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[quote name='Musicman20' post='923187' date='Aug 12 2010, 08:57 PM']I thought so...I hoped it was the angle. Very weird that they are the same 'batch'. Weird that they are still selling 2008s as well. See what they say in the email. I think you might need to get a brand new one ordered in instead of stock....and it needs checking before sending out! I can understand the frustration as I went through this with Lakland.[/quote] Well ive emailed Fender UK to see if they can shed any light on my problems. Ive also emailed them a link to this thread so they can see whats been going on. Long shot i know but worth a go. I dont have much faith in the shop at the moment.

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='923180' date='Aug 12 2010, 08:54 PM']But then again, I don`t drink much and it`s better to be gigging than sitting in the house. I`d rather do a charity gig than sit in on a saturday night. Jez[/quote] My thoughts as well, unfortunately not all the band feel like this (understandably i guess) but we never turn a gig down. Not played a pub in over 7 years though as we feel we can get more money doing clubs and functions etc.

They still dont match up on the neck pup. You should be able to see in the first pic. These shots arent great but its really hard to shoot a shiny black bass.

Here are a few pics of the new one, with the black PG on it. I need to get a new one as i filed this down to fit the old bass so it looks a bit of a mess close up. To be honest im getting used to it now and i really like the look of the black and maple. Its more the gap thats bugging me now. I guess with the body being black its not as noticeable from a distance. Still waiting to hear back from the shop but i have a feeling i might keep this one. [attachment=56422:Thu_12_A...010_0074.jpg] [attachment=56424:Thu_12_A...010_0101.jpg] [attachment=56423:Thu_12_A...010_0105.jpg]

That jazz looks nowhere near as bad as the two I've had.

No. I've never really been one to need a lot of EQ and I fine small adjustments don't always make a difference out front. Maybe I'm just lucky.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='922826' date='Aug 12 2010, 02:55 PM']I wonder whether it's a batch issue - all or a lot of the basses a dealership gets being from a particular batch and sharing similar faults. The pic of the last one that Dave posted looked like the pup routing was out. Work experience boy setting up the cnc router?![/quote] I think your right. Both the old one and this new one both have serial numbers starting with Z8230 Ill get some pics up of the new one tonight. I think ill have to keep it as i need to use it this weekend and next. I've emailed the shop and waiting to see what they say but unless i can keep it for a while and still return it when they get a new one in (est first week sept) i guess ill live with it. It plays really well and sounds great, its just a shame its got these cosmetic issues. Oh and while im at it. The first MIA i had a few weeks ago was a Black one. I could really see the seams in the wood, even on the back where its flat so i sent it back. This one is fine and the finish is better, even though they should both be the same.

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.

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.

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.

[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 ;-)

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.

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.

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.

[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 :-)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ive always fancied a 1215L, another option. They also do more conventional front facing cabs but ive never tired one.

[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.

[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.

My old Lakland. Alas, its not my garden.

[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.