dave_bass5

My son loves my Spirit bass...and so do i. Im really not sure about Nigel's comment about them being poor, each to his own of course, but i love the EMG selects. I even had one in my old Squier JV bass for a while. Having owned 3 Spirits, and the Honer version i much preferred the passive Spirit tones. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/8582384739/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/8582384739/"]Bass pose[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce (London)[/url], on Flickr Technical Specifications: Number of Strings: 4 Body Material: Swamp Ash Neck Material: Hard Maple Neck Joint: Bolt Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard Radius: 14" Scale Length: 34" Frets: 24 Neck Width at Zero Fret: 1.50" Pickups (passive): Bridge - EMG Select Humbucker Neck - EMG Select Humbucker Controls: 1 - Neck Pickup Volume 1 - Bridge Pickup Volume 1 - Master Tone Bridge: Patented Steinberger Bass Bridge with direct-pull 40:1 fine tuners Tuning System: Patented, Steinberger Double-Ball System Additional Strings: - Light Overall Length: 38.75" Accessories: Gigbag included I also used to have a Washburn Status bass. Lovely white bass with gold hardware, although all wood (unlike the "real" thing). Rob green had a hand in designing it though. Very rare [url="http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Bass/Statusbass.html"]http://www.vintagewa...Statusbass.html[/url]

Seems like we all agree its s great, cheap bit of kit. I've still got my Peterson Stroboclip (£69) but the only time I ever use it is for setting intonation, as the display is a lot more accurate. Last night I had all 3 clip on tuners, plus my B3 tuner on and all were more or less spot on.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1375458876' post='2161752'] Ah the law of diminishing returns eh I think CS guitars and basses are aimed at people with a lot of money to spare. [/quote] Im not adverse to spending a fortune on a bass (i wish i had the spare change to do it), but at this price point you can get a 100% customised bass, so why buy a more or less bog standard P bass? I think a lot of basses are also sold to people who just sit at home and play. Not that there is anything wrong with that of course.

I think most can justify things to ourselves, and if enjoyment is one of them then that fine. I have a £2000 DSLR that in no way could i justify owning, other than it brings me a lot of enjoyment. But do i need it? Nope. Can i get away with a cheaper camera? Hell yes. So my point is i would fail to understand that someone has to buy this, as nothnig else will do. As already been mentioned, its a P bass, how much do you really NEED to spend to get a tone and feel of a P bass. I find the spec's very close to the CVP, even to the point of having vintage style frets. I understand the wood is nicer, but is it better, and in what way? I bet Pino wouldn't worry about using a CVP if he had to :-)

Yep, its a rich man's toy, nothing more. I dont begrudge anyone who buys or wants one, but i can see no actual need for anyone to own one other than want, or can (which are good enough reasons i suppose) I bet it doesn't make you play or sound any closer to Pino than a Squier CVP, and certainly wouldn't look any different on stage.

Mine arrived today. Its not that much smaller than the "mini", and the screen is more directional, if you view it from off centre its harder to see than the mini. It is adjustable though so its not an issue. The screen is smaller but it does show the info in a clear and accurate way. It does seem to be a bit quicker than the mini, and seem to be more sensitive, so i guess thats good as well.

I ordered a tuner form thme yesterday. The website said they were waiting for stock to arrive, and i wanst in a hurry This morning i got an email from Paul apologising for the delay, and letting me know the tuner is now in stock and will be sent out today. Thats pretty good service IMO, more so the email than the speed, but im not complaining about either.

Unfortunately I don't have a 5 string to test it out. I did use my mini on a 5 string and it seemed to work fine. I don't tend to suffer from stings going out at gigs, but I do tend to check tuning every now and then. Ill let you know what the new ones like when it arrives. SD are waiting for them to come in but it should be here before sat.

Ive just noticed these. Im not sure how new they are, i couldn't see a thread on here. [url="http://www.planetwaves.com/pwNSMicrotuner.Page"]http://www.planetwav...Microtuner.Page[/url] [url="http://planetwaves.com/pwProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=4115&productid=592&productname=NS_Mini_Headstock_Tuner&sid=38ad3cc5-5832-4c15-9528-47b3c35a6cbf"]http://planetwaves.c...28-47b3c35a6cbf[/url] Ive been using the mini version since last year, and have had no issues with it, but this looks even smaller, and apparently more sensitive and accurate. Ive placed an order with StringsDirect and will hopefully get it before the next gig.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1374768725' post='2153008'] Why is it that a fretless bass is specified as 'fretless' but fretted basses don't need the same description? Surely the fretted bass is a "Johnny come lately" in the great big scheme of things? I'm confused at the taxonomy (amongst many, many other things). [/quote] My thoughts are that if its not specified as fretless then it must be fretted. No need to label both IMO.

Yep, best for me as well. I really love the live Bowie stuff, he seems to choose the right musicians and the songs sound new and refreshing. My two fav live albums of his are the Glass Spider tour and A Reality tour. Maybe not classic Bowie but they really appeal to me. Loved what he did with Rebel Rebel on the[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] A Reality Tour as well.[/font][/size]

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1374618438' post='2151099'] Sennheiser HD25 - 1 make a decent choice. [/quote] +2. Best ive ever had for this sort of thing, and yes, i used them with my old Streamliner 600. Lots of nice tight, clear bass, not woolly or over powering.

Played a joint anniversary/birthday party in a very posh house is Esher last Sat. We were playing in the pool house, with the pool covered by the dance floor. gig went well (other than some form of earthing issue that caused my rig to have a whistle when plugged in ot our PA), the sound was very good, great crowd, great food and we got a £100 tip.

There might be something in here [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/zoom-ms-60b-announced-last-972567/"]http://www.talkbass....ed-last-972567/[/url] I know you can with the B3 so i dont see why not with the 60B

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1373716993' post='2140911'] I've not heard about these strings before. Keepnus informed about how they last. [/quote] Personally i didn't like them, ,but that was then. I still have my set and will give them another outing one day [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165581-ernie-ball-cobalt-strings/page__hl__cobalt"]http://basschat.co.u...age__hl__cobalt[/url] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/181881-has-anyone-here-tried-these-eb-cobalt-strings-yet/page__p__1745300__hl__cobalt__fromsearch__1#entry1745300

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1374077523' post='2145061'] 74's? Custom wound model? Si [/quote] Yeah. I got the 84/s but i too found thme quite dark sounding. It wasnt really what i was looking for so Andy suggested something in between the two standard versions. He had me send mine back and the same day dispatched the new versions, all i had to do was pay return postage. Very good service. They sound a bit more open, but still have the low end kick of the 84's.

Ive got 74's, i never really liked the 84's, and never tired the 64's. It sounds like i made the right choice. Thanks for posting the clip

The small print shop i work in printed up the music for the RAH gigs Deep Purple did with an orchestra a (good) few years ago. I was knocked sideways when Jon lord himself came in to collect the job, although was a bit embarrassed when the guy serving told him we didnt take credit cards and sent him off to the cash point. Lovely guy though, very, very down to earth.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1373836808' post='2142168'] Adding the motto '[b]Trade - WHY?[/b]' to the sale topic header may furnish an acceptable interim approach to those in search of a bit of maximum swapness. Some [b]+++[/b] action may serve to underline the intent. [/quote] Ive seen too many for sale only threads where people have offered a trade, Trade only where people have offered money, Trade for xx and people offer "i know ts not what your after but i have...". As good an idea as it is i think it needs to be put in its own, swap only forum or else it wont work, people on here (and other sites) just dont bother reading the small, or large print sometimes.

Will it be open on Saturday mornings?

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1373373664' post='2136795'] Apart from the man himself, does anyone know who JTUK plays for? I've seen lots of posts from him about various gigs but not the name of the band and I don't think there's a link on his sig. [/quote] Im pretty sure he posted some live footage in a thread on here a while ago. IIR it was some YT footage but i could be wrong. Maybe check out the live video thread. My current (10 years this year) band are called Blowup. Link in my sig. Nothing really special but its helped me see a lot more of the UK, and funded some rather nice purchases over the years.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1373639838' post='2140067'] Gents. We're looking at a stereo recording from a hand held recorder. Goldwave is free, has all the basics and will split your large recording into smaller individual songs. Maximize volume, do batch conversion to mp3, add reverb if you want. Allow you to add fades. You can zoom right in to individual samples. Very good bit of software. [/quote] But not available for Mac.

EDIT: Ooops, sorry, i was making two posts at once there. Yep, i was just going to post the same thing, although ive gone back to using a real BDDI as i find it easier to adjust. I did get my B3 as a cheaper alternative to the BDDI, and its got loads of other pre amp type things in it. If nothing else you can get to try out the other options for the price of one box.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1373622599' post='2139707'] I think I want a sansamp VT bass DI, but can't find where I'd buy one? Anyone help me where I'd get one at the mo? I've got a behringer bdi21, but just wanna upgrade a bit... Any other recommendations? [/quote] I did the same a few years ago, but the VT is quite a different sounding pedal, and i went and got a BDDI instead, then a Paradriver, and now back to the BDDI.