gjones

They don't need to be able to spell. Cos they're gonna be popstars!

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1444766328' post='2885859'] Chris and I were talking last Wednesday. He was saying that the body and neck were going off to have the body and headstock sprayed in Fiat "Smooth Mint". I'm popping through to see him on Monday 2nd November. [/quote] I have a very nice Jazz bass neck which has had some amateur nut filing done on it (previous owner). I think a new nut and a setup is in order. And Chris's workshop is just down the road

Well the best amp I've heard, was a gallien Krueger 15 combo with a USA Precision through it. It sounded really nice on it's own but also great with the band. The bass player who owned it has now gone lightweight. He plays through an Aguilar Tonehammer 500 and an SL112, which is nowhere near as fat sounding as his old rig. I've owned some nice rigs but my present one is an Ashdown MiBass 550, paired with a Barefaced Compact. I think it's the best sound I've ever had (the first gig I played with it a bassist came up to me after the 3rd song and demanded to know what I was playing through, as he liked the sound so much (I noticed he didn't say anything about my playing?).

My philosophy is that if you buy a fake Fender, dirt cheap from a Chinese website, and it's a pile of crap, then you should put it down to experience. Have low expectations and you won't be disappointed. Saying that......my brother in law bought a fake Gibson Goldtop Les Paul, for £100, direct from the PRC and it sounds great!

[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1447089978' post='2904762'] Forgive me if this is a daft question but i have often wondered it especially now we have small class D amps. I appreciate watts is not a good way of measuring volume but think its clear most 500w amps would be louder than 200w regardless of manufacturer. What i am getting at is its generally accepted 500w amps are loud enough for pub gigs without PA support but smaller 200w amps are hit and miss as to whether they are loud enough depending on venue size, genre etc. Therefore why take a gamble and not just buy a 500w amp? My LH500 on level 1 is quiet enough for me to use at home so no need for a 200w amp at home either. May be it just comes down to price but usually a 500w version of a 200w amp is not that more and with class D amps they are all the same size and weight. Be interesting to hear others opinions. [/quote] Jazzers

The first time it sold for £680, the second time it sold for £421 and who knows how much it will sell for the third time? I smell something fishy. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-Japan-Reissue-/141822251381?hash=item210543d175:g:sgoAAOSwo6lWIkeu http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141812009912?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141804179648?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1442079507' post='2864309'] They came across very well. For playing a Telecaster guitar there seemed to be a fair amount of heft behind her notes. Does she downtune a bit to achieve this? Couldn't see her amp settings from 200 yards away. [/quote] She has two outputs. The EQ on the first is set as for normal guitar, the EQ on the second has the high end removed and the bottom end boosted. When combined, it really gives her guitar a ballsy sound.

Hothouse Flowers, at the Barrowlands in Glasvegas, on Friday. Will Lee is playing bass in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3r7sQkUvJ4

Sold a pickguard to Tim. A very smooth transaction.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1445706289' post='2893638'] Poor bass player, though..? Hmm... [/quote] Good enough to play down the 'Dog & Duck' on a Saturday. But good enough to be playing with Jimi Hendrix? Other bands weren't exactly knocking his door down, asking him to play bass for them, after he left Jimi. John Mayer often plays Jimi Hendrix covers live, with Pino Pallidino playing bass. Listen to the bass on the solo. Now that's how it should be done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-uSnRVy0Fs

Jimi Hendrix's Bass player, Noel Redding. He was a guitarist and just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1356667034' post='1912257'] Motley Crue? I also remember some band somewhere that had to re-record all the bass parts laid down by the original bass player because they were so bad. I think it might have been a Trevor Horn produced track...was it Frankie Goes To Hollywood? [/quote] The blockheads played many of the rhythm tracks for FGTH.

Probably this. It's the first album I ever owned (cassette for 12th birthday, thanks Sis). It's from his lost decade period. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifhkMOXgP3E

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1445520150' post='2892098'] Played with some new guys at a new (to me) rehearsal room last night, and guess what: there, lurking in the corner was the supplied bass rig, an Ampeg 8x10 with an Ampeg amp perched on the top. Stupidly, I didn't look at the amp model number. Set it all flat, plugged in my trusty Hot Rod P, and away I went. Oh My Dear Lord, what a sound. I have never had the opportunity to play through one of these before, but did I say - Oh My Dear Lord what a sound. I play mostly smallish pub gigs with my Barefaced Compact and LM3, which is plenty. But.......I am wandering around at work thinking "can I fit it in my car? Would it be [i]that [/i]outrageous to turn up with it? Can I actually lift an SVT and plonk it on the top at my age?" not to mention how to sneak (!) it into the house (disguised as a fridge, perhaps?). Can anybody help me? [/quote] I played through an SVT head at a studio recently. I tried to pick it up but it appeared to have been screwed to the cabinet for some reason? P.S. I later found out it wasn't screwed to the cabinet......it weighed 6 stone.

[quote name='tanuki' timestamp='1445508720' post='2891950'] Over the years i have experienced all of the positives and negatives of playing at high volume, i agree that we need to be as loud as our drummer but really i have to say that time and time again the real culprit behind any problems with progressive raising volume and it being too much is always the GUITAR PLAYER... they are always turning up and up after being bollocked by the soundman at soundcheck for being too loud... still they claim they cant hear themselves [/quote] Put their amp 2 feet from their head. It usually has the required effect.

I've noticed that when people have paid for tickets, they are usually respectful of the music and are quiet. This allows music at relatively low volume to be heard. On the other hand when people have not paid for tickets, they tend to talk over the music and you need to play at a decent volume to be noticed.

Fotoflame MIJ fender P bass going cheap. Not my cup of tea but a good bass nonetheless. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Foto-Flame-Precision-Bass/281834107239?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33425%26meid%3D38bd2fb628dd4caba46212d7e602ac0a%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D30%26sd%3D262086982600"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Foto-Flame-Precision-Bass/281834107239?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33425%26meid%3D38bd2fb628dd4caba46212d7e602ac0a%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D30%26sd%3D262086982600[/url]

I bet their rider stipulates that there has to be half a dozen bottles of Grecian 2000 in their dressing room at every gig. Simon still can't sing in tune.

Best to go into a shop and try out a few different types of basses. You'll hear the differences with your own ears.

A vintage or Squier bass and an Ashdown EB 150 combo, would leave you change for 10 pints and a curry. Perfectly useable gear for an average pub gig.

I would send it back and get a refund. The seller lied in order to get a higher price. It's a nice bass but not worth £405 in today's market. You can then keep an eye out for another on Basschat, which will be for sale at about half of what you paid.

[quote name='JonnyScaramanga' timestamp='1444861214' post='2886884'] Thanks for the info. I knew I'd overpaid but I was hoping it was worth over £300. Ah well, my own fault. I think the 1993/94 date I found was for a Japanese Fender, not a Squier. How do I date a Squier, other than guessing? I didn't buy it from that numpty, gjones, but I suspect my seller was similarly full of it. He claims it's an alder body. Is there a way to check? Neck pocket, perhaps? I want to know if the advert was misleading. Is it actually a silver series or not? It arrives tomorrow, so then I'll know the full extent of my foolishness. [/quote] No, it's not a Silver Series but I wouldn't worry too much about that. All Japanese basses are very good quality instruments. Japanese Squiers of that period were usually made of basswood not alder. The neck pocket, or the routing for pickups or controls, will probably have some bare wood on show. Basswood is a closely grained wood, so there won't be much, if any, grain showing. There's a few articles on silver series basses and guitars on the internet.

By the way, please tell me you didn't buy it from this numpty! His whole selling speil is utter bullshit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SQUIER-by-FENDER-Silver-Series-Jazz-Bass-USA-Accessories-CUSTOM-COLOUR-VGC-/262087208146?hash=item3d059d6cd2

After manufacture of Squiers went from Japan to Korea the quality suffered. The Korean basses used cheaper hardware and laminated plywood bodies. In order to compete with the Fender copies of the time and give the Squier brand a bit more kudos, Fender returned production to Japan and started to manufacture an up market brand of Squier called 'The Silver Series' . The Silver series that I have seen (and I've owned two) all had 'Silver Series' in small black script at the end of the headstock. They were manufactured between 1992 and 1994. The Jazz and Precision Silver Squiers all had 40mm nuts. Which are wide for a Jazz and narrow for a Precision. Your bass was manufactured, according to the serial number, in 1994. so it might not be a 'Silver Series' but it was made in Japan, so will still an excellent bass. As far as cost goes? The early nineties, Japanese, Precision Squiers, rarely go for more than about £250 on Ebay or Basschat. So you didn't exactly get a bargain but you did get a really nice 20 year old bass.