Jerry_B

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='746099' date='Feb 15 2010, 04:57 PM']Love that Thor sound, Oh boy !! [/quote] Did the Thor have a similar pup to the Westone Spectrum DX? I ask as I have the latter and it's pup looks very similar to the former's...

Satin pewter metallic Squier P bass Specials seem to be more rare than the other varieties in that range - I guess this is due to that fact that only that colour has a matching headstock.

Math pop and math rock has been around for quite a while now, so those of you feeling old aren't prey to not knowing some 'new' thing HollyDTVGE - have you heard of a math-rock band called V For Vendetta...? Might be your cup of tea.

I agree. If the tuners still do the job, keep 'em. If they have a bit of a patina from use, so much the better

If you want Fender parts then this site might have what you're looking for: [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/middle_bass.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/middle_bass.htm[/url]

After reading all this I'm wondering what particular type of pointy Pro II I bought in 1988. I don't have it any more but a mate of mine may still have it somewhere.

You can get complete wiring kits (including pots) for P basses - I think Fender kits would be fine with your Squier. And they don't cost very much at all.

Link for the Wizard site: [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass[/url]

[quote name='HMX' post='746175' date='Feb 15 2010, 05:57 PM']Haha, I have the same view. Some great basslines on the SR stuff though [/quote] In the '80s when I went to parties it would be with my goth/punk mates. The shindigs were usually at the houses of mates we had who were more 'trendy'. Undoubtedly banter would start about 'turning off that bloody Huey Lewis crap' etc. until sort of compromise was reached. That compromise was usually - and for some strange reason - OMD. Never figured that one out...

What with all the Huey Lewis, Simply Red etc. stuff here I think I may have ended up in some rather bad parties with you lot in the '80s...

Bass face...

Peavey T-40 - luckily I have one winging it's way to me this week. Aside from that a black Fender Jaguar would be nice, but is waaaay out of my price range.

Forgot this one (spot the now-famous voice...): [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxRAULMdsE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxRAULMdsE[/url]

Mellow: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFN6BaulEX8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFN6BaulEX8[/url] Not so mellow: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--pSWLEVGhY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--pSWLEVGhY[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE27FYLFKaw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE27FYLFKaw[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVgMEsMZdcQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVgMEsMZdcQ[/url] Masochistic : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnKfKgahoI0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnKfKgahoI0[/url]

ba-dum tish...!

Yep. this place is gold and a goldmine! Wish I'd found it sooner!

If it had a maple neck it'd look like a lolly

I've always owned cheap basses [i]because[/i] they can be a bit rough around the edges. And you can always soup them up a bit with bits and bobs and end up with something nice. Until recently the most expensive bass I ever owned was a Squire Standard Jazz, which was 190 quid. All that needs is some better pickups and it'll be spot on. Call me a Philistine, but when I've heard more expensive basses (i.e. Warwicks) live, I really can't tell much difference between them and something cheaper. So perhaps I'm just a cheap Philistine...

[quote name='discreet' post='743970' date='Feb 13 2010, 01:40 PM']After a long process of trial and error, I have found these to be an excellent balance between speed and tone: [/quote] Are they metal coated?

[quote name='Baxter' post='743535' date='Feb 12 2010, 09:50 PM']I use a thumbpick, I don't know any other Bass Players who do! Any here?[/quote] I tried one for a while many moons ago but didn't have much fun with it.

Alot of cop-related theme tunes from the '70s were funky as hell. I always liked the 'Dirty Harry' theme - some quite mad bass playing there! Perhaps Starsky & Hutch too...

It's my all-time favourite game. Just brilliant all round. And various versions of the theme run throughout the game (i.e. a slower, quieter version when you're setting up things in the user-interface).

I'd recommend an '80s era Boss HM-2 'Heavy Metal' pedal. I acquired recently one from a fellow BCer and am now addicted to it...

You should see what he did to our patio - or 'the cellar', as we now call it.

Hmm, I wouldn't say it an optical illusion, as such. But then again as I play an unlined for quite a while perhaps my brain has just gotten used to seeing things 'differently' as taking it as normal.