Rayman

Sounds a bit odd to me, although Stevie Williams plays a '78 Jazz fitted with barts, and it sounds sublime. The Barts on his were put in much later though. Did Barts even exist in 1978? Dunno.

Stuart Zender Adam Nitti Colin Moulding JJ Burnel Tina Weymouth Steve Harris Janek Gwizdala Marcus Miller That pretty much covers most of my favourites.

Yeah, saw that. It's nice isn't it.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871460' date='Jun 19 2010, 07:46 AM']What do the toggles do then anyway?[/quote] Passive/active/active treble boost, Series/parallel, Pickup selector.

[quote name='Bassnut62' post='776452' date='Mar 16 2010, 06:14 PM']You might all want to duck as this curve ball comes in!................ You might want to forget both MM & G&L and go for a Sandberg California JM4 (or JM5 if you prefer). I have both a 79 Ray and an 89 G&L Asat. They're both great basses and I would never part with either, especially the Ray, which I'm pleased to say does not have a weak G string. However for all-round quality and ability to cover all sounds/basses in this thread, it is the dogs......... You can dial in a very good MM sound and you've got all the options of Jazz sounds and it can be passive or active. The treble and bass tone controls are both cut and boost too, for added flexibility. These California JMs have captured the magic of Leo's bass DNA and taken it to the next place he may well have gone after G&L, had he stayed with us longer. The Sandberg California can cover a lot of the same territory as the G&L Asat or L-2000 too.[/quote] I agree with that. I've tried a few Sandbergs and fallen in love with pretty much every one. Fabulous tone.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871272' date='Jun 18 2010, 10:45 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-L-Bass-guitar-L1500-USA-made-solid-ash-case-MINT-/350357077842?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5192e8bf52"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-L-Bass-guitar-L150...=item5192e8bf52[/url][/quote] I'd love that bass, the colour's just fabulous, and it'd look fantastic next to my Forrest Green L2000: I'm definately a G&L convert. I'd never given them the time of day until I picked this L2000 up, but I'm knocked out by the tones available from this bass, and for me, it's a very comfortable bass to play. Like Big J, mine's a 90's model with the 3 bolt neck. Love it.

Having had both, and if it's the Stingray sound you're after, then go for the Stingray. You won't get the Stingray tone from a G&L although you can get close. In terms of playability there's nothing between them for me. In terms of tonal possibilities there's no competition, go for the G&L, it can do do way more than the Stingray can, [i]but[/i] you'll never get [i]that[/i] 'ray tone from a G&L. Superb basses both, although I have had issues with both too. "Suck it and see" as Tommy said to Pammy.

Funny, I just took delivery of an RBX270J today to pass on to an 11 year old lad as his first bass. Tell you what, I'm in two minds about letting the little blighter have it. It's a really nice bass. Very light, and comfy to play, with some really great tones with the stock pups, but I reckon if you slapped a couple of Wizard pickups into it, you'd have a superb instrument. [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass[/url]

Yup, Stingrays are fab, I love the tones, especially from the 2 band version, but both the ones I had suffered from the quiet G string problem, and I never really sorted it out on either of them. Actually now I think I prefer the G&L I'm currently using. Not [i]quite that [/i]'ray tone, but close, and for me, many more other tones available that the Stingray can't do, so it's a much more versatile bass. Still love 'rays though.

1990/91 Made In Japan Squier Precision. I bought it from ebay in poor shape for a couple of hundred quid. I cleaned it up, put it back together, and hey presto, the nicest, comfiest, thumpiest P bass I've ever played, and I've played a few. Fitted with flats, it's soul/funk personified. I've had Overwaters, Musicmans, Sadowskys etc etc, but this little P bass will never leave me.

I think sometimes people will buy a sig bass to be like thier hero. It's almost like you've bought a small part of them, which in some cases you have, because the artist may have been heavily involved in the design of it. I don't have a problem with that at all if that's your bag. I've done it myself with a Marcus Miller Jazz, and a Geddy Lee Jazz, both superb basses regardless of the signatures. I've also had an Ibanez K5 even though I'm not a Fieldy fan at all, but it was a wonderful bass. I don't have a problem with signature basses at all, as long as you're buying the bass in it's own right, and not because of the signature on the headstock (or fretboard in Stings case).

I love the new bass feeling, I'm addicted to it, which is why I change my gear about so often. I agree 100% with Delberthot, I've had some top end gear that really bored me to death, and some cheaper basses that have blown me away. It certainly doesn't have to cost the earth to be a great instrument. To illustrate the point, I used the Fleabass on a couple of songs at last nights gig, and everyone commented on how great it sounded.

Why can't I embed the bloody thing.........

I'm baffled why professional companies can't get this right. I've ofter wondered about setting up a parcel delivery company myself, specializing in musical equipment maybe. As an ex removal man, I'm very aware of how to handle and pack stuff correctly. FWIW I've used Parcelfarce MANY times, never used anyone else, and I mean dozens of basses and guitars over the years, and they've always got them there in perfect nick. I don't doubt that many other people have had bad experiences though. Worst couriers for me are TNT. With my previous company they mangaged to destroy and lose more material than they actually delivered.

John had a prototype on his Precision at Bassday in Manchester last November. I thought it was cool then, I definately want one for my Squier now.

Stunning bass, and as a L42 fan I'd love to own one, but you'd have to have some bottle to pull that out at a gig.

That's awesome, best of luck with it mate, enjoy every second.