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I started out with a tanglewood p copy as my first bass. At some point I had a hohner pj which was just awful. I thought I'd be more of a jazz bass man and owning an MIM Jazz I was almost satisfied... Until I bought an MIJ P 1970 reissue through this forum, with a Steve Harris signature pickup. Playing at home it just sounded ok but at volume and with the Steve Harris Sig strings it is a tone monster. So happy with it for the presence it brings it really is the perfect bass for playing live. I'm no Steve Harris fan but the combo of the pup and strings is very articulate, a big fat sound with a hint of grit to it, very full and never lost under the guitars but not screaming over them either. The fender Japanese neck is lovely , so nicely playable, and the body is reassuringly heavy. How could it be improved? Maybe a big MM pup at the bridge? Not sure if that's just being greedy or not! It's the ideal gigging machine, I wasn't completely sold on it until I used it in rehearsals and now it's love.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1438167190' post='2832178'] Sorry to get OT, but Neck Bend & Fretboard Grime is a great name for a band [/quote] Like it

thanks - backbow was the wording i was looking for!! I can loosen the truss rod to its max and it doesnt seem to be doing much... Don't know if there's any "help" the neck needs to settle. I would guess string tension, so can put an old set of strings on once the bass bridge arrives!

Good morning - I recently got hold of a bass that had not received tlc for some time. I'm replacing some parts but generally its a clean up job. There are two issues that I'm struggling to rectify: Fretboard grime - just can't shift it without scratching the rosewood. Thick, black, sticky grime. I've seen it before and managed to clear it with elbow grease and string cleaner but having got a lot off some remains and this is stubborn. Any advice gratefully received. Neck bend - ok, this is going to be hard to describe so please bear with me. For illustrative purposes the " I " represents a nice straight string, the " C " represents a bent neck... My bass looks like this: IC . The truss rod appears to be working and I'm being careful not to overload it with too much tension, but really struggling to get it straight. All my other basses have necks that want to go: CI so this is a new one on me. I have managed to improve it but just cannot get it straight. Again, any advice gratefully received. My level of skill with luthery etc. is slim to none, tools are limited. Thank you

Sold an iRig to this gent, he was also kind enough to set up a feedback thread for me. Thank you!

That's excellent thanks! Had a bad experience with a cheap power supply in the past, just created noise and my pedals didn't do their whole job. Will look in to your recommendations

Please forgive if this has been covered before, I'll try to keep it brief. In old bands I used a multi effect pedal. It retired a while ago and I now own the following individual pedals: tuner, envelope filter, fuzz/ drive, limiter/ enhancer. I want to put these together on a pedal board to achieve better transporting, less set up time, and easy powering. I've been using individual rechargeable batteries which isn't so practical. So, what are my pedal board options? What are their pros and cons? I really don't know enough about this stuff so any help is gratefully received

Interesting, I had never really thought of a resonator as an alternative to an electro acoustic... Looks fantastic! We're the upgrades costly?

I have a set of un-used black die cast Wilkinson P Bass style tuners ready for a loving home

Bought one - an excellent condition MIJ P Bass off Patch. Incredibly happy with it and so much better than dealing through eBay or whatever other channel. Desperately trying to sell bits on there though, so far no takers :'(

[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1436467933' post='2818445'] I've got a 74 Jazz - sounds amazing!....only tweak i'm doing is for a lighter body...the ash weighs too much for regular gigging so got MJT crew in the USA building a period correct body for moi [/quote] That's a TWEAK?!?!?!

Had to tell Kermit to hop it. Just could not bring myself to get involved having heard how utterly awful they were in the studio, live without re takes and processing would have been a huge embarrassment

My mate works in a place where they rent gear to some BIG names but that could be expensive... If possible you could buy something the producer would approve of (p bass perhaps??) second hand and either keep or sell second on at little or no loss.

I used a sponge from a supermarket pack of dish washing sponges under my strings as an experiment and it seems to do the job quite well on the P Bass, no point putting it on the Jazz. I don't often play with a pick, used to for playing faster than I could with my fingers on a couple of songs way back when, but will give it a go for this occasion. May also ask Kermit if he wants me to audition vocals as well as bass... Reckon I could do a great hum through "walk the line" and less likely to sound like an actual Muppet

Apologies for the snoozing, I had an exam to prepare for this week and this website doesn't help with revision Having now heard the band I'm incredibly relieved they're looking for a singer as well as a bassist. The singer sounds, in my girlfriends opinion, like Kermit the Frog. Now she's said that I just can't get it out of my head and thoughts of playing bass lines to "it ain't easy being green" and "froggy went a courting" is all I can think of, with Miss Piggy dressed as Dolly Parton on backing vox. All in all I'll be down there with my P Bass with a dish sponge lodged under the strings near the bridge. Steve Harris pups, Steve Harris flats, trace rig, isn't traditional country but with a bit of eq tweaking I reckon I can get the traditional sound. Thanks for all the inputs, P bass seems the winner, and while I've always thought fret less could do a job on country my 80s hair-metal styled Kramer fret less may not make an appearance Thank you kindly I'll keep you informed of how I get on with Kermit [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1431985052' post='2777070'] The OP seems to have gone to sleep. And we still don't know what he wants to play. This is what I think of as Country these days (as opposed to the[i] and Western[/i] type). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vulqnx4S7p4 [/quote]

If you were playing country music what would be your ideal bass for tone and looks? Please also suggest a cheap option! I'm off to play with one soon, thinking of getting a spongy mute under the flats on my P Bass

thanks guys - got to get out and about to see some good music soon anyway and fancy dusting off the guitar and singing at a few open mics. I'm trying joinmyband too. I'm only looking for a band to play in for fun, don't expect to earn anything at all from it. My last band was not the best musicians I've ever played with but the best mates I've made through music which made it far better than the 'serious' bands i've been in before. Also I find out of those taking themselves seriously, some really shouldn't be.

Nice looking bass!! Get along to the folk jam and whip it out

I used to look at scribbled ads on the wall in my local music shop that said "Bassist Wanted". Now I've recently moved to a new town, my old band are too far away sadly, I want to find a new band. Any advice on best places to get the search started? I don't like the website ads, you get some right nutters, but i've tried here and Bandmix and am not getting far. I used to use Partysounds but with mixed results. Any other good websites? I'd love to go to some open mic nights and jam nights, see if I can find a band needing a bass player that way. Do you look for bands needing a bassist or do you look to set up a new band? Any advice welcome