warwickhunt

"* 1978 USA Precision Bass all maple neck -- original FRETLESS version,clean" - Of course it is clean... it looks like it's been sprayed banana yellow the same as the body!

[quote name='KASH' post='579221' date='Aug 24 2009, 04:20 PM']I got it now, cheers!! ...is there a difference in sound or is it one better than the other? I mean for the most common combinations: active pu w/ passive pre VS passive pu w/ active pre? or is just different means to an end?[/quote] As you say... you've got it. One is not necessarily better than the other and different manufacturers get the same end result by different means. Some people will swear one is better than the other (never mind the passive / active debate), I own combinations of just about all of them and I couldn't possibly say which is better; they are just different... or are they At the end of the day it is personal preference, so just trust your ears.

Tatty burst P bass every time for me.

[quote name='KASH' post='579084' date='Aug 24 2009, 02:22 PM']Sorry if this sounds basic and obvious but I have a bit of a silly question :blush: If a bass has passive pickups and active tone control, say a Spector Legend for example, is it considered an active or passive bass? And does it requires a battery too?[/quote] By definition 'active' (whether pups or pre) means that a battery (batteries) is required; if a bass has a battery in it then it is active, conversely no battery at all and it is passive... UNLESS the bass is powered by an external power supply via a TRS lead or sometimes XLR style leads. You can get pups that are active but can utilise passive pre amps and/or you can get passive pups that require or can work with active preamps and obviously pups and pres that are active and both require juice. Confused? If not I haven't tried hard enough!

[quote name='iamapirate' post='578670' date='Aug 23 2009, 11:24 PM']What a strangly attractive bass. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-191-Doubleneck-Bass-Guitar-1962-Rarest-of-all_W0QQitemZ130316004329QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e57706be9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-191-Doublenec...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] Yeh... I'd like to 'strangle' the guy who conceived it!

CC ended the listing... wonder if a local BCer popped in and offered them £50 more than their start price?

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='576375' date='Aug 21 2009, 09:15 AM']Cheers WoT, This is in your part of the world ( ie The Centre of the Universe) is this yours or someone you know? I figured this one was genuine as it had all the case candy etc but I just know Feck all about Fenders - subconsciously or not i have avoided them over the years. have a couple of nice Jazz clones (status/levinson) but this is tasty without being silly money of a new one (so far) BB[/quote] Does this look familiar? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42620&hl=fender%20cs%20jazz&st=40"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...0jazz&st=40[/url]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='577432' date='Aug 22 2009, 10:53 AM']DB112's have to be in chocolate to sound right as a pair I'm glad you've seen the light. I used my pair with my new Rebelhead last night, brilliant![/quote] Sorry Peter, they 'sound' slightly better as a pair when in classic black and silver. On a serious note; if you think the single DB sounds good wait till you do try them doubled up. Honestly, they are better than the sum of the parts.