LukeFRC

not many people on this forum- should have put it in the regular bass forum!

both the ones I have now are exactly the same

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]So there will be a build thread about this soon. This is my new jazz bass that I traded from [/size][/font][color=#323232][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Bassistclem a week or so ago. So it's a jazz bass... 1994 Japanese Fender squier precision bass neck, and reportedly a fender squier jazz bass body. Well the plan was originally to use the neck (which is good) as a base for a bitsa - new pickups, new body probably and so on.... and then I played the thing.... and it's outstanding- I don't know what it is, the ceramic pickups or what but the tone is brilliant- both me and my flatmate find it hard to put down. It's brilliant! So that given, I have a bass that just sounds brilliant- kinda like a fender jazz but not quite- having bought and sold a fair few jazzes over the past few years- some of them would have cost thousands... and this one... yeah - this is my bass [/font][/color] [color=#323232][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]So the plan was instead to refinish this bass- and obviously, if you look at the [/font][/color][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#323232]scratchplate get one that fits! I figure that at some point someones stuck a cheaper scratchplate on that isn't the right size.[/color][/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#323232]So I go on ebay and buy a new one- it comes- a quality item, looks good..... and it's the same flipping size as the one already on there. What's going on? Why is my bass body a wee bit bigger? Is it some other make? what's a happening? [/color][/font] [color=#323232][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]On the plus side I'm now going to have two jazz scratchplates to sell [/font][/color]

Both?

[quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1349166428' post='1822501'] I've just read this thread with interest having just pulled the trigger on Bob Palt's rather nice ACG Finn 4. Now I'm just your average player, I certainly don't have "chops" at all and very rarely venture up the dusty end. I just appreciate nice things and have always wanted a ACG since whenever. I'm sure I'll get a blast just from owning such a beauty but to get to bang out a few root/fives etc etc on it as well will do me just fine. For me, I don't care what the punters think of my Bass be it a boutique jobby or my £150 Blazer. I think I'll just feel very lucky being able to own it. [/quote] good looking bass that, let us know how you get on

I like the guy who demos warwick stuff, he just seems quite excited to get to play all these nice basses. And he cam actually play!

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1348703661' post='1817273'] I play in a noisy pub-rock band with two guitarists, a drummer who thinks he's John Bonham and a singer who doesn't do quiet or subtle. My rig is a GK MB500 (weighs less than 2 Kgs) and a Barefaced Compact (14 Kgs). I don't think you'll get much lighter than that! Absolutely no problems making myself heard with bags of spare volume on tap. [/quote] Tecamp rig would be lighter... cost more though. The barefaced stuff is supposed to be good mind [quote name='charic' timestamp='1348747470' post='1817645'] One of the TC amps and use the DI? No cab needed and sounds epic [/quote] what and just go through the PA? their are cheaper ways to do that than a TC amp (plug plug plug for the Bass Pod I'm selling ) [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1348773295' post='1818089'] 50lbs is reasonably light for a 2x12 you can gig with. I wouldn't bother going smaller. Get a cart to help with the cab. £20 from Amazon. [/quote] 50lb isn't light by my books! my cab is a 2x10 but under 40lb... a tecamp 1x10 is under 20lb. you can do lightweight- the downside is the cost- the upside is by the time you get to that kinda price point you tend to get a well engineered cab too.

@ OP does the PA guy take a DI from your bass before the amp or mic the amp?

I like my basses. But there's one or two things left I want to try basswise. One of them's a good thumb and if I could sell something on to try one well why not? I've got one keeper on the warwick, everything else has a price

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1349012956' post='1820639'] Yep! [IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/IMG_0877.jpg[/IMG] I've had USA Sadowsky basses before and 'personally' don't think that there is justification in paying almost double for a USA over a Jap Metro. [/quote] your basses enjoy that chair don't they?

what a numpty!

Depends how early, what model etc...

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1348600072' post='1815867'] Weight is a big issue for me nowadays, and so whatever bass I buy has to be a light example of that particular model- obviously, some models of bass are going to be inherently heavier than others. I have hardly seen any four string Stingrays made in recent years that were as light as your 5 ; they tend to be closer to 10 pounds more often than not in my experience , thats why I opted for a Reflex with humbuckers when I was looking for an EBMM to do the Stingray thing. . When I had my Reflex made for me I requested a light one , and mine is the second -lightest I have ever seen. Its still not as light as your five strings, though. 5 string EBMMs that light are like gold dust , and definitely keepers. [/quote] ooooff this is one of the things that put me of any stingray - my current basses range from 7.8 - 9 pounds - over 10 seems very heavy - my old T40 was about 13 pounds....