Rayman

Defret it? Not on your life, no, it's a great bass as it is. Flog it, and buy a fretless.

Well, each to his own I guess, if that's your bag, me, I've heard funkier.

Thanks for all the suggestions folks, I have some reshearch to do now.

No question at all for me.....ACG all the way. Top bloke, outstanding craftsmanship and still [i]very[/i] sensible prices for the amount of work involved. A mate has an ACG single cut, and it's just out of this world.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZBsq5_6lMk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZBsq5_6lMk[/url]

Have a look at Victor Wooten on youtube or maybe thebassvault.com where he'll show you all you need to know.

Best gig I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot over 30 years or so, was Wynton Marsalis @ the Ritz in Manchester. Sublime. Yes, I love jazz too.

Thanks for all that, very helpful. Goldring GX200s have been thrown into the mix too, but I like the look of the Sennheisers.

Well the Sennheiser CX400s look good, maybe I'll just jump on those, got to be better than the terrible Sony ones I have.

Ha ha....is this thread still going?? Jazz fans, Janek Gwizdala - Live at the 55 Bar hasn't been out of my car CD player for a week, superb album and highly recommended. The track "Mana" is just brilliant, I've never heard a Fodera sound better than that.

Ahh yes, cheers Ped. I'd looked at those (the C400s actually) and was keen on them so they're on the list. Something's making me want the E2Cs though. I could use them for playing bass through the Tascam on too.

I'm after some decent ones to replace the scrap that come with the ipod from Sony. I've got around 50 quid to spend, and some recommendations would be great. Ped and myself have already had this conversation a couple of times in the past, but I can never remember the details. Shure E2Cs were favourite until I was told they weren't great for ipods. In ear phones are favourite, with a nice bass response, obviously. Any input would be great.

Thanks for that.

[quote name='mr_russ' post='397543' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:06 AM']I find a little bit of tweeter goes a long way - I don't go for a trebly sound but having it up about 50% really clears things up - many cabs sound pretty mushy to my ears without them.[/quote] Ditto. I blew the fuse on mine at Saturdays gig and lost all my clarity instantly. Around about 50% tweet is about right for me too.

So I gigged with the Overwater on Saturday night through my Fender Pro 400 combo. Superb, over the moon etc etc, however.........why when playing the last song in the set, "Can't Stop" by the Chillis did the slapping blow the fuse in the horn? The amp vol/gain was sensible (loud, but not maxed out), and the output on the bass was sensible too. Same settings on the amp as I've used for months, but a new bass. Is the output from the Overwater enough to cook the horn? Bizarre.

Gutted I couldn't come , but we had a gig Saturday. Looks like it all went pretty well Al. Good band, shame it's come to an end.

[quote name='sk8' post='426278' date='Mar 5 2009, 03:29 PM']isn't the blue the colour of the live after death tour bass?[/quote] Yeah I think maybe the new version is, but the older one was definately the West Ham colours. I've never seen either in the flesh, but I'd love to try one. I haven't seen Maiden live since 1981, when Paul DiAnno was the singer, it was my first gig, and I was still in my school uniform can you believe, amongst all the denim and leather. What a night that was. Buggered if I can remember what colour his bass was though .

[quote name='rogerio_paulo67' post='426023' date='Mar 5 2009, 12:14 PM']why Fender put it Blue ?? if this last years Steve Harris use the White color in is bass signature is suposed to be identical or not !! oh well , im not the Fender boss...so[/quote] The bass is modelled on Steve's most famous bass, his West Ham United coloured precision.

Gah...bands....this is what being in a band is like I'm afraid, at least that's my experience during 30 years of being in and out of them. You get a great band, you get a great set, and everything ticks over lovely for a few months, then someone gets the hump and leaves, and the auditions start. If I had the techno gumption, I'd set myself up at home and record solo stuff, demos etc. I'd much rather that than play live, I love the studio. However I'm far too thick and lazy to sort all that out for myself, so I carry on in the band, waiting for someone to leave. I'd stick with it and see where it goes. It's a pain I know, but if you like the band and the set, then I'd hang in there and see if a drummer comes along. Generally drummers are [i]fairly[/i] straight forward to find, singers are the worst, if you have a good singer, hang on to them with a vice like grip. Finding a great singer is a nightmare. Life on the road eh?

It doesn't matter.........all of this................... Some music you like, some you don't, doesn't mean it's crap if you don't, it just means you don't like it. Why all the antagonism?? U2 are a good band, who 1000s of people around the world like, and 1000s of others don't. Who gives a sh*t either way??? I like cheese, but I don't like rice pudding. Does that mean all rice pudding is sh*t? Music is music, and it's diverse and fantastic, whatever the genre, and whoever made it. You might not like it, but someone else does. All music is great, that's why we're all musicians no??