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Sold. Fender, Jazz V, USA Standard, Rosewood fingerboard, Olympic white (with the body having been roadworn/relic'd), 2008, includes Fender hard case and 2x sets of strap locks. ̶£̶8̶5̶0̶ (sold) (The current equivilant is the 'American Professional' which costs £1,660) It's a nicely balanced 4.2kg which is about as light as you find for a 5 string Fender Jazz. It plays well and sounds good, no issues with it at all. 34" scale, 19mm string spacing, passive. Also two sets of Dunlop flush mounted strap-locks including a rear mounted one (new they are about £20 per set) and a Fender hard-case that's slightly tatty but all working (new they are about £190). The bonus/downside depending on how you look at these things is that it's been given a relic'd/roadworn look with the original glossy poly finish finely sanded down all over so there is a thin layer of matte paint (looking more like a nitro finish) with some some places worn right down to the wood, also multiple road-worn scrapes and dings on the body - some of these are down to it being a 14 year old gigged Bass and some have been put there on purpose, none affect playability as almost all of the wear is on the body. There is a small shallow dent in the neck (small enough at I doubt most adverts would mention it), small scuffs to the headstock, light scuffs to the pickguard, other than that the scrapes and marks are on the body so if you wanted to give the body a respray it'd be easy to make the Bass look new again, personally though I think the roadworn look particularaly suits a white Jazz with rosewood fingerboard. Collection from Twickenham or meetup preferred (I'd drive an hour or so to meet halfway). Or postage at buyers expense - it has a hard case and I have a cardboard box it could all go in, but I would much prefer to meet/collection.
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I ordered one today (hence my hype for them!) so should be able to confirm tomorrow but I have heard that they are about 3.4kg (7lb 5oz).
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The original P & J are great Basses and still do their jobs well (especially if playing music from the era they were first produced in) but I think there has been evolution. The Ibanez EHB MS is an evolution in almost every aspect right down to small things: 5 strings, 24 frets, headless, multiscale, lightweight, active 3 band EQ, burl top, chambered body, graphite rods, Luminescent side dots, mono-rail bridge, Schaller S-Lock strap locks and a Neutrik locking jack, slanted body back. I get the impression the designers were told to look at every conventional aspect of a traditional Bass and try to evolve it. I see it almost in the way like a rowing boat hasn't changed much in 100s of years and still does it's job well, that's not to say boats have not evolved though.
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Basschat + Credit cards + online buying/free delivery + generous shop return policies = a dangerous thing! I've just bought a EHB1005MS which should arrive tomorrow. Usually I spend a lot of time trying out different Basses in shops before buying or I buy second hand but I figured the best way to really test is with a slightly longer-term tryout including a few hours playing through my pedals/amp/cab with a band to see how it sounds and feels. If what people say on here and the online reviews (Patrick Hunter "one of the best Basses I've ever played" and LowEndLobster "This is absolutely hands down one of my favorite Basses in my collection" I'm expecting to be impressed. My slight reservation is that my current Jazz Bass has a look that would fit in almost any situation, whereas this EHB is a more divisive look, that's potentially a slight downside for certain band auditions for particularaly image concious bands....but then again, I don't think many people actually notice or care as much about the look of Bass guitars as us Bass players think they do!
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Which is harder, covers or originals?
SumOne replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
Well, I didn't say you've copied someone, I said "most originals are basically cover versions with a few parts altered/songs mixed together." which admittedly is a bit of an exaggerated generalisation, but generally speaking an original punk, or ska, or black metal, or rock n roll (etc etc) band will be following some fairly well established rules from previous songs in the genre. -
Which is harder, covers or originals?
SumOne replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
Well, some original music is clearly more original than others....but even that is usually heavily 'influenced', particularly in bands with bass players. -
Which is harder, covers or originals?
SumOne replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
The more I've learned about music the more apparent it's become that most originals are basically cover versions with a few parts altered/songs mixed together. -
I've got a more mundane reason for liking passive - they generally have a front mounted jack and active are usually side mounted. I prefer the front mounted with a 90 degree jack as it seems less likely to get accidentally pulled out while also being easier to put in/out deliberately. Also when playing sitting down it doesn't poke into the chair.
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Worth a try! I guess the flaw in buying your own things from ebay or Reverb to inflate the prices is that you'd need to pay seller fees.
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Or the Damien Hurst school of economics - buy your own stuff for inflated prices to set a benchmark inflated value.
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A new one from Busy Signal 'Unite'
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Change in plan, I'm going to go for the Markbass Compressor that's for sale on here.
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No phase switch on the switchblade pro but it can run the 2x loops in series and reverse the order of the two loops via footswitch control, individually control volume for each loop while also controlling the volume of the clean signal, and can run the signals in parallel.....I think that's quite a lot more than the LS2.
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Has anyone here tried both the Empress and the Cali 76? I'm after something for Reggae/Dub - to even out the volume and tone between strings, making the D and G strings sound more bass heavy where they can seem a bit weak right now compared to playing the same notes on lower strings, and making the B less boomy. They are similar price and features and both get excellent reviews. From what I understand the Empress is slightly more transparent sounding and has better metering and a few more controls, Cali is a bit better if you want a bit of tone enhancing. Neither seem to appear very often second hand (and when they do they're not much cheaper than new) so I'm tempted on payday to get both new and return one.
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My journey down the pedal rabbit hole started with the more extreme/obvious effects like fuzz, envelope filters, synth, modulation. It took me a while to really 'get' the more subtle things like preamps/EQ and compressors, I think I needed to use them in a band situation to fully realise the value they bring but now I have seen the light they are what I nerd out on and other pedals hardley get a look in. I'm currently usign the Fishman Platinum Pro's single dial compressor which generally does well (and it's nice to simplify things/reduce the risk for things accidentally being set in the wrong place/extra cables and noise etc) but I did notice that playing at volume through a 212 cab my D and G strings were sounding a bit weak, they don't sound weak at lower volumes/home practice though....I'm not sure if that's down to technique, compression, preamp/EQ, Cab, or something else (anyone with any ideas?) but I've got a feeling a more tweakable compressor might be the answer. I had a FEA Opti-FET which was great and perhaps I should have kept it, it's good to play the compressor field a bit though!......So long story short, I think a Cali 76 is right at the top of my shopping list, along with Diamond Comp Jr, Empress, and it sounds like I should consider the BC-1X too.
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I think I'll swop from Spotify to Tidal too. One thing that was putting me off was lazyness in needing to re-make all my playlist but apparently that can be done automatically.
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Capleton 'You will make it'
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Barrington Levy 'Better Than Gold'
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And get a tube radio and you're covered for the nuclear EMP https://www.quora.com/Tube-electronics-will-probably-survive-an-EMP-attack-but-are-there-enough-tube-radios-in-use
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I haven't owned an LS2 but had the Switchblade Pro Deluxe and can't really fault it other than perhaps it's a bit confusing - you can easily have parallel/series switched without noticing it, or not remember what sequence order is if you've switched to reverse. Other than that I couldn't see any reason to get the LS2 instead, the switchblade pro deluxe has the same things plus additional features for about the same price.
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Yeah, I agree. Comedy songs (as in lyrics telling a a joke story) are different to songs that contain humour, and I prefer the latter.
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Congo Natty (Rebel MC) played that into this at carnival one particularly hot year, it was lively!
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Boss tuner app is good. Or if I have to then 'another one bites the dust' goes to the open E.
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You'd have to be going some to break a Bass neck but I've seen a few Basses with a crack in the headstock running from the tuner (perhaps having been dropped on it), and a few with pretty deep gouges in the neck, and some people decide to do things like put a thinner neck on or swop for a fretless neck. None of that would factor much as reasons for me not getting neck-through but they do seem to be potential disadvantages.
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I assume the main disadvantage of neck-through is the cost, vs benefit, given that the benefits are marginal and costs tend to be a fair bit higher. The main benefit seems to be improved access to those top frets. I very rarely venture past the 15th fret though so that's not an issue for me. Another benefit is they look good. Tone differences, I don't know. Isn't a potential disadvantage of neck-through that you are using the same wood for the neck and a big part of the body - at the risk of going into tonewood discussions, some people think certain woods are better suited for the neck while others are better suited for the body. Another possible disadvantage is if you damage one part like the headstock - it must be pretty tricky to replace on a neck-through, rather than just getting new neck/headstock.