Doctor J

Wow indeed. I have never seen one of them before.

I like sunbursts but have only one, this Bacchus Woodline P

[quote name='Mog' timestamp='1334968411' post='1624312'] And here was me thinking of asking if you fancied the lead guitar spot in Castero before Richie came on board. [/quote]Cheers, Mog, I appreciate it. Funnily enough, the last time we played with ye, at the Siege, I had spent the previous evening trying to talk people out of a last-minute cancellation because they didn't fancy the drive to Limerick and that was the final straw. I made the decision to honour the last two gigs and then end it while on my way to the Stables, so was probably a little distracted when I was talking to you

Sounds good to me.

Active pickups are one thing, onboard eq is another. As said, a lot of 'active' basses have an onboard eq fed by passive pickups. A lot of basses have an eq bypass which takes the eq out of the circuit but you still won't get output unless there is a battery installed. A bass with an onboard eq won't necessarily be louder than a passive bass as, when the eq is set flat, ideally you should be getting close to passive sound. If you're not boosting or cutting then you shouldn't really be hearing the influence of the eq when everything is flat.

Also, this isn't something you should judge visually, you need to forget about having them around the same distance away from the string and do it purely on what you hear. You will adjust to any changes within a couple of minutes of playing.

As has been said, lower the neck pickup and raise the bridge pickup until their output is similar when each is on full volume. There is no black magic or complicated maths here , it really is that simple. Your bridge pickup is probably a hotter output pickup than the neck anyway.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1334687153' post='1619838'] Yes, every single f***ing time. That's why I have no intention whatsoever of gigging again - the hassle/enjoyment ratio is always skewed predominantly in favour of the former in my experience. [/quote] [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1334782781' post='1621339'] Without any need for further qualification, most absolutely this. [/quote]I, too, wish to subscribe to this newsletter. We've just passed the first anniversary of me getting totally depressed with the band situation and quitting the band I started, turning my back on five years worth of 200 mile drives for rehearsal, countless hours writing the songs, doing websites, artwork, facebooks, myspaces, getting gigs and all the other crap. For the first time in my life my default brain setting isn't "Must Gig" and I'm really enjoying [i]not[/i] being in a band. I was even sounded out a few weeks ago to see if I would be interested in restarting it... no thanks, just not interested anymore

Cheers If I'm honest, if I was designing the thing I wouldn't have the scratchplate there myself but, in person, it just works

Killer Queen.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1334609674' post='1618609'] Oh but I have an ABZ Dingwall in the same finish an had it nearly 2 years now, it happens to be the one I play the most and it hasn't deteriorated with popping, just gone a bit shiny over the matt texture and you can only tell if you hold it across a light source. [/quote]My 5er is probably a better example

I moved that way about ten years ago and started selling most of my fours but I've found myself moving back to fours over the last couple of years, they just feel a little more "right" for want of a better term, in my hands.

Tonally, it's a bass capable of being very sympathetic to slap playing. Given the oil finish, it'll stop the finish wearing away with heavy slapping, so more of a slapguard than a pickguard That won't be a problem for me though

Including shipping and taxes this came in at a little over €900 which, for what it is, is a great deal. To put that in perspective, a Mexican Classic 60's Jazz bass will cost you over €800 over here

50's - Rave On : Buddy Holly Summertime Blues : Eddie Cochran

Cheers gents, I'm quite chuffed with it. I'm still getting my head around how many different sounds are in this yoke. The u-box is Ishibashi's 2nd hand section, frequently with bargains to be had in Japanese domestic market instruments http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/ - I love them dearly for what they do there

Found a Bacchus 24 on the U-box at a price that just wouldn't leave me alone. Ash body with a black oil finish, 3 piece maple neck, ebony fretboard. If you look closely you can see the neck extends all the way to the pickup. Glow in the dark side dots. I really like these. Rosewood pickup covers with ebony tops. Pickups are their own alnico5 humbuckers and can be tapped using one of the switches. Bart XTCT pre, almost works like a filter pre, you can entirely cut all of each band of frequencies or boost to stupid levels

Nice. You can't go wrong with one of them.

Required? Only one mic is required, the rest are dependant on what kind of drum sound you're going for. I don't think the techniques of his producerer can be used as a stick to beat the guy with I'm sure Bonham, had he lived, would have known the joys of midi and huge thunderclap gated reverb snares in the 80's like everyone else.

Is this what you mean? They're just copying this from the old 4001, they're not using maple for the headstock wings anymore, that's how they always used to be. I think I prefer the yellow in the Fireglo finish, personally. My old 92 4003 was yellowish in the middle and I always found the pinkish hue of the followin years to be a bit offputting. I have to say, I like this a lot (other than them being uncomfortable bastards to play)

Got a link?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1334406435' post='1615759'] How about a big sticker saying 'Nuke Ireland'? [/quote] And the Whales!

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1334406183' post='1615753'] For the interest of balance I say Orange and green checks with a white guard [/quote]Agreed

Don't hold your breath, it might take a while. I must have missed something, when did you get the Stingray? A recent arrival?

I don't think that has been decided yet