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[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1357752099' post='1927870'] PMT in Leeds have an okay selection when I've been there, and maybe Dawsons? [/quote] nout worth looking at there! You may be better just asking for folk in west yorkshire with gear you wanna try and invite yourself around for a cuppa! To the OP - passive tone control is just what you get on a standard passive fender bass- it just goes after the preamp normally so you can roll off the top more naturally sounding. BUT it's a relatively small bit of the sound - wide open it's not going to affect the tone much at all, and then rolled off it will act just like a normal P bass or jazz bass tone knob (abet after the pre) I personally would spend more time looking at pickup options as that will affect the whole bass tone more. Seen the delano hybrid system?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1357593399' post='1925145'] More is better, its basschat rules! I am currently using a 900 watt twin channel genz amp into a 1x10 cab in the box room! [/quote] Nice! I think part of me just misses my old Hughes and Kettner amp. It was 10kg or something.

IMO the curves on the top horn are a bit odd, the middle cut could do with a smoother angle. all IMO etc. what position are the pups in? it looks quite warwick a-like

[quote name='leroybasslines' timestamp='1325266986' post='1481575'] Hello! Just found the post too. I play at Woodlands Church in Bristol. A big church with lots of different styles - a great place. Lakland 5560. I've posted an embarrassing clip of me rehearsing at church for a service before. At the risk of looking like an egomaniac, it's here [media]http://youtu.be/UR5xecByNBs[/media] Nice to see fellow B Bashers on here... Liam [/quote] I liked that in the verses, might try something similar - actually listening again and thinking about it I think I do something similar - with maybe different feel. I tend to do a jamerson influenced skip onto the string below where you stick the muted note. (is it called a muted note? on the snare on beat 2) which means I have less going on around beat 4... anyway. nice I enjoyed listening! [quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1357600494' post='1925343'] Hi! interesting thread.. and god bless you all.. I was brought up in an 'evangelical' church in Essex (more traditional baptist really) and worked my way from a very young age through various choirs, orchestras and started playing Bass in one (of three) rota based groups; through the 90's. That's when the problems started really; the regular services and church politics were very difficult to take. There was a huge gulf in age in the congregation and membership; almost zero folks in their 30's and 40's; plenty of teens/20's and loads of 60+ who hated (?) 'drums' and anything else that wasn't a traditional Organ - they even disliked the grand piano.. the overhead projector.. and as for my volcano red Bass (!) well, you can probably imagine.. Sometimes, the music chosen for the services would be mostly hymns ("HOW GREAT THOU ART - then sings my soul"); & you were lucky if there was anything from a spring harvest book - "All Heaven Declares" or "such love" anyone? The thing that kept us going (drummer, guitarist, keyboard player and small horn section - trumpet and sax) was almost all of the outreach activities we did away from our regular church.. which included "THEOS": a community outreach program aimed at young people with the emphasis on praise, worship and prayer.. met some lovely people along the way, and learnt a lot which I'll always be grateful for.. I moved away more than 10-years ago, and haven't found a 'church' yet (not trying very hard at all really).. and truth be told, not missing the regular Sunday politics.. but the fellowship? yes - I do miss it.. but I have a very young family, and I don't want them to have to go through what I went through.. [/quote] I think it possibly can be one of the worst things about growing up in a church/around christians sometimes, and it doesn't sound fun for you. When I hit teenage years always remembered wanting to be away playing sunday league! But my point is, looking back - the good things of community as a kid outweighed the bad and... not all churches are like the one you went to. Though I understand where you're coming from! [quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357613806' post='1925447'] My bass teacher was just telling me tonight how their system works in the church he plays in. It's more like a theatre, capable of holding around 1000 people (and regularly does), and all the guys show up 2 hours before service and get a good run through the songs. They all have in ear monitors, and top notch gear provided. He even gets a mic so he can shout at the drummer when they are changing from chorus to verse (the mic gets sent to all the in ear monitors, but not the FOH PA. He said "If you believe in a God, and you are willing to do this, you are striving for excellence in his name, so many churches do it half assed". I didn't really agree with that, but then, i don't agree with his views on religion in general, so i kept quiet. Well no, i actually said [b]"God probably doesn't mind how well you do it, as long as you are doing it for the cause".[/b] I would love to play for the Westboro Baptist Church though, but apparently God hates me, and i'm going to hell... aw [/quote] I agree. I think there is a tendency towards professionalism that creeps in, and though theres nothing wrong with that... well sometimes your local amateur theatre and put on a play... and that is more engaging than a hollywood blockbuster of the same story. Plus you can go to the pub the cast afterwards.

for me... I picked up a decent separates system someone had left by the bin a year or so back. It was great, left it with my old flatmates in glasgow. At some point I'll pick up another sepreates system. But it will all be secondhand stuff, all wired with normal wires from maplin and will sound great. It's a good philosophy for stuff, my bass playing has mostly included cheap things that no-one wanted. The exceptions being the JV which cost a fair bit and the ACG preamp which was the first thing I bought new for years. (well my cab was new too but that doesn't count)

there's a post somewhere with a massive description on how to set up a (proper) compressor properly. Think of anything with one or two knobs as a cut down version that only lets you change some perimeters- then try and understand how each one works. Otherwise you'll just get a list of folk saying "i like this pedal" etc As a direct response- the ashdown amp compression is a very woolly beefy up type thing. Not all will be like that. It depends why you want compression?

DFG is fender japan colour code for dolphin grey which you find on the aerodine basses, why it's on this only some folk in japan will know! It looks like a good one though. At the worst it looks like a PB-57 as it seems to have the spiral bridge.

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1357651307' post='1925967'] Depends what suits you. [/quote] +100 - I'm not sure about you finding something "more desirable to play" sounds like an excuse to me - If you want a new bass just go and buy one you like playing!

Caitlinbread SFT - the schematic is just a bit similar to a transistorised SVT.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_VjBTsx4gg

hmmm.... a bass with 3 holes yeah? you'll either need to drill another hole (not fun) or get the bass treble on a blend control. You buy the preamp and it will come with a wiring diagram - wire it up and add the ground and pickups to it and a wire the battery as it will show you. You'll need a stereo jack (3 lugs) but you possibly have that already. It's not too hard As to what one... who knows! Aguilar or Glockenklang make some ones that are around £100 new and nice, cheaper ones run from "brands" to the artec ones you find on ebay everywhere. And then you can spend more if you want! My new pre for my Warwick Streamer cost me £200, which was a bit over the top! Actually if not wanting to spend loads... why not try one of those stingray preamp clones? The fella on here who makes them could possibly sort you out with everything you need to slot right in if you ask nice (and pay)

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1357585596' post='1924947'] I think you'll find a ticket from to Inverness to Dundee will give you slightly more sustain . [/quote] change at Aberdeen or Perth? [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1357588226' post='1925012'] Both of these posts are pretty much where I`m at too. Although I`ve liked (ok, loved) all the Precisions I`ve had, through Squier Affinity/Standard/CV, to MIM/MIM Classic, US Standards, 70s Precisions etc, the one I`ve settled on is my US 2011 recently bought. I just play the recent US Standards better than the others. And have a CIJ as backup, which is also a darn fine bass, but the US pips it for me. [/quote] I'm thinking about it. I wouldn't not play one of the current USA ones - i've not been blown away by them but I wouldn't not play them... My hand prefers the japanese necks slightly. One to try and play is the US vintage reissues ones - the ones of them I've tried have been fantastic. Mind you... I've always found the basschat market place a great place to find great basses with normally a brilliant set up.

[quote name='6v6' timestamp='1357583111' post='1924876'] So I see your point, but IMHO, setup is only one of several components which affect the playability of any guitar/bass: - Quality/accuracy of fretwork/fret-dress - Quality/accuracy of fretboard (can't get a low action if there are any major humps) - Quality of neck join (avoid shimming, tighter join == better resonance) - Weight (indirect playability/comfort/resonance/sustain) I agree that nowadays cheap instruments are really very good due to the prevalence of CNC machinery etc, but you can't dismiss setup as irrellevant, otherwise you may find that the bass you've acquired needs loads of expensive fret levelling work doing, re-cut nut, neck shimming etc - all of which is well beyond a few tweaks with an allen key and well beyond most "mere mortals" ability in terms of setup (ie me ) I for one feel much more comfortable (particularly with a fairly high priced instrument) getting something which is already "in the ballpark" setup wise, as it gives me much better confidence that the construction is all good, and that the setup can be tweaked to my preferences without major luthier attention - taking a gamble on an expensive bass with like 8mm action at the 12th fret is just not worth it IMHO, but each to their own [/quote] agreed apart from the bit about shimming a neck. That's dead easy. My JV currently sports half a rail ticket from bargeddie to glasgow central

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1357407448' post='1922275'] umm, alternate which half you plug the amp into each time you use it? Then you are using the whole of your amp, albeit at different times. [/quote] you know it's got different volumes for each channel on the back - could set one up for live and one for the bedroom.... genius!

[quote name='ZenBasses' timestamp='1357413776' post='1922413'] I would seriously consider talking to Jon Shuker He would be able to tailor a j bass to your specifications and preferences. [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/jbassgallery.html"]http://www.shukergui...assgallery.html[/url] Something from his classic range would probably come in around the 1300 ish mark. Just food for thought [/quote] isn't it daft (and awesome) that a bass hand built in the UK for you to order costs a tiny bit more than a run of the mill Fender USA? I know which one I would want! [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1357427296' post='1922656'] I Like jazzes too but I prefer a fatter neck, I posted about jazzes with p type necks but got nothing back, jazz necks on p's is more common it seems? Bizzarely the only bass I've found is a cheap entry level aria STB-JB, only 150 new, I'm scanning eBay to see what pops up, be cheap way to find if the idea works, and I've nothing against a cheap WELL set up bass! [/quote] I picked up my jazz (see my thread in the builds section) with a slightly thinner than normal P neck on it. It's great

look for a caitlinbread SFT pedal instead (or make a clone) - look up the vids on youtube and you see what I mean

yes

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1357400935' post='1922127'] Oh, I just edited my previous post. The Tecamp website is saying it does run at 2 ohms, but I've no idea whether the specs have changed. [/quote] must have done - this is the manual I have... http://www.tech-soundsystems.de/TecAmp/fileadmin/manuals/Manual_Puma1000_engl.pdf

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1357400494' post='1922119'] Are you sure you've got the impedances right? I thought the 1000 ran down to 2 ohms, so should give the full wattage bridged into 4 ohms. [/quote] yeah, pretty sure it doesn't run down to 2 ohms

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1357397185' post='1922055'] shame to waste it, give you £100 for it? [/quote] it is my only amp though!

It struck me the other day that my amp has two 500w halfs - or 1000w into 8 ohms. I have one 4 ohm cab. And don't really intend getting another.... so it just struck me- I may not ever use half my amp. (and ironically now have a car so the lightweight-ness of it is less of a feature!)

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1357245791' post='1919893'] That does look good. I take it the Molotow paints are about as nasty as any other nitro and need a proper respirator? I'm sort of tempted to have a go at a telecaster body some time, but the faff of trying to find a suitable space and not make myself or anyone else ill puts me off somewhat! [/quote] define "need" .... Background.... my first degree was in sculpture... we used to do quite a lot of daft things using materials we shouldn't have used that way... so I guess you learn ways of not breathing in too many fumes. (there was a time late at night when spreading dope on a plane wing type thing I forgot... and didn't sleep much that day! So Molotow is graffiti paint and half designed to be used indoors, it also makes very little dust (ie less stuff in the air) you'll see all the pro graffiti guys wearing masks and I think if you used it everyday then you would. The first body was mainly sprayed outside... which as the weather went cold didn't really work.... I ended up in the basement! Not exactly good ventalation but I wasn't stupid about it and... well it's nice paint so you don't end up with red snot which you would with some paints. It's not nitro cellulose - but Nitro Alkalid which I think is a more acrylic based nitro - GREAT coverage (i.e. if you didn't want to sand back you could do it in one coat) and drys and behaves like nitro does. It will be interesting to see how it wears with time. I'm not expecting it to fade or decolour really. But for £3.50 a tin... it's great stuff and fairly idiot proof. Work somewhere well ventilated and you'll be fine. You prob know it but Underground Solution on cockburn st have them behind the counter.

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1357238318' post='1919669'] Good job - looks great! [/quote] [quote name='gub' timestamp='1357241121' post='1919756'] Nice ! [/quote] [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1357242360' post='1919792'] Looking good! [/quote] [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1357246661' post='1919918'] Looks good! [/quote] [quote name='Mark Dixon' timestamp='1357342419' post='1921519'] Love the colour! [/quote] thanks guys!

Another option... get another G&L L2000 and stick a new body on it with Jazz pups- If that is the neck that feels "home" for you then maybe that's the answer? (second thought, how close to a jazz sound can a L2000 get, you can do single coil can't you?)