dave_bass5

Ive had Chromes strung through body on both my 2008 MIA P5 and DJ5 without any issues. IME there is no benefit to doing this and can damage the string, it just hasn't happened to me. Then again, ive never broke a string either.

[quote name='neilb' post='951991' date='Sep 10 2010, 04:48 PM']About 24hrs left Dave....but no bids yet. If it doesnt sell on Tbay, will PM you mate.[/quote] Cheers Neil. If there was some way you could post it i'd have it off you now.

[quote name='ezbass' post='951952' date='Sep 10 2010, 04:06 PM']The law of diminishing returns at work again. You can't calibrate "better" you either think it's better in some way/s and are willing to pay the dosh, or you're not. And now the caveat, those Squiers are frickin awesome! I have no idea how they produce basses (and guitars) of such quality for the price. It's like when Squiers first came out all over again. Great news for the consumer.[/quote] I agree although i do think the MIA's are also worth the money if you can afford one. They have a nicer finish to them, maple fretboards on all models, better range of colours, come with a nice hard case and rolled fingerboards. So IME the are better if you dont take the cost in to consideration, but its down to the individual to decide if those extras are worth it or not.

Well im sold lol. Im after Neil's red one for sale on here but i expect it will sell before i can get to him. If so ill get a new one. I would love to put a Fralin in it but at £140 new i don't think i could justify it.

[quote name='JPJ' post='951738' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:41 PM']I've got them in my Overwater paired up with a J-retro and they give a big fat full sound, slightly retro, but they can snarl and snap as well. You can hear them on this little demo [url="http://youtu.be/6n8xWr_n5kk?a"]Here[/url] Setup: Ultra Jazz -> J -Retro (set 'flat') -> SM-1500 (set 'flat') -> D.I. into SD9 desk mixed in with SM-1500 through Schroeder 21012 through unknown high end room mike into SD9.[/quote] Just had a look at your vid. Thats a lovely tone you have there.

Thanks Rich. At the moment i have my Wizards in the HW and they sound pretty good, i might just keep those in for now but still want to try something more "rocky".

[quote name='JPJ' post='951738' date='Sep 10 2010, 12:41 PM']I've got them in my Overwater paired up with a J-retro and they give a big fat full sound, slightly retro, but they can snarl and snap as well. You can hear them on this little demo [url="http://youtu.be/6n8xWr_n5kk?a"]Here[/url] Setup: Ultra Jazz -> J -Retro (set 'flat') -> SM-1500 (set 'flat') -> D.I. into SD9 desk mixed in with SM-1500 through Schroeder 21012 through unknown high end room mike into SD9.[/quote] Thanks for the reply but im not sure how much ill get by listening to your recordings. Im just planing on going passive bass - amp - cab. Your setup is so different to mine that i wouldn't be able to compare and not sure exactly how much the J retro, Schro etc has added to the tone. Ill have a listen though.

[quote name='Rasta' post='949882' date='Sep 8 2010, 09:12 PM']I pick up a USA Jazz too, it was ok but not worth the extra money over the Squire. I am sooooo impressed with these Squires! [/quote] Exactly how i felt. The MIA's are lovely basses but not almost 4 time lovely than my CV Jazz. And as the CVJ has vintage frets i find its a lot nicer and easier to play. I doubt ill ever use the CVJ again (i now have a HW-one that i prefer) but i know ill definitely use the neck on something else.

[quote name='krispn' post='951466' date='Sep 10 2010, 08:54 AM']Just a heads up - my lady ordered me one for my birthday -ahhhh - but due to thomann long wait bought one locally. According to their email yesterday Thomann have gone and dispatched me one after the order was cancelled. If anyone would like to have ot for the going retail price I'm happy to pass it on and I'll cover the postage. It will naturally go up on the appropriate for sale section once it arrives. If its any consolation I do enjoy mine and am tempted to use it at my next band practice for a bit of fun [/quote] I'll take it if no one else has yet. I'll PM you now.

Cool, look forward to your views on it. I might order mine next week.

Cheers for the reply and pics. Its looks pretty good for a bass costing £260 ish. Think i might be tempted away from a CV P now. How do the blocks on the neck feel? Are they just stuck on?

Damn. Ive been amp GAS free for a few years now. Now ive seen that review i can feel the GAS rising quite fast.

And how close can it get to a P?

[quote name='gafbass02' post='949771' date='Sep 8 2010, 07:11 PM']Did it!! I tried pulling out the spikes, but it's just the plastic rectangular cap that slides off one pair and then over the other pair right?? Amp still works anyway. [/quote] Thats right. Ive never done it but i do have the PDF that shows clearly how it looks before and after. It also shows how to change the effects loop so it runs in series. [attachment=58456:EffectlL...fication.jpg] [attachment=58455:FX_lLoop...fication.jpg]

Im also a CV Jazz owner and love mine, although i dont tend to use it any more. For me it was a cheap way of getting back in to Jazz basses, as ive had a bad experience recently with a DJ5 so wasnt sure i would like the Jazz tone. I dont expect ill ever need to use it again but thats fine, as its the neck that im going to hold on to. Its one of the nicest playing necks ive ever owned and im not going to let it go. It will probably be on a CV P this time next month. Oh yeah, and my CV Jazz seems to have less quality issues than 3 MIA jazz basses i had over the past 6 weeks.

Its been at my house for a few days. My 6 year old loved it but it was a bit heavy for him so sorry about the dents and delay ;-) Glad it turned up. Im sure its going to be as good as the 2EQ. Oh, and big congrats getting that job. Well worth all the effort and time you've put in to get it.

Cheers for that. While the 25watt is hot enough ive been finding the temp has been fluctuating quite a bit recently. Sometimes it takes 30secs just to melt the solder. It seems it will only stay at its hottest for a few secs then cools down a bit. Probably broken as it used to be fine. The tip is clean and shiny though. To be honest i dont do a lot of this stuff but i can tell the last few basses have taken longer due to me having to wait for the iron to reach a high enough temp to do anything with it.

Cheers Luke. Ill have a look around the local hardware shops on the way to Maplins tonight. Funny you mention about not being able to heat up the parts. Ive been having that trouble. Not a big deal but it has been taking me longer than i hoped. I put it down to the iron only being 25watts so got a 40watt iron yesterday, ill see how that goes tonight.

[quote name='largo' post='947387' date='Sep 6 2010, 04:52 PM']There's a mute switch, where ?[/quote] LM tube. Sorry, i wasn't clear. I meant it took them long enough to put a mute switch on one of their amps.

[quote name='Clarky' post='947236' date='Sep 6 2010, 02:22 PM']You're just jealous coz you haven't got "SULTRY EXPERTISE" [/quote] I saw loads of that at the wedding i played on Sat. Almost too much if that's possible lol.

Its really not good to post in all caps. Its the equivalent of shouting. Why not post this in the bassists wanted section? Why not familiarise yourself with the layout of this forum rather than just jumping in head first. You might get more replies that way. Welcome by the way ;-)

Cheers. Ive been using it for a while but its a tube i found at work, so i didn't actually buy it for this purpose. Its always seemed to work but thought i would check to see if there is anything better worth getting.