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Another +1 for the Markbass 2x10 wedgie combo thingy. I have one & it can certantly drown out noisy drummers & guitarists if needed & weighs very little too! You can even pop another cab under it if you ever needed more.

Neo cabs are lighter, therefore easier to levitate you can get acoustic mats to put under your rig if you want to get rid of boominess. Oldgit told me of these as he uses one called a GRAMMA pad.

Just a quick thought, how about a multi fx unit with an exp pedal built in? The Zoom ones are pretty good for the money & would give you all the fx you need to get started & then if you want you can add different pedals in the line to suit your style.

The MF-101 was £149 & the expression pedal was another £30. I'll try & get some time & record it with the pedal. The recordings on there I didn't use it. You can roll everything off the top down to @ 20 hz (just makes vibrations). From what I've read, Ashdown do one for @£50 & does a very good job but I don't know if you can pop an exp pedal into it.

Have a listen to my review of my moog pedals over in the reviews section to hear what a LPF can do, it's the MF-101.

Here's one my band still haven't finished writing. Recorded on a samsung digital camera...

Interesting thread title. I thought it was in the wrong forum to start with until I read it & discovered it wasn't about choice of bottoms, but bottom ends. I'd go & try the basses you like & see what you want to spend your pennies on. I have another option for you, you could look at getting a custom bass made based on what you like from different basses.

A good solution to the MB & GB heads looking too small is to put it in a 19" rack (you get lugs for this) with a tuner or FX unit or whatever floats your boat.

Jazz basses usually have J pick ups, Presicion basses - P pick ups. There are other types of pick ups too & often find humbuckers on jazz basses. Get as high a wattage amp as you can (to an extent). Post your budget & I'm sure every one will chip some good ideas for you.

Sounds like it's your bass that's the problem. Change the strap button locations, failing that, change bass.

I think I may be better defretting a bass myself. Watched a YouTube video & it looks fairly straight forward. I did have a look at that mazeti bass but it is over my budget, might look at that streamer.

Ped, hope you don't mind but I've added you as a contact on Flickr. Some ace pics you have on there.

Hi folks, I'm toying with the idea of getting a cheap 5 string fretless to see if it's what I want. I read the Squire vs Fender thread & was wondering if the Squire Jazz might fit the bill (as it's easy to upgraade parts on) or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm looking to try & keep the price to £200, £250 tops & don't mind s/h.

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BSSM is one of the best albums of that genre IMO & the earlier RHCP albums were very good too. their new stuff since By The Way all sounds samey to me.

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The Sale of Goods act does cover this & it is the trader that you would look to, not Ashdown. It is up to you to prove that the driver was defective & not overused & if you can do so (if you can be bothered that is), then you should have no problems getting either a repair, replacement or partial refund other than the fact that some trader's believe that the act doesn't apply to them (Game comes to mind), but a couple of letters & maybe a threat of legal action & they usually comply.

Weird & wonderful? A Bass Murf would fall into that category. Whether you'd use it or not is another question as the drummer would have to keep time with it (some find that tricky), but it is a weird & wonderful pedal that can make some superb rhythms & textures or just be used as a resonant EQ, overdrive or flanger. Sorry if it seems like I'm only recommending Moog things but I can't suggest things I haven't tried or used. Edited to add, there's also a Midi Murf.

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If I've been sitting for a while I often get PUMA. Pants Up My Ar$£.

I agree with the rest on here, tell your friend it's not a P or a J bass. It is a Yamaha RBX with a double humbucker ($$) configuration. There's more to bass life than Fender E.g. My Ibanez has a J/P configuration but that doesn't put it in the J or the P bass camp, it's in the Ibby Soundgear camp

Envelope filter pedal maybe? Moog make some good pedals.

Three. Been a lot of changes happening the past 14 months & still not sure what we are doing.

I've got a Vox Standard in bits. Needs some TLC, eg:pick ups, electronics, strings, nut, bridge, complete refinish to body & neck, etc, etc. I could let you have that for £1000, leaving you £200 to get all the parts needed.

Depends on what you want to spend. Ashdown MAG are good value but try before you buy.