dave_bass5

Cheers Gary.

We are now looking for a guitarist as well :-( We figured we wanted to start again with a new line up.

Geddy Lee. Love his playing but cant stand his vocals. Makes listening to Rush for a long period of time a bit of a struggle.

[quote name='synthaside' timestamp='1488280854' post='3247450'] I'm just bitter , i wanted a J neck without having to buy Two :-P [/quote] It sounds like the Jazz neck will be sold separately. Im hoping they wont cost too much as i quite fancy one for my Squier P bass.

The quote i posted earlier was from that press release. Sire haven't used the phrase baseball bat though. to me thats clearly saying it comes with a P neck.

From their Facebook page "The Sire company plans to release the P7 with a 41.8mm Pbass original neck width size. And also an interchangeable jazz neck of 38mm will be available for purchase"

Yeah, i was talking about the not yet announced basses that Sire have sort of said they are brining out soon on thier FB page.

I agree, and if anything i would have thought they would get the 4 string right and not the 5, seeing as MM seems to always be pictured with the 4 string. Maybe i was lucky with mine, but i cant fault it on anything other than the weight. Maybe they took extra care with the first run and then got over worked with then second batch.

Im pretty sure we covered this earlier in the thread (and there is another on the same topic) but the V7 string bridges are different to the 5 strings, in that it seem its almost impossible to string though the body on the 4 stings. IIR Sire said they would address this quite a while ago. I must admit ive not really kept up with the Sires so maybe they haven't. I do like the look of the P basses though, although i wont be getting one as im sorted for a P bass.

Seeing as most new owners state these basses are good even at double the price I'm sure it won't effect sales ;-).

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1486924726' post='3235597'] I'll take a guess at items damaged in shipping to their warehouse as opposed to damaged by them. They usually have a rake of stuff on ebay - broken acoustic basses etc [/quote] I could be wrong but I think G4M supply equipment to schools. That could explain the high number of returns and damaged stock.

This is the one i have https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01422TC14/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Using a short USB lead it has powered my GoPro for over 3 hours and still managed to charge two iPhones at the gig. It also has a touchy on it which has been handy.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1485969734' post='3228155'] I have the Q2N, and the batteries are the same, about 2 hours, so I have to change them at half time if I want to record everything. [/quote] I notice the Zoom website says its USB bus power supported. You might find you can run it from a portable USB power pack. Thats what i do with my GoPro. Saves the hassle of moving it to charge or change the battery once its set up.

Tubular bells, at a wedding. I kid you not. A guest came up and asked us if we could do "the exorcist bit" as a joke on one of his mates, who apparently loved all that spooky stuff.

interesting thread. The only thing i can add is that we use a small digital recorder strapped to the singers mic stand. This ensures we get a good stereo mix, with the vocals in the center coming from the monitor (when she remembers to turn it on). This can provided a very clean but live sounding audio mix that can me synced up to the video. Ive used this with my GoPro attached to a speaker stand. Its not ideal but works ok. Im very tempted to get the Q2N, it looks ideal, but with 4 GoPros in the house, and 3 DSLR's its a bit overkill.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1484760695' post='3218220'] I wouldn't have contacted him either. Cymbals and no drums,raises too many red flags. I wouldn't start making inquiries until I owned a proper kit. Blue [/quote] And no mention of sticks either :-)

I am actually looking for a drummer, and have an ad up on here. Whilst looking through Gumtree for a suitable drummer i came across a guy who was just getting back in to drummer after a few years break. Sounded ok, fairly local and seemed to know whats what. Then i noticed his ad said he had cymbals and should have the drums soon. I didnt bother contacting him.

No, not odd at all. For what its worth ive had a Lakland JO4 neck on my CV Jazz most of its life, but its also been on the CVP as well. The CVP has had the CV Jazz neck on it most of its life as well, as i prefer jazz necks, and the CV Jazz neck is one of the best ive played.

The only reason i changed the bridges on mine was because they are 20mm spacing, which i found to be not as comfortable as my usual 19mm.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1484487297' post='3215792'] Standard CV bridge is chunky with brass saddles, and you'll struggle to replace it with a vintage style as the hole spacing isn't standard on the CV. But £215 is a great deal! [/quote] Thats not true in the case of my two CV's. Ive had a Fender BBOT on my CVP and now both have Gotah 201's on them. Never needed to drill or fill the holes

I tihnk my issue was the reverse, i got to 800watts and had to get rid of my drummer for a quieter one lol

Ive got the 1x15 cab. Brought it without trying it, to replace my Barefaced BB2, and i can honestly say its the best sounding cab ive ever owned. I also feel its just the right size, not too big and not too small, but with a big tone.

I use an 800watt GK head just in case i need it. Just because ive never needed that much power before doesn't mean i wont in the future. for the cost id much rather be prepared than under powered. I hate having to push a head too hard, which i have done a few times in the past. Also it seems some manufacturers put cooler features in their higher end heads, so if you want that feature then sometimes there is no choice but to have more power. Its a hard life.

[quote name='Mister RLP' timestamp='1484082975' post='3212598'] So I have picked up some Entwistle pickups for my Matt Freeman p-bass and as stated earlier the pickup covers have long ears and won't fit. I need to get different pickup covers. Finding it hard to see which ones might work. Would these be ok do you think? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KBYYYFW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30B8VBSCA3EJZ or has anyone got a link to where they got pickup covers that fitted? [/quote] Are these sealed pups or could you take out the insides and use the original covers? I think thats one of the solutions i used, although i do remember taking a file to the pickguard at first. Ive had a look but cant see where i got my covers from, but i think I actually replaced the pcikguard as well at some point and that seemed to go on fine without any modification when i had a EMG in my CVP.

[quote name='Mister RLP' timestamp='1483719449' post='3209559'] I had no idea who Matt Freeman/Rancid were. I got the bass as it was the best in the price range. As a back up. Now it is my only bass. [/quote] Same. Although i didnt buy one, a MF would have been much more preferable to the CVP i did buy, purely for cosmetic reasons though.