tedmanzie

This is similar to what happened with a beaten up JV that was on Gumtree about 6 months ago. Seller had put it up for £350 I think, sale gets agreed to someone on here, then someone else calls and tells the seller its worth 'twice that' and offers more, so the original deal gets pulled. But the 'new buyer' doesn't come up with the goods so it gets listed back on Gumtree at £750 which is now much more than its worth and it doesn't sell.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1388617647' post='2324189'] Maybe she took my advice and ended it early, if it didn't looked like she wasn't going to get a decent price for it. I said that, even in the manky condition that it was in, it was worth £500. Given a clean and a set of strings up to £700. She seemed, from the emails I recieved, that she just genuinely didn't have a clue. [/quote] I don't think that is particularly good advice to be honest But its been taken down so never mind.

hmmm. i want slippy strings, but i don't want brighter strings...

Got given a tub of GHS fast fret from Santa. Santa thinks I still play electric guitar. Anyone used this on a bass? Especially on a bass with flats? BTW Merry Christmas everyone!

Does anyone here put their drummer's kick through its own amp/speaker? We don't rehearse with a PA and I'm not particularly a fan of hearing the kick through a stereo PA anyway as it can sound a bit dislocated so I was wondering if one active monitor situated next to the drummer might be all that we need? Looking to give it a bit more oomph without giving it the depth charge treatment!

I put those GFS Mean 90s in my Orville Les Paul and I thought they were very good, and very cheap (order straight from US). Sorted out my previously muddy sound. But I've never had real P90s so couldn't vouch for how similar they are.

sorry posted this in the wrong section, should have been in marketplace

Just put brand new LaBella 760fx flats on my newly purchased Precision, the strings must have had 5 hours playing at most. They are the lightest flats LaBella do but compared to the TI Flats on my other P-Bass they are still too much tension for me. There's not much in it but I am obviously very sensitive to the difference. If you have TI Flats and want to swap then please let me know! Ted

thanks, have fun

buy it straight from the developers for £22? http://www.fxpansion.com

As mentioned above, Marshall JCM900 and Fender Twin are two totally different animals. The Fender is prized for its ability to play loud enough to blow the house down but without distorting [i]at all[/i]...! So guitarists that use these often like to create all their effects and distortions with various pedals. Marshalls are prized for their ability to overdrive the valves and produce that classic rock sound just with the amp.. I like the first approach, but as Fender Twins are expensive I ended up (after extensive demoing) buying a second hand Traynor YCV80 for about £375. This is all valve (80watt) built like a tank and like the Fender will remain clean even when playing very loud. A decent pedal in front like a Tubescreamer, or a Suhr Riot (which is a fantastic overdive pedal!) and it sounds great. Even though the valves aren't distorting they make the sound very thick and powerful. I'm not a fan of solid state amps for guitars, I think valves are where it's at

Bass, as in low frequency sound, has never been so popular - tonnes of music is based entirely on the bassline, 'bass' has become a genre in itself! Trouble is that bass guitars can't really compete with those pesky synths! Wobbling low frequency oscillations and throbbing sawtooth waves at pant destroying frequencies... (plus you can play them with one finger!?)

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1385043220' post='2283757'] Yeh my favourite things was great tbh i'm not too sure on names of stuff either but i was talking to the drummer after the show and he was saying its funny playing with christian because you forget sometimes how much of an incredible player he is and that some of the stuff he does nobody else can do [/quote] Did you see Christian Scott last night too? Looked interesting.

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1384973383' post='2283014'] I was the engineer running the show last night and the guy that legged it on stage to plug christians mic back in at the top of the show they were incredible especially the last number going through the soul hits some of those lines i struggle with on electric let alone upright plus to boot they're all lovely guys an a pleasure to deal with be interested to hear your thoughts on his bass sound? [/quote] Ha! I wondered what happened, i was sitting behind the piano in the last row so all i heard was a very loud crack and then the bass losing its proper sound. i saw you rushing on to fix it and then all was great! What a great job to have! Sound was very good from where I was sat (bass was great), the piano was a tiny bit quiet compared to the bass but no big deal (is the piano also amplified?). I thought the first tune, then first tune after the interval (Povo?) and in particular 'My Favourite Things' were genuinely amazing, although it was all excellent. They're all on a different level and totally blew me away in places. I enjoyed the 'soul hits' of course but soul medleys played by world class Jazzers are not really for me. I wanted another mind bending musical journey...

Anyone see this last night or on monday night? I went last night, they were unbelievably brilliant. I prefer it when they go a bit 'out there'... 'My Favourite Things' was one of the most amazing things I've ever heard. If they hadn't flown off today I would be queuing at Ronnie's for a return!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1384690923' post='2279444'] I would say that method is "Movable anchor" rather than "Floating Thumb". Personally I can't see either is neccesary on a four string, those techniques start to become useful as string muting becomes more of a concern on five, six & more strings. I use floating thumb on my five string but just keep my thumb anchored in the same place on my four string. At the end of the day it's what feels most comfortable to the individual. [/quote] As a long standing pick player (coming from guitar) I found it fairly easy to mute strings using left hand combined with resting my right palm lightly on the non-played strings. (note - I'm talking about muting as in cutting out the ringing from unplayed strings, not muting as in 'dampening' to get a motown sound). However when trying to play fingerstyle using anchored technique - i.e. thumb always on the top of the pickup - I found it difficult to mute the A-string when playing certain combinations of notes... The 'moveable anchor' (good name!) works for me and feels comfortable, but I haven't got it 100% yet!

Hi Oggy I'm always looking for other 32" P basses just out of curiosity but I've haven't found one for sale in the UK over the past 18 months or so. I saw one for sale but it was in the USA. It might be worth contacting Ishibashi in Japan as that was where they were made and is the most likely place they'll turn up second hand. Good luck! Ted

[quote name='Oggy' timestamp='1384613052' post='2278747'] Hi John Is the body scaled down in proportion to the neck? What would you say makes the sound 'less' than your 34" Precision, is it to do with the shorter scale length or just the quality of the pickups? Oggy (Tim) PS. The harness you made for the Jazz works a treat - no more bunched volume. [/quote] Hi Oggy (I think you're directing that question at me, but I'm not called John and I didn't make you a harness! ) Yes the body is scaled down, so even though it's only a few inches shorter end to end, it feels very much smaller and lighter. When I'm back in the studio I'll take a comparison shot. We don't have scales so I can't weigh it, but maybe I'll pop round to the post office as I'm curious as to what it weighs. It also has scaled down headstock, tuning pegs, and a 40mm nut width. Neck profile is quite rounded, frets are fairly jumbo. Mine is an Axxxx serial squier, the order of production I believe went JV, SQ, E, A. The pickups weren't great, so they had definitely started to make the spec less compared to JV era. Other than that the build quality is very nice. I replaced the pickups with USA Fender Vintage (pickups are same size) and also the pots and jack socket. Pots were same spec (250) but I changed the capacitor to the orange drop one (can't remember the value). The strings are Thomastik Jazz Flats 32" scale. My full size JV P is also strung with TI Flats. So its not a scientific comparison as the 34" has original JV pickups on and is maple neck, while the 32" has USA Fender pickups and rosewood board, but its near enough I think. The 32" tone is good and very useable, but is noticeably less defined than the 34". The longer scale seems to be richer, more complex, more twangy. Maybe you hear the overtones more or something, I'm not too sure. I'm sure that its the scale length that makes the difference. The TI Flats at 34" feel noticeably more twangy than the 32". To be honest if you play with the tone rolled off (I do) then its pretty similar. However the TI strings do have a very particular sound so maybe with other strings it might not notice so much. If you're interested then I can record them both and you can have a listen. Cheers Ted