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I've really liked every modern Laney amp I've played through. The amps are loud and clear and sound a LOT more expensive than their price tag suggests. I've owned, Ashdown ABM, TC Electronic and Barefaced cabs and amps and I'd have no problem playing through a Laney.

What is the aim of a top notch Hi Fi system? Surely it is to replicate the sound of an album as it would be heard in a top notch recording studio. I doubt Abbey Roads CD player, Amp and monitors cost £350,000 combined. I suspect it's just an exercise in separating the obscenely rich from their money. Nothing wrong with that.

Before 2001, both the bridge and neck pickups on Mexican Jazzes were the same size . He's a bit of info from another bass forum over in the USA. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/fenders-final-word-different-pickups-mim-jazz-691797/"]http://www.talkbass....im-jazz-691797/[/url]

John Entwistle, on playing with a drummer that wasn't too keen on keeping a beat. http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/partners-in-time-john-entwistle-keith-moon/

If you sold a kidney you could get one of these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_MiimcHKGQ

To make a long story short, the more speakers you have, the louder you'll be. You'll have more volume with a less powerful amp, going through lots of speakers (ie a 200 watt amp going through two 4x10 cabinets), than a very powerful amp going through one speaker (ie a 500 watt amp going through a 1x15 cabinet). A 100 watt amp through one 15 inch speaker is really not loud enough to compete with a loud drummer and two enthusiastic guitarists. Your amp doesn't allow you to connect another speaker. So your only alternative is to buy new gear if you want to be heard. I recommend buying secondhand as you get more for your money. Plenty of gear for sale on basschat.

Actually this nut 2nd from bottom looks like it should fit [url="http://www.guitar-parts-and-spares-uk.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d58.html"]http://www.guitar-parts-and-spares-uk.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p585.html[/url]

Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you got a Silver Squier to me, as they all have 40mm nuts. I saw acouple on ebay last week. Was it the red one or the white one you bought? Sorry I can't help you with your nut issue.

I use DR Hi Beams which are great and not too bright sounding. I always found Ernie Ball slinkys to be not overly bright sounding either.

[quote name='bonnp' timestamp='1393532511' post='2381646'] i am building a p bass, partly so my wife does not notice the money going and because i want an agressive old schools type sound i cannot get exactly from my MM sub. so far i have a black gloss mim p bass body, mighty mite maple neck, dimarzio dp122 and a superb kiogon wring loom with 500k pots geared for the old school tone, punk, heavy rock etc, roto swing 66 110s, shcaller tuners (possibly) to round off. i am not sure how it will go but i have learnt everything from the guys on here. lastly i need a pickguard but not sure about colours or quality to go with black, seems to be price ranges from 10.00 to 50.00 where ever i look, any ideas on a decent pickguard and colour? do u really need a decent one? i meant to build the guitar over a couple of months but have purchased everything in under a week [/quote] Trust me, it won't take you a couple of months to put everything together. Once you've got the bits and pieces to make a bass it'll take an afternoon, at the most, and you'll be ready to rock. That's the wonder of Leo Fender's design. Putting together a bass is easier than building a set of draws from IKEA. The most difficult part is the electrics but with Ki0gon's solderless loom that's easy peasy too. Have fun

The hole drilled for tuners in the Mighty Mite headstock are standard Fender size which is 17.5 to 18mm. So you need tuners with bushings/ferrules of that size. Wilkinson Manufacture decent cheap versions for about £20. Schaller and Gotoh do ones which are 3 times that price. But all of them will fit your neck.

[quote name='Stance' timestamp='1393459558' post='2380710'] Any dea why the topic I posted yesterday regarding the sale of a Variax 700 bass just disappeared?!?! Unfortunately it´s not the first time (neither teh second) that this has happend-any idea why?! Thank you Best regards from Portugal [/quote] I found it! It was under the sofa. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230588-line-6-variax-700-bass-in-very-good-condition/

I own a Silver Squier, MIJ, Jazz Bass, that plays and sounds better than any of my previous Jazz Basses. Which included a Geddy Lee and a 62 non-export MIJ reissue, either of which cost me 3 times as much as the Squier. I used to own a 2001, Indonesian Squier Jazz Bass, that sounded better than all of my previous Jazzes and only cost me £95 secondhand.

Yes, that's a Mexican or Mighty Mite neck, an unoriginal scratchplate, Jazz Bass ashtrays. That means that the only part of the bass that might be from 69 is the body. And that looks like it's been stripped at some point. I think a £1,600 starting price is a teeny bit optimistic.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1393340222' post='2378957'] Difficult one. If you can prove the £50 came from the pub then you could confront them because, even unknowingly, they have not fulfilled their part of your contract, i.e. they've only actually paid you £150. If they just deny it - and they're hardly likely to admit a criminal offence are they - then I can't see what you can do other than Big_Stu's suggestion about telling them you're going to the police about it. I'm a bit surprised they took it in the first place though. On the very few occasions that I've tried to spend a £50 note anywhere, I've been viewed with great suspicion and all manner of UV lamps and special pens have been deployed to verify its authenticity before accepting it - and even then only begrudgingly. They are almost as bad as Scottish notes! [/quote] 'I think you'll find pal, that's legal tenderrrrr!' http://youtu.be/gx-a5rYIAOM

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1393338432' post='2378914'] Yes, but not really what I meant! Should we challenge the pub? On what grounds? Should we re-split the remaining £150 four ways and just get over it? [/quote] Go into the pub and buy a half of lager with the £50 note. Then walk out with the change.

The roadworn pickups which are in both the 60s Classic and the roadworn jazz are these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-FENDER-MIM-60s-Jazz-Bass-Bridge-Pickup-0058359000/371011351763?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D5068024971958078122%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083358%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D300535828848

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1393260083' post='2377896'] I have never held a 5 string bass let alone play one. When you picked it up and realised, what was the problem? Could you have just played the top 4 strings, or are they tuned differently to a 4 string? Is the width of the neck a problem if you are not used to it as well? Are there many main differences apart from the extra string? [/quote] Well, an example would be, that you have a choice between playing in A on the E string on the 5th fret or the 10th fret on the B string. The decision I made, in a split second, was to ignore the B completely and managed to make my way through the song without anybody in the audience realising that I was freaking out..

Really good to hear. Very happy for you. I have an old Precision neck from the early 80s that has a truss that tightens and loosens fine but has no effect on the relief of the neck. Luckily it's 'stuck' in an almost straight position so is still very usable and enables me to get a decent action on it. But it's good to know, that if things don't continue that way, there's a way to get the truss rod working again without breaking the bank.

I had a similar thing happen to me. I was asked to get up with the band for a song, and just as the drummer counted the song in I looked down at the neck and went 'FECK, IT'S A FIVE STRING!!!'. I'd never played a fiver before and almost had a panic attack.

[quote name='donslow' timestamp='1393095323' post='2376198'] Just fancied a change of bass, plus I needed something more suitable for a new project I've just got up and running, better tone IMO, didn't really think too much about the neck, its tone I'm searching for, granted, I could get used to the precision neck in time but for a relatively cheap and easy swap, if I could get something closer to what I'm used to then great [/quote] Be aware that changing the neck on your bass will affect the tone. The slimmer the neck the thinner the tone. I've chopped and changed necks many times on my Jazz and Precisions and you tend to get a twangier sound with a slim neck than with a deeper one. So be prepared for a twangier tone from your bass if you fit a slimmer neck. From personally experience, I've found the Mighty Mite necks are great quality for the price but sometimes need a bit of filing on the nuts to get a decent low action.

A lot of Macy Gray's stuff is 12 bar blues based. including this, her first hit. http://youtu.be/HHaz1foH1cc

I had a slightly later model stingray without the folded horn part. I used to have to turn all the bass down because the speaker farted like an elephant if I didn't. I once played a 5 string through it, at living room sound levels, and the whole amp almost exploded before my eyes when I hit the B. If I still had it, I'd give you £30 to take it to the dump for me

'Hit me with you rhythm stick'

They are great, I used to have two, which I sold and now regret bigtime. They go for between £350 and £400. TOTAL BARGAIN!!!