thumbo

I'm surprised this is still here, given the amount of Yamaha praise that goes down on this forum. Stunning bass.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1338193383' post='1670484']
Any decent compresor will be good for both.
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This ^. It's all down to personal preference of the sound from there.

I've been using a Demeter Compulator on bass and guitar for a few years.

Get the bass you're after first, then try it through a bunch of different rigs. Since you're close to Bass Direct it would be wise to spend some time there as others have mentioned.

I personally wouldn't bother with the booster but would definitely look into getting a compression pedal. There's been a few odd comments about compression in this thread that I think are misleading. Using compression isn't all about completely removing dynamics from your sound and I think you may find a touch of compression useful with a 5 string Fender Jazz, although the only way to really find out is to try out some compression pedals once your up and running with the bass and amp.

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1338217812' post='1670960']
Ah hah!

Further to my earlier post, it's not the black blocks alone, it's the colour of the attached body.

Look at "project_c's" bass on Post #58. Beautiful. The neck and body form into one harmonious design.

Balcro.
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Black jazz bass, maple neck, black blocks. Looks great every time

Great looking bass bump

I've owned an LMK and a TA503. I didn't really like either of them for rock, but that's my personal preference. I wanted a more aggressive sound so I ended up switching to an Orange AD200B, which was perfect for what I was after at the time. I tried all kinds of drive pedals with both Markbass heads but ultimately it was valve-driven grit that I was after. I miss both of those Markbass amps, they really bought out all the nuances in the various basses I had at the time, but as gigging amps they were not aggressive enough for me.

Have you checked out the smaller version of the Ernie Ball volume pedal? They're about £25 more than you want to spend, but they're worth it. I've had cheaper plastic volume pedals that have broken quickly and just haven't been responsive enough. My EB Jr volume has lasted 4 years of abuse so far with no signs of faltering.

I borrowed a MM Bongo for a while, I was impressed with the playability of the instrument but I can't get past the aesthetic likeness they share with a toilet seat. So for that reason, I'm out.

I'll share my amp and cab, no worries. It's just an amp.

It might be worth looking into the older models of the TRB, I'd suggest having a browse through the old for sale items on here to get a feel for what they go for. I've got a newer model of the TRB1006 that I picked up second hand for a bit over £400 a few years ago, it's an incredible bass for the money so I can only imagine how great the older neck-thru models might be.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1336822303' post='1651529']
I have to tip my hat to him, he's very talented even if it's not your kind of thing, and I believe he spent a fair amount of time in Sheffield so he gets extra points for being local.
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Warp records started in Sheffield IIRC. It's great to see how far that label has come.

Urb, those vids are great. The guy is a pioneering musician.

[quote name='Houtoe' timestamp='1336721101' post='1649861']
Just waiting to pick up my Dirty Blonde
far too excited about this, ill let you know how it sounds when I get it though!

PS Anyone know a decent case for a Thumb (hiscox?) that will actually fit it?

Chris
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They don't fit well in the regular hiscox case, I'm not sure what your best bet is. I had mine in a Warwick hard case for a while, those things are built like tanks but they weigh a lot and they're big (compared to hiscox).

[quote name='AndThenSome1' timestamp='1336676989' post='1649446']
Someone once played me a track of his that heavily relied on him playing harmonics on the bass - I've no idea what its called - anybody know which track i'm on about?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXpzK1ItQGw&feature=related

Inspirational stuff He's got a new album on the way. edit: it's out on the 14th [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLAKrVbCBM[/media]

The first bass I bought was a second hand Thumb bolt-on. It was a fantastic bass to learn on and in my first couple of years playing bass it saw a good 4 hours + of play time every day. I still have that bass because I always come back to it, it feels so natural to play - probably because it's shaped my technique. There's something very unique about the mid's of a Thumb bolt on, and as Shizznit says ^ the sustain is very impressive! A harmonic on the 12th fret E string rings out like it doesn't want to stop!

Oh, it's the special edition pimp model, you get this suit with it too:

I've played a Jazz aerodyne a fair bit and thought it was great, the P/J pickup combo works great

I put a set of Wizard 84's in my Thumb and they took away from the punchy mids so the MEC's went straight back in, but then different Warwick models vary a lot in their natural midrange so that might only be the case for the Thumb.

GregBass, I'd recommend tweaking your EQ as a first port of call. The 3 basses you have are very different so it's normal that you should have to adjust your amp for each bass.

If this doesn't do the trick you could try raising your pickups on the D and G side, just loosen the pickup screws a little under the D and G and see how it sounds.

If you don't have any joy with that you could try a different gauge of strings, or maybe even a different brand. What gauge and brand of strings are you using at the moment?

I used to own one. I thought it was very good all round, the amount of controls on the pedal is nice but I ended up finding it a bit excessive since I only use a compressor very subtly these days. It's a powerful pedal, you can squash the hell out of your tone with it if needs be! I can't fully recall the sound quality, but from what I remember it was fine; no nasty colouring of your tone.

I don't know if it's still the case, but on my version of the pedal the power supply was built in, which is a complete pain if you're running a pedal board and want to use one power supply for all pedals.

[quote name='jwood662' timestamp='1335464931' post='1631706']
Yeah I had a micro pog. Used a daisy chained 9v diago power station with it for 2 years with no problems whatsoever.
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+1

I used to play in a stoner rock band, it was great fun. I wish we'd pushed the band more but it was just something we worked at over a couple of summers whilst the guys in the band were back from uni http://soundcloud.com/whatnow123/high-willhays-b-o-b

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1332793770' post='1593295']
Here is my 1974 Fender Jazz bass in [color=#000000]black [/color]The pick up cover, bridge cover, and thumb rest have been removed and stored.

[attachment=103451:Fender Jazz 1974.JPG] [attachment=103452:Fender Jazz 1974 rear.JPG]
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Nice! Black/maple is always such a cool combo on a jazz bass.

The lowest I've tuned a bass and still liked the tone of it was CGCF, although this took some perseverance to find a gauge of strings that I liked for it. I usually use 40-100's in standard tuning and I settled with Rotosound 45-65-85-115 in the end. The 115 had pretty similar tension to the other strings.

I've been through a few different compressors: EHX Black Finger, DBX 160a, Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter and I've finally settled on a Demeter Compulator for the last few years. I've really liked all the compressors I've owned but the reason I've chopped and changed with them is due to the rest of my setup changing a fair bit. For example I really liked the sound of the DBX with my Markbass rig but couldn't stand it with my Orange AD200B.

So my thoughts on compressors echo that of what others are saying. Try them out, if you can run them through your setup that would be very beneficial because that's when you'll really figure out if you like that pedal or not.