Mudpup

I saw them many years ago on both the Heaven and Hell and also Mob Rules tour. They were really really good then. On top form and with a great singer/frontman in RJD. I have also seen Ozzy's band on about 4 occasions back in his earlier days (Blizzard, Diary etc) The weak link has always been Ozzy for me. As much as he's a national treasure, he's bloody awful live. Cant sing, forgets stuff, away with the fairies sort of behaviour and not just recently either. Spending all night shuffling, mumbling and pacing up and down telling everyone to "go f***in' crazeeee" is not my idea of an entertaining frontman. He relies on having a fab band behind him. If i'm paying that sort of money i expect a level of quality way beyond what they can offer with him as a frontman. Personally i wouldn't want to remember them as they seem to be now......

ditto

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1486235431' post='3230288'] Mine's a '90 - v.early 6-bolt with the chrome battery cover (Trans Teal, Maple board). It's 1 5/8" at the nut, but the fretboard feels pretty flat - certainly flatter than a 9 1/2" radius. I've had it from new and for me it's perfect. A jazz just feels too skinny and the offset body positions the neck too far to the left - I have a Fretless and I'm finding 1st fret puts my wrist in the wrong place. A stock Precision is just too chunky for my tastes. They have one in PMT in Nottingham and if I ever get a moment to myself I'll give it a try. The prices seem to have jumped though. [/quote] I was lucky, i found mine in a sale at Dawsons for £699 at Christmas. I noticed they had tipped over the £900 mark now - must be the dollar pricing being a bit wobbly causing some increases.

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1486155381' post='3229760'] here you go buddy...one just popped up for sale at a well regarded establishment :-) [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_Precision_Nate_Mendel.html"]http://bassdirect.co...ate_Mendel.html[/url] [/quote] that didn't last long......did anyone snag it?

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1486201608' post='3229976'] Can someone tell me about the necks profile on these? I'm a Stingray player and I'm looking for a backup/alternative with that kind of neck. Jazz = Too Narrow and offset, Precision / G+L = Too Fat. Is this in the Goldilocks zone I wonder? [/quote] I have a 97 Stingray and also had a 2001 Ray - the necks on those two were quite different so i guess it depends what your one is like. The earlier one feels a bit chunkier front to back but is really nicely worn in at the edges so feels cuddly and the newer one felt more like a "normal" Precision width - flatter and shallower than the earlier one but with sharper edges to the neck. I also had a Jazz and a USA Sterling with the skinnier profiles. I found i cramped up with both these so i know i get on better with a wider neck. The Nate is the best of both worlds imho. Its not as deep front to back as the Sterling but not as spindly as the Jazz. I can switch easily between the chunkier Ray to the Nate without really noticing even though the Nate is a bit narrower and the edges feel lovely. I tried a standard MIM when i bought the Nate and massively preferred the feel of the Nate. Might be the different radius contributing to it as well - i'm not sure what the Ray radius is. It could well be what you're looking for....

[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1486202481' post='3229985'] Do these have a nitro finish? [/quote] yep, certainly does and the neck does too

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1486156055' post='3229768'] I wonder how Mark knows that the condition is 9.5/10......... [/quote] i guess theres a few little dints in the paintwork so he's downgraded it half a point ;-)

[quote name='bassfender' timestamp='1486140181' post='3229604'] thanks a lot !! [/quote] here you go buddy...one just popped up for sale at a well regarded establishment :-) http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_Precision_Nate_Mendel.html

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1485963316' post='3228070'] I'm certain the majority of these signatures basses are actually better than the American Standards....time will tell re the latest American Professional Series. [/quote] I tried an American Standard, a normal Mex and the Nate all in the same shop when i bought it. The Mex was just a bit vanilla - ok but didn't leap out at me. It also felt really 'new' - the edge of the neck felt a bit angular and soulless. It was the one i thought i would end up with before i tried them all because i had played another one a few days earlier and liked it but this one didn't quite have 'it' The USA sounded better but - and its a dumb thing - the bridge saddle grub screws dug in my hand and i couldn't get my head around that versus the extra cost against the Mex - it certainly didn't sound +£500 better to my ears - and i think the other Mex that i played a few days before sounded better anyway. I tried the Nate begrudgingly because i didn't want a red bass but as soon as i picked it up it felt like i had had it for 20 years. The neck is lovely and worn in and the profile is perfect. It has a few little dents that get me nicely over my 'new' phobia. And it was noticeably more resonant unplugged than either of the other two - thats usually a good sign when its cranked up in a band setting. Its light and also easy to play. And it was in the sale so the price was better than reasonable.

[quote name='Trueno' timestamp='1485964426' post='3228081'] Enjoy that bass... it's currently my number one object of lust (basswise). Never knew they had a d-tuner... another plus. [/quote] The hipshot is aftermarket - i have one on all my basses...... Its a great bass

View Postarthurhenry, on 29 January 2017 - 10:47 PM, said: For a song that goes D, C, G, that's quite clever! I had that thought too.....maybe they changed the key? Hah no that's entirely me being stupid actually. It is of course in D and me having a blonde moment ! 😊

She Sells Sanctuary usually - nice and easy but sets the tempo for the night and settles us in. And i go for a wander out front to check levels - i can tweak the PA on open string A's if i need to....

No sound comes out and the lights dont work on my one....

i reckon around £600 - £700 depending on condition It does look nice - i have a similar PM4 in matte black burst with blocks and a P pickup, they're lovely basses!

Absolutely rammed Closed the books in November last year and took the first 2018 booking a couple of weeks ago. We have a couple of good regular bookings standing by for any cancellations as they didn't move quick enough when I contacted them late last summer saying we were getting a bit busy. We usually do about 35/40 per year and currently have 47 for 2017. Its gone bonkers....... And the good thing is we've dropped all the venues that were historically less preferable (for various reasons) and now only have ones we either really want to do or pay exceptionally well. The only problem is that both myself and one guitarist are properly in trouble with the family for ruining all their weekends for the whole year - I'm gonna be hunting for deps on here soon.....

pm'ed re the 2u one.....

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1484858656' post='3219236'] Any idea if the RM-EVO amps have similar eq points to the ABM 3 or 4 or neither? [/quote] I originally went to buy a Rootmaster but came away with an unplanned ABM600 instead - it sounds very different imho when played right next to each other. Bigger, fatter and slammier (i made that last word up btw.....) and i think it really shows the class D difference up

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1484825285' post='3218759'] I'm thinking about switching to Ashdown again. I've not played the newest model. Any opinions on them? [/quote] I have an ABM600 Evo IV RC and have been using it for about a year live. Sounds a bit tighter than the old EVOiii (that was too whumpy for my taste - i couldn't get any definition out of it) and has some proper slam going on! I believe it has a different power section and some different eq points to previous ABM's. Don't be scared to really crank the eq to get some treble/mids back into it - it doesn't really do subtle changes. I leave the compressor and sub octave completely off and dial in some valve to taste. It also sounds good with the scoop engaged and a load of mids dialled back in via the eq - a bit illogical but it sounds different (in a good way) from just switching the scoop off. It sounds massive when you run it like this.

Heres my new downsized board - everything i need and dead easy to cart about :-) I also have the same Metro 16 as a home practice board with just a Zoom B1oN multi, DOD Milkbox compressor and a BDi21 - this has aux in/headphone out features but doubles up as a spare gig one too. [URL=http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/mudpup1/media/Guitars/99227500-7272-4F31-8412-A27489BE214F.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/Guitars/99227500-7272-4F31-8412-A27489BE214F.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1484596655' post='3216713'] The latter. It's like I took some acid, feel sick and now my Jazz bass is turning into a pair of buttocks. [/quote]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1484595306' post='3216691'] Really wish I hadn't seen that... [/quote] because you want it or is it making you feel ill?

never seen one of these before - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brian-Eastwood-Bender-Collision-bass-guitar/272519379512?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40800%26meid%3D6839ad2c24a6474d9a437bc447e0fc6f%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D222373516446"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D222373516446[/url]

I've just been through this when downsizing. I looked at Palmers and the Harley Benton Spaceship range mainly because i though they looked decent for not much money. I ended up with a Pedaltrain Metro 16 - it was a little bit more but has the 3rd rail which meant that any pedals with top mounted jacks had a little more protection (and i could also get a micro pedal, wireless receiver or power supply on there sideways if i needed to). All the 2 rail designs leave the top edge vulnerable unless you unplug the jacks each time - i just wanted to set it and forget it. If you switch the feet for some taller ones you can get a power supply underneath if you want to as well. Here it is.... [url="http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/mudpup1/media/Guitars/99227500-7272-4F31-8412-A27489BE214F.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1484393633' post='3215140'] Gents, this thread seems to have turned into a massive bitchfest. As it stands, it's of no relevance to the OP whatsoever. So please, let's have some sensible discussion and advice without the playground tongue-poking or the near-defamatory slagging. Ok? [/quote] A welcome and useful comment - most of the above has nothing to do with the OP. Anyway, back to the OP's original question - i have a couple of Barefaced Big Baby 2's. They sound great, are very portable and i have had no issues with quality control on them. At some stage i would like to try a Berg in a band situation. I find that most cabs sound ok at lower/home/practice volumes - its when you stick them in a band that you find out if they really work for you. The Barefaced trial period comes into its own then - as far as i know you can't send a Berg back if you don't get on with it.

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1484322183' post='3214701'] You did me a favour, Jon! [/quote] Dammit, at least I still know where it is....... Just sold my sparkly stingray, bought a precision and it leaves enough money in the kitty to buy the Sub back so i'm glad you decided to keep it, I'm attached to my testicles (at the moment anyway) :-)