martthebass

Don’t think I have a number one bass anymore. I have a bass I gig more than the others and basses that would be tough for me to replace but none are sacrosanct. I keep thinking of selling the 3 non-cheapies and getting something really special but I doubt I’ll ever go through with it. Ironically my main gigging bass is nominally the one of lowest value (the Mustang on the left - the Jag is no longer resident).......go figure.

Somebody actually bought it...with real money

Nothing virtual about it.....

I'm in the same boat there Linus....I've been looking at replacement cabs and heads this year but can't find anything that offers the size/weight practicality of this set up. I'll probably end up sometime next year getting a new LM3 and relegating my current one to back up and swapping out the cabs for new units one by one.

Another shout here for the LM3 they are very reasonable 2nd hand (a near mint one in the FS section with case for £300). Sounds nice through the NY121 but as others have alluded to above, the single cab set up is really for small gigs/rehearsal IMHO. I always pair mine with a second NY121 for a gig, it extends the bass and fills out the sound and volume, I've never had an issue no matter what size the venue.

Just sold mine (but only because I'd picked up a CIJ Mustang). Cracking basses and dare I say it, sound as good/better than both my Mustangs.

I'd love to hear Geddy play some Jazz...........he doesn't mind a bit of odd time signature stuff. he might struggle with the 'random' notes though?

A hideous EB0 copy named Avon bought from Woodruffs(?) in Brum in 1981 when I was bored one Saturday afternoon (and escaping the Uni assignment). It only had one sound - a sort of thuddy plonk which the guitarist in the Joy Division tribby band I found myself in thought was great. I was less impressed and much to his horror I replaced it with a brand new first edition JV 57 P bass in 1982. I unfortunately traded the JV a few years later for a 'proper' US Jazz which I discovered was a POS compared to the JV.......oh well the folly of youth.

...yes, please verify your credentials or get the hell outta here. Big Poppa.

Ditto. By habit, I check the nuts on both locks when I first put the bass on. Takes about 5 seconds. No biggy. Strangely enough though, for my routine gigging basses I use the best straplocks known to man....Grolsch tops. never, ever, ever, ever fail

If I suggested this as a purchase to my wife Silvia I'd get a slap......

I did have a US Sterling that suffered from a mild form of 'weak G', but it wasn't a major issue and I tweaked most of it out with string height adjustment and tilting the pup. Neither of my current Rays suffer from it at all. I get what you're saying about losing the sound in the mix on stage though. I've played some venues where the upper register has just disappeared on stage but when I've gone out front with the wireless kit the sound has been spot on.

Must have been intense, the jeans on the girl in front seem to have spontaneously disintegrated....

Now why didn't I think of that?

6........honest.

Just managed to get back down to 5. 2 Mustangs for gigs (a main and a backup); a fretted Ray for Jamnights, a fretless Ray for noodling and a Ric 4003 for fun/wall hanging.

One....just like this one.

Wondered where Pod had ended up.

You still searching for the holy grail 7.5lb Ray Pete?.......

Got three basses equipped with them (if you include the pins coming as standard on Ric 4003). Always worked fine.

You tried a US Sterling or a Stingray SLO Special - they both have Jazz type necks?

Just wish I could play like him Roger! One thing I did find is that it had to be a 2EQ - for some reason I could never get the sound I was looking for in my head with the 3EQ on the fretless Ray.

I don't see why any bass would appeal to non players (maybe other than a Rick......) but they'd maybe recognise the brand. I can only speak for myself but I was originally attracted to the Stingray due to Pino and John Deacon.