dave_bass5

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

Whats the difference? Wouldnt you be able to learn the individual sections from the on line tab and just play them like the single version? Just a suggestion.

I didnt realise that. Good to know i wasnt imagining the similarity between the two brands.

I used to use Lakland nickels and loved them. You can order Lakland strings direct from their website. I felt they were pretty close to XL's, my favourite string. They were pretty cheap, especially if you order a couple of packs at the same time. I tihnk they were about £21 inc postage for a 5 string set back the. I did try the SS strings and did like them, they did seem a bit mellower than the usual SS i've tried in the past. I think they are made by GHS, and some people say you might as well just get those but i couldnt find an identical set so wne tfor the Laklands.

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1323334590' post='1462035'] I really like those but thay only work if you have handles on the ride?? My MarkBass combo has a handle on top so that might look a bit silly Oh and I want your bass [/quote] Yep, i had one and it was useless with my small rig.

The one thing that bugged me with this stand is that my strap would sometimes go under it and when i took the bass off the stand the stand would come with it. I also found that with my strap on the floor, my transmitter would get trodden on. I now use the hanging stand but keep the small one as a spare.

Ive had a couple for a few years. They do the job ok. I have found my Jazz basses sit at a bit of an angle, the P will sit pointing straight up.

I would personally keep it Post EQ. For one thing the filters can be useful, as can the EQ so it would be a bit pointless just going pre, you might as well just hook up a DI box. The second reason i would go with post is that a lot (or at least some) people find the DI out a bit hit or miss as far as level and/or quality goes. Having a bit of EQ could help with that. Also make sure you tell your sound guy the DI is actually line level and not mic, he might need to make allowances for this.

Knowing what my guys are like i can well imagine it not going anywhere. They did say he would turn up and just sit in the corner, looked like he was asleep most of the time, and couldn't sing in the correct key.