fretmeister

[quote name='Manton Customs' timestamp='1402407272' post='2473109'] We could make you neck or mod your existing one . Check out the website if interested. [/quote] This interests me too - I have an old bass that sound amazing but the neck is just a bit too chunky. How much wood can be safely taken off? How can you tell how deep the truss rod channel is so you don't sand through the back? (Excuse my ignorance - I don't even trust myself to do pickup unstallations!)

If the Hipshot's don't fit then Gotoh and Schaller do lightweight options too.

[quote name='AMS Birmingham' timestamp='1402064136' post='2469705'] Loving your work there fretmeister! I'll look up the Northampton Music & Performing Arts Trust. We have a student from Brackley studying here at the moment, with three more interested for September. We could really use some drummers for our Degree too if you know of any great ones who are feeling lost after their A levels! [/quote] There are a couple of very good drummers, but they've already got their degree plans sorted out. The centres are brilliant - and when the kids turn 16 they can even get a paid job as a student helper. IIRC minimum wage for 16-17 year olds is still under £4. The centres pay over £7 per hour. So the student helpers keep learning and get way more than they would with a shelf stacking job. Main Website: http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/music/Pages/default.aspx and the individual centre I go to: http://www.dmpac.co.uk/ I had no intention of joining - about 2 years ago I tried to deliver my eldest daughter for her first session and her clarinet teacher (and the bloke who runs the local one) press ganged me. I've been going ever since. Massively wide range of music - over the last few months I've done (trying to remember) Paranoid The Dam Busters March Habanera (Bizet) James Bond theme Imperial March Sweet Home Alabama Eleanor Rigby and apparently tomorrow I'm going to get ambushed with 3 tunes from 'Fiddler on the Roof' - to perform in 3 weeks (bastards!) Even when the kids leave to go to university, their parents can continue to attend to play if they want.

[quote name='AMS Birmingham' timestamp='1402066137' post='2469740'] Oddly enough we have converted a couple of guitarists into tidy bass players over my 6 years in the job, but it's a rare thing. Nice idea though. I'll think of a way to badge it and give it a go! [/quote] Just ask them if they want to be guitarists... or whether they want to play an instrument that will let them pitch up with any band of any kind and know there is room to join in...

I play with the Northampton Music & Performing Arts Trust (a series of centres run at school premises across the county) on a saturday morning. There are tons of guitarists but still not enough bassists. The teachers (not me, I attend to play as my kids are members) are more than happy to provide multiple bass arrangements for single pieces to make sure there is something for every ability. Maybe bass just isn't cool enough for teenagers! There are loads of guitarists, saxophonists, drummers, pianists, brass and woodwind players, but not bassists. Still - on the plus side, it means I get to play as much as I want!

http://youtu.be/S3OPkyQ0u-U It's great fun!

And if you and not ready to walk yet, throwing in some Root-Octave or Root-5th works well enough. Treat the bass as the drums. Play on the kick drum and snare with R & octave

I have a kitchen scale that goes up to 10kg so I use that. FWIW I have never ever ever had a shop be anywhere near accurate on a quoted weight.

These days Izzy Hale does a better impression of Seb Bach than Seb does [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CX3XxfXgLs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=_CX3XxfXgLs[/url]

Allianz. I've used their other policies and they've paid out when I need them.

Enjoy the space. And learn to walk. And rip off Jack Bruce for a start

Actually this thread is making me doubt selling it. I have a rehearsal tomorrow - I might take the Urge instead and see what happens.

[quote name='GCYPbass' timestamp='1401398838' post='2463363'] I saw yours on sale. GLWTS. Can you get real P bass sound? [/quote] I'm only selling because I'm playing 5 strings now. If Fender did a 5 string Urge I'd be all over it! The P bass tone (with the EQ flat) is a little more trebly than on a regular P - but actually quite like a regular P with a Seymour Quarter Pounder in it. I'm guessing that is because the pickup is a bit closer to the bridge on the Urge2. But the tone is all there, just drop the treble off a bit and you are back where you should be. It's quite light too. I have no idea why Fender don't put super light tuners on everything these days.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1401442903' post='2463597'] Again - not sure what they add. Yes Bono is a good investor but that's not the same as steering company direction [/quote] More likely that Bono has access to a very expensive and competent financial analyst and listens to him about where to put his money.

I have one and I love it. Very versatile bass indeed.

All fitted and over 1/2 lb weight loss on the bass! Lovely!

No Allen key provided I do have a shitload of them so I'll have go through my collection. Thank you!

Just had a set of Ultra Lites delivered to go on my Sandberg. I have to reverse one of them but there are no instructions. Before I just disassemble the entire thing, can anyone give me any pointers? Ta!

It's lovely! I do have a set of Hipshot Ultralight tuners coming for it though as it's a tiny bit heavy. I took a tuner off to weigh it and then compared with Hipshot and it will save me just over 1/2 lb in total. That's a hell of a lot to save - especially when it's on the end of the neck! They should be here tomorrow. I'll need to dirty them up a bit!

I love it! How are you powering it?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1400918931' post='2458108'] Edit: Also have a mini headstock tuner which means I don't need a tuner pedal! [/quote] What headstock tuner you using? I've had 2 Snarks and they worked well but broke easy!

More to come

I found some D'Addario NIckels hiding in the back of a drawer. I've always found D'addarios to be especially good on the B string. And cor blimey it is sounding epic!! This afternoon I'll have a chance to take the bass into the garden for some natural light photos, so you'll have to wait until then!

I'm a compression junkie. I love it! But I have to say that to beat the Marshall ED-1 you have to spend a lot of money. It's cheap and cheerful and sounds brilliant on bass. IMHO it's only at Keeley 4-knob money (£220 ish) that you start to get close to it. The MXR Bass Compressor doesn't get anywhere near it. That being said I really want to try a Jo Meek FloorQ!