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[quote name='Clarky' post='569622' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:25 PM']Bit of both - Rotosound Swingbass rounds on my JJB (cos thats how JJB himself has his bass set up), [b]D'Addario Chromes[/b] or TI344s flats on my other Ps, rounds on my Jazz (as I don't want it to sound like a P)[/quote] So Clarky, how are you liking those Chromes? I liked them a lot but they just couldn't make me forget my TIJFs

[quote name='martthebass' post='568944' date='Aug 14 2009, 12:56 PM'][b]Don't know how much 'sonic' or playability differences there are between the Fender TF and the std American Jazz. ET had my old Jazz frettless (1999) and swapped it out in favour of the TF so I'd expect it's a reasonable upgrade. [/b] I've played both lined and unlined and personally don't think it makes much difference (as long as the side dots are on the fret) - it only makes a difference if you want to make a statement to the audience that you're playing a fretless. I was more than happy with the sound of the Jazz, nice and woody and with much more mwah and subtlety than the Status necked Jazz (and previously Westone T3) that it replaced. Only problem I seem to have a the minute is picking up another used one at my budget of £600. Tsk[/quote] Mart's old lined fretless Jazz (which is now with Lee650) was a very nice bass and with old flats on it did have a kind of darkness of tone that I liked on the neck pickup and the lines certainly helped on my first fretless. I moved to the Tony Franklin (courtesy of Water of Tyne) because I wanted more of a Precision kind of sound and I'd say the TF does do 'deep' (as it was described in another thread) in a way the Jazz didn't - no criticism of the Jazz intended here, just that I wanted a slightly different tone. Also, losing the lines has been much less of a problem than I feared. I would say the TF is a better built bass with a wider range of tonal options but it's also substantially more expensive. However, the MIA fretless Jazz was very good and substantially cheaper.

[quote name='harlowbassplayer' post='569534' date='Aug 14 2009, 09:40 PM'][url="http://www.fender.com/artists/index.php?id=15"]http://www.fender.com/artists/index.php?id=15[/url][size="7"][/size] i so want to buy it but i think it not out yet [/quote] Haven't these been around for ages?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='569611' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:12 PM']Flats. Preferably TI JF344 (JF324 on the mustang) If I wanted my instrument to sound like a harpsichord, I'd play a harpsichord. I prefer my bass to sound like a bass [/quote] +1 (except for the Mustang)

I've never had a problem with lack of sustain. I'd say controlling sustain through damping of one kind or another is the real issue.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='568428' date='Aug 13 2009, 09:31 PM']I'm loving the Tony Franklin, because it offers P warmth, with the J pickup on the back, and an ebony neck! But, its basically order it in, and not test it out. The demo vids look cracking.[/quote] I've got a Tony Franklin and I don't think anyone would be disappointed by it. As well as the P warmth, J at the back, and ebony neck, it has detuner and first fret side dot. And there's a brand new one hanging on the wall in Brighton GAK right now.

[quote name='TMB' post='568701' date='Aug 14 2009, 09:56 AM']There is a raging arguement amongst my friends and collegues. They have been discussing 'The best bass player ever' and as expected Flea has been a hot subject. We all know he is ace.... and we all know that there are many more truly great players (too many to mention) but if you had to choose one..... would it be Flea because of his uniqueness and individuality or someone else? Help solve this row.. please... ![/quote] There is no 'best bass player ever' and if there was it wouldn't be Flea.

And on the issue of 'feel' - I think someone with 'feel' can show it to others at least by example and insofar as they pick up on that 'feel' it can be said to have been taught and learned but nonetheless some have got it more than others.

[quote name='bassace' post='561426' date='Aug 5 2009, 08:00 PM']Yes, I find it a bit confrontational from someone I don't know. OK from a friend, perhaps.[/quote] I'm surprised at that. I'd take 'mate' as the standard form of address to someone (usually male but not necessarily male) who you didn't know by name. An alternative would be 'man'. Maybe it's a regional thing?

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='561402' date='Aug 5 2009, 07:42 PM']I'm not sure if there is a language difference between english as used in Lithuania and english as used in britain. finishing a question with " , mate? " tends to come across as a aggressive challenge rather than a friendly thing you would actually say to a mate. just a thought on colloquialisms.[/quote] I'd say 'mate' is usually friendly in British English but tone of voice can on occasion make it unfriendly.

[quote name='coconi_fan' post='560570' date='Aug 4 2009, 08:06 PM']A company that paints parts for where I work are going to repaint the it they have somebody who know a bit about guitars and promise it'll look as good as new and it won't cost me a penny. If she dose notice a difference she won't be as upset if look as good as they promise For those asking what band she is in... well my user name is a give away - CoConi[/quote] I can't speak for the woman concerned but if it was my bass I'd expect to be consulted [i]before[/i] any work was done, especially a full refinish, and not presented with a fait accompli done by someone I perhaps didn't approve of.

Schallers - never had a problem in many years.

Didn't Chas play bass at one time too - in Heads Hands and Feet with Albert Lee?

[quote name='pjbass' post='560463' date='Aug 4 2009, 05:52 PM']I thought i'd share some great footage of the movement of bass strings taken with a high speed camera. It's on vimeo so i'm not sure i can embed it: [url="http://vimeo.com/4041788"]http://vimeo.com/4041788[/url][/quote] Sexy.

Tony Franklin

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='559323' date='Aug 3 2009, 03:58 PM']Mesa stuff at reasonable prices.[/quote] +1

[quote name='Musky' post='558536' date='Aug 2 2009, 03:04 PM']And Sid Vicious' best bass line was Submission apparently. Glen Matlock's bassline with Steve Jones playing wasn't it? [/quote] And, apparently, 'In his own way, Jamerson was as 'punk-rock' as Sid Vicious'.

Count me in - subject to gigs and other emergencies. 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. Chris B 11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T 12.Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's 13.Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz + DHA-DI-EQ 14.Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go) 15.51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500 16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision 17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status 18. molan - MTD 535, Spector NS5XL, Zon VB4, Alembic Rogue, Traben Bootsy Signature (!!!), Epifani UL502 & some Berg AE1x12's + who knows what else I may have by then 19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + a cab of some sort. 20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab 21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then 22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys. 23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else)

Chuck Rainey (Rock Steady - Aretha; or Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan)

Jerry Jemmott (The Thrill is Gone) and Tommy Cogbill (Son of a Preacher Man).

[quote name='BigRedX' post='551491' date='Jul 25 2009, 11:43 PM']Interesting... Not 100% sold on the body shape. I really want an EB2 style double cut, but overall it's not bad. Model seems to be discontinued as it's not on the Washburn site. Anyone know what the scale length is, and if there's anywhere in the UK that's got one I can try?[/quote] They are fairly rare in UK I think. I've never seen one in the flesh.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='550897' date='Jul 25 2009, 09:49 AM']I'm hankering after a really nice semi-acoustic bass with the following specs: Must be 5-string EB2 style double-cut body shape At least 32" scale (would prefer 34") Neck/body join that allows easy access to at least 17th fret. So far all I can see is the Warwick Starbass II. Unfortunately the only example I've played (4 string bubinga fretless) had the most horrible sharp fingerboard edges, and if I'm going to be paying the sorts of prices that new Warwicks are currently demanding (over £2k) I expect it to be perfect out of the box and not require any further luthier attention to get it right. Plus I'd probably feel compelled to do something about the ugly headstock. I've fired off an email to Chris Eccleshall to see if he would make me a 5-string version of the Peter Hook bass. So what else is out there?[/quote] How about the Washburn AB95 at [url="http://www.musicdeals.nl/product/washburn-ab95wa/"]725euros in the Netherlands[/url]:

[quote name='stewblack' post='550855' date='Jul 25 2009, 08:41 AM']Anyone know who played bass on Scott Walker's 1970 album 'Til The Band Comes In' ? Ta.[/quote] No idea who the bass player was but +1 on Scott Walker.

[quote name='RhysP' post='549494' date='Jul 23 2009, 10:43 PM']You need to LISTEN.[/quote] Correct but unfortunately so does the drummer - in my experience that can be where the problem arises.