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Bang Tidy! Lovely flame on the neck.

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1436546453' post='2819100'] Leslie West's brother John used to run a fish cannery business, but he closed it down after becoming appalled at the number of cans of fish they had to reject. [/quote] And Leslie became a great speaker, doing the rounds.

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1436358981' post='2817445'] I must be the only one who loves the sound of both pickups on full on a PJ bass! Fat, crisp, best of both worlds! [/quote] I'm with you there. My PJ controls are vol, tone and pup selector switch, so its full on P, full on J or full on both and nothing in between. Wasn't sure about that at first - but that was couple years ago and now I cant do without

Blimey didn't realise effectspowersupplies were retailing Barefaced. Just checked their website and the retro 210 is even cheaper with free delivery, than their ebay link.

Mmmm naughty pictures like that should be in a Trace Elliot Porn thread... Divine

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1433977979' post='2795703'] We have one of these, it was our youngest's first bass. At the time (quite a few years ago, now...) it was the least expensive new active fiver I could find. Despite this , it has turned out to be an excellent player (although slightly heavy for my old shoulders; I'm more used to my Verithin..!). The 'stock' p/ups are excellent, the pre-amp does the job well; no complaints whatsoever. An anecdote..? OK, then. Maceo Parker was billed to play at the local festival in which I was involved (3 Elephants; look it up...). We got a call the day before from their manager, asking if we could provide an active five-string. He explained that the bassist (Rodney 'Skeet' Curtis...) had had his Lakland fail on him in Scandinavia, and had no spare. I offered our humble Cort when they arrived; he strung it up with his own strings and used it for the show. By coincidence, the same configuration (1 x MM, 1 x J p/ups...) as his Lakland. No-one noticed the drop in quality, which only goes to prove that it really is 'all in the fingers'. He was complimentary about the bass, and gracious enough to sign the back afterwards, but that's worn off since. Still, we now know that if it doesn't sound right, it's us, not the bass..! Brilliant value for money, but ours was less than £250 new; much less. Hope this helps. [/quote] What a fabulous anecdote. Love it Cheers Geoff

Does asking myself out loud on here count?

Indeed. Early Trace Elliot heads into 20kg cabs loaded with Kappalites is the only way. You will all be thanking me for this sage advice one day. Cheers Geoff

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1433176668' post='2788596'] Of course, who else to play the root notes..? [/quote] Aaaargh lol

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1433028409' post='2787262'] Twix's come from Korea? [/quote] Yes, the left one. Or is it the right one? I forget...

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1432668930' post='2783853'] Well I've just ordered 2 BVT4500H heads from Thomann! The amp in my Ampeg BA500 combo (which runs down to 2ohms with a 4ohm extension cab) died on me at a gig a couple of weeks ago. As I plan to use the combo cab (i.e. with the amp section removed) and the extension cab I already have, I needed an amp that could also run down to 2ohms. Unfortunately, the Ampeg b5r head I then bought off here was killed in transit by myHermes so I had to look for an alternative within my very limited budget, remembered this thread and though - why not? I now plan to run these 2 heads together by connecting the preamp out on one to the power amp in on the other andThen running one cab off each head. [/quote] Blimey, two of the buggers, eh? Should be an interesting setup. Let us know how it pans out. Cheers Geoff

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1432736503' post='2784415'] Here's the pic from the other thread again, TC 210 on a Stagg GAS-4.2 amp stand: [/quote] The name alone makes me want one...

[quote name='thebuckets' timestamp='1432378261' post='2780962'] I had the CB 1024 not seen any photos that show it up as nice as it is in the flesh. More of a honey burst with nice grain showing through [/quote] Yeah ive found the same with my CB 1024, in the flesh a stunner. And yes, I think the honey burst idea is quite close. I think the grain pattern on mine is gorgeous.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1432297661' post='2780144'] I have been cutting everything under 100hz for the last year or so and its made such an improvement to my live sound. The whole band sounds better, I never have boom issues, I get more volume out of my rig, there's a clearer balance between all the notes on all the strings and the clarity is unreal. [/quote] Ditto this. Sloping the Trace GP12 graphic down from 100hz, with the 30hz slider pretty much at full minus setting. The heat sink on my AH200 is noticeably cooler with less current being sucked through the output transistors.

Also, don't forget about trying some 5 stringers too, you might be surprised.

Are there any things about the Jazz you like or don't like? How about the neck profile, for instance? A Jazz has one of the narrower and slimmer (front to back) profiles around. Ibanez SR are slimmer, the Yamaha BB mentioned is thicker and fractionally wider. Best thing is to try as many as you can in a shop. Cheers Geoff