Jerry_B

I'll now be bringing a Peavey T-40 to the bash, instead of the Westone Spectrum DX.

I just bought a black T-40 from Kingforaday and can now safely say that I am no longer in need of any of my other basses, bar just one (and one I keep for sentimental reasons)! I've not played a T-40 since the late '80s, but once I got my hands on one again I was reminded why I liked them so much back then. Put simply, they do everything I need a bass to do in terms of sound and presence. So now I've no more need to fret and fuss over whether various other basses may possibly have what I'm looking for! The amount of different sounds I can get out of it is just brilliant - even tho' I think some of them would destroy my cheap practice amp! And at a more basic level the mix of maple neck, all-black bodywork and all that metalwork just looks fantastic. Of course, the other thing I've remembered was the reason I didn't buy one back in the '80s - back then I was a scrawny 18 year old and the T-40 felt like it weighed more than I did But nowadays the weight is reassuring, in some odd way. It just makes the whole package feel more solid. It's quite amusing seeing it stood next to my two Jazzes. They look very delicate in comparison...

Bought a Peavey T-40 from Matt. Everything arrived in very good shape (once I'd gotten around Parcelforce playing silly buggers) and was sent to me very quickly once we'd sealed the deal. He also sent a copy of the instructions for the bass and a spare switch for one part of the electronics. Good all round!

Yep, good stuff all round and nice to put faces to some names

I'll just look for anyone staring too intently at what the bassists are playing...

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='750327' date='Feb 18 2010, 10:50 PM']Is that the one with the woman going on tour with them and asking stuff like 'Do you ever have breakfast, Lemmy?' Lemmy holds up Jack and coke 'What d'ya think this is?' Reckon he nailed her.[/quote] Sounds like the same doc', yep!

Anyone see the TV documentary on Lemmy a few years back? It was on BBC2 I think, following him around on tour. Very interesting. In his spare time he reads Jeeves & Wooster novels, believe it or not!

And how are we going to recognise each other? Rush the stage at the end or something?

I'll get there for around 8ish or so - me and two other people. Mind you, we're getting there by car from Forest Hill so I hope the traffic's not going to be bad.

Odd. Under the hood of my Squire Standard Jazz everything is nicely done, and it didn't make any noise when those plastic pup covers were removed. The only similarity to yours is the holes around the holes around the pups (but they're not so huge, judging by your description).

I use Rotos. I've used Ernie Ball flatwounds and I think they're too 'tinny' sounding - but I think that about their strings in general. I've also tried D'Addario half-rounds but didn't like them as they seemed to go dull too quickly. Next time I put on some new strings I may give TIs or Labellas a try (not sure when that will be as I 'recycle' my Rotos in meths every once in a while). That said, different strings of different guages may suit your P better - I have a Jazz fretless. Also, it really revolves around what sort of sound you're after and what suits the kind of music you play.

They make it in Somerset , which is where I originally hail from, so... er... ah, what the hell - no And at least if you lot aren't any good and I start throwing bottles, Babysham ones won't hurt much

David J, Sooyoung Park, Dave Riley, Klaus Fluoride, John Nowlin. For starters anyway...

It also depends on the music the band is playing, and whether your playing is given any chance to be heard on it's own.

You'll have to buy me at least one pint before I put out though...

[quote name='arthurhenry' post='748241' date='Feb 17 2010, 11:40 AM']That's true, I guess when you're passionate about a particular piece of music you like to think someone else out there ( even in a pub crowd) will be the same and come and say so. But usually not![/quote] Well, there still may be many reasons for that. Put it down to them being too wowed by your playing In general though, people won't always spot nods you make to your musical inspirations. Also take into account that some people aren't even aware of music from the same genre of music that they profess to like!

I'm planning on being in the audience, perhaps bringing a few mates too.

To be honest, even with me being a bass player I wouldn't have recognised any of the things you played - well, perhaps some of the Iron Maiden stuff, depending on the songs. People's taste is many and varied, which colours what they know or can reference to. And, like others have pointed out, the audience may have not have been able to hear it.

Yep - 'Dusk' is also another classic The The album.

Yeah, the neck pup looks very similar to the DX's - just a different colour and and angled edge down from the face of the pup to where the screws are. Either way, a very good pup indeed!

[url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=syosai&sline=4146&print=1&keys2=shibuya%40ishibashi.co.jp&tid=list3"]This MIJ PJ-70[/url] would suit me just fine - if I had the money...

Very very nice! Mind if I'm a bit cheeky and ask how much the whole thing cost?

I guess you may not be able to see what the original colour was until you take it apart. There may be traces in the electronics wells. If you can't get it back to the original, then I'd agree with Beedster and go for stripping it back to the wood and go for a wax/oil finish.

Nah - first it was a serialised comic in 'Warrior'. Then it was a colourised graphic novel. [i]Then[/i] it was one of the worst films ever made I'll get me anorak...