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Decided to give the J-Tone a go (too many bells and whistles on the J-Retro for me...). Just a question about wiring - I’m pairing up with some Aguilar 4J-HC pickups which have 3 wires each - white, grey and black, and yellow, grey and black. Am I right in assuming white/yellow is the hot signal, grey the cold and black needs to go to ground?

Have been pondering one of these for my old Jazz. Been delayed as they’re not in stock anywhere. In the meantime, was looking at the J-Retro too... Strikes me that the J-Retro preamp is far more flexible, but the passive mode is pretty much just a backup, whereas the J-Tone is very usable in both modes. I would like the extra options, but don’t really want to compromise my ability to play in passive... Has anyone used both circuits to compare?

Been looking forward to seeing what this was going to be. Looks good, but got to say, I’d prefer the previous larger housing (big feet and clumsy switching)... Guess I’ll have to keep an eye on the second-hand market...

Looks like Dave Swift may be a holder of insider information...

Nice.

There are rehearsal rooms in Horley? Damn, things have changed since I lived there. We had to make do with a barn...

Just an obsession. Haven’t found an octave to rival it yet, so worth having a few backups for an old pedal...

They’re in date order, right to left: Japanese - April ‘82 Japanese - March ‘83 Japanese - October ‘83 Japanese - Unknown Date (later 80’s following the name change) Taiwanese - Unknown Date Taiwanese OC-3 - January 2013 The OC-3 has more volume, I’ll give it that, but just sounds so digital compared to the others (not surprising, really...).

Just did a bit of a comparison of my Boss octaves. I’d say there’s more difference when playing them live (on a loop here to keep it consistent), but the older Japanese models are pretty much the same, slight change in the tone for the Taiwanese, and the less said about the OC-3 the better...

@LondonBassGuitarShow - Exactly this. Trying to keep possible weekends free, but the calendar is booking up...

Or indeed both together...

Paul Gilbert added to the Guitar side of things. Cody Wright also just announced. Great player, but did see him just a couple of shows ago...

I’m surprised to see no mention (bar one generic advert) of the show in the latest Bass Guitar Magazine...

There as well, one row from the front. Bass sound all a bit woolly there too. Assumed it was where I was sat, but sounds like it was off all round! Shame, but great evening nonetheless!

Cheers. Bit of a manic week... Updated post coming up above...

Looking for a replacement bassist for a Portsmouth based Americana style band. Originals band in Portsmouth. Been gigging quite some time, and more lined up, including a few summer festivals (local area). Band are all 30-40s, jobs, families etc, so all very easy going and flexible. Americana style (our general description) - think American style pop, bit country/folk/blues tinged. Currently gigging with the band myself, but looking to move on to other projects and just can’t balance two bands. Honouring all commitments until a replacement is found!

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/06/13/rickenbacker-guitars-reveals-the-4003ac-al-cisneros-signature-bass/ I’m not into the signature bass so much, but a Ricky bridge with adjustable saddles? Bout time really...

In fact, don’t. Don’t drop it. It’s a heart-wrenching moment... Yep, I’ve done it before and I did it again at my gig this weekend. Rested my bass against the wall to get on with other stuff only to watch it slowly fall lengthways down onto the floor. Nice new dent in the neck to remind me that it’s a bad plan to do that. 😞 Make me feel better - what’s the worst you’ve done to your bass?