gjones

You're assuming that the seller is advertising on Ebay. I can pay you, via Paypal, for the bass you have advertised for sale on Basschat, assuming you have a Paypal account. I've used Paypal many times to buy basses on Basschat (and elsewhere too). So the moral of the story is....... if I offer to buy your bass, don't let me pay by Paypal 🙄

Looks like this could be the one https://equipboard.com/items/riverhead-jupiter-rjb-900

Another ingenious scam is where the crook sees your advertisement, then puts something up for sale elsewhere at a ridiculously cheap price (which is the same amount you asked for in your advertisement). When people want to buy his non-existent goods, he gives your email address and asks them to pay you the money via Paypal (they don't know they're paying you of course). You get the money, the courier picks up whatever you have for sale and the person who paid you the money complains to Paypal, as they never received the goods, they get refunded and you have to pay the money back to Paypal.

My band has a regular monthly gig at a large music bar in Edinburgh. I assume it's because we're a decent band that can be relied upon to turn up, as we've been on the go for years. Most of the bands that play there have been gigging there for a long time. The place feels like home, as we've been playing there regularly for at least the last 10 years. Newer bands have a tendency to split up before the gig comes around,which leaves the booker in the lurch.

I asked a previous, lazy drummer with my band, who was tickling his drums, to play with reeds instead of sticks (I persuaded him that it would encourage our guitarist to play quieter). Although the volume was more or less the same, the intensity was much greater, as he had to put a lot more effort into playing his kit to keep up with the level of the band. We ended the gig with him drenched in sweat and the audience shouting for more. It was very rock n roll.

The ability to take advice without getting huffy. The technical ability to act on the advice given. Doesn't forget his flipping cymbals, and gets us sacked from a really cool venue, like the last guy did!

I am playing at a venue, which has a terrible boomy stage, next month. Weirdly, the boom could only be heard onstage. But was so bad it was drowning the guitar out. Last time I played there the solution was to turn all bass frequencies to zero on my amp and for the sound guy to then DI my bass through the PA, where he added the bass frequencies back again. Hopefully I can do the same again.

I've left two bands over the last 2 years. One, which I felt was a hobby band for the other members (I do like to gig rather than continuously rehearse) and the other was a rock band that was taking too much time and intensive work to get things right (although it did get me playing with a pick, which I still do if the song needs it). I still play with two other bands that I feel are more rewarding, both musically and financially. I think two gigging bands are the maximum I can deal with and give 100%.

I do like the MIJ 57 reissue type Precisions. I've owned two and they have a really nice shallow neck and the pickups sound great. I bought an Olympic white one a few years ago from Basschat and it really is lovely. I prefer it to my USA Fender Elite Precision, for just P bass sounds, and the neck is more comfortable.

Ummm.....no? I can never figure out what knob does what, when I have to use them in a dark venue. By the way, I saw that picture of you on my Facebook newsfeed at the weekend. I'm a Facebook friend of the Photographer. I said 'I know that guy........' 😃

I remember those days fondly. Having to move the pool table, set up the venues own PA because they couldn't be bothered and ending up having to set my gear up right in front of the toilet door and then playing to nobody for 3 hours. Happy days 😁

If you want a beefier sound, I recommend raising the neck pickup and lowering the bridge pickup and see if that makes a difference.

Forth gig since lockdown, on Saturday night. Had fun playing this song. I even got a solo - blink and you'll miss it. 10000000_8108811425827229_1745709608052968495_n.mp4

Go and get a Precision, you know you want to.

Why didn't the seller experiment with something cheap and nasty rather than a rather expensive American Vintage Precision. Even if it sounds and plays great they won't get anything near to the selling price they're asking. I notice the seller has fiddled with a perfectly nice US Jazz as well. They have a very expensive hobby. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225156150354?hash=item346c5a3452:g:NJgAAOSwy3JcQebw

That's interesting. I played through an Ashdown Routemaster head, in my local rehearsal rooms and it didn't get any louder after 12 O'Clock. It all seems a bit Nigel Tufnel.

I play in a newly formed band. The singer is good but not experienced in singing live. She used her own SM58 at our first gig and the sound engineer struggled to get a decent volume from the monitor due to feedback. For the second set he swapped the mic to one of the house mics and it reduced the feedback and allowed him to get her monitor louder. She instantly bought the same model of mic. I know nothing about mics but I do know that some are better for live work than others.

I do like DR Hi Beams. I used to fit them to all my basses but was seduced by Elixirs for a while. Recently fitted a set to my Jazz and they sound really great.

I was once told that my bass was causing feedback through the PA (which I wasn't going through). The guy on the desk was an amateur (he was actually an orthopedic surgeon not a sound engineer who had bought a very expensive PA and desk he had no idea how to operate) ) and his wife was the singer, I told him he was wrong but he insisted he was right. So to avoid making him look like an idiot in front of everyone, I didn't argue, I just turned my bass down to zero volume. He didn't even notice that there was no bass in the on stage mix at all. I mimed through the whole gig and made a decision that he would never be let near a desk again, while I was in the band.

I have a Fender Deluxe Jazz (which is pretty similar to the Elite and Ultra) and that is a lovely bass. I bought it for £800 which over £1000 less than a new Elite or Ultra.

I think that the only difference between the Elites and the Ultras is that the Elites have a wheel at the bottom of the neck which allows you to tweak the truss rod (like a Stingray). It comes in very handy and is very easy to use. Personally, although I own an Elite Precision, I thought the name was a bit sh*t. It makes me think that the type of people who would want to buy an Elite Fender, were all hedge fund managers and Blues lawyers. which might have been the reason they changed the name to Ultra.

I owned an Ashdown MiBass which had the same kind of EQ system. When I owned it I had no idea it had a parametric EQ (as I got it secondhand and I didn't get any manual). It sounded fine with everything centered, so I didn't fiddle about with the EQ much. Supposedly it didn't catch on, as the controls were a bit too complicated for our simple, bassist, brains. https://ashdownmusic.com/products/mibass-550

I've seen a thinline MIJ Precision before, with a split pickup (which was very tasty) but not this one with a mudbucker.

Very odd that you're having problems hearing yourself with a loud amp and 6 speakers. I would remove the tuner and compressor and see if that helps. If it doesn't, then you have a very quiet bass.

All Right Now by Free. Which looking back was pretty adventurous for a kid who had trouble tuning his bass.