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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1446037792' post='2896357'] If it was his recent appearance I'm pretty sure it was Guy Pratt... [/quote] 100%! The burgundy mist Jazz is a dead giveaway!

How about "The Whole Worlds Watching" by The Walking Papers (Duff McKagan's project)? Definitely off-piste and super simple! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=truRZcIJOe4[/media]

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1439835833' post='2846146'] Have you got a link? [/quote] This 1 maybe? [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_vint_hot_rod_70s_jbass_rw_car.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...bass_rw_car.htm[/url] Lovely looking thing if it is, congrats!

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1439461994' post='2843005'] How is everyone getting on with them? Is it reliable and accurate enough to do away with a dedicated strobe pedal tuner?... [/quote] Can't speak for anyone else but love mine, fast and accurate! Does what it say's on the tin...or box!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1438761994' post='2836922'] I've come to believe that pickup type and placement is more important to the fundamental tone of a bass than anything else. [/quote] +1 You're not really gonna get close to the sound of a Stringray with a Jazz. But if it's just for 1 song, I balance in favour of the bridge pick-up then use an EQ to scoop mids and boost the highs/lows a little bit. It's still no-where near the inherent sound of a SR but it's closer to my ears.

Vaguely remember this song from their set at download but as you say, it's nice to hear the studio version. Can't wait for the winter tour! 😀

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1438336150' post='2833629'] Do you know what kind of paint would you use for something like this? My fiance is thinking of doing something like this for me on a "display" bass [/quote] I couldn't even hazard a guess, my arts and crafts skills are that of an infant child - Sorry!

Not a bass, but the PRS designed/painted by the artist Joe Fenton is killer. He painted it for Mark Tremonti (In the band 'Alter Bridge', but of Creed fame) Mark tours with this guitar too, so it's not just on a wall somewhere! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ISS2YkweE[/media]

The good thing about being a lefty is that I can't get too jealous when watching videos like this! But that White '59 P with matching headstock... jesus!! Pretty sure he brought the '63 black Jazz with matching headstock from Bass Direct, I think Geddy sent them a picture when he got it and they put it up on FB. His tech will never be short on work though, eh?

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1437723680' post='2828440'] I love the origional but I didn't think it worked as a rock song (we did the Beck Bogart Appice version). [/quote] Have you heard the Phil X cover of superstition? All sorts of good stuff! ...IMO anyway [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFUBF5y9Ams[/media]

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1437551254' post='2826890'] The young guy with bad timing, poor technique, cliched licks, but good hair winning his group was a travesty. However, I have learned that he is related to the owner of the 100 Club where it was filmed. Coincidence? [/quote] I've gotta agree with that, seemed less about the playing more about the rockstar factor to me. Will probably watch the final but thought the whole premise of the show is a bit pants really.

At £399 I bet the internals are pretty low-spec, If they've cheaped out on a lower end CPU after 6 months the phones going to be a nightmare to use daily.

What a beaut, love the colour! Being a P, what's the neck like? Jazz-esque or a bit chunkier like a modern P? If I had the chance to get another I would in a heartbeat, I got quite lucky picking up a used 1.. especially being a lefty!

Might pop into PMT Brum at lunch to pick 1 up as it say's they have it in stock, my Boss clip-on doesn't play nice with B Strings and is a tad unsure sometimes [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1436431128' post='2817995'] What sort of batteries does it take? those coin shaped ones or normal ones? [/quote] The website says the button/coin type batteries, "Up to 18 hours of usage via a standard Lithium Coin Battery (CR2032)"

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1436271231' post='2816568'] I quite like Antigua... [/quote] I'm with you, I'd love an Antigua P! Then again... I quite like that Stratoburst too, so I might just be a weirdo.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1436172275' post='2815469'] Good question, I use that feature a lot in spotify [/quote] You can download music for offline use, not sure on download limit though. Not particularly blown away by it after a few days use, turned off auto-renewal and continuing to use Spotify.

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1436093780' post='2814835'] If the shop was that bad and the manager really such an awful bloke, why not just shop elsewhere? It looked a bit like PMT in Birmingham to me.... [/quote] It's definitely not PMT Brum.

If the Electra models have the same truss as German models it's just an allen key. I do remember it being unusually troublesome to the key into the TR socket though. I couldn't tell you what size to use as I haven't adjusted it for a while but it was definitely an allen key and not some bespoke tool

[quote name='such' timestamp='1434459533' post='2799772'] I brought up my observation that stringing through the body kills the strings quicker. [/quote] Hmm......interesting! I picked up a used Mike Lull back in March/April time and noticed that the B string (which is through body) lost it's liveliness a lot quicker than the other strings with a fresh set of DR Nickels LRs. Although the B string doesn't sit on the nut properly as the taper is about 5mm too short on DR's for 35" scale & through body. I put it down to the nut situation and inexperience with a 5th string (as the Lull is my first), which neither probably help if i'm honest.

[quote name='crag42' timestamp='1432294834' post='2780096'] I saw that myself. Surely it's not mixed up with that is it? It's all over Twitter. People paying respects including famous musicians. But still can't find any official word??? [/quote] I'm in the same boat with you, I reckon that maybe someone saw the date on Wiki and ran with it. Though I also saw on twitter that apparently his brother broke the news? I'm skeptical and hope it's a hoax/error... but it will be a hell of a loss if it's true, only 60 too

Just a heads up you might not be able to order the more traditional Fender shaped Sandberg's anymore, they've introduced their own body design and are phasing out the J and P shapes. You [i]might [/i]be able to custom order the old shape but i'm guessing you'll have to pay custom prices for it. These are the new shaped Sandberg's introduced earlier this year: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6w6GNi1Nx8[/media] Lovely basses though! Mine, though heavy, sounds massive!

Even though it's not really a bass on the record, I recently found I could play Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood with fairly little practice. A couple watches of Trevor Horn playing it on Youtube and i'd pretty much got it down. It was one of those "Maybe I have actually improved" moments!

Have you thought about installing a blend pot in place of 1 of the volumes? Both my Sandberg (Passive) & Mike Lull (Bartolini Pre) have this setup and both have a very even blend, it's awesome for adjusting on the fly I've no experience with V/V/T jazzes though so have never come across your issue!

If it's friction from the strings causing the sore then super-gluing the end of your fingertips helps a tonne. Cover the problem areas, let it dry and it'll create a hard coating for your fingers... simple yet effective! I'd let your current sore heal first before doing this though!

That's odd, I've got a hardcore aged Jazz from Sandberg and the pick guard is relic'd to match the body/neck. Maybe the Marlowe DK model is spec'd this way?