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I have used exhaust bandage - basically adhesive aluminium tape. You won't be able to solder to it, so run a wire from the earth side of the circuit to a small solder tag and put a little screw through the tape into the wood of the body.

This takes me back to the EP days of the late 70s. Wish I had something more useful to contribute though!

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1372332385' post='2124368'] Slight divergence if the OP doesn't object, but out of interest do people prefer passive or active on a fretless bass? Personally I'm in the active camp. My ACG has an all singing all dancing filter EQ and I've just popped an Audere pre into my Letts bass and to my ears it improves the tone. [/quote] No objections from this quarter. I have only tried passive so far. I have posted on this topic elsewhere on this forum, but the combination of a good pickup and well-tapered passive tone control is all I need.

andyonbass of this forum now plays solely fretless iirc.

... or is fretless bass addictive once you pass a certain point? I am busily practising for an upcoming dep gig, and decided to do use the opportunity to climb the learning curve on my Yamaha fretless. Now I can't put the darned thing down! Going back to frets feels all clunky. There are downsides (mainly my intonation, which is improving) but it's just so rewarding. Have others experienced this phenomenon?

Woah back dazza - take the trip up there and try it first. I was all GAS over the cream and torty Sandberg Jazz-clone (TT4 to be precise) but ended up with a VM 4 (P+MM configuration) - I just didn't think the sound of the J-type was that special. YMMV but defo try it first!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1371909964' post='2119464'] Looks a little bit wrong to me to have a PJ configuration on a Jazz Body , just like it looks [i]very [/i] wrong to have two Jazz pickups on a Precision body . I'm sure most other folks won't be bothered by it , though . [/quote] Never liked the PJ configuration myself.

Selling to buy a new washing machine eh? Must have a lot of trouble with household appliances, because they've sold a fair few basses... oh and sold a washer/drier in December! so 6 months of trips down the bag-wash.

Still hankering after an AB1 5-er after playing one last year at Bass Direct, but it requires the conjunction of the following:[list] [*]Used example up for sale; [*]Uncommitted fundage on my part; and [*]Right place, right time! [/list]

Sorry but this seems too much like hard work to me, and as soon as you start playing the instrument and sweating all over it, off you go again

[quote name='Electric Wizard' timestamp='1371638698' post='2116407'] Thanks guys. I'M playing an Epiphone Thunderbird pro 4 with active pickups. I'm just getting back into playing after a long hiatus and want to be doing something pretty heavy. Trying to get a doom metal band going, but not going to be downtuned too far. Also looking to get into a wedding type of outfit as well, so looking something loud but versatile as well. Thanks for your help [/quote] Doom metal wedding band? Hmmm...

Great playing on the vid too. I have that Jamerson book, and if I ever start to feel complacent about my playing, those lines soon put me right!

[list=1] [*]Needed bass on my home recordings. [*]Fancied a change. [*]Couldn't stop after that! [/list]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1371050026' post='2109136'] Have You Met Miss Jones [/quote] Have a listen to Ray Brown on Oscar Peterson's [i]We Get Requests[/i] album from 1964. Sublime!

Nah, you're always going to get people trying their luck whatever you do. At the risk of stating the obvious (always worthwhile IMO), the point of '...or trade value' is so that those looking [i]only[/i] to trade have to indicate what they think their item is worth.

Kubicki Factor bass - didn't that have an extra 2 frets on the E-string that you could bring into play with a cunning lever?

IMO to merit a tribute act, a band/artiste should have had enough 'hits' to fill a 90-minute set. Let me now qualify that: To play only to fans of that band, you just need to learn the band's 'best' material; but to fill venues with average gig-going punters, the band needs to have had a lot of mainstream hits. Hence, good choices for tribute bands: Queen, Rolling Stones, Abba... Not so good choices: Culture Club, T'Pau, Dr Feelgood... If 3-hit wonders have to join forces with others to fill the bill at a Butlins weekender, what hope for the tribute bands? And when I saw Wilko Johnson, he was on a triple-header with John Otway and the Hamsters. My advice: Yes do the Feelgoods stuff, but add in other material from the same genre/decade/trend or whatever. Ian Dury and the Blockheads? The Pirates? Dave Edmunds etc? [b]EDIT[/b]: In short, what crez5150 said ∧∧∧

When ambient came to buy my P-bass, it sounded completely different when he played it through my rig. Not better or worse, just different - i.e. like him not me!

Welcome Ian! Although you haven't sought any advice yet, let me offer you some:[list=1] [*]The bass is not a guitar, it's a completely different instrument; [*]Although you may occasionally stumble across a [b]fact[/b] on this forum, most of what is here consist of [b]opinions[/b]; [*]There are no stupid questions. [/list] Enjoy!