Sibob

Just give Mike over at The Bass Merchant in Witham, Essex a ring.

Nice guys, Mike did all the electronics work/modding on my Thingray, and thats awesome!
I've never tried a Zoot but i hear good things, if the preamp is anything like the one he put in my bass, then it sounds fantastic

Si

p.s.
I to have no affiliation to Zoot or the Bass merchant other then I've had some work done there.............and i used to live in essex

1 Main Bass, 2 for FSOF
1 Spare Bass regardless
1 Amp Head
1 Cab for smaller venues, 2 for larger venues or FSOF gigs
1 Boss TU-2 Tuner
1 Aphex Compressor DI box which i use, but could also double as a backup to my head as i always go through the PA
1 Set spare strings
Tools, Fuses, Batteries etc
1 Set of ear plugs
1 Spare set of plugs

Thats about it i think

Si

Who cares, we're not there to be on camera, we're there to play bass!

In any case, its about performance!! Most of those bass players were session guys who don't move around much, or Indie bass players who...........don't move around much.

You take the guys who are fun to watch....flea as a random example, they're on camera all the time.

Si

I would never attempt it myself, absolutely no woodwork/craft skills at all, and accepted that a long time ago lol

Thanks for the links though.

Si

I've got a fretless neck on my project bass, and i want a fretted neck on it

Would it be cheaper to get a replacement neck, or have someone refret it!?

Any ideas?
Cheers

Si

All kept in cases in the living room on account of them going out to gigs 4 times a week :-D.

Ones always in me room though, gotta play!

Si

Anyone?

Si

So if any companies want to endorse me, i have about 55 gigs left this year to come and see me at hahahaha:
Fender
Ashdown
Newtone

Do it! :-D

My friend has a warwick amp deal, he plays for steve harley and tours all over the europe etc, and he doesn't get stuff for free, heavily discounted though.

Nice one though, if i'd known u were at LGS nate i woulda come said Hi.
Let us know when you have a band gig!

Si

Perhaps on the Deluxe i guess
But my Standard USA, although 2nd hand, was absolutely mint when i got it, someone can't wear down the saddle screws that quick surely!?

Well i've emailed Fender UK, so awaiting an opinion from them

Si

I've used an ME-50B for the last year or so, although I've just stopped using it in a band setting as I've just got a standalone compressor.
The Compressors in the ME-50B are great btw

Yeah the FX are cool! I assume that most of the technology is based on the single pedals anyway, so its going to sound good. The tuner is my only real gripe, again the technology is probably the same as the TU-2, but its got less LED's, and so therefore is less accurate.

I only really used it as an analog pedal, thats how its layed out, but it does have digital elements such as saving patch settings etc. But i have no time for that haha, much prefer my analogue stuff. And so if you need different FX during or between songs you need to physically bend down and turn the knobs or, like was mentioned above, get a latching footswitch. And you would need to program the settings for each effect to be remembered.

However, if you literally only have 2 or 3 sounds for the band, that don't vary, then its perfect!!
I use mine just for solo playing now.

If i was giving it a score, i'd go for a 7/10

Cool
Si

Its just a bit weird, that a couple of guys above said that a 1/16" should fit, but it doesn't on both basses.
Do fender have their own sizes?

Probably just email Fender UK in a sec

Cheers
Si

So i went out and bought a 5/64 allen key (19p lol).............to big!!

Which means, on an imperial set the 1/16 is to small and the size above it, said 5/64, is to big!!!
I asked the guy in the hardware shop what 1.4x40 meant, and he didn't know lol

In the Immortal words of Timmy "Please help me!!!.........GOBBLES"

Si

Mate, you can definitely find a Stingray for cheaper then £1400!! Just keep looking around!
With regards to Yamaha, in my opinion you're not going to get anything close to a similar tone to a MM SR with any model, they're stuff is all well built and solid, but I'm not a fan!

Si

ok cool, cheers
well i was in wilko's briefly and saw a key set that was measured in inches, brought it on the offchance for 99p.
The smallest size is 1/16" and is to small! :-s How does the measurement 1.5 x 40 fit in?
On the Maplin imperial set above, do people think it would be the 5/64 size i need?

Si

Oh really, didn't know that! Maybe the SUBs weren't selling well? Oh well, at least you'll e able to pick them up even cheaper now....discontinued model and all! :-D

I use an OLP, albeit heavily modded hardware & pickups/electronics, for Drop C tuning in my band (until fender give me an endorsement....yeah right), and its wicked. But yeah, about 1 in 5 are any good. Mines got a slightly slimmer neck compared to alllll the others i tried when setting them up in the music shop i worked at.

Si

3 Klondike Bass straps on my 3 main basses. Nice and wide and thick.........completly the opposite of me :-D

Si

Like Funk says above, it depends on your budget, but i'd go for a SUB (or any of the above suggestions) over an OLP..........unless u can try a load, they're a bit like mexi fenders, some are great, some are godawful.

Si

Yes you need to have a CRB check, which the school provides the forms for, it costs about £10 i think, although my school payed for it. They take about 3 weeks to a month to go through!

Oh and as far as i'm aware, you need to have a separate check for each establishment you work in!

Si

Hey mate, i can't really give any advice as to how to get the job, the school i work at phoned me up out of the blue.

But i will give u a couple of words of warning, its really different from teaching privately. Mainly the 20min lessons that most schools use! Thats when the pupils even turn up. I'm getting to the point now where i'm so fustrated with barely being able to sit down and ask how they are before they have to go again, that i'm thinking about just going back to private!

Not that i want to put you off!

Si

Ah ok
Can i get Imperial keys from most DIY stores?

Cheers a lot
Si

Well you can't go wrong with a Stingray!!
Perhaps an alternative to that might be a Fender USA Precision Deluxe, has a Humbucker in the same place.

Look around for second hand versions of both to ease that financial stumbling block

The SUBS seem to get good reviews, but i havn't tryed one, as far as i'm aware you can get Active & Passive models, the active obviously being closer to the actual Stingray Sound. I do know though that the finishes they use on the bodies can put some off!.

But whatever you decide.....stay away from the Variax!!! Please!!! haha

Si

1 x 4ply Tortoiseshell/White/Black/White USA Fender Jazz 5string Scratchplate - NEW!! - £30 (Official Fender)

Any questions etc, just post or PM
Will accept trades for anything anyones got that takes my fancy, especially interested in a fretted Jazz Neck, maple fingerboard perhaps? Doesn't have to be anything fancy, a copy neck is fine (fender shape headstock), as long as its solid and in decent nick, ie no knackered frets or truss rods . Blocks and Binding bonus!

Cheers
Si

Hey all!

I've got two American Fender Jazz's, I've never had to adjust the action on my Standard so hadn't noticed, but on the Deluxe that I've just acquired i tried to raise the action and realised that the allan keys i had didn't fit! The smallest key was to small, and the next size up was to big. Then tryed it on my USA standard and same thing, then asked my housemate about his USA Tele, and same problem!

Anyone have an idea?

Si

Currently Gassing after 99ster's '72 Jazz
This is after having satisfied my 'Actve Jazz Bass' GAS the other week

Si

Just brought a Speakon to Speakon cable from Dave, payed on the Thursday, arrived on Saturday, and thats with a postal strike in between!
Fantastic cable, real thick and heavy duty, more so then i expected!

In the words of ebay.....would definitely deal again! A++++ bass chatter

Cheers
Si