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[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1310922' date='Jul 20 2011, 10:25 PM']A regular question this. Garden centre 'slug tape' does need soldering between the joins. If you buy proper and inexpensive sheilding tape with conductive adhesive you save yourself a load of hassle. Anything advertised as EMI sheilding tape is great. Or f*&k it, tin foil does the job and any spare can be used for wrapping up old sausages. You don't need to sheild pickup cavities. Make sure the tape creeps over the top of the cav slightly in order to complete the circuit across the access cover.[/quote] When I shielded my telecaster I used el cheapo slug tape and didn't need to solder the joins. Worked a treat.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1318653' date='Jul 27 2011, 07:38 PM'][/b] Oooh that's a sore one. Do you know what the outcome was. Did he manage to get Police involved. ? Dave[/quote] The seller (Analog Mike) sent him another one. The police did naff all. Thread here: [url="http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55434"]http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55434[/url]

I thought this was going to be a "what bass does the guy in pitchshifter use?" thread... ...I guess it is, but with a fairly major twist! Nice score by the way.

Thanks guys I'm planning a bass tryout session at somepoint but from what I can gather there aren't any warwick dealers in Scotland which makes things a bit awkward. The Sandbergs look interesting, didn't think it was possible to get one within my budget though! Keep the ideas coming folks...

Hey folks I'm interested in a new 4-string bass, looking for a "keeper" to grow old with! Budget absolutely no more than £600 (preferably less) and willing to go second hand. I want something versatile for doing rock/jazz/reggae/soul/funk. Pretty much most things except heavy metal really! Aesthetically I really like natural finishes on light coloured wood and I quite like things to be a *little* bit different. I don't like musicman style basses. I currently play a Jazz copy and really like the neck on it (I have small hands and stubby fingers). Currently I am aiming towards: G&L L2000 (probably a tribute, barring a miraculous bargain on a USA one) Ibanez SR series (probably a 600 or higher) Warwick Corvette (second hand German one--- TBH the main reason I'm intrigued by these is they seem ridiculously good value at the moment.!!!) Thoughts? At the moment the G&L is probably in the lead.

I don't own a "giggable" bass amp---just a 20W Warwick practice amp. This probably makes me a bad person in the eyes of many---but we've never done a gig where there wasn't an amp provided or a DI to the PA available. I'm not particularly precious about my bass sound and for noisy punky rock n roll as long as its loud enough and I can hear it then I'm usually happy to let the sound guy do whatever he wants with the FOH sound. I've thought long and hard about buying a bass amp but I could go out and spend a grand on an amp tomorrow and probably only get an opportunity to use it once a year---seems pointless to me, I'd rather just borrow one as necessary!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='1316865' date='Jul 26 2011, 12:06 PM']Still waiting for an item dispatched on Thursday with Parcelforce 48 hour delivery......! The tracking number does not work and no-one knows where it is.[/quote] Silly questions: 1. Could the person who sent it to you have made a typo when sending the tracking info? 2. Do you trust the sender (giving false tracking numbers is a common tactic for scammers to delay people from realising whats happening)? Having said that, a friend of mine bought a 4x12 on eBay and parcelforce somehow managed to lose it. I suspect that someone worked out what it was and stole it. There was also a thread on musicradar a while back by a guy who had a custom pedal go "missing" at a depot and then a few weeks later his pedal turned up on eBay (the serial numbers matched).

At the company I work for we manufacture delicate (but large) scientific equipment. When packaging our equipment we've discovered that making things easy to lift/move is a bad ideca- the general rule is that it it *can* be thrown around then it will!

[quote name='mashup' post='1315213' date='Jul 24 2011, 09:58 PM']Thanks for your responses so far. I'm hopefully going to try a few SR's this week. My current bass is a G&L L2000 which i am having to sell due to weight & back problems Sad times[/quote] I'm in the market for a new bass and, weirdly enough, my current two favoured options are either an SR600 or a G&L L2000...

[quote name='neepheid' post='1315551' date='Jul 25 2011, 11:21 AM']It won't fit if the case is too rigidly Jazz shaped - the L-2000 body is much more like a Precision than a Jazz (no offset waist). It's not a good enough reason not to get an L-2000 though - if it doesn't fit then just get another case [/quote] Hmm. I only ask because as a birthday present my wife bought me a nice case for my jazz bass, but now I fancy an L-2000 and would rather not have to buy *another* nice one...

Apologies for bumping an old thread but I have an L2000 question that isn't worth starting a new thread for. Will an L2000 fit in a case which is designed specifically for a Fender Jazz (ie moulded to the body shape etc)? Thanks

[quote name='retrohelix' post='1288828' date='Jul 1 2011, 11:38 AM']You seem to be dismissing the fact that the shimmer mode isn't the only mode [/quote] I know its not the only mode, I just wasn't very clear I don't have any practical need for *any* kind of reverb pedal at the moment. If I bought one it would be purely for the shimmer mode, hence my comments. If I *was* a reverb kind of person, I'd love to buy one of these. But I would still think it was expensive. Especially when compared to something like the EHX Cathedral.

It faffs about with your signal impedance and simulates the effect of a longer cable? Its £140 ffs (for the cheapest one!)---just buy a longer cable and/or a buffer/true bypass box. To be frank, it looks like a total waste of money.

Howdy folks Fairly new here, and relatively new to bass playing. Currently play a Jazz copy (that I bought from McNach of this here parish!) in this band: [url="http://www.supermarionation.co.uk"]http://www.supermarionation.co.uk[/url] Our EP is available for listening on the website and via spotify and the usual online retailers... I started playing bass as a sideline to guitar, but I've recently decided to take the bass playing more seriously, so we'll see what happens...music wise I'm into most things. Not a big fan of slap bass and overly showy stuff though---I'd rather be Robbie Shakespeare than Victor Wooten!

The shimmer mode on the reverb is one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard an effects pedal make---but I don't think I could find much use of it in a band and its a lot of money for something that would sit in my bedroom and every so often I'd turn it on and go "oooh, puuuuurrrrrrrty"

I've never wanted to play fretless bass. I'd rather learn to play upright bass than a fretless bass guitar.

[quote name='lanark' post='1286267' date='Jun 29 2011, 11:55 AM']Just wondering how this is usually resolved.[/quote] Depends on the band and what arrangement they have with each other. REM have an agreement that all songwriting credits get split equally regardless of how much work each member does on individual songs. One of the reasons for the demise of The Smiths was a disagreement over finances. If you're asking from the point of view of your own band---basically you need to decide amongst you who gets the credit for writing.

I've got one and use it on bass. Here's my thoughts: 1. On its own it sounded good, but all my bottom end disappeared in the mix so it wasn't very practical for using with a band. 2. Using a Boss LS-2 to mix in some clean signal and keep the bottom end makes it sound awesome.

[quote name='aldude' post='1280713' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:13 AM']For a bit more, you can get the SR5005E (not mine!) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142778"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142778[/url][/quote] Thats awesome. Bit more than I want to spend (and definitely more than I can afford to spend right this second!)

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1280388' date='Jun 24 2011, 12:16 AM']Mine has the Omni-Adjust bridge, I believe they later replaced it with one called the Accu-cast. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5864441787/"][/url] Not sure how it compares with the SR5xx bridges that appear to be having issues.[/quote] That bass looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Thanks for all the info guys. Lots to go on! As for "anything else that you need to know?" the only thing that springs to mind is "which models come in natural finishes?" but thats just being lazy Thanks again Sam

Thanks for the responses guys. Looks like I could be on to a winner (eventually). Does anyone know if the necks are much the same size/shape across the range? I'm not against buying online but I'd be reluctant to do so without being confident that the neck would suit me (I find some basses almost unplayable...). Trying a cheaper one locally and then looking online for a high-end second hand bargain is very appealing!