Sean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdfqZoz2ajE Ritchie Kotzen is amazing. Oh, and BTW the lord god Billy Sheehan features quite heavily too ;-)

This is my Jazz doing the sound Jazz basses do best http://soundcloud.com/belowtheghost/rebel-bass-drums/s-oaRVd This my P doing something that only a P can do (Valenti with J rolled off completely) http://soundcloud.com/belowtheghost/kenneth/s-LPvG5 A PJ combination is a different animal altogether rather than a hybrid or best of both worlds as is evident here (BB2024x) http://soundcloud.com/belowtheghost/harder-we-try-110814-novox/s-fsk68

[quote name='Stompbox' timestamp='1409562996' post='2540803'] I've always been a Jazz fan, and I've replaced the neck pickup volume control with a pull switch pot in the electronics on the so that when you pull it out it puts the two pickups on together in series giving you a big P bass sound. Two in one, as it were - excellent. http://www.guitar-mod.com/wiring/j_series.gif [/quote] Fire up the soldering iron, Bolly Knickers!

Are they going to do the same for the DJs?

This is a J&D 70s Jazz recorded by me today on a rock song. Absolutely brilliant instrument. https://soundcloud.com/belowtheghost/rebel-bass-drums

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1409332403' post='2538775'] The 55-02 is the budget version of the usa built 55-94, these new models are the same as a 55-94 but just a more limited range of finishes, other than that they are a £3.5k bass for £2.3k. [/quote] Interesting value proposition. Good on 'em. Bringing the USA Laklands within reach of the £2k budget is a significant move.

It's a 55-02 by a new name, surely?

[quote name='davedave' timestamp='1409304527' post='2538433'] I've got one of Martin's guitar amp. (Bantam head and 1x12), I went for burgundy snakeskin. They are great sounding amps and well built too. I saw that he was in the process of your amp Sean. Glad to see it's someone from here that commissioned it. I look forward to seeing the finished amp. [/quote] I don't think I've ever been as excited about any new toy! Martin's a great guy to deal with too, he's so passionate and unbelievably patient with me trying to explain what I want in a pre-amp section. I'm looking forward to doing a thread on it when it's done, I've already got a photographer lined up for the shoot.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1409085044' post='2536255'] You'll be wanting stout, thick 'penny' washers on those transfo lugs, I should think. It's quite common on old amps to find 'em well bent up because the amp has suffered a bump, and your ones weigh the moon. Just sayin'. [/quote] All sorted. He's a pro.

Thanks to James for a cracking deal. Great experience with another top Basschatter

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1395747536' post='2405694'] Mmmmmmm ... chickenheads ... [/quote] I've decided against chickenheads as there are two rows of knobs and round ones look less cluttered. I do like chickenheads though, very cool.

[quote name='spaners' timestamp='1409080576' post='2536171'] And how much do they weigh ? [/quote] More than Stone Henge.

The custom built transformers have arrived. Pic shows the pair with a transformer from an 18w all valve guitar amp for scale. You just don't get the ooomph and heft without lumps like this :-) [IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd462/Stoker1/imagejpg1_zps2a971fc2.jpg[/IMG]

Nicest neck I've seen. That is all.

[url="http://s77.photobucket.com/user/PhoneyPoney/media/DSC_0002_zps17566895.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s77.photobucket.com/user/PhoneyPoney/media/DSC_0001_zps303cb1e0.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s77.photobucket.com/user/PhoneyPoney/media/DSC_0006_zps64fe7c9f.jpg.html"][/url] The battery cover, which is now redundant because it's all passive, has been replaced by a standard black one rather than the original black pearl which never looked right. I think it's finally the bass that it wanted to be. The parchment pickguard certainly brings out the wood grain and makes the blue look much brighter. I absolutely love this instrument, it's light and very musical and has a real character to it that few basses I've ever owned have got. It sounds exactly like a good P bass should, I keep it strung with Status flats and when it's played through the 400+ and BT2, it's absolute bass bliss. Spec as of today: [list] [*]Originally built 2004 [*]Maple neck (reprofiled by Jon Shuker and refinished in Satin 2013) [*]Maple fingerboard [*]One piece swamp ash body [*]Gotoh bridge recessed into body (another Shuker mod 2013) [*]Nordstrand NP4 [*]Bareknuckle J pickup (very hot, spec unknown) - routed by me* 2013 [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Swamp Ash Body (one piece!)[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Transparent Blue Finish[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Controls: [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Volume, Volume, Tone. [/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hipshot HB-1 Tuning Keys[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hipshot D-tuner[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Gotoh Quick Release Bridge[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Black battery cover added by me 2013[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Allparts 3-ply parchment pickguard added 2014[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]44mm or 1.75"[/font][/color] [*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Weight: <8lbs (it's the lightest bass I own by a noticeable amount)[/font][/color] [/list] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]You can see the original entry on the old Valenti blog [/color][/font][url="http://valentibasses5.blogspot.co.uk/"]here [/url][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828] and you'll see it was originally bought by another BCer back in the day. It's certainly sporting a different pickup in those photos, the pole pieces look much bigger than the Nordy's. It changed hands a load of times on BC and I believe that was mainly down to the neck profile and pre-amp. [/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]* - [/font][/color]under supervision from JS ;-)

Amazing looking. Jon's instruments are in another league. Can't wait to read the review; BGM are probably preparing all the spelling errors right now.

Hi all I'm stuck! Hopefully someone will have a solution that's easy to implement. My band has had some keys tracks recorded so we can do three of our songs live. I have wav files of the keyboard and also the click so I can mix and manipulate them to suit. What I can't work out is how do I get the click + keys tracks to the drummer's cans whilst the keys track goes out of the PA/Monitors? To my simple mind it's like the drummer needs his own personal mix of the three channels (stereo keys + click) and the PA needs just the stereo keys. How do I do this simply? Thanks Sean

[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1407539233' post='2521722'] Beautiful! Mark never ceases to amaze me with the quality he produces! I'm fairly certain that come my 21st I'll be purchasing one of his P's! Thinking it's between Lake Placid Blue with Tort or Shoreline Gold with Tort? [/quote] Yes, but what is it that you're buying?

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1406987448' post='2516465'] I wish I was Fender you know 'cause with the parts bin I'd have available there'd be endless hours of fun to be had creating cool new models to torment people with. That 50s P Bass looks especially lovely. I wonder what Fender would say to a proposal for a "Squire Custom Shop" business? The idea would be that customers could specify a bass created from almost any combination of the currently available Squire parts. The parts would be ordered direct from the various Squire manufacturing companies, the basses put together (with any mild fettling necessary) and shipped direct to the end customer. I reckon the business would be swamped with orders. Anyway, in reality, I know exactly how Fender would respond to that idea, but hey, I can dream can't I? Phil [/quote] Email Bono