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Recon its just a feature of the angle the photo was taken from and the background. Looks like a nice bass to me but i'm not really into vintage.

[quote name='TheRev' post='5909' date='May 24 2007, 05:27 PM']Oh bugger. That sounds perfect. Time to scrape some money together.....[/quote] [quote name='Waldo' post='6375' date='May 25 2007, 11:23 AM']Please try and try one first though, I'd feel bad if you bought it on my recommendation and then didn't like it [/quote] Yes I always feel slightly uncomfortable posting in respone to "tell me what to buy" type posts.

[quote name='Waldo' post='6409' date='May 25 2007, 12:09 PM']Damn, that's sucks beyond belief. That guitar really must have had a rough ride for the bloody neck to snap in half! I remember back on bassworld this sort of discussion came up quite alot and one person who worked for a big courier firm (like TNT or UPS) said that his colleagues used to play 'consignment football'! Hmm, I wonder what that entails......[/quote] Recon they must have used this bass for cricket!

I have to say, with all due respect to Carol Kaye and her achievements (probably more that the whole of bass chat put together) that the evidence emphatically suggests she had nothing whatsoever to do with Stevie Wonders I Was Made.....

There are EBS Neo 2x10s and 2x12s for sale at the moment. I love my EBS 2x12 but your tastes may be different.

Sting in the tail! I am now suffering from vertigo, probably as a result of the damage to my ears. I was looking forward to taking my son mountain climbing when he got old enough. Oh well.

Funkmonkey is selling his Overwater Jazz.

Calm down people. We have had 40 or so express an interest that means 30 will turn up. We still need a venue thats big enough for 30 people + 30 bass rigs + 30 basses (or probably more cos some greedy barstuards have got more than one(people or basses or rigs)). Plus enough A/C power for all the above, plus pedal boards for those that use them. All options are still open so please try and find a venue.

Dont you know those speakers should be vertically aligned and the cab 8 foot tall?

Well I "knew" Carol Kaye played on all the motown stuff way before I had ever heard of Jamerson. Perhaps she just thought that no one was ever gonna know about Jamerson so why not take the credit for his work. You cant really confuse THE version of I Was Made..... with a cover version or alternate version. If there were alternate versions I am sure the records producer and the artist responsible would have known. What with Lamont, Dozier, Holland swearing she never played on any of their stuff it does seem a bit odd.

Lakland Jerry Scheff also had lipsticks. Many of the Lakland sigs are based on vintage instruments like the two pot Jazzes.

EBS Neo's. Specs [url="http://www.ebs.bass.se/"]here[/url] Practice rig: Neo 1x12 [attachment=231:pratice_rig.JPG] Small gigs: Neo 1x10/1x12 Big gigs: Neo 2x12 [attachment=232:gig_rig.JPG] Never used it but its there if I want it! The little Neo's are incredible for the size but they do have limitations. The 2x12 just gets louder!

Classic!

Well I have just listened to it and it sounds like Jamerson but by 1967 lots of people were playing Jamerson - Paul McCartney included. Lots of early stuff was cut live but this is a stereo recording (although rather crude) with tellingly just the vocals and bass centre in the mix. Legend has it that once Motown went multi-track Jamerson got a track to himself. Alternatively this also makes it possible for the bass to be re-recorded. The songwriting credits Henry Crosby, Lula Hardaway, Stevie and Sylvia Moy. The song was produced by Henry Crosby. So unless someone can get a straight answer from Stevie, he is the next definitive opinion. It is even possible that the vocals and bass were recorded separately.

Just a thought - have you got the actives turned up full as well. MM dont have a centre click like most basses and I wondered if the OLP were the same. If you have got the volume and active tones on full beans I would not be surprised you are having problems.

Good work!

[quote name='chris_b' post='4118' date='May 22 2007, 01:10 AM']Quoted in post #7.....[/quote] Carol Kaye's book!

[quote name='chris_b' post='3594' date='May 21 2007, 02:14 PM']If it is true that Stevie Wonder says she was the original bass player then I guess that settles the argument. KO to Carol Kaye.[/quote] Where did you get that from?

It was a few years ago now, before I got the GB's made. My overall impression was it just felt heavy - the neck felt heavy and chunkier than the Lakland, but then millions of people love Warwicks so like I said its personal preference. I like slim necks. I also thought the humbucker over-powered the J pup so blending was limited.

To be fair- the strings were only 20 years old when he died.

[quote name='presoulnation' post='3431' date='May 21 2007, 10:14 AM']Having owned a Sandberg California JM4, I can say I haven't played a better bass for under £1000. Good tonal options with the jazz and MM pickup. Also, Delano pickups are definitely the way forward in my eyes, awesome sounding things. Best neck I have ever played on any instrument, the blackburst finish was stunning, very responsive eq and very very well built. I really cannot recommend them enough and I am gutted that I got rid of mine! So in response to Chardbass, I would suggest that the Lakky would have more than a match on its hands with the Sandberg [/quote] Thats the problem when you ask a forum questions like this - my opinion of Lakland Vs Sandberg is totally the oposite. Hated the Sandberg, loved the Lakky. Thats down to personal preference.

I believe it was the great man himself that said "The funk is in the fingers". Other than that, P bass, foam mute, Labella Flats and an ampeg B15. Although most of the recording was straight into the desk.

[quote name='stewblack' post='3102' date='May 20 2007, 10:11 PM']As far as using different instruments with differing outputs goes I've never had a problem. That's what the meter and gain dial are for, one to show me the input level the other to help me set it to the ideal. It's just this one guitar - it's a bit annoying, so I just play it turned down.[/quote] What are you playing through? Maybe the problem is you are relying on the notoriously unreliable meter on Ashdown.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='3010' date='May 20 2007, 06:35 PM']This may sound like an obvious point, but when you guys are swapping from one bass to another, I assume you're setting the amp's EQ relative to each bass, right? Again, probably and obvious point, but if you're running your amp with an EQ setting that's meant for a bass with a fairly low output, then swap over to something that's got a really hot output, then obviously things are going to take a turn for the worst sonically. Ideally, you'd want to have a basic idea of how to EQ each bass you intend to gig with, and this would be something you'd sort out in rehearsals or at home. It's a bit optimistic to think you can swap from one bass to another and expect the same EQ setting to work for both, especially if the two basses have completely different output levels.[/quote] Thats why I use an EBS Microbass II. Programmable BDDI is another alternative.

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='2240' date='May 19 2007, 03:14 PM']Are you clicking options in the top right hand corner, clicking track topic, selecting the tracking then pressing proceed?[/quote] No I was clicking on subscribe. What you suggested works fine.