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[quote name='4 candles' post='988463' date='Oct 14 2010, 09:42 PM']Leeds coolege of music You are a f***ing discrace, your graduates are a discrace anyone who has a degee from leeds, please burn it!!! Any aspiring musicians out there, Dont go to leeds. Get a well paid job, some occasional lessons from a good guy on basschat, learn loads of tunes, and keep busy Regards Mark[/quote] Peter Sklaroff was, until very recently, head of jazz at Leeds College of Music and when I knew him 20 years ago could play a mean mustang sally.....hopefully he still can. I'm sure he'd be very interested in your opinion [url="http://www.myspace.com/petesklaroff"]http://www.myspace.com/petesklaroff[/url]

Get one of these they're great! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvW-fn8m2WA&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvW-fn8m2WA...feature=related[/url] And you'll look just like him [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Clayton_2005_Wien_v1.jpg"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Cla...005_Wien_v1.jpg[/url] Edit : Oh and by the way they'll really cheap.......but great value [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier-/71293"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier-/71293[/url]

I used Rotosound roundwounds for years. Then for a while I decided that ernie balls slinkys where the ones for me. I tried DR Fatbeams but found them very inflexible so bought a set of Hi Beams which felt a lot easier to play (and sound pretty good too). BUT I've ended going back to the Rotosounds, simply because they are the sound that I hear in my head when I hear a Jazz Bass. Although the DR Hi Beams come a close second. Quick plug for Rotosound TruBass tapewounds .......great vintage Motown sound. quick Edit : I notice that Rotosound swingbass sometimes get a bad press because they feel icky when new and get dull very quickly. I guess I'm lucky because my hands don't sweat much so once they're worn in they don't get dull particularly quickly and when they do I loosen them off for 24hrs and abracadabra they've got their zing back (try it it works).

[quote name='bassatnight' post='806137' date='Apr 14 2010, 03:27 PM']My list of once upon a times... 1984 Westone Thunder 1 1985 Aria SB700 and a Fender P Fretless (I paid £200 for her!) 1986 Aria SB1000/ Travis Bean TB2000 Fretless (thought I was Mick Karn!) 1987 Yamaha BB5000/Westone Thunder 3 Fretless/Jaydee Supernatural (won from guitarist magazine) 1989 Fender Jazz US/Musicman Stingray Stopped playing whilst travelling and generally living it up abroad for a few years 1992 Aria Cat Fretless 1994 Fender P US 1998 Aria SB1000 Fretless in Paduk 2001 Warwick Corvette (stolen) 2003 Fender Jazz 1981 US 2005 Fender P US/Stingray 5 string 2008 Fender Jazz 2002/Aria SB900 2009 Sandberg Calif J/M Overwater Perception/ Lakeland 44/01 / Fender Marcus Miller/ Fender Jazz US/ Fender P US/ Status Graphite Fretless 2010 Sadowsky Jazz / Aria SB1000/ Aria SB700/ Wal Mk2 Fretless[/quote] What happened in 2009.......did you win the lottery?

Some of these early 80's Squiers can go for silly prices which , frankly, are probably not justified. But saying that, I have a Japanese Silver Series Squier Jazz, made in the early 90's, which is a really lovely bass. A friend let me borrow his for a while and I was so impressed I trawled ebay until I found a good example to buy for myself. I paid £250 for mine and they usually go for between £200 and £300. If it's made in Japan, whether it's a Squier or a Fender, you know it's going to be good.

[quote name='Bero' post='979993' date='Oct 6 2010, 10:34 PM']Wow, where can i get them, they sound class[/quote] Bit of a comparison here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99324"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99324[/url] Don't know where you can get them ........but he obviously does.

For years Bob used to use a big lump of sponge......see video at 3.13 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTRUpALajc&feature=related"]Bob with the Funk Brothers[/url]

[quote name='Bero' post='978875' date='Oct 5 2010, 09:52 PM']Have Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, never really happy with sound, neck + feel all excellent, has anyone ever changed pick ups and what have they used. Have a Audere pre amp in it, might put it back to passive and change pick ups Any pick up suggestions[/quote] I love the feel of my Geddy Lee but I know what you mean - it can sound a bit thin sometimes but I don't think it's the pickups. The pickups in the Geddy are USA vintage. I changed the neck to a thicker rosewood one and it changed the sound completely and gave it much more bottom end. The conclusion I came to is that a lot of the sound of the Geddy Lee bass comes from the very thin maple neck. I think that any other pickup you swop the stock pickups with will suffer from the same lack of bass. But if you really want to change them.....these sound groovy [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-uPgqcHuo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-uPgqcHuo[/url]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='972294' date='Sep 30 2010, 03:42 AM']i erm....want to marry her..[/quote] I saw her first.....!

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='973828' date='Oct 1 2010, 12:36 PM']Don't have the time or the energy outside of work/family life to build up a decent following for an originals band now, plus being over 30 means it's only folk or jazz left to me [/quote] And blues......don't forget blues.

I started off in a band writing original material which meant I very rarely learnt songs by other bands. I thought at the time that playing covers was a bit 'sad'. But in retrospect I realise that you learn a lot by playing others material and as you grow as a player and a musician you can integrate others styles and ideas into your own stuff. I still do play in an original band but don't have problem playing with the odd covers band now and then. I recommend it, if nothing else, it's a heck of a lot of fun.

Probably the compression on the mp3 makes it sound punchier (and it will have a bass drum backing the bass up for added thump). The Mag 600 has a built in compressor try that and see if it improves things.

[quote name='zzaass' post='968342' date='Sep 26 2010, 01:36 PM']Do I see two bass players ?[/quote] I think you do.

[quote name='RhysP' post='968123' date='Sep 26 2010, 07:55 AM']The body looks like an old (as in late 70s -early 80s) Schecter to me.[/quote] Yes I remember kinda similiar Schecter basses, with the binding around the body, back in the 80's/90's but I've never seen one like mine. Schecter used to be top of the line stuff back then. Oh and no I'm not selling it. I've kept it for the last 30 years, through thick and thin, and its never let me down so I think I'll be hanging onto it.

Does anybody in Basschat land have any idea what make my ancient P/J actually is. I bought it in 1984 secondhand but have never been able to figure out who made it. I do remember a small Mighty Mite transfer being on the headstock when I got it so I have assumed it was put together from parts either from Mighty Mite or possibly Schecter as they were also selling bass and guitar parts back in the 70's/80's. For a short period in the early 80's Mighty Mite actually made complete basses in this P/J configuration but they were a natural wood finish and had contoured bodies. When I had it serviced about 15 years ago the guitar tech hadn't any idea what it was either but said the electronic components were very good quality. It sounds great and weighs a bleeding ton. [attachment=59694:bass_long.JPG]

[quote name='lanark' post='966667' date='Sep 24 2010, 01:36 PM']Can anyone recommend flats that have that dull mellow sound from the moment they're put on? I've had to switch a set of brand new Chromes that were put (by the shop) onto my new CV Jazz, for a year old set from my old P-bass because the new ones were far too clanky - especially when pressing down (I don't want a ting when pressing against the fret). Funnily enough, I don't remember my first set of Chromes being this bad - but the memory is a funny old thing. So --- when I get another set of flats, what would you recommend that don't need several weeks worth of wearing in? EDIT: I was thinking of starting a new thread, but figured there were enough about flats already.[/quote] I recommend the rotosound trubass strings - tape wound so no clank. They only come in one size (massive) but don't let that put you off as they are very supple and easy to play. Herbie Flowers uses them and Paul mcCartney used them on his Hofner. They have a huge sound (really fill the bottem end nicely) and a great double bass percussive punch. Great when recorded and in a quieter band situation and I'm sure they'd be fantastic through a PA too. I've had nothing but compliments about the sound from people when I've used them. If you want that Sgt Pepper kind of sound these are the strings for you. If you play in a death metal band they're probably not.

Good review. It certainly looks very nice. I've got a couple of Squier Jazzes and they're great basses for the price.

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='961553' date='Sep 19 2010, 08:46 PM']The nuts were the standard size that I've seen on any jazz bass, I would expect them to be slightly oversized to alow for some adjustment.[/quote] You could have a point there..... I was expecting a nut that didn't need any filing but now I think of it that's probably all it would have needed. Too late now though I've bought the allparts neck. Anybody fancy a 2nd hand Jazz Bass neck from C H Guitars........going cheap

[quote name='mr.sibs' post='960739' date='Sep 18 2010, 08:19 PM']So I have just started a little project and need a replacement jazz neck. It seems the UK market is particularly painful on this though, no one seems to stock mighty mite or warmoth that I can find?? So I have found a couple of other options, but I can't for the life of me gauge how good they are and why the price difference is so much. Option A. Friendly Korean neck, relatively inexpensive [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140408516386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_928"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_928[/url] Option B. Nearly 100 smackers more, looks the same [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Maple_Neck_Clear_Finish_JM-CL"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...ar_Finish_JM-CL[/url] Can anyone give an insight or alternative here? Budget is hopefully around £100, second hand is totally fine too Thanks![/quote] Because the first one is not worth using for kindling. I bought a finished jazz neck from this lot and it was totally crap. Finishing on it had been done by a madman with a sanding machine and the nut was so gigantic that when I attached it to my bass body and put strings on the action was so high I could have used the bass to shoot arrows with. A lesson learned and £66 down the swanny river. I have just bought this one and hopefully it's what I'm looking for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220670886992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT[/url] Good luck.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='960961' date='Sep 19 2010, 10:02 AM']I'm more surprised you have so many people in the audience who 1) know what the bassist does & 2) notice the difference in the tones! [/quote] Yes.....unless the sound is strikingly different I would assume your average punter probably wouldn't notice. Maybe they were commenting on the colour not the sound?

I rotate them so they don't feel unloved (unless the venue is dodgy which is when I take my trusty cheapo Squier).

I know excellent drummers who can play loudly or quietly and you never need to tell them to shut the F**k up! If they ever turn around and tell you they can't play quieter then they're crap drummers, end of story. Power and groove does not always have to equal volume. Not every drummer has to be Animal from the Muppets.

The stack knob Fender Jazz Bass with 2 knobs was actually a 1960/61. 1961/62 was when the 3 knobs appeared and neither the 60/61 or 61/62 had block inlays Fender issued them late 60's and through the 70's. But stack knobs and block inlays is a Jazz Bass I'd like to see. I'd buy one!

I would suggest you try one of the new USA built Precisions. I've never been a big fan of them but the one I tried sounded excellent. Very punchy.