ashgeezer

This is my mex precision i bought from reidys, changed the scratchplate as i hate black or white ones

Hi guys and gals, i"m thinking of upgrading my amp from a practice amp to a slightly bigger amp,any suggestions, dont need anything to big for now, something that would handle small gigs for the near future.

The book i was on about earlier is called PROGRESSIVE BASS GUITAR BY Gary Turner and Brenton White, it goes through from beginner to advanced students and comes wth CD. Thanks to Kennyrodge for pointing out i had not mentioned it. cheers mate.

I agree with thinman, reidys music in blackburn, i bought my MIM fender precision there and and the service was excellent throughout i paid 330 quid. sounds wicked to.

teaching myself. I first picked up a bass about 6 years ago but due to work commitments and ever rising bills i sold it, took it back up again at the end of last summer and never put it down since, decided to teach myself coz i cant afford lessons ( hell, i can barely afford gas and electric )bought a few books but keep going back to the same book as its a brilliant book for learners, still cant get my head around the notation side of it but its coming and i will suss it eventually. Just started going jamming with a couple of guitarists which is helping a great deal. FORGOT DRUMS, FORGET GUITAR, PLAY THE BASS ITS THE ONLY WAY

i"ve just had a similar one off ebay when i sold my car, the bad thing about em though is theres always somebody who will fall for it hook line and sinker and be a few grand out of pocket. really p***es me off

good on you mate,stick to your guns and take your buisness elsewhere. Theres a local shop near me i wouldnt go near and its 10 mins walk from my house, my mate bought is epiphone SG and laney combo from there years ago and said the service was lousy. I"ve just bought my mex precision from a shop 30 miles away from my house because they couldnt do enough for me, they even phoned me when i was on the train to ask me if i needed directions to the shop, needless to say if i buy another bass i will buy it from this shop,no hesitations whatsoever and it cost me 11 quid to get there.

I cant speak for everybody but geezer butler on the early sabbath recordings (deep,loud and awesome to boot). Since starting to learn last year i listen to any bass player really and not just rock but i always go back to rock, funk is really good as well and i"m trying to get my head around the bassline to I WANT YOU BACK by the jackson 5 which i think is brilliant.

i agree, i"m a learner myself and i"m struggling on certain basslines but i"m enjoying it and loving learning it.

The pedal board looks amazing by the way. Buzz i agree with you `100% you will always get snotty bastards regarding basses, personally if your bass plays nice then you should be happy with it,regardless of its price. I have a really cheap precision copy ( and i mean cheap ) and it sounds excellent, its not a patch on my fender but it sounds really nice for he price.

This is a bit of a taboo subject but is there anyone out there ( you know who you are ) who are snobs when it comes to bass guitars. Which basses would you buy or which ones would you avoid, and why.

i take it denmark street is not a favourite with a lot of people on here but to be honest i cant be arsed with shops that are only interested in taking your money and not interested in your needs. I bought my first bass last year from a local shop and the fella was brilliant,he let me try as many basses as i wanted through as many amps as i could and offered loads of advice,needless to say i"ve bought stuff from his shop since. The same goes for the shop where i bought my mex precision a few weeks ago, the staff were brilliant (and she was quite tasty as well) i actually did a 60 mile round trip to get to this shop because they were that good (Reidys music in blackburn) and they were cheap as well. If your after a decent guitar or bass then dont think twice about travelling to the area because its worth it, regardless of distance.

cheers mate thats exactly what i"m looking for. much appreciated.

Anyone know where to get a wiring diagram for a p/j pickup configuration as i"m doing a project and i fancy having a bash myself.

i get the missus to wire up my pickups as she worked in an electronics factory for years and all she did there was solder electrics on all sorts of things so she knows what shes doing, although i must admit shes not overly happy about me pestering her all the time to do electric jobs on my basses but it saves me a fortune and i only have to make her a brew.

i started learning late last summer and bought 2 basses to start with as they both had different sounds then last christmas my wife bought me a really cheap crappy precision copy that sounds incredibly good for the price, it has that really deep thumping precision sound to it and i love it, i pick it up everyday without fail, then i bought my mexican precision about 3 weeks ago so one had to go, i got rid of the 2nd bass i bought as there was just something not right about it. So i now have only three and also a project on the go, dont think i will be buying anymore in the near future but i would an acoustic bass and a jazz bass. ( we will have to see what the wife says)

you may have already checked this but is your pickup to low

i really like the sound of sonic blue and white, gotta lot work ahead of me with sanding and priming and the like. cheers for the input guys but keep the ideas coming.

Theres some interesting bass players on this list but what you"ve gotta remember is everyone has different tastes so technically theres no such thing as an overated bass player. Personally i"m a huge fan of steve harris and geezer butler as they were the players that made me want to pick up and learn the bass. I dont dislike any bass player to be honest, regardless of which genre they belong to, i like listening to em all, i would rather listen to jason newstead than cliff burton but thats just my opinion and wont suit all the metallica fans out there

sure,why not, like some of the other guys said if moneys not an issue then make a weekend of it but ask the seller to knock some coin of the asking price as you will be spending a shedload on petrol and hes getting a sale.

Need help people, i"ve just decided to start on a bass project thats been hanging on my wall since last year, i"ve stripped it down to the bare wood but i need some suggestions as to what colours to use. I was thinking of doing it 2 colours, my main colour all over but with a different colour around the edges, be much appreciated if you could all pitch in with ideas.

The chase is better than the catch by motorhead. Really simple bassline even for a beginner like me.

i was torn between a mexican precision or jazz but went with the precision as i prefer the sound, mines the electric blue one but i"ve changed the colour of the pickguard from white to wine red as i hate black or white scratchplates

Not so much overated but i would say the worst bassist ever to grace this planet has got to be SID VICIOUS but he made his mark (god knows why)

i bought a cheap crappy bass at christmas just gone as i wanted a precision style bass to knock about on while i was saving up for a mexican precision (cant afford a jap or a usa model just yet. . i have now bought my precision so have decided to use the crap one to practice wiring up electrics,spraying,staining etc, doesnT sound to bad for a piece of s**t. so far i"ve sprayed the headstock 2 different colours and the scratchplate to match (it looks weird but i like weird). Basically i would recomend it to anyone if they want to get into learning about doing up basses or guitars, anyone else do the same thing,once i put it back together (its in pieces in my living room as we speak) i"ll try and post a pic on here but i"ve yet to get to grips with this computer lark.