Sibob

I'm not a particular fan of playing such as in the OP, much more groove orientated stuff for me. But I can certainly appreciate it, you'd be disappointed if you went to a Vai/Satch/Gilbert concert and not see some silly over the top bass/guitar unison pieces, it's part of the show. They're also 'performing', those punters want to see these guitar weilding comic-book characters putting a show on, and good on them for making a career out of that. Live and let live! Si

I'm going to hazard a guess that more people are going to be working on Saturday than on Sunday!?....me being one of them lol Si

These look excellent!! Good job I'm very happy with my '09 MIA Standard 5 isn't it Lets just hope they've sorted the Preamps, never been Fender's strong point bless 'em Si

The stock pickup isn't a humbucker, just a standard split single coil, so I'm not surprised it's noisy!? Si

Lovely bubbling little line played well! And massive props for recording in your pyjama trousers lol Si

You just gotta sort those 'orrible knobs out now Si

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1969-Fender-Jazz-Bass-Original-sunburst-Original-HSC_W0QQitemZ110503172775QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item19ba809aa7"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1969-Fender-Jazz-Bas...=item19ba809aa7[/url] haha, made me giggle anyway Si

New CV's are seemingly Chinese made........not indonesian! What are his thoughts on his previous information suggesting the contrary: [quote]hence Fender's move of production last year to Indonesia.[/quote] Si

What you say doesn't surprise me. I loved the woods and finish of my CV Jazz when I had it, but it did sound pretty uninspiring on gigs! Si

[quote name='bass5' post='769724' date='Mar 9 2010, 09:01 PM']Not a lot really, just the pickup, I need to hear it first...... But as I've said I'll have to give it a go first and see. (hear)[/quote] Thanks for saying that, it's a proper pet hate of mine when people say they want to change the pickup before they've heard (or even received) the bass lol Si

This is a quote from another thread relating to the new new new Fiesta Red Classic Vibe Precision: "[i]Well that is an easy one, I did ask the gentleman on the phone when I was ordering mine, what does it say on the back of the headstock and he confirmed that it's the same as the other 3 Classic Vibe's i.e. "Crafted in China". in fact except for the colour there are no differences in quality and parts. It's exactly the same as the Sonic Blue Precision.[/i]" I'm genuinely interested to know what your 'friend in the know' thinks of this Si

I'd be really interested to know if these new ones say 'Crafted In China' on them, in relation to another slightly controversial thread! Cheers Si

I think there's a guy on the forum who is 'endorsed' by them.......says he quite happily put down his Fender to play them. Si

I assumed that the Fiesta Red that we know (the pinky colour) is just a faded version of what it would have looked like back in the day!?. Si

[quote name='KiOgon' post='765135' date='Mar 5 2010, 01:59 PM']Hi Si, Have you lifted the G string around 13th fret & run your finger along the underside? Cheers, John[/quote] Cheers for the ideas guys! John, you think it might be a manky string?. They're new, although cheap (not Newtones), so I'd hope not lol. I'll try having a closer look to see if there's any frets higher than others etc, it's my OLP Thingray bass, so a bit of a frankenstein/project, so I don't mind having a go at 'dressing' the fret myself Si

Hurrow! I've just taken my second Drop C bass back to standard tuning after a number of years, and while I'm happy with the setup (ie no buzzes or rattles anywhere else, neck is basically straight with just that tiny bit of relief that Jerzy Drozd suggests lol), there is one note that is buzzing horribley. It's the High G# on the G string (13th Fret), notes either side are fine, and on different strings on the same fret, but that one note is yuk, buzzy and dead. Is it a funky part of the fret that needs attention perhaps? It doesn't look particulaly knackered, no more than the other frets. I can't see that it's lifting from the fretboard or anything...... Any ideas? Cheers Si

[quote name='colonel_claypoo' post='752679' date='Feb 21 2010, 11:57 AM']the problem is that the other bandmembers are not thinking ahead enough, i feel, and i wouldn't know how to aprach them wih my concern.[/quote] For me, this is a reason not to tour with this band yet. Everyone needs to be on the same page, with their wits about them Si

Bare in mind that when you use a pick, you often get a more trebly sound anyway, more attack and less bass, so by having a pickup that is more inclined to those tones could take it a bit far and start sounding thin! EMG's are always considered to sound a lot more Modern. Dimarzio Ultrajazzes are also excellent, High Output, plenty of top, mid and bottom! Si

Just had Bootsie from Cort into the shop, and he mentioned you'd had a couple of the Axe basses! They lookpretty fun, although the bridge cover was an odd 'vintage' addition in my opinion haha! Si