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    Fender player series

    in General Discussion

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    I would suggest trying one first, I have a 50's Classic and a Roadworn Precision both are Mexican basses and they are the best two Precision's I own!

    Prices do seem to have risen sharply in recent years....look at the current prices of the Sterling SB range they seem to be up at the same price as a US built Musicman was a few years ago!

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    Supposedly great basslines? Really??!!

    in General Discussion

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    3 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

      On the other hand I never see the lines to Party Fears 2 or Club Country  by The Associates mentioned yet these are worthy of any greatest bassline  list. Feel free to be outraged etc 😊

    I guess the reason these don't get recognised for the great basslines they are is simply because they are largely impossible to cover (not just bass wise but Billy's vocals as well) So they don't get heard so often now, personally the two basslines fall squarely into the category of "I wouldn't even know where to begin" basslines so are not ones I have even thought about trying to decipher!

    Rare Album Misprints/mispressings

    in General Discussion

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    I still have my 7" Stiff Little Fingers "Alternative Ulster" I remember rushing back from the record shop ready to blast the neighbours only to find it had the B side label on both sides of the disk, my heart sank! I was glad to discover that although the labels were wrong the record was indeed correct so the neighbours got a blast of both sides of the record....they didn't appreciate it....philistines!

    Jazz Bass Pickups

    in General Discussion

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    23 minutes ago, nilebodgers said:

    Choice will come down entirely to how much you want to spend and whether you are looking for conventional or noiseless.

    The J&D probably has cheap ceramic pickups, so any of the Alnico pickup options will likely sound better. (check the dimensions of both the J&D pickups to see if they are standard sizes before buying anything else) Cheapest "brand" pickups I know of are the Roswell JBAs (£43-ish new the pair) and Ironstones (£48/pair) and then it is Toneriders at £70-ish and then there is a big choice at the £100-£120ish level from everyone. Then boutique pickups at £150++.

    Everyone has their favourite pickups though and I'd be very surprised if there is any common thread to suggestions!

    Be prepared to consider the cheaper pickups, in my Precision basses I have lots of different pickups ranging from boutique end Lindy Fralin's and Custom Shop 62's down to more budget end Kent Armstrong and Ironstone pickups and all sound great, to my ears, when compared to the cheapest ceramic pickups, however, there will likely be a few posts coming along who love those cheap ceramic pickups!

    I think a lot of us end up swapping stuff out purely because of clever marketing and the fact that we have disposable income, my Lindy Fralin pickups might sound fantastic (to my ears) in my bass but they won't give you exactly the same sound that I have in your bass!

    Sorry the above really doesn't answer your question very well! In my case case my choice of pickup I buy when building a bass is driven by how much disposable income I have at that point in time, whether I think I am going to like the completed bass I am building and whether I am likely to keep it afterwards...if I build a bass and it turns out to be a keeper then I can always swap a better pickup into it if it doesn't quite give me the sound I think I want!

     

    Left or right handed?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Roger2611
    mashing keyboard rather than typing!

    Hi Chris,

    Welcome to Basschat, by the sound of things learning to play left handed (so your plectrum is in your left hand) sounds like it would allow you to progress further with the ability to cover more notes on the fret board with your right hand (I am assuming you have identified you can hold a plectrum in your left hand?)

    As for training your brain to play opposite handed to what feels natural, I guess Ronnie O'Sullivan is the perfect example that switching hands and playing at the highest level is perfectly possible? To me the thought of swapping over and learning left handed sounds impossible but that is because I had the option of learning to play whichever way my brain favoured in the first place but as @leftybassman392 has put above, the brain is very capable of adapting.

    Rog

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    What Has Basschat Ever Done For Us?

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    I know a good few have already mentioned GAS but surely it has also taught us that we are not alone if we suffer from serious GAS, we can turn to our partners and show that we are not weird, odd or broken (not sure about @Teebs though!!) and that through this wonderful site we find genuine therapy from our friends who will happily share with us photos and experiences of that wonderful feeling of new gear and GAS relief (even if we know it is only short term relief) 

    For that I salute you Basschat and its strange sister site "Asschat" the one we don't mention too often!

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    Get your STATUS-GRAPHITE basses out!

    in Gear Gallery

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    My three,

     

    The S2 Classic arrived this week, the Energy Matrix arrived a few months back and is off to @Andyjr1515 for a face lift as soon as this darned lock down thing is lifted.

    The S3000 was sold a few years back, it was not a good Status it was extremely heavy, rather battered and I found it didn't sit in a mix very well, not sure why, it may have had the electrics messed about with I guess because the Energy Matrix has the same JJ pickups and I assume the same pre amp.

    The blue carpet has also long since been disposed of!!

     

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    NBD

    in General Discussion

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    Thanks all,

    It is a Zebrano top with Swamp Ash back and weighs in at only 8lbs

    I cannot believe just how good it is to play, I also have an older Energy Matrix bass and there is simply no comparison between the two, if ever the corny description of "it plays itself" could apply then this is the case.

    It is the most I have ever spent on a bass but, so far, it looks, feels and sounds to be worth every penny!

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    Mark Bass Rig

    in Amps and Cabs

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    Have you tried just using the combo? I found the 1x15 MB cab a little dominating in a set up with the 2x10 cab but I would never have described the set up as dull, in the end I sold the 1x15 and brought a MB 4x10 cab instead, personally I found it gave me a more balanced sound (when standing close to the amp, which is probably the norm for most of us) but it was big, heavy and for 99% of the gigs I was doing the 2x10 was perfectly capable so again it was sold on. I regularly used the MB rig with my 2 band EQ Stingray and again I would never have described the set up as dull unless the treble was rolled completely off on the bass!

    As others have suggested it does sound like there is a fault somewhere in the system, do you have the ability to run the bass through another amp or another bass through you MB rig and see if the issue transfers to one of the other set ups as at least that would help you isolate where the issue lay?

    I hope you can get it sorted as you do have a seriously capable set up there   

    HRD

    in General Discussion

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    I think they are a bit like comparing apples and oranges, the MB head is digital and hence far more complex and less cost effective to repair, the Ashdown is old school electronics, more easily and cheaply fixed than digital gear.

    I am not saying it is right but I am not surprised by your post. 

    I have an LM3 head and am fully comfortable with the fact that when it does finally go pop I will be very sad but will be buying a new one.

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