Jean-Luc Pickguard
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Parts-O-Jazz - what would you pay?
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to john_the_bass's topic in Bass Guitars
Those tuners look a bit weird and it doesn't look like there's a D-tuner. The bridge looks like a badass I to me, which is a strange choice. I would think it safe to assume everything else is likely to be squier or similar if it hasn't been specified. -
In the past I have used cheap & cheerful "no name" sockets from Maplin or my local electronics trade counter. They often need replacing as the metal it too thin. I now only use Switchcraft jacks, which can be bought from here: [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_jacksstereo.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electri...jacksstereo.htm[/url] if you don't mind ordering from the states. THe switchcrafts are much better quality than the flimsy generic ones and I've never had to replace one.
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Boss LMB 3 Limiter / Enhancer
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to Cantdosleepy's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='colda' post='68573' date='Oct 2 2007, 11:34 AM']I think that I want this - being a bit of a noob I'm gonna go out on a limb and risk sounding foolish, but in essence, whilst I know this will not make me a better bassist, does it help to cover my more subtle mistakes?[/quote] Not really - it evens out the sound. so it can rein in uneven volume levels in your playing. Obviously you need to keep some dynamic range in your sound so it has a threshold below which it lets the sound pass through uneffected. -
I don't think anyone's mentioned it, but I'm sure I recall that it was played it in E and the track was varispeeded to F (or maybe the bass was tuned up a semitone). Its certainly seems a lot easier to play in E.
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Anyone cut their own pickguard?
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to loudandclear's topic in Accessories and Misc
I have made a few from white pearloid blanks from brandoni. - I think a blank sheet big enough for a precison or maybe a couple of smaller pgs was around a tenner. The ones I did were for a '71 fender musicmaster bass (which I had sprayed lilac as it was bought stripped) and a squier mini strat. I drew around the original pg onto the protective film on top of the sheet using a fine permanent marker, then drilled lots of holes closely around the line and for pickups & pots. I used a mini hacksaw to get as close to the line as possible cutting between the holes and then smoothed off the edge and put in a slight bevel where needed with files and abrasive paper. It took ages so what I saved in cash I spent in time, but it was good fun and satifying and my kids know that I made the pgs just for them. If I had the correct tools they would have come out looking less "homemade" I'm sure, but they look OK and suit the instruments. -
[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='68120' date='Oct 1 2007, 01:25 PM']Aretha Franklin "I say a little prayer". Even Burt himself admitted it was far superior to Dionne Warwick's original. Amen[/quote] Aretha also took ownership of Otis Redding's Respect, but I prefer his version of Satisfaction to the original.
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Mmmm... I'm fairly stumped now. Do the new Highway Ones have graphite rods? My 2003 H1 Jazz doesn't, but the current models are very different from the originals (I prefer mine having the truss rod nut at the head but I like the cool 70's logo on the new ones). You say it was poorly set up (a poorly setup bass in a guitar shop - surely not! ) Could it be the pickups were a bit too high and the magnets were actually pulling the heavy strings? This can cause wolftones and a weird loss of sustain, particularly on the bridge pickup - If I remember correctly when I was experimenting to see how high my pickups could go.
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My Ashdown MAG 210 cab is up for sale. Its been gigged, but is in very good conditon. I can take some pics of the actual cab if anyone wants to see them,but its pretty much like the one here: [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.asp?section=mag&ID=23"]http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/detail.as...n=mag&ID=23[/url] Its 8 Ohms, Rated at 250W, so can be used safely with a MAG300 amp orsimilar either on its own or with another 8 Ohm cab for more volume. Both Speakon & Jack sockets on the back. No rips or tears in the carpet, includes a jack to jack speaker cable. £130 for pickup from Sutton, South London. Power Handling 250W continuous (It says 200W on the web page, but 250W on the cab) Speaker Configuration 2 x 10" + tweeter Frequency Response 60Hz - 20kHz Impedance 8 Ohms SPL 98dB 1W @ 1m H x W x D (mm) 468 x 604 x 420 Weight (kg) 19 -
I always use a standard Fender Gigbag with a fair bit of padding if I'm taking my bass in the car, or a very lightweight ritter one if I'm just walking down to a pub jam night. If The Bass is going in someone else's car or the back of a van I'll put it in a "bass centre" hiscox case for a bit more protection. Given the choice of just one of the options I'd go for a nicely padded gigbag with decent shoulder straps.
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You weren't trying it out through an ashdown amp were you? A lot of them have a sub bass control that sounds like an octaver. I could never understand why Mark Gooday would think that people would find that more useful than a compressor/limiter.
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Electric Upright sold
Jean-Luc Pickguard replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Hi John. The scale length on the Pace is 35" so its only an inch longer than a standard Fender. I find it much easier to play than my double bass or my NS-CR5M because of the shorter scale length and lower string height. The stock strings that came on it didn't do it any favours, but once I put the Thomastik Infeld Jazz flats on it (the same as I use on my Fenders) it plays very nicely and the strings seem to mellow out the sound as well. I seem to remember making the transition from playing a Fender jazz to playing the Pace was a lot easier than I had expected. I think I played my first gig with it two weeks after buying it. cheers Michael -
I can't really justify keeping my Dean Pace now I have the NS-CR5, so the Dean if up for sale here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6352"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6352[/url]
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As I am now used to my 5 string Ned Steinberger, its time to let my beloved Dean Pace 4 string find a new master (or mistress) I've attached a couple of photos of myself playing it at a pub and a corporate gig at London Zoo, plus a few pics just of the bass as well. As you can see it is the four string version of the Dean Pace Bass. It has been well looked after (I'm the original owner) and is in pretty much perfect condition - Despite being used to great effect on lots of gigs there's not a ding or scratch to be seen. The action has been set very low for a nice growly sound. It is currently strung with thomastic jazz bass flatwound strings. The bass has a clear finish over natural maple. The front of the body and the headstock have a nice bit of flame in the maple, so it looks a bit more classy than the solid colour versions. The stand is nice and sturdy and is black chrome. I am including the case and a cable with it. There only a single volume control to adjust the volume of the piezo pickups on the bass (there's a piezo element on each bridge saddle). There are also trimpots for tweaking the bass & treble on the active preamp in the electronics cavity. * Solid Maple Neck-Thru Construction * Classic Slotted Headstock Design * 6" Radius Rosewood Fingerboard * Side Dot Position Markers * Piezo Bridge with Buffer Preamp * 35" Scale Length * Double Braced Tripod Stand * Black Chrome Hardware * Custom Designed Case * Color: Natural Maple Price: £420 I'm in Sutton, South London if anyone wants to have a closer look/testdrive.
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Yep - thought so. Cheers for the replies chaps. I phoned the shop & will go up there to swap it out next Saturday. I also ordered one of the funky but expensive Markbass Bags for it which I'll pick up at the same time. I tried my NS CR5M through the LMII with my Schroeder 1212L today & it knocked my socks off. I don't think I've ever heard a bass sound coming from my fingers that I've loved so much! The VLE & VPF controls make it so easy to quicky dial in great sounds. Impressive!
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I bought a Little Mark II today. One thing thats worrying me is that the ground lift switch at the back seems to be fitted to the chassis OK, but the actual rocker part of the switch does not click into either the on or off position - it just flaps about loosely as if there's supposed to be a spring to make it click into position which is either missing or broken. Does this sound like a faulty switch? surely its not supposed to be like that?
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Then surely putting the GBP price there is misleading? I don't mind being charged in euros - I can find the rates and do the sums easily enough, but seeing a £s figure stated there many people will probably think that's what they'll be charged. Its also easy enough to find out how much extra your credit card issuing bank will charge as an additional exchange fee and I'm sure most people realise that exchange rates fluctuate, but by stating the GBP price surely Thomann should either accept payment in that currency at the £ price listed or state clearly that its only a rough guide and you may be charged a fair bit more?
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Those Basschatters that have ordered stuff from thomann.de will know that the invoice is charged in euros and the credit card company will do the conversion and may charge a currency exchange fee in the form of adjusting the exchange rate in their favour by up to 5%. The only card I am aware of that doesn't do this and does the exchange at the basic rate shown on [url="http://corporate.visa.com/pd/consumer_services/consumer_ex_rates.jsp"]visa.com[/url] is the nationwide visa card which saved me a packet when I bought my NS upright. However I have been looking at getting a Little Mark II to go with my Schroeder 1212L. Thomann appear to have it at a decent price, but not the cheapest I've seen however the £s price listed isn't what I'd be charged, I'd be charged the € price which will then be billed in £s on my card. The Little Mark II is listed on Thomann as €639EUR which they also show as £434.52GBP, however going to the visa link above, the rate is: 1 Euro = 0.70 British Pounds or 1 British Pound = 1.43 Euro so instead of £434.52 as shown on the Thomann site, I'd be paying £447.30 at today's exchange rate (plus a bit more if I used a card that levys an additional fee) Are they allowed to do this? They probably have a disclaimer somewhere saying the £ prices are not accurate, but I couldn't see it.
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I thought you only widdled on a bass as part of the relicing process
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So the youtube comment: "We sold it for TWICE what we paid for it after this relic'ing process. Relic guitars are worth MORE! Money. " Was NOT posted by one of the shop staff involved then? OK that clears up one mystery......
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Sounds like a ticking off directed at people here If not why didn't you post it as a comment on the youtube page. I don't know (or care) if anyone posting here on BC posted those comments, but they have to expect trolls. Unfortunately thats the nature of youtube if you leave comments open.
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[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='64738' date='Sep 24 2007, 01:31 PM']you guys take yourselves and your opinions on kosher ways to treat a bass far too seriously. it's not your bass, not your request, not what you want, none of your business. maybe they're mates with the guy who's bass it is. maybe he's not bothered that that's not an authentic relicing. maybe they thought it would be fun. maybe they suggested a proper luthier, and the customer was like "well, I need it for a muso fancy dress party tonight", or "I've only got £15 - just have a crack at it". y'all need to be a little less judgemental.[/quote] Nope Very Big -1 for the reason stated by the funk above I don't need to be less judgemental. Others may from time to time prefer me to be, but it's not something I need.
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[quote name='Wil' post='64707' date='Sep 24 2007, 12:40 PM']How do you know the customer wanted a Jaco Jazz?[/quote] Of course we don't know anything about what the customer wanted, but we can see that they are trying to emulate the wear pattern of a jaco jazz as they are referring to a picture of one onscreen.
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[quote name='The Funk' post='64698' date='Sep 24 2007, 12:31 PM']I'm sure he had no idea what he was in for or what he was doing. You'd expect someone in a shop to say "we don't do that and we're not the people to ask". A helpful shop would then say "ask such and such".[/quote] In my experience a lot of shops charge for a simple set up when they really should refer the customer to someone better qualified. I've seen shop staff making the classic mistake of raising or lowering action using the truss rod without considering the amount of relief in the neck. I guess its like the floor staff in PC world thinking that a purple shirt, name badge and the ability to read the backs of boxes means they're qualified to give IT advice even when they don't really have the slightest idea of what they're talking about.
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[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='64676' date='Sep 24 2007, 12:02 PM']... does at least involve some real abuse, so is possibly closer to the spirit of a genuine relic!. Clive[/quote] I beg to differ. A "relic" treatment simulates the natural playing wear & tear an instrument picks up from constant playing not mindless abuse/vandalism. A bass attacked with a file is never going to look remotely like one that has picked up wear/mojo naturally. If that is what the customer wanted then very well, but in my opinion that would make him a complete idiot.
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[quote name='cheddatom' post='64659' date='Sep 24 2007, 11:12 AM']There is a definite difference in tone between playing hard, and playing medium, or soft. Plus, at gigs, we all get a bit carried away, surely? Maybe if I kept them cut I wouldn't break them, but then I wouldn't have such a mean tone for my pops![/quote] In that case the only option I can suggest is nail varnish
