King Tut

[quote name='Bassassin' post='86719' date='Nov 11 2007, 12:22 AM']What are you thinking of doing with the old bits? I'll take 'em off your hands, for a modest but negotiable consideration - I can always use vintage JapCrap odds & sods for my various projects & Frankensteins. J.[/quote] Jon - I think I'll keep the bits - you never know when that allen screw or bush will come in handy! I gigged the Asama tonight and it was very nice. i used it in a classic rock trio, and it sounds very throaty, like a precision but more bottomy with less mid. New strings on a maple board made for some real nice clanking. I intend to put a sound clip on, when I get the time. Col

Art is what sets those of us who 'know' above the rest! Superb picture.

Nope - no identifying marks at all except for the logo. Nothing in the neck pocket/on the neck butt, nothing in the control cavity, the only place i haven't looked is under the pickups. Also, no serial number. I'm prob gonna gig her on saturday night so i'll let you know how she cuts it live! BTW, just ordered a new bridge and machines from Thomann to bring her up to the 21st century - the G tuner is pretty horrible, and the bridge is functional but v rusty and pitted. Col

[quote name='Bassassin' post='84792' date='Nov 7 2007, 10:14 AM']No personal experience, but they have a good reputation. The Fenix brand was built by Young Chang in Korea, alongside some very similar Squiers they were building for Fender. Understandably, Fender got a bit pissed by this & shut down the Fenix brand, which I guess makes them latter day "lawsuit" instruments. As a result, they can fetch some not bad prices on Ebay, and by all accounts are pretty decent instruments. Edit: A couple of Fenixes on t'Bay at the mo: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fenix-Precision-Style-Bass-Guitar-Maple-Neck_W0QQitemZ180175371966"][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fenix-Precision-Styl...emZ180175371966"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fenix-Precision-Styl...emZ180175371966[/url][/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fenix-bass-jazz-copy_W0QQitemZ140176464179QQihZ004"][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fenix-bass-jazz-copy...6464179QQihZ004"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fenix-bass-jazz-copy...6464179QQihZ004[/url][/url] King Tut - sounds like a good score on the Asama (which according to one website, means "Fat Bottom" in Japanese! ) & looking forward to seeing some pics. J.[/quote] Here's the pics..... Looks quite unique to me - some nice maple on the neck with a bit of birdseye in places - whaddya reckon peeps!! Col

[quote name='Bassassin' post='82129' date='Nov 1 2007, 10:24 AM']Asama are best-known for their range of guitars & basses with built-in effects & electronics - I remember seeing an Asama Jazz like this on German Ebay, and a Google image search turns up effects-laden LP & Strat copies. The [i]Blue Book[/i] says this: Anyway, the Crack Converters bass certainly sounds interesting - how much are they asking? Do you think they'd break your legs if you went back with a camera & got a picture? J.[/quote] OK - I've bought it for £65. It's Mahogany, maybe 3 pieces. I've got most of the bow out of the neck and set it up and it's.................pretty darn good. I'm working nights at the mo, so I'm a bit knackered, but as soon as i get time I'll get some pics and maybe a soundclip up.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='82129' date='Nov 1 2007, 10:24 AM']Asama are best-known for their range of guitars & basses with built-in effects & electronics - I remember seeing an Asama Jazz like this on German Ebay, and a Google image search turns up effects-laden LP & Strat copies. The [i]Blue Book[/i] says this: Anyway, the Crack Converters bass certainly sounds interesting - how much are they asking? Do you think they'd break your legs if you went back with a camera & got a picture? J.[/quote] I think it's going for about £80 which is maybe a bit steep. it's been in a couple of months now though, so I might see if they'll drop the price a bit - think I'll give it a go!

I wondered if machinehead was describing the ame amp - whaddya say matey??

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='83097' date='Nov 3 2007, 11:28 AM']The peavey backed onto the trace elliot stand Z x[/quote] Ahh - I must've blinked and missed it!!

Reckon I'll be sticking with my Cube 100 for those smaller gigs!

I went today - and was very disappointed. tried 2 PJB combos - a 2 speaker one and a 4 speaker one. To be honest - my cube 30 was better than both and my cube 100 knocks them into a cocked hat. Nearly bought........... A Dean 8 string - GREAT price A G & L relic - early first series bass - loads of punch An Epiphone Allen Woody But managed to resist them all. I got peed off at the Zoom stand (love zoom fx) cos they've bought out a big geetar multi fx but not a bass one. Really narked cos I missed someone out of 'Muse' doing autographs. Food wasn't to 'rip offey' this year with a pastie for £2.50 parking has gone up to £8 Had a result buying 4 tickets off a tout for a fiver each ....result! And renewed my subscription to BGM No Peavey Boss stall wass tiny No Bass Centre - so no warwick or Markbass Bergantino cabs were AWESOME if not exactly lightweight - saw some dude slapping - and thought it was through a 4x 10 and 2 x 10 - in fact it was thru 2 1 x 12's I'll not go again - I'm sure it was smaller than last year, and last year was smaller than the year before.

I've got a Nemesis 2 x 10 combo that I like a lot - it doesn't like to be clipped though. In Milton keynes if you wanna try it out. May even sell for the right price!!

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='81973' date='Oct 31 2007, 09:53 PM']Click on the "Quote" button. When you see a red "-" sign, click on the "reply" button. Type away! [/quote] Ahh - thank you glasshopper - now I unnerstan!

Blimey - that's one expensive practice amp then!!

How loud are these little things? Has anyone got one? Could I keep up with a drummer and guitarist in a trio (using PA support)? Any experiences let me know, Cheers Col

OK thanks all - despite not being listed on the website I got one from Touchstone - very quick as well - cheers Col

Anybody heard of an 'Asama'? There's one in my local crack converters - original body shape - looks like mahogany, and a P pckup with maple board - The neck is a bit bowed - but should tweak out OK - very unique looking bass! Tempted!

How do you use the 'quote' function? To 'John The Bass' - the biggest reason you need to try imo is that Fenders in particular are notorious for dead spots around the 7th fret on the G string. If you get one with a bad dead spot - there'll be little you can do about it and it may end up niggling you so much you can't live with it. Then there's the cosmetic appeal of the bas - especially if it's a see through colour. If it's been hanging around in a shop - is it scratched? I'd be seriously wary of buying unseen - I'm sure there's thousands of great basses sold mail order, but to me it's such a personal thing I'd be loathe to take the chance!

I'll be there on friday, although i should really be on the picket line wiv me silverlink colleagues!!

I guess i should tell you about mine.....it's an 86 MIJ. I bought it as a bit of a dog - stripped and brush varnished - and had it refinished in nitro black - cos I play in a Pink Floyd tribute band!! it's a maple neck with a 4 piece basswood body - which sounds fine but marks easily. The neck is 1 5/8 inch at the nut which is a nice compromise between the jazz and P necks. However - I needed to be able to get a funkier sound for the Levin/Pratt material so I've had a J pup put in the neck position, with a blend switch. She's also got a badass II fitted. The original pickup sounded OK but wasn't immense so in the neck position I've got a Fender 62 reissue, and in the bridge position I've got an overwound Wizard 84. I've had some electrical probs of late, so I've not gigged it with the Wizard in place, but I think it's sorted now and she'll be going for a trip out this weekend! I think you can ponder all you like the different variances on a particular type of bass but at the end of the day, it comes down to individual pieces of wood - Pleeeease don't buy mail order - you gotta try the actual one you're buying first!

It's not for a Pink Floyd tribute by any chance is it!!??

Can any one of you guys with a tone pump please draw me out a wiring diagram, as i have a tone pump knocking around in a drawer I'd like to make use of! Cheers