Cosmo Valdemar

53 minutes ago, spongebob said:

Here you go, AT - 

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-mim-precision.1349619/#post-21443757

 

Good lord!

Some glorious colours to choose from!

Can you switch the horn off? I can't tell from the pics.

On 13/06/2018 at 16:03, No lust in Jazz said:

I know that its not answering your question, but I've owned a MIJ Mustang - I felt this had issues, for less money than the JMJ Mustang I bought a Supro Huntingdon II - which in my opinion is a better instrument - better playability and has tone for days.

I had to google the Supro - what a cool looking instrument! I'm intrigued.

1 minute ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

And here is Happy Jack with that bass!

You know, the looks are starting to grow on me.

Both pedals sold.

5 hours ago, Rich said:

I've got no problem with the lined board, the dealbreaker for me is the f-hole. It's visually jarring and looks out of place on a contemporary instrument. I'd have far preferred something less traditional, more akin to the 'slash' type on the R*ck*nb*ck*r 360.

It's a real pet hate of mine, slapping on an f hole with no regard for the rest of the design. Lazy. 

6 hours ago, optimus said:

 

Also seems like Joe gets a haircut after the first playing sample...

🤣🤣🤣

3 hours ago, visog said:

Basschatters,

Not sure if you've been following the development of Joe's signature Warwick? Well here it is and it looks great - probably very expensive but great... Here's Joe's unboxing video:

 

Looks like a particularly excited Fortress...

He does seem like a very nice chap though. He seemed to like the gig bag so much I thought he'd forgotten about what was inside.

40 minutes ago, dannybuoy said:

Just saw this going for a bargain and couldn't resist!

https://www.thomann.de/gb/digitech_ventura_vibe.htm

 

You don't hang around!

19 hours ago, Bassassin said:

I had one of these before Dr Who did.

I think the Doctor has owned his (or hers) for several hundred years at least.

12 minutes ago, Cato said:

I've also been looking at bass VIs recently and at the moment my leading contender is the Burns Barracuda bass.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/burns_barracuda_bass_white.htm

 

 

I didn't know they still made these! I remember the one time Bassist magazine gave away a free CD, one of the tracks was Liqorice Locking playing one of these on The Man With The Golden Arm. Made my earholes go all funny.

I don't think the phaser will sound right. Try a tremolo pedal.

But, I digress.

To echo Dannybuoy's sentiments, you probably won't get the Heartbreaker sound with a fuzz pedal. A lightly pushed Orange Juice should do the trick! Although now I think about it, I've just got hold of a Chowny Fuzzster and it could probably get in the ballpark at least - a bit of light fuzz blended in with the clean.

With a tremolo pedal 

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Traitor 👎

I've never been a big fan of AC/DC I'm afraid. It's the vomiting pensioner thing that gets me. Same with G 'n' R.

I thought it sounded quite good... 😂

2 hours ago, tommorichards said:

I played one of these at the Dawson in Liverpool yesterday. It played very well and sounded amazing. Just how you'd imagine a vintage one to sound. It's got me looking for one now. If anyone wants to sell theirs, give me a shout. I'd prefer the sunburst, but ebony would do. 

I've been playing mine today. It's a dirty sod.

On 21/05/2018 at 11:16, Cuzzie said:

Wouldn’t worry about that

I know the guy

Its gone

All parties happy

And, it arrived this morning 😁

18 minutes ago, ead said:

Is that why he's known as St Jimmy?

I think it's Dr Jimmy. Or Mr Jim. Depending on how much gin he's had.

That is absolutely glorious. You really do have a fantastic selection of basses.

4 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

Who's Next is my favourite album by The Who and it did reach No.1 in the charts ... for just a single week. At the time, it was a well-received album but not considered in any way ground-shattering. Most of the reviews note that it was actually a step back towards 'normal' rock music after the excesses of Tommy.

 

Not sure if it's my favourite Who album, but it's undoubtedly their finest work. It's worth remembering that at the time Roger himself wasn't too happy with it, saying it felt like the band had "lost a bollock". He was also less than complimentary about the use of synthesizers.

46 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

Are you thinking of Tommy? He did find it tough... so tough.

Understandable with that level of sensory impairment. Thank God for pinball.

Glad your little one is doing well!

Fog has sold - I repeat, Fog has sold.

3 hours ago, pst62 said:

LOL! Well if by any chance you change your mind, I've a Precision I could stick those Gotoh's on if you feel like moving them on?

Don't worry, I'll get round to it! 😁

On 23/05/2018 at 13:55, EliasMooseblaster said:

I think I'd heard about a "Live at Leeds" pedal which might have been Tech21's doing...are we thinking of the same model?

Still, your homework shouldn't take too long as I can only think of two tracks on which he used an 8! There's Success Story off Who by Numbers, which I think might be a Rick 8-string prototype; and Trick of the Light from Who Are You, where he played a (very overdriven) Alembic 8.

I don't know whether he crowbarred the 8s onto any tracks on the post-Moon albums, but then I don't know those ones so well (because, let's be honest, they're not very good).

The Tech 21 Leeds does the LAL tone perfectly, unsurprisingly! A P bass helps, but it nails the Hiwatt drive. I use it with a Thunderbird too. It's been my preamp for a few years now. 

Don't pay too much attention to the Tech 21 clip though as it misses the point entirely. 

As for the post-Moon albums, I think they are very good in places. Just not great Who albums, if that makes sense. Both are covered in Entwistle's monster Alembic, both 4 and 8 string, and are worth hearing for the tone and playing if nothing else - both feature some of his finest studio work.