Hit&Run

...aahh, as I suspected. So, the bottom line with passive J pickups is: they'll hum unless there's a matched pair of them on full volume? Looks like I'll be checking out full humbucking PJ sets then.

Like it says in the title, what happens to the hum from a J pickup when it's used with a P pickup? Does the P make the hum go away, unless the J is solo'd? Your thoughts please, ladies & gentlemen.

Mine weighs quite a bit, but a nice wide strap sorts that out! I swapped the pups for dimarzios, put a badassII on, and then went mad and got a j-retro and fender headstock decal just to complete the pimping. Mine's got a figured maple neck (I think). It looks sweeter than a bog standard maple neck. Maybe I should photo it? I took my VMJ with me when I bought an ashdown amp from steve-soar (on this forum). He thought it was the real deal. 'Nuff said.

[quote name='Adee' post='139667' date='Feb 13 2008, 04:50 PM']Got my brand new Fender USA S1 P-Bass in Milton Keynes Sound Control for £499 what a [color="#FF0000"]Fupping [/color]BARGAIN ! Its the Butterscotch Blonde, Black plate with Maple board I love it ![/quote] Someone's been watching Father Ted.

I've got a VM Jazz and it's awesome; nice looking and nice playing.

I've bought mine in the past from this US [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/MyMusicStuff_Electric-Bass-Strings_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ3QQftidZ2QQtZkm"]ebay shop[/url]. The prices are good.

[quote name='Jase' post='137908' date='Feb 11 2008, 12:09 AM'][url="http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/"]http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/[/url] Take a look [/quote] I had a look as soon as I'd asked the question (like usual!) I think I was getting guitar emporium mixed up with fareastguitars.co.uk, but I'm sorted now. It looks like Malc can get his hands on quite a bit of swag...

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='137767' date='Feb 10 2008, 07:28 PM']I just placed my order with Malcolm at the guitar emporium, and I'm glad I did. There is a price reduction on the Jap range, plus I also negotiated the price down a bit more.[/quote] Can 'Malcolm' get his hands on anything (Japanese Fender wise) then? If so I may have to drop him a line. Bo!

So where does definitely ship Japanese fender goodies to the UK? I quite liked the look of www.rockinn.co.jp, but their banner states "sorry, we can only accept orders from Japan only". I need a white Japanese jazz bass real badly!

Don't forget the Highway 1

I've got some dimarzio model J (DP123) pups in my squier 70s VMJ and they're sweet. Series & parallel wiring/switching is an option I took advantage of (why not?), and Dimarzios can be had for very reasonable prices from the [url="http://www.bestbassgear.com/dimarzio-pickups.htm"]USA[/url]. I think Bass Player did a shoot-out of jazz bass pups a while back. Both the dimarzio sets faired well I seem to remember.

[quote name='theosd' post='105439' date='Dec 17 2007, 05:22 PM']Does the drummer remind anyone else of Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Spaced)??[/quote] He looks like a cross twixt Nick Frost & Rolf Harris. "Tie me six-stringer down mate!" Impressive playing nontheless.

I remember seeing him play a 6 string headless on TOTP. I think.

Post a link to the video and I'm sure more 'chatters will furnish you with their wisdom. I don't have any wisdom to give.

[quote name='Dave_MuadDib' post='133392' date='Feb 4 2008, 02:37 AM']On ebay, I've seen Daisy Chain extensions for DC adapters that provide 5 or more outputs[/quote] I've got one of these 5 way adapters and am now after a variable voltage (9v, 18v, 27v, 36v etc..) 'wall wart' to plug it into. Any ideas on what to use or where to get one? Or can I plug the 5-way into a normal 9v adapter and run multiple pedals off that? I think it sounds risky, but I don't know enough about it to be sure either way. Also, I've only got 2 pedals that I want to run off it at the moment, though this may change in future. So assuming I find a suitable variable voltage power source (if needed), would I be alright plugging 2 of the 5 ends into my 2 pedals and leaving the other 3 'hanging around'... until I have more pedals? Bo!

He must sho' love 'em T-40s!

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='130609' date='Jan 30 2008, 12:50 PM']Just seen this on German ebay...some interesting other basses from this seller too- check out the 6 string bass ! [url="http://cgi.ebay.de/HK-AK-47-4-SAITER-BASS-TARNFARBEN-LACK-SONDERFERTIGUNG_W0QQitemZ330207738677QQihZ014QQcategoryZ87492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.de/HK-AK-47-4-SAITER-BASS-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] Not that I want to be anally retentive, but that looks more like an M16 than an AK47.

[quote name='evilLordJuju' post='131380' date='Jan 31 2008, 04:30 PM']Bach will make you anything, if you can get together an order for 25 of them....[/quote] Do you need to have an order of 25 instruments, or is that just for custom orders to make it worth their while?

[quote name='beerdragon' post='131423' date='Jan 31 2008, 05:34 PM']When i first saw the site they had a ric copy. but that seems to have gone. maybe if i email them....[/quote] ...anything like [url="http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p101035/rbb-2-hb/"]this[/url]? It's set neck, not through neck though. They've got shedloads of basses on this site!

One of [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peavey-T-40-T40-T-40-1978-bass-precision-made-VGC_W0QQitemZ190194485989QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]these[/url] is on t'bay again

[quote name='Bassassin' post='21965' date='Jun 22 2007, 02:51 PM']Hi Roman - glad you signed up here - there's quite a lot of interest in your instruments , I think. So, if I order a bass through the Bachmusik website, would €28.50 be the shipping charge to the UK? Cheers, Jon.[/quote] ..no reply to that then! I'm lusting after some of these babies [b]big time[/b]! I generally pimp up budget basses anyway, so these look sweet as a nut.

Did anyone on here ever order a 'BaCH' bass from the czech republic? Seeing that their [url="http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p100985/bach-jb-04s-bk/"]Marcus-a-like[/url] comes in at under £200, I'm sure someone on here must've had a punt with one of their basses. Is the Czech Reupublic in the EU as well? Would that mean no customs/import etc..

Apparently he had a solo album released in 1983 called 'Glad to Be Here'. Presumably released when Chic split. An ironic title with hindsight. I've not heard it though, so I can't comment on what it's like. I imagine it'd be quite rare. Edwards was a bass colossus. I can't wait for Stuart Clayton to release his 'Ultimate Funk & Disco Grooves' book. In my opinion it'll be a 'must own' for groove disciples... and naff bass players like me who want to groove.