Lozz196

Well imo that’s certainly a step in the right direction 😀

Has there been any common factors - maple/rosewood fretboard or alder/ash bodies?

I saw them at Brixton and when they started the first song it was so loud I couldn’t work out what song it was until the chorus. I swiftly moved upstairs and to the back where I could actually tell what songs were being played.

Yep, I love pretty much everything Fender aside from the stock strings that come on their basses. First thing I do with a new Fender I’d swap the strings and the bass then comes alive.

Probably easy to stick to one sound on bass in a band with as many musicians/singers as The Specials have.

Yep, and there are some fans/promoters that look at a bands backline and if all they see are small combos don’t think they’re a real band. Listening with the eyes unfortunately. We were told once that a fairly high profile band wouldn’t want to use our gear. Well they did use it and they loved it - our gear back then being a Class D amp/212 for bass and 50watt 212 combo for guitar.

Think this was Edinburgh in Fringe last year. The gig wasn’t part of Fringe btw.

Bonamassasaurus?

Yeah, don’t let that one get away!

It certainly was an easy gig playing this bass, thoroughly recommended.

Most of us on the Punk/Oi scene use a Sansamp or the like in order to try and maintain our sounds. I think the main area for the need for this are bands whose bassists use gain/drive, especially 3 pieces where the bass is in some ways doing a rhythm guitar job. Luckily these preamp/DI pedals are pretty good and provided there’s not too much low end they seem to be really easy to work with - many sound men seem to be really happy that I’m using one and often mention that it makes their job easier.

Agree, I want the FOH to be sending the sound of the whole band to the audience, the sound we have worked on in order to create our sound. If any one part is changed it’s doing the band, but mostly the audience that has paid to see them a dis-service.

Well, used the MIM Player Precision at a gig on Sat, no wrist/hand aches or pains, just done a video with one of my US Precisions and the aches and pains are back. I’m afraid I’m gonna just have to do the sensible thing, which is gutting but the very reason that I love my US Precisions is now causing me aches & pains. Bah!

It will be Liam, just did a video shoot where I used one of my US ones and my left hand/wrist is aching/painful again. So the brain-of-Lozz is gonna take charge of this one, and push the heart to the side, MIM Players it be!

It always made me laugh that both Anarchy In The UK and God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols were banned, yet they happily played Pretty Vacant, where Johnny Rotten clearly says it as vacunt.

Good advice re the electrics, I’ve just had mine changed in an MIM Precision. I’m not sure whether it’s all in the mind but when doing this the sound seems more defined. Who knows but they’re certainly better, more reliable parts.

Lovely looking bass there, congrats.

Update to the update: Used the Player at the gig and it went fantastic. In the past when I’ve used basses other than my US Standards although they’ve been ok I’ve not felt entirely comfortable. Tonight I did. That for me says it all, and am very happy with this result.

They do look nice, been tempted myself by these.

I’ve used an RH450/210/112 stack and it sounded great, plenty of power and a nice core tone to it.

Have s good ‘un, played with them last year and they were amazing.

Yep, decided that’s my plan, just going to use the new MIM Player for June and see how it goes.

So update time, regular strings fitted, and had the Graphtec Nut fitted, plus an upgrade of pots/Jack/cap - thanks to our very own @gary mac for that. Should add I get Gary to do all the work in my basses now, not only is he a gent and his work great but there’s a Pie & Mash Shop just down the road😃 Also added a Hipshot 3-way string tree to save the sometimes pesky A string rattle. First outing for this bass tomorrow night, will be the first time I’ll have used it with the band but sometimes you just have a sense of confidence in an instrument and I have that with this one.

I always thought Simenon had flats on his Precision.

Rotator cuff muscles control that movement, and when playing up are very painful. As has been said see an osteopath, they really do work wonders.