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It'll also depend where you're standing. Different amps will have a different 'throw' (I don't the technical explanation for this!) so one might sound louder when you're standing next to it & another will be louder the other side of the room. The bigger the room the greater the effect might be! I remember when I guitarist I worked with bought an original Fender Twin 100w valve amp and was hacked off that it sounded considerable quieter than his previous crappy Peavey 50w tranny amp. First gig we played he whacked the volume right up on the Twin to hear himself on stage & and nearly took the heads off the audience standing about 20 feet away

I recently got a '75 J Reissue in PX and have been playing it a lot for the past week. This is the first Fender I've owned since my original Musicmaster back in '79 (which I traded for a synth in the '80's - what a mug eh?). I often just sit at my PC & play random music to try & learn the parts & jam along to things. Having spent a fair bit of time doing just this today I've noticed that the sound I'm getting from the J is way closer to a whole string of original songs than any of my other basses. I've been mostly playing funk & soul stuff from 70's & '80's. I wonder if this is this simply because [i]every[/i] pro recording bassist from that era is using a J in the studio, lol.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='512425' date='Jun 12 2009, 08:48 PM']Ok - I'm now officially the owner of an American Vintage ‘75 Jazz Bass - thanks Malcthebass - so all set for the show and really looking forward to it oh - and the octaves sound great on it too [/quote] I picked up one of these as well recently - really liking it a lot. Nicest Fender I've played

I'm slightly spoilt by having a pair of USA built NS5XL's and I'm obviously quite a fan! As a pretty die-hard 4 stringer for quite a long time I was amazed at the sheer playability of the Spector 5's. The 17mm spacing at the bridge works well for me (as opposed to the more common 19mm that a lot of 5's have now). The 35" scale is just fine as well, maybe take a little getting used to after a long time playing 34" I guess. For me the playability all across the board is what sold me on Spectors and I've not yet played anything I like as much. As other have said the tone is pretty unique & really cuts through in a live band mix. I play mine pretty flat across the board, maybe cutting a little top end when playing at home but not live. I'm guessing you're North East London & I'm a good 40 miles west but if you're ever out this way you'd be welcome to try one of mine

You're never too old to natter with like-minded people about stuff you really enjoy Although a lot of technology-based stuff is always perceived as being the domain of the young you'd be amazed at the average age profile of a lot of web sites. Forums like BC & places like Facebook and, previously, Friends Reunited have been brilliant at allowing people to just natter away with each other (albeit a little remotely at times!). You'll be amazed at how quickly you can strike up new friendships here You should definitely get some pics of the Jazz & don't even think about selling it in the current market!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='510521' date='Jun 10 2009, 07:12 PM']Have you looked at their website?[/quote] I did spot that but I thought giving them 3 days to reply to an email ought to do the trick - obviously not, lol. Typically they are only about 20 minutes away from me as well - I'll probably end up just driving over there

Latest update is that I haven't received a peep from them. Given that I completed the entire transaction online I assumed the online response form that gets sent by email would actually get read by someone. I've written three times (technically 4 because I had to add a comment to the 1st email) & not even an acknowledgement. Obviously I'll need to phone them but it does seem a bit rubbish really. When I initially wrote to the USA division to ask for advice on exactly which units to buy they responded in hours. Just goes to show the difference in service levels. . .

If i can liberate it from my guitarist I'll have to lend you my baby Zon some time Jake. It's absolutely tiny but has a huge sound. Would be great to cart around on tour as it's so small & light yet flexible in what you can play with it. Mine is only a 4 but they do make a 5 as well

[quote name='jmanfunk' post='509429' date='Jun 9 2009, 07:41 PM']Her studio efforts never seem to reach the heights of her live stuff. More due to the tendency of neo-soul producers to opt for the clean electronic sound rather than her I think; oh well Jay[/quote] There appears to be a new live album out dated 2009: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Erykah-Badu/dp/B001NFR2VQ/ref=sr_1_4"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Erykah-Badu/d...R2VQ/ref=sr_1_4[/url]

Jake is a very accomplished 5 string player and has a particularly gorgeous Alembic 5. I think he was more looking for some thoughts about how a Fender jazz 5 played and sounded compared to other well know 5's. Maybe stuff like how the low B sounds etc. N.B. Only saying this as I'm guessing Jake is gigging tonight and would appreciate any other thoughts about the playability and sounds etc.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='509464' date='Jun 9 2009, 07:59 PM']That style of music always sounds like a piss-take to me. I half expect to see Norman Pace on bongos.[/quote] But I bet you'd like to meet Annie?

[quote name='jmanfunk' post='509429' date='Jun 9 2009, 07:41 PM']I always wondered who the bass player was on that record. Absolute groove monster and my favourite album of hers. Her studio efforts never seem to reach the heights of her live stuff. More due to the tendency of neo-soul producers to opt for the clean electronic sound rather than her I think; oh well Solid playing here- Jay[/quote] Liking this one a lot - hadn't heard it live before

rbigman has one for sale & he's based in Hampshire somewhere - maybe you could zip over & give it a try out

I saw Soft machine with HH on bass about a zillion years ago. From what i remember the sound at the gig was really rough apart from the bass which sounded really smoth & controlled