Lfalex v1.1

A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious bass. They don't exist, either. (Don't tell the kids...)

Yes. Father-in- law bought me a Fender Jazz poster. It's SO big that there's nowhere to put it. It's A0, perhaps bigger. Wife not amused.

Quadruple post! Is that a record!? WTF?

Got the time - Joe Jackson (Graham Maby) Wait for History - Deconstruction (Eric Avery) Jump into the Fire - Harry Nillson (Don't know if it was Herbie Flowers or Klaus Voorman!) This is the picture (excellent birds) - Peter Gabriel (Larry Fast?) As said by others, it'll be all change tomorrow!

Got the time - Joe Jackson (Graham Maby) Wait for History - Deconstruction (Eric Avery) Jump into the Fire - Harry Nillson (Don't know if it was Herbie Flowers or Klaus Voorman!) This is the picture (excellent birds) - Peter Gabriel (Larry Fast?) As said by others, it'll be all change tomorrow!

I guess I'm lucky, then. I have a (good) selection of both active and passive basses, some expensive, and some not. Don't forget that the "Active" epithet covers a multitude of sins, such as: Active pick-ups Low impedance outputs/ buffer circuits And 1,2,3,4 band EQ circuits, quasi/semi/fully parametric and filter systems, with or without active/passive switching, extra passive tone controls and so on and so forth, running 9,18,27 or even 36 volts. And that's before you turn the fretboard LEDs on ( ) It's too simplistic to dismiss a bass depending on whether it uses batteries or not. If it sounds good, It IS good. My favourites? The all-out immediacy and attack of my (passive) Yamaha Attitude, and the amazing, singing tone of my (active) Vigier. And in the middle? My (Active) Warwick Fortress MM5 with its excessive EQs (yes, 2x2 band) and mildly compressed tone due to lack of headroom from the 9v system when you "give it some".

Mec twinjazz. Covered blade polepieces, so no alignment issues. Essentially two j pickups in one housing. Worked fine in the Warwick fortress masterman basses...

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1352683024' post='1866192'] That sounds wrong to me - sure the dealer isn't just tryin to flog you a new case (whilst also selling the original Fender case to someone else)? [/quote] I got my MIA s1 for £650 (yeah, a while back) by picking it up in one of my old Hiscox. Not a bad idea IMO.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1356109201' post='1907042'] In: None Out: None [/quote] Yup. Me too.

[quote name='bigthumb' timestamp='1356077503' post='1906433'] I've heard our guitarists play bass.... I'd prefer the end of the world! [/quote] This.

Very funny. I did try it out. And, although it still works, I doubt I'd buy another Status. Things have not gone well with that bass, and I have neither the time, fuel money, inclination or funds to undo them. That, and it's missing a string. Though I doubt it'd do well as a fiver, seeing as the 4 seems to lack bottom end clout. Most expensive bass I buy? On paper the best. In reality, sitting in a cupboard. Unloved and unsaleable/untradable. Even I f*** up sometimes.

Any and ALL Christmas songs are either a cynical attempt to cash-in, or a cynical attempt to raise the profile of the contributing artist (in the case of charity singles) If the artists were that convinced of their songs' validity, they'd put them on their mainstream albums. Consider also that whilst they MAY have been written during the Christmas period, I bet they're not recorded at Christmas... I can just see a load of disingenuous muso types trying to be festive in a sweaty studio in the middle of summer...

^ The strap or the single-cut? (or both?)

Every Body's Stupid [sic]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1355766402' post='1902467'] The problem I have found with zero frets is that they very quickly developed serious wear , with grooves rapidly developing in the zero fret where it is under constant pressure... [/quote] My Vigier is 17 years old, and its zero fret shows no real signs of wear at all. Perhaps because they use [i]hardened[/i] zero frets? (As do some other manufacturers)

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1355751351' post='1902142'] I have never cared about this stuff. Whatever benefits there are of a nut made of unicorn horn will be completely eliminated if the drummer leaves his snare on (which he invariably does) or anyone in the venue speaks (which they invariably do). [/quote] So a brass nut [i]might[/i] be of use on a bass in a recording studio, then?

This has never happened to me. Because I knew before I bought any given bass that it was good. Because I tried it before I bought it. You wouldn't buy a car without test driving it. Don't buy a bass without playing it first. BTW, the Kingbass doesn't hang right on me, no matter what I do. Even Dawn agreed. I bought a Streamline instead. And it rarely gets played because i) it has one string too few, and ii) no matter how good it is, it's just bland-sounding.

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1355157671' post='1894761'] Very disappointed !! Thought it was going to be a thread about drills !! [/quote] Yeah, me too. It doesn't auger well, does it.... Ow! Who threw that?

And now I think about it, I'd rather bore them with bass than bore Bass Chat with my day job!

Not another one! RIP Sir Patrick

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1354986043' post='1892680'] I'm not some rich toff! I happen to live in a two income household. No kids and no other hobbies to speak of. Don't smoke and don't drink half as much as I used to.. [/quote] This. Well, sort of. I have a relatively unjustified collection, but don't smoke, drink much or go out much. Work and the kids see to that. I do live cost-effectively, and the basses are my sole luxury. My collection has evolved over 20 years, with little chopping and changing. I'm pretty careful about what I buy in the first place. The hardest part is deciding what has to go to finance what, and being sure that the new squeeze is actually any better than what you've already got....

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1354995377' post='1892846'] .....or have you acquired superhero status. Also, do you cringe when someone fetches guitar hero into work for a laugh! [/quote] Given that I play in the canteen at lunch from time to time (via Headphones/mp3 player), I would suggest that I'm a regular B-cleffed crusader.... (Gets [s] coat [/s] cape)

[quote name='markorbit' timestamp='1354925352' post='1892185'] ... Over time (as original bands from my era have split and reformed) I've come to realise that Joe Public really doesn't care that much who is backing the singer...!! [/quote] Perhaps. But the question was raised on BC, and we're not quite in the same musical demographic as Mr Joe Public (fortunately)

Doesn't the fact that the bridge is grounded (via the bridge earth lead/cable shield (-ve) and the amp) count? Can't that earth the static? Or is the player a quicker way to ground?

[quote name='thumbo' timestamp='1354811312' post='1890726'] Metallica, and they've proven that point numerous times. [/quote] YES! (as in +1, not the band!) [i]How[/i] much better would they have been/continued to be had Cliff still been around? And my addition: Type O Negative.