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I really fancy this but am gigging that night. Maybe next time.

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1333449746' post='1601746'] Can't believe in 23yrs of gigging I did this; arrived at the venue to soundcheck and started unpacking. I took the cab out of it's flight case and put my Orange Terror head on top. It then dawned on me I'd forgotten my leads bag! The head takes Speakon too so I was stuffed. The soundman didn't have one & the guys in my band hadn't even heard of Speakon. The support was an acoustic solo act. Of course I didn't even have a jack to jack or kettle lead either. D'oh! We're done so many kit shares and acoustic sets recently I don't think I'd taken my own rig since last November. I wound up going through the PA via a borrowed lead and fashioned a passable sound but genuinely can't believe it didn't occur. Has anyone bettered that? Forgotten your bass? [/quote] I forgot my bass for an open air gig in the centre of Edinburgh in front of hundreds of people. Ran back to the rehearsal room picked up the bass just got back in time for us to start then realised I'd forgotten my lead! Ended up having to use one of the keyboard players patch leads which was about 6 inches long. Did I feel like a plonker? Possibly

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1333026349' post='1596356'] You've already mentioned Squire and i got one for £75 off of the bay on a total whim. Its an early 80s model - very ugly and weighs a ton. When i plugged it in i was expecting to chuckle at is inferiority compared to my "expensive" basses. And chuckle i did as it sounds stunning! I'd bought a load of hardware to customise it but ended up having to use the hardware on another project as everything on the 30 year old Squire worked perfectly. [/quote] A 30 year old Squier would be an early Japanese one which are sought after basses with a very good reputation. No wonder it sounded good. p.s. £75? you lucky b********r!

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1333316438' post='1600083'] I hadn't noticed this on the Sei when I bought it, but today at rehearsal it was rather evident. The bridge pickup is making some rather odd noises (other than my playing, that is). Not humming, not major crackling, but irregular thudding and crackling. I've either got a social club secretary sat in the bass tapping a microphone, as social club secretaries are wont to do, or some issue. When the blend control is fully to the bridge pickup, there is no extraneous noise. Moving it even slightly to the neck pickup brings the noise in. I've made a recording at [media]http://tauzero.co.uk/MP3s/sei_noise.mp3[/media] - this is initially on bridge pickup only (no noise), then I strum a couple of strings, then move to the neck pickup and strum again. The noise is pretty clearly audible. Not sure what the pickups are. Preamp is a Bartolini. This happens both in my lounge (where the recording was made) and in the rehearsal studio, and using three different leads, three different amps, a bass trainer, and no effects. Does anyone have any suggestions as to cause and remedy? [/quote] To start with resolder the neck pickup. If that doesn't work you may have dirty/dodgy pots which may need to be replaced. I have a similiar problem with the selector switch on my P/J bass. It's around 30 years old and needs a service pretty desperately.

You do wonder? Are the people who put these basses up on ebay scammers or just effin idiots? There's a mex Jazz Bass standard up on ebay at the moment going for almost £800. I offered him 99p. He turned me down.

I did a quick google and I came up with the Crest CA9 which is a stereo power amp with 600w per channel which can be used for bass. Only one small down side though...................it weighs 52lbs. I think I'll stick with my ABM. Edit : And you do need a outboard preamp too

This question has occurred to me too as I have a j-retro fitted to my Jazz. But I also have passive basses so I need the pre on my ABM. I'm assuming in theory if all you ever use is your jazz with a preamp you could use a power amp. Not sure what the benefit would be though if you already have a Genz Benz?

What about this [url="http://www.guitardecals.co.uk/fitting.htm"]http://www.guitardecals.co.uk/fitting.htm[/url]

search on ebay. There's a guy on there who'll make up anything you want as a transfer for your bass. edit : here you are [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-SIDE-WATERSLIDE-GUITAR-HEAD-DECAL-YOUR-TEXT-/370594828765?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item56492c51dd#ht_753wt_698"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-SIDE-WATERSLIDE-GUITAR-HEAD-DECAL-YOUR-TEXT-/370594828765?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item56492c51dd#ht_753wt_698[/url]

I played through a GK 400rb combo the other night, with a US precision, and it had a great sound. It was only putting out 150w though a 15 inch speaker but it was plenty loud enough.

I played with a replacement drummer, in one of my regular bands, last night that I'd never met before and we really clicked. I've never played with a drummer who was so 'on the beat' if you know what I mean. Most of the drummers I've played with have drifted in and out but I never realised it until I played with this guy how [b]MUCH[/b] they drifted in and out. It felt almost like playing with a very realistic sounding drum machine. I have to say we sounded a very, very tight rhythm section even though we'd never played together before. I'm assuming he must play to a click track in his other bands which keeps him super tight and on the beat. It was a real pleasure playing with him. I always feel that the better the drummer the better I play and the more I get out of the gig.

In fact after reading this thread I've persuaded myself to buy one. From Dolphin music £38 plus postage.

It's the curse of the bass player. Drummers love big echoey rooms, guitarists too. Sound engineers and bass players hate them. I specifically installed a pre amp in my Jazz so that I could go out front at sound check and twiddle with my own sound to improve it in a dodgy room. What sounds good out front won't necessarily sound good onstage but at least you know the bass will sound ok for the audience. One of those gramma pads to isolate the amp from the stage would probably help as well.

I had the same problem with my new ABM 500 the other week when playing with a loud rock band in a crowded bar. Looking back I now realise that I'd had the pre shape switched on, which boosts the [b]BASS[/b], and also had both the [b]BASS[/b] up on my preamp and the [b]BASS[/b] up on the EQ. All this [b]BASS[/b] meant that the VU meter was continually in the red resulting in distortion and lack of volume even though I had the master up full. I'll be playing again with them tomorrow and this time I'll keep the pre shape OFF and either turn the [b]BASS[/b] up on my pre amp or the [b]BASS[/b] up on the ABM EQ..................but not both at the same time.

Don't buy new if you don't need to. There's usually plenty of Ashdown EB amps either on here, ebay or gumtree for around the £100 mark. Great little amps by the way and plenty loud enough for whatever gigs you throw at them.

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1332535811' post='1589867'] Does the tribal planet one have removable shoulder straps and is it thickly padded? Can't tell from the ebay pic. [/quote] It is thickly padded but the straps aren't totally removable (although you can release them at one end).

I've got this very same gig bag and it's great. I've had a few and they all wear out sooner or later but my tribal planet bag just goes on and on. I think the company went out of business which may be why this one is going so cheaply. Trust me you won't be sorry. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIBAL-PLANET-PADDED-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-GIG-BAG-SALE-/230687553818?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item35b60cb91a"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35b60cb91a[/url]

The j-retro preamp I have on my jazz is great. It has a very versatile EQ which means you can stand back from the amp and really tweak the sound to get it just how you like it.

I bought a Mex 2011 classic 60's jazz bass neck from ebay and on the base of the neck, where it connects to the body, it has RW scored out which means the classic 60s jazzes and the roadworn are one and the same. The roadworns are just classic 60s given a bit of a kicking in the factory. p.s. I know they're a bit silly.......but I do like them

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1332279355' post='1586147'] Errr - a link would be handy [/quote] Duh!!!! Link added Well my 99p bid has been declined........I'm hurt.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1332278648' post='1586126'] I've offered 99p [/quote] I hope he doesn't feel insulted......

Is it Mexican? Is it even a Fender? I've offered 99p [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-1960-Custom-Brown-3-Tone-Burst-BIRD-EYE-MAPLE-BACK-CASE-/160763390901?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256e3eabb5#ht_4642wt_1026"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-1960-Custom-Brown-3-Tone-Burst-BIRD-EYE-MAPLE-BACK-CASE-/160763390901?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256e3eabb5#ht_4642wt_1026[/url]

What were the old pickups called because you can get USA original pickups and USA vintage pickups and USA custom shop pickups but I never saw USA standard pickups. I liked the sound of the standard US Jazz Bass pickups and fancied a set but was never sure what they were called and where you could get them. In the end I went and bought myself a set of the Fender custom shop ones the other day and they should be getting to me next week.

[quote name='Rowley Birkin QC' timestamp='1331676071' post='1577145'] Apologies if it seems like I'm resurrecting an old thread here (but as it's less than a week perhaps that's OK) but thought I'd follow up on this. Just got the East pre-amp fitted this evening. Fairly straight forward, but was a little disappointed to find that a slight modification of the cavity had to be made in order that the control plate fit the the original holes and would sit edge to edge with the scratch plate. However. once all fitted and working It sound IMMENSE. I wouldn't have believed it would change to such an extent, but I'm over the moon with it. On the pickup issue I have left the originals in place for now, and, whilst there have been some informative opinions presented on the issue, I'm not sure the investment would improve the sound significantly over what I have now........but never say never! All in all it seems to have been a good investment. [/quote] What did I tell ya? Ahem, cough, cough, saying that........I've just bought a set of Fender customer shop pickups which will be delivered next week I'll tell you how I get on.

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