Marc S

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1490714708' post='3267324'] My recently acquired Yamaha BBVIIs I'll try and get a better pic of it up at some point if anyone is interested! [attachment=241850:IMG_20170328_160728.jpg] [/quote] Yes, I'm definitely interested in it Rumple. Looks a nice bass More pics please. I hadn't realised there were many options in 32" scale....

Only just spotted this thread. Interesting read - Thanks for sharing I had a TC 250-208, which I now wish I'd never sold! It was a handy, compact, lightweight little combo Wish I'd tried this conversion on it now!

The TC is really compact too though - it's smaller than it looks in the photos! lol I sold mine sometime back, as I had that, plus a few cabs and heads (for different options / bands / venues / DB etc) But now I wish I really hadn't sold it - as it really was a nice little combo, and powerful for its diminutive size...

I had the same fears. I had a TCBG250 208, and found that was loud enough for small gigs 200W as it is, and 250W with extension cab. Really small, compact and lightweight too I now sometimes use a Markabass Traveller 2x10, cos I do like Markbass gear. The traveller cab is very light for a 2x10, and of course, you can use it with a small, lightweight head (then of course, you need to carry the head and leads etc - so more stuff to lug about) Depending on venue, and how heavily the drummer plays, and what other instruments are in the mix.... you may struggle with 100W Saw a Gypsy Jazz band where the DB player used an 802 a short while back. He was plenty loud enough, but then they didn't have a drummer... Yes, those Fender Rumble 100's are incredibly light. EDIT: I don't know how the 802 compares with the Rumble, in terms of volume? The Rumble 500 seems a nice combo - but it is considerably heavier.... Let us know what you opt for

It would be very interesting to know what strings he uses, and what he thinks re the construction of a Cello, and how it stands up to being set up as a DB. Also, did he need to do any mods to the bridge? Will a Cello bridge be sturdy enough? I'm really interested in this

Do you know which brand of strings they are Lazarus? I just wonder whether a Cello is really built for heavier gauge, higher tension strings? Could the Cello's structure be compromised? I'm interested, as it could be a nice, portable DB option....

Hi there, Just wondering whether anyone near me (in the South Wales area) uses these, or similar Gut-alike DB strings? https://www.thomann.de/gb/gutalike_vintage_double_bass_strings.htm I'd really like to try a set. I'm currently using Innovation Silver Slaps on one bass, and quite pleased with them. And I've got Spirocore Weichs on another set. Again, I'm quite happy with these, but I would like to try some Gut-alikes, just out of curiosity.... Cheers now

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1490274234' post='3263818'] I can absolutely tell the difference between the Squire and the '75 here. Is one better than the other? No, they're simply different, the '75 had a bit more depth, bit more low end to my ears. Is someone going to hear the difference at a gig....through a PA....behind a band? Probably not. Really it depends which plays best in your hands. Those Classic Vibes are generally fantastic though. Si [/quote] Yes, of course, as we've both said; Neither is necessarily the "better" - But personal preference and budget also come in to play. I know if I had anything older than a '75 Fender (say my Y.O.B. bass, for instance, and I'm not telling! lol) I may just be too scared to take it out of the house, to play in certain venues... so no matter how good or how much better it sounded, it wouldn't necessarily get gigged much. What we also need to consider when comparing such youtube and online footage, is how much compression has taken place when uploading the video, and not least, what speakers or headphones are you listening on? When I first heard the basses being played in LW's link, I was listening with some earphones - I could tell the 70's US bass apart from the others. But the lower end of the Mex bass sounded better. Switched to my desktop speakers, and it was another story. Mind you, they still all sounded like Precisions.... I've got a few P's - two of them with identical pickups and wiring looms, and they both sound different. The Squier CV just seems to have a better low end some days, other days it's my RW. Even when I've taken them both out (one as spare, or just so I can compare them in a live situation) and plugged them into the same rig! Then of course, what sounds "better" on its' own, may be rather different when the rest of the band has plugged in. Whatever you say about Precisions, and at risk of repeating what's been said ad infinitum before.... A good P bass just seems to be able to cut through in the mix..... Again, some may do it slightly better than others...

As others say, there are differences - sometimes subtle, sometimes rather more noticeable. It will of course, depend on what you perceive as "better" too. Here's a link to a video comparing a Squier Classic Vibe P bass, with a 70's Fender P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BBsRugtw6I There's another batch of videos somewhere on youtube, where players were blindfolded and asked to choose between a Squier CV, a US Fender and a Custom Shop US Fender. Mostly, players thought the Squier was either the US or Custom....

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1490254676' post='3263560'] Have you asked him for any of his favourites? [/quote] Just what I was going to say....

Like the look of your latest project BTW Bridgehouse - nice colour too

I used to think that I didn't like wider necks. However, I've played a couple that feel pretty comfortable. What I have noticed of late, is that it's not so much a wider neck I don't like - but one that's wide and very deep.... Each to their own, of course. I've got a Roadworn P and a Roadworn J and the necks on those basses are ideal for me. That said, I bought my RW P from Daveyboy on here, and he'd had a luthier slim the neck down - a rather nice, professional job and finish it is too. I'm glad I went for that particular bass, as the neck feels just right to me. I'd say I generally prefer a Jazz neck, but I've had a US Jazz with a chunkier than usual neck, and a US Jazz with a very slim, narrow neck - oddly, I really didn't like that, it just felt too slender, with too little space between strings at the bottom end of the neck.... Fussy so and so's aren't we?

I was about to suggest a 2nd hand Steve Harris Sig - but of course, they're all maple board too. You could get Mark at Limelight to build one to your spec. The Limelights I've played have all been fab basses. But they wouldn't come under my definition of "cheap". A while back, I got a neck from a seller on ebay. It was described as a 70's style Fender neck, and when it came, it was indeed fairly chunky. Nice quality neck too. You could try putting one together yourself.... I did it on 2 basses, and if I can, I'm sure you can too. Worth a thought? The guy who'd alerted me to the ebay necks found he couldn't do a replacement job himself - so he sold me his neck cheap. I fitted it to an old Matsumoko 70's 80's P body - which made a rather nice, cheaply acquired, good quality gigging bass...

[quote name='Burrito' timestamp='1471881463' post='3116668'] I use Gut-a-like as they are more stable for tuning. I can't imagine ever using steel again. [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/gutalike_vintage_double_bass_strings.htm"]https://www.thomann....ass_strings.htm[/url] [/quote] Wish someone nearer to me used these strings - I'd really like to give them a try....