Dan Dare

If it enables decent musicians (you can't be a duffer playing jazz - smooth or any kind) to make a living, I'm fine with it. Don't care for it myself, but different strokes for different folks and all that.

I agree Francis Rossi has the best claim to the name in SQ. More generally, bands are like companies (especially established ones). You wouldn't expect a company to cease trading when it had no original staff left working for it, so why a band?

At last. Sensible advice. Never mind all that practice your scales malarkey. Practice is for wimps. People won't notice a few fluffy notes. It's only a bass, after all. And you won't care anyway. Win, win 🤪

Oh dear. I shan't be bidding on that bass when it pops up on eBay...

Malcom Hine. In Edmonton. Google will find him.

If one is playing covers, there may be limited room for interpretation/personal embellishment, but by and large parts should be as the original. As for someone suggesting me where it might work best on the instrument, I'm not precious about that. If someone has a good idea, I'm all ears. There's more than one way to skin a cat and it's not out of the question that they may know better than me. Being willing to listen is what helps us improve.

So true. "Have you got a spare lead, Dan?" "Yes thanks". "Er, can I borrow it?". "Where's yours". "Haven't got one". "Why not?". "I don't need one". "Because you know I carry one?" "Ummm" (shuffles feet). "Here you are". Later, at end of gig. "Got my spare lead?" "I'll just hang on to it until I get another". "Yeah, right. Let's have it." "Aww man. You're so mean" Etc, etc.

According to Glenn Fricker (YouTube studio recording advice channel in Canada), we're c*+ts...

"Tinted maple neck"? Pretty heavy "tint"... oldslapper's right about the logo, too. I have a 1972 Jazz and the logo is nothing like that one.

I wouldn't think it would affect a spirit-based stain too much, but it may lift the grain/cause the wood to swell. This may not be such an issue in a dense hardwood, but will affect a softer, more open-grained wood (which I assume it is as it's stained). Are you looking to de-grease before applying a finish? If you wipe down swiftly with a cloth slightly dampened with white spirit, it shouldn't remove too much stain. Spirit based stains tend to sink into wood quite well.

The fishing on the Avon isn't bad, though. I come down from the Smoke to Britford regularly. Nice spot. Can you recommend any decent pubs in town? I like a pint before hopping on the train home.

I use 3 PJB cabs and like them, but you're right that he's rather full of himself. Shame, because his stuff is good and he doesn't need to resort to dissing other peoples' products.

True. If a band is merely a group of people who do it for fun, with no aim or goal (gigs, fame and fortune, sex, drugs, etc), then one cannot (and should not) attempt to crack the whip at them. They are paying to be there, after all. It's different if there is paid work at stake, of course.

If you want to go high tech/super accurate, with something like this - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/8412518?cm_mmc=UK-PLA-DS3A-_-google-_-PLA_UK_EN_Test_And_Measurement-_-Linear_Measurement|Calipers-_-PRODUCT_GROUP&matchtype=&pla-419463242083&s_kwcid=AL!7457!3!243856. Otherwise, a feeler gauge.

Sorry. Realised I made an error. I had the Flightcase, not the Suitcase. Suitcase is considerably more bulky/powerful/heavier and does give you the option to use an add-on cab. I didn't find my Flightcase had enough oomph to use with a drummer in anything other than rehearsal/very quiet situations, so used additional cab(s) and power amp with it. Unless funds are no object, a Suitcase will be an expensive option. If it was me, I'd consider keeping the Briefcase (which has much the same preamp) and adding a powered cab or power amp and passive cab. You'll get the sound you like and are used to, but more of it and you'll still have a small, portable combo when you need one,

Pleasure. You could certainly send a signal to the PA via the XLR out (that's its purpose) and the Briefcase would still produce sound via its onboard speakers. However, you may need to ask for some bass in the monitors to augment it unless the band is very quiet onstage.

Sometimes, a 3 piece just doesn't cut it. It depends on the material, of course, but if you are attempting to cover heavily arranged numbers, bass, drums and a guitar playing single note solos, especially at the dusty end of the neck, will be thin sounding, no matter what you do. The obvious and easiest way to fatten the sound is to add keyboards, but then you are adding another person to the payroll. Your choice, really.

Is the person who hits the drums for you a weekend warrior? He doesn't appear to appreciate things from others' perspective. When I played for a living, I had several bands on the go and did dep/casual gigs, too. You have to if there are bills to pay.

Take it to a repairer. Could be a number of things. The way they are connected means the pickups in a Jazz are not completely independent of each other, so one does affect the other.

Phil's right - about size/weight and using multiple drivers. Many of us prefer to carry several small boxes rather than one large one. At 65, I have little choice. When I was younger, I thought noting of lugging a Bassman 2x15 about, but advancing decrepitude has changed all that. If you don't mind carrying them, there are some excellent cheap large cab's for sale because few want them.

The Briefcase is a moderate output (100w into 4 ohms) but high quality combo for small/acoustic gigs and practice.The reason you cannot use an extension speaker without disconnecting the internal ones is that it cannot run into lower impedances than that provided by the on board speakers. There are limits to what it will drive with the power it has on tap, too. You will need a power amp in addition to your extra cabinet(s) if you want to do that. I had the Suitcase, which was similar - 150w into 4 ohms and four, rather than two on board speakers. Same idea, just a little louder.

I've often fancied a 5, but worked out I wouldn't need the additional low end extension very much, so decided to save my pennies. I tried a few a couple of years back and the best, by quite a large margin - far superior to a US Fender Jazz 5 that I tried at the same time - was a Lakland Skyline (Lakland's budget offering).

I'd look for something reasonably efficient as your head is 350W into 4 ohms.

Fashion is a fickle thing. I reckon that people buy the latest, must-have toy and some find it's not what they were looking for. So they move it on, causing a rash of similar items to appear in the classifieds. Eventually, things settle down.

Given that they use bog standard Eminence drivers in a heavy, sturdy box, I think it's probably the fact that you have eight 10" drivers, all working well within their limits, that makes the sound. 8x10s do have a satisfying weight. A rehearsal room I use has a Peavey 8x10 and it has that effortless oomph, whatever head you use it with. Wouldn't like to have to carry it, though.