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[quote name='Linus27' post='491091' date='May 18 2009, 08:27 AM']I have a Lakland Duck Dunn Precision and all I can say is its amazing.[/quote] They are very good indeed. I would say a us jazz is a very good choice. Out of 4 that i have had, they are all very well built, with very quite passive electronics, and lets face it nowdays you can but pre amps cheap enough if you wanna emulate another bass, so as Rich says, best of both. If you have money to burn, then you wont go wrong with fender custom shop jazz. I got to hear a sadowsky last night, and they are great, but they dont have that vintage fender growl. I dont think any active bass can get that vintage growl quite like the fender jazz bass. I think new usa models have a very high build quality, and having yesterday played and compared the mex to a us, there is no dought the us feels much better built, and a little more hot than a mex. Another great bass that i tried was a yamaha trb4. FAntastic bass at the same price range as a mex jazz. I may look for one myself, although the trb5 sounded nothing like the 4! Seemed less sparkle. Out of all the jazzes, its got to be a usa fender jazz everytime, cos that what they are. Many copies and good ones, but nothng to touch it. The other week, i had the chance to a-b my fender c/s jazz against a lakeland darrel jones. With back p/u solo'd and tone rolled off, i have to say my fender sounded growly and more of a full rounded tone compared to a lakeland jazz. Thats where they score high, in the growl factor. There are many great fx and amp simulators out there, if you need other tones, but the important thing is you will always have that core funky passive jazz sound that you here on many albums and records from 1960-today. Good luck with your search, Rich.

Yep you will not regreat it, but one thing you will see is that the HD16 is a deicated recording PC in the way the unit acts. Also for great mixes monitoring is vital, i recomend Tapco S5's for nearfeild monitors, and beyer dynamic dt990's for headphones. These will give smooth easy and true monitoring throught the record and mix process and at £199 for the s5's and £120 for the 990's they are worth every penny.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='489644' date='May 16 2009, 11:24 AM']And here's my list of UK luthiers. Apologies for anyone I've missed... [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php"]ACG[/url] [url="http://www.crimsonguitars.com/"]Crimson Guitars[/url] [url="http://www.eccleshallguitars.co.uk/"]Eccleshall[/url] [url="http://www.enfieldguitars.com/"]Enfield[/url] [url="http://www.fret-king.com/greenlabel_series.htm"]Fretking Green Label[/url] [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/"]GB[/url] [url="http://www.gusguitars.com/"]Gus[/url] [url="http://www.jaydeeguitars.com/"]Jaydee[/url] [url="http://www.jimfleetingguitars.com/"]Jim Fleeting[/url] [url="http://www.johnbirchguitars.com/"]John Birch[/url] [url="http://www.lodestoneguitars.com/"]Lodestone[/url] [url="http://www.mansonguitars.co.uk/"]Manson[/url] [url="http://www.overwaterbasses.com/"]Overwater[/url] [url="http://www.rimcustombasses.co.uk/"]RIM[/url] [url="http://www.seibass.com/"]Sei[/url] [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]Shuker[/url] [url="http://www.simonleeguitars.com/"]Simon Lee[/url] [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/"]Status[/url] [url="http://www.streetguitars.co.uk/"]Street Guitars[/url] [url="http://www.walbass.co.uk/"]Wal[/url] [url="http://www.zootbass.co.uk/"]Zoot[/url][/quote] MAte a fender c/s jazz at about £2700 Best bass you will ever own! I have owned many top end basses, but for power of sound, quality and sheer class a C/S Jazz. It also will hold value well. To spend 4k on a bass is a massive amount, so think carefully, and take resale into consideration. At the end of the day a bass that looks like a bit of furniture may be very pretty, but for use, it may not be that practical, ie weight, dings, terrifid to gig with it etc...........With a cs jazz You will have a super cool fantastic sounding passive jazz, and a few hundred to have a holiday with!! Mansons have 2 or 3 in stock, and they look very cool. Enjoy, Rich.

[quote name='Golchen' post='488690' date='May 15 2009, 11:31 AM']I had an earlier model of that (still got it somewhere!?!) and I really liked it at the time, but once I discovered computer recording that was it! Computer screens as so much more visual and intuitive to the process. My zoom had a window and everything was text, a menu within a menu within a menu etc. Pretty tedious really. I only really record simple stuff. I bought a secondhand mac powerbook pro which had Garageband installed. Garageband is not only the easiest software EVER to use, it's also a lot of fun, and non-musicians in the family can even make up music just with the drag n drop loops. Added bonus: built in iSight camera also lets you record video. I really wouldn't want to go back to that sort of thing ......[/quote] Pc recording is great and this unit can also be a front end for DAW programs, but this is a dedicated recording unit, and unless you have a high speced super quite pc pref not running internet or anything else, and dedicated top notch flat sounding soundcard i would prefer this unit. Pcs have endless gliches and data loss etc, this will not. Of course there is a mac, but they are around £800. TO BE FAIR PC RECORDING is great, with endless possibliltiys, but take an age to set up and keep them running glitch free is not always easy. I have worked in recording studios as an engineer, and the problems that happen using pc recording is awful and sometimes mind blowing to say the least. For no fuss H.Q. recording direct to CD this really takes some beating.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='488787' date='May 15 2009, 12:39 PM']Yes, but what I'm wondering is what [i]significant[/i] difference the thin cap of wood that the frets are seated into make to the overall sound of the bass.[/quote] Looking at your stunning fenders, i guess you have the proof in having both maple and rosewood P basses! Personally i would have thought the maple has a little more bite over the roeswood.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='488757' date='May 15 2009, 12:17 PM']You misunderstand. I'm just talking about the wood used for the board - not the whole instrument.[/quote] I would have thought it was the same thing the fretboard would surley contribute to the overall sound of the bass. They say rosewood boards are warmer, and graphite have untold bite. I cant say for sure, but in my veiw surley the whole guitar as a whole and its woods give it that sound?