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Seeing as there are a fair few Clapton nominations should really include JJ Cale and Freddie King.

Thanks all got it sorted… 

Cheers had a search but didn’t find anything- lots of jack cassidy bass threads though 

I have nearly completed a new project but am having issues with the output jack. I get sound from the pickups but only when the lead is partially inserted into the jack.

The body of the bass is an ‘83 Fender Elite and has a hole that will accommodate a barrel type jack usually seen on semi-acoustic instruments. 
 

Can anyone confirm how to identify the R, T and S on these barrel type jacks as I can only think I have soldered incorrectly? Stereo jack with EMG active Pickups.

Note the EMG Pickup wires to jack have been soldered (clip removed).

Cheers

EMG PX as described with good communication throughout.

Cheers

Currently I have Kelly Joe Phelps playing in the background and thinking these articles should really be titled “Who is the most well known electric lead guitarist of all time”

22 minutes ago, funkgod said:

yep spot on.

lets just say that word again " the greatest"........... ok, to who ? you !

we all have our " greatest"

for me, as much as admire fantastic players who have obviously put allot of time into their playing, and some pushing boundaries, i will never remember anything malmsteen, or mclaughlin has done yet i will remember stuff by george benson, knopfler, gilmour, carlton, jimmy herring, wayne johnson even zappa because those guys play with melody and its melody that catches my ear, its that that i hum walking down the st, im not saying here that malmsteen, or mclaughlin and the like dont play with melody but just too much of the other stuff leaves me a bit cold and reaching for the FF to the next track.

Regarding Clapton, i dont think he was overrated claption like it or not took music to another level in cream, i think Blackmore was better, and i think clapton and esp Blackmore were better than hendrix, hendrix was raw and ground braking no doubt ....but not better, ........to me.

 

The first time Clapton heard Hendrix play Killing Floor Blues he was so awestruck he had to leave the stage... but I know what you mean.

7 minutes ago, ProfJames said:

I like the fact that there are a number of "closet" goths with the Sisters riding high with First and Last, well impressed!!!

Sadly never saw them live but did get to see The Mission and Fields of the Nephilim several times..

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

Aha ok - so which brand / model were your fav £500 Indonesian basses?

I had a Sterling Ray34 that I really liked and having recently tried a Lakland PJ am very tempted..(bit over my budget to date though).

40 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Yamaha? 

The only Yamaha’s I have played have been a little modern in their styling for my tastes ( nice to play though) apart from an Attitude which I really liked but suspect was a couple of grand!

Many of the nicest basses I have played have been around £500 second hand and Indonesian made.

4 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Not if @Machines (of Skynet command) bought it, surely? 😁

Terminator? 

Just now, Al Krow said:

Or equally buy a low mileage used Dacia... 

Then I would have to drive it ..

1 minute ago, BassedinBucks said:

That's sad but true. Maybe Eric Clapton or Ed Sheeran would be a more widely known guitarists than Hendrix, even amongst millennials.  As for bass players, maybe Sting might be well known? I bet the same difficulty in choosing a keyboard player or drummer may apply, kids these days only seem to know the lead singer of the latest boy band who's been hogging the front page or tweeting the most.

Followers on Instagram are an important metric. My kids were deciding on who to see at a festival and ruled out some old codger called Lionel Ritchie as they had never heard of him and his number of followers was not high enough 😜

10 minutes ago, kendall said:

I'm no John Taylor but I have a reasonably good hair cut.

Haha 

I’m no Adam Clayton but at least I don’t have to hang out with Bono..

1 hour ago, peteb said:

There is a tradition of soloists playing featured sections within a musical piece going back centuries. So if you don't like guitar solos, then commenting on a thread on the 'Greatest guitarist of all time??' is probably not for you.

After all, people still debate the influence of Niccolò Paganini, rather than that of the third violin in the orchestra in Vienna in 1828. 

 

A great guitarist should contribute to the song/band. If a solo is required then great if not then just don’t do it. I like the John  Frusciante nomination. I think I judge great guitarists by what they don’t play as much as what they do play!

3 minutes ago, Machines said:

I see basses like cars. 

A Dacia is likely to be perfectly serviceable to get you from A to B and not break down, but a BMW will be more comfortable and make you feel more 'special' doing so. As someone else posted, it's all about your means. Can afford a BMW but drive the Dacia ? If you can be happy with it and just see it as a tool and not bring psychology into it, you'll save a fortune.

You could buy a low mileage used BMW rather than a new Dacia...

10 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

Johnny Ramone 😬

Yep. For me great guitarist doesn’t equal boring widdle machine that doesn’t know when to stop.

Its like Santana, some of the stuff is great but I frequently wish someone would take Carlos’s  guitar and stick it someplace alongside Dylan’s harmonica!

Geddy Lee?

Adam Clayton?

1 minute ago, Nicko said:

Technical ability is a funny thing.  There are few guitarists who have written anything that a thousand MIT type student guitarists cannot play note for note.  Those guitarists may be considered technically as good as the artist that played the original because they possess the relevant technique to replicate it  Whether many of them can come up with something groundbreaking of their own is a completely different issue.

I have seen some very technical and accomplished guitarists live. Some bored the pants off me. I would prefer a few bum notes occasionally and a whole heap of soul any day alongside the fundamental ability to pen a decent tune.

2 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I've got six basses that have cost me from £30 to £5.5k, so a pretty broad price range, but they all give me joy.  They're all set up broadly the same, action borderline rattly and in truth with a degree of tweaking amp side, they all sound similar.

Thing is, I've always liked to be surrounded by nice stuff and I've worked long and hard paying the mortgage and bills, so with the house paid, it was time to throw some swag at (subjectively) better kit. 

I can appreciate that more work has gone into the expensive kit - the fit and feel is immediately identifiable - but I can't warrant the £5,470 price difference, no.  It's all just wood and metal.

 

You may also be supporting some skilled luthiers  and allowing an important craft to continue well into the mass produced mechanised market. As I get more of my income back I am trying to do the same as well as supporting small local bakers, butchers (haven’t found a candlestick maker yet).

Paco Pena is fantastic... “Friday night in San Francisco” would have 3 contenders for the title...Another Paco along with McLaughlin and Di Miola

23 minutes ago, leftybassman392 said:

Anybody care to set out the assessment criteria? I mean, assuming there are any of course...

Precisely. Presumably is well known and plays a lot of solos. Making Joe Strummer a 2 out of 10 despite being exactly what The Clash needed.

I always find these greatest guitarist of all time articles to be interesting but a bit pointless. Malmsteem Is definitely a more technically  accomplished player than Gilmour but Floyd would sound crap with Malmsteen widdling all over the place. 
It’s all very subjective.

15 hours ago, TheGreek said:

What we don't necessarily appreciate is how good "budget" gear is today compared to what was around when we started playing. I started playing in the early/mid 80s and TBH a lot of the used gear that was available was garbage.

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I'm glad that young people have access to resources that weren't available when I started playing. Anything that highlights the Bass guitar (over geeetars) is a good thing in my mind.

This is so true. “My” first bass was a borrowed MIJ jazz clone. I think it was a Columbus. It was made of a mixture of lead and concrete and a swarm of angry bees had been inserted under the control plate. I later bought an Encore P which was a bit like the Columbus but thankfully had no trapped bees.