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  1. gjones
    I was reading some posts on a basschat topic today about a Trace rig on ebay and how great they sounded back in the day. Different strokes for different folks I suppose but I've never got on with TE stuff. I can never get (in my opinion) a good sound from the things. When I was getting serious about bass, in the 90's, these were the holy grail of bass amplification but I never got on with them. In the past whenever I turned up at a gig where the backline was TE or a rehearsal studio (where all old TE gear goes to die) and one of these greeted me I knew I'd be spending most of the first hour trying to get a halfway decent sound. Thank goodness for lightweight bass heads because now if the bass amp is a Trace I can just plug my TC head into the cab and get a decent sound right away. Does anybody else have a dislike of TE stuff or am I just a weirdo?
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    I wouldn't have a problem spending some decent cash as long as I knew I could get what I paid for it if ever I sold it. I hate buying basses new. In fact I like beat up basses they have a bit of a history to them. I'm playing some festival gigs soon and with the cash I'll make I was thinking about buying a USA Jazz. I played a new one in my local music shop which I fell in love with but I hate the idea of buying it at the new price which is over £1100 (if I walked out of the shop and sold it on basschat the next day I'd be lucky to get £700 for it as a secondhand bass). The thought of it getting it's first dink brings me out in a cold sweat.
  3. gjones
    They look nice.....
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    [quote name='gjones' post='1349320' date='Aug 23 2011, 07:09 PM']I have a bass made of mighty mite parts I bought in the early 80's (my first proper bass). It had a dodgy looking decal on it. It was a water transfer so I just rubbed it off.[/quote] Well no the decal is a heart with mighty mite written across it and that doesn't look too bad. I've a feeling it was some kind of cartoony looking dude back then which looked pretty naff frankly which is why I got rid of it.
  5. gjones
    Good question! I always wondered. When MM first introduced the SUB did they sell the passive ones cheaper? And how come they still seem to have 3 knobs? Volume, tone and .......eh something else? Can you boost or cut bass and treble on a passive bass? I didn't think you could (in fact I'm a million percent sure you can't). So what are they for? Somebody somewhere must know?
  6. gjones
    It's simple I do what I do on all depping gigs. I turn my volume down and smile, while looking like I'm plonking away furiously on my bass. I told this trick to a guitarist I was depping in a wedding band with. He had been thrown in the deep end as well and during one song that I hadn't a clue how to play I turned around to find him strumming happily away with his volume turned right down..........just like I was! When he realised I was doing exactly the same thing we broke into hysterical laughter - much to the confusion of the keyboard player who could see us playing away but could only hear himself and the drummer.
  7. gjones
    I have a bass made of mighty mite parts I bought in the early 80's (my first proper bass). It had a dodgy looking decal on it. It was a water transfer so I just rubbed it off.
  8. gjones
    I swopped a Musicman SUB for a beat up 1990's MIJ 57 reissue Precision. The guy I swopped it with probably thought he got the better side of the deal but i really love it. It has quite a shallow neck which is very easy to play and sounds great. I have another SUB and a Jazz but the Precision is my bass of choice.
  9. gjones
    Yes you're right. Although it took me buying 6 basses and selling 3 (in the last 18 months) to figure that out.
  10. gjones
    I've played in bands for years including my fair share of weddings. All we ever used was a decent 600 watt PA with a desk for vocals and keyboards and everyone else just used backline which sounded fine. I went to a friends retirement party the other month and the band had brought so much gear I think they thought they were playing wembley not a retirement do in a British Legion Hall. It took them 4 hours to set up everything and although the sound was very good it was definitely overkill. My impression was that because the band was pretty successful on the wedding/function circuit and they'd invested so much money in their gear that they felt they had to use it at every gig but in reality a smaller setup would have made much more sense.
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    I just sold one! The necks are great and the sunburst ones look fantastic. I bought mine about 4 years ago and the neck was so, so easy to zip around on it rejuvenated my love of playing.The sound is quite twangy for a jazz compared to my old 62 reissue and my japanese Squier. I put this down to the ULTRA THIN maple neck. One problem I did have is that although I could always adjust the action to be very low, thanks to the badass bridge, which made it a dream to play, the neck is very sensitive to temperature changes and sometimes I would find that a bass which played fantastically at home ended up unplayable when I got to the venue because the neck had shifted by the time I got there. For that reason I never set the action too low just in case I got a nasty surprise at the gig when I plugged it in and started to play.
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    I've heard lots of good stuff about Blazers and MIJ Squiers are great too (I have a Jazz). But one thing you can't can do with Blazers but you can do with Fenders is upgrade them with standard Fender parts. It's one of the reason I bought an old MIJ Fender instead of a Blazer when I was loooking for a P bass.
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    Bass now sold!
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    JV or not JV?

    gjones replied to matski's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='Johnston' post='1340935' date='Aug 15 2011, 06:04 PM']On here it's a bitsa. On ebay it's a Professionally custom modified and restored much Fabled and rare JV Squier by Fender built by Tokia and therefore worth 3xs the price of any normal JV and 10 times better than any MIA Fender Precision. . Honestly it's the best bass you have ever played but you have to sell it to make room because you have too many basses and want to keep those basses that are not quite as good.[/quote] And it plays like butter.
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    [quote name='dc2009' post='1340251' date='Aug 15 2011, 02:09 AM']Sorry for the slight thread hijack, but thanks for the great info Thin (ish) necks are a must for me, or at least not as chunky as your average p bass! What are the Geddy re-issues? I'm a bit of a numpty on the Fender front, P basses put me off them at an early age and I've tried to steer clear of them, but I've loved the playability and sounds from the MM and GL sigs I've tried.[/quote] Geddys are replicas of a 1972 Jazz that is Geddy Lees main bass. The only difference from any other 72 Jazz is that he got a luthier to sand down the neck which is why it's so slim back to front. So I suppose a Geddy Lee is a 72 reissue with a slimmer neck..........if you see what I mean. And here's the man himself playing his [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee#Bass_guitars"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee#Bass_guitars[/url]
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    [quote name='dc2009' post='1339940' date='Aug 14 2011, 07:46 PM']Ok mate, thanks very much. If mine gets no trade interest I'll try and mark it as for sale, and maybe I'll come back. It'd be a tough call between this and a Marcus Miller J though, what do you make of the differences between them?[/quote] Well the Marcus does have the active eq but one thing about Jazzes with inlaid necks, that I've found, is that they can be quite chunky. I've played a couple of 70's Jazzes (a 73 and a 75) and the necks are quite deep. The re-issues seem to be as well. The Geddy Lee on the other hand is based on a 72 Jazz that Geddy Lee bought secondhand and had a luthier sand the neck down so it was much shallower than a normal 72 bass would be. The Geddy re-issues also have incredibly shallow necks which is why they are so easy to play. Also Geddy Lees are usually cheaper than MMs. Geddys are great! But then I would say that wouldn't I? I'm selling one.
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    [quote name='dc2009' post='1339606' date='Aug 14 2011, 01:54 PM']This is probably exactly what I want, let me know if you'd be interested in a bass + cash trade for my beautiful Bartolini equipped Dean, which can be seen in the FT thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=150168"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=150168[/url][/quote] I'm just looking for cash at the moment but your bass sure looks nice.
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    [quote name='douggie' post='1339274' date='Aug 14 2011, 03:25 AM']Guy Pratt would like to say thanks to all the people who've posted nice positive things about him here..As for the bashers, he's rather puzzled as to what he's ever done to them? Perhaps if they could give examples of his most heinous crimes so he could at least respond?[/quote] They love you really Guy. Oooooh, you get to play 'Hit me with your rhythm stick' how exciting!
  19. gjones
    It's the recurring intro bit you're struggling with I assume. The difficulty depends where on the neck you're playing it. Playing it with open strings is difficult for me but I find it much easier playing the notes fretted. Playing it around the 5th and 7th frets is tricky too. I recommend using all 4 fingers so that you can stretch from the B on the A string (2nd fret) up to the D on the A string (5th fret). That way you can play it by fretting the B on the A string with your index finger while you play the D on the A string and the A on the E string with your pinky.
  20. gjones
    I like the sound recorded and at low volumes as they sound nicely retro but live they don't seem to do the biz. They're La Bellas and they cost me £30 and I want to like them but my precision has much more definition with rounds when playing loud than flats. And sound engineers haven't got a clue what to do with them when my bass is DI'd and I usually get a muffled woolly sound because they don't add enough mid into the EQ. But I will persevere.
  21. gjones
    eh.....bump?
  22. gjones
    [quote name='karlfer' post='1338859' date='Aug 13 2011, 04:01 PM']Sure you are both already in communication, but if not, just follow the link. Good luck. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=149823"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=149823[/url][/quote] Thanks for the heads up...........and yes we are.
  23. gjones
    I've played in a few blues bands over the years and I tend to mix up the walking bass lines to make the songs a bit more interesting. If keyboard players play basslines in blues tunes it just confuses things and makes the bottom end a confused mess, unless we play exactly the same thing every time - which is pretty boring. I always make sure I tell keyboard players (diplomatically of course) to keep away from my end of the sonic spectrum and the songs sound much better for it.
  24. gjones
    Geddy Lee Jazz Bass for sale. Posted, in a SKB hard case, the price is £500 (this price includes P&P). Picked up from me in Edinburgh, without the hardcase, price is £450. My Geddy was made at the Fuji-gen Plant, for Fender Japan, in the Year 2004 - 2005. It has the thinnest neck Fender make for a Jazz Bass which is a pleasure to play. I've had it since 2006 and have looked after it well. There is a small dent on the top of the body (shown in picture) and another on the bottom edge of the bass beneath the volume/tone controls but other than that the bass is blemish free. Don't take my word about how good these basses are, let loads of random bass players from around the world tell you how good they are instead. Below are some reviews from Harmony Central. [url="http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/49043"]http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/49043[/url] [attachment=86897:ebayfloor.JPG] [attachment=86896:ebaycase.JPG] [attachment=86899:ebay_headstock.jpg] [attachment=86898:ebaydent.JPG]
  25. gjones
    Well I've tried the CV Jazz and as a Jazz bass owner and fan it's definitely a good un! The sound, playability and build are excellent and definitely up to the standard of a MIJ/CIJ bass. I've tried the red CV Precision too and the build was great also. The neck was quite shallow for a Precision which adds to the playability but I couldn't give much of an opinion on the sound as I was playing through a 4x10 hartke combo which was pretty naff. I definitely think they are great basses and there's a CV Jazz on this very forum for £160 which is a total bargain! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=148265&hl=classic+vibe+jazz"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...assic+vibe+jazz[/url]
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