dave_bass5

Horrible looking bass IMO, but I do like the tone.

Thats what i did with my old Lakland DJ5 that i had converted to a PJ. At first i kept the original bridge pup in but it really didnt sound good (i dont use the bridge pup on a jazz soloed anyway), but putting a Jazz HB in made it seem more worthwhile having a pup in the position.

Yeah, i can see the connection. Id call it music to trip over to lol (i do like a bit of old school Prog though). I cant comment on the Overwater pups but i dont think cost has much to do with it these days. The Wizards have a good rep on here, but if you dont like the tone then its a waste of money. I would say that out do all the more Boutique pups the wizards are probably the cheapest, and you wouldn't loose much if you had to sell one on. Personally i didnt like the Thumper i had, it just wasn't the tone i was looking for, although i did live with ti for a good few months. I got a Fender 62RI to replace it and much preferred that, but recently got a Fralin (at almost twice the price) and really dont notice much difference. Each has a different tone though and i wouldn't say one was better than the other, just different. As already suggested give Andy a call or email and explain what you want or are hoping to achieve, and he will either guide you in the right direction, or maybe even custom wind a set to meet your requirements. He did this with my 74's, at no extra cost, and took the 84's i had back as i didnt like them. Fantastic service.

Ah right, one of those made up names for something that already existed under another name lol. Cheers.

Ive used Wizards and they are good pups. Ive got 74's in my Jazz. A bit less dark sounding compared to the 84's but still with a bit more punch than the more traditional sounding 64's. Please, what is Math rock. Its a phrase i have never heard of before.

No problem, just thought you would get more replies as its always quite busy there. Funny enough I sold one a while ago to get a Paradriver but i miss the BDDI so I'm going to be looking for another, but ill hold off until you're sorted. Good luck.

Wrong forum. This should be in the wanted forum, unless you also want to discuss the BDDI.

Met up with Nigel today and although it was a very short meeting It was a very pleasant 5mins There isn't much to add that hasn't already been said, but I would like to say how nice it is to meet a guy like Nigel. Full of energy, smiling and very friendly. It brightened my day up. Oh, and thanks very much for the gifts. Much appreciated. In fact one is getting appreciated as I type this, the other, well, I can look at it if nothing else lol. Cheers mate, one of the good guys.

Wrong forum. Not trying to get away with not paying the fee are you ;-)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1365092999' post='2035268'] Thanks for that! It's got the D-Comp, BassDrive, MarkB and SVT sims, so I'm in! Edit: Ah, but no balanced XLR out... can the 'Right' 6.3mm jack out be routed to FOH using mono FX/sims, d'you think? [/quote] The link I posted a day or so ago has the manual and list of FX. Should be all the info there.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1365085176' post='2035075'] not so handy for mid song patch changes though... [/quote] If you are using a small rig you could use your bum to change patches

Fantastic news, thanks for the info and brightening up a bloody cold day.

In case anyone is interested you can download the manual and pre-set list from here. http://zoom.co.jp/products/ms-60b/downloads/ Cant wait to get one. Bye bye Paradriver

My Paradriver will be up for sale the moment this becomes available. I'm sure it will have its faults but it seems to be exactly what I've been looking for over the past few years. I don't rely on any pedals at the moment so I won't lose anything if they don't work out, but it will be very handy for at home if nothing else. Not too impressed with the bass on those demos though. Very sloppy sounding action.

I used to love Marillion, other than Fish. His style really put me off after a while and i stopped listening to them. I was never in to all the earlier Prog w***fest type of stuff, but if im honest Pete T. was a bit of an influence on my playing back then.

Im pretty sure it was the wood rather than the pups. Everything just sounded a bit deeper and warmer than i would have liked. Even with a complete new set of pups on it it still had that underlying tone. I will say though that when i got my second Duck Dunn I didn't like the Hanson in that, so swapped it out for a Fralin.

Mine had Hanson's in it, and then Nordstrands, but i always felt the tone was too mellow and warm. Compared to all the other Jazz basses ive owned (not that many) it just didnt seem to cut through, nor did it as a P bass. Of course just before i sold it i started to love it and would now love to still own it.

Having owned both at the same time I have to partially disagree with you. My Spirit has probably done 30+ gigs (yes, back in the late 80's without any issus. My Jack ended up being sold off cheaply as the bridge/tuners fell apart. I'm not sure if there is a difference between the hardware on both, I couldn't see any, but the Spirit always sounded and played better.

Or for a more traditional take on the headless bass, how about a Spirit bass. The neck has a 1.5" nut but is quite deep, so it feels more comfortable in the hand. My 8 year old finds this a lot easier to play (badly at the moment) than my Jazz bass. It just seems more manageable, and definitely no neck dive. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/8569472235/][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/8569472235/]Spirit from the past.[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/]dave_bass5[/url], on Flickr

Funny you should say that as i thought it was the worst sounding bass i'd owned. Seriously, i never clicked with it, not as stock, not as a PJ. A filed experiment on my part. Now i want it back lol.

I love that look. I think black on back looks much nicer than a white PG. This is my old one

I gave in a kept mine lol.

I'd be more worried about gear going missing during the packing up part of the evening. Keep a close eye on everything that night and dont leave the cars un locked.

No, neither can I unfortunately.

I get the feeling that some are separating feel and tight playing. You know you can have both ;-).