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Home gig for us at the Vic Saturday night. Daves got some proper lights in for us..£4 in advance and £6 on the door..2 hours of Muse..got to be worth twice that!! Hopefully see some of you there... Ticket link..........http://www.wegottickets.com/event/95391

Yes both squier and both standard..will check the fret number. Thanks guys as always..

Got a friend looking for a cheap bass for his son..Been offered a fully made up Precision Body and he has found a jazz neck on Ebay..would make a very cheap bass..Anyone know if they fit together as standard items? I know the Jazz neck is much thinner at the nut but don't know how that translates at the body end.. Anyone know if they are compatable? Thanks

Had the Hurcules set up at rehearsal the other day..3 basses used and always swapping from one to another and it worked perfectly. I thought at the time that was a touch pricey but it is very well made and cheaper than buying 3 seperate stands....highly recommend it. Just a very well though out bit of kit...

Thanks everyone... I went on the net had a good look round at the two. I found a Hercules with a three guitar capacity which will really help me out with one of the bands I play with, as I use the Jazz, Ric and a K5 Fieldy 5 string..so money down to GAK 4.30 pm yesterday..arrived 10.30 this morning. I don't like buying blind but I have to say it is solid and seems very well built...why I have struggled with other stands in the past is beyond me...Massive big up to GAK for their turn around time. Now lets see how it holds up on the gigging circuit...from initial impressions I would say that it looks tough and should do really well......... Thanks again for all your advice........brilliant as always

Might be a bit of an odd request but as I recently bought and gig a Jazz Deluxe I am looking for a stand that works with the offset of the bottom of the body and that won't sit on the jack lead...I use a Ric as well and so could possibly go for a dual hang system? Anyone got any recomendations? It seems that a lot of stands don't take into account of the lead coming out of the bottom of the body and the supports nearly always foul on them... Thanks

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1111587' date='Feb 1 2011, 08:41 PM']My mate made me some aluminium ones which worked ok but I think bolting it up the top of a rack case would be better. The bottom of the tray is all covered and will be fine. Thanks for the pat on the back [/quote] Any time

[quote name='obbm' post='1109720' date='Jan 31 2011, 05:11 PM']Years ago I explored this avenue and drew a blank however I do remember reading that a Bassworld member used a 2U rack tray upside down. He drilled 4 holes in the tray to pick-up on the captive nuts in the amp chassis where the sleeve screws normally go. Hope this helps.[/quote] This is also a great idea as it would stop you being able to get into the top. Thanks

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1110431' date='Jan 31 2011, 11:44 PM']I had my MAG400 in a rack for a while. I bought a couple of generic lugs off Ebay & stuck them on. I had to use a few washers to get the spacing right. If I remember, they didn't bolt on at every position possible, but went on the rack OK & didn't move around. The MAG is back in its case now & the lugs are in the drawer.. You can have them for postage if you're interested. G.[/quote] Do you mean a sort of "L" bracket? If they work with the ABM I would definitely cover the postage for them. Thank you. Why don't you PM me a figure and we can sort out payment for the postage

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1110051' date='Jan 31 2011, 08:32 PM']Been here before too, the problem is the rack mountable version has a full chassis where if we are all on the same page the ones like mine are just an open tray which contraveines electrical regs of double insulated parts or earthed and fully enclosed casing (I'm an electrician) so Ashdown won't suggest this as an option as you could put your hands in the amp even when in a rack case if there's room. They wouldn't even sell me a separate ply cab which would of solved my issue of wanting my ABM Evo 300 head out of the combo it was in. The problem sorted itself when it went bang and EBS freak lent me his rig until the Genz rig came along to replace it. I think that's my first ever actual knowledgable post on BC , do I win a prize or anything? [/quote] Yes..yes you do. Come over her..cmon now.... take this massive pat on the back and a big hug from me as way of thanks! Thanks. Useful info to.

I did and frankly, not what I was expecting, they were completely disinterested in helping. Very disappointing. So I thought I would come back to a place where people are generally a lot more friendly and helpful.

HI prettty much as the topic header says. I have a load of stuff to go in a rack mount and while I am at it I want to put my heads in there as well (amp heads ..I am not Beeblebrox .. )..Marshalls are covered but I need a rackmount kit or some Brackets for an ABM 300 head, currently in its own standard plywood casing..I think I posted this before but I can't find it!! I want to take the amp out of the casing and mount it in a big RU shod flight case..I have seen people put the whole thing in to a foam slot..not for me too much weight with the rest of the stuff that is going in there. Anyone out there know of such a kit or someone who has had something made? Is it going to be a visit to my local engineers or is there something off the shelf? Thanks for any help in advance..

Well I bought the MIM jazz deluxe off a really nice guy called John. The frets needed a tickle and are now as smooth as a babys..he set up really nicely with a great action for me..bartolinis fitted and the originals as well. It plays so much easier than the Rick and also has a much more authentic sound for Muse than with the Ric...it also make playing Hysteria a lot easier as well as the neck on the Ric is pretty fat up there! I made a matt black pickguard for it and when we have a break in our gig schedule in Feb it is booked to be put into candy tangerine....the coolest colour. Here it is getting it's first live outing at the Sound circus, Bournemouth... [attachment=70517:166833_1...476797_n.jpg] will post photos after its facelift..I am a happy bunny! Thanks for all you advice

Hi We have a load of gigs around the UK this year..if you like Muse or just like to see a top band rocking out then come along..would be great to see a few musos out.. : Hypermused "The UK's Leading Muse tribute"

Hope this would be the right thread Hi is there anyone in the Oxford/Swindon area that has a candy tangerine Fender (Jazz, precision, strat, tele..etc)..I have a Fender Jazz bass coming and want to get it sprayed the same as Mr Wolstenholmes Jazz...love the colour..I want to get it as close to a proper Fender colour and could do with a colour match. I can bring swatches to you if you are 20 mile radius of Swindon or Oxford. I have been down to Fender CS route and they weren't all that helpful, which is unusual for them... Can anyone help..if so post or PM me..Many thanks

Um... I had to meet a guy in the third cave along from Osama bin Laden where he left 15 cryptic clues to the whereabouts to the lost treasure of the Sierra madre and underneath there it was burried 15 foot down... Unbelievably after 2 years of hunting and basically giving up, I had the idea of putting a wanted ad on here and someone came forward...I couldnt believe it, I count myself very lucky..and it actually is a really good distortion pedal and undoubtedly the key to Chris' sound..forget about the other pedals this is the one.. my pedal board is on the pedal board thread on here if you want to see it....

Thanks, my thoughts were as clean a signal as possible. Funnily enough I thought the same would have been true of the bass synth wah which is why it is front of my distortions and your right it makes some great noises there..I can get such a good Uprising sound using it before an Animato, esp with a clean channel as well. I tend to use patch 4 quite a bit with everything turned right down except range at 9 o'clock..it also seems to act as a really good noise gate on this setting as well... Will probably mess around with the order when we aren't gigging as much. Thanks again and just waiting for it to arrive now!

Sorry if this isn't the first..and I am sure it wont have been...currently i run on Amp A Bass>BSW>Russian Bigg Muff>Animato>Bassballs>Line 6 Pod XT LIve>Amp I have just bought an OC2..well its on its way...I presume routed before the Distortion pedals? And so would it be better before the BSW or after?? The reason I ask is I use the ocatve effect on the Pod occasionally and it is after the Distortion pedals..doesn't always sound great but sometimes it works... Thanks

I use a Bass Pod Xt live..I think it is fantastic. I takes some time to get into..but I alway think this is a positive..there is something hateful about out growing your kit after 6 months. If you use the editing software via USB it is simply brilliant..easy to edit..easy to save and easy to Arrange. There is also a great tone sharing board on Line 6 website..quite often not on the mark but also they can be a great starting point to acheive the sound you are after. I play in THE UK Muse tribute, Hypermused, and this is one of the main stay effects that i use...Once into it it is easy to edit on the fly. It is best used in conjunction with Fuzz/distortion pedals as on the POd the Synth sounds and distortions can't be used together as they are on the same pedal..bit of a bummer, but distortion is best played on a pedal in my opinion...Having said that I thought I used to nail the distorted sound in New Born..and when I got my Animato I realised how close I had got..not perfect and the animato is obviously the key to the sound..but still it is all in the pod if you try. I think the modelled sounds are generally very good. I also looked at the boss GT6B but am actually glad I went the other way... Generally a good board, well made and so far indestructable..we do maybe 30 gigs a year with that band, 10-15 with another outfit I am in and we rehearse twice a week...never ever let me down, and please god don't let me speak too soon there as we have loads coming up this year As a regular gigger I would buy another one in a heart beat.....In fact I will be doing just that later in the year...

Russian Big Muff Vol...............................2pm sustain.........................2pm Tone runs at about....... 4pm This is used to fizz and distort in conjunction with a clean channel for the bass frequencies hence the toppy tone...

Lozz..good you have a deposit on your Marshall..someone will be a very happy punter. I think I might have found a great SH MIM jazz deluxe to get me started in the world of Fender, just need to seal the deal and find the cash! At about £350ish this is a great starting point for me..little financial risk if I don't like it..great main bass with my Rick if I do, and then maybe along the lines I will look out for a MIA....I did search for a MIJ but they seem to be rare beasts..I did own a Squire P bass that I bought as my first bass back in the early 80's...I hated it! Just such a dead sound..but the neck was fantastic...so far the neck has been like Triggers broom..3 new bodies and 2 changes of headstock shape..it is now about to go on a Rickenbacker shaped body with a mixture headstock of Fender/Rickenbacker to my design ( I am a cabinet maker so doing it myself )..the body is Maple/Yew and Oak backed for stability with a white banding..sounds odd but will be a real looker when laquored. It has spent the last 3 years drying out naturally so should be pretty stable...Yew is hard to work..very wet, can be highly figured but the grain goes all over the place due to the amount of branches so I am making a statement with any imperfections rather than trying to hide them. The pick ups are JP EMG with some other circuit board/preamp that a friend set me up with many years ago..they sound great..loads of punch..and I guess that is what I am looking for in the Jazz. If I manage to seal the deal I will post some photos..I will also shove some up of the Rickenender/Fenderbacker/trickenbacker/Triggenbacker/ anyone got any good names for a hybrid?

Joe Many thanks for that info..very interesting. Yes it was the Poles on the pick up..if they are adjusted to suit the neck curve then these must have been done by a blind man ..I have seriously never seen poles that far out of the housing before. I might have a word in our local music shop to see what their take on it is. I think that, as you rightly say, the only real difference is the truss rod..I would expect the MIA to be made from better quality wood for the body and neck..but I would doubt there is much in it. I am going to change the colour of the bass as soon as I get it as I am after a Candy Tangerine one, (can't find one anywhere) this is being bought as part of our Muse tribute band so needs to look like Chris' bass and I love the colour. As well as wanting a really versatile bass I want a quality product and with a bit of set up I am pretty sure that a MIM would do. Looks like you might have made my mind up for me....... Thanks again for the post...

[quote name='Fullmetal' post='1073256' date='Dec 30 2010, 11:06 PM']There is a very obvious difference in the quality between models. The MIA basses are top quality with only the best parts and they are extremely well constructed (which is why they cost twice as much). The MIM basses are more likely to have some issues with the quality. Quality seems to vary from bass to bass, however the MIM basses sound amazing for the price.[/quote] Have to agree on sound vs value..the MIM I tried was very well put together. Looks like the pickups could be a stumbling point..but easilly changed I guess. What other build issues do you think they might have? Neck issues? Is it a case of if you find a good one buy it rather than buy blind off the net because it is a better price?

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1072341' date='Dec 30 2010, 12:13 AM']You can raise either side of a pickup. They usually use foam or sponge underneath and you can loosen or tighten the screws. If you wanted more volume from the lower strings then you can raise the left side of the pickup by loosening the screws. A problem with Mexican fenders is they seem to have poor pickups compared to the american market so that there is a difference. I found this out when i had lessons with a guy using an american deluxenp and when i played it i got lots of low end compared to my mexican P. Easy answer i swapped the pickups on my P to some Lindy Fralins. For a first time Jazz i would avoid both of these models. The Active deluxe edition doesn't give a very realistic jazz tone and i think the pre amps very cheap. The S-1's always sounded very flat to me and definately didn't seem to be worth the new value. My first jazz was an American Deluxe i picked off ebay for £580. I now have a Tokai Jazz which is my favourite bass i have played and that was just £360 off here. Another good few jazz's are the Fender Classic 70's reissue which is about £500 new and definately worth it, or the Squier Classic Vive which has great reviews on here.[/quote] Slight confusion with the pickups..I know you can shim them up but this was the actual pins on the pickup that were about 2 mm above the body of the pick up and only under the A string, I wondered if this had been set up like this to compensate for poor pickup construction? I am specifically looking for a Fender, I will have a good look at the Tokai later on, a friend had a Tokai Telecaster and absolutely adored it, but for the moment I want a Fender. As for the sound..it is interesting that you don't think the deluxe gives an accurate jazz tone, I will take that on board, but I actually liked the variation of tone acheivable on the model I tried..I think it will work well with my current prioject. Thanks for your input..I will check out the other models you mentioned.

Apologies for my ignorance but I am not really a Fender guy..however I want a more versatlie bass and had narrowed it down to an MIA or MIJ Jazz deluxe. However I tried an MIM jazz deluxe in my local shop and loved to the sound from the A upwards but the E string seemed a little flat and when dropped tuned to a D lost a lot of tone and volume. I noticed that the pins under the A sring on the bridge pickup stuck out a mile and I wondered if this shows that the pick up itself is not that great.does this have a significant effect on volume output? I presume it does, but I am no expert. Also the fact that the E string pins were flush with the body of the pick up means that maybe output could be boosted? Is this just a way of getting over a poorly wound pick up and is this the difference between the quality of the MIM and the MIA jazzes? Maybe it just need someone to set it up properly? One of the things I loved about the deluxe was the pickup blending options.. but I have also recently come accross someone selling an MIA with the S1 switching.which is supposed to mimick the deluxe and also the Precision tone...is this a good alternative to the deluxe? As you can probably tell I am rather "Green" on Jazz basses but there seem to be so many options it is hard to know where to strat..even having decided on a deluxe over the standard..well unless you guys reckon the S1 version is as good.. see what I mean... Any advice welcome to save hours and miles travelling around the country trying them all! Cheers