thebassist

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1452337250' post='2948957'] I`m like this with Stingrays, love them when others play them but they just don`t sound right when I play them. Similarl with Jazzes though they are growing on me, I just want to find one that I really gel with. [/quote] Ditto with Precisions. I LOVE the way they look and like the sound when I hear some other people playing them but I can't get used to not having a bridge pickup whenever I play one.

Thinking of moving the P on?!?!

Are you looking at a brand new MIM? If yes, I'd recommend at least considering a second hand US Standard.

Check out this Ken Smith... not sure about that at all!

Beautiful looking bass. I have the exact same colour combination myself with both my 1964 and 2013

Colour/fingerboard combo? Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

I'd agree with a 1 in 3 hit rate on the American Standard Fenders - maybe even 1 in 4 or 5. When you do find a good one though, they're really, really great. For your budget you could wait and get a US Standard from someone on here. While pretty rare, they do occasionally come up and sell at your kind of budget. Plus if you go second hand and you got bored with whatever you bought and wanted to sell it, you'd more or less get your money back.

So would you go for a Superlux E205 over a Shure SM57 for home recording?

Find a good playing jazz bass, install a good pre-amp, a decent set of pick-ups and you're there really. So much of the sound is in people's fingers anyway.

I currently record direct into my Scarlet 2i2 but I want to incorporate my cab too. Any of you folks got some strong recommendations when it comes to choosing a microphone?

Lovely Precision. Original guard?

Not associated with the seller but this will set you back about £100ish more than a new Mexican. Looks awesome - perfect colour combo as well in my opinion. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/274283-2010-fender-american-standard-p-bass-olympic-white-l675/page__pid__2935757#entry2935757

I'm not associated with the seller but this seems to be a bargain at £[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]575[/font][/color]. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/272196-fender-usa-standard-precision/

I'd have one if given to me But I've owned two myself and wouldn't bother again. They look awesome though - I wish I could get along with them.

Go try a few dude and don't worry about what anyone else says or thinks. If you find one you like, go for it!

I have the hum cancelling ones in my 2013 US Standard Jazz Bass and like them a lot myself. There are a lot of pretty good reviews online about them. I'm not all that aware of many negative things people might have said about them.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1447763958' post='2910075'] The Focusrite 2i2 is less than £100 from Thomann, has 2 inputs and comes with Ableton Live 9 basic. There's very little latency and the mic pre-amps are of excellent quality... [/quote] I've got one of these. Plug and play largely. You could download Audacity free for recording too - it's pretty easy to use in my opinion and there are loads of tutorials on YouTube available.

Wow - this is nice!! http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/elwood-europe/6-string

I know you said must be brand new but there are always Americant Standard Fender Jazz Basses on here in as new condition available.

Please post photos if you do get it. I'm thinking about maybe getting an olympic white American Standard 5 with rosewood fingerboard.