dub_junkie

Met Ian at Costa in East Kilbride this afternoon and traded my Fender MIJ Jaguar dlx bass for his Takamine EN30C electro-acoustic guitar. Spent at least an hour chatting over coffee as we did the trade. Good to meet you Ian and thanks for a mutually beneficial trade. So a big +1 for ShabbS,yet another basschatter I've met who's a credit to this forum

This just arrived !! Tuned E-E in the same octave as a regular bass E-A-D-G-B-E. the scale length is 29 5/8". Strings are 20-30-42-54-74-90 (all wound) With some fettling the guitar could also be tuned A-A as a baritone guitar with 13p-18p-30w-44w-56w-72w strings pickups are DiMarzio split humbucking and the front pot is a rotary selector for parallel/series together with the 5 way switch giving 10 pickup combinations. The Blue Dawn finish is more sparkly than it looks in the pictures. Can't stop playing this thing today! [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_170916_zpsc7d314fc.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_123023_zps240c2f3c.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_123131_zpsf2121bc2.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_170950_zps7ec38a50.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_122853_zps00fedd3d.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_123512_zps61884638.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Musicman%20Silhouette%20bass/20150219_171033_zpsc9a264f8.jpg.html"][/url]

Breedlove Atlas Solo fretless, Ovation B768 Elite bass, Fender MIJ Jaguar Dlx, Musicman 2EQ Stingray, G&L Tribute L-2000 [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Basses/20150218_125934_zps5f80dc4b.jpg.html"][/url]

I'm on my third Tribute L-2000 which is blueburst/maple.Lovely thing it is too! I've moved away from five strings but if I ever decide (or have a requirement) to start playing one again,and I couldn't afford a used Stingray 5,I would likely go for a Tribute L-2500.

Currently five: EBMM 2EQ Stingray Fender deluxe Jaguar bass G&L Tribute L-2000 Ovation USA B768 Elite electro/acoustic Breedlove Atlas Solo Fretless electro/acoustic

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1415441802' post='2600321'] If I was to buy anything else it would be a USA stingray, nothing else I've played compares to it, they play and sound amazing. The USA 5's have a little more tonal variety too with the coil tap switch. What sort of music are you playing?? [/quote] this is all true. Fantastic fat tone that sits perfectly in a mix with even speak across the board. A pro workhorse bass imo and I would without second thought, buy an SR5 irrespective of the music genre to be played. I have owned a few SR5's in the past and would buy another if I ever decide to go back to playing a five again.

Bought a Mooer Mod Factory pedal from Rich. Sent pedal before payment cleared, Would have no hesitation in dealing with him again.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/gl_tribute_asat_special_ts.htm There's also the G&L Asat Special at Thomann. The butterscotch blonde Asat Classic should be back up on their website too in the next few days as they were expecting stock again mid December These may be worth looking into as alternatives to the Squier. The Special is 30% off at the moment. I think the Classics were the same before they went out of stock. I've just sold an Epiphone Les Paul to hopefully buy either a Special or Classic over the coming days.

I like the trans gold I have a bit of a thing for the USA Sterling basses. I don't have one at the moment but have owned three in the past. My absolute most favourite bass neck shape. Great bass!

I really liked the Aguilar preamp in the been round the block Valenti 042 when I owned it. (Think it was an OBP1) Passive,that bass sounded great but the preamp was that and Then much more and was on pretty much 99% of the time.

Blowout deal Tribute L-2000 arrived from Thomann yesterday morning. Can't say it feels that much different at all from the USA L-2000 I sold last December. Really nice bass,especially considering the rockbottom price I paid for it. pics: [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/GandL%20Tribute%20L2000/20141121_104639_zps350dd454.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/GandL%20Tribute%20L2000/20141121_104844_zpsa96f415d.jpg.html"][/url]

Thanks for the heads up Tom, I've just bought one of the blueburst/maple L2Ks this morning. I noticed they've got sunburst/rosewood L2Ks and the JB-2s either in sunburst/maple or natural/rosewood all for about £45 more which is still an incredible deal. I could have easily bought a sunburst JB-2 instead. No gig bag with them though :-( Shame as the Tributes normally ship with nice quality bags

I cant say if noticed any unwanted noise with the Jag. I normally play it in passive mode with the tone backed off slightly but today I cranked up the volume on the combo at home,engaged the active switch and turned up the treble on the circuit and it didn't seem to be noisy. seems earthed well enough too. one thing I have noticed is the bridge J has a different sound from the one on my Jazz bass I just sold. Being that bit nearer the bridge, (70's spacing?) to my ears it's a bit more wiry sounding and biting, not so sweet. Not sure if I like this sound so much but I like the neck and twin pickup tones and overall its a very versatile bass with a great neck and is that bit different from either a J or a P just had a lengthy play on the Stingray this evening. absolutely love it! Think I'll be looking for a USA Sterling soon again at this rate :-)

Took delivery of my new 2EQ Stingray and it's got me back playing musicman again so very happy. However I will need to outlay more cash in the future as the plan has always been to get a status graphite neck for it somewhere down the line [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/f060c6b0-f707-4917-a4f3-ea678df4a258_zpsaccefb4e.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Basses/20141103_135843_zpsfb821e45.jpg.html"][/url] I also got a MIJ Jaguar bass a couple of weeks back so seemed like a good time to get a pic of them both together [url="http://s152.photobucket.com/user/dub_junkie/media/Basses/20141103_140110_zps25a979b9.jpg.html"][/url]

I had Stingray GAS but within the last hour I've just ordered a brand spanking new black 2EQ from Hartnoll guitars. Been a year without a Musicman. A year too long.

His playing on Roxy Music's 'Mother of Pearl' from the Stranded album is outstanding imo. Busy but never detracting from the song,always complimentary. He played some great stuff across a few Roxy Music albums.Inspirational player imo

All options on mine were pre determined. The Legacy Std was just a Legacy that was made from three pieces of alder rather than two. The only finishes were Lake placid Blue,candy Apple red,white and Fullerton red. The guitars came with matching headstocks, aged plastic parts and came in a G&L gig bag rather than case. The frets were medium jumbo on a 12" radius board. iirc the neck was a C shape but felt quite big and clubby. Pickups were Alnico 5 single coils and the tremolo was the standard G&L fully floating fulcrum system and was rock solid with no issues returning to pitch. The guitar came with the usual case candy and all the documentation including certificate of authenticity were included. The Standards were only produced for a few years I believe. I bought mine direct from a dealer in the States via Ebay. I traded it for a very Pino(ish) 2EQ Stingray fretless so I had no problems at the time letting it go after having owned it 4 years. Trouble is I've often wished I still had it now.

Doh! I should have recognised your username. Been a long time.... Ah yes the Asat Special. I preferred the tone of that one to anything else I had at the time and did a fair bit of recording at home with that guitar. The Invader XL Std was another guitar I had a soft spot for and a really underrated guitar...like G&Ls version of hardtail Wolfgang Special. I actually had the Legacy Std, the Asat Special and the Invader XL all at the same time. Then decided to get married and off they went to the wedding fund :-( The only thing I managed to hold onto was my Ovations. In time I will hopefully get more G&Ls and a Musicman or two. Like most of us I am a creature of habit and old habits die hard!! I am sure you will love your S500. Did you go for any options eg binding,neck tint? Keir

Amongst a couple of Asats and Invader XL 6 stringers I also owned a Fullerton red Legacy Std for a couple of years before selling it to schnozalee on here. It was a lovely guitar,very light on the shoulder with a voice and a vibe of its own even though it looked like another regular Strat. Sound wise the pickups were vintage sounding and the PTB passive treble and bass controls were really nice to use. The S500 had a different tone with the MFD single coils and the micro switch but still has the PTB controls I think. I love G&Ls even though I don't own any at the moment and I would gladly trade one of my Fenders + cash for a Legacy or S500. Enjoy yours when it gets to you :-)

Jamie bought my Squier Classic Vibe jazz bass last week. He paid quickly and was a nice chap to deal with. Would deal with him again in the future

Not showing on their web pages anymore. Cheapest I can see the sunburst is £649 from GAK but I see a black one at Kennys music for £499. Tempting.......

Bass playing friend of mine has just bought one of these exactly the same as this one. I've had a play on it and was pretty smitten with it. Really lovely neck,great range of tones and impeccable fit and finish. These were never on my radar before but definitely are now. I've just sold my Jazz too.hmmmm........