jezzaboy

I live in a tenement flat and use a 25 watt Marshall to play through and my upstairs neighbour can hear me playing it sometimes. Unless you insulate the room, there is no way to stop bass frequencies travelling next door. I have now bought a TC BG250 and use the mp3 input and headphone sockets and everyone is happy.

They are the coolest bass bar none but as said above, they ain`t for everyone. I have owned a few and love the look but can`t get on with the way they hang on me.

I like the look of the new satin finished ones. It seems a lot of bass for £364 and the 4 position switch looks cool. I wouldn`t worry about the fact that it`s made in China. You don`t hear many complaints about the CV model.

Don`t you people know? All heavy metal programs go to episode 11!! Most only go to 10 but this one goes to 11!

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1373644301' post='2140153'] Will it be open on Saturday mornings? [/quote] Yeah but only between 9 am to 12.15. Can I be Cheggers?

Very nice looking. Those tuners look really good in black. I have a set on my Jap P bass and they look good against the maple.

They are really good basses,. Thoman has some decent prices on the m 2000 [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/search.html?gf=misc_4_string_basses&bf=g-l&oa=pra"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/search.html?gf=misc_4_string_basses&bf=g-l&oa=pra[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1373306395' post='2135952'] I blame the drummer, too. Because it really is his fault. [/quote] Always the way!! Mark. What brand of guitar do you play? Some people like to stick to what they know and already use. If I had your budget and was looking to buy new, you can`t go wrong with a Yamaha BB, P and J pickup, good build quality and will do anything you ask of it. The neck is nice and slim and comfortable. If you are looking s/h, your best bet is to scan the classified ads on here. For your budget you will get a good selection of Yams, Ibanez, Fenders etc. If you need further info on a purchase, this is the best place as [i]everyone[/i] on here has an opinion.

[quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1373133144' post='2134071'] True but to be fair , given the audience barely reached double figures, they weren't asked. [/quote] Ah well. Don`t say I didn`t warn you Donny

I`m an experianced biker and the thought of going down the road with a bass strapped to my back is a rather large no no. Riding a 125 when you have just passed your CBT (and assuming you have little or no experiance riding a bike) is scary enough without the bass being on your back. Please trust me on this. Much better to get a small car and do your car test if you don`t already have it. (Sorry if I`m wrong about your riding experiance). But regarding a DI box, for £35 ish, the BD 121 can`t be beat and I never gig or rehearse without it being in the bag just in case,.

I tried it a one gig a couple of years ago. I plugged into my Sansamp, used a Wharfdale powered monitor and put the sound through the pa. But I found that the sound from the amp was what I missed. I imagine that with good monitors, a good pa and a sound guy, it would be cool. But there was a good covers band that gigged around my area that had what I mentioned above and the guitar and bass sound was always crap. The drums sounded good though. There is another thought. If you have to drag a decent monitor around with you, would you not be better having a lightweight bass amp?

Here we go..... Current: Fender P bass Frankenstein, Yam RBX 374, Pawn Shop Mustang. And previous in no particular order... EBMM Stingray Sterling by MM Ray 34 CA Classic 70`s Jazz 2 x Classic 60`s Jazz, one white, one sunburst 2 x Mex Jazz Highway One Jazz Highway One P Squier VM P Squier P bass Special Squier Classic Vibe P Squier VM Jazz Squier Mike Dirnt Fender Mike Dirnt 2 X US P basses 2 x Fender Jap 57 reissue P 2 x Epi Tbirds pro 2 x Epi Tbird Epi EBO Epi EB 3 Ibanez SRX700 SR700 2 X SR500 GSR 205 2X SR300 Artcore short scale thing 2 x SRX somethings 3 x GL L2000 Tributes 2 x Yamaha BB414 Rockbass Corvette Status T bass Status Energy This list of previous basses is shocking and has cost me a bloomin fortune. And I have let go some really good basses for the stupidest of reasons.

He is Rock n Roll! Very honest man and entertaining. A man who will go to the grave having lived his life. (Not that I`m suggesting he is about to pop his clogs )

I had recorded the bbc coverage and some of it was cringeworthy. Having said that, they have a certain swagger about them but Mick Taylor seemed, on occasion, to be on a different planet.

Mumford, Bellowhead, Noah and the whale.....Not my bag at all.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1372545581' post='2127140'] This is just one example of how there's more to life than Fender, more to life than 4 strings and more to life than overweight big-handed male bassists. [url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2013/06/26/poliana-magalhaes-jamiroquais-runaway-playalong/"]http://www.notreble....away-playalong/[/url] CB [/quote] Nice playing and tone but that neck looks bloomin huge on her

I think that rather large scratch, the likes of which I have not seen on a bass before, would put people off as well as the high price.

If you go on the Fender website, they explain how to adjust the intonation.

I still see the old one.

£26! Where did you aquire this from? Looks like a decent bit of wood.

It works no problem. I did the same myself years ago due to staying in a top flat. Went down to B&Q and got them to cut the mdf to the correct size and glued and screwed it together. I meant to get some nice tolex for it but left it sprayed black. [attachment=137343:SAM_0686.JPG]

No Jon Anderson, then it ain`t Yes.

Sadly the box has gone to the great council recycle tip in the sky......A long time ago.

I realise you may have some underlying problems with your wrist but may I suggest you try out one of the Pawn Shop Mustangs? Short scale, supremely comfortable neck, larger than an SR, more of a Jazz profile and an excellent humbucker pickup that kicks bottom.

Ta!