jezzaboy

Been to that party. Active Ibanez, GL with more tonal options than you can shake a stick at (I think there are 42 possible sounds available?) plus lots more and am now back to 2 passive basses with vol/tone and a Yam that is wired straight to the jack bypassing all controls. I just use the amp eq and volume and in the future may do this with the Fenders.

Go for it. It`s only some bits of wood and metal. If you love the bass and have no intention of selling, what are you worried about?

Don`t fret Mel, I have owned a lot of Ibby`s in the past and they are well made and reliable. Unless it has been well abused, you will have no problems.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1377002657' post='2182021'] That must have stretched the curly lead a bit... [/quote] Aye, but think of the accoustics

Nice. Always fancied a Sandberg.

Looks ok. It is the older model of Sr300. Decent basses and the bridge looks original from what I remember. Just give it a good going over and make sure the active controls are working ok, the neck looks ok etc. If the bass is all ok, you got a decent bass for your cash. One thing. If you play fingerstyle and rest your thumb on the pickup, due to the shape of the pickups following the radius of the neck, if you jam a plectrum between the body and the pickup it gives you a better anchor for your thumb.

Last year I worked for a local gas company. In the course of a conversation I mentioned I played in a band (true) and that I was a well known local rock star (boll*cks). After much leg pulling and shouts of "your talking mince" and X factor type jokes, a couple of days later, a customer comes in and says that he knew me from a pub I have played on many occasions and I was indeed a member of a really good band and could play and sing a bit as well. That shut the others up for a few mins. I was also spotted by a the pharmacist in a local Lloyds chemist. Ah Fame

Bob the builder? (Sorry, wrong kind of wall)

I have done the same thing recently with my Yam RBX 374. Something went kaput with the active circut, so I just ripped everything out and wired it straight to the jack. I put the pots back in so the bass looks the same and it sounds better to me than before.

I thought the Jools performance was rather good. http://youtu.be/PZ7ihD2Z0mg

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1376651871' post='2177327'] Old Geddy's voice seems a bit weird these days. Almost like a squawk before he hits notes proper. [/quote] Exactly right. All those years singing high have had an effect on his voice. I noticed it on the last dvd they released. As for the strings? Not my cup o char.

My Yammy RBX developed a fault in the active circut, so, I ripped out all the electrics and wired the pickups direct to the jack socket. Bingo! Sounds better than it did before. In the future all my basses will be this way.

Left handed basses, they just don`t look right and when lefties play right hand basses upside down. Not trying to be "leftist" or "rightest" you understand And when people don`t trim the ends of their strings

I think the fact that one of the members lives 2 hours away, with no transport, would put me off right away.

About 5 years ago I bought some leads from Award Session. They made them quickly, made with good material and have never let me down even though I am for ever standing on them. But in the future, I would get them from OBBM and keep things in the Basschat family.

Yep, mid 90`s MIM`s can be great or crap. Defo a try before you buy. I would say, in general, that the "new" post 2010 standards seem to be better than previous MIM`s.

I think BRX hit the nail on the head. If you can play the music you need to play, then you are good enough. Sure, it`s always nice to feel as if you are improving as a player but I wouldn`t get hung up about it. And remember, Pino can`t read music.

Be careful if you are thinking of putting a Jazz neck on 51 body as the neck pocket on these is usually squared off and a P or Jazz neck is curved at the end. Of course you may just be using this as an example, in this case ignore me The Allparts stuff is expensive but is licenced by Fender and is good stuff. If you are on a budget, there is a guy on E bay who sells Mighty Mite necks, licenced by Fender, with a Fender logo for around the £100 mark.

Yeah, he used the Steinberger on this record. He started using it due to it`s size and the fact that it had no headstock, which made it a lot easier to play all those bloomin keyboards at the time. He stopped using it as he wasn`t happy with the bottom end he was getting from it. The same excuse he used when changing from his Ric. The Wal wasn`t used until he played Peter Collin`s Wal when they went back to record in the UK. Good album.

Two one time Ric players are Geddy and Bruce Foxton - who both switched to Fenders as they couldn`t get the desired bottom end from their Ric`s. So you are not alone in not being able to get the sound you are looking for.

Roger (or Davids?) bass parts serve the songs. Guy is a better bass player, of that there is no doubt, but I would say that Rog is a songwriter who happens to play bass. If you watch the Wall shows, he plays a lot of accoustic guitar and G E Smith plays most of the bass parts. But Pigs and the Animals record in general, is a great piece of work. Here is a rig run down of the guys involved in the Wall tour, Dave Kilminster, Snowy White and G E Smith. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s1x-JjZu2I&feature=share&list=PL13D7650D1E3388E9

It was fitted to the guitar to stop it slipping, whilst it was balanced on your thigh, when playing sitting down.

Love the colour but you seem to go through more basses than me

I think the price of a Mex Standard is hard to justify when the quality of the CV Jazz is so good out the box. And the new Modern player satin Jazz, mmmmmm. The upgrade to your Squier sounds like a decent bit of cash if you are buying the parts new. Having said that, if you love the Squier, I would go for it. Anything that makes you happier playing the bass.