Machines

I think I need to try one out, they look interesting.

3 out of 4 bands I left never met up again afterwards. Not sure if that's something to be proud of or not !

Just wait till he wants to get rid of the drummer .

Had it out yet ? When I got my Stingray delivered to work a few years ago I was having a noodle in the office. Couldn't do it where I am now though, a much bigger and stricter place .

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1148117' date='Mar 3 2011, 10:34 AM']Its definitely worth learning to do a good basic setup. Especially if you have basses where the neck shifts at the onset of Summer & winter.[/quote] I find I give all of my instruments a setup twice a year for this reason. The difference is significant..

I had a 614 and you're right with the preamp. Go passive ! Definitely same pickups.

Get a grip Dan you'll be fine .

My first bass was a red Squier Bronco from Express Music in Shirley, Solihull. It cost me £120. I started playing as I already played guitar, but heard parts to songs on bass and wanted to play those too. If anything - the bass solo on Metallica's Cunning Stunts made me buy one.

Did you make this ?

I've had more basses since leaving bands than when I was in them ! Still got the same rig though, it does get cranked occasionally when her indoors and the neighbours are out .

I should be attending thanks to niceguyhomer . I'll have a lanyard with Basschat business cards as 'ID', an avatar badge may be a bit much though ! Dood will need a badge as no-one will ever recognise him.

I've always done the same thing when i've been unhappy - this has generally left me bandless though. I've got my profile on musofinder, but to be honest - I rarely even check it for messages.

Saw some this weekend at a guitar show. They seemed a bit cheap and nasty to me.. the pickups looked awful.

Perfect line up pretty much. Just need a Thunderbird and then you'd have pretty much all of the iconic 'classics'.

Had a play on the Progress the other night, it does play oh so well. Perhaps i'll look at changing the pickups and EQ, as I think in terms of playability - i've hit the jackpot.

I just cleared ALL cookies in my browser and it seems to be better. Also tweaked some global board settings (toggled on/off stronghold cookies) to see if this helps.

I log in from 4 devices (2 home PCs (Chrome), 1 work PC (IE8) and 1 Android device). The issue is persistent across all, but not until I go to another device. There us no doubt that the problem is not with the browsers but the forum accepting the existing cookie. It seems more prevalent on Macs though. I assume all Mac users are using Safari ?

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1139533' date='Feb 24 2011, 06:53 AM']They do look lush. I played a restless Overwater jazz 5 the other day which felt lovely and was a thing of beauty. However, in the interview in Bass Guitar Magazine, it seems that this new range is being built in North Korea. Is this really true?[/quote] Highly unlikely. I'm sure it was China..

Confidence is irrelevant, i'm a bedroom bassist after giving up on bands due to the horrors of dealing with other people to try and make music . Technique wise i'm not too shabby and i've been playing long enough to know when the instrument is where I have an issue. I think the golden period when you have a new instrument and are trying out new sounds is indeed the best bit for me, perhaps I need to change my focus from the sound I hear to the music I play ?! Think i'll put the Progress up for sale soon, GAS will have it's way in the end.

In the last 5 years i've been through quite a few basses (in chronological order) Spector Q6 Pro Yamaha BB614 Fender Jazz MIM Ibanez Musician MC900 Musicman Stingray 2EQ Lakland 55-02 Warwick Corvette $$ 5 Bacchus Venus 5 Overwater Progress III Deluxe (Still owned) Epiphone Thunderbird (Still owned) And, after experiencing all of these wonderful instruments, i've come to the conclusion I still don't know what I want. The quality and price of the instrument does not seem to correlate directly to the enjoyment I get from it, this baffles me. If I had to pick between my T-Bird and the Overwater for a quick play, the T-Bird will win. I'm starting to think having such an expensive instrument as the Progress is perhaps wasted on me, as I don't really appreciate it for what it can do. It is an exquisite instrument in terms of construction quality, and aesthetically also - is very pleasing. However I never pick it up and have a grin on my face after (ignoring initial honeymoon period of when I got it). I can't get on with the EQ at all and am not convinced changing it would make me love the bass. I think selling it and buying a couple of cheaper basses (with different sound pallets) would make me happier than one top quality custom bass. Does anyone else find dissatisfaction with almost everything they get ?

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='1137189' date='Feb 22 2011, 03:28 PM']Okay, I've made some changes to the cookie settings. Try the "delete cookies" link at the bottom of the home page and try logging in again. Please only post here if you have tried that and it still isn't working. [/quote] Still the same problem i'm afraid..

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1135806' date='Feb 21 2011, 05:16 PM']Not being funny but does that mean that Mods want members to grass up any offending threads? Sorry if 'grass up' seems a bit melodramatic! To do this is there a button to hit to report those members flogging their eBay items and is that really what you want members doing?[/quote] To try and draw a parallel, do you call the Police if someone is mugging an old lady outside your house or expect them to be driving past and stop it ? The severity of the situation is obviously drastically different, but the principle is that we can't possibly keep an eye on everything. The report function is both an 'emergency' (e.g phishing/spam) and also minor problem reporting function (thread in wrong forum). We don't see anyone as 'grassing up' people, just helping keep the forum tidy and for the function it was intended for.