jezzaboy

I might be gettin a new cab tomorrow and fancy one of the TC BC cabs but 2x10 or 2x12? Whats the differance in sound between the 10 and 12, if any? I had a 2x10 combo but only gigged it a few times and have always used a 1x15. Are the cabs any good? They weigh 20kg which is ideal for me as I stay one floor up and TC`s more expensive gear gets a good right up. Or how about using 2- 15inch cabs, 1 an Ashdown and the other a SWR, although they both have Eminence speakers. Jez

That`s ok for 40 quid, a good wee project. Talking of things Japo crapo, what has happened to Bassassasin? Apologies for thread diversion. Jez

At the weekend I picked up a Squier Mike Dirnt P bass for just over a ton and after replacing the pickup, strings and tuners it is playing like a diva. It has the lowest action of any P bass I have owned and the neck feels fantastic. I have owned US, Jap and Mexican P`s but this just feels the best out of the lot. And it`s a chepo from Indonesia! Just goes to show it aint about the value but as said above, how it feels and sounds in your hands. Jez

I have never noticed any buzzing but then again I use it in passive mode most of the time. I`m pretty sure that all the active circut does is boost the signal as the tone controls are passive all the time, but don`t quote me on that Jez

[quote name='bigbottomend' post='1349918' date='Aug 24 2011, 09:13 AM'][/quote] Well cool, howz about some details? Jez

You could try this link. You might find the answer here. Jez [url="http://www.badassbassplayers.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=48&sid=32d1a0e921377956269d4a59c86ed83f"]http://www.badassbassplayers.com/forum/vie...69d4a59c86ed83f[/url]

If you look at Weller doing it on Jools`S Later shows, they seem to play it at a slower speed. Jez

Look on the bright side, there are loads of guitarist up here. Or rather, people who think that they can play in a band Hope your singer get better soon. Jez

Got to agree with you Lozz, he seems a right decent guy when you see him on the documentry Back and forth. And he has given me P bass gas! Jez

On the recent garage tour (a tour of peoples garage surprisingly) he played P basses and his black and the gold Laklands. The black one is very nice indeed. Here is a link to Nate talking about P basses. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0eqlNKBFs8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0eqlNKBFs8[/url] Jez

Dave Gilmours guitar tech has said that no matter what guitar Dave plays, he still sounds like Dave. It`s all in the fingers. If I played Marcus M jazz I would still sound sh*t Jez

[quote name='joe_bass' post='1327964' date='Aug 4 2011, 10:54 PM']I've never played a Fender that is seriously flawed. I've had a MIM jazz, a MIA jazz & currently a Deluxe MIA P bass. I had the chance to play a fair few different ones when I bought my MIM & several years later the MIA. Both times some were noticeably not as good as others, but none were dogs at all. Where are all these awful Fenders people speak of on here??[/quote] I gotta agree with this. I have had 2 of the new model P basses and the quality was spot on. The first one was £800 brand new and the second as new which cost £695 which is more like the price they should be. There will be dodgy basses from any volume manufacturer. Mabye more from Fender as they manufacture more than anyone else. Still, this is no excuse for poor qc on occasions. Jez

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1327439' date='Aug 4 2011, 05:04 PM']Not really. Maybe we will all start playing our instruments and valuing them for what they are instead of buying them, playing them for 10 minutes then selling them on so we can buy another one or comissioning new ones that are a hairs breadth different from the last one we commissioned. There are certainly more instrumenhts than there are good players so I see no problem here.[/quote] I think that is the 2nd most sensible thing that I have ever read on here. Jez

Have a read. Potentially very scary. [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/guitar_makers_to_run_out_of_wood_in_10_years.html"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/genera...n_10_years.html[/url] Jez

Good choice Dave. Merchant city had a 5`er in just after they came out and it was well tasty. Luckily the credit card is maxed out or I would have taken it with me there and then. Jez

Aye, nearly as good as the olde Precision and Ashdown set up Runs far away and ducks for cover! Jez

As Neep says, give the G&L Tribute a bodyswerve as their necks are exactly the oposite of a Jazz neck. Guitarguitar in Edinburgh usually has em in stock. Its the only thing that lets them down if you have small hands because otherwise they are brilliant. Jez

One of the guys that works with me was in the same position. He is a talated keyboard player doing weddings and corparate work but it was slowly sapping him of his love for music so, he jacked it in and plays the occasional blues gig now and is much happier. But he has a day job to pay the bills as I reckon most of us on here have. I think you need to suss out what matters to you most and go with it. Good luck with whatever you decide. By the way, getting rid of the wife can be expensive Jez

For 500 quid it would need to be a decent 2nd hand bass I would think. Mabye a different pickup and a bridge? If it was me 150 tops. But mabye he really likes the shape/feel/weight of the bass and if he intends to keep it long term, it might be worth it. But he isn`t going to make his money back when selling on. Jez

Wanted a life of Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll!! Couldn`t play guitar so moved on to bass. Some people say I still can`t play bass and they could be right. Still waiting on the the first bit Jez

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='1307270' date='Jul 17 2011, 11:27 PM']Makes sense to me. The fretting hand is the one that requires the most strength and dexterity. I bet more people would do the same if they were given a free choice from the beginning rather than being told "if you're right handed you must play like this".[/quote] This makes a lot of sense. Before I started playing, I had a compound fracture of my left pinkie finger which has left me with no power down that side of my left hand and my pinkie is useless and the finger next to it is not much better. When I started playing 6 string guitar, I was unable to make the chord shapes due to the injury and I started to play bass because I could get away with using my first 2 fingers. When I started to get into the bass I did consider trying a leftie as my right hand is fine and may have worked out a lot better dexterity wise. Too late now though. Jez