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Doh! Thwaites! Why did I not think before posting? The www makes me lazy. I cannot remember the name of the band but I will find out. Thanks

I have a friend who needs to hire a double bass for a couple of weeks for a jazz band he is road managing. I know that there are hire companies such as Matt Snowball etc but he has tried them and the bassist in question was not loving it. Any suggestions as to other sources for a nicer instrument to hire? Ta, like.

Korg G5. Lots of fun and does not have the kudos, and therefore the ££££££££££ of the DI. I love mine.

I picked up an MTD Kingston for £150 here (or wherever we were at the time). I might re wind the pick up (Wizard £35), dump an East MM-a-like pre in £95 and you are away. I absolutely LOVE the MTD, it is lighter than a light thing, cheap so that I don't have to look after it and the neck is JUST FABULOUS (if you like wide and thin). I cannot speak highly enough of it. [quote name='Bigwan' post='52686' date='Aug 30 2007, 11:16 AM']Hi guys, Just looking other people's input here. I'm looking into a budget/mid-priced 5 string at the minute. I'd ideally like something that sounds like a Musicman 5 but with wider string spacing (19mm if possible). I sold off my MM5 I had because I couldn't get along with the string spacing. Can anyone think of something that fits the bill? I was really excited when I heard that Ibanez were re-releasing the ATK range, until I heard that the spacing on the new 305 is 16.5mm! The mid-90's version is 19mm but they're as rare as rocking horse poo! The ones I can think of (without going custom) are MTD imports (kingston and heir), Lakland 5502 (out of my current pricerange), mid-90's ATKs... Looking to stay around/under the £400 mark. Anyone think of anything else? Cheers Ian[/quote]

I've owned 2 5ers. One HH and one H/Piezo. The HH was all good, VERY powerful tone. It made my Korg G5 come alive in a way that nothing else ever has. I loved the electronics but could take or leave the instrument. The looks were OK, but it all felt a bit stodgy. This is an incredibly subjective description and the truth is that if I could have afforded to have kept it, then I would have. The lower horn digged into my leg when I sat as well. I had picked up an MTD Kingston for next to nothing at the same time and, for me, as a piece of wood with vibrating strings on it it was miles ahead - REALLY nice neck, great spacing, lighter than a light thing. The Bongo sounded fabulous, I really enjoyed playing the MTD The H/piezo was one I took in a trade because I had a bass I could not shift and I'd always wanted to try a piezo bridge. It lacked the visceral grunt that the HH had and (for me) the piezo thing was underwhelming so it went as well. They were both good basses and when the opportunity arises I will probably buy another HH just for the sheer grunt factor it provided. If I could gut one and put the electronics into my Stingray5-alike then I would do so without hesitation. So all things considered, that's a yes then!

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='41348' date='Aug 4 2007, 06:26 PM']bloody hell, her voice is awesome - strong and full and she holds the pitch by the scruff of the neck. She had a bit of a glitch getting over her second bridge though.[/quote] I wish that someone could say that I had a bit of a glitch getting over the second bridge after I had been touring with Bowie for years.

[quote name='99ster' post='33118' date='Jul 17 2007, 04:12 PM']Not nearly as practical due to the weight... But [url="http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/"]http://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/[/url] quoted me £168 inc delivery for a full fight case for a CR4M - so an NS5 would probably work out about the same..? PS - love the 'bass' sticker! [/quote] Case for NS5 should be exactly the same as one for CR4M. Full flightcase would be cool, but it just depends on how much time it spends in the back of a van with apes loading it and unloading it. Carrying weight around is getting less and less attractive I must admit. I will swap you mine for that manky old orange jazz you got. Bass sticker comes for free every time you buy something from Bob Gollihur.

Result. The dream lives on!

[quote name='carlosfandango' post='30265' date='Jul 11 2007, 01:29 PM']Wicked! Exactly what I've been looking for! Thx![/quote] Cool. It took me a couple of nights of wandering around the web, but I could not be happier with it. You could go for some sort of fishing rod carrier as another option.

Many variables here - but for reliability big PA amps are where it's at. Crown/QSC/Chevin/Powersoft the list goes on.

A friend of mine (who is a BBC engineer and a D Bassist - if that has any relevance) did sound at a gig where the bassisy used an Audio Technica ATM350 which clipped onto the bridge. He also had Realist. He monitored off the Realist and put the AT through the PA. He said the sound was fabulous. YMMV obviously.

<sigh> I have now persuaded myself that I really fancy a trashed sunburst Jazz, but with 5 strings and a 35" (or even 35 and a half") scale length. Who is going to build me one of those then?

OK OK OK enough with the Villex thang. What's that funky mute thing you've got going on?