dave_bass5

Chromes on mine at the moment. I prefer nicks but every now and then i go through a Flats phase. It normally starts of with Chromes as they are quite bright compared to a lot of flats, then after a while ill probably put a set of TI's back on, and then get fed up with the lack of over tones and go back to rounds for a few months. I have just discovered the benefit of using a foam mute so maybe the flats will last a bit longer this time.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334225087' post='1612708'] Goose first, then arrests, surely? [/quote] Depends what Police station he is taken to

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1334179919' post='1612315'] Only, Marcus will have been there three weeks earler... [/quote] Well going to see him was a suggestion by someone else, so i obviously meant to go on that day, not three weeks later I saw this little guy at Moore London a few weeks ago, at night of course. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/6833434124/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/6833434124/"]A fox on the Southbank.[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/"]dave_bass5[/url], on Flickr

We could combine a few suggestions if the weather is good and meet at More London, jump on a boat at Tower Pier (one with a bar of course, or bring our own and head up river to Greenwich, drink and eat watercress sandwiches (well we are bass players) then head back to central London for late afternoon. We could then go and stand outside the stage door at the RFH to get a glimpse of Marcus.

Timely thread as i did my first gig with a bit of spong under the strings last weekend and was rather impressed with the tone. I did find it a bit of a pain taking it out and putting it back quickly (giggady) so on the look out for something better. The Bass mute is a bit too costly at the mo but i had seen the Muffler on YT and wondered if anyone was using them.

So let's add a bin bag each to the list and we can recreate Glastonbury without the enflated cost.

Just my thinking but if I'm gigging that evening then I won't be drinking so would prefer a pub with a view if it's nice. Not saying I won't go though.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1334062857' post='1610294'] Ha, good. So let's also keep Saturday in the picture then. Keep 'em coming guys. Grateful for your opinions. [/quote] Other than the 9th June im ok for an afternoon meet on the date posted previously.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1334062514' post='1610286'] I was thinking of late morning/lunchtime/afternoon rather than night, though, especially if the weather is nice. Would that make things slightly better? [/quote] I might be able to do a Sat in that case. If its a social club gig then i dont normally have to leave until late afternoon.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334061080' post='1610262'] Tru, dat. What about London Bridge, down by the river - easy to get to... More London Riverside is nice. HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, green spaces, City Hall, architecture, fountains, good pubs/bars and restaurants, etc etc? [/quote] Yeah, i love it down there. I was out with Fran (GW) a few weeks ago, late at night and saw a Fox at wandering around More London.

Well i would have to say all those Sat's are out for me as ill be gigging but the Sundays are clear at the moment (and probably will stay that way).

How many people do the London Eye capsules hold lol. That would be interesting. Im in if its not on a gig day (for me).......and no bloody Jazz either ;-)

The only thing i dont like about them is the price :-( It would be nice if Squier made some fanned fret basses lol.

I just thought this might be of use to those who are contemplating doing any of this sort of thing. Fairly basic info really, and it doesn't show any soldering as such but still useful. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rfSKuMHU0&context=C4121f44ADvjVQa1PpcFN-QTQosYih4GCfbTJQQBVoNFIutKSTE84=[/media]

After getting my nice new Squier CV P i couldn't wait to show the band. when i got the gig i opened the gig bag to find my CV Jazz....in pieces. I had put the stock pups back in a week or so before, but hadn't wired them in as i wasn't going to keep them in there. For some reason i had put that bass back in my usual gig bag rather than the spare. I also only had a strap with strap locks and no pins in the bass so i ended up fixing the pups with gaffa tape, wired them in with gaffa tape and used nails to hold the strap on.

Im happy to pay £40 if they do last longer than average. I guess only time will tell. ill wait for a few more reports to come in.

I almost got a set last week. I had them in my basket (Soundslive) but I read one or two posts about them not lasting more than a couple of gigs. This put me off as I thought they were going to be like Elixirs, but maybe that's not the norm.

Some people like to do things differently I guess. I've also been using them on and off over the past 30 years and never had any problems other than the nuts coming loose once or twice, and a bit of nail polish has sorted that out.

Glad it helped, it did for me. I had a Ray34 and only sold it because i prefer narrower necks. Back then the CA version wasnt out and something about the look of the SB14 put me off, even though i prefer the tone Ed gets over the Ray34. There have been a few SB14's come up on here, im sure you will find something.

The SB14 is based on the EBMM Sterling i believe. It does differ quite a bit as far as electronics and pup goes, From the description for the SB14. A 3rd Hum cancelling phantom coil zaps all the noise out and allows for series, parallel and true single coil operation with no hum. Check out Ed Friedland's video review of these basses and you will get a better idea of how they differ. The SB14 is also made of Basswood. EDIT; Here you go. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Fo7AKwfA0&feature=plcp&context=C47088faVDvjVQa1PpcFN3Fr-my2d8eoRpprVh_fS13f2rFZ6Znyk%3D