dave_bass5

I was watching Comedy Rocks the other night, Mcfly were the house band and im sire i noticed (wasnt really paying attention to them) the bass player's White Stingray had LED's on it. It looked pretty cool IMO.

This thread is not helping me clear my credit cards lol. I sold my LMII end of last year and planned to get a TC classic to replace it, and hopefully then sell my SA450 as well as i dont need two heads. I too dont really need it use the EQ on my SA450 and play with my BDDI on all the time, doing covers from 50's to modern day, although majority from the 60s-70s. I hoped to get Clarky's but missed out on it end of last year. I had forgotten all about getting one until i saw this thread, and especially those pics posted above, now i want one again. Subscribing to see how it goes as i feel my needs are very close to Muzz's

You should try putting these in one of the for sale forums ;-)

[quote name='redstriper' post='1122919' date='Feb 10 2011, 05:33 PM']PORT TOO ! Blimey............. The scratches don't matter - think positive, at least it works .[/quote] Yeah, its not going to affect the playing (unlike the Port hic ;-), its just a shame it happened on a white bass as it really is noticeable.

[quote name='redstriper' post='1122875' date='Feb 10 2011, 05:01 PM']It suits the lad. Status apparently do nice double ball end strings and not too expensive.[/quote] Cheers, ill have look for some later.

[quote name='redstriper' post='1122868' date='Feb 10 2011, 04:53 PM']I love it - just checked my office and there's nothing even near as cool lying around. If you ever want to sell it, give me a shout - or better still, lend it to me and I'll leave it behind the photo copier when I'm done. [/quote] I also found two PC's, a set of crutches and a half drunk bottle of Finest Reserve Port. must be my lucky day. A few years back we used to store my drummers kit and my bass rig ni this room and no one ever noticed it all. Its not a big room either, i just like to keep it messy. Its a shame it has these two large scratches on the front. [attachment=71782:IMG_1334a.JPG]

I think its been there for about 2 years so not long i guess. This was taken the day before i lent it out. Mine has a nice low action as well, and i do like the tone from the two pups. Nothing really like a Jazz as they are both humbuckers (i assume). I think i might get a new set fo strings for it but it doesn't need a set up.

I had lent it out a few years ago to a guy here at work. He left and i assumed he had taken the bass with him. Clearing out a load of old boxes etc from behind our production copier i found a box with the bass in it. Turns out he had popped in one day when i was off to return it and left it hidden so no one else took it. My son will be delighted as he loved this bass and missed it more than i did. Ill do a gig with it but i realyl cant see me taking it out much, not without getting funny looks.

I was just having a clear out at work and what do you know, i found my old headless bass. It was made in the Cort factory i believe and feels really nice. Its a shame it has a couple of large scratches on the front but other than that its in really good condition. Its a bit 80's looking but i think ill give it a go at the next gig. [attachment=71776:IMG_1335.JPG] [attachment=71777:IMG_1334.JPG]

I really wish i could play fast with fingers but no matter hard i try i can get close to my picking speed. I find fingers look and sound more natural but i can do it at even a modest speed........or maybe its just my drummer playing too fast.

Good luck with the Sad. I think it will do the job well. keep us posted.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1118786' date='Feb 7 2011, 12:23 PM']Thats the one. Must try to resist that......................[/quote] Damn. Same here. I expect the price will jump up nearer the end time so its not too tempting, but at the current price i would snap that up, even though i dont need it (or dont think i do)

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1118330' date='Feb 6 2011, 09:51 PM']That car affinity jazz is identical to mine except I have changed the pg to a black 3ply one, put full size open tuners on, had the fret edges dressed in, Bartoloni pups, EBS preamp and repositioned the jack socket to the body and I have fitted a Badass II bridge. Other than that though it's still identical [/quote] Have you also got the Victor Meldrew outfit

The Sad has a very low power consumption. For what its worth i only ever used one battery in mine for all the gigs i did with it.

I know what you mean. I always thought it was just to get that Ampeg/tube tone but you can in fact turn the blend all the way off and that leaves you with just the low and high tone knobs, active tone control. I play all types of music and it relaly does work well. motown, a lot of 60's and some of the more modern Lillers etc. Its main draw back, for some, is the lack of mid control. Personally i like that as it helps tame the mids from my 1212L cab, but you do need ot be carefull with the low knob, its very powerful. I think it does a very good slap tone. The BDI21 has a very good rep. Its not as well built as the BDDI, and it does sound a bit more digital (i actually like that) but its a nice, cheap box. I had a Tech21 VTbass last year but that was a bit over the top and definitly more for grit/distortion. Have a think and PM me if you do want to try it.

Mark, have you tired a BDDI yet? As per my Sadowsky thread i felt the Sad did what its supposed to, but i wanted a bit more so im sticking with the BDDI. If you want to try the BDDI tone i have a Behringer BDI21 lying around that your welcome to borrow for a few weeks. Its almost identical sounding to the real deal (IMO of course).

I must admit it whasnt what I was looking for. I did about 5-6 gigs with it, I would keep it on all the time so the footswitch was never needed but it just wasn't what I was looking for. Having got used to my BDI21 I thought I could get better with the sad. As it turns out I already had the tone I was looking for so I sold the sad and got a BDDI, more for it's better build. I use it on all the time but with the blend on about 1/4 so it adds a nice fullness without loosing the tone of the bass. The extra bass boost really works well with my 1212L cab. The DB924 sounds like a good unit. I have seen those but I think it's a bit overkill for my needs.

Cheers guys. First off its just a vocal PA so no FOH desk or anything like that. The band are loud enough that almost any headphone will work. I just need to hear myself a bit better, i dont want a mix in them. Its not really practical getting another cab, I might only have one or two gigs with this band so i don't want to spend money on something that wont get used. Saying that, i already have a 1210R sitting around at their drummers house, maybe i could do a trade on here for something smaller. I would still need a small head but im hoping to get one this year anyway.

Ooooo, its one of "those" threads. It must be Friday.

I dont like the Jeff Berlin combo, no idea about the man himself though. Are they both missing a tweeter?

[quote name='malcolm.mcintyre' post='1114113' date='Feb 3 2011, 04:43 PM']I like a quality instrument so willing to spend what it takes to get a good one,[/quote] About £300 will get you a Squier CV P. Quality and tone right there.

I got one of these last year and yes, its great. Ive always used the small stands in the past, where the bass sits in/on it but after finding my Jazz would sit at a weird angle and looked silly, i got a GS414B and its just perfect for all my basses. I have read of the grabber becoming faulty but so far mine is working fine.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1113511' date='Feb 3 2011, 09:46 AM']There were some pictures on Talkbass of Herbie Flowers at the O2 arena playing a Squier affinity...[/quote] Yep, that was me posting about that. He kept the blue Jazz in its stand all night.

Yeah, I'm coming round to the looks and I have no doubt they sound amazing, but just way too many tone options for me.