Delberthot

I tried a lot of basses recently for a friend who wanted to learn bass. To me, the bassic Squiers (bronco, Affinity P etc) were the worst playing of all. Surprisingly, the one that played the best was an Epiphone Thunderbird. Probably due to the narrow neck. They are neck heavy so aren't the best for playing live IMO, the whole reason for me selling mine. The Bass Collection Speakeasy and the other clones of this ( SX, Stagg etc ) modelled after the original Bass Collection basses are phenomenal players. They are very light, slim necks, most are actives but they are very comfortable to play. If having a bass that doesn't need to look like a Fender is something you are considering then check these out. The Rockbass Streamer & Corvette were very similar as well. As far as amps go, I am using a guitar combo in the house as it is quiet and doesn't boom as much as a regular bass amp so its neighbour friendly. For gigging I would say at least 300w with either 2x10" or 1x15" should be enough. Hartke, GK Backline Series & Ashdown are probably going to be the best for starting out - not saying that they are rubbish,just that they are more common so tend to be cheaper.

Me too. I've always loved the look of them. I've never got a good sound out of a split coil P bass but these ones are just fantastic. Most people think that they just do old school deep bass but they can be very aggressive when you dig in. I love mine but I have 2 and only need one. this was the last one in so it will have to be the first out.

beat me to it. Its been modelled after the pre facelift '57 single coil Precision with a jazz neck instead of the P. the reason being that the Warmoth neck's can be a bit chunkier than a regular neck with the extra reinforcement No Stinglay on the neck and you have the option to put your own logo on the headstock

I posted yesterday as well about this. I was in Glasgow, cash in pocket and never even saw anything I even wanted to try. GuitarGuitar have some cracking basses, including the P bass Aerodynes. The natural one is a beauty but I still didn't take the bait.

Plus you also have have the P bass specials etc with the humbucker, PJs, and my own personal favourite which is the single coil precision. Again tonally different

Exactly - the pickup has 8 poles. 4 on the front and 4 on the back. just unscrew the back ones. If you're interested in the Darkstar mod there's a guy on talkbs did the mod with his one. I can't remember his name. Something like Chef or maybe that was someone else.

I need to add something after today. I went to Glasgow with cash in pocket. I went to Guitar Store, Merchant City Music, Reverb & GuitarGuitar and there was nothing there that I even wanted to pick up and play. I was spoiled for choice, between the shops I had the choice of hundreds of good basses but nothing that i felt could top my gold bass. I now believe that i am gas free. Once I sell my '57 Warmoth P bass, that will be me sorted for the foreseeable.

Surely you would need to play this standing on a stool or something so that the bottom of it doesn't touch the floor. i wonder if it suffers from neck dive?

Its been a while since this has been on here so have a laugh. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-PRO-6-NECK-GUITAR-AND-BASS-TRIPLE-NECK-DOUBLE-NECK_W0QQitemZ190252728834QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-PRO-6-NECK-GUITA...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] I assume that the price includes sessions with an osteopath

Just spotted this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird-Bass-With-RITTER-fitted-gig-bag_W0QQitemZ180318080477QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epiphone-Thunderbird...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] £5 postage? What a bargain

I suppose I could loosten the neck and move it a bit out of alignment, fit a nut that's not cut deep enough, use fencing wire instead of strings, raise the action so that it is unplayable and put a squint Fender decal on it. That way, people are bound to believe that its a proper Fender It is a sad state of affairs that simply because it doesn't have the big F on it, its less of a bass to most people whereas its better than any Fender I've ever played. The whole reason i had it made was because Fender didn't offer a model like this, at this quality without having someone like John Suhr make me one in the Fender custom shop which would've cost 5-6 times as much.

I think a lot of people have come to the comclusion that the new heads are just rehashed superflys without the ability to be able to change the EQ bands etc from your PC so those people are snapping up the old models and driving up the price. Electromusic have one on their website for about £160 second hand

If you leave your bass out, the strings will die a lot quicker than if you keep it in its case. Mine only come out at the gig and the first things I pack away again.

I bought Rotosounds in an emergency from my local music store when i broke one and had a gig the same night. Hogmanay was the 3rd gig I had done with them and they were as dead as a very dead thing so I'll need to change them. Not dead as in lost their zing, dead as in as if they had been on a bass that had been left in a pub for 20 years or alternatively all the basses at the school I used to go to. I thought I'd try them to see how I'd get on but I'm going to go back to my Optima strings - they normally last me over a year so work out cheaper even though they are more expensive. Coated strings sound dead to me even when they are brand new- Elixirs and DRs. Your nickel strings will seem to last longer as they aren't as bright to begin with so the difference seems less than with steel.

being a member of Basschat and Talkbs has taught me more about what is on offer rather than merely making me spend more money. i used to be of the Peavey, Trace, Ashdown & Fender brigade - nothing wrong with any of them but they were the main brands that I'd find in my local music shop. There was little else to chose from. Its been really good talking to people like Jorg Schroeder & Jeff Genzler who are the actual people making these things. i now own products made by both of them. It is really good being on here and finding out about who plays what and new gear that is coming out as well as being able to impart some knowledge back into the forum. Going from 4 trips from the car to the gig down to 1 single trip has been mainly as a result of being a member of both these forums. I can't believe that little metal box the size of a biscuit tin can produce such quality volume and put it through a speaker cab about a quarter of the size of the 2 I used to use to provide the same volume.

I've decided to list my Warmoth P bass for the last time on Ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140292198353&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=004"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=004[/url] I've been using the gold one for every gig during Christmas so this one just isn't getting played which is a shame. It will be cheaper for a member to buy it here so don't hit the BIN button. PM me instead. I may be interested in a trade for 2 lightweight 12" 8ohm cabs. If it doesn't sell this time I'm going to split the bass up, put the lollar pickup in my gold bass and sell off the other parts separately.

I'm out tonight. 1am finish. Next Christmas & New Year are already confirmed for gigs at the same place as this year. Next New Year is nearly fully booked already. Really looking forward to it tonight as well. Just listening to my usual pre gig music of Red Hot Chili Peppers DVD 'Off the Map'

Someone has a spare for sale here [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spare_W0QQitemZ200292827846QQihZ010QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spare_W0QQitemZ20029...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Got an email back saying that the reason they do not supply the saddle is that they don't know if someone will attach it to a beast of a cab and try and lift it using the handle which would end up in tears. I have discovered that the thread size is 10/32. I'm now trying to find the specs for the Fender piggyback screws as I have a feeling that they are the same. I've found them on US Amazon but they come in at £14 odds for a couple of screws. Screw that

Until a few days ago i was a very happy GK user. I personally like a good, dirty rock tone and the GK is the dogs in that respect as it has the valve emulator built in - The Fusion has the real valve dealy. It also has the motorised knobs so with the press of a footswitch you can change the EQ to something else which is ideal as you have different basses. Plus GKs are reliable as hell. I think there's a guy on Talkbs that got one of the first ones so there should be a review over there. I am now using a Genz Shuttle as the GK was too heavy (Probably still lighter than the 'Orange' logo on your amp). I bought it because it was light, small and sounded good based on the reviews I read. I'm very surprised to say that it can produce an even better rock tone than the GK. I've only used it for one gig so far so only time will tell but so far I am very impressed with it. I'll reserve final judgement on it until after I've had it for at least 6 months. I also use a Schroeder cab; mine is the 1212L which comes in at 42lbs. That's nothing for a 2x12" cab that can produce a phenomenal amount of volume, so much so that i use it in my rock band without a PA.

I've just emailed Jeff Genzler to ask about the saddle that attaches the Shuttle to the combos. I asked him last week if they were available and he said they weren't. I've been on Talkbass and there's a load of guys there looking for them as well. The screws that go into the side of the Shuttle are a really unusual size and the only ones I could get to fit were ones I took out of a Behringer cab that blew up. I managed to pick up a bracket and some bits and bobs to attach the amp to my cab stand but it looks sh*te. I'm going off my head trying to find something to fit so I've emailed Jeff again to find out if there is any special reason why the saddles aren't sold separately and where i can get screws, more specifically thumb screws, to fit the amp as i want to be able to attach the amp to my stand without having use a screwdriver which is what I'm having to do now. Fitting my new kitchen was more straightforward than this. I'm off for a lie down to calm down.