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[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1167680' date='Mar 18 2011, 10:37 PM']Machines are so advanced no, they should be able to knock out instruments to a decent quality without having the prices sky high. IME the price comes from having very high quality control (so you're paying for wastage) or having them hand built (which means better attention to detail, though not specifically anything better overall). Neither make the end instruments better, they just make it less likely you'll get a duff one. Brands like Westfield show that you can make cheap basses that are way above their price point in quality, but dogs can get through the QC.[/quote] The main difference I'd pay for is having wood that has a specific tonal character. There are far fewer luthiers out there who can guarantee with any certainty what an instrument will sound like than many would have you believe...apart from well worn ash or alder or mahogany bodies are used with maple necks...especially when complicated combinations of wood are being used in one instrument. If anything I've found lots of different woods tend to make the instruments sound more generic. A bit like having too many ingredients in a dish. I don't think its a question of boutique or not, more a question of construction. Better sounding instruments to my ears tend to have fewer woods used.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1165976' date='Mar 17 2011, 04:47 PM']If you think of the people who are collected under the umbrella term of 'musician', it can include a whole load of people who can't actually [i]play[/i] anything.[/quote] We call them hip hop producers.

Gibson are to bass guitars what Alembic are to guitarists.

Someone please message him and ask him if he's got anything in pink? It would make my day.

I'm hitting 40 this year. Haven't been looking forward to it but thankfully I don't have much grey hair, not much of a belly (thanks to working out 4 times a week), stayed out of the sun when I was a teenager so don't have many wrinkles and I managed to get all the toys I thought I might need before I left the UK. So now its time to get serious about things that are REALLY important...

More info is available on the Jaydee forum. [url="http://www.jaydeeguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8&start=0"]http://www.jaydeeguitars.com/forum/viewtop...t=8&start=0[/url] The Jaydee website normally has a serial number section but its being updated at the moment and is offline.

Get some fimo in the colour of your choice, bake the basic shape and sand to a smooth and flat finish. Sand the sticking face true and flat then apply double sided tape. Bish bosh.

not at this point in time, it'll be a fairly expensive thing to do. I'll fit a set of alnico version of the pickups already installed and also install the 3 band para first and see if that at least allows me to control the brittleness a little more.

John went from a 0XXXX to a XXXXX based numbering system around the late 80s/early 90s. I've never seen a bass with 10XXX though only 61XXX, 71XXX etc.

There are a couple of Wal owners near brighton

[quote name='philsimmonds' post='1153434' date='Mar 8 2011, 10:46 AM']I run a night in west london called W3 Music Live.. There's two house band sets and a jam! If your game for a play or a hang! It's worth popping down! With some wicked young players.. There's a little article about in bass guitar mag this month if you want to know more! thought i'd try reach some different people if your not readers. Goldhawk Road, Ravenscourt Park, W12 8EU. - At the Ravenscourt Park Grand Union Bar! every wednesday, free entry.. all pizza is £5 on that night... its nice. and drink deals from 6-8pm n we start between 7.30/8 Let me know if your interested[/quote] Sheesh, thats literally a 10 min walk from where I used to live on Curwen Road off Askew Road.

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unless he uses flourescent paint.

[quote name='Einar' post='1149708' date='Mar 4 2011, 05:41 PM']I live inn Trondheim, that's smack inn the middle of Norway[/quote] Ah, well known in my professional circles for the cycle lift!!

Its a Series 1 or a later model Energy.

[quote name='voxpop' post='1141159' date='Feb 25 2011, 01:08 PM']I'm also interested .....what is the best amp / cab for a Smith???.................... I feel GAS. [/quote] Something quite neutral sounding. I had recommended the EA to Stew, my Genz and GK rigs were also good. Class D amp sections generally sound pretty good to my ears. What didn't work so well for me were Eden and SWR mainly because both the bass and the amp have scooped mids so makes hearing yourself difficult on stage. Having said that I've seen a load of hip hop/neoSoul bassists use exactly that combination. I played through an mosfet Ampeg head once at The Premises in Hackney and it sounded OK but didn't have a lot of focus to the mids.

[quote name='Shockwave' post='1142829' date='Feb 26 2011, 09:17 PM']Well, here it is! Second coat has gone on, needs a few more. Its brighter in real life and has blacklight properties much like the DR Neons. [url="http://img35.imageshack.us/i/dscf3873z.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img231.imageshack.us/i/dscf3872.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img718.imageshack.us/i/dscf3870m.jpg/"][/url] [url="http://img19.imageshack.us/i/dscf3869u.jpg/"][/url][/quote] Interesting, I was musing over a paint scheme for one of the spectors using neon paint with the same properties. I sidelined the idea after learning that the glow effect tends to fade over time with exposure to UV. Its possible to use a UV guard in any clear coat but it then blocks the reflectivity.

We've decided to take advantage of the latest upgrade of the Invision software for the forum but Phatmonkey doesn't have the time to do it. So we're looking for a website developer with experience in database management to carry out the installation process. We're happy to negotiate a fee in exchange for a guaranteed delivery deadline and fully functioning upgrade. If this upgrade goes well, we'll probably keep the person on for future development work. If you or anyone you know would be interested in doing the work for us, drop me an email via the admin inbox with a CV and contact deets. cheers Steve

I'm not sure I understand why someone would wish to make a stingray sound like a jazz...unless they didn't have a jazz bass I guess. What does the mod actually do to the signal? Change the response of the pickup?

Congrats - you have the right amp for a Smith bass.

Have you got anything in black?