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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='671696' date='Dec 1 2009, 11:08 PM']Nice bass, James! I looked at that one a few times when it was on the stock pages of the Shuker website a while back. Nice score What's it like, then?[/quote] Its absolutely gorgeous mate. The A string is a little loose in the nut I think, but that's due to the light guage strings that are on it. Once I get some medium or heavys on there it should be fine. I'm very impressed with the Villex pickups and controls. Don't think I've ever heard or played a more versatile passive bass. Through my PJB Bass Buddy with headphones the thing sounds unreal. Crisp but powerful slap tone, meaty fingerstyle, grindy pick tone...the lot. Jaco, Marcus, etc all in a passive bass. It's amazing. Plays alot better than my CIJ did, and has 21 frets which is ideal for me! (always thought it was stupid to only go up to Eb when the bass has an E string). All in all it's a blinding bass, and once I get a Hipshot Detuner for it I can see it taking some gigs off the Stingray!

Bought Bob's Shuker Jazz from him. A fantastic guy to deal with, and a great bass too! Thanks Bob - Really couldn't be happier! My Dad has fallen in love with it as well, already asking to borrow it for a gig or 2!! I'm gonna have to keep a close eye on my basses now...I got a feeling Dad's plotting to rob me

Little update from me! Sold on the CIJ Jazz as I just wasn't getting on with it, and had GAS for this! My new Shuker Jazz.

Probably my favourite bassist of all time. He just never fails at playing exceptionally good lines in whatever he plays on, no matter what the style. It's always just perfect for the song. I know he recounts Jaco as one of his major influences, but like a few others here, Jaco just doesn't do it for me, while Pino just slays me every time!

Hah thanks. Unfortunately I never actually got to gig that setup in it's entirety. Only ever used one cab or the other depending on what kind of gig it was. Glad I got rid of it in the longrun though, I'm in love with my current Aguilar rig!!

Gorgeous collection Rich. If I'm ever up round that way I'll give you a bell. Those Statii look mighty tasty

Another +1 for LPB and Tort. Lovely combination mate. Looks the nuts.

[quote name='sdgrsr400' post='661507' date='Nov 22 2009, 01:21 AM']You could also get this: which is available at [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/034945/details.html"]http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/034945/details.html[/url] Those transcriptions seem a little more detailed (and possibly more accurate) than those in SITSOL. Unfortunately, there is some duplication between the books but who cares. There's no CD with this book, but presumably you've got a Motown compilation with all the hits.[/quote] I love how it's a Jazz on the front cover when Jamerson was using his P Bass for all of those tracks.

PM Silentfly on these forums. He's in London and is a whizz kid with effects

[quote name='MSL' post='659999' date='Nov 20 2009, 11:38 AM']Just ordered a copy of 'Standing In The Shadows Of Motown' from Play.com[/quote] You won't regret it. Fantastic book, and the DVD is wicked too.

[quote name='Rich' post='651354' date='Nov 11 2009, 09:39 AM']This is stunning. [/quote] One of my favourite videos on YouTube. Some of his other stuff leaves me cold but this is just awesome. I watched it twice today, and might do so again now just the for the fun of it

I only got my first fretless a couple months ago, which is a 1989 Unlined Pau Ferro board'ed Stingray 4. I'm getting to used to having no lines, and the dot markers are actually ON where the line would be at 3, 5, 7, 9 etc. I must say I don't get the confusion you guys talk about when switching between fretted and fretless? I just think, "when playing fretless, the dots are my frets" and then I'm good to go!

[quote name='Phaedrus' post='649504' date='Nov 9 2009, 11:09 AM']DIY allows you to make the perfect board/case, IF you know you're final FX collection & set-up. I made my own case and it was a dream to set up live - as has already been said: connect to power, guitar in, amp & PA out - magic! My FX collection has changed so I'll be making another soon, and I have a question . . . I have a pretty firm idea of what pedals I want: Korg DT-10 (already have this) Dunlop 105Q or Morley PBA-2 wah T-Rex Sweeper chorus MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz or EH Nano Bass Balls (or some similar decent bass overdrive - recommendations welcome) Aphex Bass Xciter Aphex Punch Factory Hartke VXL Bass Attack (already have this) Here's a mock-up of what I have in mind (I'm not yet sure about physical and signal pedal order): AFAIK, these are all 9v pedals, so my question is this: could I use a single 9v power supply with a daisy chain connecting them all, despite the pedals not all being from the same manufacturer? If yes, can anyone recommend such a PSU & daisy chain? Thanks, Mark[/quote] Just something to think about...The Morley Wah is a HELL of a lot bigger than the 105Q, so if you went with that you'd have to make your board bigger to lay it out as planned! If it helps I sold my Morley after trying a 105Q (But then again I sold both and ended up with an MSD )

I still can't believe the bloody twins got through! I thought that Lucie was one of the best in it. Not to mention she wasn't bad on the eye!!

A 3PDT switch is exactly the same as a DPDT, just with an extra switch in it. With a DPDT you have 2 switches and 2 things to switch between (ie on/off). A 3PDT has 3 poles, but 2 things to switch between. That's why they are used for true bypass in pedals, as it allows you to connect the input to either the output (true bypass) or the effect and the extra switch in it can turn an LED on and off. True Bypass can be achieved without a 3PDT, you just wouldn't be able to use an LED without some clever jiggery-pokery. Not very specific to your question, but I hope that helps you understand the workings of a 3PDT. Edit: Just read a little closer and saw you said 3TDP. Whoops! I guess this post could be helpful to some though so I'll leave it here...

I use an Aguilar AG500SC and 2xDB112's so I take one cab to rehearsal and both to gigs