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Hiya, Welcome to the site. I'm sure wiser and more experienced heads will be along to advise soon but lots of love on here for both Yamahas and Squiers. Jazz necks are generally slimmer but lots of people prefer P style necks (edit: beaten to it!), having said that there is variation within Jazz and Precision.

mm for me (at the moment )

what are your thoughts on the promethean? The videos, clips and reviews I've seen all seem to be quite positive. lovely Dingwall by the way

covers gig with a brand new band. had trouble with a decibel meter but had plenty of time for soundcheck and free drinks all night. Crowd was appreciative with lots of dancing and singing along. Good times.

welcome to the forum. Good luck with your sale.

[quote name='mep' post='946647' date='Sep 5 2010, 08:37 PM']Nice one. Every musician with an electric instrument should get to grips with a soldering iron. If it's not your bass then it's some lead or connection that needs fixing.[/quote] For sure, reading an article on somewhere (probably here) about electrical safety for musicians made me want to give it a go rather than taking it to a pro. Does anyone have any recommendations for further reading on maintenance of basses/amps/cables? I'd like to do more but don't want to electrocute myself/damage any gear.

hiya, welcome

Recently had a crackly jack socket on my Schecter C4. Bearing in mind my own technical capabilities (very limited) I had a bit of a peek at the electronics and managed to replace the socket the other day. I was a bit nervous about using a soldering iron for the first time since school but found it surprisingly easy. Hugely pleased that its fixed and proud that I managed it myself.

Hiya, welcome to Basschat.

always good to hear when mods go well

always paid rehearsal rooms. I've never had the luxury of space enough for rehearsals at a house plus there's the neighbours issue. Very recently with my current band we've managed to get a residency room at rehearsal studios which has made things much cheaper and easier. I'd recommend it if you want to practice frequently.

I fitted one to my main (4 string) bass when I played in a band that had lots of downtuned songs. Once you get it set up properly then they're great. Easy, fast, accurate tuning down and up again. They are expensive though, guess it depends on how much you downtune.

I used to do this quite a bit but hadn't done it in ages until recently when I saw a band which had a great bass sound. Then I just couldn't help myself, had to wait till the end of the gig and sneak through the crowd to have a peek at the pedal board. Turned out to be really ordinary (common, mid price stuff) but just used really well. Made me smile.

I'm having a similar problem going from a Jazz-style neck to a thicker P-style so I'm looking into replacing the thick neck with a slimmer one.

I likes it too. Nice work

[quote name='butlerk02' post='938679' date='Aug 28 2010, 11:05 AM']Just in case anyone wants to watch it : ) [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2010/artists/queensofthestoneage/"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readi...softhestoneage/[/url][/quote] cool, thanks for that

one and a half at the moment The schecter C4 and a Jacision project that's stalled a bit recently.

Hiya, welcome.

sorry but no.

Hiya, welcome.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='931969' date='Aug 21 2010, 03:57 PM']I trust ashdowns not to blow up.[/quote] Me too, let me know about that support group [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='932321' date='Aug 21 2010, 10:36 PM']I once played disco basslines in a manner so sleazy that the (female) drummer's boyfriend threatened to beat me up.[/quote] That's brilliant, I wonder what he thought was going to happen? that she'd be seduced?

[quote name='Stag' post='920018' date='Aug 9 2010, 08:28 PM']sentimental value to it, as it was bought with money from pretty much everyone in my family for my 21'st birthday... a few years back ahem.[/quote] Not to be a stick in the mud but this would really bother me. I have a bass (only about £500 new) that was bought by my family for my 21st and there's no way I'd let it go. I know different people would feel differently about this.

always 2 and spare strings. They are both fretted 4 strings and I only ever play one. I've never had a failure but can't stand the worry of snapping a string mid song and having to change strings on stage in front of a crowd.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='912296' date='Aug 1 2010, 10:04 PM']I deleted it.[/quote] same here