Happy Jack

Not a problem for me. I'm sure that I could, if necessary, out-snore and out-fart any neanderthal.

What we really need is for a chain of Charity Shops to launch their own brand of P-bass ...

Mick's Lawmen want me to sing [i][b]Born To Be Wild[/b][/i]. I've been rejecting it as too cheesy and long-forgotten by most punters. Do you reckon it's still a crowd-pleaser?

Did Markus Milner's brother recently join Liverpool?

Incidentally, did Juicy Lucy ever catch up with their missing backline?

Yeh, well I'm still going to try this at home.

Those look like the original SGC pickups in both basses. I've owned half a dozen of these over the years and none of them has ever sounded "thin" or ill-defined. These basses usually sound really lush. Before you start swopping stuff out, you might want to have the existing pups and wiring checked out.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1442177839' post='2864974'] Just had a quick listen to Deep Purple Made in Japan, a Led Zep track from Danish TV and The Band, the Last Waltz, all sounding pretty decent off youtube through in-ear bud earphones. The [/quote] Well there's your problem. Which of those three, if any, was actually a live recording? I'm very familiar with The Last Waltz. One of my favourite activities used to be watching the DVD and trying to spot any moment where what the bass could be seen to be playing matched the notes I could hear on the soundtrack.

I'm a big fan of PJB kit, and of Class D heads. Have to say that, other than a styling exercise, this doesn't do much for me. My first Class D was the Eden WTX350, maybe eight years ago, and that looks (on paper) to be a match for this PJB unit. Not sure why this very expensive head would be preferred to a GK or Markbass or etc. etc. etc.

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You are a man of few bumps.

Popped into Wunjo's to have a chat just now, mentioned the pedals that most impressed me and ... they'd just taken delivery of a pre-owned Afterneath and stuck a price tag on it. Well it would have been downright rude not to buy it. As with all the best comedy, it's all in the timing.

Because you're very likely to find someone prepared to pay twice as much (or more). That person might even be you. And as time passes, the differential will most likely get bigger, not smaller. Opinion? Yes, I suppose, but one based on how vintage & rare values have routinely moved over time. Not just in basses, but in pretty much every collectable. And yes, a 1953 would be worth double what a 1963 would cost you. Broadly speaking.

Yes. Next question please?

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1441971211' post='2863362'] really sad I had to miss this - what were the standout pedals on that vast EQD board for everybody? [/quote] Afterneath and Hummingbird as fx, but I was also pretty impressed with The Warden compressor.

I've been looking out for one of these for a while ... but not at THAT price! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-The-Rail-Bass-Guitar-80-039-s-headless-bass-Matsumoku-Japan-/111768452655?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 I sold mine for (IIRC) £350 a few years back.

[quote name='ordep' timestamp='1441920526' post='2863058'] although I spent most of time waiting on how Happy Jack will react to JA's noises :-D [/quote] Aaaaargh! Sorry Pedro, as with several other Basschatters in the room, I didn't realise that was you. Didn't mean to blank you.

Aha! That was you trying to knock over my Zoom kit, was it? Didn't you notice my Basschat lanyard? And wear some sensible trousers next time ...

You may be asking the wrong question: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/FBQ2496.aspx

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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1441701594' post='2860923'] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/BC%20Rich%20Mockingbird%20NJ%201983%20CURRENT/NBD%20BC%20Rich%20-%20full%202_zpswgabtmwq.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] [quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1441891129' post='2862652'] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/jeffhop/media/20150314_124322_zpsxcqdioex.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Now yours looks like a far classier bass than mine, but one of the factors that made me love the sound of the NJ version so much was the reversed pickup position ... in each case the E/A string side is nearer the bridge while the D/G string side is nearer the neck. That plus the Di Marzios of course.

Useful insights.

Or, if you want to save a lot of money, select the Yamaha that comes closest to your needs ...

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1441892639' post='2862688'] A fellow citizen of blue's [/quote] Fascinating - have you checked whether the bairn can actually have dual nationality?