Linus27

Yep, big loss and such a young age. RIP

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1335961135' post='1638607'] I'm now waiting for Doctor of the Bass to review all 80 of his... [/quote] My god, 80 basses?? He probably started writing his reviews last night. Should be finished sometime next month

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1335940853' post='1638234'] slightly odd question here... you know how some folk on here have basses that you just think 'wow, really beautiful and just look great and they obviously love them. Think Wateroftyne with a sunburst '71, or Warwickhunt's Infinity, Gafbass's blue jazz with the stripes or Wazoo's dingwal.... well in my head when I see your posts I think of the ESP. Now I can get why you would have and use a precision, great basses- but why if you have the ESP did you go buy another jazz bass? [/quote] Good point and my fault totally as I forgot to mention that the ESP is fretless where the Fender Jazz is fretted. Thats cool that you link me with the ESP. There was a red one on here that I should had bought. If it does come up for sale again, I will buy it and sell the Fender.

I have a few basses and they are all so different. I love them all but they all have something that bugs me about them. This is what I love and hate about them all. [b]Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 2EQ 2008 in Teal Green and Maple Neck - [/b]Ok, this was always my dream bass and they are superb. The neck is probably the nicest neck I have played and the one I feel the most comfortable with. It also has great tone, especially now I have worked out the best way to use the pre-amp. Recorded it also sound amazing with the true Stingray tone cutting through beautifully. I have some recordings which I did with it and the bass tone has so much personality. However, the thing that bugs me is live I can never get a tone I am happy with. Its either too thin, clunky or just lost where as a Precision or Jazz fills the bottom end perfectly. I have always lacked confidence in taking this bass live. The other small thing that bugs me is I like pickups in the middle to rest my thumb on but the Stingray is further back so a little un-natural for me to play. [b]Fender Precision MIA 2008 in Olympic White and Rosewood Board [/b]- This is my main workhorse to date and feels great. The neck is not chunky either although not as skinny as a Jazz but not chunky like a typical Precision. It also sounds great and has never let me down. I would not say there is anything I hate about it but compared to a lot of other basses, it can be a bit flat or have no personality. The scratch plate needed changing from tort to black for that punk look. The Precision is a Golf. Goes like a Golf, sounds like a Golf and is reliable like a Golf but it aint no Ferrari. [b]Fender Jazz MIA 2011 in Olympic White with Rosewood Board[/b] - Great bass with a lovely neck and is really nicely balanced. When I pull it in close to my body, it just sits so well and feels perfect. But, this bass is nothing special. When I play it, it does nothing for me. It sounds ok but after hearing lots of great Jazz basses over the years it sounds lifeless and dull. What really brought it home was when I recorded an album, I knew which tracks would suit a Precision for a thumpy motown tone and what would suit a more detailed honky, funky Jazz tone. However, listening back, there really is not a lot in it although the Precision sounds like a Precision and the Jazz just sounds like a non descript bass tone. I may upgrade the pickups to some vintage Fender ones to see if that puts a bit of character in it. Oh and the tort plate. I hate tort plates and need to change it to black. [b]Warwick Streamer LX4 2012 in Natural Oil [/b]- Oh boy, what a bass. Totally stunning looking, wonderful neck, very jazz like and that Warwick earthy wood tone is just amazing. This bass is my Mona Lisa, my Ferrari Enzo, my crown jewels. I have been recording some funky jazz over the last few weeks and the tone is unreal. Where I say the Precision tone is reliable but lacks personality, the Streamer is oozing rich tones. Even my wife commented on how great it sounds. If the Precision sounds like a Golf, then the Warwick sounds like a growling Aston Martin. However, it is not without fault. The first thing that really bugs me is the dots on the top of the neck. Warwick have put these new glow in the dark dots which are quite cool but pale greenish and in normal light can be hard to see so its easy to get a little lost. Oh and if you roll the balance back to the single jazz bridge pickup, the output really drops. [b]Warwick Streamer Jazzman Fretless 2006 in Natural Oil[/b] - What a beautiful looking bass with lots of tones. It has the chunkier neck Warwick's were producing at the time but to be honest, its not that chunky. In fact it feels very nice, deep but narrow I guess. It is also so easy to play fretless with the spacing being perfect and suits me down to a tee. Also, a nice addition having a dot on the first fret helps to keep that fretting accurate. However, as a fretless it is so flat. Hardly any mwah, especially higher up the fretboard and lacks real sustain. It even sounds fretted at times. I am really torn with this bass as it looks stunning but as a fretless it does not blow me away. Not sure what to do with it to be honest. [b]ESP 400 Series Jazz Fretless 1998 in Black[/b] [b]with Rosewood Board[/b] - My old workhorse that has done hundreds of gigs and recording sessions and has never let me down. Everything about this bass is perfect apart from it came with a white scratchplate so I changed it to black. I also changed the pickups to Bartolinis and the tone is unreal with lots of growl and honk. It also has a bit of a fretless tone to it and so I got John Shuker to make an exact copy of the neck but fretless and now the bass sounds even better. The only thing that bugs me about it is the output from the pickups is so very low, probably about 30% lower than any other passive bass. So, what about your basses, what do you love and hate about them?

Wow, tonight I decided to do some searching for what EUB Sting used in The Police and my search led me to here. I would also love to hear some sound samples if you can. thanks.

That would be great Nick, might be enough so I can decide if I want one or not. Still not fully happy with a good fretless yet

Hey Nick, wonderful basses. I had one of those Washburn acoustic basses and they are superb but again, I had no use for mine and sold it. Loving the fretless precision also. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on what the tone is like on a fretless precision.

Hey Leon, many thanks and really pleased you like the album. Feel free to download it if you like

I wonder if people's opinions would be different if they had heard this on the radio rather than having the visual as well. I think some would be saying thats its a nice cover of the song.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1335465767' post='1631727'] You must be the only person in the country who has not heard Adele's "Rolling in the deep" then! [/quote] HEHE yeah I honestly have not. Going to try and never hear that song now just so it can pass me by

Well this is my first introduction to this lot and I love it. I also don't know the original song or any of the other songs they have covered but musically I love what they are doing. I love the Britany cover they do. Great musicians.

This thread could get interesting from here on in

Well after trying lots of different fretless basses, I think one I would be very happy to settle with is this, a Fender Tony Franklin Precision. I would have a standard Fender Precision Fretless but Fender don't actually make one so it would have to be this.

[quote name='GuyR' timestamp='1335297868' post='1629006'] Thanks to Mark for posting the photo and his kind comments. [/quote] HEHEHE you are welcome even if its Michael

As requested by Guy, here is a picture of Pino's Stingray that he bought from the gallery. Looks totally stunning and I admit, I am so very very jealous

[quote name='GuyR' timestamp='1335120336' post='1626055'] I will do my best to post one, when I figure out how - where is your 12 year old son when you need him.... [/quote] Ok, dead easy. Either upload to somewhere like photobucket and then link the picture on here or email to me at the below email address and I will do it for you [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email]

[quote name='GuyR' timestamp='1335115362' post='1625963'] I visited the gallerylast week, had been thinking about getting an early fretless stingray for a while. It was impossible to resist..... [/quote] No way?? Seriously? Any photos?

I think the Pino Stingray has been sold or removed as it has now gone from the listings Hope its gone to a good home

I personally find a Precision, a Jazz and a Stingray all three very different basses. Not sure which one I prefer but I love them all but must admit and has already been mentioned, I do tend to struggle getting a great sound out of a Stingray live. However, I have owned three and used to be my dream bass and will always have one. Might even get a second one some day.

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1334588390' post='1618075'] After obtaining my first Warwick (Corvette Fretless - see above) I really wanted to score another. I did a trade with a fellow chatter for this rather nice Streamer LX4. [/quote] Wow, stunning bass Hutton. Hope you are enjoying her How you getting on with the fretless? I've not forgotten your suggestion of some fretless bass methods. Putting together a few ideas at the moment to see what works best and maybe develop into something a bit more