Rayman

You've got flatwounds on your shortscale bass, and roundwounds on your jazz. Strings are [i]very[/i] much a matter of trial and error, and personal taste. For the jazz, if it was me, I'd be using Ernie Ball Super Slinkys (the pink packet), and for the shortscale bass, if you like flats (smooth strings) then Thomastik Infield flats are superb. Rounds are punchier, with more attack, and flats are warmer and more mellow sounding, generally.

Must be a mistake surely, if not, that's utter madness. You can find a nice used MIA for that.

1981, Columbus Jazz, because I wanted to be like my hero Jean Jaques Burnel.......who played a Precision......?!?

I saw him at bass day in Manchester, in..........2007 I [i]think[/i]. He really was unbelievable, it was jaw dropping stuff, for about 20 minutes.......then I'd heard enough.

Very..very....very sexy indeed.

[quote name='overwater#1' post='401530' date='Feb 5 2009, 09:36 PM']Thanks very much for the nice comments!! Both Overwaters are 35", and the B is phenomenal, but still there is a nice even tone and tension across all strings.[/quote] I just wondered how I was going to get on with the imminent arrival of my Progress 36". Very excited, but those strings are going to be as tight as a farmers wallet.

Blimey.......that's very nice indeed. What scale length is that?

My favourite latino/country (??) player is Robert Earl Reynolds from the Mavericks. Not exactly salsa, but then not exactly anything in particular, just good music with a south american vibe.

19th is good for me.

I'll be coming up from Manchester, so I'm happy to pick a couple of people up on the way, within reason. Alan, must be my turn to pick you up mate?

Oh aye, I'm up for that, count me in.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='400633' date='Feb 5 2009, 07:33 AM']I wanna see that Overwater[/quote] Yeah.......if I get it in time. If the weather has its way, Birmingham (where we're meeting to seal the deal) will be under a couple of feet of snow.

Hang on, I can't get there 'till next Tuesday............I feel left out now.

I've just plumped for an Overwater. Always wanted one, for various reasons. I like them aesthetically, the progress/perception shape I think is stunning to look at, and I like the layout of the electrics. I have to say, I'm not easily impressed either by some of the wierd and not so wonderful shapes some luthiers favour, but Overwater seem to be a bit more reserved in terms of styling. A Wal would be my dream purchase, but w[i]aaaa[/i]y out of my price range, and I always felt Overwaters were simillar to Wals in some ways. If money was no object, I'd find a nice Wal, or a custom made Fodera. I'd also go to Alan @ ACG to build me something from scratch. He makes outstanding quality instruments at an unbelievably low price for the work. I've never had a top quality bass like the Overwater before, I could never afford it, so it feels special to me to own something like that for the first time. Hopefully by Saturday, I'll have it, and I'll have a great big smile across my face. There's nothing better to me than a battered Fender Jazz though, and if you can get your hands on a nice one, it's all you need.

Yeah I go and see that, even though I know none of the stuff. I must admit, I've seen Billy live a handful of times with Vai/Satch & Co, and was underwhelmed with his sound...........I guess the sound man is told to crank up the lead guitar and screw the rest, but even so. I prefered Stu Hamm's tone on those tours, and I [i]think[/i] it was [i]Matt[/i] Bissonette on one occasion, might have been his brother who's name escapes me.

If you love the BB, why not get the 414 passive version, you'll have two great basses there. You'll get many different opinions to your question. Mine is, there's only one way to find a bass, and that's to play some. Find a precision you like the look, feel and sound of, that you can afford, and buy it, regardless of where it was made. There are some superb Squiers about, there are also some crap ones. There are some superb U.S. made Precisions around, there are also some crap ones. Forget where the bass is made, it really isn't important at all.

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q92r3-khXOg"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q92r3-khXOg[/url]

You'll get a dozen different answers, but for me, if Rotosound offered me free strings I'd have 'em. Roto's in my opinion are decent strings. Bright out of the packet, nice and clean and punchy for a while, but they go off pretty quick, but then I sweat like a glass blowers arse live. If the Wawricks you've been using are Black Labels, to me Rotos aren't as good as them. The Black Labels are great strings.

Smart little set up that, looks the biz.

Everything is [i]your[/i] personal taste. You like it = it's great You hate it = it's sh*t Pretty straight forward to me. I love [i]some[/i] jazz, Metal, Dub, Country, Pop...etc....etc I also equally hate [i]some[/i] jazz. metal.....etc.....etc Music is great, embrace it [i]all[/i] my brothers (and sisters).