Paul S

I had a Scavenger bass and it was a really lovely instrument - beautifully made. At the time I was going through a mid 80s MIJ thing and this was up there, I'd say - better than most of the Westone Thunders etc. I would imagine if this is the same kind if vintage it will also be nice. I recall a former poster on this board and King of the JapCrap, Bassassin, was particularly enamoured of a Washburn Force 4 bass. Edit - page with a pic, at least, here [url="http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Bass/EarlyModels.html"]http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Bass/EarlyModels.html[/url]

I believe Ki0gon sells fully loaded J plates as well as just the harnesses, which does kind of bypass the hole size issue. He is an absolute gent to deal with - couldn't be more helpful - and his stuff is exceptional value.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1363877867' post='2018793'] Well I'm going to go down a slightly different route. It seems pretty obvious to me that the course of action most likely to provide the best chance of not investing in another unsuitable bass would be to get the underlying health issues out of the way. Until that's sorted out I have a terrible vision of a house full of expensive discarded compromises... [/quote] That could take years, though. I would go short scale - there are lots of options. I would particualrly recommend a Musicmaster bass - I have just recently got one. It is lightweight, skinny neck, no neck dive. Sounds like a Fender. And, as old Fenders go, they are affordable. Squier do a decent array of Bronco/Mustang etc - you could get one of those secondhand for very little outlay to see if you liked it. If you did then upgrade to the Fender model, if not move it on for only a small loss. Broncos, especially, go for little more than loose change. Danelectro do a host of ubercool lightweight short scale basses - worth having a look through what they have to offer?

I moved from TE to TC Classic 450, played through Barefaced cabs, and found that the tone was surpisingly very similar. TC do colour the sound somewhat but in a TE kind of way. At least, that is what my ears tell me. I also have a Genz Benz Streamliner 600 which is nice but different - more Hi Fi. I actually find I am using the TC more - the compressor is very useful, as is the Tubetone, which you can increase/decrease without unduly affecting the volume. The gain on the GB head is obviously extremely versatile, but you need to counter each adjustment with the volume.

[quote name='bassintheface' timestamp='1363789567' post='2017645'] You'd go a long way to find a better, more suitable bass than this at that sort of money - http://[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200874-feeler-fs-ft-squier-silver-series-jazz-early-90s/"]basschat.co.uk/topic/200874-feeler-fs-ft-squier-silver-series-jazz-early-90s/[/url] Yes, I know I'm selling it, but it's an awesome bass for the money! [/quote] Hard to argue with that statement - surprised it hasn't sold yet tbh. How light is it? I have a Silver Series P. Bass that is about 8.5lbs - plenty light enough for me. But an E series that is nearer 9.5lbs, a touch heavy. A light-weight Silver Series Jazz probably does most things a bass player can ask of it.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1363779139' post='2017371'] Fair comment. But in defence of the originals acts, I have to say there are [u]some[/u] great bands we've played with over the last few years, [u]some[/u] of whom are doing well. [/quote] Some. That's the thing, really. In a majorly mixed metaphor, the cream will always rise to the top but you've got to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince.

I like the idea of playing a distillation of the past 50 years' worth of music, to try and select the best of the best and play them to people who know and appreciate it. Originals stuff is, for me, too hit and miss - most of what I have heard I don't like. There aren't too many gifted song writers out there.

I need lightweight basses because of a back injury. The best of those I have tried are the SGC Nanyo Bass Collection - there is a stonker 320 for sale on this forum at the moment - or a Fender Precision Lyte. Both come in under 8lbs. Of the two I prefer the Precision Lyte, but I do quite like fenders. It has an absolutely beautiful neck, really slim and shallow. If I didn't already have too many basses I'd be having a look at the Ibanez SR800 that someone is selling on here - looks like a bargain. Then there are a whole raft of short scale basses - I have an Epiphone EB0 and Fender Musicman which are both lightweight. And Danelectro already got a mention. Then there is the small headless jobbies - I have a Hohner B2A that is lightweight. By my favourite is the Precision Lyte.

[quote name='Stroopy121' timestamp='1363774893' post='2017254'] If you'd be so kind as to measure it that'd be absolutely lovely, cheers! xx [/quote] I have the action 'reasonably' low and to the top of the saddle is 18mm. I compared this with a P-Bass I have with the BBOT and it is the same to the top of the saddle screw. Then again, that hasn't got a cover, either!

I have fitted both Hipshot A and Gotoh bridges to P.Basses and, for what I need, prefer the Hipshot A. Whether it fits under a cover or not I don't know, but it is a serioously good bit of kit. It also has quick fit for the string ends, rather than having to string them through, which might be useful if you have a cover fitted. If you need to know the clearance I can measure it if you like.

Title says 'now solved' - how, please?

Ki0gon on this very forum can do you a pretty fine electrics upgrade kit - wired pots/jack with screw terminals for your pups - at a very reasonable cost. Gives you an opportunity to chop and change the pups, too - see which you prefer. or if you want to go active and push the boat out, a J East P. Retro is as good a preamp as you could want. It will open up the range of tones immensely.

I have a B2A - which is 34" and also 24 fret. Which, being mainly a Fender man, compounded the mind games these things play until I got used to it.

I only really like black basses. I have 11 basses, 10 are black. Entirely subjective.

Yes, their live stuff was awesome. great example - their cover of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling'. The studio version was a bit weak but live the highs and lows are tingly. As you say - the harmonies are spot on. [url="http://youtu.be/Fzh1IMhdMOo"]http://youtu.be/Fzh1IMhdMOo[/url] I got my old party/pub band to do a version along these lines and it always went down a storm. It seems everyone know the words to it and sings along - but the big surprise is when it rocks up.

Superb. H&O wrote and played some seriously good music. I saw them live in the 80s and they blew me away. T Bone Wolk was just one of the best, GE Smith insanely brilliant on guitar. As a slight aside, this is a pretty damned good cover of Sara Smile by Richie Kotzen [url="http://youtu.be/xk5H95iw-5g"]http://youtu.be/xk5H95iw-5g[/url]

Bought a J Retro from Dale in a remarkably smooth transaction. Good comms, easy to deal with. Nicely packed and swiftly dispatched. Cheers!!

I do still have a Zoom BFX-708 pedal, which I realise is one of the earlier ones. No firm idea how it differs from the more recent pedals, but I replaced it with the B2.1u when believing it to be faulty - it transpires it was the lead, not the pedal! Maybe I'll fiddle with that before shelling out cash - I may even have the manual somewhere. It would be nice to rationalise all these extras into one little pedal. Thanks!

I did have a Zoom B2.1u for a while but couldn't get on with programming it. All those 'patches' and 'banks' confused the hell out of me. But in some ways one of those might be a more compact solution.

Another thing I wondered about, although it might be a bit clumsy, was to have a number of the Behringer BDI 21 things in line. That would still be cheaper than one of these Sansamp jobs. Any thoughts?

Westone Thunder I or IIA would be my choice. Huge bottom end. Epi Thunderbird Pro probably looks cooler and are nice. More money, but I play in a heavy rock band and my gigging bass is a SBMM SB-14. Nice thinner neck than a Ray.

Thanks chaps. I got the LS-2 before I got the ODB-3 and just sort of kept it in the chain, really. I would prefer life without effects of any sort and have only really been dragged screaming into the necessity of it. as you can possibly tell, I don't really get it. HJ - indeed, ticks most of not all the boxes. Do you find enough control over the mids without having a separate mid sweep control? I think the VT Bass Deluxe has this, but also a lot of stuff i don't need such as amp simulation (or is that just 'presence' by another word?) I get confused.

I think I know what I want to do, but I am not sure about the best way of going about it or even what the options are. I have 2 amps - TC Electronic Classic 450 and Genz Benz Streamliner 600. Both are nice, both give me a variety of sounds that I enjoy. But both need fliddling with in order to get the tones I desire. With my band at the moment I need a warm, slightly overdriven tube-y kind of thing for nearly everything, a much-ly overdriven 'Ace of Spades' and a fuzzy Muse-ly 'Hysteria'. At the moment I set the EQ and gain on the amp for the overall warm tone, use an LS-2 with a ODB-3 set up for the Muse-type tone and either just use this for the Lemmy, which isn't really appropriate, or increase the gain and change the eq on the fly, which throws the levels out. I think I would like to have switchable presets at my disposal - at least 3, more wouldn't hurt. If I had the TC Electronic RH 450 I would use the footswitch for this, but I don't. Plus if I chop and change with the amps it would be kind of nice to be able to get a certain sound from both without spending ages at the controls (within reason). So I am thinking maybe one of the programmable Sansamp footswitches with the EQ and overdrive might work. I default to a scooped sound, which I have read is one of the off-putting aspects of the Sansamp stuff for people who don't. But, if so, which one? I particularly like having control over the mids and the V Bass Deluxe has a 3 band eq and is therefore the one I am drawn to. But would it be the most appropriate? Would I get an overdriven sound that would be fuzzy enough for the Muse-ly Hysteria tone? Are there other makes/pedals that do a similar thing? Advice please!!