LukeFRC

http://youtu.be/nxJtW2qOKkA

[quote name='davehux' timestamp='1344170078' post='1760630'] I had a sniper bid ready to go on this item, and he obviously panicked and pulled it just before the end. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170889897925#ht_2030wt_922 Now relisted with a reserve. Might bid, might just tell him to poke it Grrrrrrrrrrrrr I hate that!!! [/quote] its been on sale on here for a while. Er why not pm the seller on here and make an offer that way. He's a good guy. I don't really think he's a b@stard for pulling a sale. Esp given the nature of the item.

much cheaper one on gumtree

and how much money have you spent on basses since you started out before you realised that "your" sound was a P bass?

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1344176762' post='1760710'] You mean pinned? If so, then can I suggest we entitle the thread "Mahogany". If that's a touch obscure, then perhaps "Zero fret". Or we could just have a poll to decide the title, there are bound to be so many others with favourite phrases mined from his listings. [/quote] seriously I don't think it would need to be pinned to be near the top

do you think we should just have one thread for this fella?

I read that on talk bass the other day

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1344103886' post='1759904'] Gotta be worth more than that, Maya yes but not El Maya surely? You cant get these anymore! Still plays better than fender precision [/quote] You can't get small pox anymore either. I'm just going by the prices I've seen over the last few years. Bassassin isn't around at the moment but theres one or two more folk with a bit more knowledge. Maya/el maya you need to find someone who knows enough about japcrap to know the difference between the Rokkoman brands- but not someone who knows enough that they will just sit on ebay picking up japcrap bargins at around the £100 mark.... now given a USA fender is going down to about £500 secondhand... and you can buy a second hand JV squier for £450 (not collectors, but with up grade pickups and new fretless ebony board) and the last Squier SQ P bass went for £350 ish... all of which to the general player as a brand are more desirable.... I don't quite know how much you would be expecting to get for this? I have picked up similar quality japcrap, and of far more desirable brands for under £100

notice the top cutaway on the guitar too? my guess.... until big red x comes and tells us.... first act

search in the "japcrap" thread- a couple of el maya's popped up in there. My guess £50-200 range

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1344083161' post='1759512'] Looking into getting one of these bad boys for my Jazz bass. What's the best set of pickups to pair with one? I currently have a set of WIzard 64's and feel I might need something a little more modern sounding to match the capabilities of the J-Retro. Anyone have any recommendations? I've heard good things about the Delanos (JC Series) although am open to all suggestions. Thanks [/quote]also worth considering.... ead (the guy above) has an ACG pre if that floats your boat.

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1344083161' post='1759512'] Looking into getting one of these bad boys for my Jazz bass. What's the best set of pickups to pair with one? I currently have a set of WIzard 64's and feel I might need something a little more modern sounding to match the capabilities of the J-Retro. Anyone have any recommendations? I've heard good things about the Delanos (JC Series) although am open to all suggestions. Thanks [/quote] i think it's designed to work with anything. why not try it with the wizards and upgrade if you want a different sound?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1344077148' post='1759421'] Lovely mate but I have a wedding to pay for. [/quote] awww when... same reason I'm going to ignore it, I'm getting married in april. oh BTW... idea for your wedding get up... more you than a suit http://www.milanoo.com/Black-And-White-Unisex-Lycra-Zentai-Suit-p16071.html?searchKeyword=black%20white%20check%20suit

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1344072521' post='1759337'] I'm going through tomorrow. [/quote][quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1344074071' post='1759369'] I live near Pompey so not far away if that helps. [/quote][quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1344075267' post='1759393'] Crowthorne...about fifteen minutes through the woods. P [/quote] actually decided- wouldn't be for me right now (though one of the best basses I've tried.... heres a link.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-L-L1000-bass-guitar-/251119124726?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a77ddc0f6#ht_500wt_1219 one for you wayne?

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Investigating.... the annoying mid frequency (about 1.06k) ... my pickups are wired straight to jack at the moment.... so I think what I was hearing was the resonant peak... change cables (and therefore both resistance and capacitance) and it goes away. so need to pay attention to pickup loading!

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1344011804' post='1758759'] Japanese ones are nice [/quote] +1

[quote name='AndyBob09' timestamp='1344046324' post='1759199'] Man, no denying that Creative Scotland put in to music funding but I've always just seen a hell of a lot of art being funded by Creative Scotland - or the Arts Council, as it was. [/quote] Art can meet the criteria things are recognised for better than music can. Without CS most of the art wouldn't happen - but the music still would, it quite hard to think of much music that is both culturally relevant and unable to find most of it's funding from elsewhere- the music business is that a business. I think where it would be worthy is outwith the central belt- helping get bands up north on tour, or helping smaller non commercial (i.e. prob trad) groups tour.

might be worth you sticking L1000 into ebay search term.... If you are near and fancy looking after a bass for me, I'm tempted but can't get there

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1344065484' post='1759245'] Enlighten me, dear boy. [/quote] the red nash jazz with the chunkier neck than normal, you had it up for sale for a while on here

[quote name='AndyBob09' timestamp='1344036461' post='1759141'] 13th Note is indeed a cool bar. I cut my teeth in there in a new band a few years ago. That gig went down extremely well. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that you weren't a fan of GOMA. I quite like that place. And yes, if only us musos could get the same arts funding that artists do, but good on them. [/quote] they do.... scottish arts council paid for the production of withered hands last album (creative scotland as it is now) and they've funded a few other music things too

I think it's just the.... you know how a bass has a voice.... theres a dominant tone in the mids... well, I kinda want to control that- maybe it's not possible and it's the actual sound of my bass. It's not my rig, the P bass's dominate tone (what's the correct term to describe it) is a bit lower, as an example a T40 is lower again, maybe it's just the tone of the bass and unchangeable.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1344012018' post='1758767'] The horsey stuff costs a fortune. The horses are worth a fortune, then there's all the upkeep costs. And I think the cost of transporting the horses across the globe for an olympics reaches millions. I think many of the riders don't own their horses, they borrow them from people who can afford to keep them! [/quote] like republican nominees for president?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1344010650' post='1758725'] Nothing is pricey compared to F1 cars. I think the basic point is how much it costs to be able to compete at the top level. So for cycling it's at least £20k whereas for running it's probably a £100 pair of decent shoes. A simplistic view, perhaps, but most determined people could reasonably expect to equip themselves with the same sort of gear used by world champions in most olympic sports - but probably not in cycling these days. A bit like the music world really, where it's really not unthinkable to equip yourself with the same basic gear as world famous musicians (unless we're talking Stradivarius fiddles of course), in which case it really is all about the talent and not about the gear - which is how it should be really. [/quote] Except if you get to the point where someone thinks you might want/need a £20k bike then I'm pretty sure british cycling will get you one- I don't think chris Hoy buys his own bikes. Road cycling you can get a decent bike at £500 and then spend as much as you want/are mad enough on the bits to make it that much lighter. Possibly like us lot and basses you see people get more focused on the gear than actually using it.... Running you could start on a pair of £2 pumps if you wanted! the cost in a lot of these sports is the time and then affording to join the clubs or wherever people do athletics..... but it gets to the point that there is a difference- a £5 ball and jumpers for goal posts will get me started playing football- the gap between me and Lionel Messi is the same as me and Chris Hoy. In the same way the local park or road takes the place of the velodrome or Wembley.... I think sometimes if we just went and did things for the fun rather than getting hung up on the gear... which brings us neatly back to bass guitars....

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1344009148' post='1758696'] Good point about the cost of competitive bikes, which have a serious hi-tech element to them these days. Can anyone think of other olympic sports that require such expensive equipment? I know that canoe slalom boats are mostly carbon fibre these days but I don't think they are anywhere near the price of the bikes. My lad has a hand-built carbon kayak but it was less than £1000. Shotguns can be ridiculously expensive if hand-built, but the money goes into the engraving and carving - they don't actually shoot any better than a £500 model, so it's not really an entry barrier into the sport. Archery perhaps? Some of those bows look very fancy, but I don't know how much they cost. [/quote] the bikes push the barrier- if you compare them to formula one cars they aren't that pricy.... whats that the bike is about the cost of a front wing? though R&D costs probably a wee bit higher. I was reading before that especially in Bejing they were so secretive about the equipment even the riders didn't know what they'ld done, they were just given a bike and told it would be better than the oppositions. (and if it wasn't then it's not bad for the psyche is it?) Flippin good job they've done though, top of the world in terms of cycling. Mind you we do spend more on our elite cycling than the USA does on cycling of all levels.... my view is if it encourages more people to cycle it makes the UK fitter and slightly less polluted then thats a good thing.