Doctor J

Yeah, he's spending so much time doing QC on each and every Fleabass... actually, no, no he's not.

I like how he checks the lead first, before the volume control

I like the way it doesn't really go into any detail about the device at all I think I'll pass. Once I learned to set up my instruments properly, I've never had a problem with going out of tune... ever.

I like that green J a lot!

I used to have one on my old Metro and, to be honest, couldn't picture using the bass without one. They make a huge difference, in my experience.

Elixir have copyrighted the process of coating the string as a whole. All the others coat the wire and then wrap it around the core already coated, which entirely defeats the purpose in my opinion.

Height quality, who could ask for more?

[quote name='Dubs' post='1354996' date='Aug 29 2011, 09:21 AM']my drummer... when he's mixing our recordings...[/quote]

Is this a museum piece or a working instrument? If the latter, get it refretted and play it. If the former, hang it on your wall and charge people to see it.

There are people out there who don't know how to set up their bass and some who don't even know how to change their strings. Some people just play and don't worry about the technical side. Personally, I can be almost anal about some aspects of it but each to their own, I suppose, your average punter just hears the band as a whole without distinguishing the individual components so as long as the player is comfortable with what's going on it's all good.

Thankee

I tried the ginex but didn't think it was quite up to it, I thought it was just too short and certainly with crowning I thought it was poor. I bought a diamond crowning file from Stewart McDonald instead and just use 10" block of wood and fine grade sandpaper, which I'm much happier with, get much better results.

Hi Basic, greetings from Tipperary, welcome aboard.

[quote name='desmondpot' post='1350615' date='Aug 24 2011, 07:08 PM']Priceless![/quote] Shameless

The new ones are crap. The old ones, when they were painstakingly smelted by the hands of wizened craftsmen who only used steel unearthed by their own bare hands, sustained longer, had purer tone and made you more attractive to the opposite sex.

"Hang on guys while I whip out ol' Spunky" Hmmm.... I'm not so sure.

Get some Black Rose into you.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1346242' date='Aug 20 2011, 12:02 PM']He nearly ran me and my friends over in London, in 1979. He was in a white Ford Escort. He wound the window down and shouted "f***ing little bastards" A true honour.[/quote] I was never a big fan until I had to learn some songs for a band I was in, changed my opinion big time. RIP Philo.

Good stuff. Personally, I'd prefer a bit less of a triggered drum sound but that's definitely quality tunage.

Nice one, all the best with the gigs!

Yep, very common. Though to be fair, I went through the opposite when recording a few bands "That'd sound great dirtied up a bit" [i]"The bass?"[/i] "Yeah" [i]"Overdriven, you mean?"[/i] "Yeah" [i] "Really? Are you sure?"[/i]

Piggy from Voivod used the guitar version of that in his latter days, it's a very clever design indeed.

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1335797' date='Aug 10 2011, 10:10 PM'][/quote] Holy crap that is stunning!

Having only heard of them through this thread a couple of weeks ago, I am now absolutely dying to hear this album.