JapanAxe

Not a name I've heard before - let us know how you get on, with a NAD thread.

At least a pickguard is not hideously difficult or expensive to replace.

[quote name='ians' timestamp='1450430255' post='2932638'] You mean these can be ordered in different colours,I had no idea. By the way..how much harder is it to play that wider neck than the 70's width. [/quote] Fender have some kind of special-order facility, but iirc it got some stick on here for being crap. What I had in mind is the one-offs and dealer special orders that come up now and then - for example, I have a CS '59 'transition' Strat that was made to the spec of the shop owner's original '59. As regards neck width - it is no harder to play, just different to what I had become used to. I think it would only pose a problem if you had poor technique, e.g. hooking the thumb of your fretting hand over the top of the neck.

Nice clear mixes, great bass sound.

NYE still available.

NYE still available.

[b] [b]'Mark King Fans. They're a sensitive bunch.'[/b][/b] Both of them.

Spot on.

[quote name='Alec' timestamp='1450358880' post='2931993'] I'd accept a compromised sound for the convenience of a lighter pack. Fortunately I don't have to, as I now have lighter and better - result! [/quote] This.

She sounds a lot like Rosanne Cash.

[quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1450220070' post='2930761'] [color=#141414][/color] [color=#141414][b]1972 Fender Precision Bass[/b][/color] [/quote] Now that is a bass!

I have the opposite experience to the OP - I experienced a revelation about how good a bass can sound once I switched to Class D heads and 'clever' Neo-loaded cabs.

I have a Bose L1 Model 2 and used it just for vocals in a 3-piece (guitar/bass/drums). The Tone Match mixer (which I also have) takes 3 mics and a stereo input. If you just want it for vocals, and don't play silly loud, it may do the job, and if you set ti up in the right place it can be your foldback too. Bear in mind it's not really intended for putting a whole band through - Bose rather optimistically suggest that each musician would have his/her own system for their own vocals and instrument(s)! Like this:

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1450093499' post='2929448'] Anything more than a Telecaster is just showing off. [/quote] Nothing is 'more' than a Telecaster! Many modern humbuckers are wound very hot, which means they are great for generating distortion but sound rather dull played clean. By contrast, an 'underwound' humbucker can sound very nice and characterful. A good P90 can be a flexible alternative, but there is not just one P90 sound, and the guitar in which they are installed can make a lot of difference.

[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1450089080' post='2929377'] And in true forum 'Yin and Yang' I owned one in the mid 90's and thought that it was great - it was bought as a practice combo - 80w IIRC, but I did gig it in a rock band without PA support [/quote] That'll be the BLX80 then.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1450007369' post='2928667'] That's a good job done. Always try to do a better job than the guy you're depping for. [/quote] Quite right. As a minimum, I go for 'can't see the join'. Preferably, 'I wish we had this guy instead of our regular player'.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1449971803' post='2928526'] Me too, but not at nearly €400. [/quote] You'd better hope it's a roaring success, then a certain proportion will appear on the s/h market for about 2/3 of that. Conversely, if the pedal goes out of production quickly, it will achieve legendary status and fetch wallet-worrying prices on eBay!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1449971536' post='2928523'] I like La Bellas. [/quote] I hope I do too!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1449927296' post='2928058'] Good man. That many different musical environments will make you a better, more rounded and experienced player. Did you get asked back? That's the acid test. [/quote] Yes, and in at least one case I got asked to join the band (but declined). [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1449933339' post='2928133'] Good 4 you. Being such a hussy means you often find tunes that are fun to play and a challenge outside of the stuff you would naturally gravitate towards. [/quote] Absolutely. Few pub bands would do a medley from [i]Les Mis[/i] for example. [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1449939704' post='2928226'] 14 bands in a year - he is probably too busy to be able to accommodate requests for repeat gigs...! [/quote] I have turned a couple of gigs down because of prior gig commitments. Tonight, for the first time, I turned a gig down because I was just too busy - gigs, rehearsals, practice, work, family, Christmas... [quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1449950212' post='2928363'] Where thy gigs, or are you a jam tart . [/quote] Coat. Now.