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Nice one Clarky, even a relatively new BCer like myself has seen some gear come and go through your hands (all looked after of course) glad you got your matching set-Enjoy!

been mentioned many many times before but check out MarloweDKs play bass now site its full of instructional video and he has a great DT technique

Anyone know which edition of Bassist that comes from? I have most up to 1998 but cant find the one its in. Beedster how are you getting on with the fretless version? I have just started to play fretless and an hoping i can get this down (would be happy to nail it with bass with rails though TBH!) Cheers Bri

nice one thanks for that

just bought a 1983 (I think) yamaha BB 400s fretless and am after a truss rod key to fit, its a nut on the end of the truss rod (body end) so looks like it would be some sort of socket fitting anyone know where i can pick one up? Cheers Bri

After weeks of waiting for Fender to send me a Black/Black/Maple P bass I lost patience and ended up buying a Jazz from their Liverpool shop. when the front strap button pinged out after a month they were great (despite all the problems being fenders making) they refunded me for the jazz and offered me any bass in the shop for cost! My prized stingray was in my sweaty hands within seconds. I cant fault em

Cheers lo I'm gonna give that vid a good look and reassess my needs. sure i would end up regretting selling my P-need to hear it through some good amplification then decide. nice busy playing by rocco

[quote name='matski' post='680620' date='Dec 10 2009, 08:18 PM']How about another option - keep the StingRay and the Precision but invest in a better amp. I use an Ampeg SVT3 Pro head which cunning features like two little buttons marked 'ultra hi' and 'ultra lo', and a switchable on/off 10-band graphic equaliser. I play both a StingRay and a Precision through this. I use the main rotary pots on the amp to get the sound I want from the StingRay - then I plug in the P, switch on the graphic eq and fiddle about with the sliders until I get the sound I like from the P. Hey presto![/quote] think you might be on the money there I own 2 top draw basses one passive one active both have stood the test of time for gigging and recording so I should be able to get all the tones i need. maybe a new amp should be top of my list. I will have a look at at a deluxe p bass though i like the sound of the jazz neck and active options. still cant get the sound of Guy Pratt playing his 60s jazz out my head though! Gas eh! there's no cure for it!

rjb you might have hit the nail on the head -maybe i am just gassing for a jazz-love the look of them and am trying to convince myself that i need one, e.g.i have small hands that thin neck would be easier to play, the tonal variation would come in handy etc etc...

at last Jamersonshook is unmasked! Lo i have been watchin your vids on youtube for quite a while but somehow never found that one. hats off to you mate- good work. perhaps you would like to throw your tuppence worth into my 'should i sell my p for a Jazz' thread in the bass guitars gear forum as im still undecided and have noticed you play both.

sounds great to me many thanks Bri

thanks a lot, i will be trying that out ASAP will post back my thoughts soon Cheers Bri

Many Many thanks to all who responded, not one condesending remark and lots of helpfull ideas- i love this forum! Despite playing bass for the last 16 years in 'the buckets' I still consider myself somewhat of a novice having had no formal music training, my sight reading is still slow and i dont fully understand my way round my EQ! But man I do like to rock out with my bass and am finding a new found love of funk (wanting to slap and pop at every opportunity) so its great to have questions answered in an encouraging and inclusive way (what else could i expect Bass players are the gentlemen/ladies of the music world) I think what most of you are saying is right, after gassing for another P in the past I might regret getting shot, I also have to echo others on the forums in that I Ithink the new USA Fenders are quality instruments. I dont think i will mod my P as I I like instruments to stay stock, they are what they are and I like em for that. If i want a j pick up at the bridge sound i will have to go for a J bass. But i have to concede Warickhunt's modded P has a lot of charm and looks to have been modded expertly. 4 string thing- strange you say that yours only sounded bad twice and once was through a peavey tnt (the amp i have used for the last 15 years!) so I think looking at a new amp might be a good idea-any sugestions folks? OTPJ my strings are quite new they are the original rounds supplied on it just replaced, i switched to flats immediately after purchase hoping to get that Jamerson sound, so i dont think they are the source of my poor sound. indeed acoustically it is bright and resonant with lots of sustain. I having been in the same band with two extremely loud guitarists coupled with standing next to the drummers ride cymbal for the last 16 years so like you probably have lost a little top end! this might be why to me the stingray seems to cut through the mix rather well. anyway think i will keep the P look at some new amplification (suggestions please) whilst saving for a J Many thanks to all who responded Bri

advise please! I am currently advertising my 2008 usa P Bass (3TS tort RW) on BC hoping to raise the money to but a Jazz in the same colours. WHY? well I learnt on a p bass (a nice squire silver series) i learnt fingerstyle but then because of the stuff we were playing in the band at the time I switched to playing mostly with a pick and the P did a great job. I then decided after ten years that i had to own a 'real' grown up bass and went to buy a USA p. Several cock ups (on fenders part) later I ended up losing patience with fender, decided not to wait for them to send me the P bass i had on order (you wont believe how hard it was to order a stock colour!) and walked out of the shop with a sunburst jazz. All was fine till 3 weeks later the screw in the front strap button flew out mid practice. a trip back to the shop resulted in an exchange (dolphin in Liverpool who were very good about it) and me being offered any bass in the shop at cost price. how could i resist? i walked out with a stingray for a steal and it has served me well to this day. If your reading this fender that is what i call customer service! Anyway i digress my GAS for a fender was unabated and i decided i must have a P bass again so started saving and got myself the new 2008 described above. thing is since the ray i have gone back to fingerstyle exclusively and the P doesnt seem to sound as i would like it. Question is would the jazz suit fingerstyle better (i remember liking the neck) or should i be looking at upgrading my 15 yo amp (a Peavey tnt 150W combo) to something that would do my p justice? everything about my USA P oozes quality but the sound to me is a little muddy (is this me, my amp, my ears?) I'm in a quandry want a jazz dont want to possibly regret letting the P go cant afford both HELP!

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='675406' date='Dec 6 2009, 02:26 AM']if you listen carefully, can you hear 'Tracks of my tears' in there by Smokey Robinson ? sounds like James has just spent the whole afternoon listening to it ! So real though. nice one ![/quote] I see what you mean, has to be one of the nicest bass vocal mixes i've heard in a long time Anyone know where I can find it? still have trouble (or dont have the time!) listening and working out myself, though i know its an excellent way to get your ears tuned

have a look at [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8[/url] and please tell me where i can get the notation and or tab to this classic jamerson bass line it might just make me keep hold of my sunburst p and stop gassing for a Jazz! cheers Bri

i have a ray bought new a few years ago so prob a 2005/6 was perfect off the wall of the shop-never any isues at all with fit finish action or output. its as fat at the nut as my p but seems so playable and fast. never heard of this g prob till now but would still reccommend these basses to anyone-they ooze cool!