RussFM

I'm not one for playing with my tone much, I just set it to something I like on the amp and leave it there, but at different venues I might not be cutting through or something, so it's nice to be able to boost/cut as needed. With my old passive bass I couldn't do anything about it except cut (as I always had everything up full). Now I keep everything centred, get the tone through my amp, then throughout the set I cut or boost whenever I need to. I'm sure there are people here who don't EQ on their amp and do it all on their active preamp, but that's the way that works for me.

I'd rather buy a new one AND a new bass!

Pretty sure it's an NS2000/Q4, waiting on confirmation from Spector though. But there's another one on ebay, not such a bargain though! - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spector-Q4-Pro-Bass_W0QQitemZ130321975618QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e57cb8942&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spector-Q4-Pro-Bass_...id=p3911.c0.m14[/url] Oh... and getting this really hasn't done my GAS any good, I now want a Euro!!

They definitely did!

Should be able to pick a second hand B2R up for a decent price, think I sold mine for under £300 (about three years ago). Good amps, was loud enough for me with a 4ohm BSE410HLF and never let me down.

hm, more confused now... it's active, so it can't be a Performer either, unless someone's upgraded it. But the tone controls have centre indents, so it can't be a Tone Pump!

It's arrived! Pretty sure it's not a Legend though, it hasn't got the curved body. Possibly a Performer DLX 4, I'll need to take the plate off and see if there's a battery under there, but I've also emailed the serial number to Spector so they can let me know for sure. Either way, I'm happy with it!

[quote name='Tait' post='554481' date='Jul 28 2009, 10:02 PM']i think i read somewhere that when fender first made the mike dirnt precision every signature bass had the players name/signature on it somewhere. mike dirnt didn't want this, but he had a tattoo of a star somewhere (i think on his wrist) so they used that instead. eventually they got rid of it (i think its still the only signature bass without the name/signature of the player anywhere on the bass), but mike dirnt still has it on most of the ones he plays. so i guess they just decided to bring it back in on the squiers. btw what i just said may all be complete nonsense, but i think i read it somewhere.[/quote] I had one of the first Mike Dirnts, it didn't have the signature or the star. Was a great bass, but very heavy (the Squiers are lighter), and not as well made as it should have been, a few gaps in the fretwork and the pickup was loose.

I'd like a read of that afterwards please

I shipped a bass to Greece a year or two ago, wasn't even in a hard case, I just took the neck off, packed it really well and made sure it was insured. No problems.

I didn't know Chuck Ragan was in the UK!? Gutted, I'm already seeing other bands on the days he's playing, and I've only got tickets for one day at Reading... the day he's at Leeds!

I had one, loved it, really nice neck, comfortable body shape and plenty of tones. I sold it because I was playing in a punk band at the time and it didn't suit. How it compares to the more expensive models I don't really know, but mine was really well made. For the price (£300 from Sound Control) I couldn't find anything better.

Yep I'm definitely going to have to sell something now though. Oh well, worth it, my old Spector had the most comfortable neck I've played!

WHY!? Why did you have to show me that!! I can't afford it, but I've always regretted selling mine, and it was in that colour. How am I going to explain this one to the Mrs!? Hm... now do I sell the SX Jazz, my acoustic or the Epi Les Paul to fund this...? oh... err.. and thanks for the heads up!

Try a wide necked guitar? My acoustic guitar has a wider neck than my Jazz, and a much wider neck than my Epi Les Paul, I find it much easier to play!

I agree with the previous comment of keep the amp and get a lightweight cab - I found my old GK Neo cab to give me the sound I always wanted, no cab since has matched it, regardless of the amp, and it was so easy to carry!

I'm working in Eindhoven this week, if I'm home next week (not sure yet!) I'll try to make it to the gig. The answer to this question is ALWAYS play the gig, and play it well, you never know who might be in the audience. I've travelled 120 miles to play to the soundman, wish we had 50 people at that gig!

I've had the battery in my Deluxe Active Jazz for about a year now, playing for 2-4 hours a week, no problems so far. When it starts to go, you'll hear loss of volume and clarity.

I was thinking of Carousel when I read 'simple basslines' too! I like the bass... but it needs a chrome control plate!