Pinball

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1379270962' post='2210683'] ESP is to LTD as Fender is to Squier except with better quality control in japan obv [/quote] Thanks for the info. Note: I do like Squiers but I'm not sure that is the best comparison for the Surveyor in terms of materials and electronics. More like G&L and G&L Tribute. see here. [url="http://www.espguitars.com/esp2006/basses_surveyor.html"]http://www.espguitar...s_surveyor.html[/url] [quote name='spud19870' timestamp='1379271516' post='2210695'] Cheers for the advice guys. I am going to get down to GAK or somewhere not too far away and give these a try. I might also dip into the second hand market and see what is about there! [/quote] A wise way forward.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1379268875' post='2210648'] Erm, Pinball, do you need a hand with that post? There is a difference between ESP and the ESP-LTD, which is the cheaper sub-brand. I have an ESP-LTD Surveyor and really enjoy it. It's a very light instrument, super-slim neck well put together and the EMGs make an almighty racket - though the pre-amp does afford some options to adjust that, for those of a more mellow persuasion. I'm a big Karma to Burn fan, and that inspired me to make the purchase - and I can see why that chap favours them; though I'll agree that they're bracketed as a "rock" or "metal" brand, though you could play anything on mine [/quote] Hi, I think I'm sorted now thanks. Thanks for the clarification-post corrected. Mine is an LTD/ESP. It says LTD surveyor 405 on the front of the headstock and ESP on the back of the head and neck plate. Its a Korean one. That must make it a LTD/ESP surveyor right? I can't see much difference in spec between mine and the ESP as it has an ebony board and the same pups? If you can help clarify it would be much appreciated.

I have a LTD-ESP surveyor 405 that I bought recently to try out the EMG MMTW pickup. Its a monster, very powerful and clear with great sustain. Its pretty heavy (sorry don't have scales) but is also well balanced. Im impressed by the build as it has good electronics and tuners. The neck is rock solid and the action is good. It reminds me of a Yamaha TRB1005 that I had a couple of years back. It has a a nice passive sound as well as the active sounds so although its primality a mean rock machine it is versatile if you need variety I played it in a band for the first time today and it slotted straight into the rock sound and I got complements. Two personal concerns, which are my problems rather than a reflection on the bass: 1. I didn't t touch the B string all practise so I'm already wondering if I should have got a 4 stringer and 2. I have to take care to damp the strings when I want silence as those pups are powerful. I have a 2nd opinion as I wasn't around when it was posted to me so a I had it delivered to a bass player friend of mine and this is what he said about it [i]"Its as big and as heavy as my black Overwater, Plays really nicely, lovely neck, hardly knew I was playing a five string, dunno what the controls are but its got a lovely sound from the bridge pickup, and a nice almost precision sound from the neck pickup - nice and poppy if you want it to be. but that b string shook the floor! Roll on the bass and strike it and it'll sink a ship"[/i] I haven't tried the other ESP's that you mention other than a Viper bass, which I picked up, didn't like the body shape or the way it sat on my knee so I put it down again. I have played a 10 year old Fender jazz deluxe and it was great and very powerful.

I find if that with the right tuning on a 5 or 6 string I can play most of my set on open strings and I struggle to do that on a 4 stringer

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1379171192' post='2209460'] Sold a schecter 5 string recently . Loved it , but seeing I had too many basses and it was the only 5 er, it had to go.Since then, I started tuning my steinberger bass to B-E-A-D. Quite like it so far. Amazing how little I use the G playing rock covers . In hindsight, I wish I was playing this way years ago. [/quote] For a while I had a Spector Legend tuned to BEAD and loved it so think its a good option to get low down. I went from 5's to 4's a while back and prefer 4's. I was finding 5's made me lazy and I was playing lead style patterns rather than using the whole neck and my playing was suffering because of it. Now I only have one 5, which I like fine. I play it as a 4 and only very rarely go down to the B string. It's nice to have the option yo do it though.

It's a beaut, nice one.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1379138685' post='2209026'] refer to post #4. Told you so !!!!!!!! Lol. [/quote] I tried a couple of these, tremendous for the money. A great all round bass.

Great glad you have found a solution. I'll PM you for more specific information.

Yep, two occasions spring to mind. When I got my 97' P fretless thanks to this forum. It was described as "sonically right" and it certainly is. Other time was when I borrows Mornatts SB Bass Collection fretless. Awesome sounding bass.

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1378677735' post='2203246'] I've got GAS for two things, but no money. [/quote] Amazingly I have no real GAS at the moment, which is just as well because I also have no money either...........although I do like that red Esh that is floating around.

Keep us posted. As an Esh owner I'm interested to se how you get on. Note: I want your guitar

Here is the link, lot 71 (Ken Archard collection). Strange that it says 1980 as it seems they started production in 78. I was sure that he serial was 1 but my eyes aren't good. It was actually 7 so I lied. It went for £480. Auction link here and its gorgeous...... [url="http://guitar-auctions.co.uk/forthcoming-catalogue/"]http://guitar-auctio...ming-catalogue/[/url]

You should have been at the bath musical instrument auctions a couple of months back. You could have bought the first one ever made in as new condition. It went for about £500 form memory. I had a little play unplugged and it was really nice. It had a known provenance and the serial number was something like 000001

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1378301447' post='2198344'] New option out recently also: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/TC_Flashback_x4.html"]http://www.bassdirec...ashback_x4.html[/url] [/quote] I have on of these and they are great. Originally I was looking at getting a ditto but had the chance to try one and realised that I wanted more than it could give. The extra options and delay on the more expensive flashbacks make them great value for money. I love the Dynamic setting which favours the most recent thing you play. There is also a great value cheaper option: http://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/13316490862780941676?q=TC+flashback+delay&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.51773540,d.ZGU,pv.xjs.s.en_US.jkEW54nYU50.O&biw=1707&bih=772&tch=1&ech=1&psi=lFwrUq_kKM_g7QbA3oGQBg.1378573461509.3&sa=X&ei=mFwrUr_DHsLN7Ab70YHoBQ&ved=0CFYQ8wIwAA Before that I used to mess around with a JM-4, which was great in that you could record what you did and had lots of modelling options but was too complicated for my small brain for live use

I got one of these Belcat units recently after reading good user reviews, It does the job fine. It's only £30 with cables and adapter or even cheaper on its own. It works noiselessly with my pedals. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002XLI0JM/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url] The supplier is Gear4music.

I play mainly for fun and for free in what was a trio and is now a 4 piece, which has given us a really good sound. The transition from 3 to 4 band members is more difficult than I imagined. All of a sudden it is harder to find a time when we can all practice and get together and play. That in means we want a decent amount of stage time when we meet up and larger gigs. This means need to spend money on gear and promotion. My point is that the larger the band the more dificult it is to ignore the money element. If we can get the balance right it will have fun and make money but its not an easy path to tread!

AAh thanks, the pointy headstock threw me.

Well it's a Carvin but which? Is it a kit one? I didn't sell last time round so could be something of a bargain http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171119377592

What about the Wilko method? See vid If you watch carefully the way that he uses he fore finger....... oops he's gone off shot, wait there he goes, he's gone again...he's back. Damn you stay still Wilco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znRAbFIxPN0