jezzaboy

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.

My brother is wanting rid of a set of the above home hi fi speakers. These are high quality, well made, a few years old but are in good nick and work perfectly. They are brown/black in colour and are approx 18 jnch tall. They would have to be collected from Paisley, no postage as he hasn`t got the time/are a fair weight/nothing to wrap them in. Even though they are free, a donation to the site would be appreciated. I think they look like the ones in the pic but as I haven`t seen them for a while, I cant be 100%. [attachment=140227:images.jpg] He is needing to get shot of them asap.

I love the way the bass and drums lock in with each other

If it was a vintage Fender, that would be "mojo" and thus, the price goes up!! It a crazy world.....

I saw them at the Glasgow Appollo in about 84 and they were loud and completely over the top, sticking swords in the stage at the end of the gig. There was a clip on Ya Tube where Joey and the manager were at an outdoor gig on the continent somewhere and they were testing the pa. It was only putting out something like 140 db and their contract states that the pa must put out something mental like 145 db and unless the pa was upgraded, they were not going to do the gig! That`s what you call real men. Or people who are really deaf.

I had one in sunburst that I bought as I was playing in an acdc tribute band at the time.Good build quality, nice finish and sounded like a Stingray. The thing is though, if you are buying it brand new, you can get a s/h US Stingray for a few quid more.

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.