EssentialTension

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1338145041' post='1670094'] Y'know what? It's actually [i]so[/i] far down the list of important factors in a bass guitar as to be irrelevant. What's above it? Wellllll...... Ergonomics/design, Quality of construction, electronics, pick-ups, string choice, materials selection, hardware, fretwork, adjustability, stability, playability, "tone" (whatever that is!), reliability, durability... [/quote] I'd say those are all fairly unimportant too - it's only the choice of notes and their placement in relation to the beat that really really matters.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1337852177' post='1666284'] No it isn't. If you were to pick one up you'd find it is a beautifully crafted, handmade in the UK vintage bass that, in terms of build quality, can hold its head high. It does have some deficiencies. It is very heavy, has a very wide and thick neck and a weak tone. But it isn't worth anything remotely like the asking price. [/quote] I agree on heavy and the wide thick neck but I don't remember mine having a weak tone at all - although it was 35 years ago.

I won't rate your rig because it's not a rig for me but I will say don't spend money changing the preamp or the pickups until you've tried them.

Very nice Wayne but wasn't it already kind of summery?

Just the open E or all notes on the E string? Maybe try adjusting the EQ - reduce bass boost low mids. And/or adjust pickup height, down on the E side, up on the G side.

Terrible song anyway, whoever plays it.

[quote name='ChristopherGilbert' timestamp='1338107540' post='1669555'] Only time i've seen blocks that are nice are when thepick guard is the same colour. [/quote] I think that, plus the butterscotch, is why it works on the Lakland I posted.

We all need to start somewhere. Although not necessarily in public.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1338107798' post='1669559'] guys- calm down! the poll can be edited- and has been! [/quote] Excellent.

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1338069133' post='1669363'] [[i]pedantry[/i]] Not trying to be picky, but the 335 isn't hollow bodied strictly speaking. The hollow bits are just acoustic chambers either side of a massive slab of maple. So, you can think of it as semi acoustic; or you can think of it as a solidbody with acoustic chambers; or you could (stretching the point a bit) call it an archtop as well. [/[i]pedantry[/i]] [/quote] But the Epiphone Casino is properly hollow - same as a Gibson ES-330.

I don't usually like maple let alone the black blocks but I do like this one:

[quote name='bassickman' timestamp='1338065521' post='1669290'] How often would you change them? [/quote] If and only if they break.

I'ver got a Meisel COM90 on my upright bridge.

Is it since the weather got warmer?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1338053477' post='1669092'] You did miss Semi-Acoustic off the list (they're hollow bodied electrics such as the 335). [/quote] Agreed, Epiphone Casino will do nicely.

Yeah, Ive got that. Can't go far wrong with the Dr.

Two of every lead, batteries, fuses, strings, picks (which I very rarely use).

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1337968434' post='1668246'] What colour would you choose given a free choice then? [/quote] Olympic white or vintage white, chrome hardware, rosewood fingerboard.

I've used a Boss TU2 for years. It works.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1337961766' post='1668141'] They should email you a free return label. [/quote] That's exactly what they did in my case.

I wouldn't choose any of those but then it's not for me, is it?

Sorry this hasn't worked for you but I've got to say I've never had a problem with Thomann, even returning stuff, nor have I had a problem with Parcelforce - who weren't used by Thomann anyway.

[quote name='mrdirtyrob' timestamp='1337956667' post='1668045'] I've started taking a kettle lead, speaker cable and a ton of spare leads. I used to be far more of the opinion that it's not my problem if the venue or another band member hasn't got everything they should, but it just saves a lot of hassle if you can quickly produce the right lead or whatever and get on with it. Of course the problem now is that the guitarist has started assuming I'll have all the leads he should have brought himself... [/quote] At that point I start pretending I haven't got a spare and say 'I thought you would have learned from last time'.

[quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1337955359' post='1668018'] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]I take a spare everything, because i'm anal like that, but I was a boy scout and my paranoia has paid off on many occasions, I even take spare things others may need and they often have. If I'm involved the show will always go on. A good habit, but may be need a shrink. [/font][/color][/size] [/quote] Same here, except I was never in the scouts.

La Bella 760FS Everyone is just going to tell you what they use.