Happy Jack

Play us something you know ...

So I went along to Wunjos on the strength of this thread, and came away with http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/library/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%202015%20Sandblasted So why did I buy it? Was it the great-looking body and lustrous colour? Was it the light weight and impeccable neck? Was it the range of tones on offer - not two but three? Or was it the chance to own a basic, simple instrument that requires a 7-word name. Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you the [i][b]Fender American Standard Limited Edition Sandblasted Precision[/b][/i].

Is he a guitar tech?

Does it really say "Bridge" on the headstock? If so, then he's built it the wrong way round ...

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1456311600' post='2987604'] In case people didn't know, he's a Watford lad (or around that area anyway) and Slipknot are one of the biggest (American) metal bands in the world [/quote] [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1456320815' post='2987782'] He's also the guitar/amp tech at Titan Studios Watford too I think. Pretty sure he serviced my amp. [/quote] Did anyone else read these two posts and think ... WTF? The bass player for "one of the biggest metal bands in the world" is also "the guitar/amp tech" at a shop in Watford? This is the same studio where Robert Trujillo is a shop assistant, right?

I played mine in a band situation for the first time last week at rehearsals on Wednesday and Saturday. Absolutely gorgeous sound, very flexible, and attracted immediate compliments from my bandmates. Against all my expectations, and despite having my regular stool with backrest and footrest to sit on, I ended up playing it mainly standing up. As mentioned elsewhere it's really not a heavy bass, just very bulky. First gig with this bass is a 3-hour semi-jazz gig tomorrow night (at The Forester, just off Northfields Avenue in Ealing, in case you're nearby) and I'm really looking forward to it. At the volume we'll be playing at I'll be surprised if feedback is going to be an issue. I'll be going through a PJB Bass Briefcase. I've already bought a cello gigbag in a particularly nauseating shade of chrome yellow so carrying it will be fine too. And punters will see me coming ...

Good call.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1456224877' post='2986718'] No need for that even but whilst people on a bass forum will buy gear that they see and hear with their eyes when their favourite players are clearly on in ears then it pays to ship 7 GK cabs around the world I guess?! [/quote] Don't be silly ... he's so bored playing the same old same old that he's actually listening to Adele on his iPod.

Incidentally, when I started this thread ( http://basschat.co.uk/topic/134869-re-valving-an-orange-bass-terror/page__hl__otb%20valve ) I ran my OTB500 from the DI into a mixer, took a feed from the mixer into my Zoom H2, and monitored using headphones. Not a speaker cabinet of suitable impedance in sight. I suspect that, as others have said, this warning is of the "may contain traces of nuts" variety.

A piece of information that has just popped up on my radar screen, worth adding to this long-running thread: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/279683-heads-that-dont-need-a-speaker-load/page__pid__2986345#entry2986345

[quote name='stevebasshead' timestamp='1456185445' post='2986497'] It's a bit odd, I grant you, but the manual states the following when talking about the DI output: "IMPORTANT: A speaker cabinet of suitable impedance and power handling must be connected to the amplifier's speaker outputs even when the DI Output is in use." So it's implied rather than stated directly the way I read it. [/quote] I'm guessing that they made the DI so utterly unusable for this very reason ... it discourages people who never read the manual ( ) from trying to use the amp as a DI-only source.

Slightly off topic, but is Verve Clicquot bittersweet?

Anyway, surely it's more interesting to hear what other people call you, than what you call yourself? Well, in some cases anyway.

Biggest problem with going micro is when you lose your amp down the back of the sofa. I hate it when that happens.

[quote name='The Hat' timestamp='1456092403' post='2985374'] Just ordered a pair of Superlux H661's [/quote] Good luck with them but - as a bass player - IMO you should have at least had a listen to the PJB kit first. I have all sorts of high-end headphones knocking around, accumulated over the last 20 years. They have all, without exception, been blown out of the water by the PJBs. It's all very personal of course, but that's precisely why you should - if at all possible - try before you buy.

Jedi Master Of The Low End, Keeper Of The Secret Flame Of Rhythm, Thunderbird Maximus, Riff Finder General, and of course Playground Monitor.

Saw them 40 years ago. They were great. Saw them five years ago. They were dreadful. One day I'll get Dixie Chicken right.

[URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/nailclippers_zps1f38f27a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/nailclippers_zps1f38f27a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Happy to help.

http://youtu.be/_iFpomw5sDo

For £165 you expect pics???

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1455722806' post='2981830'] Yeh yeh yeh, so I sold a nice bass and bought it back. Twice. [/quote] Bin there, dun that. Warning: This post may involve Clarky content.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1974-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Vintage-American-Sunburst-Finish-Electric-Guitar-OHSC-/262293776375

Blur meet the Foo Fighters. I rather liked it.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-player-wanted/bassist-wanted-for-new-cross-gig-march-30th-pop-electronic-guitar/1155583410