Sean

I see that the 5 string is available as a 34" at no extra cost. I wonder if we'll see that option migrate to the Skyline range. I know that the 35" scale puts a lot of people off.

Well done on getting a Musicman out of the USA! I've tried in the past and they said Ernie Ball don't let them export.

What about my favourite combo, the Mesa Boogie Walkabout Scout 12? Removable head, loud enough especially with that passive radiator helping and that incredible Boogie sound. The EQ on it is fantastic too and it can give anything from nice and clean to utter filth with a tweak of the gain knob.

[quote name='greyparrot' post='1062557' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:29 PM'] [/quote] Nice feel. :-)

The sterling neck is deeper than most Jazz necks and has a different finish. It feels very different. The two basses have very different characters inasmuch as it's a a passive JJ set up vs an active eq single MM pickup. The Sterling is very much a plug and play instrument, it cuts through the mix, is comfy and compact, has a great gurgly punch to it whereas the Jazz has a wider tonal pallette, is more versatile and larger. I love my Sterling but I've also loved quite a few Jazz basses especially ones with a P/J config.

BB20 24X

Really nice version, Simon. I'm going to have a crack at this now; it's one of my favourite songs ever and definitely one of my "funeral songs". Just for a comparison to show how darn good this is, here's Jamerson's bass track isolated...

I have one on a Yamaha BB415 and it makes a hell of a difference - a more immediate response and much better sustain than the BBOT original. Not everyone is looking for sustain and immediate response though especially if playing reggae. A very good bridge.

Sorry, chaps. After having been packed and ready last night, something's come up and I'm going to have to bail out last minute today. Have fun and I look forward to the photos. Please could you add my Drums on Demand Vol 1 drum tracks to the raffle. I'll post it to the winner. These are gear real drum loops in 24 bit WAV format. See drumsondemand.com. They come in at around £30.

Duff's a Yam endorsee too, if that makes a difference.

Yamaha BB1024x. End of...

As an observation, the neck on the BB2024x has a similar profile to a MusicMan Sterling - it's like a J at the nut but deeper, there's more wood to get hold of.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1019123' date='Nov 10 2010, 06:22 PM']I was listening to The Jayhawks last night & admiring the tasteful playing & tone of Marc Perlman - so him for mixing a rockier influence with country music.[/quote] Good call! I love the Jayhawks! For me Mike Mills: incredibly melodic and absolutely always spot on for the song. Frequency, Living Well, Bad Day. Mills has been a hero of mine for years. Duff: simplistic genius and ultracool guy. Jeff Ament: Duff + Mills in a single package. Total mastery of taste. And PJ are the most relevant band ever. Period.

I saw them at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on Monday night. I grinned from start to finish; what a fantastic band! Rick is fabulous with the audience, his gurning and gesturing is pop-rock entertainment at its best. TP's bass sound was thunderous and he looked so happy on stage all night; I don't think there are many people who wouldn't enjoy a Cheap trick show.

Please pick a category and discuss: Fish vs. Chips Rhubarb vs. Custard Morcambe vs. Wise Albumen vs. Yolk Yin vs. Yang Drums vs. Bass Sausage vs. Mash English vs. Maths Panis vs. Circenses

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1014355' date='Nov 6 2010, 03:13 PM']Yeah, and have a look at what the anonymous person in the top banner is playing. A BB body with Attitude (DiMarzio?) Neck HB, Mid P and.. What's that?.. A [i]Bridge[/i] P? Now you're talking! As an Attitude owner, I find their tone monstrous, but they lack the ability to "sing" like the best. What they need is a bridge pick-up. Preferably either a Fender JJ or MEC JJ as used in the Precision Deluxe or Dolphin Infinity....[/quote] That's our man, Dave Lomenzo and his BB was made to his spec with that extra EB0 type pup and the bridge P. IIRC he also had them make a slightly reduced body size. I love the maple board too. I wish Yam's custom shop specials were available to Joe Blow, I'd have one of those. Absolutely no complaints with my 2024x or 2025x though. They are so good I'll probably let my Spector go soon as it just doesn't get played much If you look at the artists pictured in the BB catalogue you'll see that most of them have either prototype BBs that differ from the production ones or they have custom finished ones eg. Tony Kanal's has an old BBOT type bridge and Mad Anthony has his Chickenfoot logo on the body and that chili artwork on the fingerboard. It's interesting that Big Bad Duff is one of their stable of artists now considering he is known for playing Fenders and has his own signature model Fender.

I traded my DJ4 for a Sterling. A very detailed trade with great comms, easy all the way. The bass arrived packed in superb condition, very secure and well padded indeed. Don's a great guy to deal with - no issues whatsoever shipping basses across the channel; this is the third time I've done it and this time it left the UK Wednesday lunchtime and arrived at Don's place in Belgium by Friday lunchtime. 48 hours - very impressed. I think the Sterling took about 48 hours incoming too if you factor out the national holiday (?). Great service all round.

I emailed the editor and told him about it! Also mentioned that the photos they used are of a BB2024x - you can clearly see the difference in body shape and the "CRAFTED IN JAPAN" on the headstock as well as the dead giveaway, "BB2024X". Surely someone should pick up on this stuff; a bass weighing nearly two stone!! Even someone manly enough to own a 400+ and a 1516 would balk at that kinda weight!

I bought a EHX Memory Boy to get sounds to emulate the guy in The Cult and other stuff and it's a great little pedal for the money, very versatile and capable of some crazy sounds too if you use the silly settings. Anyone else got one and what do you use it for? How much better is the Memory Man? What are the differences?

Stunner! One of the first sixers that has made me go WOW!