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Here's the garb on the Wizard website about the Hammers: "Struggling to get that dark crunchy tone you've always wanted? Lacking that oomph to get you over the line? Look no further, Hammers are loud dark and dirty, yet retain conventional construction - handwound, Alnico 5 magnets and attention to detail." I remember looking at them but thinking they wouldn't be suitable for my fretless "Loud, dark and dirty" - sounds like they'll do the job!

JoeGarcia had a set of Wizard Hammers, i think they're hotter than the 64s [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=65314&hl=wizard"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...4&hl=wizard[/url] Btw, if you're selling the Wizard 64s how much would you want for them? I was looking at Joe Garcia's but would have preferred the 64s for my fretless

This: [url="http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Action=View&ID=110"]http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Act...View&ID=110[/url] Or this: [url="http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Action=View&ID=78"]http://www.orangeamps.com/products.asp?Action=View&ID=78[/url]

Are you going for the "poshest punk of the year" award?

I bought some and put them on my Zoot, didn't like them too much tbh but for the price they were worth it, quite a lot of folk really like em so horses for courses i guess

Another one for the Korgs, i currently use the DT-10 and it's very accurate and responsive. If i was looking at buying a new one i'd look at the Pitchblack but there's nowt up with mine! The old Sabine one i had was good and pretty well built, stood up to a lot of abuse and was always accurate. Some scumbag hotel staff nicked it at a wedding gig hence the Korg, otherwise i'd still be using it today

Cheers Pete!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='677437' date='Dec 8 2009, 02:38 AM']You're spoilt for choice, basically. But avoid super-budget names like Vintage, Harley Benton, Stagg, etc. I don't know where they're building those but they aren't pleasant to play.[/quote] I've played a few really nice Vintage basses and there was a killer Stagg Jazz in my local Crack Converters, the headstock logo is horrible though! Probably the exception rather than the rule but those brands do produce some good P and J variants. Similarly the Aria basses are generally well built and good players Regarding a good 1st bass for under £300 i'd go with what everyone says and look at the Squier CV series, also have a good look at the market section on here as there's some silly-good bargains pretty much every day!

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='677467' date='Dec 8 2009, 08:09 AM']The good guitarists don't do it [/quote] Very true! An old guitarist of ours thought it was the done thing to crank a Marshall up as loud as it would go, even though his playing was terrible and he had the mushiest guitar tone i've ever heard We sacked him for a multitude of reasons, but they were all summarised by one thing - p1ss-poor guitarist!

I'll have it please!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dennis-Cornell-Valve-Bass-Amp-Cabs-1-15-2-10-1-15_W0QQitemZ220523402073QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item3358381359"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dennis-Cornell-Valve...=item3358381359[/url] A bit of a one off, i presume this is the same Cornell fella that makes the boutique guitar amps? I bet this rig sounds huuuuuuuuuge!

A mate of mine has one of the older passive Stingrays strung with flats, the darkest bass i've heard! I depped for him once and couldn't get anything approaching treble out of it

Nice fretless Warmoth Jazz for sale @ £360.......

I'm having a clear out of some of my laptop spares and have this i took out of my netbook when i got it It's a PC4200 512mb stick Full garb on the sticker: Samsung 512mb 2Rx16 PC2 - 4200s - 44 - 12 - A3 M470T6654EZ3 - CD5 0709 Should fit any laptop able to take 4200 / 5300 memory with at least 512mb for each slot Free to good home!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-squier-bass-MIKE-DIRNT_W0QQitemZ200414406960QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2ea9a12930"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-squier-bass-M...=item2ea9a12930[/url] Pick up only though, in Barnsley If you hit BIN he's throwing in a little amp and a gigbag so seems like a good score

Will they fit the old brass just-a-nut to the new neck? Worth asking them in case you get the plastic one which isn't as good I think my Fortress has had a new neck somewhere down the line (2005 to be exact!) but still has the brass nut and "West Germany" stamped machineheads, so i assume they retro-fit the old hardware onto the new neck

The guys on the Warwick forum are really helpful, they should give you a better idea Just out of interest what sort of money would you be looking at if you were to sell the bass? Not that i should really be considering buying it!

[quote name='mgauction' post='673880' date='Dec 4 2009, 06:19 AM']Very, very overrated; lousy music - definitely no soul whatsoever. I'll take a good simple bass groove in the pocket of a nice melody anytime![/quote] Jaco, no soul? Really? Also he's laid down more than a few simple grooves in his time, check out "I Can Dig It Baby". Definition of in the pocket right there

You mean Mania bass? [url="http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.applestone-music.co.uk/shop/images/57.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.applestone-music.co.uk/shop/prod57.htm&usg=__3STl5KCHI7rIASaz-rKBomN5yG4=&h=450&w=188&sz=11&hl=en&start=2&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=r7C8B3K6yneqeM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=53&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmania%2Bbass%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1"]http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...sa%3DN%26um%3D1[/url] Remind me of the Peavey Cirrus, in a good way!

[quote name='Clarky' post='673513' date='Dec 3 2009, 06:33 PM']But I have to say technicality for its own sake ([b]eg that dreadful Alain Caron slap-fest clip on BC recently[/b]) leaves me absolutely cold.[/quote] +1 on this too. That clip sounds like someone dropping a box of cutlery down the stairs!

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='673240' date='Dec 3 2009, 02:46 PM']I think a lot of people knock Jaco because he is otherwise held in universal high regard - a kind of 'anti' statement. IMHO, no-one has improved on what he did at the heights of his career as a player and musician. There are those that have taken the bass elsewhere and done other wonderful things but Jaco's thing was, at its best, timeless and unsurpassed.[/quote] +1 on this