Lasermonkey

I bought another guitar this weekend!


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/image_zpsb7a71f99.jpg[/IMG]


Still wanting a Jazz and a Jaguar though!

The serial no. is T002848, which apparently dates it from '94/95 and was made in the Fuji factory. My other MIJ Jazzmaster is from 1986, the first year of production for Japanese Jazzmasters. What's different about the Q series?

On the way to the dentist the other day, I popped into Cash Converters, just to seeif they had anything interesting. There was a red Jazzmaster in the shop window. It looked nice, but I thought it might have been a Blacktop, which wouldn't have been of real interest to me.
Once I got home, I started having doubts that is was a Blacktop, and a bit of googling confirmed it must be a CIJ.
I went back yesterday and after a bit if haggling, it was mine.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/image_zpsb7a71f99.jpg[/IMG]
I'm going to swap the black scratchplate for a tort one, the (very) white pup covers for aged ones and get some white witch hat knobs. Ultimately, I think I might get some Novak Gold Foils for it too.
So, that's Jazzmaster no. three then!

3Leaf Audio Groove Regulator - 7
Adrenalinn II - 1
Aguilar Agro - 2
Aguilar Octamizer - 1
Akai Unibass - 2
Amptweaker Bass TightDrive - 1
AMT Slap Bass -1
Aphex Punch Factory - 1
Arion SFL-1 Stereo Flanger- 1
Arion SPH-1 Stereo Phaser- 1
Ashdown BassOmeter - 1
Ashdown Chorus - 1
Ashdown Drive Plus - 2
Asdown dual band compressor - 2
Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive - 1
Ashdown sub octave plus - 1
Baja Opto-limiter (DIY)-1
Barber TonePress Parallel Compressor - 1
Barge Concepts VFB-2 - 2
Behringer BDI21 - 3
Behringer chorus - 1
Behringer RV600 Reverb- 1
Behringer UV300 Vibrato- 1
Boomstick Bottom Feeder - 1
Boss BE-5B bass multi fx - 1
Boss BF-2 Flanger - 1
Boss BF-3 - 1
Boss BF-2b - 1
Boss CE-2 - 3
Boss CE-2b - 1
Boss CE-20 Chorus -1
Boss CE-3 Chorus -1
Boss CE-5 - 1
Boss CEB3 - 5
Boss CS-3 - 1
Boss DC-3 Digital Dimension -1
Boss DD-20 - 3
Boss DS-1 - 2
Boss FT-2 - 1
Boss FV-60 - 1
Boss GE7B - 2
Boss GEB7 - 1
Boss HF-2 Hi-Band Flanger -1
Boss HM-2 - 1
Boss LMB-3 - 1
Boss LS-2 - 10
Boss MD-2 - 1
Boss ME-50B - 1
Boss ME-8B - 1
Boss MT-2 - 1
Boss MZ-2 - 1
Boss NS-1 - 2
Boss OC-2 - 13
Boss OC-3 - 1
Boss ODB-3 - 9
Boss PH-1r - 2
Boss PH-2 - 1
Boss PQ-3b - 1
Boss PS-3 - 2
Boss PS-5 - 1
Boss PW-10 - 1
Boss SD-1 - 1
Boss SD-2 - 1
Boss SL-20 -2
Boss SYB 3 - 2
Boss SYB 5 - 1
Boss TU2 - 17
Boss TU3 - 3
Boss TU-12H - 2
Boss chorus ensemble CE-5 - 2
Bugbrand Bugcrusher - 1
Carlsbro Flanger -1
Carlsbro Phase 2 -1
Catalinbread DLS Mk I (clone)-1
Catalinbread Formula No.5 (clone)-1
Catalinbread HyperPak (clone)-1
Catalinbread SFT (clone) - 3
Catalinbread Teaser Stallion - 1
Chord CH-50 Chorus -1
Chord PH-50 Phaser -1
Chunk Systems Octavius Squeezer - 1
Clay Jones Overdrive (clone)-1
Crowther Hotcake (clone, 1977 version)-1
Crowther Hotcake (clone, 2003 version) -1
Crowther Audio Prunes & Custard - 1
Coloursound Swell -1
D*A*M 1966 fuzz (clone)-1
D*A*M Drag'nfly fuzz (clone) -1
D*A*M Ezekiel 25:17 bass overdrive/distortion (clone)-1
D*A*M Fleshhead fuzz (clone)-1
D*A*M FZ-673 fuzz (clone)-1
D*A*M Grease Box (clone)-1
D*A*M Meathead Deluxe fuzz (clone)-1
D*A*M Meathead Deluxe Dark Silicon fuzz (clone)-1
D*A*M Red Rooster treble boost (clone)-1
D*A*M Sonic Titan distortion (clone)-1
Danelectro Chili Dog - 1
Danelectro French Toast - 2
Daphon E20CL compressor-1
Daphon E20DL delay-1
Demeter Opto Comp - 2
Devi Ever Aenima (clone)-1
Devi Ever Hyperion - 1
Devi Ever Cherry Pop - 1
Devi Ever SodaMeiser - 2
Digital Labs MD1 - 1
Digitech Bad Monkey - 3
Digitech Bass Synth Wah - 1
Digitech Whammy - 5
DOD FX-25 B - 1
DOD FX-80B compressor-1
DOD 250 - 1
Dunlop Bass Cry Baby - 4
DHA VT1-drive-eq 1
DHA VT2 - 3
Earthbound Supercollider (clone)-1
EBS Octabass - 3
EBS Multicomp - 6
EBS Dynaverb - 2
EBS Unichorus - 2
EBS IQ - 1
EHX Memory Man with Hazarai - 2
EHX Bass Balls - 1
EHX Bass Big Muff - 5
EHX Bass Metaphors - 2
EHX Bass Micro Synth - 4
EHX Big Muff Pi (Black Russian) - 3
EHX Big Muff Pi (Green Russian) - 1
EHX Big Muff 1978 IC (clone)-1
EHX Clone Theory - 2
EHX HOG - 1
EHX LPB-1 - 1
EHX Octave Multiplexer - 2
EHX POG2 - 1
EHX Small Clone - 1
EHX Small Stone Nano - 2
EHX Small Stone (Black Russian) - 1
EHX Qtron - 1
EHX Qtron+ - 3
Exar PigNose - 1
Ernie Ball VP-Jr - 2
Fender Blender (clone)-1
Fishman Platinum Pro EQ -1
Forced Fire Modulus Magnus delay/modulation-1
Frequency Central Causality Phaser-1
Frequency Central Phase Evolution-1
Frequency Central Phase Revolution-1
FuzzHugger ABsynth - 1
Fulltone Bass-Drive Mosfet - 1
Fulltone OCD V,4 (clone)-1
Guyatone MD-3 delay - 1
Guyatone PS-3 Phase Shifter - 1
Hardwire CM-2 - 1
HBE Psilocybe -1
Ibanez BCL Bi-Chorus-1
Ibanez FLL Flanger-1
Ibanez PD7 Phat-Hed Bass Overdrive - 3
Ibanez PM-7 Phase Modulator-1
Ibanez PT-9 Phaser-1
Ibanez SB 7 - 1
Ibanez SD-9 Sonic Distortion-1
Ibanez Soundtank Super Chorus - 1
Ibanez TS-7 Tube Screamer-1
Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon - 1
Interfax Harmonic Percolator (clone)-1
ISP Decimator - 2
Klon Centaur (clone)-1
Korg DT-10 - 2
Korg Pitchblack - 7
Janglebox compressor (clone)-1
Jen Cry Baby-1
Line 6 M9 - 2
Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live - 1
Line 6 DL4 - 3
Line6 FM4 - 1
Line6 Echopark - 3
Lovepedal Eternity (clone)-1
Lovepedal Purple Plexi 800 (clone)-1
Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay (clone)-1
Maestro Brassmaster (clone) -1
MarkBass Compressore - 2
MarkBass Super Synth - 1
Marshall Guv'nor (MK1) - 1
Marshall Jackhammer - 3
Marshall Echohead - 1
Marshall Regenerator - 1
Maxon CP9+ - 1
Mellowtone Clean Chan Dirty Chan - 1
Mictester Opto Compressor (DIY)-1
Mictester Silicon Tonebender (DIY)-1
Moen Buffalo - 1
Mojo Hand Cream Pie - 1
Monolith Oracle fuzz (clone, modified) -1
Mooer Green Mile -1
Mooer Pure Boost - 1
Moog MF-101 - 3
Moog MF-102 - 1
Moog MF-105b - 2
Moog MF-107 - 2
Moog MP-201 - 1
Mr Zinky Master Blaster - 1
MXR Bass Octave Deluxe - 2
MXR Blowtorch - 4
MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz -1
MXR M-80 DI+ - 9
MXR M-87 Bass Compressor - 1
MXR M-143 Limiter
MXR Phase 90 (clone, modified)-1
MXR Super Comp - 1
Nobels PHD Phaser-1
Palmer Deepressor - 1
Pearl DS06 Distortion-1
Pearl OD-05 - 1
Pearl PH03 Phaser-1
Penny Pedals Fingerprint (clone)-1
Peterson StroboStomp 1 - 1
ProCo Rat (clone, heavily modified)-1
ProCo Tubro Rat - 2
Radial Bassbone - 3
Radial bishot io - 2
Retro Channel The Fuzz (clone, modified)-1
Rocktron Cyborg Reverb - 1
Runoffgroove Tri-Vibe (DIY)-1
Sansamp BDDI - 11
SansAmp Para-driver - 1
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz - 1
SFX Micro Fuzz - 1
SFX Micro Thumpinator - 1
SFX S&M - 1
Shin-Ei FY-2 Companion fuzz (clone, modified)-1
SolaSound Tonebender MkI (clone)-1
SolaSound Tonebender Mk II (clone)-1
Sonic Punch Creamy Dreamer (clone)-1
Subdecay Liquid Sunshine Mk II overdrive (clone)-1
Subdecay Noise Box - 1
TC Electronics PolyTune - 3
TC Electronics Nova Modulator - 1
TC Electronics Flashback - 1
Tech 21 VT Bass - 3
Tech 21 VT Bass Deluxe - 4
Toadworks Mr Squishy - 1
Wampler Triple Wreck (clone)-1
Way huge swollen pickle - 1
Way huge Pork loin - 1
Wholenote PH-5 Phaser-1
Wounded Paw Black Sheep - 1
Wren & Cuff Phat Phuk B - 1
Xotic X-Blender - 1
Yamaha FL-10-II Flanger-1
Yamaha OD-10 - 1
Z.Vex Box of Rock - 2 (clone)
Z.Vex Fuzz Factory (clone)-1
Z.Vex Woolly Mammoth - 6 (clone)
Z.Vex Mastotron - 1
Z.Vex Wah Probe - 1

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/Guitars/DSC_0383.jpg[/IMG]
My basses. 60s Egmond Kansas 1EBS1; '74 Fender Precision; '73 Rickenbacker 4001; Squier Precsion Special; Indie IEA30B


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/Guitars/image_zpsa4fc7558.jpg[/IMG]
My new Fender pawnshop VI. Enjoying this a lot!


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/Guitars/DSC_0385.jpg[/IMG]
Electrics: '65 Fender Electric XII; Indie LP; Rickenbacker 330/12; Yamaha SGV800; Fender "thin skin" AVRI Jazzmaster; Peavey JF-2EX; Rickenbacker 330/6; Kawai S170; Vintage VS6; '86 MIJ Fender Jazzmaster


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/Guitars/DSC_0382.jpg[/IMG]
Acoustics: Indie IJ-20 Special (one-off prototype); Indie IHD-30S; Indie IEA-30B; Indie ID400SM (one of 20,all solid wood); Indie ID-20-12. As you can probably tell, I'm a big fan of Indie acoustics. It's a shame they don't make them anymore.


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/fx%20pedals/408460_337152032963603_890715918_n_zps4303a9df.jpg[/IMG]
Pedals. This is an old picture and I have over ten more now.


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/lasermonkey/image_zps275b4031.jpg[/IMG]

New bass rig, so new I've yet to let rio with it yet. Trace Elliot AH150-11 amp (not sure which mark) and Ashdown MAG 210T and 115 cabs.

I'm currently gassing for a Squier Jaguar and Fender Jazz bass.

I started out playing bass on my own recordings, mainly as I kinda knew what I wanted, and it wasn't what any of my bass playing friends would do.
It's only relatively recently that I have been playing bass in bands. Although my previous project ended quite acrimoniously, I really learnt to love playing bass while involved with it, so I take that as a very positive thing. I'm playing bass in a three-piece band now and loving it!

Colin Greenwood from Radiohead. I think the man's playing is incredible and he serves the song perfectly.
Mike Mills from REM. not a fan of the later stuff, but his sense of melody is amazing. A big influence on me, for sure.
Simon Raymonde from Cocteau Twins. I'm probably biased here, because they're my favourite band, but a unique style which fits the music perfectly.
Andy Hummel from Big Star. Another melodic player whose influence is apparent in a lot of bands, yet never acknowledged.

Here's mine! Firstly, my '74 Sunburst. I bought this back in either '84 or '85 from WAM Music in St Neots for £135.



Secondly, my Squier precision Special. I bought this a few years ago from Cash Converters, Huntingdon, for £29. The sign said 'electrics not working'. Yeah, well superglue and blu-tac aren't the first choice for solder replacements! I had to buy some new pots, knobs, a new scratchplate (someone had painted the original matt black. Badly), a new set of strings and had to tweak the truss rod as the previous owner had slackened it off completely. Plays nicely now and has a very appealing scooped tone.

No gigs on the horizon as yet. The latest band has ly been together for a few months, but we did do a three-song set at the jam night at Eaquires, Bedford, last Wednesday..
I had forgotten how nervous get during gigs!

Egmond Kansas 1EB1S semi acoustic from the 1960/. Build quality is awful, but it does have a very appealing woody tone.
Indie IEA-30B electro-acoustic
Fender Precision from 1974. I paid £135 for it in "85
Fender Pawnshop IV (just took possession of it on Saturday)
Rickenbacker 4001 from 1973. Paid £299 for it in 1990. The nicest bass I've ever played.
Squier Precision Special. Got this from the Huntingdon Cash Converters a few years ago for £29. The electrics weren't working, but blu-tac and superglue aren't well known for their conductive properties! I replaced the scratchplate (the one that was n it had been painted Matt black. Badly) and had to tweak the truss rod , but it has turned into quite a nice instrument.

Hi, I'm not entirely sure how it has taken me so long to find this place! I'm not solely a bass player , but I play bass in one band and everything else in another. I ended up playing bass n my own material as I could never find anyone else to do it! I think this was a blessing in disguise, as I find it an immensely satisfying instrument to play.
I have a '73 Rickenbacker 4001 (bought from the Drum and Guitar Centre in Cambridge, 1990 for £299!) , a '74 Fender Precision, a Squier Precision Special I bought from Cash Converters for £29 and tarted up, a 60s Egmond Kansas 1EB1, and Indie electro acoustic and my most recent acquisition, a Fender Pawnshop VI, which I am bonding with extremely well. Plus a whole load of guitars....
At the moment I'm still using my Orange Crush 35B which is *just* coping with the drummer's new kit. I'm definitely on the lookout for something with more heft! I'm also using a load of self-built pedals, including a clone of the Catalinbread SFT (which I love), a clone of the D*A*M Meathead Deluxe dark Silicon fuzz, an opto-limiter and a Musicman Stingray 2-band eq in a box, which works nicely with the Squier.
Cheers,
Mark.