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I will echo everyone else on the Garageband front. Its a superb bit of software and is capable of some good results. As mentioned it is also compatible with logic so if you ever decide to upgrade you can take your files with you. I used to have a Mac mini before they switched to the Intel processors and could run some pretty big files on garageband but obviously if you start running Logic and plug-ins it will slow down. I have no idea what the new ones are like but they look pretty powerful now so i am sure you will not have any problems if you buty a new one. After my MacMini I bought a PowerMac G5 Dual Core. It is a non Intel version but I upgraded it to 6GB RAM and it runs like a dream. I currently have Logic Pro 8 installed and runa few plug-ins and use some large files on Garageband and it doesnt even flinch. The new Mac Pros are really expensive so I would see about picking up a New Mac Mini, or get a Dual Core G5. You can get some good deals on them on ebay, I was looking the other day as I want to sell mine (need a laptop as I move around a lot) Interface wise decide what you need liek do you need midi, do you need phantom power for mics, how many tracks will you record at the same time? If you just want to lay vocals down and then guitar and build up track by track Line 6 make a UX1 I think which is good and not too expensive. The Apogee One and Duet is also VERY good but quite expensive.

I now have that picture on page one as my home screen image on my Blackberry, looks amazing! ha ha. Not sure about the Badass fit, I just like the look of badass bridges to be honest no real reason other than that. I think they have gone bust now anyway havent they? I am sure I read that somewhere. I think a Jazz pickup would be the order of the day for me as well though and a nice chrome cover over the pickup. I really want one now, major GAS!

AH CRAP! another bass on the want list now. I suppose its more achievable than a Sei Jazz 5 but still a couple of hundred pound more than I have. I have always wanted a Pino style Precision and if the other squiers are anything to go by this should be awesome. Slap a badass on there with a Jazz pickup at the bridge and that would be just what I am after at the moment. Another great bass from Squier.

I would agree, dont do it, it wont be a stingray. I have a Aguilar Pre in one of my basses and it isn't that great. People don't usually mod stingrays, they don't really need it and if the sound isn't right for you maybe try another MusicMan model or a different bass IMHO.

DO IT!!!! ha ha That is a great price and if your sale will cover most of it then brilliant. For what its worth I think the facing is really nice, there is a good contrast between the back and top, I think its stunning. I have a Progress 5 string and absolutely love it in every way, the Overwate r neck-throughs are beautiful and the access up the dusty end is fantatsic. My progress and I went through a small slump in the relationship recently and I was looking at other basses, but after practice last night I could not be happier it was just perfect. Its a bargain DO IT!!!!

I too am an addict and I loves it! To be fair though, I know so many people who spend all their free time on bloody facebook joining stupid clubs and finding out what their best friends little sisters boyfriends cat did today. Personally anyone I like I speak to regulalry on the phone, so I spend my time on BassChat rather than brain rotting Facebook. It's informative, funny it keeps my mind in a good place and stops me getting depressed in an office job, and there are some quality bargains to be had daily. Its so good they should prescribe BassChat on th NHS along with country walks in the sunshine. Edit: Spelling

If it's any help at all I have played a couple of these and they are really good basses, a real step up from the normal Mexican made stuff. The ones I played were very well built and had a real nice feel and were really not far of a Geddy Lee the shop had in which was a couple of hundred pound more new. Like any Fender (well any bass for that matter) pick carefully, Fender particulalrly can sometimes be inconsistant, I have played some stunners and some real dogs in the past, so try find somehwere with a few in stock and pick the best. I dont think you will go wrong with on though and good for modding

Thanks again for the feedback. The more I hear that the Skylines are reasonablty close to the US in terms of feel, the more I am put off even trying one. I don't like the neck profile on the Skyline 55-02 or the satin feel so I doubt the 55-94 is what I am after, Think I will stick with the Overwater after all. Off topic slightly but another thing I literally just found out is that Lakland don't actually make their own bodies and necks even for the USA models. Now I know there has been some talk of other companies having another party make the basic parts (Sadowsky NYC models to name one) and I know they do amazing finishing work and produce amazing instruments, but it takes away a bit of the romance for me when the bass is not actually made by the company. I suppose a small requirement for me at that price point would be a handmade instrument. You take Overwater, Sei, Shuker, MTD they all make their own stuff and thats what makes them special to me. Sorry off topic and not meant to insult any companies or owners, I am just slightly suprised.

Thanks for the links, I did a pre post search but must have bypassed one of those threads because it was about the Glaub, intersting now I have read it though. I think the posts I have read seem to confirm my thoughts that the Skyline is not far off the USA and that the woods and build are slightly better but they are quite similar. If the necks and feel of the instrument are similar then I think I might have to leave it. I was slightly reluctant about the satin neck (I hate them) and if the USA models still have a similar feel with angular fretboard but just with nicer neck woods, then maybe its not for me. I might still try and give it ago but just trying to get an informed idea of what it will be like beforehand. Thanks for the comments so far.

Hello, I may have an opportunity to aquire a Lakland 55-94 and I was just wondering what Basschatters thoughts were. How do they compare to the skylines in terms of playability, and do the necks differ at all? I have played a few 55-02 Skylines in the past and quite like them although the necks just didn't really do it for me. To me the necks just felt a bit cheap and I found them quite chunky and angular if that doesnt sound too odd. If I take it any further I will get the chance to try before I buy but I just want to get an idea of what to expect. Has anyone owned or played both USA and Skyline? Is there a real difference? Any help gratefully received. Nathan

[quote name='Russ' post='761867' date='Mar 2 2010, 02:51 PM']There's an amazing 5-string Sei Jazz there in Candy Apple Red, with an ebony fingerboard and blocks, with Basslines pickups. Give that one a go, you'll be blown away. HUGE sound. [/quote] I have just had a look at it, stunning! just a little bit out of my budget. I emailed and asked for a rough Idea on the value of my Overwater as a trade and I would need about 1k on top Ah well keep saving, one day, it will be mine, oh yes......

[quote name='Russ' post='761094' date='Mar 1 2010, 07:40 PM']I ordered my next Sei a couple of weekends ago. It's going to be a 5-string Jazz, with a lightweight ash body, maple neck with ebony 24-fret fingerboard and block inlays, a very pretty spalted maple top, black hardware, Nordstrand MM3.1 pickups and a John East circuit (with the EQ curves set up to match a Music Man). It is going to cost a pretty penny, but Martin's lead time is currently about 12-14 months, so that's plenty of time to save up. He's also got my singlecut 5 in there at the moment for a tune-up and active circuit replacement. Seriously, you can't go wrong with a Sei.[/quote] Oh very very jealous, I was dreaming about my very own custom build the other night and was deliberating whether I would have Maple or Ebony board. Ebony with blocks is going to look so sharp. There is actually a used fretted 5 Sei Jazz with ebony board at the Gallery at the moment and I look at it every day. [quote name='7string' post='761409' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:44 AM']That's sounds great. Sei's are great used buys and pretty reasonable too considering.[/quote] There are a couple of used Sei Jazzes at the Gallery now and they are very well priced. I am seriously tempted by two of them. I have had quite a few basses over the years but ever since I picked up Bassist magazine 10 years ago when I started playing and saw a Sei Jazz in an advert I knew that was the bass for me. I need to do something about getting one soon.

Hello, Not a stock passive but a Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V comes in all black pretty much, great five string and extremely well built. you can get them very cheap and It would take a very minor amount of work to make it passive and you may still have change left from £250. I was going to convert mine to passive but elected to have a passive switch fitted to the electronics. Cant rave about mine enough and use it probably slightly more than my Overwater sadly.

Hi, I dont know it it will be any help but I had a stingray with an unfinished neck and like OutToPlayJazz absolutely hated it (the neck that is) I did some searching and found out that MusicMan reccommend the use of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil and Tru-Wax? I bought some for about £10 and very lightly sanded out the dirty marks on the neck and then applied several coast of Tru-Oil lighlty sanding back each time. The oil goes quite hard in the end and creates a lovely semi-gloss kind of satin feel. It seals the wood so it doesn't get dirt in and also really made the maple neck pop out. I then finished with the wax and I have never played a neck like it since apart from a GB spitfire. It was stunning by the end. You just have to be quite brave when doing it. I did it with help from my dad many years ago who is a carpenter and he said if he messed it up he would pay for the Gallery to fix it or pay for a new neck. Hope it helps.

[quote name='7string' post='760266' date='Feb 28 2010, 10:46 PM']You should have a look at the [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=586388"]Sei Owners Club[/url] on Talkbass. More Sei loveliness and discussion await.[/quote] I know that thread far too well I love these basses so very much, trying at the moment to get some funds together for a second hand Jazz 5. I would love a custom built one day but a bit out of my price bracket at the moment. For now a second hand jazz would be more than enough to keep me happy.

I remeber staying with my best friend who is a guitarist at his Uni house. We had a bit of a jam one night and had a few beers and then slumped over in drunkeness and he forgot to turn off his epiphone 335 and marshall. At about 3 in morning for some reason unknown to either of us his 335 suddenly decided to pick up radio clear as a bell. Now I have to mention at this point neither of us knew guitars could pick up radio and had never even heard of this happening. Unfortunately the guitar didn't pick up chill out music or radio 1, it was some American preacher screaming about debauchery, overindulgence and burning in hell for your sins etc. Basically we both sh*t ourselves as it was so loud and thought god was talking to us through his amplifier. Not fun after a night on the stella, but good times none the less.

So, not that I needed much convincing that a Sei Jazz is my ideal dream bass after reading through this thread, but two things have made my GAS worse recently. The first was the article in Bass Guitar Magazine which I think I read about 5 times and the second was me mooching around on the Gallery and Sei websites earlier where I saw two stunning examples of their work. I hope nobody minds me posting these, neither are mine unfortunately but I had to share, I could look at these things for hours. I just need to sell some gear to buy one for myself now. [attachment=43756:seijazz50hs.jpg] [attachment=43752:Sei_B.jpg] [attachment=43754:seijazz50bk.jpg] [attachment=43757:Sei_Jaz.jpg] [attachment=43758:seijazz7bk.jpg]

Well I have to say that is one classy looking setup, you must be so pleased with it. Not far off what I am aiming for setup wise, already have EBS 2x12 but the size and weight of their heads is keeping me at bay. Hoping they will do a small compact head like Markbass/Eden/Euphonic. How do you find the Overwater with the wenge and maple combination? I had a Warwick which was maply body and wenge neck, I imagine it is quite puncy and growly? I love my Progress but find it quite polite sounding and have been thinking about getting another made with some different woods.

My best friend has an RBX double humbucker model that has a weird contoured body and feels a bit plastic but its sounds amazing. He is actually a session musician and it records better than his Lakland 55-02, cracking bass, ugly as sin and I can happily say that because I used to own one.

I am a complete unashamed geek/gear stalker. First thing I do when I know there is a band on is stare until I know what gear they are all using especially the bass player. I am not one for going up and chatting to people though, no need for that. I dont like bothering people and I wouldnt be too keen if someone wondered up to me and annoyed me before playing or got in the wau of the bar after playing. I went to a John Mayer gig recently and couldnt stop looking at the stage and completely ignored my friends and girlfriends conversation. I spent about 15 minutes looking and then proceeded to tell everyone what guitar sJohn was playing that night, how much they probably cost, what the bass player had and how much I hated both of them for having nicer stuff than me. I love gear its superb and I have almost as fun learning and reading about it as I do playing.

Been there! I used to run a 4x8 Ashdown and struggled like mad to be heard through two guitars and drums. Same as you, plugs in plugs out and in the end just end up boosting the mids so I could hear something. Using a 2x12 now and its better but I struggle in some rooms still which is why I am thinking about getting an Autralex Gramma pad to see if it helps with those dodgy rooms and venues. I dont think its your bass those G&L basses are really punchy and flexible in my limited experience. Maybe just a bad amp and a bad room, it happens sometimes.

Is the new issue out of is it just subscribers that have had it? After mouthing off about how good my local Smiths was they have not got it yet. To make things worse last night I went to re-read last months issue and my missus has thrown it out with all her old OK magazines. I hadn't read a couple of the articles either Going to have to beg at Smiths to see if they have a copy out the back because no sign of any on the shelves yesterday.

Endsleigh online quote: £35 for the year to cover me for £2700 worth of gear what an absolute bargain, must be something wrong! Im going to read the fine print, I dont trust it.