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There's the Scotland and Borders Bash on the 19th of April. Peter

I'm a fan. Riffage rules and probably drop tuned too. Do you like playing with fire?

[quote]bring mates[/quote] bring manc's I didn't realise the extent of Manc/Scouse rivalry until I worked in a Young Offenders 'Institution' in Lancaster. The daft thing was the 'Norvern Monkeys' hate the 'Suvvern Cahnts', the Mancs hate the Scousers and the Liverpudlians hate the guys from Birkenhead worst of all Peter

That sounds absolutely brilliant Alan, both a pleasure AND a challenge. It actually sounds quite exciting from a players point of view. Oasis, they sound a lot like the Beatles to me (ducks and runs for cover) and U2, blasting out those root notes How was the Spector in the mix? Peter

True, you could get an entirely -ve reaction and end up looking like BBC!

Carlisle isn't far away Alan. Take Haze up for some retail therapy/baby clothes shopping and pop in. Very welcoming bunch. Peter

I'm far from an expert but someone recently put up a great link that explained all this. If I remember right the scale length is reduced. Peter

You know if you read the title of this thread as a pilot, flying with instruments has a whole different meaning Peter

Looks just like mine. I think if you go on the EMG site and look up the specs the 5 string pups will fit. 5 string pups are fine too [url="http://www.emginc.com/products/index/121"]http://www.emginc.com/products/index/121[/url] Peter

Interesting It'd be good to see what your bass looks like. I'm fairly sure that mine was a Tobias Pro 4 and it was upgraded with EMGs. Have you measured your pups and checked dimennsions on their site. I think they were 5 string sized. I'll search BC although I suspect I did the mods when BC was called something else Edited to say, no info on BC. Peter

Budgie Check em out, been immense for years. It was also my nickname until I was about 18 Peter

If ya gettin green brass not gold innit

I say: Go for gold! I love mine in gold, does that make me a chav? Peter

If you bother to read the opening post properly you'll see that this thread wasn't ever intended to be a 'Jaco debate'. Yes we have had more than enough of those. Thank you those who've chosen to reply. I'm pleasantly surprised by the extent of folk on here who do, like me, enjoy listening to him, whether gently accompanying someone else or more 'in the mix' directing things from the low end. I actually prefer the latter stuff even though I delight in Joni Mitchell. Heavy Weather, 3 kinds of a secret and his self titled album are Jaco heaven for me. Of course there will be a disproportionate number of 'naysayers' who don't post. It's interesting that some folk are apologising for either not having heard his stuff or for not liking it. What is just is so far as I'm concerned. Interesting the comments on 'fret w***ery'. Makes me wonder if you've ever listened to a representative proportion of his stuff (as opposed to the odd Youtube clip) as Jaco and 'fret w***ery' go together like champagne and chips imo. I do know some 'fret w***ers' though. So thanks for the replies folks. Peter

That's looking very nice indeed. The headstock wave is very neat. I assume John has a CAD/CAM router for such jobs? Peter

[quote]Haven't we all been here before ?[/quote] No, I don't think we have. This isn't meant to be a Jaco appreciation thread but a simple question that hasn't been answered before imo. Peter

[quote]it sounds like jamerson on speed.[/quote] He probably was +1 for Bill Milkowskis Biography, a really great read Jaco fan or not.

I like 'Word of Mouth' but I think if your very 1st introduction to Jaco is Crisis then you may run away I think his self titled album is more easily accessible. Heavy Weather by Weather Report is a favourite of mine too. Thanks for the recommend Bilbo, I'll check it out and let you know how I get on. Peter

Okay Bilbo recommend me some [quote]'far out'[/quote] jazz that's likely accessible for someone with an open ear and mind? Peter

As I read that post I happened to be listening to: [quote]'Kuru/Speak like a child'[/quote] Spooky! Peter

Well, so far I'm a little surprised at the extent of the (conditional) Yays. Pleasantly surprised.

I'd be wary of modding to 18v unless you know something I don't. The pre doubles the voltage from 9v to 18v anyway and if you add another battery you may be putting 36v thru the pre (the pups remain at battery voltage) and that could be 'interesting' to say the least. 'She canna take it Spock' I've just put an ACG02 into a friends one of these and it has transformed the 'musicality' of the bass giving lots of added overtones and flexibility without diminishing the Spector active EMG growl. If it does it for you as is that's good though. I'm planning on putting another ACG02 into my 4! Edited to say: I really should have read your post more thoroughly I see it's the pups you want to upgrade to 18 and remove the pre. Everyone to their own. What sort of music do you play? Anything subtle? Peter

A simple question. Musically he really does it for me, a whole range of his stuff that I find subtle, musically tight, and appropriate. It grabs my soul. Then again I love jazz. I get a feeling that even among bassists I'm in the minority. Yes I know some of you think he's clever, moved the goalposts etc but that's not the question. Musically does his stuff 'move you'? Satisfy my curiosity Yay or Nay? Peter