dave_bass5

Must admit I hardly use the pan pot or bridge pup on my jazz basses. Saying that I would expect them to work as they should, no matter how much the bass costs. If this were me I would tell Thomanns I want a replacement, but not until they check its be new one first. They did this for me a few years ago when I had issues with a bass from them. It might be that they tell you to hang on to the bass until they have more stock. In the mean time Sire might have been in touch with more help. It does sound like one of the pups might be reversed, and I'd be inclined to investigate sorting that out myself.

[quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1454345820' post='2968794'] I have seen QC issues with the neck/bridge alignment...if they get this sorted out, a very nice bass!! [/quote] Eh? Lakland?

My band are doing a free gig i March. Its a small pub in East Finchley. Its not a party or special night, and we asked for the gig. This will be the first non paying gig ive done in about 20+ years. Why are we doing it? Because it looks like fun (half my band also play there occasionally, for free). It will be a nice relaxed break from the functions and socail clubs, and im looking forward to playing Mustang Sally to an appreciative, mainly female crowd. We will take all our gear, and give them the same performence as if we were getting paid. We might get a gig or two out of it but thats not really the reason for doing it. I suppose the point of this post is just to say not everyone does it for the money, or thinks entertaining people for less than the going rate should be ruled out.

Seriously have a look at the Sire V7 then. I know its not a Lakland, and it is active, but the quality is up there with the Lakland's, yet the price is much lower.

The DJ5 was a slightly higher spec Jazz bass, i think thats why it sells for a higher price secondhand. Ive had a 55-01 (my first ever Lakland) and a DJ5, but the JO5 i played was definitely my fav. In fact it was playing one of those that got me selling my Fender P5. The necks on Laklands are fantastic IME, very smooth and fast. I guess part of that is the flat radius and the small frets. Now that i have a Sire my GAS for a Lakland has gone, although i too would prefer a plain passive bass with just 3 knobs. The Sire is very close to a 5 string Lakland though, at a fraction of the cost. Oh, not that it adds to the conversation but i have a 4 string JO neck on my Squier CV Jazz. Wonderful neck.

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1453995435' post='2965140'] Several carefully hammered and trimmed cocktail sticks later... I think it looks loads better. Just a bit of very careful final trimming to do and it'll be done. Yes they're still visible, but only if you look for them. Very pleased dog 🐶 [/quote] Agreed, nothing wrong with those. Good job UG.

They are on Thomanns website already, although not available yet.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll look at them tonight. I have a feeling some might be too expensive though. Hiring a shchool or hall is a good idea, except we don't want to take a PA and full back line/drum kit. That's the reason for wanting a rehearsal studio as these are normally included.

[quote name='Tvrtastic' timestamp='1453899090' post='2963942'] Email sent to thomann. Dilemma. Don't really want to send it back :-( I'll await their response. [/quote] I would email Sire themselves. They will have more of an idea and it could mean a simple fix rather than sending the bass back and havimg to wait another few weeks or more. Sire offer outstanding CS. They even sent me two free gig bags, you cant get better than that.

My current band need to get some live looking shots, and it seems the best way to do this is to find a rehearsal studio with a stage and set up our lights etc. We dont want to spend much so a photographic studio is out of the question. Im also planning on taking most of the shots myself so doing them at a gig is also not practical at the moment. So, does anyone have any recommendations that might fit the bill, must be in the London area. At the moment we use Mill hill music complex and they do have a room with a stage, but its a bit cramped to get the shots i want. At a pinch we can use it but thought i'd ask to see if anyone has any other suggestions. Cheers.

Nice one. Glad its living up to expectations. I cant say ive noticed any real drop in signal with my. obviously you get a slight mid drop as with any Jazz bass, but ive never had the volume go noticeably lower when both are on. Could this be to do with one pup being wired in reverse? (not sure i know what im talking about it it rings a bell).

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1453833491' post='2963271'] None the less,the original question was 'Why such powerful amps..?', to which some have replied that they only use one amp, big enough for the 'backline only' gigs, and the same rig, turned down if necessary, for any FOH gigs. Seems reasonable to me. [/quote] Yes, I was going to say that as well. There was a question in the first post that has lead to a general discussion on a few aspects of using larger rigs. I totally understand that what we hear at large gigs is not the same as on stage, but not all PA rigs are large enough to mask the on stage sound, and not all bands will completely depend on FOH PA. It depends on the PA used, so a blanket statement isn't really 100% accurate IMO.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1453824316' post='2963156'] You are right - I made this point earlier. Nobody seems to want to invest or have ownership of a PA! [/quote] Sometimes it's just not practicle. All the bands I've played with have used cars, and these cars are full of band members, band equipment and as much PA that will fit. If we had invested in a larger PA it would also mean someone, or all of use buying another large car or van, and have the extra cost to keep it on the road/parked etc. Considering I have been gigging constantly for almost the past 13 years with this set up, in 3 different but similar bands its hard to convince the others that they need to fork out a lot more.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1453821627' post='2963104'] I think sj67 is meaning if it comes through the PA where your signal has likely been subjected to various processing. If it's just your rig amplifying the bass, then yeah, you're going to hear things a lot more uniform. [/quote] Yeah, probably but i read it as a blanket statement. Not everyone uses a full pro PA so having a loud back line/rig is needed. Some people seem to miss this point.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1453821353' post='2963093'] Do people realise that the tone of their amp on stage is not the same as the punters out front are hearing? [/quote] Eh? I walk around the room at sound check and dont hear much difference to what i hear on stage.

I use a 500watt rig so im ready for anything, and i dont need more than one rig to do a gig. Not sure how "obsessed" i am over gear. I dont waste money on different rigs for different gigs. One rig does it all. We never play through a big PA, and the few times i have the tone coming out of the monitors was not my tone, so they couldn't possible replace my rig and in no way was it enjoyable. @Mark. sorry, I hadnt seen your post when i was typing mine, just dont want you to think mine was aimed at you.

[quote name='djaxup' timestamp='1453817933' post='2963032'] Without having read the whole thread, my otherwise great Sire V7 has a minor issue that I'd like to adress. Due to the curved fretboard the E and G string are much closer to the pickup and are therefore substantially louder than the A and D string. It gets better when I screw down the pickups, but that dilutes the otherwise great and punchy sound of the bass. Has someone found a better way to battle this? [/quote] I suppose the smart ass answer is to play those strings with a slightly lighter touch, but in all honesty i cant say ive noticed this issue.

I think i could live with those holes for that weight saving. Hmm, never really thought about it before but it does seem like a good move. Although the weight doesn't really bother me it would be nice to be a bit less neck heavy.

Yeah, these aren't the lightest basses around. Mine is the only bass I've had in the past 10 years that I haven't modded. I think part of this reason is not knowning if things are standard fit, so not bothering.

What difference do they make other than asthetics and now looks like the neck has wood worm (which to me asthetics is now not good)? I realise these are better tuners, but better how? I've done over 50 gigs with my V7 and never had any tuning issues so I don't think they are sub standard.

Yeah, that 1212L isnt exactly light is it? Even my son can carry my BB2 in one hand without complaining. I cant imagine how light the 1x10 is.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453725254' post='2962102'] Too late! In fact, I've already contacted Alex re suitability with my amp and band... his reply: 'Yes, that should be a great little rig! It'll be fine with the bottom end, even up against a moderately loud drummer.' So now I'm in trouble. Again. [/quote] But you have a great little rig already lol. Cant say i blame you though. Now the GAS wheels are in motion you definitely don't want to come anywhere near my BB2, although you are still welcome to try it :-)

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1451680222' post='2942459'] No the retro range has one full range and one speaker that only operates on the lower frequencies per pair. So they can be used either way. [/quote] According to the website "The Two10 cab be used horizontally for maximum thump or vertically for increased clarity." I can confirm this as i noticed a slight difference when i tried it with mine. For me the best tone was horizontally, it did indeed have a b it more "retro" thump or low end. Also the Retro name has been dropped. Just thought i'd add that in case someone went looking for something called a Retro 210. @Mark. Leave now :-)

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1453124946' post='2956546'] Mine are set to off as I've never found these add anything to my sound. I reckon they should remove the circuits, offer this as a stomp option and make the amps cheaper. Discuss.... [/quote] Well they did some of that, but i looks like people just want the full set of knobs, even if most of us dont use them all. [url="http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=117&markbass=Discontinued"]http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=117&markbass=Discontinued[/url] Im another user who leaves the EQ flat and mainly uses the two filters. Not too much, but these are the things that have kept me with MB over the past 7 or so years.

It's on the page I linked to ;-)