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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1379404996' post='2212155'] Most basses will get you into a pub or a concert hall, but only a Ric will get you into Court. [/quote] That's a great quote..maybe JH should consider putting that on the box

Love my Rick for all that mid honk and the smooth round tone with the tones rolled off. As KevB put it, it's no more versatile than a P or J. (maybe a bit less than a P) I personally think the tones you get out of it suit certain types of music.. if that's your bag it's great. I find them easy to play admittedly I'm not the most fiddly of players.. the higher register pops out like nothing else I've ever played, with all that maple and straight through neck.

I guess I'll also be hanging onto my GB stuff now as well. Might look for a shuttle 6.2 if they start to go cheapish.

lol, compared to some of the places you guys play, mine are dumps. First time out with the new Band last night.. little bit of a cliché to start [url="http://youtu.be/Ugi05W7Y8U4"]http://youtu.be/Ugi05W7Y8U4 [/url] Recorded on a Zoom Q2.

I like a few pedals, mine goes like this, bass,Tuner, Envelope filter, Octave, Compressor, Chorus. The compressor is always on. The envelope filter would be my first port of call if I was looking to funk things up.

I had one, moved it on for a Streamliner and after about a year I bought another Shuttle, If I'd been buying new I might of gone for a Shuttle 6.2. Nice amps if you like it clear and slightly brite.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1378663240' post='2202945'] Like Lozz....absolutely nothing!!! Please note that this is subject to editing.... [/quote] I'm there as well atm.. must of spent a fortune this far anyway. (I'm trying to learn to be happy with what I've got) a bit of money coming in from gigs now and it's nice to spend it on something other than bass gear

Playing with 2 different bands and being able to leave my gear at the rehearsal room I have 2 main rigs. Aguilar Th500 with 2 Aguilar GS 112's Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 with a Genz Benz neo xt 212 Both sound great and now I'm GAS free

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1378140371' post='2196199'] what I want is a passive p that looks like a p but oozes quality unlike a fender...? [/quote] lol, you must of been unlucky and only tried the Fender-dogs? or I have been using the wrong basses... Mind you the only boutique I've had was a custom Warwick Streamer from 89.. that I used for near on 20 years.. Then went full circle back to passive with Fender and couldn't be happier. Best bass I have owned full stop is a 1970 Fender P.. Of course it's all personal and down to feel and what you expect from your instrument.. As has been said before a lot of the people that get to listen to our music couldn't tell the difference in sound between a £200 bass and a £2000 one. Good luck with your search and let us know what your Jedi bass turns out to be

Hong Kong Garden, Susie and the Banshees

lol. Wondered what was wrong with my Fender P's. Now I know it isn't just my playing. I'm putting a glove like his and a bathrobe onto my Christmas list!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1377956294' post='2194057'] GHS Pressure wounds. Lovely things. [/quote] I have these on my fretless P as well. They do a good job, bit more bite than flats with most of the feel of a flat. I'll give the Status's a try if these others ever wear out.

You really need one of each a Jazz and a P! The P can sound a bit boring on it's own, but once it's in the mix or live with the band it reallycomes into it's own. The Jazz on the otherhand sounds great played solo and does a nice job live and records very nicely. Guess a big part depends what type of stuff you play or what you want to sound like as well. But that's my take on them both if it's any help

NP for me, it played ok. Not sure which is which but personally preferred the slightly softer sound of the bass from track 1 in those mixs.

Lets get Paul simonon spelt right! Jah Wobble

sounds a bit fishy to me ..

They will always be a Bubblegum wanna be Clash band for me. .. I just can't help comparing them. My problem maybe in following the Clash round since 79.

Those Neo xt's are great. They seem to have it all, low, mid and high.. and move a massive amount of air. I just got 2 aggie GS 112's for another band but still think I prefer the Neo x 212. edit to say not sure how the 750 is, but looks sweet-

Thanks, I like it a lot as well.

Not sure if it's the link that's not working or that it's just so crap? Anyway some help 1 Jazz 1 Fretless P 1 Rick 4003 1 70's P 1 51 RI- P

A little bit of fun, nothing scientific or anything to prove. I recorded 5 different basses with the Korg Pandora, I left everything the same.. tone and volume wide open on each bass, a little compression and Chorus on the Pandora. Can you tell what basses they are, even with the sloppy playing? 4 with flats one with rounds [media]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90499974/Basses.mp3[/media] Try not to cheat and check out my profile!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1376723910' post='2178368'] If you don't mind me asking, do you also play jazz bass as well as the p-bass? I ask this because I have a jazz, a P-J and a P. My P is the one with the thinnest tone. I bought it after I found that on the PJ I was loving the P pup. Yet in comparison the P bass wirh Bart pups just doesn't have to lows of the other 2. [/quote] That could well be the Bart Pups doing that.. Try it with a stock Fender pup or SD's.. Might be too obvious but with the Jazz what you might be hearing is single coil vs the split single... or just the pick-up placement. Familyman had his choice of basses and mostly used the Jazz.. so maybe there is something more there.

Nice one. Lots of good melodies going on in there. Enjoy.

It's a classic imo. I much prefer the older Burst style with more yellow in it, like some of WoT's. I have 2 relatively new bursts, in a P and J flavour, they are both pretty dark bursts.

[quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1376424879' post='2173888'] What strings would you say the tension is similar to? [/quote] Something in- between the TI's and the La Bella 760 FL- 43-104. The above post is right! Look at a lighter set. Getting the right gauge/tension has been the crucial issue for me in finding the right flats.