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  1. Sardonicus
    An Epiphone Thunderbird was the beauty that shattered my dreams. I always wanted one and when I got the chance to buy one, I snapped it up. I knew about Thunderbird's being headstock heavy but the neck dive on mine bordered on being violent. It just never felt right to play and I always felt that we were fighting each other. I now have a Jazz Bass and that is a pleasure, a dream to play , sounds amazing and it's mine for ever.
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    We had our first Worship Team rehearsal last Friday and it went brilliantly, I ended up playing bass on two songs and acoustic guitar on one other. I have to admit that my Jazz with Elites Detroit flatwounds sounded 'heavenly'. Live worship should be allowed around the end of June I'm believe so looking forward to it.
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    @Grangur The bass was £100 brand new and I've made numerous changes to it over the years, I'm not going to spend too much time nor money on it as it's really not worth it. The bass is worth more as parts that I can use rather than keeping it as it is.
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    UPDATE - The P-Bass has all black hardware and I've decided to strip the bass as I have plans for the parts. I'm going to stealth up my `Stingray' copy with the black hardware....that'll be another post appearing soon.
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    @Dan Dare Unfortunately it broke away into bits. I’m not too fussed as it’s a cheap P-Bass copy that I hardly played. I’m conscious not to pay too much to rectify it as overall it’s not worth it.
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    I was removing the nut on my cheap P-Bass copy (thankfully) and despite taking my time and working slowly and carefully, I managed to take a chunk out of the neck, right on the edge of the nut slot. Is there an easy remedy or shall I just leave it as it is?
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    The album I've lined up for this lunchtime's listening is....
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    I’m wondering if Labella flatwounds are as good as everyone says 🤔 ...

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    2. Sibob

      Sibob

      Yeah, I know Felix Pastorius uses flats on his 6er Fodera (D’Addario though), and Bubby Lewis uses La Bella Tapewounds on most of his basses. They're not just for the 'groovers' :) 

    3. JapanAxe

      JapanAxe

      Now that it's settled in I've just put 1/8 turn on the truss rod to accommodate the slightly stiffer La Bellas. The bass has had Chromes on ever since I bought it, and that's the first time I've had to touch the truss rod.

      Sounding and playing a dream!

      Got yours yet @Big Rich?

    4. Sardonicus

      Sardonicus

      Not yet, I'm still using Elites Detroit Flats and I'm loving them.

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    When I first started this thread way back in January 2020, I never expected it to be this long until I got to play but finally we’re getting ready to start sung worship again, our first rehearsal is May 21st and I can’t wait 😆. I’ll be switching between bass and guitar so I’m happy.
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    Right now I'm listening to one of the best albums ever made....
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    I’ve always strung my Washburn AB5 with flatwounds as acoustic basses really accentuate roundwound string screech. I decided to put on a set of Fender 50-100’s and it didn’t exactly go to plan. The holes have always been tight but I’ve had 105’s on it before and never experienced this, the E and A strings go through so far and then just jam up tight. The tuning is unstable and so I had to get them off. Has anybody else had this problem? I’m going to try a lower gauge set to see if that helps.
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    When I started this thread way back on 2nd Jan 2020, I never expected it to run for so long, the update is that I still haven’t played a note yet due to constant lockdown etc, the singer/guitarist recently stood down so it looks like I’ll be playing 6 string and singing now 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    Genuine Metal Church guitar pick for sale, caught at the London Marquee on the 11th May 1990. This was the gig where Metallica played a secret gig as Vertigo and supported Metal Church.
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    Genuine Ted Nugent guitar pick for sale, caught at Hammersmith Odeon on Sunday 20th March 1988 on the “If You Can’t Lick ‘Em...Lick ‘Em” European tour.
  15. Sardonicus

    Watch `The Social Dilemma' and learn how our attention is now the product, disconnect yourself and explore the real world.

    Goodbye BASSCHAT.

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    2. gjones

      gjones

      It's good that you watched it, you're probably in the minority.

      It will only get worse.

    3. Happy Jack

      Happy Jack

      Coming soon to a screen near you ... Antisocial Media.

    4. jaccjazz

      jaccjazz

      Try reading "The age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff for a somewhat more heavyweight analysis.

      Or for a shorter read:  https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/29/rightwing-thinktank-conservative-boris-johnson-brexit-atlas-network

       

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    ** NOW SOLD **
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    ** NOW SOLD **
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    Wilkinson M-Series WMJB Jazz Bass-type NECK & BRIDGE Pickups for sale. Proprietary "Vari-gauss" technology with enhanced bottom end. Approx Resistance: 8.40k (Neck), 9.0k (Bridge) 4 String Perfect for a budget friendly project. Will post anywhere for free.
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    A pair of Jazz Bass pickups for sale, taken out of a J&D Jazz Bass and in perfect working order. Perfect for a budget friendly project. Will post anywhere for free.
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    I've decided to keep them and see if I can put both of the thicker magnets under the neck pickup, I love a project and this should keep me busy for an afternoon. ** UPDATE ** Well that was a waste of an hour 😂, I took off the thin magnet and put both the thicker magnets on one pickup but it was still all for the E and A 🤷🏻‍♂️. It was worth a try though.
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    @shoulderpet I contacted JHS and never got a reply. Customer service it would seem is a thing of the past.
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    Anything by Charles Mingus. I have the `Complete Recordings 1957 - 1960' collection on my iPhone and it's amazing, it has all of these on it; Word from Bird (with Teddy Charles) The Clown Mingus Three (aka Trio) East Coasting A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Wonderland The Weary Blues (with Langston Hughes) Blues & Roots
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    @dave_bass5 I swapped them back to how I know them to be; neck pickup wires to the neck pot and bridge pickup wires to the bridge pot, I don;t think the original way really affected the sound to be fair but it just didn't look right. I have already taken delivery of a Jazz Bass Loom from @KiOgon and I'm looking forward to a pain free installation over the weekend.
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    The pictures on that website are incorrect as only the neck pickup has the thicker magnet under the E and A, the bridge pickup has a magnet of equal thickness along it's entire length. I agree that the tone it provides is perfect rock Rock and Punk, but only if you play the E and A strings only 😂 If anyone fancies giving them a try, I will be taking some pics and putting an advert on Basschat very soon. Watch this space.
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    @A.G.E.N.T.E. You name it, I've tried it, whatever's over the BIG magnet overpowers everything else. I'm selling them if you're interested.
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