markdavid

oh well I was thinking of swapping out the pickups eventually anyway , guess i'll do that the end of this month, now what pickups to get? Im after ballsy and aggressive , perhaps Wizard Hammers

[quote name='escholl' post='440807' date='Mar 21 2009, 01:56 AM']I'm sure a fellow BC member can sort this out for you? I would do it myself but you're a bit far from Cambridge. [/quote]
Thanks , its the thought that counts. Anybody in the croydon area feels like doing some soldering , let me know , i cant pay you for the help but I make a mean cup of tea

Just thought I would share this horror story with you all .
Just recently bought a used bass , anyhow I thought I would raise the pickups as they were sitting rather low and a little too far away from the strings , so I thought I would stick some more foam padding underneath the pickups to raise them a bit. Anyhow took the strings off loosened the pickup screws , did not realise how short the pickup wires were (very little flex at all) , next thing one of the wires has snapped away from the solder point
Now I do very little in the way of diy so I have a couple of screwdrivers and thats pretty much it , stuck with no soldering iron (and no output from my pickups , and no money to take bass to a repair person) I have come up with an idea (a sh*t one none the less) i stuck a 5 pence piece inside the pickup cavity to bridge the gap between the solder point and the wire and put the pickup back inside the bass. It does the job for now (both pickups seem to be working fine) but I think i'll definately take the bass to a tech once I get paid , I really cant believe what a cowboy solution this is

Anybody used these yet ? Id be interested to try these but at 30 quid a time im a bit reluctant
[url="http://www.gjsguitars.com/rotosound-nexus-nxb40-coated-stainless-steel-040100-bass-strings-set.ir?cName=strings-bass-guitar-rotosound"]http://www.gjsguitars.com/rotosound-nexus-...uitar-rotosound[/url]

Hi there , anybody know what the difference is between the 84's and the Hammers? , they both seem to be aimed towards the same kind of purposes

Wow , love the look of the black finish , sexy

Thanks for the replies , I am going to go for a 100w combo to be on the safe side as all the 100w combos ive tried have had plenty of bass response and the price difference between 60 and 100w is not that much at all

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='420467' date='Feb 26 2009, 10:34 PM']Yes, like night and day, totally worth it.


Since you posted the same question in two forums it seems you want to go with whichever gives you the answer you like best. The least I could do is give you two answers to choose from.[/quote]

No need to be sarky , its not my intention to go with "whichever gives you the answer you like best" , just trying to gather information so that I can make the best decision for my needs whether that means going with a more powerful combo or going for a lower power combo , regardless I certainly dont need to justify this to you

Need to get a small Bass combo amp , not after anything loud as this will literally be used as an amp to use at home to practice and and my other much bigger amp (300W) will be used for gigs , am interested in getting the Fender Rumble 60. Basically to cut a long story short i have a 25 watt amp at home and I find that although there is bass and treble controls on the amp the low wattage on the amp means that the amp has basically one tone (tin can) , if I upgraded to a 60W amp for practice would I get any increase in low end. I have tried a 100 watt Fender combo and it sounded good but I think for practice 100watts would possibly be overkill

BTW , I understand that good tone is achieved by having a good quality amp rather than a powerful one but obviously the wattage will play some role in providing the low end on a bass amp , therefore presumably a more powerful amp will have more low end , also i will reiterate that this will be used for practice so I would like more low end than my current practice amp but I dont need wall shaking lows

A Jazz bass , either MIJ , Highway 1 or MIA are great for slap , both volumes up full , tone up full

thanks for the replies , is a big help

I Need to get a couple of my basses set up , there aren't many music shops in my area and so ive been considering Feline guitars in Croydon to do my setup (the repair person being a luthier puts my mind at ease a little) , has anybody used them for a setup before , how were the prices and was the setup done well ?

[quote name='stevie' post='407965' date='Feb 12 2009, 07:56 PM']As a matter of interest, does anyone know who makes Elites?[/quote]

I believe they're made by GHS

[quote name='AussieBassman' post='408231' date='Feb 13 2009, 08:44 AM']Standing In The Shadows Of Love by the 4 Tops?

Sounds like it's played with a pick so probably not Mr. Jameson.[/quote]

I could be wrong but im fairly sure it is Jamerson

Ive heard of people doing this to bring strings back to life , what type of Alchohol is used to do this (i take it its not methylated spirits) and how do you do this?

BUMP , this is a great bass at a great price , these are very comfy to play due to the light weight and small body and due to the medium scale the neck on these are very fast , sound nice and punchy and they are loverly looking basses as well

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='388816' date='Jan 22 2009, 05:45 PM']











[url="http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=18"]http://www.bas-extravaganza.nl/?page=bassen&BassenID=18[/url][/quote]

What a heap of sh*t

Have seen one of these , are they any good? How do they sound? Seems the 3 pickups would give a good range of sound

[quote name='Dmanlamius' post='376208' date='Jan 10 2009, 03:28 PM']Mark, we have a shop near where I live that has contacts all round the world. They have been established for years, and can get anything. Also, they get things at stupidly cheap prices somehow.

They deliver as well.

Do you want me to get their number so you can guve them a ring, or are you set?[/quote]

Please , I would appreciate that very much

[quote name='ezbass' post='376170' date='Jan 10 2009, 02:28 PM']Ah ha, your original post refers no doubt to the misnomer that is Rockbottom and Martin Phelps (they do have a rather nice Squier Vintage Vibe J Bass at the moment). Yes we are poorly served in the Croydon area, but as previous posters have said Andertons and GAK aren't so far away, in fact you could be in Brighton as quick as being in Denmark Street by train. Don't forget The Bass Gallery in Camden.[/quote]

Yes , the most ironic thing about Rockbottom is the name (they once tried to charge me 40 quid for a set of chromes and 50 quid for a soft case)
Thanks for the heads up with the Vintage vibe , I did not see that last time I visited , I will have to go back and have another look

[quote name='bubinga5' post='376149' date='Jan 10 2009, 02:05 PM']MD..there is a great shop in Kent that not many people know..its called The American Guitar Centre, and strangely enough..BassWorld...

They stock Epiphone, Fender, Squire, and even makes such as Lakland, Overwater, Alembic, Yamaha..And they are cheap..

They will prob have, or could get what you want.. Google it...

Hope this helps.. [/quote]


Thanks for the suggestion , I am currently googling it

[quote name='misrule' post='376139' date='Jan 10 2009, 01:57 PM']Yup, take a day trip to Brighton. GAK's great.

Cheers

Mark[/quote]

I live quite a distance from brighton (croydon area) , is there enough at GAK that it would be worth my taking a day trip

What is it with trying to find a decent music shop?
OK , here's the score , at the end of the month I will be buying a new bass , my short list is as follows
1. Fender Standard Precision
2. Fender Standard Jazz
3. Epiphone Thunderbird
4. Squier CV Jazz
5. Epiphone EB3
So basically you see im quite retro in my tastes. Anyway enough rambling I check out the music stores in my area , do they have any of the above , of course not , the first shop I enter has racks and racks of cheap westfield p bass copies and affinity squiers that look like they are going to fall apart at any moment and just to cut out any middle ground , they throw in a couple of high end warwicks. The next shop is a similar story , racks and racks of the cheapest of the cheap starter basses and not much else. Anyhow the bottom line is , im probably gonna end up having to pay a visit to the infamous denmark street stores (which are a proper pain in the ass to get to) Anyone else feel my pain?

I had one of these basses , I strung it with ernie ball flatwounds , gauges 100-45 , sounded awesome , the shortscale really added to the thumpiness of the strings , would recommend these strings to anybody

[quote name='Delberthot' post='365951' date='Dec 30 2008, 01:52 AM']Paul McCartney's a bass player?[/quote]

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