Conan

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1450358760' post='2931990'] My 2p. I've had many cabs over the years (gigging for 25years and counting), Trace / Laney / H&H / Orange / Peavey / Ashdown / Marshall etc all the usual suspects. I've heard nothing that's as good as my Barefaced super compacts. They are certainly not lacking in heft in any way. YMMV. [/quote] I feel the same. From the mid 1980s, when I bought my first "proper" bass amplification (Trace Elliot AH250 with 1048 and 1518 cabs - which, interestingly were regarded as pretty "boutique" back then!), through use of Ampeg, Ashdown, Fender, Randall, Orange, Hartke, Gallien Krueger, Aguilar, TKS and a few others I have forgotten about... I have always had what I would think of as a "decent" bass tone. Some better than others to my ears, but all pretty good. Since I first tried a Barefaced Compact, I have owned two Compacts, a Vintage and a Big One. I now use two Berg HS210s - not because I felt that the BFs lacked anything, but simply because the Bergs came up at a time when I was looking at alternatives, and I had always wanted to try some. Amp-wise, I am now using a Markbass LM2. To be honest, I've never noticed a "neo" sound, or the difference between Class D amps and more traditional designs. I've never noticed a lack of "ooomph" or "heft" or whatever it is called. Some amps have lacked midrange control, others have over-compensated with ridiculously complex EQ sections! I think the general quality of bass gear these days is incredibly good, and costs a lot less (in relative terms) than it used to. My old Trace stack cost me over £1300 back in 1986. For that same money [b][i]now[/i][/b] I could buy a really decent rig! It's a great time to be a bass player and all these petty arguments about which is "best" get slightly wearing. If you like it, it's good. Sod what anyone else says!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1450355716' post='2931943'] Yep - my own fault. I thought a maple board would be nice alternative, but it turns out I'm dyed-in-the-wool rosewood. Adrian won't send me a neck 'cos they're carefully matched to the bodies, so... here I am. As soon as it sells, my order is going in for another. [/quote] My leanings are in the opposite direction. I just really like the slightly "cooler" feel of maple fingerboards. Having just sold two basses, I should be in the position to be able to buy yours WoT - but sadly the funds are needed elsewhere...

Barefaced foam party...?

Anything featuring Clownwhores... I'm easily pleased

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1449602225' post='2925102'] All those product endorsements evaporating Geddy [/quote] Oh, I dunno... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVh_C7XTHA

Is it full of aimless noodling?

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1449828249' post='2927198']You can't really compare vocally "Can't Explain" with "Won't Get Fooled Again" and likewise you can't do it with "Love Me Do" with "A Day in the Life" [/quote] Aaw, come on! This is Basschat - we can compare anything with anything else!!

Just because you do (or have done) something, it doesn't make you an expert.

Dead simple (in fact embarrassingly so!), but great tone and tight as feck... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAngH8

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449507310' post='2924169'] How well do you think that the Jack and Danny basses would play after a full professional fret dress, new professionally cut nut, and full setup? Compared to say a USA Fender? [/quote] Difficult to say really. I've made some mods to my J&Ds (one is actually my son's) but none have been to the neck. Some owners complain about the sharp fret ends (which I can understand, but it doesn't really bother me!). If you have a suitable file, and the skill and patience to use it, then go for it - it will improve the playabilty I assume. I have no issues with the nut either - it does the job. In fact, the neck is the outstanding feature on these basses IMO. Things I did change though. Pickups. Not because I disliked the original ones, I didn't - they sounded good (if slightly microphonic) but the bridge pickup failed and I couldn't see the point of sending a £100 bass all the way back to the stockist for repair/replacement. So they (DV247) did a partial refund to cover the cost of the new pickups (Toneriders) that I replaced the stock ones with. I fitted them myself, along with a wiring loom from our own KiOgon. I replaced the bridge with a Fender MIM version from a P bass as the stock one was a little "sharp" and I use quite a lot of palm-muting. Again, nothing really "wrong" with the stock item. The original string retainer only holds down the D and G strings (like the Fender version) but I found the break angle on the A string was too small, so I replaced the stock one with a 3-string Hipshot retainer. Big improvement! I also took the opportunity to get the headstock painted in the same Surf Green as the body, and fit a custom-made scratchplate in purple tortoiseshell. Highly tasteless! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/263306-npd-new-plate-day-warning-serious-purple-content/page__p__2813209__hl__new%20plate%20day__fromsearch__1#entry2813209"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2813209[/url] It is still my main gigging and recording bass, and even with the various changes/upgrades has cost me less than £200 I've not owned a USA fender (yet!) but I've had a number of MIM and CIJ versions. I've sold most of them and kept the J&D. I think that says it all really

Kev just bought my (well, his now) Mayones Jabba bass. From start to finish the deal was painless - fast payment and clear communications. A top Basschatter and highly recommended. Enjoy the bass Kev!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1449505241' post='2924150'] When I see questions like this, I wonder what the sensibility is of spending £100 on a bass (e.g. a Harley Benton '75 Jazz or J&B Brothers Jazz, maybe Aria bass etc. and then spending £100 on a really good setup including full fret dress. Would that give something more playable than a new £200 bass? [/quote] I have bought two Jack and Danny Jazz basses. Both were around £100-110. They look great, they play great and they sound great. As long as you can do a basic set-up yourself (intonation and string heights) then you can have a very playable, giggable (and recordable!) bass for the price of a set of pickups. Highly recommended. http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jack-and-danny-yc-jb-4-string-bass-guitar-3-tone-sunburst--200786 That said, a second-hand Yamaha would be a very wise buy too. Or Ibanez, some great value well-made basses in their ranges too. So much choice for so little cash!

Damn . Plush is one of my favourite tracks. Great voice and will be missed - certainly by me

Is that the MIM version? IME the routing on the Japanese ones is immaculate and the bass looks great without a scratchplate...

I see that Scott already has a Fender Geddy Lee Jazz bass in his signature... it only arrived with him (from me) this afternoon! It is good to see that he is as prompt and efficient in updating his signature as he is at making payment and communication! Top deal and a proper Basschatter. Highly recommended

Lovely! That looks like a very wide neck... although it may all be down to colour and perspective! Did you get it for Mr Potatohead? He looks like he's missing one...

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1448534414' post='2916158'] Interesting thread... A [attachment=205927:Dscf1883.jpg] or B [attachment=205928:Dscf1881.jpg] Again, tweeters irrelevant to my usage. [/quote]Argh! One way the shapes mismatch and the other way the speakers and badges mismatch!! I never though of myself as particularly OCD, but either of those arrangements would do my head in!