Jonesy

I like the Ernie Ball jacquard straps, they're extra long and come in some cool designs. The one on the Ric also goes on a sunburst jazz.

This is mostly me........I've got one bass that I have to use for one band I'm in because we play in drop C and then the others I rotate. I do have a couple of favourites for the other band, but try to rotate and give everything a bit of love. Although I have to admit that there's one bass I don't use much that I'm finding hard to sell at the mo. It's fun to play, but doesn't cut through so well with us having keys in the band. Every time I think about selling it, I pick it up and fall in love with it again. Then there's another that's hard to come by on these shores and I think if I sell it and want it back, it'd be hard to replace. That's what I tell myself to stop me selling them anyway 😂

Noise rock. This could be 3 Shellac tunes, but I'll try my best to suggest others..... Shellac - Song of the minerals Unsane - Sick Jesus Lizard - Then comes Dudley

Here's a nice story...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68440336 TL:DR - a band records a single in the 80s, but it doesn't chart and they disband. Fast forward to 2022, a DJ picks it up in a 2nd hand shop. Plays it in clubs that specialise in 80s music in LA & Paris, a record exec hears it and the band have just been signed. Maybe a record company will find my old bands MySpace page in 30 years time and I'll embark on a world tour......

Ohhhhhhhhh, now that you mention it, I can't unsee it. Yours is loads better. You've ruined a perfectly good bass for me. My wallet is happy though 😃

That green is lovely and very tempting if it were a bit cheaper.....in a couple of years when they hit the 2nd hand market I'd like to get my mitts on one.

Yes, but are we still in them? How many have broken up without us knowing!???

Have to love Timmy C! https://www.google.com/amp/s/consequence.net/2024/02/tim-commerford-rage-against-the-machines-breakup/amp/

A mate walked past this and sent me a pic today...PMT London has now closed and it looks like it's not relocating. The website says to visit the Romford store. Have to admit that it's not too surprising. The store never looked that great and I always thought it was in a bit of a no mans land. Seems like they're condensing their store locations, hope they're come out the other side of whatever difficulties they're having.

Hmmmmmm, what would I buy if I could afford to spend £5k on a bass.......like others have said, probably something vintage. There's likely not many people here that are the target market for them though and I've no doubt they'll sell.

This is ultimately what put me off getting the pink case above for my pink Limelight. I'd love to have a matching case, but it does scream 'NICK ME!' On the other hand I really want a snakeskin case like this... I absolutely love it and am always tempted by it. As above, I don't want it to stand out, but that doesn't stop me thinking about it. I kinda hope people might think it' so tasteless that they might ignore it. But who could ignore that? In an ideal world the lining would be pink or leopard skin patterned too.

I've got tix for Electric Eel Shock in Camden next month, they're always great live so I'm looking forward to that one. Just bagged tix for Therapy? later in the year and have seen Pissed Jeans and Chat Pile are also touring. Happy days!

Thanks for everyone's replies on this, you're all very helpful!! Looking at what is in budget and semi/weighted with 88 keys, it looks to be slim pickings. I can't see much outside of that Recital Pro I mentioned and that looks to be a rare bargain. I'll see how I get on. There's a few reviews that may have put me off it slightly and I'm on the fence on a few features. I'm off on hols for a week but, if it's still there when I'm back, I'll go check it out.

Yeah, if you're replacing like for like in terms of resistance then the change would be pretty inaudible and pointless. Not sure why someone would do that unless there's an issue with the current guts though.

Ah, I didn't know that! When I was looking for a set about 10 years ago I thought I remembered seeing something about them being based on one of his old P basses - that was 10 years ago, mind!

Different value caps and pots have an impact on your tone for sure. If you went with one of his tone bypass looms then you'll hear a bigger impact again. Seeing as the signal from your pups passes through the guts of your guitar, I'd say looms can have a noticeable impact on how your guitar sounds. Whether that difference is audible to anyone but the guitar owner is another thing. As with all of this modding malarky - 'upgrade' is a subjective term. You'll definitely hear a difference and the more noticeable upgrade is probably having a more responsive sweep from your volume and tone pots.

Seeing that people give them away on FB etc, this was my first thought! However, space is the issue here and I wouldn't be able to get away with having one at home. Plus I wouldn't want to put everyone through the pain of hearing me butcher my way across the keys as I learn. A keyboard with headphone jack seems much more humane! I definitely want to learn piano over the organ, I was just thinking it could be fun to chuck in the odd deep purple tune for a bit of fun. I was thinking of learning some Chas n Dave, Jerry Lee etc. If, after 20 years of playing, I was an 8th as good as Henri Herbert I'd be very happy! So, the hunt is on for an 88 key keyboard and sustain pedal, preferably fully weighted and under £200. Has anyone got any ideas on what fits the bill? There a Alesis Recital Pro near me 2nd hand for £150 - which seems like a good deal, so I may well go and check that out.

Thanks for the help! So do you reckon I could learn on 61 and then move to 88 if I get into it, or will starting on 61 be prohibitive from the off? Wouldn't I just be able to learn the line and then just not go to as high an octave as the original song? Or is that silly? And same for the pedals, would i be able to get by without them for learning, or would you suggest using them from the off? Good point on the Leslie cabs. I guess that's another thing I can look at if I get good and look at playing properly.

Thanks for the reply! The recital looks to have decent reviews and there's a few near me for not a lot of money. The more I look into it, there's loads of features that I have no idea if they're useful or not?! Sorry for the onslaught of questions........ - Would you say 61 keys would be enough to start with, or would you recommend kicking off with 88 keys? Would I need the extra octaves? If I could get by on 61 I was thinking it might be better to save the space? - Velocity sensitive and touch sensitive? I get that it's a decent feature to have, is there a difference between the 2, or is it marketing lingo for the same thing? - Weighted keys I understand is a good thing, but one review said they might not be so good for playing fast. I'll be concentrating on hitting the right keys rather than playing fast (!), but is there any reason I wouldn't wanted semi/weighted keys? - Would it be worth getting a sustain pedal? - Are stuff like light up keys or learning programs built in worth it, or are they naff? - 4 sound presets vs 5,000 with drum beats. I was planning on learning blues/boogie woogie, maybe with the occasional bit of deep purple/the doors thrown in for fun. I guess as long as I have a decent piano and organ sound, I'd be happy? As well as the Alesis recital, I've also heard good things about the Yamaha psr-e37 and Casio cts1. There's a few vids comparing the both on YT, has anyone got any experience with them? Have to admit, I like the look of the cts1 with it being a bit smaller and easier to tuck away when not in use. Plus, I'm a sucker and think it looks good in red!

Hello there! Can anyone help me out with a few recommendations for a beginner keyboard? I've always fancied learning and have decided to actually do something about it, but have no idea where to start, what makes a good keyboard or what features I should be looking out for when buying a keyboard (apart from it having a headphone jack so I don't annoy everyone!). I was thinking of spending £100-£200ish, but if it was worth spending a bit extra to get a decent step up then I may be persuaded. If I was spending that sort of money on a bass I'd be looking at Harley Benton or used Squier's, is there a keys equivalent? I saw Thomann have their own brand of keys in that price range, are they worth a look or is it best sticking to Yammy & Casio etc? Aaaand, is there a recommended keyboard height, or is it just go with whatever feels comfortable? Just wondering if I need a stand, or if it'd be OK playing at a desk/kitchen table? Thanks!

Cream pups, black scratch plate

Depending on what you're looking at spending....... I'd look at changing your electrics first and would whole heartedly recommended a ki0gon loom, as would a load of other people on this forum. The looms are solder less, so there's no hard work to do. If you fancied changing the pups later, the set you choose will just drop in nice and easily. I haven't played them, but the toneriders Lozz mentioned get rave reviews. Other than that, I'd look at the EMG GZR's. They're based on Geezer Butlers P bass pups from the late 60s. I've had the P set and they're fantastic. They come with all the electrics too and are plug and play, not a hint of soldering in sight.

The Tributes are fantastic, especially those with MFD pups. I have an SB2 Tribute that I love, it's a sleek P bass on steroids, light and with a J neck. Perfection. The JB didn't need any tinkering. The reason for the change was I wanted something different from the electronics that the stock ones didn't do, rather than me not being happy with them. I had a ki0gon loom with a tone bypass in another bass, love it for some extra agg, and fancied it for this band (which is in the realms of Melvins, Jesus Lizard, Shellac). I'd also heard some good things about a series parallel switch in a J, so has that chucked in too. While I was doing that and in a quest for the most aggressive, horrible sounding, Jazz - I thought I'd chuck in the most mid heavy sounding J pups, which were the 74s. It probably didn't need those mods, although the series parallel switch is something I'd recommend for every J.

My gigging bass for one of my bands is a G&L Tribute JB and I love it. I've replaced the pups with Fender Pure Vintage 74s and guts with a Ki0gon loom. Was it a good bass and entirely giggable before the mods? Yup. Did I do any sort of test before and after to hear the difference? Nope. Do I think it's a better bass now? Yup. Am I slightly deluding myself to justify tinkering? Probably 😂

When I first heard about that I thought 'wow, good on him'. Then a few months later I read an article somewhere and his guitar tech has replaced the tuners (gotoh), bridge, pickups (fender noiseless) and electronics (CTS).............but apart from that it's a bog standard £100 guitar 😂 Still, not to get away from the point of the thread - it's a great time to be playing an instrument. Despite all of the recent price increases for the big boys, the lower end of the market is producing fabulous guitars and there's no need to pay big bucks for a guitar nowadays.