JapanAxe

57% positive feedback - outstanding!

If your sound guy can't or won't give you the mix you all want, it is time for s new sound guy (or indeed gal).

Adding my somewhat noisy MXR Custom Comp: [b]For Sale Items:[/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]01. Ashdown Rootmaster Mag 212T cab - £60 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]02. Trace Elliott AH300 head - £120 o.n.o. (silverfoxnik)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]03. Mesa Boogie Four:88 with footswitch (markstuk) if not sold by then[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]04 Cort A5 Custom SP. (markstuk)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]05.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Allparts Jazz 70's in off-white with maple board/blocks, Wizard pickups & Gotoh bridge (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]06.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] DeArmond (Guild) Pilot Active Bass (Cetera)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]07. Mesa Boogie Bottle Rocket pedal (obbm)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]08. Hard Rock Cafe suede/ wool jacket (TheGreek) - size large[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]09.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Overwater/Tanglewood Inspiration Bass[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. Line 6 Sonic Port Interface for iPad/iPhone/iPod (obbm)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Knackered blue plastic case containing non-knackered amp leads, guitar leads, a patch lead, and a speakon lead (MacDaddy)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck and Fender gigbag - £550 o.n.o. (noisyjon) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Warwick Thumb BO 5 inc gig-bag - £850 (Grangur)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. EBS Multicomp, EBS Bass IQ, Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive, Gigrig Generator, Distributor and accessories, Diago Gigman pedalboard (Graham)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. MXR Custom Comp CSP202 - £45 (JapanAxe)[/font][/color]

You made me go and look at Jon Shuker's P-bass range

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1474011294' post='3134836'] Yeah, but that price is pants when it's $599 in the states and has universal power supply (100-240v). Next person I know heading to the styates might have to make a wee purchase on my behalf... [/quote] This is a discussion we've had many times! I now take it for granted that a product costing $X in the US will cost £X in the UK. I do like the concept of those tone controls, nice to hear they work too. @Opticaleye, will you have a chance to gig or rehearse with this soon?

Burn him with fire!

Having just fitted a '62 CS pickup to one of my basses, I'm hoping the correct answer to the OP is 'another one'.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1473804198' post='3133338'] Sounds grim to be sure. I think we're lucky in this day and age that all but the most comically inexpensive basses are more often than not, well built, reliable and playable instruments. [/quote] Two words: Rickenbackers.

I had a Squier Silver Series Jazz that was like this when I bought it. It never got any worse, but it used to rub the skin off my thumb!

It's rare to see a 3-pickup bass. Godin brought one out a few years ago but I have never got my mitts on one.

I have done Lyneham, Brize Norton, and Cirencedter. At Brize we were booked by someone who had seen the band at a pub. A couple of random points: (1) The band is a noise in the corner while the audience gat hammered and cop off with that night's shag; (2) You need to have photo ID and send vehicle details in advance so that the guard house can be notified. Allow extra time for the faffage involved.

Hmmm... If I wanted to restore punch I would replace the Jazz with a Precision. You can make a P sound nasal but it's much easier with a J!

I concur.

I tried a Thunderbird at the last SE Bass Bash and rather liked it, but not enough to tempt me away from Precisions.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1467824741' post='3086569'] I'd add Demeter as simple and very good sounding. It isn't a DB750..but it more than holds its own in the lightweights takes, IMO. Having said that..I wouldn't be offended at a 20lb amp and would consider that a decent weight. [/quote] Obviously I'm going to say +1 to this. 5 knobs, 3 switches - set and forget.

Quick and dirty calculation: You need to know the voltage that the original bulb worked at (call it 'V') and the current through the LED required to give a good strong output (call it 'I'). The resistance R that you need for the series resistor is found by R=V/I. That will get you in the ballpark.

The only way I can imagine of a guitar damaging a bass rig would be if you fed a heavily distorted sound through a cab with a tweeter - the increased high frequency content could fry the tweeter. Otherwise nothing to worry about. Whether you would like the sound is a different matter.

The Streamliner has side ventilation so you would have to remove it from its bag before use. I'm another laptop bag user - they can be picked up for about £10 new, £6 used.

Paul, here's an offer for you: If you are playing somewhere between Banbury and Swindon (say Oxford, Chipping Norton etc) and I'm free, I'll bring my amps and cabs for you to play through (see signature but ignore Markbass practice amp!) PM me if interested. Also have you thought of going to the SE Bass Bash? You could probably try 20 rigs there with no obligation to buy!

I always call first anyway if I'm going to a specialist shop as I want to be sure the object of my GAS is in stock. There are other successful dealers that operate this way - Guitars 4 You, Andy Baxter. Pretty sure I'll be back to Bassgear!

Spent a few bob in there myself in recent years I've had the email but the links don't seem to work. EDIT: Can still get on the site the usual way.

My top tip contribution - well, Todd Johnson's: [media]http://youtu.be/PPVMBPmrblU[/media]

He hasn't put his name down but I am currently planning to travel with andyonbass. He has just put the fretted neck back on his ACG, and has recently acquired a Handbox amp to go with his TKS cabs, so I expect they will be making an appearance!