Lfalex v1.1

Highway 1 might be worth a look... I've played some good 'uns.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1353767830' post='1878284'] There is an industrial unit in Warwick that stocks almost everything mentioned in this thread [/quote] Which would be fine were it not a 5-600 mile round-trip. That's 60 litres of fuel. Or £84 to £90. Not to mention the time it'd take! And, to be honest, I'm not interested in buying an instrument online. I want to play it first... And then decide.

Yup. My Android device done this, too. Again.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1353595040' post='1876396'] I have a bass with 2 J-type pickups and 4-way rotary switch to give each pickup on its own and both pickups together wired either in parallel or series. [/quote] That's quite a nice idea, as long as you don't want to blend the pick-ups. Hopefully the series setting is buffered in some way to stop the output being too much higher than the parallel or single coil settings.(The EBMM Ray 5 has this, as well as a phantom coil to suppress hum in single coil mode)

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1353504443' post='1875285'] I thought this was going to say: "....to convert to the right!" [/quote] It worked for Sweden.

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1353598936' post='1876446'] I learnt a new word today. [/quote] What? Bifurcated? I just keep looking at it (the headstock) and thinking "SNAP!" Not that I'd wish that on anyone, but one good prang, and I fear it would no longer be..... Bifurcated. Just broken.

Trouble is, even the most reliable people are apt to being flaky eventually. People's circumstances change, and so do their motives. In the case of previously cited "bigger bands", I think you'll find that big stacks of money dramatically improve band cohesion. I had a drum machine that went flake-o-tronic. It can happen to anyone.

I'd just like to thank everyone for NOT posting pictures of this monstrosity. I Googled it, and.... OH! My eyes! Meanwhile, in the Fender/Squier HQ: [i]"What do you mean we've got 100,000 too many lefty precision body blanks?!"[/i] [i]"'S alright boss! We'll just make some backwards scratchplates, move the controls to the other side and.... BINGO! Precision Reverse Special FSR non-closet-classic BBOT editions will reign supreme!"[/i]

No mobile site via Droid at the mo' for me. This is via the full site...

+1 to most of this. The 'Ray 5 is ok, but better can be had. Secondhand is the way to go, especially if you can try before you buy. I like my Warwick Fortress Masterman 5. Good B string, a bit like a Stingray on steroids. I picked it up on here for just over £500. My Vigier Passion 5 is great, too, but totally different. It just sings, and sounds very consistent across all the strings/frets. As with all such things, trying before buying is a must. You might just stumble upon a gem or a bargain.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1352641248' post='1865428'] 30th Anniversary? You sure? Haha! [/quote] It's from the future. It's so cool. You should see what it does when it goes over 88dB.....

4 of the 5 gigging bands I've played in were pretty good in many respects. The last was not. The guitarist (and it was "his" band) wouldn't drive more than 10 miles.. Ever, so gigs were difficult, as one of us would have to taxi the Muppet around. He'd screw up loads, and break strings all over the place. This affected the singer's confidence, and she became very nervous. The drummer is a great bloke, and we'd just motor along regardless. The guitarist stepped WAY over the line and abused the organiser of a charity event we were playing, and that was it. The drummer and I apologised to the organiser in person, on the day, and quit by email together that night.

Mainly fives for me. Doubt I'd buy another 4 now. To much material with lower notes in to get by with less (for me)

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1352206069' post='1860008'] Why not get a 4-channel mini mixer? [/quote] I did this, initially as a stop gap, but I found the pre-stages so clean that I stuck with it. It's been great when other bassists share the rig (Phonic mixer into QSC PLX1202 power) Set up one channel each. [b]MUTE[/b] the ones you're not using, and off you go!

Were/Are the originals Nickel wrapped, then? I really can't see the point in taking steels, Nickel plating them and [i]then[/i] coating them! I don't like them on anything with phenolic fretboards (so that's 3 basses out for me!), but they sound great on "woody" sounding instruments. They are on two of my three Warwicks. I use DR Fatbeams and Sunbeams on everything else. I'll have a look at the reviews, though!

Er.. [b]Westone Raider 1[/b] Columbus Series 2 Jazz [b]'96 Vigier Passion 5 Series 3[/b] [b]'97 Warwick Streamer LX6[/b] '90 Musicman Stingray 5 fretless [b]Ovation Celebrity[/b] [b]Hohner B2A 5[/b] Ibanez SRX 700 Iceni Zoot Chaser prototype [b]Yamaha Attitude 30th Anniversary BS Sig[/b] Ibanez EDB600 [b]'04 MIA Fender Jazz (s1)[/b] [b]'02 Warwick Infinity SN4[/b] [b]OLP MM3[/b] [b]'09 Status Streamline 4[/b] [b]'97 Warwick Fortress Masterman5[/b] I [i]think[/i] that's it.... (Edited for forgetting that I still have the Raider 1, and that those I still own are in [b]BOLD[/b])

"Crime of the Century" by Supertramp. Particularly the title track, which, upon being re-visited, is nothing short of a minor masterpiece: Well written and arranged, with plenty of space for ALL the instruments. Superbly Played. Gets its message across with the bare minimum of lyrics, which are over inside 1m45s. Well recorded and produced, but not glossy Excellent bass sound, plus some Taurus pedals at the end if I'm not much mistook...

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1351975269' post='1857550'] Even if your active bass has a particularly high output, it also has a special control which helps you ensure that the optimum signal reaches your preamp ;-) [/quote] This!

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1351788322' post='1855443'] Is one of them a 3-string? [/quote] Now [i]THAT[/i] was a bass... I have a Hohner B2A (V) strung like it (with two empty saddles) Have you seen the photo of the remains of his Trace amp after the loft fire that "shrank" the 3-string.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1351766931' post='1855033'] News here: [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/54787-tony-levin-sledge-stingray-classic.html"]http://forums.ernieb...ay-classic.html[/url] Hell has frozen over....we have a Sabre reissue! [/quote] Please don't link to [i]that[/i] forum. It's not a nice place. Full of sycophantic fanboys and a couple of complete tyrants.

Ah, I see. So while certain manufacturers spend a (small) fortune in design/technology/material R&D, they'll skimp on feet?

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1351704133' post='1854426'] Wow. Can you youngsters even imagine learning thousands of songs by constantly lifting and replacing a stylus on a record? Not to mention taking each record out of its sleeve and placing it on the turntable, or carrying armfuls of albums downstairs every day, to use your parents' decent record player (mine played a semitone fast!) [/quote] Aw, c'mon! The compact cassette was widely available by the early/mid 70's. Just rip a few LPs and burn them to a compilation tape. write down the tape counter start points, and BINGO! you can play/replay tracks without the hassle of the stylus rigmarole!

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1351691986' post='1854242'] Just pick your own favourite colour, not someone else's favourite colour. Simple. [/quote] Well, the OP did ask....

[quote name='MilkyBarKid' timestamp='1351552347' post='1852655'] Sorry to go against the grain but I've got a nad 3020 somewhere kicking around and I think it's positively awful, I was never too impressed by cyrus either. I have a early 90's ion obelisk with Epos es14 speakers which I think was a magical combination - there aren't many amp/speaker combinations where you can actually hear the notes on a 5 string, rather than just a thump. [/quote] I have a Musical Fidelity B200 and a pair of ES11s at work, with an MP3 player as a source. Remarkably good, even now.