Quilly

57 minutes ago, DTB said:

I am assuming that these are made in Mexico?

when I was able I did a fair bit of motorcycle touring although I never ventured as far as Mexico I have seen areas in Spain and Portugal where the local towns are like a time warp. The residents are dressed in extremely faded old clothes, they have virtually nothing, the houses are extremely basic, built on dirt roads with dust all the time and they live on bread and tomatoes and other basic stuff they can cultivate themselves. They live with the oppressive heat most of the year and are always hiding from the sun. It is an existence that most of us never see or appreciate, I can imagine Mexico being very similar and then there’s the Fender Factory stuck there making the most of the cheap workforce. 
I might be wrong of course, but that’s how i see it. 
 

 

I’ve a MIM player precision bass and everything is perfect on it, I had a MIM jazz years ago and while the components weren’t great the workmanship was flawless. I don’t think shoddy workmanship is omnipresent on fenders Mex instrument. Remember Mexico has a proud history of making guitars. The issue with the gold foil is caused by inconsistent quality assurance. I think the quality of the components is good , just put together badly .

On 05/02/2023 at 16:28, White Cloud said:

I've seen the exact same issues as Lobsters on a Mexican Geddy Lee before. Fender QC strikes again. Bizarre: These instruments are agricultural and straightforward to build after all.

Dave in Dave’s World had to realign a bridge on a Mex Geddy Lee I recall so it looks like bad QC alright 

It’s a pity because it look cool.

Anyone see that Low End Lobster review of that fender gold foil jazz - yikes 

45 minutes ago, DTB said:

Mine is a Vintage Jaco model, very impressive instrument for £340. I was expecting it to be crap, but was pleasantly surprised. So it has the lined neck. I’m sure unlined is more daunting but probably not a lot different. The five string headless Ibanez I have my eye on is not lined, just top mounted position markers. 
I’m not so sure it would be the same on stage. My gigging bass was a Japanese Geddy Lee with lovely big black blocks so there was no way of getting lost when it all got nervous sweaty loud and dark lol. It’s a totally different world to being in your familiar safe practice space, and I miss it so much. So I keep happy with buying new gear and I don’t care that I’ve got far to much already. Ha ha. 

You must of got a good one, I had one of these vintage jaco basses and I found the bodywork to be very poor. the Wilkinson hardware on the otherhand was really good quality I thought. 

33 minutes ago, Machines said:

I have made a purchase but think it's permissible.

 

I've bought a 3/4 Ibanez Mikro for my lad's birthday next month, he doesn't play yet but has shown enough of an interest so far and I found this cheap enough for it to be worth a shot.

 

 

 

I had a loan of Telecaster for a few months, played it like crazy for a while, then got bored of it. The most interesting electric guitar I had was a baritone Fender Jaguar.  Again, once the novelty wore off I went back to playing bass, I'm just not a guitar guy.

1 hour ago, DTB said:

I thought the same about the fretless. It’s a lot easier than I thought and after about 20 minutes I forgot it was any different. It was my only bass for a while. 

Yeah not that difficult to get the basics, once you know the whereabouts of where you should be you play by ear instead of looking for frets. Difficult to master like any instrument. Personally I prefer non lined fretless basses. I actually find them easier to play.   I found with the lined fretless basses I kept fingering the fretboard between the fret lines instinctively , which is incorrect of course. When there's no fret lines there at all you're forced to use your ears.   

One month down , this isn’t hard at all 😅

I really like the looks of the Fender 800 head .

2 hours ago, Dandelion said:

I prefer the mk1 California shape personally. 

I appreciate they were trying to move away from the “German fender copy” tag but I still prefer the body of the old ones , but the headstock of the gen 2 look much better. 

59 minutes ago, Pete Bish said:

Cut this during lockdown on my 2004 Sandberg Basic. The only real difference I can detect vs. the newer models, is the bridge.

 

Still sounds and feels superb, even after all these years.  It's extremely versatile and very well engineered. None of the component parts feel cheap, and it's lovely big slab of ash.

 

 

   

I bought one of these basses last year (new) with the one MM humbucker from BTM guitars in Austria. A fantastic alrounder and built like a tank . I think I paid €1100 for it which was an absolute bargain. I’ve owned a MM stingray in the past and IMO this is a superior instrument.

48 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Like that. Any vid or audio  clips of it anywhere to see how it compares to the standard VS4.

Dave

It sound pretty much like a p bass with flats , when I had rounds on it it had a very aggressive attack tone , think Jeanne Jacques Brunel , sounded great . I found the stock pickups a bit sterile. 

First gen Cal VS 2010 with Lollar PB-90 pick up and La Bella Low Tensions, perfect combination.

6 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

You should be able to pick one up for £300 or less, which isn’t daft money really, all things considered.

Im over in ireland and they’re rarely available second hand here  unfortunately. To get one shipped over  secondhand now requires the seller to fill out loads of paperwork for customs and tax and stuff. I tried and the sellers just don’t want the hassle and I don’t blame them .  I have the two10 which I’ll use for bigger gigs , not that big a cab. The elf 110 is ideal for rehearsal 

Just now, ossyrocks said:

I’m curious to know if anyone has directly compared a TE 1x10 with a Barefaced One10? 
 

I use my Elf with a BF cab, and I also use a P Bass with flats, so a similar setup. The band is a reasonably sensible jazz band with sax and trumpet. I’ve been considering getting another BF cab, just because two cabs would be better right? But it’s really just GAS, I don’t really need it.

 

Rob

I’m in the same boat, but they’re very dear 

6 minutes ago, Merton said:

@Quilly I’d be inclined to save the money and use your Two10 in portrait orientation

 

Shudda paid the extra money and get the BF110 🙈

5 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

I don't know what you were expecting out of the pint sized mini rig! Mathematically a 2nd cab is going to add a little and then some, but it's still only going to be 2 tens at the end of the day.

 

Afaik Elf manages about 130w into 8 ohm, so not a whole lot of extra power, but the 3dB of extra sensitivity from doubling  cabs can do a bit extra with it again. If you are seriously only lacking a little then I feel you would do nicely with the 2nd cab.

 

If you are more underwhelmed than that you might be better off with a 12 or two.

 

Never mind what other folks get away with using with their loud drummer. Everyone's drummer is loud. Some are louder. If you ever plugged in a second cab you should have a fair idea what to expect in your situation.

I don't intend using the 1 * 10 with my 'loud band' at all just an acoustic trio I play with. I use a p bass with flats for that acoustic(ish) band, I'm not looking for heaps of volume just a little bit more warmth, but I'd like to keep the same foot print.   

On 26/12/2022 at 13:30, stewblack said:

Today's rig

Drums included for scale 

See my question below 😄

Anyone ever add a second 1x10 TE cab to their rig? Did it make much difference in tone , power? I imagine the addition of a second 8ohm cab will squeeze the full 200w out of the amp, just finding the single 110 a little lacking in low frequencies 

Lovely amp , never got to use my one and moved it on . Kinda sorry I did 

9 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

Darn, my favourite colour too. Will need to sell something first, by which time it'll be long gone.

@Merton

Typical , seeing loads of great gear out there in tinternet. I had no gas until I joined this group 🙁

4 minutes ago, Folkesy said:

Thanks it feels like real quality in the hand and sounds great. Very light weight too 😀

Ah they’re great basses , lifer basses .

Do electric guitars and associated gear count ? 

I carried an Ashdown CTM100 down 4 streets once and I thought my arms were going to fall off. Its not even a 'heavy' tube amp.