King Tut

Nothing wrong with the bass you've got mate. If you're gonna gig in the future, I'd be patient and put the money towards a decent combo. or amp and cab.

He's is/was the bass player with Van Halen

No mate - it's the neck volume pot that's used for switching.

[quote name='Waldo' post='193364' date='May 6 2008, 09:25 PM']If you want light and GREAT, check out the Eden Nemesis line of combos. I have the 2x12 one which I can comfortably move around on my own and it has loads of power. The 2x10 would definatly be worth a look if you want something smaller.[/quote] And I've got one for sale!!

Coincidentally, my cousin is going to record our gig on Saturday for his college course - I'll let you know how it goes!

I sold my AH 300 head when I bought my MB SA450. I've now bought a Mark V AH250 which weighs about 5 times as much as the MB but knocks it into a cocked hat when it comes to grunt. Still got the MB and will take it out again soon to recompare, but I love the Trace.

Neil - PM me your email addy and I'll send something to you - not sure how to put it on the site. Col

I'd go for a mexi classic. i used to have one and didn't get on with the neck width, but otherwise it was lovely. I've got some sound clips of mine live through a trace if you want to hear what one sounds like in a band situation.

I've got a pair of Wharfedale Titan 12's (passive) that are fantastic. very light, reliable (so far) and pretty loud. They seem to have picked up scuffs quite easily but I don't transport them in their covers, and their used at one to three gigs each week. We even put the kick drum through them at smaller vgigs, and supplement them with subs for bigger gigs.

I just bought a Geddy Lee Jazz body off of Chris. It was exactly as described except he threw in a BA II bridge instead of a standard thingy!! Checked it was OK first - which - of course - it was. The body was well packaged, and he kept me up to date throughout the transaction. Couldn't have asked for more - thanks dude!! Col

I've just bought a rather super fully loaded Geddy Body from chrisdabass, and I'm wanting to put a black sceratchplate on it. I've checked on Bass Parts resource, and I've seen they do a specific replacement for the geddy. However, I was really looking for something with the pickup cover holes and lower thumbrest holes ala pre 74 ish. Of course - I could always just drill these into a standard scratchplate. Does anyone know if there's any difference in the hole spacing with a geddy guard - or maybe it's just the single screw hole in the middle that makes it specific. Whaddya reckon guys and gals?

Thank you miss penguin it was very helpful - although from the two replies, I'm obviously going to have to experiment with the tightness of the bow! The gig went really well, but we were running a bit behind time, and guess what number I dropped? That's right - the one that used the bow.....coward that I am!!

[quote name='MB1' post='184448' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:26 PM']MB1. What!....Ronnie Jordan? An original AH 250 GP 11(immaculate condition/recently serviced/all 100%)with cover circa 1980s on Ebay sold for £190 Last week only a couple of miles away from me....... still gutted! [/quote] Hee hee - I got one of them!! Awesome!

Thanks Dougal!

I've started using a bow on my NS CR5 and I want to clear a few questions up - quickly if possible as I've got my first gig featuring the bow on one song this friday! First off - how do I know if I've adjusted the bow to the correct amount of tension? Should I loosen the bow off after use? How often should I apply rosin to the bow, and how much? I'm getting a build up of rosin on the strings, should I clean it off and if so, with what? Any other tips would be appreciated dudes!

I stick my strings in a stone polishing tumbler, with some meths in, then tumble them for about 20 mins. I've not been doing it for long so I'm not sure how succesful it'll be long term but it's certainly better than boiling them!

VM Jazz's are great. I'd keep the pups, and change the bridge for a BA or maybe a Gotoh. Having said that, the standard bridge, although basic, is fairly substantial, and made of thicker metal than many older fenders. Once set up - they're pretty good as standard.

I thoroughly agree. i went into a shop about 8 or 9 years ago with £800 to spend on a new US precision. Tried 3 of them and walked out with a mex precision. One of my favourite current gigging basses is also a mex precision. Basses really are a sum of their parts and not about the country of origin - although there are features on US fenders that 'should' make them better - graphite reinforced neck, better sounding pups, more substantial bridge/body through stringing - doesn't always work that way though!

I recently bought an S1 sunburst Jazz off of flanker and I've got to say it's one of the nicest basses I've ever owned. Everything is just perfect finish wise. I love the S1 - gives me the best of both worlds - the neck finish - kind of a plasticky satin is hugely comfortable. I reckon the neck will be pretty stable due to the graphite rods, the bridge is more substantial than those of olde, and it's overall just.....nice. Not sure why they did away with the S1 on jazzes - ideas?

Thanks for all your advice - I shouldn't have dissed Thomann so readily - on the strength of the photo, a new speaker was shipped out this morning FOC! Nice one.

Thanks Stephen - but it was OK when new - it's only started farting recently. I'll ring Thomann next week. I'd really like to put some better speakers in the boxes to be honest - synaesthesia could you recommend something that would work well?