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I saw a review where the 2 8" cabinet had 200w drivers (hence the high price). The head is not expensive. I wonder if a light 410 would be better ?

He sure had a cool mumble . I saw them when they had a Rickenbacker bass. I was impressed !

5 hours ago, skej21 said:

This with Lollipop tuners and you’d have an outright winner!

Edit: On further inspection I just noticed the jack is on the edge of the body. Switch that back to the control plate and I’d be happy! 😂

I want the jack on the control plate too, then it could only have 2 knobs. Wait, it could have 2 stacked pots with tone and volume for each pickup- add $100 ! 

I wonder how they sound different ? The American Special I have has more upper mids than other Precisions but this new American Performer also has the Jazz pickup. I do have an old JP 90 with those pickups (not the Yo. but extra loud) and it has a Jazz-width neck so not that exactly . Lake Placid is a cool blue so that one interests me. 

I just recently got a new RM 115 and it is the smallest,lightest 115  cabinet I have owned ! NO PORTS ! 

8 hours ago, lowdowner said:

Thanks but I know i’m Sounding a bit dim but I can’t picture this - what is stopping the lead just pulling like it would anyway?

Your strap holds it (the cord) tight against the body of your bass. The Beatles taught me that ! Everyone I have played with who didn't do this unplugged in the middle of a song and everyone knew who screwed up. Very few gtr players changed their ways however.

My Mustang PJ beats my old 70s Mustang w. racing stripe because it gets deeper lows , thanks to the Precision pickup. The Jazz pickup makes it a little more of a two-pickup bass. A fatter Jazz pickup like a Quarter Pounder might be better. A extra fat Thunderbird pickup (or Stingray) back there would be nice. The big 105 E string probably helps the PJ sound good.

I think "lacquer" means the finish on both neck and body . -not Poly. There is a Fender 50s model for about $750 with a wide 1.75" nut , aluminum pickguard, and reverse direction machines. I might go for that model as it is not 'roadworn' and the bridge is shiney. They come in burst and a lovely blonde that matches the yellowish pickguard. The whole bass is close to yellow . -The neck and fingerboard are one piece.

I got an Eminence Beta 10 that has worked well in an Ashdown ABM 610. It was $80 in the States. 200w  Next I want to try Celestion for a regular-magnet 10. Neos are too costly for the low-paying gigs I get.

I think way back Fanes had bigger magnets and cast frames. They could still be blown out with a 100w head and only one cabinet. Celestions (and all brands really) have gotten harder to blow. The 75w Celestions in a Marshall 1960 (UK made) 412 can survive any 100w head. Fane now have some 150w 12" gtr speakers with big magnets. For bass check out Celestion neo 8" and 10" speakers. I want some Celestion 10s for an old Ampeg cabinet .

4 minutes ago, dannybuoy said:

There’s not many decent new bands in this genre around and the old rockers are mostly out to pasture these days, so I’ll take what I can get!

Check out Ape Machine too.

Same here. Also check out "Unloaded"-Kirk Swan (uses a 12 string a lot), The Sunshine Boys -"Blue Music" (female bass player and drummer,plus guy on a cheerful-sounding gtr with happy words ), Hop Along "Bark Your Head Off Dog "- (singer has a WIDE range and the melodies have some big jumps ) . Guided By Voices was the best live show I saw this year. Here are some photos from the show at Saturn , Birmingham, Alabama. The Precision/SVT combo did justice to rock music.

Precision Bass is missing a knob . Who wants to give him 2 knobs for Christmas ? Noel Redding used to get a better sound with a pick and a Sunn. They are trying hard and are bound to change the sound some...

I would like to see a test where a big 500w or 800w amp were connected to a large 810 : turned up till a clean sound became a bit distorted, then turned down a little until it 'got clean' . Then a mic placed 25' or 50' back would be connected to a recorder with a VU meter ,set to read "0 dB". Then another brand of amp tried (like GK & Ashdown ) to see which was louder with a similar tone. There would be rankings on down to the lousy , crummy amps we all wish to avoid. What do the newest Acoustic amps sold by Guitar Center really put out in clean watts ? They are loud at the store and have pretty blue lights but do I want one. (I like Ashdown best)

16 hours ago, mep said:

Been putting the bass drum through 15" full range tops for years and it works. The bass drum is the first to be lost in the mix so a little lift is what it needs. Now we have a sub and get that extra thump. 

Yes, but what if the P.A. was somewhat feeble, barely able to do two part vocal harmony ? I recall a Kustom with 100 watts (rated) and cabinets the size of shoeboxes with two 6.5" woofers and a piezo tweeter ? The band did not do stadium gigs-25 people was a good turnout. We needed a proper P.A.  The drummer had a 24" Ludwig bass drum but had a lazy bass drum foot. The strange thing is we got paying gigs !

On 28/10/2018 at 16:41, gjones said:

Put his bass amp out front. He doesn't need to hear it, unlike you who uses your amp as a monitor. If he insists on having it near him, therefore interfering with your bass sound, then he's obviously a tosser.

There are two local groups I like where nothing is mic'd and the bass drum is too quiet. One band has a 15/horn on each side (no subs). The other band has a 12/horn each side on a stand. I would bet the PA guy would not want the bass drum run through his PA. What to do then ? What your drummer did might work with a "natural" e.q. and the speaker in front enough not to feed back. Does your bass gtr go into his mic too much ? 

2 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said:

Ooh, I’ll take the middle one’s shape, with the top one’s body colour and scatch plate, with the maple neck from the bottom one please!

Me too ! Maybe a left-handed neck , just to be tricky like some ZZ Top basses used by Dusty Hill.

The black one looks great ! Maybe you could change the shape some by making the lower 'horn' or point long like the top one.?It would be sort of a 'Longhorn' and Rickenbacker would not think it was a copy. I have two 4003 basses but bands seem to trust a Fender more.

It looks like it will sound good ! What do you suppose a regular Precision would sound like with a Thunderbird pickup added near the bridge ? I think it would add low-to-high mids (some treble) to the regular sound. I am not sure enough to cut the wood on a bass that is stock. 

5 hours ago, RedVee said:

There is a lot of finger noise on the track that tells me that they are not Flatwounds, even with the tne tone knob dimed.

Doesn't it sound the way they used to plug straight into the mixing board with no e.q. ? 

On 27/10/2018 at 11:21, SH73 said:

So simple but such a great bass line

John Deacon is a legend 

I just made a tape copy of this tune. It sounds like a passive Fender with flatwounds to me. Did he use a Stingray much ?

In one Beatle book I read (can't remember which one ) two basses were used for some songs with George playing almost the same thing as Paul. On the original White Album it sounded like a raspy bass picked with the rough edge dragged across the string. -Possibly notches cut into the plectrum. This through a distorted amp. Another bass sound is a deep, clean sound . Maybe the Jazz Bass bought for Paul and the Bass VI together ?? 

That green Stratocaster may be a Clapton model if it has smooth pickups (with no pole pieces showing )Lace Sensor Gold I think they are. Green is a great color because it is not real common. 

James was loudest in the mix. They knew he was great ! Even Macca knew he was great. 

On 16/10/2018 at 02:24, Geek99 said:

And she’s hot

i do have a liking for the work of Michael Steele of the bangles 

I think the bass girl from Fetchin' Bones was tasteful and also tastey looking on stage. Juliana Hatfield is a thoughtful bass player that deserves a good listen.The B-52s had a good girl bass player on "Deadbeats Club". 

Even my little Superfly has a warm cheweyness that other tiny amps lack !