Rich

To the best of my knowledge, Pino can't read music either...

Nah, got a nice black one in the post

I'll chuck in one of [url="http://www.johnsongtr.com/Distortion-plus-EQ.291.0.html"]these[/url]... great condition, never gets used. Plus, a nice tort scratchplate to fit an SX Jazz.

[quote name='Machines' post='142397' date='Feb 18 2008, 12:40 PM']I like the BBs but that looks horrid to me. It's like someone drunkenly played around in photoshop[/quote] Good god, it does doesn't it? [attachment=5730:sheehan.jpg] [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='142872' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:09 AM']It's a good instrument, but I'd love to build an Attitude-a-like that would fit my preferences[/quote] Well... get thee to a luthier! It needn't be expensive.

me too

Well, I like the look of the Freebass wireless... 150 quid from Dolphin? Hmmm.

Thanks guys... starting to look like tort Although just to be blimmin awkward, I found a pic of a pale yellow 70s Jazz with maple block neck and a [i]black[/i] pickguard... and it looks sooo cool ... think a black one might be on order soon... EDIT: this is the pic: [attachment=5700:jazz_wit...ck_plate.jpg]

Which comedian was it that got into trouble years ago for calling Morecambe "a cemetery with lights"..?

[quote name='Welshbassist' post='142195' date='Feb 17 2008, 10:37 PM']get a hammer![/quote]Or as it's otherwise known, a 'Birmingham Screwdriver'.

I ordered an SX neck in maple with pearly blocks last week... it arrived on Friday. Here's some pics. [attachment=5683:neck_overall.JPG] [attachment=5682:neck_nut_end.JPG] It's superb... nice woods, finished in a flawless high gloss, even on the board, which to my amazement is bound... although as you can see the binding is a bit plasticky and not great. In spite of what the Rondo site said, it DID come with the nut... so that's one less thing to buy! The headstock is blank and decal-free, which is nice. I did consider getting a spoof decal made up of the 'Fecker' variety, but the gloss finish is so nice I don't want to muck about with it. So I'm going to leave it blank. Overall it's an incredible bargain for $113 including shipping... sixty-ish quid? Brilliant! I've fitted the tuners, D-tuner and string tree. It needs a bit of sanding down to fit in the body's neck pocket, but at least that means it'll be a good firm neck joint. I've got an Artec 3-band eq in the post, and next to order is a decent bridge and a set of knobs. My main problem now is that I can't decide if I prefer the white plate or the torty... opinions please? [attachment=5684:white.JPG] [attachment=5685:torty.JPG]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='130174' date='Jan 29 2008, 05:29 PM']I know what you mean when questioning the lack of bottom end on a jazz... Or is it just plain output? I'm seriously falling out with my Geddy Lee in this respect. I love the sound of the bass in isolation, but in a band situation it just lacks any balls. Compared to my active basses (Status, Warwick, Yamaha, etc) I have to increase the input stage by 25% & the bass frequency by about 10%. The jazz just ends up sounding harsh to me. Rob Green at Status has offered to rout out some cavities in it & make it active with T-Bass electronics & I'm sorely tempted [/quote] Or get a J-Retro..?

Don't worry, you're not alone... I had a Pod Pro for a while, and just couldn't get it to do what I wanted it to do. Flogged it.

ME NEXT! please?

[quote name='99ster' post='136728' date='Feb 8 2008, 05:36 PM']Yep - you just gotta have a Wal! Mine will have been with me 21 years this year... & it will be coming to the grave with me! [/quote] Yup... this year will be the 22nd for me & my P.B.

[quote name='chardbass' post='138616' date='Feb 12 2008, 01:00 AM']How long do 'average' leads last- say, Planet Waves? Compare that to the leads that OBBM or others similar make- what is the life-expectancy of these leads when used regularly? Just because I could, (hey, I was young and reckless) I bought an MIT lead that was mentioned earlier in this thread. I must have paid around £80 for it and got about 7 years constant use from it. I now have a Monster cable which cost half of that and it is into year 4.[/quote] I think I can beat that a bit... I have two Klotz cables that are now entering their 22nd year of faultless service with me

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='139156' date='Feb 12 2008, 11:03 PM']I'd never heard of John Giblin before he was in Simple Minds, and then a friend played me Brand X Products. The track "Wal To Wal" with Percy Jones is fantastic. Simple Minds just didn't highlight his talent at all.[/quote]He's all over Kate Bush's earlier work too. Think 'Babooshka'. Also, Fish's first solo album 'Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors' contains some of his beautiful fretless work, especially 'State Of Mind' and 'Family Business'.

I'd call Weather Report fusion myself. Trouble is, the term 'jazz' is as wide and all encompassing as 'rock'.

John Giblin is a fretless master. He makes it sing in a way I could only dream of.

Ouch. Hope it all turns out ok. I'm told orange juice is the worst thing... all that nasty citric acid...

Yup, similar thing happened to me many moons ago, 86 or summat... my band were rehearsing at a small club in Wokingham called Angie's, they used to let the place out as practice space during the day and then put gigs on at night. Anyway, we were close to packing up when this guy wandered in at the far end of the club. "Oh sorry" he said, "I'm not interrupting am I?". We assured him that he wasn't, but he offered to wait outside -- charming, polite chap he was. "Nah, it's ok" we said, "We're just packing up." "OK" he says, "my group is playing here tonight, thought I'd get here early to see what it's like... oh, name's Herbie Flowers and I'm pleased to meet you all..." You can imagine how far my jaw dropped.

My god, this is the first Elite P I've seen [i]since[/i] the 80s..! what a cracker. Is it yours? And am I allowed to admit that I [i]loved[/i] the 80s? [quote name='wateroftyne' post='106861' date='Dec 20 2007, 08:09 AM']What this thread needs is a little more 80s bling... ...put that in legwarmers and FUNK.[/quote]