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On 22/03/2020 at 12:47, PaulWarning said:

yeah, I like the rocky stuff mainly and I don't think any of the others play on it, could be wrong,  some I've just got fed up with hearing them, that's one of them

Tell it ! Some tunes have a good bass part and some songs are a recording experiment that turned out nice . I like rock .

Or, seal off one hole and use 3 16 ohm speakers in parallel . No ports . 

some artist-type could paint the paisleys on with a tiny paintbrush . Like a mural, except tiny .

My Wick is around 2000 and has those bronze type frets . When Warwick started the German Team Built basses (was it 2005 ?) the nickel-silver ones were used . Do they sound different ? How about stainless frets on a 'Ray ? 

you want a wide-enough cab for your head to look like a normal 'stack'. I would maybe consider the cheapest Eden - they used to make one seriously cheap (no wood, only mdf )  Now i stack 2 Ashdown Rootmaster 15 cabinets . Too slender for your Bassman. side-by side ? grey-silver grill would match a Fender head ... There is no end and I like it like that. rules are made to be broken- rant out ,Gren

I have gone back to stainless D'Addario - more bite

On 26/06/2020 at 09:37, uk_lefty said:

Indeed. Why buy a bass when there's trees all along my road? Charging for wood is a rip off. 

where are the Fender trees cut down anyway ? how many trees want to be cut down ? I planted a maple tree but I probably owe our planet a lot more ...The cheaper Player is my fav. 

I PLAYED THE AP PERFORMER PRECISION THIS WEEK AT THE LOCAL STORE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN A PHOTO OF DUSTY HILL (ZZ TOP) SIGHTING DOWN THE EDGE OF THE FINGERBOARD SO I LOOKED AT IT FIRST. THE NECK HAD MORE CURVE ON ONE EDGE THAN THE OTHER. SO IT PLAYED LIKE A TWISTED NECK WITH HIGH ACTION. IT DID SOUND VERY CRISP ON TOP THROUGH A TRAYNOR 200 WITH 4 KT-88 TUBES !!!! HEY- THIS AMP BEAT MY OLD MARSHALL MAJOR ! THE SALES GUY WENT ON ABOUT AMERICAN QUALITY AND I LET HIM SPEAK HIS PEACE. THE  ENSENADA, MEXICO PRECISION WAS (IN THIS VISIT) BETTER. HARD CASE -$ 100

On 11/06/2020 at 10:13, paulmcnamara said:

It has an unplugable jack from amp to speaker, so can be done.

 - had an ALTAIR attenuator  that softened the beginning of each note too much; either gtr or bass.

On 08/06/2020 at 11:13, paulmcnamara said:

My use would primarily be with guitar rather than bass as my bass amp is solid state..........

Probably should have put thread in guitar dept. But it's been interesting to hear peoples experience and views on attenuators.  

The Fender amp in question is a Pro Junior (15watt) but pushing the valves at the right level is still far too loud for home use!

I have that 15w Pro Jr. as well paul ! It is louder than than I ever play my sterio. My Yamaha sterio amp has 85 watts RMS each side - the power of two Twin Reverbs !!

Are they handmade in Finland ?

I noticed my early Jaguar Bass (Japan) had a spring-loaded battery connector . If I knocked on the body it would crackle . A clip-on connector is what stays tight.

I like these 4003 basses. I still miss my first 4001 (Mapleglo with checkered binding )

I wonder if the newest 4003 sounds or feels much different ?? This Jetglo 4003 was a great bargain. A new one will cost almost $2000 /I miss my old Mapleglo and want another one.

I had a 1971 VW van that color. Is the heater enough warmth for a UK winter ? 

A car windshield will block most of the mids and highs. The PA would need to go side-to-side . Or people should park sideways ?

2 hours ago, alyctes said:

No Rick, no Tbird, nothing with PP pickups, only one fretless...  plenty of space to expand

Also add a Warwick . They are different.

Didn't Chris use that 100 with Yes ? With inverted 412 Fender cabinet ? He also had a Marshall 100 head on a Sunn 612 when he played Birmingham, Huntsville, and Atlanta. The sound man had him cranked up plenty !! (my Bassman was a humble 50 ) This head sounded good , but a 100 Ampeg V4 was more good.

Eelectric guits are much louder . 

Thanks ! I just taped it with my 30 year-old Nakamichi BX-100 cassette deck. This beats the single and is a lot more distinct. Is this a pick or not a pick ?

They look great ! I would worry that at a loud gig the head might slip off . Could it be leveled with some bracket or strap ? 

There is a Dutch band called Bettie Seveert that makes some good pop-rock. I have several albums and the bass player gets an great Precision sound . I would like to hear them live.

If I put a Thunderbird pickup closer to the bridge, leave the Precision pickup in, and wire them in parallel ... would the Tbird pickup be there but no louder ? I would want some raunchy mids added to the P sound.

I would see the Stones in both Nashville and Atlanta .  The Who ...

21 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Is there anything special about 'jetglo' or is it just marketingspeak for 'black'?

I heard their finishes were trade secrets not to be revealed . They take a ding without flaking off paint (much). So Jetglo  stays pure black without light -colored battle scars.