TransistorBassMan

Cheers Lozz. I think it was The Plough And Harrow in Harpenden. I was playing with 111 (Simone and Howie's band)

3 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Cool pic Rog, where was the gig?

My Precision Lyte.

Apparently the official announcement will be made this week

On 10/09/2021 at 19:57, Lozz196 said:

I must be very lucky, the keyboard player in my current band is very good, gets all the right sounds and keeps out of the way of the bass. And a few bands ago our very own @TransistorBassManwas on keys, again can only say good words about his abilities. 
 

 

Cheers Lozz 😃

I bought my first bass in December 1988, a white Japanese Squier Precision. I didn't get on with it tonally and feel-wise, so I traded it in a couple of months later, and got a Tokai Jazz Sound (which I still play)

16 minutes ago, Machines said:

Would be up my avenue were the colours a bit more exiting. The gloss finishes are sky blue and 'Russian army green' which are not really me. I also have an irrational hatred of satin finishes with visible grain.

There's also a gloss Candy Apple Red now. It hit the UK shops last week

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/sterling-ray4-hh-sub-bass-candy-apple-red/943005

I've always thought that Stingrays sound great, unless I'm playing one. To be honest, most single pickup basses don't give me the sound I want. (I think it's down to that weird tuning I use)

I wondered if an HH Stingray could be the answer, so I tried one, and it is the answer. 

I didn't buy this to be my first choice bass, just to give me some more options. It arrived half an hour ago, and all seems to be in order. I'll give it a proper setup and play later on.

Paul Gardiner 

Lou Howard

Tony Butler 

Duck Dunn 

Sir Horace Gentleman

Barry Adamson 

Rick Barrio Dill

Jamie Stewart 

Mark Bedford 

Jackie Jackson 

Simon Gallup

Rob Jones (The Bass Thing)

56 minutes ago, El Capo said:

Anyone seen ‘street’ price for these yet?

£1299 for the Roadworn at PMT.

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/fender-60th-anniversary-road-worn-60s-jazz-bass-olympic-white

https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/fender-jazz-bass-60th-anniversary/

It looks like there a few more options for the 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass

I've just bought my old bass back. I bought it new in March 1989, but used it to cover an outstanding storage bill at our rehearsal studio about 10 years later. I've always had the option of buying it back, and I finally got around to it today. Needs a clean and some new knobs, but it still feels like my bass.

On 02/03/2020 at 22:46, miles'tone said:

I saw the band James a few times years ago and their bass player played a Sterling. Simple basslines but you could actually hear every note as well as feel it. 

He still uses it. I took this photo in March last year 

I quite like the look of this. PJ setup, stacked pots, sunburst finish, reasonable price... It's ticking quite a few boxes

Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar Bass

A new Fender range. "Vintage style for the modern modern era"

60s Jazz

70s Jazz

50s Precision

60s Mustang

Trace Elliot Elf combos

https://peavey.com/news/article.cfm/action/view/id/945/cat/1/article.cfm

I like the look of the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision https://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-duff-mckagan-deluxe-precision-bass-rw-black-/923433

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Nice bass Rog, I`d go for 3-ply black on scratchplate, would like nice, sleek and sinister

Cheers Lozz. The more I think I about it, the more I prefer 3-ply black.

1 hour ago, Grahambythesea said:

I like the look of these,  it would be concerned that there is quite a lot of body. Do you know how heavy the bass is?

It weighs 8.4lbs.(My Precision Lyte weighs 7.4lbs, my Jazz weighs 9.2lbs)

30 minutes ago, Trueno said:

Looks great... enjoy!

Personally I'd put a Gotoh bridge on, but that's just because I hate bbot bridges. For scratchplates I'd look at Jack's instruments website just to get some ideas. He does a black pearloid plate which I quite fancy for my Squier SS Jag... but my bass is CAR. I think black on black would look good... maybe even a sparkly black one, if you like that kind of thing.

Thanks for the heads up. I've had a look, and it's going to be 3 ply black or 3 ply pearl deep black. Maybe both.

So, I spent a couple of very enjoyable hours playing this last night. I haven't made any adjustments, just strapped it on, played it, loved it..

The neck is the closest to my Precision Lyte that I've come across, and that was my main reason for wanting one of these basses. The Lyte has been my No1 bass since 1995 and I want to give it a bit of a rest from gigs. This Jag also has a PJ set up and I've found it very easy to get "my" sound with it.

No plans for any mods other than fitting some Dunlop straplocks, and most importantly, changing the scratchplate because I really don't like the fake tort one that's on there. Any suggestions?

I was in Central London today, so I decided to have a look in Wunjo as I wanted try a Deluxe Active Jazz. Try, but not buy....

However, this Jaguar caught my eye as soon as I walked in the shop. I'd intended to get one when they were first released, but I kept putting it off, and then they were discontinued. They very rarely seem to turn up used, so when I saw this one at a good price, and with a three year guarantee, I had to buy it. 

Apologies for the crappy photo. The front seat of a Honda CR-V isn't the best place to photograph a bass, but I've just left the shop. I'll take some more when I get home.

I use an active Precision Lyte and a passive Jazz. One has three knobs, the other has four. Neither is particularly complicated!!!

An earlier post referenced Pino as someone who uses a passive bass. Well when I think of Pino, I go back to 1982 and Numan's "I, Assassin" album. I'm pretty sure Pino used his Stingray on that.

Either Fender Deluxe Active Jazz or Deluxe Active Precision Special in Surf Pearl

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