely happier with the Seymour Duncan's. I might add a preamp at some point, but I'll wait and see how it sounds passive for a while before doing anything.

I have a John East pre and 2 Nordstrand pickups in my Stingray 5, it is a great combination. Really punchy, but it can be a little gentler sounding than the standard electronics too.

The biggest advantage (for me) is the ability to change the key of a song with minimum effort, I try and learn songs in one position with no open strings, then if I play in a different band, or have a dep singer it's no effort to change key. It's also nice if a song is in E but needs to go down a little, you don't have to go up an octave.

It's also worth considering that whoever hosts the site would most likely shut it down at the slightest hint of a legal problem. I worked in a bar, we used our website to advertise gigs, one complaint (unjustified) from a competitor that we were fly posting and littering and our site was shut down, it took weeks to get it back up. Even if we were fly posting or littering it would have nothing to do with the website, but the people hosting it didn't want any part of a legal issue.

Cream, they are great pickups, but it has to be cream with tort. Here's mine. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/IMAG0106.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/IMAG0106.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I've been thinking about the same thing a lot recently. I used to use my Ibanez fretless 4 fairly regularly, but I've only really being playing my fivers recently so I was wondering about getting a fretless 5, and how much to spend versus how much I'll use it.

My EBS Proline 4x10 tipped slightly in the van recently, it put a dent in the guitar amp flight case. My cab was fine, the only bits that get worn are the plastic corner pieces on the bottom, but EBS kindly sent replacements for a few pence and a cover wouldn't stop those getting worn anyway.

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1397128931' post='2420920'] This is awesome, great look :^) [/quote] Thanks, the singer wanted us all in kiss-style make-up but I have a beard, so I painted his makeup on to a mask, saves a lot of time changing too.

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1397130047' post='2420944'] I quite like having a 'band uniform' - when I put my gig gear on it's like I'm getting ready for business. [/quote] I know what you mean, I played a few songs with my old band a few months ago at their farewell gig, I felt odd not wearing a suit or a costume, very exposed.

[quote name='stingraybassman' timestamp='1397127125' post='2420889'] I dunno big red, I think theres a lot to be said for getting changed before. [/quote] I agree, if possible when we set up and sound check we tend to wear jeans and a band t shirt, almost act like the bands stage crew. Then hopefully we can make a big entrance when we get in to costume. That's with Metaltech, but it's very similar to how it goes with the wedding band, just very different stage attire.

I think image is very important, anything that sets you apart from everyone else is good. Most people have no idea about music, you need to grab their attention with image, performance and anything else that makes you a better option than staying at home watching tv. [URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/EmmettChristie/media/IMG_24185772411429_zpsba53b2f6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc198/EmmettChristie/IMG_24185772411429_zpsba53b2f6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This is my original band.

Sold a pedal to Eddie recently, instant payment and great communication. Great guy to deal with. Cheers Eddie.

I'm not judging your reaction, but you have to remember that just because you don't want to be in 2 bands you can't stop others doing it. I totally understand your reaction, I often have to take a step back from a situation and try and judge it without emotion. I play in a 2 bands, one an original 3 piece and one a busy wedding band. Unfortunately for me the wedding band pays the bills, so in some respects it's more important. I can get a dep for the wedding band, but my normal rule is who ever books me first gets me. This can be changed if I can't get a dep, or if the original band get an important gig that has to be played. There is no right or wrong way to do this, but like anything the key to keeping everyone happy is communication and honesty. I do sometimes feel hurt when the guys do an interview, or a remix or a recording or anything really without me, of course it's usually because I'm gigging, or they assume I am. At times like this I try to remember that they are getting on with what needs to be done, and that they are entitled to do whatever they want. If your band mates (friends?) Want to get their own band together, either for a one off or even permanently, it has nothing to do with you or your band, it's certainly not a sign of any lack of commitment. As long as all their warm up gigs don't clash with your bands gigs, and they keep you updated when they are booked you can't really complain, even if you want to. As an aside, I generally find most good gigs for original bands are week nights, nobody wants to showcase their own material to drunk weekend party people. The only real exception to this is festival gigs, but their band won't be doing festivals for a while yet. So hopefully there never will be too many problems.

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Paulo Nuitini, just learning a song for a wedding, and started listening to the album. He's got a really nice bass player.

All my fivers are 34 inch, but I would like to try a 35. I don't think the extra length would be a problem, does it really make the B feel much better?

Ernie Ball call their 45, 65, 85, 105 set hybrid, this is a fairly common set, but EB have a light 45-100 or medium 50-105, and their hybrid is a mix of both.

Has anyone got the dimensions of Roscoe Beck 5 string pickups, looking for the footprint dimensions and the measurements for the pole pieces and the stick out bits for the screws. If anyone who has one could measure it I'd very much appreciate it.

I just picked up a new Modern player Jazz 5, I really like the way it plays and I love the string spacing. I am not too keen on the sound though, it's just a little low gain and lacks punch, admittedly my main bass is a Stingray 5 HH, so I realise I can't compare them. I'm wondering about what to change, I think I'll start with a new preamp first, probably a John East but I'll figure that out later. It certainly is great to play, so I think it will be worth working on the sound.

I have a friend, who is not famous, but has a deal with Ashdown. They have told me they prefer Gallien Kreuger, but the Ashdown deal is worth a lot to a working musician.