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[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1342472392' post='1735872'] And his bass is a "transitional" '55 or '56, with the single-coil pickup, but beveled front armrest. [/quote] Bizarreguitarreno in the 'States has a Fender Custom Shop one in Butterscotch. Also, grguitars rattle 'em up, too.

Anyone having trouble downloading the pdf?

Trace Elliot Boxer combo - the worst piece of bass-sh*t ever!

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1342258066' post='1732344'] I bought "Je suis un Popstar" when I was a nipper (I had bad taste in music even back then!) [/quote] Ahhh... the song with the telling line: '...they'll think I'm your dad, and you're my dot-ah.' !!

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1342165687' post='1730499'] Never understood the "Bill's not much cop" thing. I thought he fitted the band far better than Darryl Jones, who IMO gave them a different feel which (also IMO) didn't work half as well. I really like Bill's playing in the Stones, always have. [/quote] Agreed. I'm not a major Stones fan but like a lot of their stuff and listening to Wyman's lines, well, they're rather unique in their style, I think.

Were they [i]really[/i] any good, those '70s Bassmans? I recall seeing a guy battering an Aria SB1000 through one back in the '90s and it sounded woolly with next to no definition. Might have been his tone settings but it sounded bowff!

I can't think of any band that's had so many line-up changes as Yes has, other than maybe King Crimson? I stopped following them a long time time back though they were a big influence on me when I was young. Unfortunatley, darkandrew, Drama was my least fav Yes album and so was the line-up that produced it; they were awful, live, as well. Be interesting to hear what other BCers say about the new release.

I used to use [url="http://www.amp-doctor.co.uk/contact-us/"]these guys[/url] as few years back.

Thx, Discreet.

The hearing in my left ear was damaged by standing next to my jacked-up Trace rig back in the '80s However, the tinitus only came on since about '06 when I got a new car with a decent sound system. Listening to Rammstein etc at loud levels in a confined space definitely brought it on. Yesterday, I gave a new Strat a good thrashing through the Bassman and the old ears where whislting away and the left one is still whistling away just now. I don't gig any longer but I do like thrashing the guitars every now and then. What kind of earplugs are people using, as a matter of interest?

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1341843701' post='1724977'] I'll give you a quid if you do. Post screenshots here [/quote] Yep, me too! Go for it, this weather is getting me down and I need a lift!

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1341854415' post='1725183'] To my ears you lose that classic vintage Fender sound as soon as you start upgrading any of the cheap junk Fender put on their basses....... [/quote] I couldn't agree more!

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1341768582' post='1723834'] Yup, like them too! In fact, maybe I could put some Hipshot UltraLite ovals/paddles/lollipops/whatever on one of the Jazzes...Hmmmm... [/quote] I did that on a Jap non-export dot n bound I had: stuck some Hipshot lollies on it. A fellow Basschatter now owns that bass.

No, can't stand blocks. I do love the '65-'66 dot and bound Jazzes withe the lollipop tuners, though!

I mean, look how long it took Fender to bring out the Esquire again, but they did! And if you look at the mish-mash of designs Fender is coming out with at the moment, reissuing a period-correct Jazz makes perfect business sense.

A lot of guys say that the L2 is superior to the XL2; I can't say that to be the case. I remember an L2 I had on long-term loan back in the '80s and, IMO, I can't say that it's better than my XL2A. Then again, the XL2A is a different beast altogether and the '80s [i]were[/i] a long time back. Anyone want to chime in? Also, I am in the market for a fretless L2 or XL2, so if anyone spots one, gimme the heads-up?

Definitely not.

Fender needs to bring out a TRUE '60 stacker, right down to the correct logo, pots, resistors and caps. I have one based on that circuitry, with the pots being 220k. It's a bit on the quiet side but sounds sweet.