dave_bass5

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1317907463' post='1396039'] Put it this way, if I was spending £1500+ again, [/quote] it would be on a trip to Florida ;-). Just get a refund and blow it on a holiday, you've got enough good basses now.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1317892140' post='1395752']. But I think it's a credit to yourself after all the cock ups you can remain so calm. I don't know if I could !!! [/quote] Nor me. If i was in this situation i wouldn't even be waiting for an answer (as i wouldn't know if it was the truth anyway), i would just send it back, get a refund and try something else.

Gareth, after the way the buzzing preamp was handled i would do as Ewan suggested and give up for now. I cant see you getting satisfaction without a lot more hassle and i think you have had more than your fair share of that. Save yourself a bit of money and maybe look for second hand on here, at least these are tried and tested. The neck pocket gap is slightly worse than my CVP (when it was stock), I know it wont affect playability or tone but your right to expect it to be spot on.

[quote name='NJE' timestamp='1317820397' post='1394935'] I really feel for you, there are no excuses for that kind of finish at that price. Actually at any price point that is not acceptable, I have recently aquired a CV Precision and the execution of finish and neck pockets ect is flawless. Sadly I cannot say the same of various mass produced American made basses costing four times as much. My Stingray V is very good but I have seen some shockers. I hope you get it resolved, sounded like a belter of a bass too, lovely colour choice. [/quote] Im the same. I tried 3 MIA jazz basses, a MIM 70's classic and a HW-one Jazz last year and all had issues that my CV Jazz didnt. Not big issues, but at three times the price i found it unacceptable on the MIA's.

So not much better than the other Ray you had issues with. Not good.

This doesn't sound good. Let us know what happens (and whats wrong with it). I feel for you, after all the crap you have been through lately this is just not on. Send it back, get a refund and move on.

You could try one of these. I use one connected to my PC and it works extremely well. it runs for ages and charges over USB. The only downside is the mini jack input so you would need an adaptor. It does have a bass boost but you can disable it. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026RJQJ6/ref=asc_df_B0026RJQJ64690369?smid=A34Z13D5CGT2YO&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B0026RJQJ6"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026RJQJ6/ref=asc_df_B0026RJQJ64690369?smid=A34Z13D5CGT2YO&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B0026RJQJ6[/url]

Perfect.

Fingers crossed.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1317667631' post='1393066'] Finally someone who doesn't sing about the MM4.2 I think it's a nice pickup, but didn't love mine, it felt a bit "bland" like you said. I prefer the Seymour Duncan version [/quote] I think the bass definitely lost some of its character. I know its a personal thing and lots of people love this pup. To be honest i didnt mind too much, and there were also benefits so i kept it in. I also had Nordy's fitted to my Lakland DJ5 when i turned it in to a PJ, and i felt the same about those pups.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1317657761' post='1392856'] What, lHawaiian steel guitars? [/quote] I was going to say electric piano's

What do you call medium? With the standard MIA's selling for over £1000 i wouldn't call them cheap.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' timestamp='1317652422' post='1392738'] If you're happy with a couple of body shapes,and three or four pickups shared between dozens of models......................................... For arguably the pioneer of mass produced electric bass guitars,they do'nt seem to have come up with much new since the Jazz Bass.IMO [/quote] Yep. A P or Jazz body, with one P pickup is good enough for me. I realise some people want something different, im not knocking that, but you can have pretty much anything you want already, yet still most people go for the tried and tested. [quote name='krazy_olie' timestamp='1317652598' post='1392745'] Well that's another matter Lots of things do a great job as they do now but doesn't mean they won't advance My point was that if they wanted to Fender have the resources to produce something new and innovative but they choose not to for whatever reason (well presumably they reckon it's good economics and they'd probably be right!). I'm not knocking them it's their choice but it would be beneficial to us if they looked in to doing something original. [/quote] I do agree, its more about economics rather than innovation but im guessing Fender haven't stayed in the business this long without knowing what they are doing, or doing market research to find out what people want. Could be wrong of course.

[quote name='krazy_olie' timestamp='1317651305' post='1392705'] It think Fender Fender's design team is a bloke with a few buckets containing bits of card that say things like "jazz pickups". Fender do make some top notch basses, just a shame they can't be bothered to apply their skills to something genuinely new. [/quote] Do we really need something genuinely new? Doesn't what we have available now do a good enough job?

[quote name='far0n' timestamp='1314624498' post='1355266'] Fitted to a Sub4. Totally eradicated the weak G string problem and the John East preamp is great to really taylor the tone properly. £300 well spent [/quote] I put the same pup in my SUB last year. Cant say it totally eradicated the weak G string but it certainly made a difference. To be honest im not sure if i really liked the difference, it seemed to make the bass sound a bit blander IMO. I didnt change the preamp though.

Anything they already do at a much, much cheaper price gets my vote. Anything i could ever want is already out there, i just cant afford to pay the prices they ask.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1317385067' post='1390154'] I keep getting misquoted. It was someone else who said "I was merely making the point that for most members here, playing covers doesn`t involve any integrity". For my part i will always try and get the gig done. The one time it didn't happen was when we were told to finish the gig without the drummer. We didn't want to play a funk/soul set without drums cos we knew it would sound rubbish. Why is that so difficult to understand? So we talked about it and then told the manager that we weren't able to play our set without drums and suggested that we pack up and go. He, i think, was quite relieved as he was worried about loosing his licence due to complaints from neighbours to the council. There were no histrionics or handbags at dawn. It was all handled, dare i say, with integrity. No-one died. We still work in another of their establishments so they obviously weren't too upset. [/quote] My quote was based you your "Maybe thats where I differ from "most members here" comment. Im not questioning you have integrity, i just dont know why you think others dont have it. Now that you have elaborated on the walk out then i can understand that its not as unprofessional as it sounded, and was probably the right thing to do as long as the Landlord was in agreement. I dont think you had mentioned the landlord's reaction or opinion before (its along thread so sorry if you have). I think this thread has gone on far to long, ive lost track of whats been said. Im glad you cleared up the walking out issue though.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1317371982' post='1389914'] For me there is integrity involved. Yes, even in a covers band. Maybe thats where I differ from "most members here" and yourself. I am maybe old fashioned but firmly believe that if we are going to do something we should do it as well as possible. [/quote] Sometimes i read the word "integrity" as "ego". In the old days just being in a covers band was said to have no integrity, but people change thier minds once they start playing in covers bands. Its just a throw away word for "im right" IME. Im sure we all have integrity (why wouldn't we?) but some people think theirs is better than others, or because people dont agree then they dont have any, as you have shown above. IMO walking out on a gig cant be covered by having integrity, nor professionalism, not unless both you and the Landlord had mutually agreed it just wasn't working. If that was the case then that's fair enough and it sounds like the best thing to do.

I get your point but with each new model offering various options as well i think it could get very confusing for the buyer.

[quote name='willyf87' timestamp='1317372998' post='1389927'] I'm well into Fenders but the jag is the same as the squier version, the new jazz is the same as the blacktop except with a different body/neck config. Does seem kinda pointless, [/quote] Why is offering more options pointless? Seems sensible to me.

I think a 3EQ is more versatile, i just never used the mid control. If i cut the mids i would get a weak G sting and my rig had enough mid boost for me to not need to push any more through it. Never really had a bad tone out of either though.

After owning a SUB and a Ray34 (yeah yeah, not a real SR etc etc ;-) I think i do prefer a 2EQ.

I'm not sure what to make of all that but you seem to be happy doing what your doings, as am i so i don't see much difference to be honest, other than the fact that we (my band) have never been, and never wanted to be a pub band (or play pubs) so maybe we bypassed the [color="#000000"]mediocrity[/color] at an early stage. As for social club gigs, thats a very small % of our gigs and we mostly look on them as a bit of a breather from the weddings, a good place to try out new songs and get paid, no real preasure, plus the beer is dirt cheap.