RichF

goes straight to the top of the want list. I hope this is more Shuttle 9.0 than Mesa Walkabout etc price range.

[quote name='Raggy' post='1034428' date='Nov 23 2010, 08:54 PM']That Streamliner looks interesting that hasbeen has just announced on TB. [/quote] I think I might be adjusting my GAS from a 9.0 to one of these new Streamliners. Class A six stage valve pre, with 900w @ 8ohm class D power frame. Simple controls. I like. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=714649"]>>here<<[/url]

all hail Gareth! Thankfully a man so replete with pedals he forgets what he has, thereby allowing me to resurrect a long dead thread and nab a modded Bassballs. Excellent all round - clear communications, very quick dispatch and safely in my hands just a day later. Please trade with confidence when dealing with Gareth.

[quote name='slaptone' post='1031093' date='Nov 21 2010, 01:24 AM']Well i bought a Bongo today.Dropped out the miller route.Could not resist it.The orange colour bongo it is.Wont have it for a week and a half,cant wait now.The bongo seed was just growing bigger and bigger,they do look very cool indeed and as many say the musicman sound is huge.[/quote] as i said above, bongo or MM? win-win. You will love your Bongo - huge tone, also ensures the new Bongo police dont get too upset. when you get it post some pics so i can check out the orange!!

[quote name='Maverick' post='1030178' date='Nov 20 2010, 09:54 AM']People who have a Marcus Miller without a Sadowsky pre? I don't think you can just say it's a case of hearing it straight off record and sayin, 'oh, listen to that lovely preamp', but the only major complaint I regularly read about the bass is that the stock preamp is rubbish and that people have got comparably more 'Miller' tones with a better preamp, be it the East one or a Sadowsky one. It's therefore become pretty much conventional wisdom that the MM needs a preamp upgrade to live up to it's potential. It may be that people just think it sounds better and automatically assume that it must be a more Miller-esque sound perhaps, I don't know.[/quote] I wasn't that offended by the stock pre in the MM but then again i wouldn't know Marcus Miller's tone if it came up and slapped me in the fizzog. What I do know is that a John East pre in just about any bass is a step up in terms of tone and control. THis was absolutely true with my Marcus.

[quote name='slaptone' post='1027286' date='Nov 17 2010, 08:34 PM']Well put deposit on a Fender Miller in sunburst,looks very retro,got to wait 4 weeks now to get it fully paid for.I hate waiting for gear.Looking forward to getting it for keeps.It played great when i tested it.[/quote] great choice - nice bass, even nicer when you get it! I would be interested in how you get on with the stock pre and whether you decide to upgrade. I am loving the tone of my Marcus more and more each day - I got mine from Gaf on here and he had it set up nice, after a wee tweak it sounded phenomenal, just on the cusp with a touch of fret, lots of grunt. The John East just allowed me to bring out the frequencies I liked just that bit more and tone down the others, esp with the variable mid control. The frequencies are tweaked slightly from the usual jazz retro to give it just a bit more sparkle but TBH i am probably nowhere near good enough to benefit from that kind of subtlety. Anyway, enough about me - enjoy your fabulous new bass.

I own a Fender MM jazz with a John East retro fitted. It is absolutely superb, beautiful looking and the greatest Jazz I have played (I have played quite a few Fender vintage, modern and non-Fender boutique Jazzes). I didn't mind the stock Fender pre in MM so much, others hate it, but once I got the John East I was totally sold so I would just recommend you factor in a John East (£200 or so), especially for slap. I have only tried a Bongo once, great sounding (but ugly ) bass. Sounds like you have a win-win choice.

congrats - my absolute 100% top GAS bass is the Zon Sonus graphite neck PJ config "Billy Gould" special . Great thing about that bass is I'll never afford it; problem with your really beautiful bass is that I think I might just be able to afford it . Thank god Harrogate is miles and miles away. Enjoy your special bass, mate.

Great service from Dave. Quick and accurate advice, followed by quick and reliable delivery. Above all though its the quality of the product - superb! New customer but already a loyal one.

i like the NT corvette, the rest are . . . meh!

I bought a pedal off John. Very easy to deal with, offering a fair price. Pedal arrived quickly and securely. I would happily do business with John again. Rich

a true gentleman and scholar - all queries answered, business transacted smoothly and package received quickly and safely. I would buy everything I need of Gaf if only he sold beer and meat. Trade in total confidence. Rich

[quote name='mcnach' post='1009832' date='Nov 2 2010, 05:38 PM']I prefer the Stingray in that respect, with a single pickup. But I do a fair bit of slap on the Corvette $$ and I don't find it the second pickup gets in the way. The slap tones you can get out of that bass are amazing. You are right, you should try it yourself to be sure that the way *you* do it works on that bass, but I have no problems. And it sounds HUGE, whether fingerstyle or slap or whatever. Just look at it, don't touch it... can't you hear it??? Fantastic bass. Me & desert island: 1) Stingray 2) Jazz bass 3) Warwick Corvette $$ (maybe a 5-string version of 2 or 3).[/quote] +1 What works for me might not work for you. I have a $$5, which I LOVE, finger style or slap. I thumb just over the start of the fingerboard, which leaves an inch or two before the big $$s get in the way. If you thumb further back you could have issues. Great, great bass though.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=105051"]Musicman amp for sale[/url] Great amps - remember rehearsal rooms I used to lodge in had a MM amp set up - very very vintage. Anyway, here's your chance for £550.

[quote name='bassmandan' post='986727' date='Oct 13 2010, 10:59 AM']+1[/quote] +1 (whole package (unit+service)=class)

thanks for taking the time to post this - really helpful. It's probably going to take me 1-2 years but the next (final?) bass in my odyssey to buy back all the basses I sold is my 80's Black+Maple Stingray 4. I am keeping an eye on the Classics.

i've got a few of these up - I like them - not tried the Hercules [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/cc-01-guitar-wall-hanger/10274"]wall hanger[/url]

[quote name='jonthebass' post='961900' date='Sep 20 2010, 09:58 AM']Don't be worried Richard, it's just a simple product that works. I was a bit sceptical but the proof's in the pudding. All I will say is it gets an incredible amount of dirt off the frets and 'board which smear around and all over the place until you buff it off as directed so don't be disheartened half way through! As Gaf said - Give it some elbow grease! Cheers, Jon[/quote] cheers, elbow grease doesn't appeal so I will need to convince my kids that rubbing down the frets and fretboard of my basses is fun, or at least if they do it they'll get an ice cream. Obviously they'll need to get down from up the chimney first.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='961810' date='Sep 20 2010, 08:05 AM']Hooray! Good times, it really is fab the fender custom shop use it now. No faffing around either, I'm out though i need some more! And JJ is a really lovely bloke, scared me a bit when he grabbed my bass and started rubbing the frets all those years back but immglad he did!![/quote] I am getting too old and lazy for the whole masking tape and brasso, lemon oil sh*t. My Warwick in particular gets a bit roughed up. So I took your advice and got a 3-4-2 deal from JJ. Not arrived yet. Always worried that anything that sounds too good to be true is too good to be true.

i wouldn't touch it myself given the quality visible in the photo. However if you fancy something different i would go for a transparent finish.