Doctor J

Ahhh drummers There's nothing more awkward than playing with a reactive drummer, the guy who doesn't lead cos he doesn't know the songs and instead follows bits of whatever instrument he can hear at that point and makes unexpected changes accordingly. I spent many years in and out of a mate's blues band, subbing whenever their latest bassist quit until they got a new one. Drummer was unenthusiatic and entirely reactive as a result and it really was an eye opener because not only was the bass keeping the tempo in check and leading the songs, you also had to be on your toes to react when he'd lash off into a different section late or end the song early, fun stuff like that. It never bothered the guitarist, funnily enough

[size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]http://www.jlguitars.com/[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Came across this guy a few weeks ago and, since I was looking for something to replace the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz set in my home made J bass. I decided to take a gamble and see what he could do as his prices are very decent. Just a quick look at the coils lets you know they're very definitely handwound. I installed them today, first impressions; I like them a lot, a lot closer to what I think a J bass should sound like than the DiMarzio's, which I found a bit too flat... maybe anonymous sounding. The Loureiro pickups have a very smooth high end, nice open sound to them, big fat low end and decent growly mid. The best thing I can say about them is that the bass sounds great with no EQ, which is the true test, whereas I always had to tweak the EQ to get to a nice place with the Ultra Jazz (and never really got to a sound I was truly happy with).[/font][/size] [size=3]He desicrbed them as "first era" jazz bass sounding[/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Specs were:[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Output 9k (bridge) and 8k (neck)[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Wire: 42 AWG Heavy Formvar[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Magnets: "Calibrated" Alinco 5[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Thumbs up from me, definitley worth checking out if you're on the lookout for a replacement pickup.[/font][/size]

I like it but it ain't that big a deal either way. Please don't dislike me.

Guitarist has to go, first. Been in this position in my last band, when you've got a guy who just isn't learning the songs or bothering his hole it just sucks the fun out of it. No matter how talented he might be, if he's not making and effort, he's not worth the trouble. Second, are you guys covers or originals? If originals I'd say stick to the three piece and use the singer's idiosyncracies on guitar as part of your sound. You do the rest. If covers, you've got to make an effort to replicate the original so if he can't play and sing at the same time to to a sufficient standard you're looking at another guitarist.

Alanbass1's white BB2024x. I've lusted after one of these since they came out and I'm still no closer to owning one. Jaysus.

Dammit. I need to buy more.

A scratchplate and any blade type of pickup (Bartolini, EMG, for example, tend to use blade magnets instead of poles) should sort it out. With a blade setup you can use any string spacing or number of strings provided the total width of the strings doesn't exceed the width of the blade. Check their websites for models and sizes.

On topic, then, I think the crappy amp is factored into the price he's looking for and, when you see higher end models aren't priced too high above £260, I'd bide my time and wait for something else.

I was hunting for a good SR800 for years without luck, til I finally caved in and picked up a SR1300 instead last year. Even still, I keep going back to look at that one but he's not keen to post so that saved Christmas in our house I quite like the colour but I could understand why someone wouldn't dig it

I wouldn't when there's a mega [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/157909-fs-today-only-l280-mint-1987-ibanez-sr800-japanese-4-string-bass/page__p__1435460__hl__sr800__fromsearch__1#entry1435460"]SR800 in the FS section[/url] for peanuts and you're not paying for the crap amp, too. The SRs are classic basses, every home should have one.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1321312720' post='1437819'] Here is my new Warwick, traded from Warwickhunt just a couple of days ago. It's an absolute beauty. It plays brilliantly, it looks fantastic but the real joy is the tone. I plan to get some new photos taken of it tomorrow. I've never been so excited about a bass since I got my ACG, which bodes well! [/quote] That is friggin' beautiful.

If you can afford it, I say do it. You can try the world of Wal and see if it's for you and, even if you pay for a refret, you're likely to make money on it if you decide to sell it on. Win win as far as I can see,

He's a very, very accomplished lead guitarist too but seldom gets the credit he deserves as a guitarist, purely because he can keep his ego in check and play for the tune. Every interview I've ever read he had a funny tale to tell, I'll be picking up his book for sure.

I'm delighted to hear he has recovered! Nile is a bassist's guitarist, if you know what I mean

Good call. I last played one of those about 18 years ago and I'm finally starting to GAS over them. There's something oh so wrong but still so right about them.

James Lomenzo's Yamaha is pretty nice - you could move a lot of air with that, I reckon.

Don't get me wrong, it was one of the best gigs I've been to in years but, yeah, his pants aren't as tight as they used to be

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1320916448' post='1432989'] not being a studio tech expert but...does anybody else get the same impression as me that the fluctuations in the voice (especially the SOR clip) sound like auto-tune struggling to track correctly ? [/quote]He sounded pretty much the same at the Dublin gig a few months ago.

I had the new album on in the car for a few weeks and still can't remember a single riff off it. I like that they're moving on but the new album is crap, frankly.

That looks like a winner. Well done.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1320658059' post='1429368'] I know of a bloke who, whilst adopting a similar pose, put the headstock of his Les Paul into a ceiling fan... [/quote] That reminded me of a guitarist of mine who was having trouble with his cheapo Washburn all gig, it kept cutting in and out. Eventually it cut out and wouldn't come back so he half-heartedly tried to break it against the stage. After two limp efforts at smashing it failed he lobbed it, intact, towards the crowd but it they were back a bit and it slammed onto the empty floor in front of them and then, as he copped on to what he had just done, leapt off the front of the stage to get it back

Slow, eh? Got to be Jesusalem by Sleep - Al Cisneros delivering the low stuff, just wait until it kicks in... and I do mean wait. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDyBB6REwQ[/media] And for all you nit-pickers, I'll take the Jerusalem mix over Dopesmoker any day, it's a much thicker sound, used to shake the sh*t out of my car when I'd drive aound with it blasting. Dopesmoker was a bit of a let down when it was finally released, just didn't have that bear growl sound to it.

Has Warwick become like MacBeth, we're not allowed say the name? Nice bass, by the way

Why not? Why do you have to justify it?

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1320657878' post='1429365'] Sounds entertaining to me [/quote] Where I was, it was quite an uncomfortable experience, I suppose it's all about perspective, really