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dave_bass5

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  1. Well the new Jazz has arrived and the pups are still not lined up. But this time there is a large gap around most of the bridge pup. A good few mm at the top and it looks like the pup needs moving up. Im not sure what to do now. Im inclined to keep it as i really need to use it. It plays well and sounds great, as did the other one but im really hacked off at the quality of these Fenders now. Back to Lakland for the next bass.
  2. You need to be careful as while you (or certain band members) might think your worth £2000+ the venue might not, or not be able to afford it and will look elsewhere IME. NYE gigs are generally longer than normal gigs so you have every right to up the money, and most venues will appreciate this but they will also have a budget. Our rule of thumb is each member must clear £300 each and thats never been a problem. As we work through an agent he also takes a 15% so we need to go out for around £1500 minimum We tend to play social clubs on NYE, mainly as these are the gigs we get offered but if we were to ask for more we wouldn't get booked. Im not one for going out and getting hammered on NYE, nor do i want to stop in and watch the Wicker man again so im happy to be out earning good money. I also have a band member who would rather not play out but he knows it wont stop us and we will find someone else so he does it.
  3. For me it's the tone and lack of things I really would never use. I had a GK head for a while a few years ago, just for a tone change but soon went back to my MB heads.
  4. [quote name='Toasted' post='920534' date='Aug 10 2010, 12:08 PM']I'm seriously considering wearing a head sweat band on stage. This kind of thing:[/quote] YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS ;-)
  5. Nice one, im sure you will be very happy with it. I think most MB owners tend to use very little EQ on the amp, probably use more VLE and VPF IME.
  6. A bit late to the party but her are a few of my "sofa" shots taken over the past few years. The only bass i still own is the Squier. Alll the rest have gone to other members here.
  7. Just the one for me as well. I have a Steinberger Spirit 4 string bass (the one with the proper body) that i used to take as a back up but never needed it so stopped taking it. I must admit i feel more nervious with an active bass than i do a passive, but as its all passive these days i try not to worry.
  8. [quote name='yybass' post='919954' date='Aug 9 2010, 07:26 PM']Hi A fellow Ken Smith player was raving about the Brace Audio DWG 1000, he said no problems leaving the building, sound etc... [/quote] How could he hear himself if he left the building :-)
  9. Cheers Gareth. They are supposed to be sending it out tomorrow, I just hope they dont find any issues with it. I still like the sunburst but i think the black with the black PG will look great. During my paranoid state i was looking at Fenders website. There are pics of all the colour combinations for the MIA Jazz. All but one had the pups in the correct place. The White/rosewood seems to have the neck pup in the same position as mine. Very strange. Maybe its just the angle the pic was taken.
  10. Just a quick update. The retailer has today received the bass back and have got in touch to make sure im happy with a Black/maple replacement. They are checking the replacment out before sending it tomorrow. So far they haven't mentioned the original ones issues or questioned it. Fingers crossed the new one will be the final one.
  11. I thought the Bass head was a copy of a Ampeg. Isnt it the same as the one in the SVX? I do agree, us bass players do get a bit left out when it comes to amp sims but i think that reflects the real world. While there are many different bass head manufacturers i still see just a hand full being used live. And you yourself have just asked for the SVX stuff, all based on one company. It would be nice to get the same as Amplitube 3 has. I really like the Trace head and tend to use the GK sim most of the time at home.
  12. [quote name='wolldav' post='919630' date='Aug 9 2010, 02:00 PM']£100 pick up or delivered or £10 extra to post....will post with the original fender box that it came in..[/quote] Pick up from where? It would help if you put your location in your profile. Cheers.
  13. Yeah, i would say you loose about a 3rd off the shop price. They sell for £899 at the moment so around £600+ would be about right.
  14. Ive always fancied a 1215L, another option. They also do more conventional front facing cabs but ive never tired one.
  15. [quote name='lemmywinks' post='919520' date='Aug 9 2010, 12:47 PM']there's a surprising amount of low-end in there for such a small cab[/quote] Definitly. Ive done over 200 gigs in total with my Schroeder cabs and Markbass heads and ive never not had enough grunt to get me out in to quite big rooms. Low end seems to be more prominent 20ft+ away from the cab IME, and thats where its needed. Close up they are quite middy but thats a good thing as it helps you hear yourself. They do definitely lack extended low end though. I was shocked at how much they were lacking when i got to use a 410 last year. Still, if you want small and loud they do the job.
  16. [quote name='Rumble' post='918144' date='Aug 7 2010, 05:13 PM']Need some double speed advice please folks, pleeeeeaaase! would a Schroder 1212L or an Epifani 410UL give me that warmth that I had with the Agi's but with a bit more mids bite? Please help!![/quote] I would say no to the 1212L and i have no idea about the 410UL. I would say that the 1212L will give more mids, and certainly cut through a loud mix but i wouldn't call it warm. I find mine can produce enough low end to annoy people at gigs but its not a smooth and buttery low end, more like a thickening of low mids. Does the job though and out in the room its pretty smooth overall. I would say the bigger cab will get you a bigger low end. Saying that, i had a UL212 that lacked fullness and punch, and replaced it with a 1212L thats smaller but that really did make a big difference. Not sure what my point is there to be honest.
  17. My old Lakland. Alas, its not my garden.
  18. [quote name='escholl' post='917325' date='Aug 6 2010, 07:30 PM']This sort of interference was common with analogue systems, however the Line 6 uses A/D and D/A conversion, and transmits the data digitally in a fashion not dissimilar to a mobile phone, although much higher quality. The "channels" on the Line 6 unit aren't real channels, in the sense that they don't change the broadcast frequency, what the "channel" switch changes is simply the address of the data, as only receivers tuned to that data address will decode the broadcasted signal.[/quote] Ah right. I thought maybe it was different to the ones I use.
  19. [quote name='Prime_BASS' post='916041' date='Aug 5 2010, 02:42 PM']There is a comparison thread somewhere,[/quote] Yes, that was Linus27's thread, do you remember it Gareth? Ive not played a 2EQ Ray but did have a Sub for a while and i did prefer the tone over my Ray34 (so neither a real SR4). Saying that, there really didn't seem to be much in it to my ears but the Sub did seem a bit thicker in the low end.
  20. [quote name='Alien' post='915770' date='Aug 5 2010, 11:50 AM']There shouldn't be any interference from other devices, as [b]the receiver can only pick up signals from the transmitter it's locked to[/b]. You don't get Bluetooth interference in a room full of Bluetooth devices do you? Same principle applies. A[/quote] Not true unless you are talking about the Line6 specifically and it does this. If so then ignore my post. At last Sats gig we had the DJ's mic coming through our singers guitar amp as both were transmitting on the same freq. In the past ive also had my bass being picked up by the video crew's radio system. This is one reason i use a multi freq AKG system now. Its only been a handful of gigs that we have had any trouble as we dont normally play with out bands/DJs but you can certainly pick up other devices transmitting on the same freq.
  21. Ive had my SA450 for 4 years now, gigged it almost every week and so far ive not had a single problem with it. Same goes for my LMII although its probably only had about 50 gigs.
  22. Another vote for a Schroeder 1212L cab. It would be a good choice IME. Although its a 2x12 the second driver is at a angle inside and slightly behind the front facing driver so the cab isnt that big. They are rated at taking around 800watts so pretty robust.
  23. [quote name='LawrenceH' post='912931' date='Aug 2 2010, 04:15 PM']Be REALLY interested in this comparison. Hope you get round to it soon![/quote] I will definitely do it but cant promise it will be any time soon. I really like the MIA pups and im going through some QC issues with the bass at the moment so i need to get that all sorted out first. What i could do is take the Wizards out of my Squier once i get the MIA sorted out and if anyone wanted to try them out i guess i could live without them for a month or so. I expect ill be putting the Squier in for a de fret hopefully by the end of the month (more likely next month) so before it goes ill take the Wizards out.
  24. [quote name='TomTom' post='913032' date='Aug 2 2010, 05:40 PM']Have you thought about a soft case? Im gonna be ordering one of these for my new jazz: [url="http://www.dv247.com/cases/skb-1-skb-sc44-rectangular-bass-soft-case--42261"]http://www.dv247.com/cases/skb-1-skb-sc44-...oft-case--42261[/url] Only a tenner more and seem to offer a lot more protection.[/quote] Ive just ordered the Gator version of this. I prefer a single shoulder strap to the rucksack type straps the SKB one has. Shame mine was dearer. It should be here by the end of the week so ill get some pics up if anyone is interested.
  25. [quote name='LawrenceH' post='913896' date='Aug 3 2010, 02:25 PM']Plus black with maple looks waaaay cooler than sunburst. Especially with a black pickguard.[/quote] Yep, although ive seen it more in a P than i have a Jazz. The reason i sent my first MIA back was it was showing the wood seams. I thought that was a bit cheap looking, especially on the back of the bass. As the 3TSB didnt i went for that but i think ill be happy with either now, as long as the new one has less (none) issues. Its still a gamble and next time it might not just be cosmetic. Gareth. yes, ill get £60 back and can put that towards getting the Squier de fretted. If they do fix it thats fine, i love the bass so i wont be upset to get it back.
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