warwickhunt

[quote name='modulusq6' post='815628' date='Apr 22 2010, 11:43 PM']I don't see the point. What's it doing that my Pitchblack isn't ? The Pitchblack being £30 or thereabouts cheaper too. Isn't it just a gimmick ?[/quote] Someone who owns a Free/£5 PlanetWaves tuner could well ask the same question of your Pitchblack! What does it do that their Free/£5 tuner doesn't... they all simply give you a reference so that you can tell if your guitar/bass is in tune.

[quote name='daz' post='815668' date='Apr 23 2010, 01:57 AM']Famous round here is he?[/quote] Our friend has lots of history, a lot of it focused on one particular long running incident with a CAR jazz but if you search either his ebay user-name or '2-gnome-attic' you'll find some stuff.

[quote name='Clarky' post='815588' date='Apr 22 2010, 10:55 PM']without even looking ... let me guess ..... our good friend tune-o-matic? [/quote] ... got it in one!

[quote name='geo_bass' post='815457' date='Apr 22 2010, 08:58 PM']So whats the opinion on this pedal for anyone who has one? Going to go try it out next weekend [/quote] I'm sure that there are pedal tuners that do the job cheaper but it's done the job intended and is probably an improvement on my Boss TU12... if it lasts half as long as my old Boss unit I'll be happy!

[quote name='daz' post='815480' date='Apr 22 2010, 09:14 PM']heres a 1952 "museum piece" Fender for £18 grand [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1952-Fender-Slab-Body-Precision-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ360254916278QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item53e0ddc6b6"]Ebay link : Vintage 1952 Fender Slab Body Precision Bass Guitar.[/url][/quote] Ah but considering the seller that comes as no great surprise!

Crickey moses this is awful! I can appreciate why he's selling the body and neck seperate... if this does belong to a BCer please tell me you didn't 'assist' the aging process! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/All-Parts-Aged-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Neck-Vintage-Hardware_W0QQitemZ130384822108QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e5b8a7f5c"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/All-Parts-Aged-Fende...=item1e5b8a7f5c[/url]

"WE WILL SHIP THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY POSSIBLE." For £51,000 I'd want it chuffin delivered in person! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1961-Fender-Precision-Bass-P-Bass-One-Owner_W0QQitemZ170474029167QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item27b10b406f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1961-Fender-...=item27b10b406f[/url] I keep looking at it and thinking/hoping it is a wrong un but for peace of mind I dare say a couple hundred for a plane ticket would be justified.

Just realised that the serial number he quoted to me has had the first character changed from a Q on the original sale to a C... I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he misread it and isn't in fact trying to stop someone from ascertaining what bass the serial number actually refers to! In some respects I don't care that he is trying to resell the bass for a profit (he's an online shop) but it's the fact that he's blatantly changing the facts surrounding this bass.

The question posed is a bit like asking which is best, an apple or an orange! Not helpful I realise but they are very different beasts, necks will also vary massively depending on the age of the bass. The good thing is that the bridge string spacing has a degree of adjustment so you can make some alterations to get it to your liking. You should be aware that the Streamer NT 5 string is available with a broad-spacing which has a wider nut but this isn't 'that' common and the seller should know about it.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='814023' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:13 PM']How would you describe the tone of these? Is it the "plunk plunk" of a 60's hollow body, or is it more modern than that?[/quote] Not so much of the old 'plunk plunk' as there is a steel tail piece under the bridge facing which couples to the centre block hence a lot more sustain; however, stick a bit of foam in there under the strings and with the piezo on full and no magnetic and you could get a very vintage tone... almost with a fretless kind of tone to it if that makes sense. The mix of mag and piezo, coupled with the B/M/T EQ sliders on the side of the body means that you can get quite an array of sounds out of it!

I'm likely to be selling my Yamaha BEX, hollowbody (also has piezo for 'that' sound) so keep your eyes on the for sale section. Not quite a £1k bass but tbh for a couple hundred it'd give a few expensive basses a run for their money!

The latest response from the guy (I asked for the serial number)... "This is a genuine Geddy Lee C086833 which was customized by fender. Basically the G & L body would normally be black, it was changed for a jazz bass body as described in advert, by fender because a coloured body was required at the time for a video shoot and the black did not show up well."

I asked the guy a straight question; is the bass a genuine Geddy Lee and have the neck and body always been together. Very clever reply - "Genuine MIJ Geddy with Fender fitted jazz body" Now he has said Fender fitted Jazz body but Fender fitted it to what?

[quote name='casapete' post='812100' date='Apr 20 2010, 12:16 AM']Oh oh, not that one again......................[/quote] Is there an output difference between 2 and 3 band? I'm not fussed about which one is better/worse but wouldn't have thought there'd have been a significant difference in output though!

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='811940' date='Apr 19 2010, 09:42 PM']My 'ray has a pretty low output for an active pre-amp bass. Mind you, if you max out the bass it distorts in a rather ugly fashion. The 3-band eq is very sensitive on my ray.[/quote] All of the Rays that I've had experience of have all had pretty healthy outputs! Hmmm I wonder if this is down to the difference between 2/3 band EQs?

Know 'of' the Carvin amps but having only ever played though one of their amps (cyclops combo iirc) I wouldn't deem that a fair opportunity to pass judgement. As you say the LH500 gets very good reviews and I've not heard bad reports so if you have an affinity/loyalty to the brand I'd say for the money your not likely to get better. However... it isn't a lightweight amp in the sense that some of the latest digital/switching amps are lightweight!

[quote name='dirtylittleherbert' post='809750' date='Apr 17 2010, 07:22 PM']What are 4x10's usually like for size? I don't mind if theyre heavy but I'm gonna need to fit them in my boot. I drive a VW Passat.[/quote] The old Trace 4x10's are chuffin MASSIVE and you'd struggle to get one into an estate car (well... almost ), whereas some modern 4x10's are literally 'just' big enough to fit the speakers on the front baffle board (22"x22") so you'd need to try before you buy and don't be fooled into getting the basic dimensions because sometimes the laws of physics don't work when you try to fit gear into your car!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='809127' date='Apr 17 2010, 07:07 AM']I thought the LG1000 only had 1 output per channel?[/quote] Daisy chain the cabs off each other 'IF' you want to drive x4 8ohm cabs!

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='809746' date='Apr 17 2010, 07:20 PM']Why have you removed your head from that picture WH? [/quote] Cos it's stuck up my backside... so people say!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='809724' date='Apr 17 2010, 06:59 PM']I was looking for photos of lasses with geet big knockers.[/quote] Speaking of big knockers...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='809653' date='Apr 17 2010, 06:18 PM']I once turned an old 4x12 guitar cab into a ferret hutch... now that's R&R! [/quote] [quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='809659' date='Apr 17 2010, 06:21 PM']Wow, what a lucky escape![/quote] Nah, the ferrets quite liked it!

Sorry I got the wrong end of the stick with regard to 'preamp'. I thought you meant a rackmount external jobbie. Fitting a preamp isn't a huge job so long as you have comprehensive instructions it can be a relatively straightforward DIY job but if your soldering skills are below par or you've not done anything like it before then tbh £25 isn't a bad price for the job. It's actually probably 30 min job if you know what you are doing but most places would charge you an hours rate which would be about the £25 mark.