jezzaboy

The Canned Heat, "Born to boogie" as they used to say. The original bass player was Larry "the mole" Taylor and he played on the hits in the late 60`s and at woodstock, big fat guy with a handlebar moustache and a sunburst P bass. Great blues player. He was also one of the session players on some of the monkey`s hits. Sex, drugs, alcohol, blues, death, hells angels, being ripped off, a great story and they are still going I believe. If you see a copy of a book called Canned Heat-Living the blues, buy it! Jez

Check out this stingray. It seems a bit pricey but is a lovely looking bass. It`s a bit strange to buy a bass of this spec and then not play it. [url="http://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/17/39894117.html"]http://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/17/39894117.html[/url] Jez

[quote name='Clarky' post='503798' date='Jun 2 2009, 02:02 PM']Hi, reading the thread about the Fender Classic Series Jazzes has prompted me to ask whether there are any Fender Jazz models or years that routinely come with a chunkier neck profile? I recently sold a 2009 US Jazz* as the neck was just too small for my hands to feel comfortable playing (I am a Precision player normally) - however if there is a chunkier necked Jazz model/year this might solve the problem I had (I know the nut width is likely to be identical/similar on all but the profile presumably could differ reasonably significantly) * NB, I bought it as I wanted to have greater flexibility in sounds than the straight 'P' sound[/quote] Try out the mexican 70`s jazz. Tried one last week before I bought a mexican 60`s jazz (which looks geat in olympic white and sounds great) and the neck was well chunky. More like a G&L neck. Not wide but just a large handful. The sales guy even mentioned it before pulling it off the wall. But beware as other people on here have tried them and find the neck to be okay so it sounds like Fender`s usual policy of "variety is the spice of life" manufacturing. It didn`t suit me but was a fine sounding bass. Looked good in black but was spoiled, imo, by the white binding on the neck. Jez

Now then. I can help you out there.I was looking for a Jazz and tried a: Geddy Lee-lovely bass but a bit too pricey. The 70`s model - The one I played had the chunkiest neck I have ever seen on a Jazz, so some seem to be slim, others are chunky. You would need to check it out before you splash the cash. But what really put me off was the white binding on the neck which seemed very wide if you get my drift. The 60`s model - Fantastic! Olympic white, lovely neck and the lightest jazz bass I have held. And it sounded the best of the 3. So I bought it, well happy! I didn`t get to try a Squire classic vibe as they didn`t have one but everyone seems to rave about them, so might be worth a punt. Jez

There is a review of the Indonesian neck through fly bass in guitar and bass mag this month. Their guy Gareth Morgan gives it a score of (drum roll) 82%. "Great fun and well worth a look." I have never seen one in the flesh and for that I am truly thankfull as it`s bloomin ugly. And has a list price of £799. Ugly and expensive. (Reminds me of one of my ex`s). Jez

[quote name='Krysbass' post='463864' date='Apr 16 2009, 12:49 PM']I've been using a Neutrik silent jack on the same (VanDamme) cable for a couple of years and so far have had no problems whatsoever. I bought my cable from Award Session, but I hasten to add that other suppliers of very good cables are often recommended on this forum! I now use Neutrik connectors on my speaker leads too - it's nice not to have jack plugs fall off or totally disintegrate, as always happened to me before the Neutrik stuff came along.[/quote] All the guys in the band use Award Session cables and have done for a couple of years now. Speaker, guitar leads, mic cables the whole shooting match and have never had any problems with them. Fast delivery and good price as well. Of course, other cable manufacturers are available. (Very BBC like). Jez

Pete Way of waystead and ufo. The ultimate in good time dont give a monkeys about technical playing bass god. (Yes I did take drugs when I seen ufo at the fabled Glasgow apollo).The man who made me buy a thunderbird-which was crap for me and ended up being punted! [attachment=26177:ufo.jpg] Jez

[quote name='Clarky' post='500629' date='May 29 2009, 09:59 AM']I just sold a 2009 MIA Jazz (at a big loss ) as it didn't feel right to me. I am a P-bass devotee and the narrow neck and body shape of the Jazz didn't sit right with me either[/quote] I`ve just went the other way! Started off with a crap jazz and moved onto p basses and lately a G&L which I just punted. I am going to take a large hit on the P but I prefer the jazz neck and the shape. I have just aquired a Mex classic 60`s model in olympic white and tortise-shell pickgaurd. Let`s hope that I`m satisfied now as the credit card cant take much more! Jez

Thanks for the replies fols, much appreciated! Jez

Need help quick! Buying ramorraw! Just sold a mex jazz but am missing it already. Every home should have one so am looking for one. Now here is the tricky bit. I like the white Classic 60`s bass in white with the old style headstock and tunning pegs, but it`s £635. Has anyone got one/had one? Is it worth the cash to have fender on the head or should I get the white squire cv bass at £279 which seems to be the dogs dangalies? Jez

Very nice. Had one the same spec but the body was a weird vintage white, so used the neck and pickup for another bass and sold the body. And here is it`s US standard brother...... [attachment=25548:SUNP0036.JPG] [attachment=25549:SUNP0035.JPG] Jez

As has been said, get someone to tell them straight that it just aint happening but make sure that you have a replacement lined up who you know fits playing wise, is reliable and most importantly, you can get on with the guy. We had to get rid of our rhythm player as he wasn`t doing anything basically and wouldn`t take the hints about improving his playing. He was doing the lead guitarist`s head in and rather than tell him straight, we folded the band, started back up and added a singer from a previous band and never contacted him again. It still bother`s me the way we got rid of him and if we meet him I don`t know what I/he will say as he was an alright guy. But you have to do the deed as I think that there is no point in playing in a band unless you are enjoying it. Jez