Frank Blank

55 minutes ago, Pragmatist said:

Not far from there so would definitely be up for that.

Bass Bashes are great!

Hello! It sure is a great forum.

26 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

Your QSC has two input channels - would that work?

Looking at the manual it does have line level on both inputs, it might work, I’ll try it out tomorrow. Cheers.

It is getting close to upgrading preamp time. Despite getting a perfectly good tone from my Fishman preamp it is still only a one channel box. After looking at many options the Grace Designs Felix seems to be the best bet because I can have separate channels for my fretted and fretless basses. Thing is that unlike the Fishman the Felix does not have onboard compression so do I..?

a) run the two basses into the separate channels on the Felix and out via a single (blend) channel into a compressor and on into the QSC?

b) run the two basses into the separate channels on the Felix and out via separate channels into a dual channel compressor (if there is such a thing?) and on into the QSC?

c) save myself a lot of cash and buy another Fishman and run each bass into separate preamps and then out into something that will combine the signals so I can run into the QSC?

d) some really obvious solution that I’m too thick to have considered, a small mixing desk, a Helix, something else?

...what would you do with two basses with very different outputs and eq/compression needs that also need to go into a QSC?

2 minutes ago, BrunoBass said:

I’m a songwriter. I keep notebooks of phrases I’ve read, snippets of overheard conversations, ideas I can draw on. 

Exactly this.

7 minutes ago, nige1968 said:

But Shirley having side dots on a bare board that are anywhere other than the place you put your finger is blimmin’ useless?

On a lined board I can’t see it matters.

As I said,  it’s simply a matter of personal choice, what’s blimmin’ useless for one person might be just the ticket for another.

Matte black or dark natural wood. Currently, obviously, this is my favourite finish on a bass that @Jabba_the_gut is building for me....

12 minutes ago, CamdenRob said:

I have edge lines on mine at the fret positions which extend as far as the first string, then markers in between as they would be on a fretted bass.

I went for this as the first fretless I had also had this arrangement so I’ve gotten used to it.

Same here, it’s simply a matter of personal taste that’s usually defined by the markings on the fist fretless you played. There is no right or wrong nor is anything more right than anything else.

3 hours ago, Floyd Pepper said:

After searching for a combo, I then went and read all 55 pages of this thread and finally, tonight’s the night that I take my Fender Downtown Express Pedal and QSC10.2 out to rehearsals. 

Depending on the outcome, I may even take it with me to the gig on Saturday. Not sure what to expect as far as PA quality / venue size, etc but my thinking is that it will either act as backline if the venue is not too big or as my monitor if I DI into the FoH. (Might keep my amp + cab in the car just in case until i get a little braver!

Welcome to the enlightenment.

7 minutes ago, studiobubny said:

Vintage JayDee Celest. Just a few exist. Simple instrument with long sustain...

http://www.jaydeecustomguitars.co.uk/

 

 

Man that’s minimalist loveliness...

2 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

I think it is - I bought both tops from the same supplier at the same time. 

In that case, definitely! Shall I PM about the neck?

9 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

Maybe with a top like this...

Sure! Is that from the same batch of wood? I know we discussed my ludicrous initial fretless spec but really, watching this bass being reconfigured has made me want a fretless as similar to the fretted one above. I have a couple of fingerboard requests but otherwise just as close to a twin as possible.

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

You need to go into bass building full time. Frank will get a second job and remortgage his home to buy your entire output and keep you in a life of luxury...

Heh, I’m a two bass chap, all I want is the above bass that @Jabba_the_gut is finishing for me and a fretless that is as similar looking to this bass as possible. Mind you, I do love the very short headless basses and I must admit the idea of a five str...

...oh.

41 minutes ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

Cheers for all the comments. I must apologise for how slow this build has been, I've had a few non-bass related things going on that have occupied far too much time...….should be able to get on with things properly in another month or so. I'm hoping to build a five string version of this amongst other projects.

Cheers again

Jez

You don’t have to apologise for anything, the non-bass related things are your life! Don’t build a bloody five string version of this, I’ll have to buy that too... 👍

I have two basses, a fretted and a fretless, I write on both at home and in rehearsals. I play both live. I also have an Ibanez SRC6 that I noodle on but if I wrote on that I’d use it live too.

14 hours ago, Jabba_the_gut said:

Got a few more jobs done:

• Frets installed
• Fret end slots filled
• Fret ends finished
• Nut slot cut
• Nut fitted
• String tree fitted
• Strings fitted
• Knobs fitted
• and a little noodling.......

Doesn't look like the frets will need levelling but I will recheck that again later. Still got some more bits and bobs to do but this is where it is at now:

I’m literally (almost) speechless. I’ve said it before but you build the basses that live in my brain. It’s actually perfect!

If you’ve got £1200 lying around a Grace Designs Felix would do the job, in fact I think @owen still has one for sale on here...

3 hours ago, 1976fenderhead said:

Currently shopping around, looking at RCF, QSC, Yamanha, the cheap ones (Headrush, Alto)... What RCF model do you recommend?

It seems people who have 10 inch models are happy with them and don't feel they should have got 12 or 15?

I have the QSC K12.2 and it’s lush, I went for the 12 rather than the 10 just because in my band situation I can use it as a monitor when I play with PA support and as backline when I don’t. Having said this @Bridgehouse seems perfectly happy with his 10”, ha ha, and after all he started all this...

...where are you located @1976fenderhead? You are welcome to try my K12.2 out.

Hello Sir!

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I never objected to a bit of punk, but as I've grown older I enjoy it al lot more - I love the ramshackle chaos of some of the old live stuff but appreciate that many of the classic punk recordings demonstrate a lot more craft than I realised, even if they sound simple.

This is so true, the vibe at the time was very much ‘we can all start bands and play like [insert band here]’, which was great but I think the bands that inspired that sense only sounded achievable in comparison to the incredible virtuosity of the prog bands that came before. As you say, when you listen back now, the craft is much more than I certainly realised at the time. Still a good song is a good song and a bad song a bad song, if it’s 8three chords and the truth’ or twenty four times more notes than Bach’s entire output with seven difficult time signature changes.

8 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

I’d look out for a used Player series, I’ve been very impressed with my Player Precision so can only assume that the Jazzes are equally great.

Cheers Lozz, I wasn’t aware of the Player series, similar price to the Modern Players. The sunburst would be ideal I think.

Ok. I used to own a Fender Modern Player Jazz, it was a Mk1 and came in an excellent matte sunburst finish. I had it set up and at the same time had all the hardware replaced with black equivalents, it looked awesome and sounded great too. So what did I do? You guessed it, I sold it, granted, to get a Godin A4 which is great but man I regret selling that Jazz. So here is the question, if you were as foolish as me and wanting another Fender Jazz but with the intention of changing all the hardware (and I mean down to screws) including replacing the pickups, which model would you choose, new or second hand for such a project?

Same as me, my first serious bass was a black Jaydee Supernatural that I very much regret selling, damn. Welcome btw.

On again now.

This is so interesting, hearing how other folk use their alt.rigs.