Linus27

Thanks again everyone for the good luck wishes. Everytime I log into my emails, I am expecting the thanks but no thanks email so yes just a little bit tense here.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1333469203' post='1602191'] I wouldn't keep everything crossed for too long, you'll get pins and needles and get frightfully uncomfortable All the best mate. [/quote] Cheers mate

[quote name='i play in N #' timestamp='1333467593' post='1602143'] well it isnt me, i finally got my e-mail from them, so good luck to the rest who hav'nt heard yet , or at least not posted it up yet [/quote] Unlucky I have still not heard anything back yet so I have everything crossed now

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1333361014' post='1600425'] Hold on , Billyapple, Discreet, Bluray and Linus27 all managed to get an audition with NMA - I am seriously impressed well done guys and Linus fingers crossed [/quote] Don't forget Subaudio although not sure if he got an audition or not.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1333304706' post='1599818'] Here's my latest toy, bought from Stealth on Basschat. It's a 2003 Fretless with the most wonderful figuring on the neck and a superb bass to play too [/quote] Blimey Nick, that is gorgeous in a big way. Hope you like and stick with it. Very sweet looking bass indeed.

Thanks guys, fingers crossed here also

I'm a little worried here. I was also NMA bass player for half an hour yesterday afternoon yet I have not heard anything back yet. My audition went very well and I actually got to play a forth song, "White Light". So I guess no news is good news for me then. Fingers crossed but not expecting to get it.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1332951773' post='1595448'] hmm ok, I have two amps 400w and 550w at 4 ohms and weigh 20lbs max so if I need something smaller and compact will keep the Reidmar in mind. Will see how their history pans out as in no rush, atm [/quote] I just played the Roundhouse in Camden with the Reidmar and one 8 ohms cab so thats 125 watts and I needed to have no bass through the foldback monitors and the amp was set at about 2.5 on the volume. I even turned it down at one stage I think we have all been misled a little with big numbers and low outputs from recent years with these small amp heads where as the Reidmar is much more old school and more accurate with its figures..

[size=5][sub]Lee bought my Washburn AB10 acoustic bass. Great communication, kept me up to date and paid when he said he would. Also let me know the bass arrived safe and sound. Top guy and very reliable. Cheers Lee.[/sub][/size]

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1332749338' post='1592321'] Glad they went well Michael. Must have been a fantastic week for you. Its nice that things are going well now. Ill be ordering a copy of the album when i get paid this week. [/quote] Cheers Dave, yes it was quite amazing. Cheers for buying the album at the end of the month. Would love to get some feedback from you once you have listened to it. Going to send you a PM later also

Just a bit of feedback with regards to using my EBS Reidmar and single EBS Classic 112 cab whilst on tour supporting Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden this week. This is the first time I have used it at a proper gig rather than at home and I can confirm it performed amazingly. If anyone is in doubt about the volume or output of this little head then please don't. It is so loud that I needed to not use any monitors and I only had the gain set at 12 O' Clock and the volume at 2.5. You can see my settings in the second picture. Gain and Compression at 12 O' Clock. Bass is set flat, Mids and Htz at 10 O ' Clock. Treble flat and bright is off and the volume at 2.5. It is uber loud and sounded great. Anyway, here are some photos of it in use

Just got back from being on tour with Paul Weller, supporting him at The Roundhouse in Camden. Whole week was a blast and such a wonderful venue. The entire crew were so helpful and friendly and looked after us no end. A few celebs were there over the course of the week including Noal Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie to name a few but the best was Jay from Inbetweeners. So wanted to say clunge but probably very un-original. Anyway, the EBS Reidmar 250 and Classic 112 was simply awsome. Here are a few piccies.

My band Cow are supporting Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden on Tuesday 20th March, Wednesday 21st March and Thursday 22nd March. We get allocated two tickets per night per band member. I have two spare tickets for Wednesday if anyone here would like them. All I need is the names of the two people who want the tickets. Now for the catch They are not totally free. When you collect your tickets from the box office, there is a charge of £10 per ticket which will go to one of the charities nominated by Mr Weller on the day. So, still not a bad deal really. Anyway, I thought I would offer them here to fellow basschatter's so if anyone wants to go, then drop me a PM. First come first served but I may also have two tickets for Thursday but I won't know until tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I have ordered a set so once installed I will let you know what I think.

Hi Hutton, thats great, thank you. Yes you are correct as I checked out the pickups in both the 62 re-issue and the 57 re-issue. The 62 has the original/vintage pickup and the 57 has its own 57 style pickup. I think I will go for a set of these pickups after all the great feedback.

Congrats Clarky, they sound and look like a cracking band. With your big blonde bonnet of hair, you should fit in perfect with the two blonde girls Keep us updated please on how it goes.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1295122154' post='1090821'] My take on these two would be to equate them to drinks: Jazz = lager & lime - cuts through nicely Precision = Guinness - rich and full bodied [/quote] Oh this is great, especially as I drink lots of Guinness and play a Precision. So what you you say a Stingray is?

[quote name='Knork' timestamp='1295089755' post='1090253'] must have this bottle bass! i'd say a P sounds like a male and a J like a female tiger growling. [/quote] Thats the second best way to describe it This thread is great

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1295047214' post='1089985'] Precision... a man walking walking to the beat with big traditional boots on... Jazz... a man walking to the beat with big traditional shoes on... same punch.. different weight... [/quote] That is just brilliant. Sums it up for me

Generally I totally agree with the OP comments and its how I have played most of my life. Amp, cable, bass (usually Precision of Jazz) and nothing else. I like to keep it 100% simple. I would however add that I think the bass you use is a very important factor in defining your sound. I mostly use a Precision as it has fitted with most things I play from punk pop with a pick to thumpy motown finger style. However, using a Warwick or a Stingray will change the overall tone and put a different angle on it and may work better. Saying that, I have just purchased a flanger and overdrive pedal to create a few different tones but and I can't stress this enough, it would only be if a project required it rather than changing my usual tone all the time.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1331796085' post='1578837'] If you were closer I would have lent you mine for the rehearsal mate. Have a good one! [/quote] Thanks Charic for the offer, thats very kind of you sir.

Thanks for the comments so far. So why don't Fender stick these original/vintage sounding pickups in their US standard Precisions if these are closer to the original tone or is it a case of manufacturing to the original tone is more costly so the current standard pickups are a cost saving exercise whilst trying to stay as close as the original tone? Perhaps its a marketing exercise. Either way I might try a set if they do sound better although I like the look of those Aguilar pickups also.

[quote name='coasterbass' timestamp='1331741087' post='1578107'] I've used MattSnowball many times, both for bass gear and PA bits, and can wholeheartedly endorse them. Phil is great to deal with (nice surprise to find you on here Phil!) In fact if you look closely at my avatar pic you'll see an Ampeg 1x18 that I hired to beef up my 4x10HLF and SVT4 rig a couple of years back. Nick [/quote] Thanks Nick for the feedback. I will be using Phil if the audition goes ahead. Cheers.

Has anyone replaced their standard precision pickups with the Fender Precision Original/Vintage design pickup. Would love to hear what peoples thought are and if this is a worthy upgrade from an American standard pickup. [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=0992046000"]http://www.fender.co...rtno=0992046000[/url]

Thank you, thats great and really helps me out. Once I know if I have the audition I'll be in touch. Cheers.