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I've just ordered a set of Nordstrand NJ4s!!

Nobody?

We, as in Nona and her band, have been playing for about a year now and there is some live stuff on YouTube that I wanted to share with you guys I do some of the writing, of course the bass part and backing vocals. In chronological order: I wonder what you think of it! Our new EP is also done!!! Check it out on [b]http://www.myspace.com/hidderoordabass[/b]!!

I want to have some new pickups for my Blade B2 Tetra Jazz: It's a great bass already, but I am still a bit unsatisfied about the sound. I've replaced the preamp already (it's equipped with an Aguilar OBP-1) and now it's time for the pickups. I'm looking for the really good stuff. A vintage tone with enough punch and width, I'll do the rest with the preamp. I've thought of a couple of options: [b]Nordstrand NJ4[/b] + Good stories - Really expensive [b]Fender Custom Shop 60's[/b] + They sound great in my Fender fretless Jazz and they're cheap - Don't know how they'll sound in a fretted bass [b]Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups[/b] + Noiseless - Don't know the sound [b]Lindy Fralin[/b] + My favourite Dutch luthier loves them, they sound great in my Celinder - Expensive Am I missing something, do you guys have other/better options?

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='629713' date='Oct 18 2009, 08:11 PM']Get Chris to make you another body then. He's got loads of them.[/quote] That would cost big money...?

You are right about that... It looks good like this, but I think it's rather boring and I think it would look even better with a translucent colour...

I bought the Scarbee J Update 4 a few months ago from wombatboter, who bought it from Crazykiwi but didn't quite become good friends with it. This is also the bass that can be seen in the Basschat header! I sent Chris Celinder an e-mail with some questions about the bass, and he sent me this message back: [quote]Hello Hidde, Thanks for your kind mail :-) Yeah it seems that that bass has become somewhat of a legend. The body on the Scarbee bass is Danish ash. Medium weight - lighter than Northern White Ash (US) and heavier but with more heft than Southern Swamp Ash (US). The neck is hard rock maple with the same hard rock maple fingerboard. Pickups are Lindy Fralin Jazz, and the Aguilar OBP-1 preamp is setup with double volume, bass (boost), treble (cut) ... or "vintage tone control" if you will. The trimmer controls the boost level of the treble in the preamp. I am not a fan of treble boost (on a bass), thus I always wired the OBP-1 this way so you can preset the amount of max treble on the trimmer and then cut it from there on the front of the bass to suit the music. The Badass bridge is from right before I designed my own bridge (with string-thru-body-option). This bass has serial # 9804130 ....meaning it was built in April 1998 and is bass number 130. May you get a lot of good music from that bass :-) Take care, bro, Chris[/quote] That cleared up a lot for me! I am now using this bass on a lot of occasions, mainly with Nona (melodic pop rock music). The only thing I'm not really sure about is the colour, I'm considering having it refinished (and I would have that done at Chris' workshop). Pics below of course [attachment=34616:DSC00702.JPG]

I dig it! What year is the Precision from? My guess is '77?

Happy happy joy joy!

Two weeks ago: Roughly 6 months ago:

I made this just now. It's approx. 8 tracks of bass guitar. Everything is my Yamaha TRB5II, except for the bass part and the solo, which is my Cobelens & de Bruyne. This is the track: [url="http://www.hidderoorda.nl/the%20bass%20orchestra.mp3"]CLICK[/url] These are the basses:

Found this one:

Ánd Dutch.

As this topic has been bumped anyway, here's my evolution. I started on a Crate BX-25. Then I bought a Roland DB500: Then I got my first stack, an Ashdown ABM500 EVO II and an Ashdown ABM410T: I thought that was too heavy. I traded a bass for an Aguilar DB112 cab: Then I sold the ABM410 cab and got a second DB112. Finally I sold the ABM500 and got an Aguilar AG500SC and that is my rig today.

It worked and it sounds amazing Check out the sound: [url="http://www.hidderoorda.nl/dina.mp3"]http://www.hidderoorda.nl/dina.mp3[/url]

Well played man With many people who play this stuff, I can't help thinking: "Nice, but now play a proper song with a simple groove, for about 6 minutes!" However, that doesn't occur here somehow

I want to marry the righthanded version of your '75 RI.

I am going to look at the setup when I've changed the strings. Thanks

I want to restring my 35" 5-string bass with an E-A-D-G-C tuned set. Does the tension on the neck significantly change when I do this?

Yes, the Classic Vibe series are absolutely great I've tested quite a lot of them and they all seem to have "something". I like the Jazz Bass best, I think the Vintage Modified Precision sounds and feels better, but that's just taste.

Dude, seriously...

It sounds great! Still a bit Yamaha-ish, funny enough (and that's a compliment). I also have a Yamaha BB N series, but the 5-string version with Soapbars. It's still a wonderful instrument, despite all thos other basses I've had (and still have).

Yes, for about half an hour today, the lighting was ideal. I took advantage of that time Thanks!