Clarky

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1402001789' post='2469213'] Why am I thinking about Gene Pitney now? [/quote] I was thinking about Nigella but whatever floats your boat Jack

Looks great Mark. if I can make one tiny suggestion? A real tort plate from spitfire-whatever-his-name-is (check out the "wheer has all the decenttort gone" thread) would make your bass complete and IMHO indistinguishable from a real McCoy. Looks great as it is, but I think that would cap it off See here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230297-where-has-all-the-decent-tortoiseshell-gone/page__view__findpost__p__2460800"]http://basschat.co.u...ost__p__2460800[/url]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1401920150' post='2468443'] Clarky, you ain't not not told us two IMHO very important bits yet: - Do you play on the same spot of the length of the strings with those different basses? I'd guess this is hardly likely, and it may influence how the timbre develops. I'd suppose different strings "like" different positions of the playing hand - How do you perceive the sound? Does this influence your valuation? [/quote] In answer to your questions, I tried shifting my right hand position on the Jazz (which, as someone pointed out earlier, one tends to play closer to the bridge than on a Precision) and it made no difference. The sound (obviously the two basses differ) doesn't influence my question, its about the comfort and feel of playing on the hands. Given family/neighbours etc I often practice unamplified and it was in this context I posted my OP. I do want to try swapping the old La Bellas on to my Jazz but I am slightly put off by the fact that I will have to alter the truss rod again - I have already tweaked it several times) and I don't want to get closer to stripping the screw holes for the neck (remember its a 62 reissue so there is no convenient truss rod adjuster visible and the neck has to be taken off, at least partialy to adjust)

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1401890970' post='2467910'] more excursion and flap[/quote] and with those words Discreet suddenly returned

I should add, skank you may be on to something there. Ever since I got my Jazz I have suffered from stomach pains at night, and resultant insomnia. Its clearly the atrabilious humours. Now they don't include that in arguments about which bass is best for metal

I'm glad we got that sorted then. Back to Flea vs Mark King I suggest. Thank you citizens

I have to be honest Owen and say thats a bit far for me. Would be about 5-6 hours driving time in a day. So that would rule me out. Mind you, I am pants at double bass so the average quality of attendees would rise!

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[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1401870688' post='2467596'] I guess the different woods used in the JV may also make a difference. Is it basswood? Maybe that affects the tone more with these strings? [/quote] Well the P and J are both early 1980s Squier JV reissues patterned off the 1962 originals and thus I assume each has an alder body. They both have a rosewood board and maple neck. So as far as I can tell, the body woods wouldn't really make much/any difference

Good points. I may swap the old La Bella strings on to my Jazz as an experiment to see if there's as much difference

I am always playing around with strings. I recently acquired a 1983 JV Precision with La Bella standard gauge flats (45-105) on and love these strings. So I thought I'd buy a set for my JV Jazz ... and they don't play anything like as nicely (tension feels different, can't get action as low as I can with lighter gauge Joe Osborn flats). Why is this so? A Fender BBOT bridge is a Fender BBOT of bridge, the scale length is the same 34", the after-lengths to tuners are near identical so the only difference is the spacing of the strings. Is it psychological, to do with the strings feeling more crowded due to string spacing? Dunno. Either way, I took them off and put back on the Joe Osborn flats which suit my Jazz much better. I have also found this in the past with other strings (eg TI Flats and Ernie Ball nickel rounds) Just seems odd. Oh and I am bored

Try playing a double bass with gut strings. Overnight they can go sharp or flat a whole tone just based on temperature/humidity changes and sometimes they won't even last a whole tune before going out

Marc bought some DB strings off me. Paid faster than a fast thing and very friendly comms throughout

1. Owen 2. TPJ 3. Clarky

I am guessing it can only be the humidity and ambient temperature as - unless you have guts - the strings will not shift and the scale length stays the same so the only variables have to do with the wood and the air mass within the body

Sorry to be a party pooper but this has been advertised for ages on eBay and Gumtree and on this occasion the seller has just accidentally added a digit. Everywhere else it is for sale at £3895 not £38,950. See here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-70-CBS-VINTAGE-USA-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-FIESTA-RED-REFINISH-HARD-CASE-/181402542248?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a3c6f20a8 Mind, its not worth that either IMHO given its a refin!

Keith sent me a double bass pickup that I was after and refused to take payment. KInd and generous and one of BC's real gents