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Are there any youtube clips that show the instrument being used in anger?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1374953207' post='2155247'] Yes - and generally the levels of evangelism increase in direct proportion to the price paid! [size=4][/quote][/size] [size=4]BTW - I own a vintage Fender Jazz. Its a nice instrument, I like it as much as my preEB stingray because it reminds me of the bass sound I've heard on many pop tracks. It sounds right but that feeling isn't due to the design of the instrument, it'[/size][size=4]s due to the familiarity of what I hear. My Spector NS5 is still a better bass for dance/house/RnB although a 5 string Fender Jazz or an Alembic Distillate 5 could probably do the job just as well.[/size] [size=4]Just because I like the Spector doesn't mean I have to cite its proof of the existence of God just because it makes a sound I'm familiar with.[/size] [size=4]I'm really curious to find out more about the Squier Jazz Deluxes and see how they stack up to other instruments. I hope someone will bring one to the SE Bassbash next month so I can have a go on it.[/size]

Okaaaay, it's worth bearing in mind that... 1) There are instruments that could be considered every bit as sophisticated as a double bass in terms of attention to materials and construction e.g. Alembic, Smith, Jaydee etc. 2) Some orchestral double basses are made out of non-specific plywood e.g. kay 3) Some owners of vintage instruments exhibit near evangelical levels of post rationalisation to justify why old instruments sound better to them which bear little relation to the ethos behind their manufacture. (And perhaps more to do with the associations those instruments create when played.)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1374873699' post='2154432'] Thereby proving that despite all the millions of words posted here and elsewhere and all the thousands of varying opinions about this or that bass or combinations of components and endless permutations of options, it boils down to the fact that the electric bass guitar is really a very simple animal indeed and that the most basic designs often work the best. [/quote] If you're accustomed to hearing the basic designs most in the music you like to listen to.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1374668127' post='2151517'] It's in one of the Louis Johnson bass tutorial things on You Tube. He says Leo made him about ten basses and that one has some special pick up magic - it sounds over wound to my ears.[/quote] Ah ok, thanks for that. The winding process apparently was a bit erratic in terms of windings so it might well be overwound.

For a moment, the title made me think a new medical procedure had been developed.

I think I got missed off the list after Happy Jack. If it isn't being refinished, I'll bring the Pangborn given it seems likely that the 70's Fender thing is likely to be covered by someone else. I may also bring my custom strat if the Wilkinson trem is installed by then for a bit of Nile Rodgering.

There are all sorts of ways to create a slight break up, he could have the gain turned up too much somewhere along his signal chain. Where did you see that there was a change to the pick up? This is interesting. I guess he could have wired the coils to series rather than parallel but his bass sounds pretty similar to my 78 apart from the slight break up and mine is stock (ie. parallel)

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1374655442' post='2151285'] To get the Louis Johnson slap sound you need a sabre or two pick up ray and have both pick ups on. I have an HH Ray and love it totally. [/quote] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslkVhOoE2U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslkVhOoE2U[/url] Hmm, are you sure?

Great result - congratulations!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1374614782' post='2151016'] My god a Bongo with a graphite neck would sound so modern and aggressive it would be unreal!!! [/quote] Bongos are pretty warm sounding by themselves but with the extra mids from the graphite neck, I think that would be an exceptionally nice sounding bass. Therefore probably no chance it will be built.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1374255786' post='2146997'] The best Stingrays for looks and sound that i have seen were made by Ernie Ball in the late eighties/early nineties. Not played so couldn't comment on feel. [/quote] I've been saying this on here for the last 10 years. I still have a preEB ray though not for any reason other than it was cheap and I was going for the Bernard Edwards thing. But if there wasn't the genre association, I'd have an 87 or 88 blueburst ray with a birdseye neck. [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1374261748' post='2147055'] I would struggle to understand why anyone would pay silly amounts for a pre-ernie ball Musicman over the new Musicman Classic series, unless they were a collector. [/quote] I haven't played the classic series yet but well worn basses sound a bit mellower to me. Of course the trick is not to pay silly amounts in the first place.

Superglue will work nicely.

Don't hate me coz you can't match it.

Showaddywaddy's Greatest Hits.

If only you knew how much rare quilted NZ red beech had been squandered in floor boards just because the mills couldn't be bothered cutting it twice as wide.

Who are The Works?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1374420462' post='2148503'] Cut the woman some slack - She was 62 when this was filmed for f***s sake! [/quote] Tell that to the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.

Goes without saying its my opinion.

Sir, how dare you. How very dare you. Hey nonny nonny, folder-oh and Plants garrulous wassailing underpin most of Led Zeppelin's finest moments. How they ever managed to step back from the brink of repopularising morris dancing, I'll never know. (PS: In all seriousness, Led Zep are the greatest rock band ever. PPS: A very good friend of mine is a well known Canadian folk rock singer and even SHE thinks folkies in the UK are a bit weird. Blackwater Side is in one of her sets BTW)

The arrangement is very very tastefully done - finely crafted and orchestrated. The vocal arrangements enhanced the basic elements of guitar and drums we're all so familiar with. Ann Wilsons voice is perfect for the song but I was left a bit flat by the lack of energy in her performance. The occasion is clearly important and there is a heavy expectation of a dramatic production. Decorum in these situations dictates an equally dramatic show of appreciation. Almost like a presidential campaign rally, I ended up feeling like reaction was a little contrived. Its a no to the next round from me.

happy birthday clarky

Nice work, sir.

Hmmm, I'm visualising how I might use it live within a Class D based rig. Its not going to compensate subtractively for the mid emphasis of Class D amps...in other words make a Class D rig sound like a Mesa Boogie 400+, is it?

OK, removing the influence of any speaker cabinets would help ensure the amp could be used live. Interesting. I've been aware of these amazing pieces of kit for a while but haven't had a chance to play with one. It seems like the only piece of kit that someone could own, especially if someone is well connected to other owners of choice pieces of kit. I'm a bit skeptical about any modelling kit's ability to capture subtle compression effects of tube amps though.