josh3184

I get the impression there are LEDs on them you'd be able to see

[quote name='paul h' post='791570' date='Mar 31 2010, 09:43 AM']I would have preferred the four buttons to be a simple on/off for each coil.[/quote] I was thinking that! Would be much easier to work out what the hell is going on

[quote name='mxm' post='791330' date='Mar 30 2010, 11:19 PM']no one notices i'm playing a bongo anymore [/quote] didn't know you had two

No, its just that I've got the gain for the pre set nicely with my bass and I've got a Sansamp BDDI in the effects loop, I was just uncertain as to whether this meant that I could whack up the input level or whether I had to watch out for some issues (which evidently I do) Thanks for the help so far!

I have a BT1 on my 79 Ray and it looks the part. Only slight issue is that the stem of the tuner is sliiiiightly longer than the rest of them, but its hardly noticeable

[quote name='throwoff' post='790598' date='Mar 30 2010, 02:00 PM']Theres no other way to put it, its like an M reg Ford Escort, its not the prettiest, not the cheapest but it just feels nice.[/quote] This. Had a twiddle onj one recently and the EQ is just brilliant, I found it tough to get a bad sound out of it (and I'm always trying my hardest ). They are really really fantastic.

he could keep me company in my band's bassist storage cupboard at least

I'm having similar thoughts, if it was just lefty I'd be all over that but the fret markers are just ghastly

fair enough, the gain on the amp has a clip light, will that signal if the power stage is clipping to or should I look for another indicator? Or is it just a matter of waiting until the speaker starts farting at me?

Quick question, if I have a pedal in the effects loop, can I therefore chuck the gain on the pedal up to max without worrying about the amp clipping or am I being thick?

[quote name='jjl5590' post='789383' date='Mar 29 2010, 01:56 PM']behringer are not a good make, i would never buy anything from them[/quote] I agree in terms of their amps, had a Behringer 15" combo and it was ridiculously heavy and really quiet for its supposed large wattage. Plus there are numerous stories of their reliability issues. Definitely a good idea to get a 410 though, they sound huge even with heads that aren't particularly powerful. The brand I turn to when I want relative cheapness with a decent sound is Ashdown, their MAG range is great for the price IMO.

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Might be running against the grain here, but despite how much I [i]want[/i] to like Jazz basses, every single one I've played has been pants. Something about the tone seems lacking- only Jazz I've heard come close to remedying this problem had a J-retro and then I realised the reason I liked the tone was because it was getting progressively more like a Precision. Best bass ever doesn't exist

that bass needs stripping down to the wood desparately

Can I just mention that were you to want to do a straight sale (and give yourself the option of buying what you want) on the forum the bass would most likely garner a lot of interest, not least from me

[quote name='Leftbass' post='782485' date='Mar 22 2010, 01:09 PM']Not you Josh. That was meant to be an add on to your post [/quote] Ah I see! No worries then [quote name='whynot' post='782822' date='Mar 22 2010, 10:05 PM']Here we go again! It always amazes me that anyone who has the ability to play right handed guitar or bass just doesn't get it. Just waiting for the usual anti lefties from previous threads to jump onboard now. With regards to other instruments..... The piano is not such an issue with the keys laid out in front of you. There are a lot of true left handed players who never took up the violin in a true lefty fashion because the option was never there, so you rarely see them. If I never had the option to play a left handed bass I probably would have bought a right hander a turned it upside down. I am envious of those people that can play a right handed instrument in a right handed manner but my brain does not work that way.[/quote] Well said! I always find it oddly insulting when someone says I should have learnt right-handed. Can't really explain why though

I'd just chuck a bit of relief in the neck, problem sorted then again I'm a massive fan of bodging quick fixes

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='782472' date='Mar 22 2010, 12:28 PM']Dano Longhorn or a cheap violin bass with a silver sprayed top.[/quote] Violin bass in silver... Now there's an idea! That'd look amazing

[quote name='Leftbass' post='782458' date='Mar 22 2010, 12:01 PM']Careful now. We don't take kindly to traitors!! lol [/quote] Traitor?! How so, just trying to stop the lefty bashing in advance When I first started bass, playing right handed felt wrong and left handed felt correct. Can't say why exactly, but then again I can't say why I feel my left hand is more dextrous than my right. I probably should have learnt right handed to gain access to a wider market, but then again I know for a fact that I've saved money because of the lower availability of left handed basses in the model I want. Something that I've often thought though, is would I be the same player if I learnt right handed? I'm not sure that I'd be able to do what I can now were I forced to use my hands the 'wrong way round' even with practice. Also, if we turned this around and the world was largely left handed and the market reflected that, would the right handers on this board have learned lefty? Would you have had the tenacity to keep playing in the early days if you had the added difficulty of everything you're playing feeling really strange to play? I think that's one of the major reasons, people who take up bass without being 100% enamoured with it initially (as I know I was like) would be way more likely to just say 'stuff it I'm watching TV instead' if it felt unnatural as well as difficult to do.