BillyBass

Welcome to the forum mate.

I love my Jam Pedals 'Lucydreamer'. It has two gain settings and I set the first for a nice warm gritty overdrive and the second foot switch then activates a distortion effect. It isn't cheap mind, but I won't be swapping this for anything else.

I would guess the owner of this is a single, young male and an electrician.

That room is definitely a..."I'm not sure where the sofa and telly are going to go, and in case I change may mind..." sort of room.

Agree with the above I also chose: MC5 Devo New York Dolls Rage against the machine My rationale being that these bands were all different and influential.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the greatest singing, bass playing, rock god ever. David Paton.

You write that your Kiloton sounds sterile compared to your P bass. Well, its a single humbucker bass with the humbucker in the Stingray position...ish. Its not going to be anything like a P bass. The tones we like are all very subjective. I love the Kiloton tone. Nice collection of basses though!

Good luck with the third one and post some pics when it arrives!

Another plus point of this bass is the luminlay side dots. They are quite effective. I turned the lights out for a bit to carry on adjusting to the new bass in the dark and the side dots really work well, just from the LED downlights in my lounge that it had been playing under previously, not from shining an ultra violet torch on them.

On further investigation/experimentation, I have found a nice tone on that B string with the bridge pick up soloed and a small boost of the mids. Nice and barky but without the G string peeling paint off the walls. I like that Jaco sound and with my Fender Player 4 string jazz I normally have the bridge pup on full and the neck just a little, with the tone on full. I'm not used to active EQs or B strings so my initial thoughts were uninformed. there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the B string I'm not used to the string spacing yet but I don't think it will take long, I can play chords on my Strat after all.

I'll let my mate know.

I searched for these after trying yours but they seem to be another casualty of the pandemic. One did come up on the 'Effects for sale' forum a week or so ago but I really shouldn't spend any more on bass stuff for a while.

Handsome isn't the word I'd use. Red, gold and cream! This is a burlesque bass.

Which pick ups should one get to upgrade a Spector Performer 4 PJ and get close to the Spector sound? I'm asking for a friend. I read that EMGs are like by Spector users, which passive set could fit into a Performer to give it more of a Spector growl? Any help will be appreciated.

Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas V courtesy of Andertons

I drove down to Andertons this morning rather than Guitarguitar as they seemed to have more choice. I tried the Charvel first it it was lovely. It sounded good, felt good and looked good. I tried a Sire V7 after that and it was fine but the Charvel had turned my head. I was interested in trying a fender Player Plus but they didn't have any in the little bass room. There were some Dingwalls but my missus would have killed me if I'd spent that much. I'm not a great fan of Ibanez stuff so I didn't bother with the Ibanez 5 string they had. So I bought the Charvel. My first impressions with the world of 5 strings are: I like having 2 octaves right there without having to run down to the dusty end. The B string doesn't sound as good as the other strings, though it doesn't sound bad. I will try some of the ideas re strings that @TheLowDown suggested but I have just brought it home and started noodling, I haven't set it up yet.

The floating thumb is how I learnt to mute a 4 string, its now a habit, the thumb floats without me having to think about it. Nevertheless, I do have a bit of work to do on the muting with the fiver I bought a couple of hours ago.

6 string? That's rather decadent. I barely touch my G string and the dusty end of my basses are generally quite dusty.

My Gas is affecting the particular 5 string bass I want but it doesn't mean the motivation and commitment isn't there. The whole reason for this is that learning to play a 5 string is something I have been putting off for a while. In our last rehearsal I had to detune to D standard for one song and it would have all just been much easier with a 5 string. I will be staying at home for a couple of weeks from Monday so its the perfect time to do it as I'll have plenty of time. You don't know me but the reason I started learning bass in the first place was a desire to learn and the constant learning keeps me going.

I'll be visiting Guitarguitar to try a Charvel and a couple of Sadowsky Metro Expresses on Saturday.

Congrats. I have a MarkBass head but I put it through Barefaced cabs. I find it suits brighter basses and have to bump the treble up for my precision. The MarkBass cab might make a difference though.

I've just watched 4 reviews of the M7. Looks like a great alternative. Its modern, I prefer more traditional stuff, Fender and others but this has given me food for thought.

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Ok, fair enough but perhaps keep it longer. A big part of this purchase is Gas, which doesn't follow reason. The heart wants what it wants, especially after @Ricky Rioliposts pictures like the one above

The Charvel has a few plus points apart from the looks. 1) Di Marzio noiseless pups. I have put Di Marzio Ultra Jazz noiseless pups in my Fender Player Jazz and love them, with the Charvel they come stock! 2) They aren't heavy (anecdotally), unlike so many fivers. I can handle 4.5 KG over my shoulder for a 3 hour rehearsal but that's as heavy as I would want to go 3) Luminlay side dots as stock I keep the tone at 100% on the 4 passive basses that I use regularly so if I left this in passive with no tone control, that would suit me. The pre amp is a bonus and some reviewers hate it, Low end lobster, for example, others have liked it. If I buy one I can always swap it out for something else. Internet research is useful but you can't beat putting a bass over your shoulder and trying it out though. I'd like to compare the Charvel with a few others.