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I always used to set it up on the line when i played a lined bass. I remember an interview with Jaco where he said he always used to fret right on the fret anyway, so his transition to fretless was instant. I've always fretted right on the wire or a little behind it since reading that, unless i'm playing a stretchy chord!

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='589430' date='Sep 4 2009, 09:54 AM']Mine had EMG Selects which went to Ou7shiined (I think) & he put them in something decent & really liked them(!). I managed to pick up a pair of Joe Barden Twin Rails from another Basschat member, and those, along with the John East have made the B V into a class act. G.[/quote] Have you any idea what the pickups and preamp are in the Hohner bitsa fretless i bought off you? They're being replaced by passives and a piezo bridge so i'm probably gonna give the whole lot away EDIT: Also what model was the body originally taken from? Ta

Postage stayed the same when i ordered from them, dunno if they still do that. I work in mail order and know exactly what delivery costs so i hate it when companies charge a fortune for postage, as a rule if they're making sneaky profits from postage then i buy elsewhere

[quote name='obbm' post='589389' date='Sep 4 2009, 09:02 AM']Until you add the postage costs.[/quote] I think it was 2 or 3 quid last time i ordered from them, not too extortionate compared to some places. I got 2 EHX adapters and a reverse polarity adapter for around £15 posted

[quote name='XxBassMastaXx' post='588942' date='Sep 3 2009, 06:25 PM']its not ugly! I know i said i like stingrays but they are way out of my price range. But this is also nice and only £400.[/quote] Get a second hand SUB! There was one on here for £350 and i sold my housemate's for £380 with an ABS hard case Proper USA made 'Ray for peanuts

Effectpowersupplies also do these for £3.99. [url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/9v-battery-clip-adaptor-9-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/9v-batt...adaptor-9-p.asp[/url] They're like Diago but not stupidly expensive!

[quote name='Doddy' post='589073' date='Sep 3 2009, 08:28 PM']+ 3600[/quote]

Quick update, this turned up 10 minutes ago. Apart from a little ding by the jack socket it's mint. Looks like it's hardly been played. The seller also included what i presume to be a vol-vol-tone wiring he had going spare, nice of him and i think i'll find a home for it when i get my fretless piezo'd up Will post piccys in the porn thread when i get home!

I always love a good J, the best ones aren't always the most expensive ones. Some cheapys just have that sound that i look for Interestingly i played a Mex Precision with a J at the bridge tonight. Apart from the awful, noisy active circuit in it i could coax a really good P sound and a great Jaco sound out of it with just a roll of the pickup blend, with very little compromise. If i hadn't had to adjust my playing to keep the electrics in check i reckon there's miles more sweet sounds in that bass

[quote name='lee4' post='587633' date='Sep 2 2009, 04:28 PM']I need a lie down!GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] I know this doesn't help, but Zoots have been selling for silly low money recently. We're talking £300 - £400, one of those was a custom too. I've actually had to restrain myself from buying another!

I think the Rockbass Active 'vette has the same electrics and pickups as the German one, passive MEC Js with a 2 band active eq. I was impressed with the sound and feel of the Rockbass i tried but for the money go with a second hand German one. Should be under £400, eBay is a great place to pick up a cheap Warwick although the prices are creeping up

Hahahaha! Excellent! Anyone gonna check it out?

So far.... Stagg EUB Cort Curbow 5er (now sold on) Aria STB Jazz Warwick Fortress Incoming..... Small bedroom cab (for occaisional small gig use, to go with my Superfly) Another cheapo Jazz for messing around with Another Warwick Outgoing.... Warmoth fretless Hartke VX215

Hi Tony, good to see more locals on here! I'm just down the road in Cleveleys and there's a few others in Preston [spits] and the Blackpool/Lytham areas Welcome to the forum, it's a great resource, even though it's made me spend lots of money!

If you're after an 80s metal sound surely a Precision would be your best bet. As said, the Squier CV and VM ranges are consistently excellent, have a look at this one: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=58325&hl=squier"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...5&hl=squier[/url] Even if you decide to upgrade later you'll get most if not all of your money back on this, plus it would be a dependable back up if you wanted to keep hold of it The best bet is just to go play a few and decide what you like. If you find a great bass for a decent price then buy it, you've certainly got an enviable budget! EDIT: Or this: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=59113&st=0&#entry586155"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry586155[/url]

I actually have the reverse problem, it sounds quiter when i slap! I have quite a mid-heavy sound so some of this is lost when slapping. I used to use a mini volume boost pedal (like a Catalinbread) but now use the clean channel on my MXR M80 for a volume boost, it also has a 3 band eq too. I'd imagine you could use it to lessen the volume, although a decent compressor sounds like a good plan

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='585637' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:12 AM']Mine's totally original and pretty pristine. G.[/quote] That looks superb, the build quality looks top drawer on that one

[quote name='crez5150' post='583607' date='Aug 28 2009, 02:57 PM']The comments above are very unfair on Mike..... if he owes for advertising here then thats down to the Admin to sort out...... not for folk here to snipe at!!![/quote] Might get him pay up though? FWIW my Zoot is ace, awesome bass. Mike obviously knows how to make excellent instruments, he seems a little bit lacksadasical on the business side of things.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='584026' date='Aug 28 2009, 09:02 PM']At that price its worth putting up with the stiffy/viagra jokes that will be inevitable when playing it. [/quote] Have you seen my avatar bass? I get enough of those already!

Sounds like you were pretty happy with the GK and Schroeder! Why do you just want a combo, for portability and convenience?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='583325' date='Aug 28 2009, 10:46 AM']Or find a Black Russian like mine which benefits from loose tolerances! Alex[/quote] +1 My Black Russian Muff kicks ass!

The price is pretty decent, although these are the forerunner to the Rockbass range. I had one of these and didn't really like it, pickup sounded a bit weak to my ears, certainly looks nice though. My Corvette absolutely spanked it when it came to sound and playability One thing i would add is that it's the standard size Warwick cavity rout, so if you wanted to add an active eq and change the pickup there's loads of room to play with and you wouldn't need to actually do any routing. I was thinking about sticking a MM sized humbucker and active circuit in mine but ended up flogging it for about £200