Mr. Foxen

[quote name='bassman2790' post='394495' date='Jan 29 2009, 01:00 PM']Cheers. There ought to be a supplier of well played in round wound strings for all of us that don't aspire to be Mark King or Duff McKagan. I'll try the Chrome XL route and see how I get on[/quote] I've got a couple of grotty sets going.

I might be getting the Allparts neck one in a P bass, if someone buys some of my stuff for sale.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='393549' date='Jan 28 2009, 11:49 AM']Personally, I think it's the[i] placement [/i]of the pup as much as the pup itself. You could stick a P-pup, a Single-coil or a DarkStar in there and it's still going to lack definition..[/quote] I have a P with a Jazz pickup in the neck postion, its pretty bassy, but not totally lacking definition. Well, the tuning to A doesn't help definition, but when it had sensible strings and tuning, its was still ok.

Some valve amps don't go down to 4 ohms, if they do, an 8 ohm cab is still better, as you have the option of a second. The 'full potential' doesn't really apply to valve amps, as they aren't the same as solid state ones, where the output is dependant on load.

[quote name='umph' post='393666' date='Jan 28 2009, 01:54 PM']second hand sound city / simm watts / laney / carlsbro. Anything from the 70s with atleast 100watts will get you great loud tone[/quote] Once they've been serviced. Sansamp into a firebass, theres a couple for good prices in trade, and not all from me. Then you use the firsbass crossover to split your signal into another amp.

[quote name='andy67' post='394076' date='Jan 28 2009, 09:32 PM']congratulations! let me know how you get on with it. andy ps, here's another one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-ABM-8x10-Bass-Cab_W0QQitemZ290292529585QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item290292529585&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ashdown-ABM-8x10-Bas...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url][/quote] Don't do that. My brain just said 'They'd still be a bargain on average'.

I just bought it. Fate wanted me to have it. Turns out the seller has seen my band play, and we've exchanged myspace messages, and he was coming to our next gig anyway, which he is bringing the cab too. And we'd already hired a van. Wooo.

I did, and Tim Commerford put a left P neck on one of his jazzes, not sure if his others also have.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-UNBRANDED-NOT-WORKING_W0QQitemZ110343223865QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110343223865&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Not sure its jap, guess the other part is lively.[/url] Something familiar about it.

He is advertising his other auctions.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-70s-Made-in-Japan-Rare-vintage_W0QQitemZ260352436336QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item260352436336&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]looks bit suck[/url]

[quote name='synaesthesia' post='389948' date='Jan 23 2009, 08:04 PM']Different common names for Tilia species.[/quote] Its not lime as in the fruit but lime as in those trees in cities that cover your car in sticky crud. And its pronounced like the fish which is an unending source of frustration.

Amybe your bass is too loud for it. Got actives?

The punk bass is playable, the first 9 frets are fine, and who really needs more than that? Te 'point' is explained on his site: [quote]Doesn't it strike you as odd, that you see million selling bands on MTV dressed like French "clochards", but playing the most expensive guitars out there? What's wrong with that picture? I felt a moral obligation to change that... So, I designed a bassguitar to match the looks of those MTV-bands: rugged, dirty and rough.[/quote]

Grolsch type rubber things from the local brew shop > than these. They also stop the strap twisting around so eaisly, which has bee the source of most strap failures I've seen, where the end is pointing down and folded over.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-III-bass-classic-hard-case_W0QQitemZ290291355075QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item290291355075&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Thunder III[/url] Not seeing these come up so often.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Grantson-electric-bass-guitar-made-in-japan_W0QQitemZ250361836880QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item250361836880&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Grantson[/url] Doesn't say 'Lawsuit' and looking at the headstock, I think it could legitemately do so. Might bid a tenner just so they can't change it.