LeftyJ

That's OK, they take up little space. 

No nicknames for me, I usually just call them by their model name - my Jazz, my Musician, and so on. With the colour or the number of strings added if I have more than one. 

I like when big manufacturers build something out of the ordinary for an artist, rather than just make a version of a bog standard model that just has a different finish or some subtle difference. For example, the Fender Roscoe Beck or the first Stu Hamm Urge (when it was still medium-scale) are really cool and unique twists that are familiarly Fender-shaped enough, but still the RB is not quite a Jazz and the Urge is not quite a Precision 😎. That said, I really like some more conventional models too that were based on the artist's actual favourite, like the JMJ or the Miller Jazz. 

14 hours ago, soulstar89 said:

Regarding the body wood only the lower spec basses used basswood. For example the pb-62 reissues are in three tiers 50, 70 and 96. The pb-62 (50) is basswood where the 70 and 96 are alder. The 96 has USA electronics and pick ups.

Yep! I briefly owned a PB57-50 which was basswood, and I have a JB75-90US with an ash body that can double as a boat anchor. Really fine bass, but it weighs a ton. 

Normally, if you're not sure (when they're a solid finish, for example), you can easily tell them apart by their hardware. The entry level models with basswood bodies will usually have smaller Gotoh GB-1 tuners and bridges with barrel saddles. The ones with alder and ash bodies will usually have more period-correct hardware for the model they're intended to reissue, with larger tuner base plates and threaded saddles. These limited editions are no exception, and also use the Gotoh GB-1's and barrel saddles. 

On 14/05/2023 at 00:04, ezbass said:

Bring out a medium or short scale ‘bird and I’m all over it.

Gibson did, back in 2011. It was a limited edition of only 400, but with a set neck rather than neck-through and without the trademark thinner body wings glued to a thicker core. 

https://reverb.com/item/65918329-gibson-limited-edition-thunderbird-short-scale-bass-03-06-2011-satin-ebony

1 hour ago, FatDrunkStupid said:

Be warned if you're looking at the Player Plus variants - the pre-amp is nasty. Not in the least bit subtle, over-sensitive and the cardinal sin (for me) - no passive switch! 

There is though. The current issue Player Plus Jazz and Precision both have a mini toggle switch between the last two knobs to switch to passive. 

To echo your comment about the lack of subtlety: the passive mode is a lot quieter than the active mode. It really boosts and colours the tone a lot, even set to neutral. 

28 minutes ago, mustafunk1 said:

Yes me too, but i think mine is more beautiful  Lol

I'm inclined to agree! It's definitely more elegantly styled, and the all-white Larry Graham style finish looks really luxurious. 

That last one reminds me of Nathan East's headless Yamaha 6-string 

8 minutes ago, Ralf1e said:

At last found it

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1549913782161515/

Found it using a desktop. It didn't appear on my tablet

I can see why now it's on fbook marketplace not g tree

Oh, that's lovely! It's got one nasty dent but otherwise looks great. 

Cool Aria Pro II RSB Deluxe on Gumtree:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/aria-rsb-ii-deluxe-left-handed-bass/1458155979 

36 minutes ago, Ralf1e said:

There is a left handed Cherry Euro on Gumtree for £1000

Can't find it! Got a link? 

On 14/05/2023 at 12:20, Hellzero said:

I would avoid the Aguilar OBP-3 for a lot of reasons, the first being its total lack of transparency and the fact that it's too powerful meaning that just touching one control already means too much of anything.

 

But it depends on what your looking for: if it's a take that in your face approach, the OBP-3 is perfect, if it's a very slowly fine tuning EQ, you'll be disappointed.

I have to agree here. I have an OBP-3 in one of my basses and "in your face" is fairly accurate. The bass control gets boomy quickly, the treble control is voiced too high to my liking and mostly adds finger noise, and the mid control (with, in my case, a push-pull to switch between 400 or 800 Hz) is all or nothing: at the 400 Hz setting it gives a really ugly and nasal hump which is too much at even the lowest setting. At the 800 Hz setting nothing happens until the pot is maxed, at which point it adds a lot of brightness and a Rickenbacker-ish high mid growl which is just too much and leaves nothing of the original character of the bass. I run it at 18V, I don't know if it makes a difference in the boost level versus 9V. It was wired like that when I got it. 

I never gave it much thought, but now this thread made me want to experiment more with that bass! 

I've found that I like my controls simple. Of all my basses, my Jazz Bass has the control layout that suits me best: volume, volume, passive tone and a rotary switch that adds a 6dB active bass boost. It just works, and that bass control gives it a solid but subtle kick. Especially when you're using the bridge pickup soloed.

"Are you in?" by Incubus. Lovely groove, just puts a smile to my face everytime 

On 12/05/2023 at 12:13, EJWW said:

Slap bass-ist... 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65558954.amp

I guess the last sentence of the article says it all: 

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Described on its Twitter feed as "three pals in a band from Dryburgh", the group is planning to release a new album called Exorcism of Youth in August.

There's FOUR people in that pic. We can only guess which one of them is not a pal of the other three 

Edit - double post.

On 14/05/2023 at 01:52, MM Stingray 62 said:

Ibanez Musician 

 

I think he played that MC824 at Live Aid. It was later auctioned for charity, he only used it briefly - but it stuck with me too! 

20 hours ago, lidl e said:

When i had a bass handbuilt, i chose all very high end hardware and i went with yhe gotoh high mass bridge. I like it a lot. Easy to change strings, looks good and is a great option.

 

Is this the one youre talking about?

 

That's no Gotoh but a Hipshot style B. The Gotoh 201B and the Fender Hi-Mass bridge don't have the top loading feature, you need to feed the strings all the way through. I much prefer the Hipshot! It's a fair bit more expensive than the other two though. I had this bridge on 3 Carvin basses, and there's a custom version with 16.5mm spacing on my Atelier Z Baby Z. 

I don't own one anymore, but sometimes I still kinda miss it. It was such a lovely workhorse, with a great neck. I never really bonded with it tonally, and never quite got it to sound right in my bands, but I always enjoyed playing it. It also had quite a spectacular finish, the rare Autumn Redburst sparkle finish. I traded it for a Status S2 Classic with Rob @Bonin-in-the boneyard and haven't looked back, that one is my main bass now and I'm still madly in love. Rob has since sold it, but bought another out of seller's remorse 

This SR5 was previously owned by Phil Barker of IONA. I bought it from him off eBay, and when IONA played a gig local to me he got me on the guest list to come pick it up after their gig. Awesome guy! 

7 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

And if you're used to anchor your thumb on the pickup to play, it won't work at all.

 

It's again a guitar design adapted to a bass, and there lies the issue, and I'm not even mentioning the awful and buzzing sound in the video...

 

Very valid points indeed. 

44 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

I may sound harsh, but the concept is a tad more than 50 years old with the very first Alembic ever built in 1971 for Jack Casady.

 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-001-rick-turner-rennovation.1304641/

 

Not exactly. On the Verso, the pickup doesn't necessarily have to be below the strings. You can also use it as a handheld pickup to do volume swells (OK, maybe more useful on guitar than on bass). 

I think they're incredibly cool, and would love to own the guitar version. 

11 hours ago, YouMa said:

I won't watch it this year as its not in a foreign country which takes the fun out of it for me. I will miss all the gorgeous exotic female presenters though.

Excellent point. It was hosted here in the Netherlands in 2021, and it didn't help.

And our presenters were all (quite literally) overshadowed by Nikkie de Jager - who is awesome, and put the other three to shame with her English pronounciation.

Just get a good sized strap and you're sorted. 

Tuning will be awkward though. 

2 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Mate, change the strings over and flip it.... 

( you might have to buy a cheapo little file or hacksaw blade for the nut from Toolstation or something too...) 

That would work, in case of emergency, but would feel like throwing away 300 GBP when I could have bought a bass that I'll use more than once 

Lefty here. Wish me luck. 

Probably a black Ibanez GSR by lack of anything else, if the local stores carry anything at all.

On 04/05/2023 at 09:33, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Re-did the intonation wearing the bass.

I'm finding that doing it on my lap or on a bench puts sufficient pressure on the neck as to render some adjustments inaccurate. I guess it's like loosening the truss rod a bit then retightening it again after the intonation is done. 

Seems to work.  It's in tune right up to the 24th fret on all the strings. Chords ring rather well now, so something must be right!

This sounds familiar. Both my Warwicks (2002 Streamer LX and 2003 Streamer LX5) have ovangkol necks, and they're without a doubt the most unstable necks in my collection. Especially the 5 moves a lot with a change of seasons, and when detuning (my doom metal band plays in A tuning, and I didn't want to sacrifice a 5-string to keep in A permanently. The Warwick is completely unfit to tune down a full step and back up again, as the perfect setup will always be a compromise between the two - and at least in one of the two tunings it will barely be playable. It's just that bendy.