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I've owned two Fender CS jazz basses. The first one, to be honest, I got because of what it said on the headstock and didn't really buy it on it's merits as a bass. I could not get on with it at all. The body was slightly shorter than normal and it it felt as if I was really stretching to play on the 1st fret. It came from PMT in Southend and was bought by a mate of mine. I swapped him an Eden CXC300 combo and my standard USA jazz. Big mistake. Having said that, the non-playability was down to the dimensions of the bass and not the build quality. It was superbly put together and had a fabulous sound. I then got my current one. Also superbly built with no issues whatsoever and with normal dimensions for a jazz, a breeze to play. This one has Sadowsky pups and a badass and apparently was some sort of proto for one of the sig models which never materialized and was just sold off. When I fancy a turn on a 4 string, this is the only bass for me. The build quality is second to none for a Fender. But, in all fairness, it plays no better than my last standard USA jazz which was bought (again from PMT) after trying all 11 USA jazz basses in stock till I found "the one" You could be in bass heaven, you could be dissapointed. It all depends on the actual instrument so as long as you don't buy blind, you should get your dream bass.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='614206' date='Oct 1 2009, 07:41 PM']"Pretty Vacant".... no messin' about [/quote] +1 Same for us too, that's the one that kicks the audience in the nuts.

France here, but was Shenfield, then Billericay. Welcome aboard.

[quote name='DanOwens' post='613416' date='Sep 30 2009, 11:03 PM']Are you sat on top of a LittleMark there?[/quote] It's a 103H combo (3 x 10) Same amp though.

No story, this pic says it all. Stupid grin, having to sit down. (At this point we were 4 bars into the intro and I should have been around the 9th fret. A little impromptu jazzy blues gig at an Irish pub in Gueret. Free wine and beer for the band.

[quote name='TheBlueFalcon' post='612023' date='Sep 29 2009, 02:35 PM']Thanks to everyone for the advice. It has pretty much confirmed what I thought, but I still have a feeling deep down that I would love to keep it. The current situation leaves me with no choice though, so I've spoken to the Dealer and they are collecting it and refunding me. They asked if I would still be interested if they sorted it out, which obviously I might be. I suppose it really depends on what the exact problem is, so I'll wait and see.[/quote] Sounds like the shop is playing fair as you now have both options (refund or fix) so see what they come up with.

Play anywhere in France and no matter how small the gig is, you will get a meal and drinks. Money can be sh*te though.

Salut lapaju, J'habite en France aussi. (23 La Creuse) Bienvenue a Basschat.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='607376' date='Sep 24 2009, 08:38 AM']See if you can track down a Fender Roscoe Beck V. They're pretty rare these days, but one would probably tick all your boxes. I sold mine to silverfoxnik (too heavy for me at 11lbs) but I missed it so much that I'm getting another on Sunday ... but just over 9lbs this time. [/quote] +1 Great suggestion.

[quote name='7string' post='610474' date='Sep 28 2009, 12:04 AM']OOOOOO I do like that The F bass take on the J.[/quote] Ain't it just. Looks even better in natural.

If you're new-ish to bassplaying and have started with a 5 string, stick with it and it'll soon feel like, and become, your first choice of bass. A 4 will seem a doddle after that, assuming you'll want to play a 4 string again.

[quote name='The Funk' post='610520' date='Sep 28 2009, 02:08 AM'][i]"Va te faire foutre, putain de merde. C'est totalement ridicule, ca."[/i]?[/quote] I hope that wasn't aimed at me, but your translation of what we said to the other band. Obviously the Mods don't do the censorship thing in French.

Nice list but you forgot this one.

To answer all the replies, Yes, I mean ALL the gear except one guitar. Yes, we told them no, or rather, f*** off, you're joking, hence, the disgruntled parents and other family members. Yes, this does actually happen but aparrently only here in France. No wonder we've been at war over the last 1,000 years. William the Conquerer's minstrel probably asked to borrow a lute and it all kicked off. Jeff-row as in Tull or as in the remarkably unfunny "ooh aarrr, ged orf moi trac-der" one?

Just the two of us. Bill Withers and Ya mo be there. Michael MacDonald. A very simple number but with another perfect bass line for the song is How long by Ace. Love it, so laid back.

Not been in long. Thursday night, great (Rock band) last night, house bass at club playing for what seemed like 20,000 self indulgent blues guitarists and a 13 year old wannabe Angus Young with pushy parents. Tonight, Rock band again but with bad atmosphere from the disgruntled parents of a young-ish band who'd turned up (with the approval of the bar owner) to play for 30 minutes whilst we we eating before our spot. Only problem was, they expected to use ALL our gear with nothing being said or arranged beforehand. Aparrently, it's what they do. They all have equipment but turn up at other people's gigs without their stuff and expect to play. Only high spot of tonight (now yesterday) was that we were so loud that a whole row of liqueurs shook off a shelf in the bar and smashed in the middle of "Lights out in London" ROCK & ROLL. Made it all worthwhile.

Go with the flow. It sounds an impossible task but organisation is the key as everybody has already said. Besides, when the course work starts big time, you will be needing something to relax into. All work and no play etc, etc.

Hundreds and hundreds, playing wise but when I'm singing, that's another issue completely. I can miss out whole verses without trying too hard.

[quote name='dirtylittleherbert' post='608013' date='Sep 24 2009, 05:55 PM']Can anyone recommend a good book for a beginner to teach themselves?[/quote] "The novice guide to caravanning" That'll get you started or were you talking about playing bass?

James Taylor's old band. Lee Sklar could do with a holiday. Or, Incognito at a push.

Lucky he's not doing it for the fun, then how would he bear the searing pain of suffering for his "music" with bleeding split fingertips whilst soloing using all the modes (after his first day back from arty-farty college) BIG TART.

That is so worth £8.00. I saw them both at the old Hackney library a few years back. A great evening. Unfortunately it's a bit far for me.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='603973' date='Sep 20 2009, 09:34 PM']it was only a matter of time... dunno what you class THAT as...[/quote] That is f***ing brilliant. I love the way the whole audience walk past at 1.45. Whatever happened to Bontempi keyboards anyway?

Great head with the 12 band graphic, much better than the 7 band and a great combination of cabs to cover the full tonal range but sounds a tad steep on the price. That's just my opinion though.