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  1. gjones
    Lovely looking bass and a really nice price. I have too many Jazzes though
  2. gjones
    A couple of years ago, our Blues Band did a few gigs down in England, on a mini tour. One of the gigs was at The Nottingham Theatre Royal. We didn't know it at the time, but it was for an OAP music group. They really loved it and we had a standing ovation (well from the ones who could actually stand). I could really see us playing care homes for 'Old Rockers'. If we were too loud they could just turn their hearing aids off, I suppose
  3. gjones
    I still have (most of) my second bass, I bought in 1984. It was a bass, that the owner before me, made from Mighty Mite parts. It's based on a precision body with a P/J pickup configuration. I got rid of the body, as it was made of mahogany and weighed a ton but I still have the neck and the pickups. The neck is now connected to a Jazz body and the Precision pickup is in my Classic Vibe Squier and, even though it's about 40 years old, is still sounding great.
  4. gjones
    Could you tell me who is singing on the track you're playing over Mr Wateroftyne? She sounds great. If you like that kind of soul, you'll like Mamas Gun (in case you've never heard of them before).
  5. gjones
    I've just set up my ABM EVO III through my BF Super Compact (after playing a GK MB 800 through the same cab). That ABM doesn't half kick some butt. It may be heavier than 20 class D amps but it is definitely the REAL DEAL.
  6. gjones
    These are super versatile basses. I bought mine for £1,900 new, so this is a steal at this price.
  7. gjones
    I used to have one bass. It was a bitsa Jazz with a Precision neck. I was fine with that. That was less than 10 years ago. Now I have 13? Damn you basschat!
  8. gjones
    I was looking for a cheap electric guitar. The Andertons video gave the impression the Epiphone I was interested in, which was under £100 new was great. In reality, when I tried it out in the shop, it was the biggest pile of tinny, cheapo, rubbish, you could imagine. I ended up getting a used Yamaha Pacifica, for £68, which was head and shoulders above the Epiphone (and had been set up really nicely). This is the video. Just shows a good guitarist can make any piece of poo sound decent.
  9. gjones
    I own a USA Fender Jazz Deluxe and an Elite Precision. Both are really excellent basses. The sound and construction are top notch. But neither of them were cheap.
  10. gjones
    Sometimes it's the feel that matters more than whether it's a clean take or not. It's still a great bassline.
  11. gjones
    I have a Jazz Bass which has a set of Wilkinson pickups in it and they are surprisingly good. If I had to do a blind test and was told they were Lindy Fralins, I'd believe it.
  12. gjones
    I live in Scotland and though born in Dublin to an Irish mother and a Welsh father, see myself as Scottish. But I just can't stand the bagpipes.
  13. gjones
    Ed Friedland (The Bass Whisperer), is a favourite of mine. He is a pro bassist, who also writes books on how to play bass. His bass reviews are to the point and articulate. He also tours and records with The Mavericks, a US Mexican/Americana type band.
  14. gjones
    Wot he said. You really can't go wrong with a MIJ Fender. I have bought quite a few from Basschat and they've all been great. Or you could buy a new, top of the range Marcus Miller Sire V7. I've never played one but they get ridiculously good reviews and owners on basschat love them.
  15. gjones
    That's why I always stand next to the sound engineer when listening to a band
  16. gjones
    I know nothing about sound engineering. But.....I have a friend who is a sound engineer and she showed me a frequency analyser she had on her laptop. She would play pink noise through the FOH and it showed her where the peaks in the venues sound were and allowed her to EQ them out. I assume you could use the same technology to analyse the sound coming from an 8x10, in a particular venue, and attempt to replicate that sound from a DI, into the FOH, via EQ on the desk. Just a thought - like I said I know nothing about sound engineering. Edit: In the video below, the pink noise generator is built into the desk.
  17. gjones
    About a year ago, I bought a very nice bass with a set of, very 'used', Rotosound Swingbass strings on it. I assume the previous owner took the clean strings off and put an old knackered set on before he sold it. They're the deadest sounding roundwounds I've ever heard. they just go 'Dunk' when you pluck them. I really love the sound. It's like flatwounds with a bit more definition. I do tend to keep my roundwounds on for a LONG time. Luckily I have dry hands, so they don't get too claggy. I've started to put Elixirs on my basses now, so assume they'll last even longer before a change is needed.
  18. gjones
    Yes, The HX112
  19. gjones
    I bought a HD112, about 5 years ago, which was very disappointing. They were approx £350 new but these days you can't give them away, secondhand.
  20. gjones
    My cunning plan is to hire a generator, ask a local farmer if I can borrow their field, get the whole band to rehearse, in the field, well over 2m apart and Bob's yer uncle! We could play all day and it would only cost whatever the hire price for the generator was. We could have a picnic!
  21. gjones
    It most definitely is.
  22. gjones
    And who knows when we'll ever get to play in a band, to real live people, again? So what's the point of getting new stuff?
  23. gjones
    I really want to buy a Sonic Blue Fender Original 60s Jazz Bass. I already own 8 Jazz Basses! Why???? I think I need help
  24. gjones
    You want to buy one of THESE!! Stupidly expensive but has a great DB sound.
  25. gjones
    Have you turned it up loud with a band? I wouldn't get rid of an amp after noodling on it for a couple of days. My gear sounds very different when it's turned up loud and I'm playing with a band.
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