Bigwan

I'm not an authority, but living where I do there's no chance to play decent basses in shops so shopping time is spent researching! 1). Not a clue 2). Recent Celinders seem to have celinder pickups as standard, but I believe there was the option (when the website was up) to spec alternatives 3). Preamp questions answered here: www.greengrove.dk/ Older Celinders (like the Basschat bass) didn't use the green grove pre. The basschat/Skarbee Celinder had Fralin pickups and an Aggie OBP1 (a blinding bass). 4). I believe the Me'Shell bass was a one off, electronics wise. Someone here (think it was eubassix) had it for a while and seem to remember there being a thread that described the electronics mods (here it is [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30287&hl=Me'Shell)"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...l=Me'Shell)[/url].

That's rather lovely! How could anyone live with that wallpaper?! I'd have a constant headache (or just keep the lights off)!

Was the USA one the 'zone' or something equally rubbish...

Different bass, different string gauge, lower action? That'd be my first thoughts. Giving up would be my last!

I recently left a band that sounds nearly exactly the same as yours. I ended up using a Line6 Studio 110 (tilted towards my head) and a 1x10 powered monitor (for everything other than bass) - a bigger powered monitor and DI pedal would have done EXACTLY the same job, especially since our PA could do 3 separate monitor mixes. Our PA was up to the job for bass out front, but as everyone else has said if yours isn't then you could be in bother. Batter your guiturd player for being a typical banjo playing idiot. We found that even a 5watt valve amp was too loud on stage (we liked to keep it quiet - everything sounded better) so the guitar player ended up using a POD and powered monitor. Nobody noticed the difference out front, but it meant we weren't getting deafened - he started out using a fender twin!

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='696564' date='Dec 30 2009, 06:15 PM']that is pure porn, like a nissan gt-r with strings.. [/quote] Yeah... dirty...

Hi guys, I'm on the lookout for a Fender Precision (see my sig) and the only new offering that really fits the bill is the Fender Highway One Precision. I've never played one (and am unlikely to since I'm in Northern Ireland - a veritable musical instrument wasteland!) but it looks good. Anyone have any experience of these? They're certainly well priced for a new US made Fender! Cheers Ian

What about a barefaced vintage cab and a markbass littlemark or Hartke LH500 head?

I've seen worse believe it or not. In Sound Control (as was... I think. Not the Jamaica St. one) in Glasgow. 70's Fender Jazz, Sunburst, rosewood neck, blocked and bound, tort pickguard. If I stopped there you'd think it sounded class... except some bright spark had removed the binding on the neck and tried to slim the neck to the new fingerboard width (very badly). They'd also re-routed the pickup routes for bigger than standard pickups (while drunk I think) and modified the pickguard accordingly (also badly - SO much bigger than the pickup routes!). Also battered to hell and back. The sort of bass that any right thinking human being would be take out back and put out of its misery... played like an absolute dog. They were still looking 1700 quid for it... ALL ORIGINAL apparently! LOL

It won't last. I was GAS free (and thought I hated P-basses) until I played a really nice '66 Precision on honeymoon. Now I'm as GASsy as a really GASsy thing... It's still there and I still have a credit card. Could get messy... Edit: scratch that - it's gone now (the bass, not the GAS)

I'm actually the opposite of you mate. I had EMGs and a BT circuit in my corvette and got tired of them and went back to the passive MEC pickups and standard passive electronics. I have to say I'd be tempted by the ACG filter pre if it were me. Been considering one for my Shuker for quite some time (currently set up with EMGs and standard volume/volume/tone).

On a recent trip to NYC (Honeymoon) I got to play loads of really impressive, boutique and vintage basses, as well as all the standard fair. Strangely there are 3 basses from the trip that stick out in my mind as awesome. A Sadowsky PJ in burgundy mist(!) (@ the Sadowsky shop), a refinished '66 Fender Precision (@ Rudy's on 48th St.) and a Squier Classic Vibe Jazz (@ Guitar Centre on 14th St. - what a horrible place by the way! Cheap though)... the Squier's in pretty good company there I think! I would add that I'd buy a Squier CV 60s P-bass in a shot, but I'm not a fan of the colour. If it were Olympic white with tort (like the jazz) I'd have one already!

The only advice I'd give is to not buy westfield or anything like that. Stick with a good name. Sure you could spend £100 on a bass, but if you spend up to your budget and later decide bass isn't for you (but then again why would you!) the thing'll at least have some resale value - see my sig below for an example of what you can expect to get as a return for a westfield.... Budget for a decent gig bag too. Haven't played the new Squiers, but haven't heard a bad report about them so that's a good place to start - the classic vibe jazz would be my choice. Also consider Yamaha, Ibanez (the ATK300 is an excellent bass), Rockbass (by Warwick). The Cort Curbow is also a nice starter bass, if a little odd looking. Good luck and let us know how you get on!