mcnach

Next Saturday? Not in Stramash by chance?

oh god... really? are we having snowflakes here too?

a phone without full stops?

Good price too. (I don't need one 'though... I have a J-Retro, a U-Retro, and an MMSR in my collection from when I had a few more basses)

I just noticed that the knob spacing on the control plate is exactly the same as in the J-Retro preamp, which is my all time favourite preamp for a 2 pickup bass and they are easy to find used...

I recently removed the PBXN from this bass (see OP) and installed a set of Fender Originals I had, as I wanted a more 'traditional' Precision sound now.First thing I noticed was... Those PBXN were loud!!!! I'm keeping the pickup, I just wanted a different vibe (to use with Labellas White Nylon copper strings)... I'm sure I'll use the pickup again.

I thought the shop would have to refund you and it's for them to get the money for whoever they bought it from? (as in, they need to record the details of any used gear they get and their owner)

so true! my main band was hired once for a casual dining/drinking place, supposed to play between 9 and midnight. Even 'though we kept the volume down (using an electronic drumkit etc), our music is not exactly soothing background. A couple of tables asked to be moved away from the improvised stage, unsurprisingly, as they were to have a meal and chat. It was embarrasing for us to be there, to be honest. We finished the gig (later in the night it got a lot better, volume was turned up and people danced) but the interesting thing was that it was *us* who had to tell the venue that it may not be a good idea to host this kind of gigs at that time of the day... some venue managers don't seem to be very much in tune. Others think that hiring the cheapest 4 guys with guitars will be a hit, and get surprised when the audience doesn't really get into the music they're murdering...

we just have fun and play for ourselves if that's what happens... our first time at a venue in Glasgow that we wanted to get into, we were given a 4-7pm slot on a Sunday. Fair enough, it will not be terribly busy but... hopefully there'll be enough people and the venue will like us and we'll get better slots. The problem is there was some major football match going on. There were about 10-12 people at best, and there were periods where we just played to the two guys behind the bar and one guy who came out of the kitchen for a bit... So we used the opportunity to play a couple of our newer songs twice and use it as practice

Oh, THAT is a beauty, and not in a pimp manner at all. No, I am not tempted by the 5er, but it looks nice. The fatter neck suits it, or something. I've owned various 5 string basses, some very nice (the Lakland 5502 was my favourite) but I just don't use them enough. I can't imagine not playing my 4-string Stingray most of the time. But if I were going to get a 5er, I'd get a Sire V7. The one I tried last week was superb.

it makes me want to buy another!

Sneaky mobile phone picture?

I'll keep temporarily your Classic 50 for you. You can come and visit her any time you like

my view too... too much gold... gold and white... it's a good bass for a pimp 'though

Oh a 5er...

I got mine at GAK. Comes with a gigbag.... which I won't use but will be useful at some point

No! Don't do that! Have both! I love my Classic 50s... that is the classic Precision sound and I love it. The Model T of course can do a similar sound if you wanted to, but not quite the same. It's a different and very cool take on it.

well, I bought one now ebay

Not really. And the neck dive wasn't as bad as some other basses I have tried... but it was annoying nevertheless. The pickups were pretty good sounding, powerful beasts. If a bit of neck dive doesn't put you off, it was a pretty cool bass. I was looking for the all maple one... (just looking, I promise ;)) but I could not find it. Do you have any links to it? I'd love to see it.

I'm a fan of the standard white nylons, but upon investigating a little it looks like coppers might be more my thing (a bit less bright, with stronger low mids, apparently)... I've just ordered a set of the copper ones. Let's see.

UPDATE: Model T Session RAWKS!!! It's been a week now... and the initial doubts are well and truly over. Once I was convinced that I wanted it, I lost caution (I wanted to keep it pristine and clean in case I returned it) and really started to play it in earnest... and further adjusted the neck and pickup heights. Adjusting the pickup heights had quite a profound effect... and I can say that this is a great bass indeed. I know that pickup height is pretty important, but it seems to have much more of an effect on these EMG pickups (active) than on passive pickups. I've got it now pretty balanced across strings, and also between pickups. Well, no, the P is a bit louder... but I decided I wouldn't really play the J on its own, so I set the P first (did I say earlier just how great these EMG P pickups are???) and then adjusted the J so that the blend sounded good to me. The J is a bit quieter than the P, but boosting bass a bit gives me a pretty useable sound. As it stands, there are 4 basic tones that I really like and are easy to get to simply by using the blend control (I keep the bass EQ flat and the treble cut about half way). My favourite sounds are, in order: 1) Blend all the way towards the P. It's not a classic Precision sound, but it's a very nice and growly Precision sound. Finger style it has very good definition and I can make it more or less aggressive by dialling in more or less treble. Pretty cool slap tone too. 2) Blend set to centre detent and then a *tiny bit* towards the bridge. This way both pickups are on, but the bridge adds extra definition and compensates for the natural mid scoop you get with two pickups on. It sounds fat, defined and refined. Nice low growl. Cool funk sound, turn treble all the way off... hmmm. Nice slapped too. 3) Blend set to centre detent and then a *tiny bit* towards the neck. It's almost a variation of the P alone sound, a bit scooped in the mids, just a bit... nice slap sound. 4) Blend set to centre detent. The most mid-scoop setting, even if it still retains a lot of presence compared to your typical Jazz or PJ. I would not use this in a busy mix with lots of other instruments competing for bass, but in a sparse mix it will sound thick and glorious. Yes, I'm liking this bass a lot. I've got a set of DR Sun Beams (45-100) to try on the bass, as I like a more flexible/compliant string... I'll have to tame the initial zing by playing the hell out of it, but it doesn't seem like a chore So, if you were dismissing this bass from the race after my initial comments... I think you should put it back in. However, do so only if you are not after a traditional PJ type of sound. These EMGs are not going to give you a traditional passive bass type of sound, despite the look of the bass. It is a very good sound, 'though! And the neck is fantastic. It's just a bit slimmer than my 2002 Stingray. Nominally it's just 1mm difference in width, but it's also a little bit shallower, which makes it feel clearly slimmer but nothing like a Jazz (which would be a deal breaker for me). If it were lacquered it would be perfect (I had my Stingray's neck lacquered)... but no biggie.

I have a similar case, one for bass and one for guitar. They do a great job. The downside is that they're not comfortable to carry for any distance... but they weigh nothing and offer pretty decent protection, so not bad at all. I prefer my Fusion F1, but it cost about 3x more...

It sounds very easy, and it is indeed very easy to play all the notes... however, to play then *right*, it takes far more practice/effort than you first think. The first time I heard it I liked it and went and played it from memory. Something wasn't quite right, I thought. Then I went back to the original. Ah... so many little details that together make a huge difference!