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i agree with Lozz, but for me its mainly because im playing covers and most of those were recorded with a P bass, so although the P bass isnt always my perfect tone, it gets the job done and in the most authentic way i can manage. For what its worth i dont want to cut through the mix, i want to sit in it and the P does that well.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1324173081' post='1471564'] Totty city... never seen so many short SHORT skirts, high heels and the legs to go with it... I have to go and lie down. [/quote]. You know the rules John, pics or it didn't happen :-)

I have only used my 1212L so i cant personally recommend anything, but the Berg AE212 seems very well liked over on TB. Not cheap though. The Streamliner threads are now up to part 8 and there is a wealth of info in them.

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1324044168' post='1470173'] I use a Schroeder 2 x 12 and these sometimes come up pretty cheap - around £400. Mega mega loud and weight next to nothing. Tiny for a 2 x 12 too. Rated at 800w so any amp would do. [/quote] As i posted above. not in my experience, at least not with the Streamliner (this is also shared by ken Jung who really knows his stuff). Great cab but the OP can do much better with this head.

There is a huge Streamliner thread over on TalkBass, lots so cab discussion in there as well. Having owned a Streamliner 600 i wasnt too impressed with it when paired with my Schroeder 1212L, there was just something that didnt gel.

Funny enough ive just brought a set of medium light gauge strings for the first time in years. Ive nearly always used 45-105 but im looking forward to a slightly light set.

I'll echo the above about using the GK app over Amplitube, and i too perfer GarageBand over it as well. I find i get a better signal to noise ratio and a smaller latency. Im on my second iRig adaptor. The first one i had lasted 30mins before i sent it back. I was shock at how bad it sounded. I dont think there was anything wrong with it as the second one (brought about 6 months later) seemed OT sound the same, but after a bit of work i settled with it.

Its definitely a good colour combo. I love Lakland necks, although i did prefer my DJ5 neck to the 55-01 (and my current JO4 that i have on my Squier), more so for the matching headstock and the blocks but all feel fantastic. I too have always avoided maple but now i have a thing for them, i think they looks great on the right colour body. Good luck with the 55-02, that too sound fantastic. I almost got a 44-02 last year in natural/maple. Great looking bass.

Thats a lovely Lakland. My first Lakland was a bog standard black 55-01 but i was very impressed with it. The shop (the Bass Centre) had about 7 of them and all were set up perfectly and all played well. Choosing one was a non issue. One day i will have another, and hopefully one like this. I thought the black one was very boring and plain looking.

The Thumper is a good choice, i have one in my Squier CV and it makes quite a difference over the stock pup. Im not sure what you have but i would say a new pup could make a nice difference. You can pick a second hand Wizard Trad or Thumper up on here, as well as other brands if you keep an eye out. They dont hang around too long.

62's? do you mean 64's?, if so those are for a Jazz bass. The pup will make more of a difference than any re wiring. Noting wrong with putting better wires and pots in of course, just that ti wont sound any better although it might be more reliable if you do a decent job on the connections.

A Wizard pick up would be a very good choice. Plenty of love for these home grown pups on here (including in this thread). If you have loose connections why not just put them right?

Another vote for a loose dust cap. I found it incredibly hard to track down in my 1212L as i couldn't see any gap or rip etc. Might also be worth disconnecting all but one speaker and working your way around until you find the one that buzzes. It might even be one of the speaker wires touching one of the drivers and vibrating against it. If it happens on all then its probably a problem with the cab, maybe a loose joint. The first Epifani UL112 i had also had a buzz, seemed worse on note with more low freq or when playing over the neck, i never figured that one out so took it back to the shop.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1323777019' post='1466809'] Who's waiting for the pics so they can point out a slightly misaligned p/g screw and say to send it back. [/quote] Oh great, now he will be inspecting the PG screws

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1323775886' post='1466791'] There is a very worrying silence from Gareth. [/quote] He has probably taken it apart and is getting the neck and body carbon dated lol. Sound like a winner though, good on him, its been a stressful year for him (and us), glad its ending with a good result.

I think this might be a good feature. It might help the mods keep track of any disputes etc.

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1323689401' post='1465730'] A bad workman blames his tools, you've got to be pretty lousy workman to not even bring the tools. [/quote] Yeah, not very professional to turn up with a non working bass. Ive said this before but ive actually wired a bass at a gig using gaffa tape. I took the wrong bass to a gig and it didnt have the pup's wired to the pots. For the record (or poll) i only take one bass to gigs now.

This si very good news Gareth, at last you got what you have been waiting for. Very pleased for you and its good news that your year is ending on a high. Shame we have to have threads like the last one though.

You could also try asking Andy what he suggests. I ended up going for a set of 74s as i found the 84's a bit too dark and thick for my CV Jazz. I also had the 74's in my HW-one Jazz and although they sounded different in that bass they still made a nice improvement to the stock HW-one pups.

I was just going to post that as well. I love the look of the black PG it has Mel.

There has already been a lot of talk about this (and the blue version) and so far ive not read anything negative, other than personal preferences. You really cant go wrong with any of the CV line IMO.

Ill give it a try EDIT: Cant see how to do it now. Using FF8 and IE9 (both normal and compatability mode)

After going through quite a few basses i always come back to the P or Jazz, so now i own one of each and i cant see me needing anything else, and for Thats not to say i wont get anything else, just that i dont actually need it. And an added bonus is that both my current basses are cheap ones. I wouldn't say the P is the best sounding bass ive owned, but its the one that fits most of the music i play.

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1323608695' post='1464924'] HAHA that is ace. A great memory to look back on in years to come [/quote] Even more bizarre is that the place we were told we could go and sit in was called the Hub. We all cracked up. I'm sure some of you will get the reason why ;-) The gig turned out to be ok. I had a very nice, deep tone from the CVP and Ti's, plus i used the BDDI this time. It really does seem to help with the low end, especially on the tini wooden stage. Shame your not enjoying it as much at the moment. I'm sure it will pass (or sort itself out, one way or another).

Army gig tonight. Guests arrived 1 hour earlier than we were told to arrive. Both us and guests entering via the same small door way. DJ disappeared after turning music on, meaning our sound check was in front of a full marquee with bloody Cher playing over us. Then we get told instead of 2 one hour sets can we just do one and a bit. Lovely, only we now have 4 1/2 hours to kill before we get to play. We are sitting in a cafe on the base with a load of squadies watching bloody X factor and getting drunk (them and us). Rock and roll