police squad

you secretly thought, 'I should be their bass player' be careful what you wish for lol. Seriously, as JT has said, stick it out, chalk it up to experience. I've been there, recently. My mate is the guitarist and needed a bass player for 1 gig. I had 2 rehearsals (I didnt need any, I know the stuff). They have a set list of 70 songs and insisted on a load I've never played. No problem, I'd always wanted to play most of them, Billly Jean, Club Tropicana etc. Got to the gig. Very amatuerish. Indeed just a hobby band. They picked 35 songs and played them all. Past midnight and the pub was empty but they ploughed on to play all of the songs. No performance art, no rapport. usual stuff That's the last dep I do with them. But I did enjoy Club Tropicana by Wham!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467720480' post='3085590'] I pretty much follow the splendid Carl Pedigo way of setting up. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIzV9462xeE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=cIzV9462xeE[/url] I mean, a lot of Lakkies are based on vintage Fenders [/quote] I shall try that method myself, thanks for that

ah ok. if your relief is 8/1000th that's pretty almost dead straight isn't it. I don't fiddle much with mine, there's always a little relief and not too low an action, as I hit hard, with a pick!! (and sometimes fingers etc)

Karl, in your post about set up, you took the neck off. Have you shimmed it? how do you set your relief?

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1467704227' post='3085423'] Thanks Karl, TBH I've never found stacked T/V very useful, and think there's a few pretty obvious reasons why Fender (and a lot of folks who at the time owned early Jazzes), switched to VVT. As Dan suggests above, there might have been some voodoo about the original circuits, but I've never found that to be the case with modern versions. [/quote] Chris, I'm curious why VVT is better than V/T V/T. Personally, I rarely touch the tone on my bass, but very occasionally I find I have to roll the treble off, in a way that an amp tweak cant quite do. I've always loved the stacked look. I think it comes from watching the Marc Bolan show 'MARC' over and over and over and drooling over Herbie's jazz bass. I'll probably take my Flea out this friday, the only drawback with Friday's gig is that this band detune half a step, and I cant really be bothered to adjust the truss rod, I've already given it a quarter turn to flattern it a little bit more than it came with.

feels like a c

Having spent half an hour with it plugged in, I must say, it does sound good. Neck pickup sounds wonderful. Wind in 3/4 of the bridge pickup and I couldn 't stop slapping (oo er). But I haven't got a gig for 2 weeks, so I can't tell how it will sit in the mix. But I suspect it will be great. It's not often I plug something in at home and just keep playing, so full marks so far.

got mine today and it's very nice. Fairly well set up, I could just take it straight out and gig it. Light, although I'm not exactly sure its weight. Acoustically it's very loud. I'm just going upstairs to the loft room to plug it in to my old Hartke HA3500.

it's not on the fender website as far as I can see

lovely colour, thanks for that

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1467384164' post='3083310'] I was literally just opening the box and the phone rang with one of those conversations that you just can't cut short. I've had it out of the box now and noodled about a bit and I can't find fault with it other than the truss rod needs a tweak. I don't have time to do a set up today. As mentioned previously, the pink finish is not in your face, but I guess it probably would be a bit faded after over 50 years of use. I'm quite happy with the colour. [/quote] sounds good to me

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1467379881' post='3083247'] Mine has just arrived :-) [/quote] and?

look forward to seeing mine tomorrow. So far, so good

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467379604' post='3083244'] Not quite as Shell Pink as you would think, but gloriously light [/quote] it's come then has it?

Shell pink. 'nuff said

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467364506' post='3083079'] I'm in hiding [/quote] We'll find you on Facebook!!

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1467361859' post='3083041'] Bloody hell, I've yet to see a review let alone see one in the flesh. I do hope they're good or there's gonna be a lot of 'em popping up in the FS forum in the very near future [/quote] ordered online, so can easily be sent back. If it's anything like my Steve Harris West Ham bass (apart from the weight) it'll be very nice

I don't want or need a jazz bass. I play Precisions!! (er and a Spector, Steinberger, Rickenfaker, Ibanez musician, Aria SBR150) but not Jazz basses Karl, it's your fault. Ordered from Andertons with Saturday delivery!!

I used to work in a chrome plating business. Chroming wood, would be a similar process to aluminium. You would need to coat the wood in something that the Nickel and chrome would stick to. If the finished article takes a knock or similar, chances are the coating on the wood would let go, then it would start to flake off. Difficult thing to accomplish. Warwick did it, I don't know how good it was. When you've worked as much as I have, in electro plating, the phrase, 'That would good painted' is never far from the lips

we'll await the pictures and your report Karl. They look great and my Steve Harris bass is lovely (even if it is the 2nd one I've had. Broken truss rod in the first) The newer MIM seem very good to me

yep, Matt B is a great player. Saw him with DLR about (oh my) 20 years ago?

yep I thought it was strangely good (in a good way)

There's a great VH1 or MTV documentary about getting 80s bands back together and they get Kajagoogoo together. It's very interesting and Nick gets an amazing sound out of any bass he plays

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1465025488' post='3064700'] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_1194_zpsilbtlwmf.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] I see your P bass and raise you mine. A Bravewood based on Stings but a little less wear. A wonderful sounding bass guitar

I gigged with my West Ham harris the other day. It is currently strung with rounds and I needed to press the ultra hi switch on my PF-500 to get anywhere near the treble out of it, compared to my '73. BUT, with the maple board and the ultra hi pressed, it sounded very Steve Harris