Jean-Luc Pickguard

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='559780' date='Aug 3 2009, 10:56 PM']the non-export Fender jap stuff.[/quote] +1 Particularly the many colour choices for MIJ Mustang basses.

[quote name='Lew-Bass' post='559493' date='Aug 3 2009, 06:30 PM']I'm planning on getting an Ibanez SR500L in the near future, tried a righty in dolphinmusic today and it was great. I've had a quick scour and I can't find any second hand ones on the net in the UK, so I'm going to end up getting it new from an online store (unless one crops up on the bay or here!) Both nevadamusic and GAK have it for sale at a very similar price, £439 and £442 respectively. So which one should I buy it from? Does anyone have any past experience with either? And if so did the bass come set-up? If somethings wrong are they easy to deal with? Opinions.. past personal dealings.. fire away! Thanks [/quote] Why not buy it from Dolphin seeing as you've already tried one there? If they don't have the exact one you have perhaps they can get one in & if their price is higher than you've seen elsewhere perhaps there's some haggling room.

I should be able to make it. Probably bring a couple of Ashborys, an NS-design CR5M & danelectro longhorn.

It might come in useful as doorstop.

I've bought some nice japanese-made necks (& bodies) from [url="http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk"]Brandoni[/url] in Wembley. I would definitely see if they had what I wanted next time I need a neck. The quality of the these is very good. They were about £100 each & are very similar to Fender MIJ parts.

Any strings would snap if they pass over a knarled-up bridge - is that where they're snapping? The first set of TIs I bought must be over six years old and are still going strong, as are all the other sets on my other basses.

I'm playing my danelectro longhorn a lot these days and have an old set of short scale rotosound jazz flats on it. I'm not a big fan of rotosounds and only use these as they were the only I could find that would fit on a 30" scale bass. I've just seen that stringbusters have a set of Danelectro strings 760FD listed on their LaBella [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/frameset.asp?MAIN=http://www.stringbusters.com/ko-kat/BASS%20STRINGS/LA%20BELLA/"]deep talkin' page[/url]. These are meant to be the same as the original strings LaBella made for the original danelectro/silvertones in the 60s. Anyone tried 'em? LaBella flats are my 2nd favourite flatounds after thomastiks (unfortunately TI JF324s would be much too long for the dano). I'm tempted to order a set of the 760FDs as it looks like the longhorn will be my weapon of choice for [url="http://www.skunkeye.co.uk"]skunkeye[/url], my blues band.

Does this mean that my Boss HM2 heavy metal pedal from the 80s could now be considered cool rather than tatty.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='545312' date='Jul 20 2009, 02:06 PM']I'd have a set of Thomastik Jazz Flats (JF324) on it ...[/quote] Indeed! I have a set of TI JF324 on my mustang. Absolutely wonderful combination. Shame they don't fit my musicmasters or dano longhorn as well

[quote name='YouMa' post='553028' date='Jul 27 2009, 06:44 PM']...i never realised dave was on the other bus though.Quite a shock.[/quote] Can't see how that would make any difference to anything. Anyway wasn't he always on both buses?

Perhaps your uniform didn't go down well at bar-mitzva gigs.

George Porter jnr used a single coil tele bass with the meters

The story he spins doesn't quite add up when you consider thats not the only one he's selling.

I'm really into Willie Dixon at the moment. He was a great songwriter and his basslines work perfectly without being flashy. I love James Jamerson's upright on the Four Tops Jazz album as well you can tell he really enjoyed playing on those tracks.

One of the blokes in my blues band uses Hohner mouth organs. I have a 1986 Hohner B2A steiney that I bought new in Denmark street for £249 - its a bit chunky on the neck and the active circuit is f'ked, but apart from that and & looking very 80s its not bad. I even managed to track down some nice double ball flatwounds for it. No idea about the model you have though. Might be a unique design or may be a generic model made by sammick or cort in Korea or indonesia with a Hohner logo slapped on. Post a pic when you get one.

I ha my car broken into whilst playing a charity freebie gig. i'd left the faceplate of the 8 year old sony cd player on and the scroat had tried to get the stereo out leaving screwdriver marks around it. he'd never have got is as it was fitted properly with the security bolt at the back. Stangely the ashdown Mag cab & head on the back seat were completely ignored. Also in a previous life as a student radiographer I provided the music for an end of year party which was open to all hospital staff. I wasn't a proper DJ so I was using a (fairly expensive) portable stereo into my bass amp. Someone set off a fire alarm and as everyone evacuated down the main stairs a scroats made off down the back fire escape with my stereo, walkman, tapes etc. I recognised him by sight and knew which department he worked in and shouted after him that I'd be speaking to his manager in sterile supplies in the morning. He sheepishly returned 20mins later denying all knowlege of the theft and saying he left his jacket behind (which he hadn't) the police turned up soon after and my version was verified by people who hadn't seen him making off with the gear but said they had and he eventually admitted that he had taken it all and tossed it over a fence. When he retrieved all the now damaged gear to give it all back I told him to keep it and I'd take the price of new replacements if he wanted to keep his job. I got the money within a few days. And I still told his manager the full story.

I have one exactly like that. I'm taking it to a skunkeye rehearsal tonight for some luvvery flatwound blues action. Unfortunately my favourite shortie strings, TI JF324 are too long to go on so I have to use rotosounds - but the pale blue silks match the blueburst nicely. Good luck with the sale - hope you get a good price.

If I was in the market for a first EUB I'd go for the harley Benton and do the minor customisations as outlined on the talkbass palatino thread. I have an NS CR5M now, but my first EUB was a dean pace. I found that the piezo sounded excellent when I used a £20ish Behringer ADI21 acoustic modeller/driver pedal - it really sweetened the tone & would probably work well with any of the basses listed. I had to throw in my original ADI21 when I sold the pace to seal the deal, but I've recently aquired another which I use with the NS as well as when recording my stratacoustic.

[quote name='onehappybunny' post='545226' date='Jul 20 2009, 12:38 PM']Oh, that Lakland is soooo gorgeous :wub: Any idea when the Lakland shortie will be available? *shuffles off to empty piggie bank* oh no, just found this [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=548803&page=3"]Talkbass Lakland shortie thread[/url] *puts coppers back into piggie bank*[/quote] My thoughts exactly. I'm trying to tell myself its ugly and I don't like it - but its not working. Just as well I can't afford to spend double the cost of my NS CR5M upright on it I s'pose. I keep thinking it'd be cool to put a japanese mustang neck on a firebird guitar body. Either get a luthier to make one or buy a warmoth firebird body unrouted & route it for bass, possibly setting the neck a bit further back than the stock route to make a perfect mini fenderbird.

[quote name='sykilz' post='541338' date='Jul 15 2009, 02:46 PM']Thanks guys, I did think of the idea of going into the PA, I will see how receptive the owner of the studio is to that idea!!! Live I`ve gone DI to the PA and had no problem,that was the attraction of a small rig, to use as a monitor. I`ll try my old Washburn active 5 stringer next rehearsal and see if I can blow a speaker !!!!!!!!!!! Cheers.[/quote] This for rehearsal rather than a gig? Get the geetards to turn down & stop stomping on your frequencies (Gibson Les Pauls are worst for stomping on bass frequencies) Do you eq your to sound good in isolation with smiley face shape on the graphic - cutting mids? You need mids to get the definition, so you could try cutting the bass slightly & boost the low mids instead.

Blummin' good price. I sold my natural pace for well over three times that. Mine sounded best with a set of TI flats and a Behringer ADI21 acoustic pedal which really sweetened the tone from the piezo.

Get a copy of the Ed Friedland slap bass DVD - a very good guide.

Too modern? - try a set of flatwounds

Best option - get an ashbory. Light as a feather & tiny.

I like TI flats they seem to sound best after about a year of use. I wouldn't say they go dead with age though, just deep rich & bassy. I've never had to change any in the several years since I've been using them (must be about six years). If I ever want zing I'll take up harpsichord or clavinet.