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    which passive jazz pups?

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='181989' date='Apr 21 2008, 04:56 PM']WizardWizardWizardWizardWizard[/quote]

    Wizards are certainly gaining a good reputation......

    For a more modern take on the Jazz Bass sound try some Sadowky Single Coils - I had them installed in a pretty ordinary bass and they transformed it !

    Can't go wrong with the Wizards though !!

    Cab Advice to Partner Aguilar DB750

    in Amps and Cabs

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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='179518' date='Apr 18 2008, 09:24 AM']The only bloke I know who can have bought and gotten a cab home before the shop even has the stock on the floor :)

    I was in GG tuther day and they were still discussing where to put the Aggie stock! Go on you may as well get back in there and get the 2x10 to save them the trouble of shufftying the gear about and putting it on display :huh:[/quote]

    The DB210 they have in is an 8 ohm, me being fussy I didn't want to mix impedence or i'd have it home by now !! LOL

    Nice Nice tone......!!

    Had Funky Hobbit and Kev Bucket over yesterday with thir toys (Cutlass, Fender Jazz, Spector NS2) all sounded great into the Big Aggie !!

    Laklands in Manchester

    in Bass Guitars

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    [quote name='Platypus' post='180078' date='Apr 18 2008, 07:32 PM']Think that's as good a stock list as you'd find anywhere in the country

    P[/quote]

    Last time I was in Electro Music in Doncaster they pretty much had one of each of the skylines 4s & 5s too !

    Help me choose...

    in Bass Guitars

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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='175211' date='Apr 12 2008, 03:15 PM']The Geddy Lee is very good, but I'd instead go for one of the last S1 Jazz basses from Sound Control. They're a lot better - I've owned both![/quote]

    + 1 for the S1

    Strata/Status ??

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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    [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='174221' date='Apr 10 2008, 11:05 PM']...awww! Nice to see the old girl again! Remember, take good care of my baby![/quote]


    OY Nicko !!! I had her before you..... and after actually !! :)

    LOL

    Andre's taking good care of her i'm sure !!

    Celebrity Gear - once used by the famous

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Marcus

    I owned a Blue Moon Jazz which used to belong to Mark Egan

    Got an email off him confirming it was his

    Also had an Alembic Series II I purchased from the Gallery in 1999 which had Mark King Connections !

    Also had a prototype Kingbass Black beauty which was played by Mark King at a gig in London - Purchased direct from Rob with all the certificates etc

    A Moment Of Revelation

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='Astronomer' post='173724' date='Apr 10 2008, 10:17 AM'][i]“I used to try all different kinds of bass playing, but you’re good at one thing. You find your level and settle into that and you’re happy with that. I used to try and learn slap bass, just to be a more all-round player. You drive yourself nuts, but eventually you stick to what you’re good at.”[/i]
    - Geezer Butler


    I've "played" bass on and off since I was 16, and it's always been a source of enjoyment and frustration in equal measure. Enjoyment because it can sound really awesome, and frustration because there's so much I can't do. I've never been happy or satisfied with my playing because I always think there's something more; I've always got to push for that something extra which remains elusively just beyond my grasp. Non-satisfaction with one's own abilities is a truly terrible thing. It leads to endless self-doubt, an overwhelming sense of worthlessness, and a constant questioning of "Why can't I do what [[i]insert hero's name here[/i]] can do?" This is something I've struggled with in all aspects of life, be it bass playing, motorcycling, astronomy/astrophysics, mathematics, photography, etc., and it has either caused or been a major contributory factor to several lengthy bouts of serious depression. Suffice to say I'm lucky to still be here.

    Then I read the above quote from Geezer Butler in Bass Guitar Magazine, Rock Special, Issue 34, and it was like a light went on. Why try to be like someone else? Why set goals which are never going to be achievable? Why set oneself up for failure and disappointment at every opportunity?

    In the context of bass guitar, yes I'm always trying to learn, and I hope that I can continue to learn something every day. But I no longer try to play like someone else. Now I try to play like me. All of a sudden - and I mean that I noticed a big difference in just a couple of days! - my playing is steadier, notes come easier, fills are more relaxed and "obvious", and I can lock it down like a... erm... locked down thing. On top of all that, my confidence is growing; slowly, but it's definitely there. I've never ever played with other musicians, but I can see in the next few months perhaps getting in touch with some local folks and making some noise. Just to see what it feels like.

    And all because of Geezer Butler. If it's good enough for him, one of the icons of my musical history, then sure as hell it's good enough for me!

    :)[/quote]

    One of the nest posts i've read on here....... Good on you mate !

    Jaco’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass “Bass of Doom” Found!

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='bass_ferret' post='173880' date='Apr 10 2008, 01:17 PM']No. If I was going to be rude I would have said "look before you post; f***wit". But as I have not posted anything about EBS since I sold it I guess I'm gonna have to say to you "look before you post!". Perhaps we should have a new forum for endless posts about Jaco's bass.[/quote]

    So, let's get this right.... with a forum of this size everyone is supposed to check if there has ever been a thread relating to their particular topic of interest at that time prior to posting ?

    The OP had just recieved a magazine and would have naturally thought this was Hot News...... why would he have had any inclination to search previous topics. He certainly doesn't deserve to be jumped upon in this hostile manner

    It's a shame some people on here seem to want to pick fault with everything in a pedantic or superior and arrogent manner.

    I have a rule on web forums..... never say anything to someone that you wouldn't say to their face if you met them.....

    F***wit !!!

    Musicman Cutlass I (1979/84?)

    in Basses

    Posted

    [quote name='kevbucket' post='173535' date='Apr 9 2008, 11:27 PM']too tell you the truth
    im sh*t scared to take off the neck as me bass plays amazing and i really dont wanna start messing with it !!!
    hope ya understand

    kev
    ps its identical to the one in the picture all black with a brass nut if that helps ??[/quote]

    Give it ere Kev - I'll take it off for ya' :huh:

    Ya Wanna see the size of my Screwdriver :)

    (I think i've just blown my shot on Kev's Cutlass)

    basschat virgin

    in Introductions

    Posted

    [quote name='kevbucket' post='173648' date='Apr 10 2008, 08:39 AM']higher ground on the 12 string ...... i cant even get my heed around that one !!!!! ;)

    na im sorry to say it's not the TP cutaway , but it still makes you sounds like the mighty TP !!!

    ps, you dont even wanna know the deal i got on the rickenbacker !!! littler knows :)

    thanks for the reply;s lads, and aye me cutlass 1 is going to the top of the list !!!!!!! :huh:

    kev[/quote]


    And Now..... From Norwich

    It's the Sale of the Century...... Jes, showin my age there like !!

    basschat virgin

    in Introductions

    Posted

    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='173616' date='Apr 10 2008, 07:42 AM']How Kev...

    Please tell me that 12 string is the single cut TP model :huh:[/quote]

    12 Strings ? ..... Haway then, let's see you play "Higher Ground" on that fella :)

    very cheap Overwater 4

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='173610' date='Apr 10 2008, 07:18 AM']That one off Ebay?

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250231217670"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250231217670[/url]

    Ped and I had it on our watch lists too.[/quote]


    That was up my way too.....

    might have had a dabble if i'd spotted it..... getting interested in these instruments since I very briefly fiddled with Nick's battered beast in a motorway service station !! :)

    basschat virgin

    in Introductions

    Posted

    [quote name='Maxcat' post='173570' date='Apr 10 2008, 01:05 AM']Goddamn mate no one needs to be gentke with you with that rig. I am sooooo envious of the 76 Ricky. Should really be top of the list but thats just me. Great site this. have fun[/quote]



    Naaaa..... Kev's being modest, one of his "Musicman Basses" just so happens to be a Cutlass !!!

    Now that should be top of the list !

    Welcome to the site mate......

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