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Why Precision? A question that has baffled me for years!

I hope you're joking. If you are then say so, laugh it off and move on because a silly face at the end of such a statement doesn't really negate it for me. If not - have you any evidence of this actually happening? I'm only asking because I DO have evidence of this NOT happening and in the interests of fairness and not wishing to see someone's livelihood jeopardised by malicious libel I am quite willing to cite it in rebuttal to your ridiculous statement.

[quote name='munkonthehill' timestamp='1324173770' post='1471568'] Oi Perry, theres still seems to be a discrepancy in the gear section of that site!!!! [/quote] Indeed, I asked him to remove one of my entries last week. Slow service.

What kind of bass did this come off? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260918016725"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260918016725[/url] Never seen one like it before.

In Soviet Russia, bass plays you?

What a shame, I tried the Tele bass in a shop a couple of weeks back. Now I like an old school sound but it sounded like I had stuffed a bunch of cotton wool in my ears, regardless of pickup selection and tone control wide open. Admittedly I wasn't playing through the greatest of amps, but even artificially cranking up the treble on the amp couldn't lift any high overtones out of the mud, even on the bridge pickup. That's too old school for me!

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1323756367' post='1466548'] Just the one at the moment (Rickenbacker 4001). [/quote] Oh well, look on the bright side - at least you're exempt from being branded unprofessional for only taking one bass to the gig.

Yup, I've located mine too, no rollicking for me

And how is the view from Mount Olympus?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1323367868' post='1462618'] I don't like well kept basses. I've traded a few and am afraid to play them. My JV and Warwick are both in good condition but have been played in a bit. My T40 is up for trade and to be honest I would love to see some beat up, sticker covered, badly modded thing to get offered in a trade.... but have you noticed that hardly any beat up basses float around bass chat? Where are they all? [/quote] All the beat up basses get put up in lofts/under beds where some magic happens over the next 20 years and they become desirable once more. Allegedly.

I'm sure some friendly nearby BCer who is handy with a soldering iron could help you. It really is best if you remove everything before painting a body.

Fernandes Nomad bass? Built in amp? A toy? Dunno how loud it is on its own or how good it sounds though. [url="http://www.fernandesguitars.com/nomad-bass/nomad-bass.html"]http://www.fernandesguitars.com/nomad-bass/nomad-bass.html[/url]

We all love a good moan and a gripe eh? Leaving aside the severity of the word 'hate', I only have minor gripes and niggles that I've come to accept as quirks. You work around them and in time come to appreciate them for what they are. My best mate is the best mate in the world, but he's a grumpy bugger if there's no Tennent's Lager in the pub he walks into There is no such thing as the perfect bass. But if you really want to know, here is me being super picky about my basses: Gibson RD Artist - String through ferrules aren't drilled in a straight line, the tuners are off centre with regards to the edges of the headstock, the compression setting boosts the volume too much and can be a little hissy. Strictly active only, and you need a screwdriver to change the battery. I wonder if I could get thumbscrews with the right thread, Gibson did have the presence of mind to use threaded inserts for the battery cover screws rather than just wood screws into wood. Gibson Victory Artist - It's very clever (for 1981) that the EQ works in passive and active modes, but it's annoying that when you're in active mode the neutral point for the EQ is on the centre detent of the bass/treble pot, but if you switch to passive then you've just cut half your bass and half your treble because the neutral point is +5 on the knob (10 effectively - no cut). I don't think there's a way round it, but it's still something that I need to watch out for. Active gives a fair thump to the amp when you switch to it for the first time if you started in passive. It's also far too refined sounding for its own good and can be difficult to get a good sound in the rehearsal room with whatever ragtag amp I have to use. Gibson G-3 - A couple of the grub screws in the bridge saddles are broken (slotted, not hex) and need to be turned with a pair of pliers. Gibson IV - What can I say? It's a passive VVT bass. It's not exciting, but it's solid, reliable, comfortable and sounds good. It's a Thunderbird in a sensible, balanced body shape. Guild B402-A - The out of phase setting is pointless though, thin and nasal, there's no application for it within the parameters of the music I'm playing at the moment. Passive option is no EQ, but it's better than not being able to play at all. G&L Tribute L-2000 - The workhorse. The "active" setting is simply a line boost, and the treble boost sounds horrible. I only ever use it in passive mode. I'm considering removing the preamp and wiring a passive mode setting for each pickup (HB, single, OMG) Yamaha BB614 - The office/rough gig bass. I don't really have anything to say about it. It's got no passive safety valve, I might see if I can sneak a push/pull in there.

No problems with them, they collapse down pretty good for transportation, seem solid and reliable. Bear in mind that they're only designed to keep your bass off the floor and not much else, they're not big enough to perform miracles of stability, but as long as no-one plays sillybuggers near it then you should be fine.

I don't consider myself to be anything like good, I can hold the low end down and keep reasonable time, but I'm definitely functional rather than flamboyant. Taking lessons resulted in a big whoosh of improvement, mostly filling in the blanks, discovering the reasons why certain notes work beyond "because it sounds right" and being pushed to play more complex stuff, more complex rhythms. I got approached by a fellow bass player after my gig on Friday and was complimented on my playing, we talked a bit of shop (meaning gear, mostly) and it was nice. My wife tells me I'm looking up more when I'm playing. I've never been kicked out of a band for being crap. You have to gather all this anecdotal evidence and eventually come to the conclusion that you must be doing something right.

No problems from Thomann here.

The long reach barrel jack will only work for you if 1) it fits in the hole (I'm guessing that the current one is threaded in there somehow given that it's got a notch which looks like it's intended for a screwdriver) and 2) reaches far enough through for you to use the nut/washer to secure it inside the cavity. So you might need to ream the hole out a little, maybe not. Then again, it's only £2.29 from Maplin, that's less than a pint down the pub. Buy it, see if it fits in there, report back if it doesn't and we'll see what we can do.

A picture of the original would help enormously.

Don't be surprised by the tax bill. Don't be surprised by the courier charging you to present the goods to HMRC, paying the duty/VAT on your behalf then collecting the money from you. Don't think for one minute you'll be able to sneak a bass under the noses of HMRC, little bits and bobs sure, but not a whole bass. Do ask for all tracking info/reference numbers etc. so you know what's happening instead of waiting for a letter to appear.

Well, today I've just gone and contradicted myself. Hartke strings aren't long enough to do through body stringing on my RD Artist, so I've had to get some super long scale D'Addarios. I don't mind, I quite like XLs - I've had them before, but now I can't say that I don't use any strings other than Hartke It's that extra inch or so that the strings travel to get through the back of the bridge to the through body ferrules when they would normally go straight down through the bridge plate that does the damage!

Get your head round that then: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140654423300"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140654423300[/url] I wonder how many of these stated combinations are A: musically useful and B: the same as some other setting.

Three of the established music venues in Aberdeen have house PA, house bass amp and house drum kit (minus snare and cymbals of course). I guess we're quite lucky and you're right - no rig == no car == more beer!