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  1. Doctor J
    I've had my ESP 400 Series since late 92. At the time, I was deciding between a 75 Precision for £250 and the ESP for £300. Financially, I made the wrong choice and went with the substantially better bass.
  2. Doctor J
    Nice money to be made in the preaching racket in the US.
  3. Doctor J
    It doesn't stop manufacturers of higher quality equipment from doing their thing and customers will go to the product which suits their budget and tastes. Millions of Squiers and Epiphones don't stop the sales of Sadowsky and Fodera.
  4. Doctor J
    It's like the FA Cup draw. They pull a few numbers out of a bag, see what parts the numbers correspond to and screw it together. Hey presto! Parallel pawn shop universe thing!!!
  5. Doctor J
    It's Fender's design team at their best, take a random selection of parts out of the bin and make s guitar out of it.
  6. Doctor J
    Wack, son.
  7. Doctor J
    The revelation of the mechanialilitiness of the elephant has disappointed no-one more than me and has changed what might have been quite pleasant music into some kind of noise-prog. Drums are done. Bass needs filth.
  8. Doctor J

    Dink?

    Doctor J replied to Rich's topic in General Discussion

    I've got lots of respect for her, have her solo, Smashing Pumpkins and Hole albums, but that doesn't mean she's above talking jibba jabba 🙂
  9. Doctor J
    That green certainly isn't quiet.
  10. Doctor J

    Dink?

    Doctor J replied to Rich's topic in General Discussion

    The beauty of the Precision is its simplicity. The lack of options makes it hard for even the most determined dullard to make it sound bad. A Jazz bass provides the user with the capability to get it wrong and, when this happens, the frustrated user can blame the bass as, in their head, the fault can't be with them as they sound fine with a Precision.
  11. Doctor J
    I'm sure there are plenty of Summer residency & cruise ship types who stay in Europe longer than 30 days per year.
  12. Doctor J
    Great bass playing but what a truly incredible voice she had.
  13. Doctor J
    All of them. Seriously.
  14. Doctor J
    Do you know the weight? Is it heavy or... not?
  15. Doctor J
    That's pricey alright. Keep an eye on adverts.ie and you should be able to get one for about €500. At that price, it's very close to full-on Stingray money. I sold a full US Ray for €750 there a few years ago.
  16. Doctor J
    Or piezo and lightwave
  17. Doctor J
    That was what came across in Beyond the Lighted Stage, the band was really just three good mates and their families. The warmth between them over-shone any muso considerations.
  18. Doctor J
    P and Reverse (correct) P is also of merit.
  19. Doctor J
    U ok hun?
  20. Doctor J
    Two MFDs. Much krieg can be had.
  21. Doctor J
    Rolling Stone have just published a very good article on Peart, well worth reading. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/
  22. Doctor J
    The Eliminator is sweet but that 2B is completely gorgeous.
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  24. Doctor J
    Relief is everything. The string is a straight line between the bridge and the other contact point, the nut or where your finger pushes it onto the board. If you've a lot of relief, it will exaggerate the action at the lower end and, if you set the action low, you're effectively guaranteeing the notes will buzz higher up the neck as the actual string height (when you've effectively ruled out the extra clearance provided by the relief) will be too low there. If you want to check this for yourself, hold a string down at the 15th fret and look at the string clearance to the end of the neck. Now do the same around the 3rd fret. See?
  25. Doctor J
    Push the lopsided pickup down on the side which is sticking up, which should pop it back to where it should be. It has been pushed down on the A string side and become stuck. It is just a regular P pickup, there is no voodoo going on here.
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