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The frets were one thing yes. I believe you that your g4m had nicer ones, I feel a bit bad about selling my peavey now as that had a finish & hardware substantially better than the often raved about current crop of squires.

How much are custom shops - about 3k? It's not a ridiculously huge amount of money to pay if you're really into the Fender sound & look, especially if you're the kind of player that has a few paying gigs each month. This isn't really the place for discussing the merits of Limelight, but I don't think it's right to compare the two - they're completely different ends of the market.

I preferred #1 too, though didn't try guessing which was which as I don't have much experience with the P sound. Goes to show the pick-up are one of the most important parts for the bass's sound though, maybe I liked the Squire more because I've got the CS60 pickups in my jazz? Bet the Pino feels much nicer to play though, I've been considering a P recently but all the Squires I've had a go on have left me feeling cold - fit & finish has been awful.

Pretty interesting comparison, I'm not a P player but if I was buying one I'd prefer the tone of #1. Hopefully you'll reveal the results & save me 2k. One thing I do know for sure is that both would sound worse if I was playing them :-)

With the exception of Starbucks I doubt the rest of that list will be able to afford the area to be honest. It's all £8 sandwich shops and niche/revival clothes stores round here. Though saying that, when Google move out of their big orange offices (next year or the one after I think) it'll probably turn into a bit of a ghost town which is generally when all the betting shops move in.

One of the companies in my group have their offices on Denmark Street and were told that one of the reasons for the development (other than monetary) is that the foundations of the buildings are too old to withstand the vibrations from the Crossrail drilling so they're being pulled down & rebuilt after. Could be rubbish but that's what they were told. I'm torn about whether it is a shame or not that the music will probably be squeezed out; it's kind of a shame because of the history of the area & it'd be nice for future generations to be able to walk down the same road their idols may have to buy their instruments, but really it's the people that make the place/vibe not the location. If all the music stores & musicians left Denmark street & ended up somewhere cheaper there would be less financial pressure on the shops (which could open up wider stock ranges) and so long as they were all still in the same area as each other the arty vibe would still be there. Up & coming musicians/artists do historicly congregate in the poorer areas so it is a bit odd that the musical mecca in one of the most expensive areas of the city (and country).

Thanks - I think I'll pop out at lunch & get one of the full size ones.

Thanks to this thread I've decided to put my Korg GT-3 out to pasture & upgrade. Judging from the videos I think I like the TC Polytune the best but does anyone know or have an opinion on the difference between the normal one & the "mini"? I quite like the look of the bigger one but as the mini is newer is it also better?

The yummie mummies of Chiswick don't want live music & cheap pints; they want over priced coffee and a large space to natter on with their pals about what little Beatrix & Hugo got up to at the weekend. It's a shame but the financial pressure put on landlords by a lot of the pubco's in this country means that they need to pursue the most dollar they can rather than trying to support music nights that generally don't pull in that much cash.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1413749413' post='2581567'] You obviously never play with a pick. [/quote] Ah, so that's what it is! I've used a pick once but haven't touched one for bass since...

I'm slowly becoming a fan of reliced instruments but one thing that's bothering me; how do people think the bit of body between the g-string & the controls gets worn like the two recently posted basses? I don't think I've touched that part of any of my basses in the last 15 years...

After all this positive chat about these I popped down to my local shop to have a go on one; after exclusively playing a jazz for the last 6 months it was a bit of a stretch but I really liked it! I would definitely class it as a chunky neck but its an extremely playable bass, nice tone & a decent finish (not perfect but still pretty good). I might keep my eye open for a used one - pop a nice set of flats on & they'll be lovely.

Good purchase! The bass looks great, bridge isn't really to my tastes but if it sounds good that's what matters!

I had a Peavey bass for years - super reliable & feel great to play, I kind of wish I hadn't sold mine - there was nothing wrong with it, I just needed the money! They're not particularly flashy & will never have the kind of following Fender/Gibson etc.. have but they're perfectly usable as a workhorse bass.

I've got three; - Warwick Corvette Standard Active 5-string '03 - Fender Am. Std. Jazz '13 - Fender Acoustic Really want to build myself a bitsa Precision to finish off all my needs but new bike lust & the ol' ball n chain are seriously hampering my funds at the moment so the project hasn't got off the ground yet.

Bass on a phone sounds awful. You'll need an audio interface & a computer (doesn't need to be a good computer), audio interfaces normally come with the software required - I'd recommend the Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 (I have one & it does everything I need). Then you con export to mp3 & either email the files or upload to soundcloud.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1410939257' post='2554765'] Or, if you want to deal in absolutes which are bound to piss someone off, BC is full of lowballing chancers? [/quote] Both are probably true to be honest. I have noticed quite a few people seem to grossly over-value their stuff though, a few times I've actually laughed when I've seen it, closely followed by the rapid bumps of final price drop after final price drop. That's the joys of an open market place though - it all evens out in the end.

Wow they're expensive! When I broke mine I emailed Warwick & they sent me two FOC. This was a decade ago mind...

I'd keep going to this new one for the 6 months then decide if you still need the lessons, you'll be nearing two years worth of lessons by that point, unless you're trying to do grades or learn the deeper theory stuff you might not still need them. Scotts bass lessons are interesting but they're more just useful tips or fun to play lines rather than proper lessons (though I've not done his paid academy stuff).

How tall are you? It could be worth raising the stack a little if you're stood close as your head might be outside the projection of the 210 so you're only getting the dull 15" sound. Though as others have said; some work with the eq would probably help. .

I know it's already been suggested but a USB interface sounds like the best option to me. You can take the DI from your amp so you've got he compression/EQ etc... then just play whatever tracks you want to play along to on the laptop - you don't even need any music recording software running if you just want to play along. I use the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - it's pretty good for the money.

Another peavey vote here - used to have a 410 & 115, sounded immense especially for the money. Every Laney cab I've been through have sounded m'eh.

Looks good but I agree; a tort guard would set it off nicely.

I was in the same boat a while ago - tried every jazz I could get my hands on. The MIMs are perfectly fine but their new price is knocking on the door of the 2nd hand price for an American standard which are substantially nicer. I've not played a Fender from Japan so can't comment on those but if you get the chance to buy a second hand US Fender that you like the feel & sound of I'd go down that route (or at least that's what I did).

Well that's exciting - saw them a few years ago & they still had it then!