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[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='1165033' date='Mar 16 2011, 09:40 PM']Same colours as my wife - black and blue (if she doesn't let me buy one)[/quote] Hang on, I thought you were niceguyhomer

After several hours noodling and playing I have to report that it's a great bass. Slick neck, excellent tonal variety with the 2-band EQ. Beefier than it looks on the pics, very solid hardware although I swapped the strap pins for a some black Schallers I had spare. I live in fear of doing a full review incase silddx does a "BGM post" style job on me To all those on the fence I would say "go for it".

The entirely wonderful Mrs ead has, after much grovelling due v insecure job situation (and having sold 4003 and a Cirrus BXP 5) consented to the acquisition of.... [attachment=74928:OW_CJ_01.JPG] ....(just landed) - Thank You Bass Merchant, excellent people. She is officially top banana of the week Now trying to think of credible reasons to leave work early

I was the owner of a Cirrus BXP 5, very nice bass, but sadly moved on due to circumstances heading my way. I tried a few and IMHO the Peavey had the nicest B string in the price bracket. (I tried Ibanez, Yamaha +1 one other I don't recall). A bargain for £220 I thought.

[quote name='martin lee' post='1163574' date='Mar 15 2011, 07:49 PM']Hi Ead, I do believe there has been some miss information regarding the contemporary jazz bass circuit, its actually a two band. Volume(pull bright), pan, treble, bass. hope this helps [/quote] Thanks very much for the info, I just assumed I was thick

Just having another drooling session (sorry I can't help it, it's my age) on the OW site. For a non-adept such as myself, could somebody clarify how the controls work on the Contemporary Jazz? The blurb says Volume (pull for bright), 3-band EQ and pickup pan, but there are only 4 controls?

[quote name='redstriper' post='1162618' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:38 AM']you kids crack me up [/quote] +1 I was 50 last year and my bandmates are in their 30s. Don't know why they put up with me really

My Yamaha RBX270 (air-free) is pretty light and very comfortable with my 4" wide padded strap.

[quote name='rasher80' post='1156618' date='Mar 10 2011, 01:58 PM']I'm not the best bass player ever....[/quote] I'm certainly not! Good luck with it, and please let us see what you get.

Hey Dan, my mum was born in the Bay of Whitley! Sorry, as you were. Btw, my RBX270F cost a massive £90 (since upgraded pups, bridge and rewired from VBT to VVT)

There has been a really interesting series of articles on this topic in BGM recently - called something like "But this one goes to 11". Worth checking out as it will definitely inform your choices. If you don't buy it PM me and I'll scan and e-mail them for you.

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1155214' date='Mar 9 2011, 12:56 PM']Yamaha RBX270 is virtually unbeatable for the money, easy to hotrod too. I bought one for £70 off Gumtree last year and did it up.[/quote] +1 to that. I paid a clearly over the top £90 on evilbay for a fretless (now also modified)

I was in your position a couple of years ago. I bought a cheap Yamaha RBX270 (lined - sorry guys) and have loved learning to play it - although as a violin player the concept of unlined fretless instruments is established. For establishing muscle memory and listening/general practice purposes I found playing along to scales I had recorded on a fretted bass very useful.

From 1960, something like this [attachment=74357:1960_pre...ion_bass.jpg] Or maybe one of these [attachment=74358:1960_Ric_4000.jpg]

Excellent, Bolton but a few miles from ead towers.

Anybody heard anything more, like when will they be in the shops?

Fantastic Big J. Where are you playing next? I'm in Lancs and will come along as I'm a huge Genesis fan

[quote name='michaelwatmough' post='1146664' date='Mar 2 2011, 01:14 AM']Chris was great to talk to and he deserves success with this range.[/quote] Oh dear, fetch the bib please Mrs ead I'm dribbling again

In my limited pool of basses: Squire P Bass - Awful (long since sold) Spector Legend 4 - Fine Yamaha RBX270F - Fine

I'm sure I read in one of the interviews that Chris mentioned it was a small (relatively) factory on the Korean side of the Korea/China border. Right so where's my atlas as I have no idea if that rules S Korea in or out. Can't imagine it's NK though or I'm sure it would have had a cameo mention in Team America I too am seduced by the darkside and am GASing for a Contemporary J4 in black trans.

I've had my Spector Legend 4 for going on 5 years now; my "go to" bass for sure. Also my fretless RBX270 has been with me for about 3 years although upgraded pickups and bridge plus change from VBT to VVT happened at Christmas.

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[quote name='neilb' post='1133101' date='Feb 19 2011, 09:52 AM']Got my beady on the trans blue contemp Jazz!! [/quote] Me too, although I'd quite like to know what other finishes are available. I'd quite like one in a natural finish.

[quote name='sime17' post='1132812' date='Feb 18 2011, 09:35 PM']I still want to see someone stocking these Tanglewaters/Overwoods to see what they're like in the hand.[/quote] Me too. I phoned Overwater this week and was in contact with what I suspect will be my nearest dealer but news and dates are all very vague. Shame really, a lot of noise but a bit lacking in follow up. Personally getting a bit fed up.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1114048' date='Feb 3 2011, 04:03 PM']Actually, major thirds on fretted instruments are generally off[/quote] I believe this to be the case. I find a major 3rd on my fretless sounds better when the 3rd in question slightly flattened and vice versa for the minor 3rd.