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[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1415369685' post='2599695'] Although the stars in question tend to play non-Fenders on recordings and even on stage (mentioning no names)......... [/quote] It's all part of the money making machine. I think that is pretty common. The only true faithful endorsee that springs to mind is Nathan East and Yamaha! I think most artists tend to flirt with numerous brands. Funnily enough - I was just watching a rig rundown for Robben Ford and was surprised to see Joe Glaser (of F custom shop) seems to have guitars come his way from Robben whatever the manufacturer. Interesting piece on how he worked on Robben's Epiphone to bring it more inline with the setup of Larry Carlton's 335.

CNC is not a bad thing - it ensures that the outlines are perfect - which is ideal for the stuff that matters, like the neck pocket, like the pickup routes, like the drill holes - no body wants a bass with a bridge on the piss... I think Fender have got it absolutely spot on with that respect. All the personal stuff - like the neck profiles, volutes, finishes - are done by hand and gives the appropriate nod to how things used to be done. I think it's a combination of best of both worlds personally. I've played some seriously old guitars and basses that have awful neck pockets and play like dogs. Sometimes however, if you can find one, you get a magical one. What the CS are doing are essentially trying to recapture that without the hit and miss element of luck. From a commissioning point of view, add the fact that you can spec wood outside their normal offerings, custom paint jobs... yiddah yaddah - and still have the F on the headstock and the certificate that the outcome is a purebred Fender albeit not to stock specs, that's why people pay the money. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that it all have a F on the headstock and hence carry that heritage... and the guys working on them are luthiers to to the stars. It all adds to that warm cosy feeling.

Back has been pretty good today - minimal pain but I'm absolutely whacked. I slept all evening, all through the night and then woke up knackered this morning. I have spent most of the day asleep today. Just had a roast beef today though, so things looking up!

Haha I have hypermobility in some of my joints - meaning I can bend my thumb back just over 90 degrees. I can put the thumbs on the back of their respective hands too. A kinda useless trick to freak people out. Makes thumbs up slapping dead easy anyway - even if does make you look like a bit of a freak.

Don't go with onboard pre Pete - keep it passive - if you need a hand in the tone shaping or giving the output a helping hand, do it via an external preamp. The fact that it hasn't got a battery or any actives is what gives it the charm it has and it is very different from your MMs. The output from a passive is always likely to be a lot lower because you are used to the hefty MM pickup with running the MM pres on full boost! Yes, I probably would have gone for the Lakland, primarily for the neck profile (being closer to what Im used to) but I think the F was the correct choice in getting the traditional J bass down as to your plan - it ticks more of the boxes than the DJ does and there is something cool about having the F headstock and it being USA as opposed to the none USA Lakland. Now if the DJ was a 55-60, it may have been a different story! Enjoy it dude.

Enjoy the gig Pete - let me know how you get on. My back has had it for today - early night!

Bass has been bought. Question is... What has he bought??

Eneloops are where it's at. Got a fleet of 24 AAs for all my wireless! Certainly cheaper than burning through non rechargeables. I recharge them every gig and every month let them run flat for a full recharge.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1414683741' post='2592230'] And I just picked up a second system. The transmitter will go on my backup bass and the receiver in my BassPod only rig that I use when I'm going to be sharing someone else's bass amp. Sorted! [/quote] Don't forget your batteries!

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1414673052' post='2592059'] That Sony system just came back yesterday at Thomann - ordered one last night and the shipment confirmation this morning. [/quote] Enjoy!

Do Promenade still stock Marleaux JBs anybody know? They seem to be the distributor still but they don't seem to have anything on their website - I know they made a separate Marleaux UK website... but I don't know where things stand now?!

Stunning!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1414273174' post='2587864'] I've just 'discussed' my shopping trip next saturday over a nice 3 course meal, went quite well Jazz Deluxe looking OK :-D (Russ we are on if you're still up for it?) [/quote] yup!

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1414249425' post='2587496'] Do what we used to do to 2-stroke racing motorcycles, block off the Rev counter either side of the power band. As long as you could see the needle, everything was fine :-) [/quote] If you got time to look down at the meters, you weren't going fast enough!

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1414140447' post='2586246'] The singer is an ex girlfriend from about 15 yrs ago and my wife's best friend. [/quote] Wow. Just wow!

My best advice I have for anybody is this - Most musicians are self serving ass hats. Beware who you befriend.

Isn't it a bit naff that a system needs to be in a holder or have rubber bands around it? C'mon line 6, sort it out!

I know. Wish I'd bought it - second time I've played something, put it back whilst wondering whether I should or shouldn't only for somebody to pick it up straight after I've put it back and then take it straight to the till! :-/

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1414087846' post='2585754'] I'm hoping a week on saturday, got a gig that night too! Work keeps getting in the way, just got in now, working this weekend too You need to stop me buying a Stingray this time, you have failed the last two times [/quote] Shoulda bought that Ibanez too... :-/

When we going?

Just been catching up on this thread... And was intrigued about the age of wood being a factor. Whilst I am still convinced that body wood age doesn't make a significant difference to electrics, I got out my Taylor acoustic 412ce that I bought 10 years ago. When I bought it, it sounded great plugged in but pretty naff acoustically. Real thin and toppy. The wood is really pale and anaemic looking. Funnily enough I got it out the other day and in the 7 or 8 years since I've played it, it has changed colour significantly and is a more honey coloured shade now. I even got old photos out to make sure I wasn't going mad. Playing it acoustically, it seems a lot more mellow than it was. It still has a very bright sound but there's significant more mids and lows than I remember. Would I say it's now a killer sounding acoustic? Probably not... But I wish I could reliably compare the now and then sounds. As for old fender basses sounding better than new... I still say that's down to the pickups. I would like to be able to reliably compare brand new pickups and how they sound to how they sound after sitting in a bass for fifty years. I reckon the breakdown of the magnet is a key component here.

Apologies - the ones shown there may work. Necks that are attached using threaded inserts are generally these - http://www.tool-net.co.uk/data/tools/rofiinsw650.jpg I have seen a status neck that has had the above fitted... Or on fact, not fitted. I did a fair bit of research on the matter when I bought a status neck as I hate the tendency of a bolt on neck not being super solid.

Do not use threaded inserts. There's no give in the cf to allow it. Cf does not behave like wood in the slightest. You'll end up hashing it up and shattering all the polyester finish. The cf is rock solid and the screws will be enough to hold it - although I was never convinced it was a good idea. The screws literally go through the 7mm of so and then into a void. I always thought at least a block of wood in there would have been nice.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/214429-wireless-systems-for-bass/ This may be a useful read

pssttt.... looks like they are back - even cheaper - http://www.thomann.de/gb/sony_dwz_b30gb_guitar_set.htm