Sean

[quote name='iconic' post='689622' date='Dec 20 2009, 11:32 AM']where?[/quote] Link sorted now.

There's some good TAB and notation [url="http://www.thebassment.info/transcriptions/jamiroquai.html"]here[/url] if anyone's interested. It's from BC's own Simon Merrick.

[quote name='Beedster' post='687856' date='Dec 17 2009, 11:24 PM']Says it all, what a load of wa*k. Of all the places to do a PA with a bass guitar... OK he wants to hit the youth market, fair enough, but how many of them shop at Selfridges? Despite my respect for his playing and what he and the band have given to music, I can't help thinking he's a sad parody of what he used to be, and, arguably, what he should still be. Lte's face it, Squier are doing a far better job for almost half the price. I rate Flea as one of my major influences, but my message to him now is this; have the balls to show up at a decent music shop, avoid the corporate crap and hang with real musos and you might sleep better at night and make better music than has been the case recently (did you really enjoy playing the sh*t you put down on stadium Arcadium)? You've got enough cash not to need to rip off the most naive sector of the market with sh*t instruments, so get back to MM or Modulus and develop a decent instrument. I'd love the idea of the economy Flea Bass if it wasn't a) too expensive, apparently not very good, and c) marketed through w*nk shops like Selfridges. C[/quote] Hooray! Well put, Chris. Stadium Arcadium was taken off my iPod recently to make room for Black Joe Louis and the Honeybears and some more Ryan Adams. The photos of Flea wirth all those ectatic kids makes me cringingly sick.

[quote]The guitars themselves are available in two sizes and even come with an instructional DVD featuring Flea himself.[/quote]

We do three Bon Jovi songs and they always go down well. That said they are sung by a pretty girlie with a ridiculious boob job wearing fantasy cop gear (sometimes) and not a wannabe poodle-haired sweaty bloke.

[quote name='Flea' post='687243' date='Dec 17 2009, 12:49 PM']Thank you for this totally unwarranted attack on my character. My bags are made by Louis Vuitton.[/quote] Bags by Louis Vuitton, starred in My Own Private Idaho, wears eye shadow, dyes his hair, mad keen on accessories... Does he have a missus? I can't believe that no one has used that screen name before now!

I have 2 x Lakland DJ4s and The Spectors (see sig).

[quote name='The Funk' post='682670' date='Dec 13 2009, 12:10 AM']The dusty end is where the high notes are![/quote] Tis on mine too.

£2500 Ah well. Anyway, [url="http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/27148-official-ball-family-reserve-picture-thread.html"][u]here's a load of BFR porn for you all[/u][/url]. It doesn't cost to look. Some of those Sterlings are gorgeous. :wub:

I've never been a huge fan of Musicman instruments but over the past couple of months I've played four Ball Family Reserve guitars and basses and they were all absolutely superb. I've tried two Stingrays both of which sounded warmer and "hotter" than any Stingray I've ever tried before and the quality of them was first class, the flame tops just breathtaking (not that I've seen many shabby EBMM). The two guitars I played were ridiculously good; one was a Petrucci model and the other a double necked Silhouette. I would say they were easily as good as any PRS guitar I've tried. Does anyone have one? Anyone tried them? here's one of the basses I played (cheers Dave) And here's one of the guitars (Cheers Johnny)

[quote name='Clarky' post='683409' date='Dec 13 2009, 09:14 PM']a mahoosive Mesa stack, powered by a couple of Mesa 400 heads.[/quote] Got called downstairs to see this and my eye went straight to the stack. Nice. His voice is a bit ropey and his hair made him look bizarre but he's still out there doing it. Why was he there? Has he got some new product to sell? He certainly didn't need the fee

I use 45 - 105 + 125TW (I think). I have thought about going to 40 - 100 but that'll be months away with these things, they still sound new after 6 months Theoretically they should be less tight. If you try this, let us know what you think.

[quote name='andyonbass' post='679857' date='Dec 10 2009, 06:24 AM']I loved the tone of my euro 5, but found it a tad neck heavy and a real stretch to the low frets. Anyone else find this?[/quote] My Euro5 is really light, well it's the lightest Euro5 I've ever tried and that's probably due to it being Alder/Poplar. I think the stretching is down to the fact that the top horn is a bit shorter than some basses and so it hangs slightly further away from you. I looked at this last night and can't say I noticed until I got intrigued by your post.

I now have an EMG 40P in the neck position of my NS5XL. I tried this with a the DC at the bridge and it sounded very big and meaty. I then A/B'd it with the Euro4 for a couple of hours (proper practise, no noodling :snob: ) and late last night decided to try an EMG 40J in the bridge position. It now sounds as close to the Euro4 as can be possible and it is now without a doubt as good as it could sound. It was incredible before, now it's perfect. I've always been a fan of the P/J configuration and the EMGs in my Euro 4 are my favourite pickups ever so to get these replicated in the NS5 has made me very happy indeed. I'll post sound files at the weekend.

[quote name='RussFM' post='679991' date='Dec 10 2009, 10:31 AM']If it was me, I'd be after a Spector Euro! [/quote] That's lovely. Very Rawk.

[quote name='The Goatreich' post='679960' date='Dec 10 2009, 09:55 AM']I really want to try out a Spector Euro 5. I think they could potentially be the replacements for my Ibanez. They're the main axe of the person I look up to the most in the extreme metal bass playing world (Alex Webster) and I think that says a lot for them and what I'm trying to achieve. Any good stockists in the South Wales area that anyone know of?[/quote] If you want to come Risca and try my Euro 5 on Saturday afternoon at our rehearsal room you are more than welcome. It has an EMG 40DC in the neck position and an EMG 40J at the bridge and a U-Retro preamp.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='679871' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:17 AM']These are my two current NS5CRs:[/quote] Are they 34s, Steve?

[quote name='whynot' post='679619' date='Dec 9 2009, 09:55 PM']I've an almost new lefty Spector Euro LX5 on it's way to me for a very good price. I notice a couple of people have mentioned changing the preamp but what is the main reason for this, mainly down to the lack of mid frequency control ?[/quote] Mostly because the stock preamp is so-so at best and the East one is a brilliant piece of kit that not only gives you mid-sweep mid-boost/cut but also complements the EMGs beautifully. Don't take my word for it, listen to the samples above - it's a no brainer. My Spector NS5 is the best bass I've ever played; it's a 2001 build and it's really nicely played in - not that a bass of this outrageously good quality needs much playing in. For me it's only a gnat's rizla better than Peter's redwood one (to my taste) but like Homer, I too dream of Peter getting bored with his so I can have the glory that is his Redwood NS5. If the boat comes in next year, I'm going to order one; an NS5 with a 4 headstock, oiled with black stain finish, EMG 40 P5 and EMG TW and a U-Retro + battery indicator. I get my head turned regularly (Bass Day was a classic example) but when I come home and plug in the glory that is like the 1st of the 9th + the 617th + Michele Mouton's Quattro S1 I realise that this is the daddy of all basses. The singer in my band only ever compliments my sound when I'm playing a Spector - she just hears and doesn't see what it is, she knows nothing about makes and models of bass, she just knows what sounds sexy and what sounds like a workaday bass. Time for bed

[quote name='jonthebass' post='676074' date='Dec 6 2009, 08:11 PM']The SPB-3 is not thin sounding at all, just a scooped mid sound. It's basically a very modern sounding P pickup. It's great for rock, punk, metal, etc. In contrast the A51 in my P bass with flat strings absolutely nails that woody, thumpy P bass sound to a T. It replicates that Clash London Calling sound perfectly. I think it will be fine for what you need...[/quote] I have the P that Jon had and I agree, the Stealth is perfect for all those traditional P sounds. Great with flats.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='678754' date='Dec 9 2009, 07:58 AM']Have you fitted those Wizard soapbars Sean?[/quote] Yep. They're back out, though. Nice pickups but very different from what I wanted. I thought they'd be perfect for someone's Ibanez SR or Lakland 55-01 especially if they took advantage of the coil taps. Shame I haven't got anything to transplant them into.

I have three - all with East U-Retro preamps and they sound huge and that big sound is very addictive. The Euro 4LX I have is an absolute monster, there are some clips [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=67071&hl=spector&st=20"]here[/url] and some photos and good words [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=51601&hl=spector"]here[/url] and loads more [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60841&hl=spector"]here[/url]. Build quality of Spectors is top notch, just can't fault them. I've just ordered an EMG 40P5 for my NS5 to make it sound a bit more like the Euro4 but that's for another thread another day... I keep meaning to do some nice photos of them all together but the light is rubbish lately