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[quote name='scrapyardlee' timestamp='1416509486' post='2611041'] Posted Today, 06:46 PM Just wondering if someone can help me. I have a Fender aerodyne precision bass but it's not like the one's i've seen. It only has the p.bass pickups which are dimaggio. It's a japanese import and was only made for a few years 2005/2006. I can't find it anywhere on the net,I want to know the value of it as I might consider selling it. [/quote] Out of interest, is it a medium/32" scale or full 34" scale? They appear to be around £500/550 new in Japan, £300/350 second hand in Japan on EBay

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1413651845' post='2580600'] Have a lot of this guys music, but this is a real standout record for me.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NLTuEZRFNg[/media] [/quote] The Robert Cray Band are a great live band for their music content and tasteful playing, saw them recently at Guildford, terrific.

[quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1412274101' post='2567453'] Anybody know much about these? I found a battered BB300 in a random shop that has nothing to do with musical instruments. Apparently it's an 80's made in Japan P-bass, although I didn't ask to take a look at any serial numbers. I became curious about it when I got home so thought I'd ask here. I'm not sure what would be a fair price for one of these. I'm guessing not much at all. [/quote] Generally well made basses...

[quote name='snorkie635' timestamp='1346528155' post='1790326'] Recent purchase of DB 751 has led to great joy - but - it hisses (white noise) if either preamp gain or master volume are set over 10.00 o'clock. This happens without any bass plugged in. Just wondered if anyone else had experienced this kind of thing - I've tried replacing the valves in the preamp with no joy (and the tweeter in my cab is off. Hmm? [/quote] I had an Aguilar many years ago and my sound man complained that it made a hiss out of the DI and changed the output valve. At the time this cured the problem. 'AIRCUOTIX' seems to be well into this problem ........ I figure his comment 'making back' means re-soldering the joints? Good luck, hiss drives everyone mad!

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1404070803' post='2489028'] Thoughts and experiences please. Got a couple of dates lined up in Europe later this year. It's most likely I'll be buying a markbass head (blackline 250) very soon and it would be this that I'd be taking out. Although Europe has virtually the same voltage supply as us, I'm wary of Markbass saying their amps are set to the voltage of country of purchase. Am I losing sleep over nothing, or has anyone actually had issues? Cheers Thomas [/quote] I've used my MarkBass amp in Europe with no problem. Better to get a 500 watt head maybe for touring, you never know what cabs will be supplied?

[quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1403280827' post='2481512'] as the title says - any ideas? Many thanks [/quote]try Martin strings...

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1400234188' post='2452059'] I'm looking at replacing the jazz bridge pickup in my aerodyne Jazz bass. The current one is a bit weak and hums a fair bit. A few yaers ago the SD quarter pounder was suggested to me. I probably will go for this, but when looking to purchase I noticed theres quite alot of options for under £80. Anyone got any other suggestions that I could look at before just biting the bullet with the SJB-3? Not looking for anything too hot, and nothing that might be a bit 'rock'. Just a nice solid sounding pickup that will hopefully reduce hum. [/quote] Why would you be 'biting the bullet with an SJB'? Sounds like maybe you are hopeful of something exotic being suggested but really, the Seymour Duncan pickups are a top brand and there are a few different hum cancelling models. Even the active jazz set with 1000 hour battery life are excellent and no where near as 'hot' as the earlier switchable actives. The DiMarzio are very good too and having tried two types of their jazz ones, I still prefer SDs. Now it's down to your ears and finances but I think someone had some SJBs on here recently.

[quote name='Bassworm' timestamp='1399581224' post='2445678'] Hi All, I play a headless five string which uses only standard strings, not double ball end. Trouble is, the nipped off ends of the strings are a deadly weapon in waiting (See pic) Any suggestions for making the sharp ends less dangerous? Tape looks terrible and when I trimmed the strings right down to the block that was enough to start one of them unravelling. All ideas welcome, not least because if I don't fix this then sooner or later the keyboard player is going to end up with a lacerated ear'ole. Some clear stuff that acts like bluetack? Cheers All. [/quote]

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1399587160' post='2445752'] I'm looking for a 45 - 105 (130) set for fretless basses that will sing a bit with not to much mwah, and not chew up the fingerboard. I've got what I believe to be Thomastik flats on my Wal 5, (red silks) they feel nice but I can't get on with the sound. On my Fender P/J Ive got Status half wounds which are ok but a bit too high tension, not enough growl. I don't want to sound like Jaco or Pino, I suppose I'm after a more upright sound. I've also tried those black ones and don't like them. [/quote] I'm using D'Addario nickel round wound, same gauge as you. No problems with them. Galli (Italian make) are also very good.

[quote name='goingdownslow' timestamp='1399543950' post='2445134'] No bass clef on the one I had. The Les Pauls are two basses I now regret selling. [attachment=162224:My Gibsons.jpg] [/quote] You get that thought after selling!

Just out if interest....does anyone have one of these with a bass clef inlay at the twelfth fret? Dark tobacco colour. Was once mine.

[quote name='Gary Williams' timestamp='1399113135' post='2441117'] I thought I'd start this topic in the hope that my experiences may help others with similar problems. I have seen many posts on here about the weight of basses and any new bass put up for sale seems to now have the weight added indicating that weight is a real issue now for some "older" bass players. I am 50 years old and have been gigging since I was 11. I've always been pretty fit and never ever been in a hospital (for me anyway) until, in 2010, I started getting a horrible pain in my left upper arm that felt like someone had given me a "dead arm" punch. To cut a very long story short, an MRI scan showed that I had "wear and tear" on 2 levels of discs in my neck - C5-6 and C6-7. This resulted in me losing a lot of muscle mass in my left arm and the rear deltoid muscle of my shoulder albeit disappeared. Lifting a pint of water (or beer) was very hard using my left hand. Throughout this time I gigged normally.... By the time I saw a surgeon, the pain had disappeared and I was left with the weakness. As I wasn't really in any pain at that time, I was refused surgery which I was happy and relieved to hear. 3 or 4 months of physio and a year or so down the gym brought my left arm 98% back to normal strength. Fast forward to my last gig before Christmas 2013 (5 months ago). The weight of the bass strap on my left shoulder was causing a lot of pain mid-gig and where there was a bar or 2 without bass, I was lifting the bass off my shoulder to relieve the pain. I took January off from my 2-3 shows a week gigging and got a dep to cover me as wearing a bass was impossible for longer than a few minutes. The pain even without wearing a bass was excruciating. The pain from February gradually died away but this was replaced with spasms and pins & needles in the left hand. This is the normal symptom of a compressed nerve in the neck which is caused by the slipped disc issue. Then my thumb and index finger went numb and felt ice cold as if it was dipped in snow. Very odd and worrying but I could still play. To this day, the index finger and thumb are still numb and cold. Fast forward a few months and to cut another long story short, a new MRI has shown "substantial wear and tear" to now 3 levels of discs in my neck. C4-5, C5-6 and C6-7. I have been made aware that unless this is "fixed" asap the damage to the nerve could be permanent so the index finger and thumb could be left numb forever along with other issues from nerve damage As I don't have private medical insurance, I am at the mercy of the NHS and 40 days after having the MRI, I am still waiting to sit down in front of the same surgeon from 2010 to discuss my options. However, it is looking very likely that I need a major operation to replace the 3 discs which is a called "Anterior Cervical Discectomy with bone fusion". Click [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g-WbLsiWh4&feature=related"][b]here[/b][/url] to see a link to an animation showing the surgery: (not gory at all) Anyway, the reason for this post is to hopefully help other Basschatters who may experience what I have been through and how I have managed to carry on gigging for the last few months - although it is getting harder by the week.... I am avoiding doing any heavy lifting and am lucky enough to have a roadie who picks me up and sets my gear up for me. I still carry bass cases and small gear but avoid the heavy stuff and luckily, the bands I play in are understanding and help me where they can. I normally use my SVT VR and Ampeg 8 x 10 or my Mesa Boogie 400+ with a 1516 cab - two of the heaviest rigs ever made but sound gorgeous but obviously this could be one of the many causes of my problems :0) I sold some gear in February and bought a MarkBass CMD 102P which is so light but still powerful and this means I can also do smaller gigs by myself if I need to without straining too much. I told my bands that on all gigs I would be playing sitting down on a stool for the foreseeable future which they obviously understood but weren't overjoyed with as it looks crap and really not very rock n roll! I have spent nearly £200 on a Gruv Gear Duo Strap ( [url="http://www.gruvgear.com/duostrap"][b]link[/b][/url]) and another ergonomic strap (can't remember the name) with harness designed to spread the weight of a bass but after hours/days of fiddling I couldn't get either of them comfortable or in the "right" position for playing normally. It may be that I go back to these in my recovery time. Anyway, I remembered going to a gig in the 90s and the guitarist had an acoustic guitar "floating" on stage that he stood behind and played when required with his main guitar still slung around his neck. A short time on Google and I found [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWDA-04M9xc"][b]this[/b][/url]: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWDA-04M9xc"]https://www.youtube....h?v=BWDA-04M9xc[/url] The MBrace Guitar Holder - you buy it here: [url="http://www.purewaveaudio.com/furniture-and-stands/stands/stand-accessories/mbrace-guitar-holder/"]http://www.purewavea...-guitar-holder/[/url] What a revelation!!! This wonderful contraption has allowed me to carry on gigging..... It is not perfect but I highly recommend it to anyone who has a sore shoulder or finds the weight of a bass an issue. Using this alone could stop you aggravating your condition to the point where it becomes a major problem and you need surgery like me. Regardless of the outcome of my surgery, I will try and use this for a year or so just to give my shoulder a break. Here it is in use: (Note the clackers hanging from my mike stand - it's a 70s show!) The plus points are:[list] [*]No guitar strap so no weight at all hanging on your body! [*]You walk behind it and play your bass! [/list] The negative points are:[list] [*]You are VERY static on stage! ** [*]A bass hanging on a stand on stage makes it very tempting for all members of the band (even drummers) to walk behind it and start playing YOUR bass! [*]I normally have my pedalboard in front of me but as this stand is mounted on a mike stand (with a normal microphone stand set up in front of that for vocals) means my pedalboard needs to go to the side. [*]It can look very odd from an audience perspective as the bass is static but you move around behind it - apparently very weird but a good talking point. [*]As your pride and joy is mounted on a mike stand, it can get knocked over. [/list] Apart from that, it is an absolute lifesaver! I bought a very sturdy Roland ST-CMS1 mike/speaker stand to protect my pride and joy - [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/roland-st-cms1-monitor-speaker-stand/60463"][b]link here[/b][/url] ** The MBrace stand screws onto a mike stand - if you don't tighten it up fully, the bass can rotate clockwise and anticlockwise so you can move a bit on stage. The bad news at the moment is that my left arm and hand is getting weaker by the day and I am losing dexterity and co-ordination in my left hand. Not sure how much longer I can carry on gigging now but will keep going for as long as I can. Plus obviously this condition does mean that by the end of a gig with the travel, setup, gig, packing away etc etc I feel l like I have been run over by a bus by the time I get home in the small hours. I am using the Planet Waves Varigrip ( [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Waves-Varigrip-Adjustable-Exerciser/dp/B001OCGGEM"][b]link [/b][/url]) finger strengthener daily to help and also trying to practice scales and finger exercises every day. Anyway, I hope this helps some of you out there should you be having similar issues. [/quote] I go to a very good osteopathy type clinic in the Hindhead area. I can provide the number for him if you message me. He has dealt with many musicians. I've had very good results and visit at least once a year to get 'corrected'. He more or less crosses from osteo into physio and teaches Tai Chi.

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1390753608' post='2349027'] Get a sponge and wedge it between the legs of the bridge. Then stick a microphone in that. If there is a PA at the venue they might have a spare mic. Put that through your bass amp. Probably the cheapest way. [/quote] My DB teacher of many years ago, (Roy Babbington) used the mic and sponge trick. Always sounded good through an old valve amplifier he had.