paul_5

Ampeg SVP PRO from the mid ‘90s is my oldest piece of kit that I use regularly.

I Could Have Lied by RHCP. Flea just sits in the roots and locks in with Chad’s kick. Superb playing.

Bass head with a ‘line in’ (PA feed for example) that would blend with the bass signal and then broadcast to IEMs, either plugged or wireless.

What’s the DC resistance of the 2 pickups? You could find that there’s a significant drop in output when they’re Wired in parallel.

Brilliant piece of kit; a no brainer at that price.

I think they’re just glued in, so a sharp knock on the pole pieces might just do it. Place a scrap piece of wood over the top and hit it with a hammer?

Geddy Lee. Changed everything for me. Heard his amazing ‘corn flakes’ tone (you all know what I’m talking about) and bought my first bass the following week. He’s been through countless amp/backline endorsements and s fair few bass manufacturers, but has always been a 66Swingbass player, as am I.

My ears are telling me that ‘Don’t stop believing’ is fretless with a touch of overdrive.

Why not just use a seed tray from your local garden centre?

Jazz bass. Especially with Ernie Ball cobalt flats.

Tuner first - it’ll mute your signal whilst you’re tuning up not just to your amp, but the PA (if you’re using the DI out as well). Also your tuner will be more accurate if you give it a clean signal without any effects - especially distortion/overdrive as these rely on adding harmonic content to your signal.

Rehearsals should (IMHO) be like a meeting at work; don’t call one if you don’t need one. I once worked somewhere where there would be a scheduled meeting every Monday morning for 30 mins before actual ‘work’ started. Everyone had to come in early for half an hour if filler that could have been an email, which just made ya all resent it; only 2 people out of the 12 still work there...

MDP again?

Once the lug touches the shielding then your bass signal gets sent to ground, and you get silence. Electrical tape around the long part of the socket (on the outside) is a quick and easy fix. You could also try putting a locking washer or a spring washer (check your local hardware shop) around the jack to stop it moving in the future.

That Jazz bass sounds good though...

Bought a pedal from Nigel and couldn’t be happier; quick service and great comms from start to finish.

Oh my 😍

The basses are ‘no great shakes’, but some of the telecasters look quite tasty...

Nobody? 😪

Found this diagram on TalkBass; it's a fairly straightforward affair. If you don't fancy doing it yourself then I'd have a word with BC member Kiog0n who does custom wiring stuff.

Series is probably the way to go on this; the distance between the pickups on a Jazz causes the famous (and wonderful) Jazz bass tone, as one magnetic field interferes with the other they cancel each other’s midrange frequencies out.

I’m down to 3 now; fretted and fretless Jazzes and a ‘beater’ P bass for sweaty rock gigs... ... for now.