Jackopie1

My favourite bass! 

The colour is almost pastel in person. 

22 hours ago, redbandit599 said:

HOAXX- pop and rock covers, the two Xs is just to make us easier to find on Facebook etc.

There was one other band named the same, a dance outfit that hadn't done anything for years, so...

All happy with it still, doesn't pigeonhole us.

 

I was in a band called Dumper for years, never choose a name whilst several pints in down the pub 😁

I like HOAXX - good name for a covers band! 

I know how you feel with the drunken deciding of names- I played in a band for years as a uni student called Moist... 

Our funk and soul functions band: The Enrichments

The Indy project I'm playing for: Mighty One

A new Funk/Soul/Pop originals project: TBD.... any suggestions welcome- please help! 

There is something about tort pickguards! 

6 hours ago, danbowskill said:

Lovely! Does the black one have a smaller body, or is it a shorter scale or something? 

6 hours ago, MM Stingray 62 said:

Well, that is beautiful! 

Wow, a few of these lists make me realise just how modest mine is!! I've never owned more than 2 at a time... 

Unbranded starter bass. 

Godin (for the next 16 years) 

Fender (lasted a grand total 1 year) 

Tokai

Lovely bass! I'm definitely shortscale curious! 

What width is the nut, and what sort of profile is the neck, if you don't mind me asking? 

On 10/01/2023 at 09:15, soulstar89 said:

that's great. would you say the sound is very different to fender p basses in a gig, practice settings?

 

yeah rose morris is a great shop. i don't know why but everytime i go to morris i play well lol. I also went to guitar guitar in camden and tried the new fender original vintage ii 60's p bass, the vintera 50's p bass (i really like this) and some custom shop p bass. the tokai just played better like it was already set up. 

 

where did try the Japanese pb62's? its tricky to find in london/uk.

 

I had zero knowledge myself. i did a google search and its to do with the strength of the magnet. apparently alnico 2 have a warmer sound with slightly less output compared to alnico 5. maybe tokai over wind the pickups and to compensate. who knows. they are definitely more punchy than fender pick ups. I would love to try a maple neck hardpuncher. I have been listening to paul jackson on herbie handcock's the flood live album in japan. My lord its amazing. gutted i found it so late  

 

 

The 62s were fairly local on Ebay and FB Marketplace. There are a load at Fender Fever, which is in London, too.

That's interesting about the pickups - it does tally with what I've experienced so far with gigging and at home. It is sort of smoother in that there is possibly a little less clank than some of the Fender Ps I tried, but like you say, there is more punch there, to my un-expert ears at least! 

And wow - that live album is great. Really like Herbie Hancock, but haven't listened to much live Headhunters/Thrust stuff at all. Great recommendation - thanks!

Another thing - I've noticed my EBS Octaver tracks it really very well - no glitching on the D and G strings beneath the 5th fret, and follows the E string down to a low Ab. Not sure if that's to do with the bass, or the pedal, though.

On 12/01/2023 at 14:24, Triumph_Rock said:

Here's my pedal board 

Nice! What is the actual pedalboard you're using? 

4 hours ago, soulstar89 said:

funny i saw this. Just before xmas i went into central london and took a trip to denmark street. First popped in wunjo's and tried some new fender P basses (pro ii,50's vintera). i then went into rose morris a couple doors down. They had the exact Pbass you bought in store. I was blown away how well if felt and played compared to the new fenders. 

 

I decided i wanted to head to the bass gallery and compare to a JV 1983 pb62 fender MIJ. i also tried some fender 70's p basses and the tokai was the the most comfortable to play and just felt right. a 70's P with a ash body rosewood neck was second. 

 

whats interesting is the pick ups are alnico 2 rather than alnico 5. I probably preferred the sound of the ash body ever so slightly but my lord it was amazing to play. Felt setup where the others felt stiff 

That's great! Rose Morris is such a great shop.

I really did like some of the Japanese pb62s that we tried, too.

I've had a chance to gig with it a couple of times now, and take it to a few practices, and it really is lovely in those settings. Nice and punchy - lives up to its name.

What is the difference between Alcino 2 and Alcno 5? My knowledge of different p pickups is not great.

Only posting now, as I've only just recovered, but we had great fun on New Year's Eve. 

It was the first time I've played my new Tokai Hardpuncher live, and I loved it! I was allowed a turn on sax, too, which is a rare event (probably for good reason...)

Our band is called The Enrichments.

Happy New Year everyone!

Never posted any videos here, but here's a couple of clips from NYE. Includes the first time I've played my new Tokai live, and a rare outing on sax during Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher!

Our band is called The Enrichments.

https://www.instagram.com/enrichmentsband/ (apologies if we're not supposed to post links to social media!)

On 29/12/2022 at 19:26, lee650 said:

In keeping with the "Mini Board" theme, I took a few off the big board to make a small one for my NYE gig 😁

If I had to pick 6 types of pedals to use live, these would be them!

I'm not really an effects player, but this is the board I'm using for our funk, soul and r'n'b covers band's NYE gig. Usually go without the envelope filter, but it's fun to use now and again on the odd fill!

Banged the board together last year out of a bit of cast-off timber from a DIY project.

I'm compressor curious, and have been for years, but definitely don't need one. It's just there's space for one...

Hi mate-  I personally wouldn't use chorus for that, but I believe some players do. Another poster mentioned chorus eating away the low frequencies; for 60ish quid, you can get a new EHX Bass Clone, which has a switch to leave the bottom end alone.

I was using one for an indy band recently- playing around at home on low settings, I think it definitely rounds and softens the front of the note, without being too effecty (I think thats what you mean?), whilst thickening up the sound. 

You could also get the Spectracomp for not much, and it'll be similar to your old amp's compressor. 

I love an octaver, but really for for synthy lines- I think it could muddy up your sound real quick if on all the time, even on low settings. Especially playing live. 

I'm not an fx expert, I should add! A Tuner, Spectracomp and Bass Clone would be a cool little board, though. 

That's interesting- I just measured mine and it is 23mm at the first fret. Definitely feels more chunky than other Ps I have played. Do you think they just get unfinished necks from wherever they have surplus at the time? 

The neck itself definitely feels solid, though. 

23 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

Had no idea they were still manufacturing in Japan. I suppose therefore it came with a Japanese price tag?

Yeah, it wasn't xheap. £1,050. 

3 hours ago, Bassassin said:

Lovely bass! Stop me if you already know this but Tokai Gakki was one of the two factories which made Crafted In Japan Fenders from the mid 90s until 2015, the other being Dyna Gakki. The Tokai factory in Hamamatsu has a stellar reputation, going back to the replica-standard clones of Fenders & Gibsons they produced from the mid 70s onwards. Not surprised it's a good 'un.

I had no idea they were being used by Fender so recently. Good to know! 

20 hours ago, Ralf1e said:

Any idea what weight it came out at?

Not sure exactly, but it was a very light body, so although it was pretty light, there was a bit of neck-dive. 

8 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

 Beautiful dark wood ‘board on that 

Thanks! It's a little thing, but I'm a sucker for rosewood. 

Been playing one of these at a local studio. They are truly lovely sounding amps! If I hadn't just bought a bass... 

On 09/12/2022 at 16:54, lidl e said:

I like to do the refinishing process. It's fun and rewarding!

 

I did my MIA jazz with spraycans in lake placid blue metallic and it came out great. I want to do it again. And putting it together is no bother. Get a nice pickup and a P wiring kit. 

 

That looks lovely! Which spray cans did you use?

Often I'll hear a jazz bass, particularly on their own or when featured on a review, and really like that sound. 

But whenever I play a jazz bass in front of an amp myself, I just feel like I'm missing something - it always just sounds like it's missing the oomph, so I've always gravitated towards Ps.