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    Hello, Download. Please give a big, Donnington roar for our headliners - ABBA!
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    Good evening everybody, I hope that you’re ready to laugh and be buoyed up by our big act’s uplifting exuberance, please welcome to the stage… Roger Waters.
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    Sounds great!
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    Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
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    This ^^^
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    List on the JMJ Mustang is £1400, which is about the same as the American Pro Mustang. US Js seem to be about £1960. MusicMan are similar with the offshore Ray34 listing at £1200 but a US Ray is £3k! It is all a bit crazy when you look back not that long ago. At least the low end of Fender and MM’s range are still good value, but I can only see them going up too.
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    I suggest he doesn't give up the day job for a career in stand up.
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    Also a shout out for Burke Shelley. Budgie had some absolutely fantastic tunes.
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    I’m Free - The Who
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    That's all that matters. I've manufactured a small thumb rest from some dowelling, painted it white and attached where I like them to be, behind the pickup and a string's width away from the E.
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    Fender originally designed these and their other models with tight, odd end adjustment, to have the neck screws loosened and the truss rod nut adjusted with a screwdriver. When I received my JMJ, we were in the depths of lockdown and I was in temporary accommodation, with no access to my tools. I did the relief adjustment with a multi tool, loosening the neck and making the adjustments with that. A fettled paint tin opener is a great tool that saves loosening the neck, however. Yes, setup is not different from a long scale bass.
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    I have found the same.
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    Phil Lynott anybody?
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    O/

    ezbass replied to PatrolOfStroll's topic in Introductions

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    Ooh, I fancy one of those.
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    Ooh, I’ve used Riverside too (I think), there’s a drum shop there too IIRC. That was decent enough.
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    I used this once, it was OK and fits your requirements. However, I did see something somewhere online that they might be closing, so worth calling to check. https://www.abbeymusicstudios.co.uk/getting-here
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    Double P FTW.
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    It’s definitely a gloss neck. I often don’t get on with nitro finished necks due to the potential stickiness (yes, I’m looking at you Gibson ES335, PRS Swamp Ash Special and Fender Roadworn 50s P Bass) but the JMJ is very well cured and reminds me of my old ‘63 P Bass and I don’t find it any more sticky than a poly finished, gloss neck.
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    Spirit of Radio - Rush
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    At first glance, it really is a case of WTAF? Then, after repeated viewing, it all seems to make sense and becomes very appealing, not least due to the hardware upgrades that are just right and look like it was designed that way. Kudos.
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    Firstly, it’s the ergonomics. The Mustang feels bigger than the ‘Ray and despite the more limited upper access, this doesn’t seem to be a problem, in fact I find the ‘Ray a bit cramped up there, as my body gets in the way. The ‘Ray is a great instrument bit, by comparison, feels a little toy like compared to the JMJ, probably due in no small part to me being a slightly bigger bloke (6’) and I really like the JMJ’s slab body to rest my forearm on, whereas the ‘Ray is much slimmer and doesn’t work quite as well (it’s absolutely fine really, it’s just me but the Mustang feels right). Then there’s the tone, whilst at home there doesn’t appear to be an awful lot different tonal difference with the ‘Ray set to single coil mode, but live and at volume the Mustang has more fundamental and pronounced low end, that you could describe as vintage, which is perfect for my current band and gives me confidence because I can both hear and feel it. The ‘Ray wins the weight battle easily, being lighter and better balanced, has more tonal options and is better suited to more modern production styles. However, the tonal limitations of the JMJ make me work harder to achieve the required tones with the tone control and hand position and I like that aspect.
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    SNSSBDTW

    ezbass replied to FinnDave's topic in Bass Guitars

    I told you they were addictive.
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    Congo - Genesis
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