Rayman

I'm disappointed in the price, but the weak pound certainly might be the reason. If it's aimed at younger players, it's missed the boat at that price. I can't afford to buy my 7 year old daughter a 450 quid bass to start her off, much as she'd love one.

Top quality dancing, it has to be said.

Is it on the G string that you have a problem? Has it been left near a Stingray for any length of time? If so, it's caught something called Stingrayitis. E, A, D strings take your head off, but the G just lacks something. I've noticed it on many rays I've played. Joking aside, if it is the G string, try angling the pups up to the G a bit more, it helps. If it's high up the dusty end on all the strings that you have a problem, I don't know.

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.