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[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1458209049' post='3005532'] If you see that lad again please advise him not to try it if he's ever up in Glasgow! [/quote] Or Edinburgh. I have witnessed the consequences of a spilt pint, due to an over exuberant mosher at an Edinburgh rock night.

Bass wood is cool. I have a MIJ, Silver Series Squier Jazz Bass it as tough as any other bass I've owned and has a great sound.

[quote name='funkyjimbob' timestamp='1457909224' post='3003005'] Been offered some Nordstrands so probably them. Are the Entwistle JBXN's any good too? Seem quite cheap? [/quote] I have the same problem with my Jazz and was thinking about fitting an Entwistle neodymium pickup. I've heard they have a very high output.

Clip on tuners can be hit and miss for basses. I was given a tuner, by my brother in law, who raved about it (he's a guitarist). It couldn't tune my bass to save it's life and ended up being given away. Snarks on the other hand are great for bass, but their scrawny, swiveling, necks tend to snap off in gig bags. I've had an Intelli clip on tuner for a a few years now. They're tough and are pretty good at picking up low frequencies. I recommend them.

[quote name='CletePurcel' timestamp='1456928203' post='2993639'] The Rumble 100 is looking more of a steal at only £220. The 200 is significantly more expensive, but still within my budget. [/quote] The rule is to always go for as many watts as you can afford. The good thing about the new Fender rumbles (they are the ones with the retro look, silver cloth grills) is that they aren't expensive, sound good and are incredibly light. I've played in a venue that had the rumble 100 and was heard ok, but my band is not particularly loud. With a loud drummer and an egomaniac guitarist I think the 200 watt rumble would be a better bet. The whole series are INCREDIBLY light so don't worry about having to lug a big heavy box around.

Charvel Jackson basses sound fantastic! I bought one from a friend, back in the 90s, as an 'emergency bass' when my own bass got stolen. It sounded fantastic but I got rid of it, merely because of the pointy headstock (which frankly, at the time, just wasn't my style). The other day (20 years later) I saw exactly the same model going for sale, down the road from me, at the measly price of £160. Such a great sounding bass at a bargain price. But did I buy it? Nooooooo! I couldn't bring myself to do it because of that pointy headstock. I'm so shallow..... This is it. If you aren't put off by pointy headstocks this is a total bargain https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/charvel-bass-guitar-made-in-japan-1986/1157634743

I've seen Mexican Squiers that have a headstock like that but not Japanese.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1456011091' post='2984582'] Don't wait till you think you're good enough to join a band before you join a band. [/quote] [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1456049484' post='2984734'] "Play what the song needs and not what you want or can play" was a good piece of advice i got years ago. "always look as though you know what you are doing" "if you look confident when playing then even a mistake will pass unnoticed by an audience" Dave [/quote] [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1456050841' post='2984756'] If you mess up, tell people you play a lot of jazz. [/quote] All very good advice.

They're great! I have one in my Jazz. Most of the venues I play provide a backline. So instead of playing about with the EQ of an unfamiliar amp, I just set everything at flat and use the retro to get my sound. It will give your Mex Jazz a whole new lease of life.

I've played through a 100w version a few times, at a venue my band regularly play at. It's pretty loud and incredibly light. I played through the 500w combo (at low volumes) and it was almost as light as the 100w version (ie you can pick it up with one finger type of light).

Stratosphere sell secondhand bass parts. Who knows where they get them from? But one thing's for sure, they will be making a profit or they wouldn't be selling them.

I've chopped and changed the pickups in my Precision and now have Fender custom shop pickups, that cost me about £100. I've tried el cheapo Squiers, vintage 1970's Seymour Duncans and now the CS jobs, But frankly, nobody can hear the difference except me. Recorded, the custom shop ones sound a bit wider in the mix (if you know what I mean?) but playing with a band there is no discernible difference.

May he Rest in Piss.

'You're in a class all to yourself' = Yer sh*te

[quote name='Terry004' timestamp='1454864010' post='2973668'] Hi Guys, bought a Squier Affinity j Bass, trying to get into slap Bass style..problem is E string, really bad twangy fret noise and buzzing. Took it to a Luthier who adjusted the relief and the bridge..nice low set up and action now but still got that really annoying fret twang, I'm using 45-105 strings...anyone got any ideas...? [/quote] Watch these videos and once you've watched them all, you'll be able to set up your own bass (it really isn't difficult). http://youtu.be/te44eWXd9pc

When I saw this video my love for Grace, which I thought was extinguished, was reignited. I think the queen should move over..... and let Grace take over. http://youtu.be/vSa5EvWqB7g

We're heading to London as I type. Lock up yer grannies!

who's going to tell him?

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, when things were getting a bit tight for cash.[/font] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]'All right, let's not panic. I'll make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one.'[/font][/size]

My Jazz bass is sonic blue. I've always wanted a sonic blue Jazz Bass because I think they look cooooool. My drummer said he thought it looked sh*t. He likes black basses. Oh well.

What a bunch of old bar stewards we are.

I'll be in London next week for a gig. My hotel is not far from this shop. I dare not go in.

I check in everyday, but usually just check out stuff for sale and click 'view new content' for a general overview of things. I'm not really interested in ' Off Topic' as it can get a bit heated there. There were one or two people, who have disappeared, whose opinions on bass (and other things) were well worth reading (Outtoplayjazz and xilddx being two). And it was sad to see them go. As long as I still play bass, I assume I'll continue to pop my head in now and again.

It's weird. A venue I play in regularly, has recently asked me to turn up the onstage amp. In fact on two different nights, different engineers have come up onto the stage and turned the gain up on the amp, to get more volume coming from the stage. I thought to myself 'that's NEVER happened before, how weird?'. It's an Ampeg PF 500 which has a post and pre button (which was switched to pre) and a -40db cut button at the back, which was activated. The second time this happened, I assumed this was the problem so un-activated it. The engineer must have had the fader up full and the resultant signal almost blew the speakers. Is the DI signal on these amps THAT high, that they need to cut it by 40db? Or are the sound engineers in the venue just not very good?