jezzaboy

Using it as a back up bass????? 2nd fiddle to a Jazz???? That is below the belt Great basses. Buy one, you won`t be dissapointed. Jez

Go to the members tab at the top of the page, just below the basschat logo and you will find the guys you are looking for in there and send them a PM, personal message. Easy peasy. Jez

Go for a Squier or a Yam as Daz says. Much better playability and if you buy s/hand and want to move it on, you will get your money back. Buy a Yamaha 414, you will find some glowing reviews on here for them and the neck isn`t too wide. Also as your friend is selling the fleabass as it`s a "one trick pony", why would you be happy with it? Oh, and the s/hand Fleabass I tried in a shop was sh*t! Jez

You have to be careful ordering pickgaurds for Fender/Squires as a Mex one is slightly different to a US one etc. The screw holes don`t always match up and the neck fit sometimes needs a bit of adjustment with a file. Someone who has an Affinity will advise no doubt. You can get a new bridge from Allparts, W D Music, Axesrus and CH Guitars on e bay. The first 2 are quite expensive and sell the well know brand names and the other 2 sell some un branded stuff but still look good to me but I haven`t used them. If you are fitting a Wizard, you would be as well changing the pots and wiring when you are at it. Jez

A pic would help. Is that the red one with the neck binding and blocks? Jez

As long as you are reasonably competent you are ready to join a band. I`ve been getting away with it for years If you are going to audition for a covers band, get the set list well before hand and practice it. Usually an audition is 6 songs or something like that. Be confident, be pleasant, know the material and more importantly, enjoy yourself. Don`t worry about making mistakes, we all do it. And Marvin, I don`t know how to play All right now either!! Never benn asked to play it in any band. Thought I was the only one. Jez

Doc, do you mean to tell me you can`t repair this???? Damm, that`s that idea buggered! There`s plenty of life left in the frets, surely someone could use them? Jez

Just when I thought I had seen everything, this comes up for sale! [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/broken-bass-neck/100519613"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/broken-bass-neck/100519613[/url] Jez

Trucking from "hundred year hall" by the grateful dead. Recorded in Germany in 72. Jez

I thought the sound quality on the dvd was ok. It is much better than Time machine where Ged has lost all the top end and can`t really sing a lot of the songs anymore. Jez

For pubs, from around £180 to £250 ish. That is the reason I prefer to play in 4 piece bands. Jez

I`ve owned lots of different basses over the years but I got a Mike drint P off here recently and it`s the biz. It is the best sounding P bass I have owned and the tone can go from Motown to heavy rock with a turn of the tone knob. It weighs a bloomin ton though but it`s worth it. Jez

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334401500' post='1615660'] What's a 'music shop'? [/quote] You know. It was one of those places where back in the old days, you would hang about and play stuff you couldn`t afford, surrounded by spotty teenage herberts shredding away on Ibanez guitars with all their mates going "sick man!" Terrible places really Jez

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1334226293' post='1612728'] At least they aren't called 'The Rickenbackers' cos then they'd REALLY be in trouble! [/quote] But only if one of them had a head shaped like the end of a Ric bass. With tuners for ears. Jez

Some cracking buys in that shop. You can get a second hand Epi T bird for £199. Hang on, you can get a brand new one for the same price from guitarguitar or cheaper from Thomann! Jez

Rock covers band? P bass. Nuff said! Jez Also, for a bit of versatility, get a P and fit a good Jazz pickup in the bridge position.

Never owned any Hartke gear. Speaker cabs and the sound from them, is a very personal thing. Keep your eye on the for sale section on here and you could bag yourself a decent rig - eg: Trace Elliott combo, Ashdown Evo or similar for 400. If you don`t mind a bit of weight, you can pick up a bargain as most of us wimps (self included!) prefer lightweight gear. Have a good search around this section of the forum and that should give you some ideas. Jez

If you are buying new, 400 quid won`t get you much for a head/cab. Why not try one of these Redsub 5110 combo`s? Read Neeps review here. Or get something second hand on here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168416-another-promethean-clone/page__st__20"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168416-another-promethean-clone/page__st__20[/url] Jez

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1333894715' post='1607839'] "more cowbell". [/quote] Any fri**in cowbell!! Jez

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333889950' post='1607757'] I [i]do[/i] have a decent internet connection... most of the time. It's rare for me not to find what I want to hear - and my tastes don't run to the mainstream only, that's for sure. And I [i]don't[/i] treat music as ephemeral! If it's playing through my system I can listen to it just as closely regardless of where it's coming from. Having said that I still miss vinyl. The whole process of buying an album, getting it home, holding it, [i]smelling [/i]it, reading the notes, the lyrics, looking at the artwork... jumpers for goalposts... [/quote] And rolling some "jazz cigarettes" on the sleeves. Can`t forget that! Jez

Just before xmas, I answered an ad for a band that were re forming and needed a bass player. Spoke to the singer, liked the guy, liked the songs they were gonna do. Met the guy down the pub, got on great. Yabba dabba doo I`m thinking. Guy says he will call me as soon as they can get the drummer sorted out, which would be sorted within the next few days and would I crack on learning the set list? Well, I`m still waiting for the call back from John ex of the Sex Godz. Dish the dirt!!! I don`t think he is calling back is he? Jez

There was one on Glasgow gumtree that went for 200ish quid just over a year ago. That price is takin the p*ss!! Jez