Owen

It looks like Bigjohn and I are in the lead. Winning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1354958869' post='1892310'] I've got through to the checkout screen. Total price posted is £28.57 (£19.77 for the picks, £8.80 courier), which is [b]£2.38 per pick[/b]. So, second class would add 50p, whereas first class would add 60p. I'm happy to order a dozen if anyone still wants to proceed at that price? [/quote] Count me in for 4. Ta

If any appear I would love some,

I saw them in Manc and thought they were exceptional. A monster songwriting talent with a rhythm section which serves the song, keeps it interesting but never gets in the way.

Walnut can be lush http://twitpic.com/b9xws5/full

Yey for J5 builds!

Next time remind me to just offer the ticket up for nothing - really would have prefered a BCer to have seen the gig than have collected the paltry £5 the tout paid me for it. The gig was really, really good. Superb dynamics and just 3 blokes playing good music. If you are not aware of their stuff but they are playing close to you then do yourself a favour and go along. OBG (obligatory bass content) Robert Sledge has acres of space to fill and does so totally naturally but totally creatively.

Ta

I have a spare if anyone wants it. Face value. Ta

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1353802895' post='1878679'] sounds great- really great...but, really really reliced? why? [/quote] Because I want to [quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1353816862' post='1878719'] I'll be following this build with glee! [/quote] It looks like you got there before me! [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1353843327' post='1878844'] Lawrence (Henry Norton) built me a lovely Jazz 5 neck a couple of years ago for a bass I was putting together and he's now making me a complete fretless 4 string PJ bass. This sounds like a very interesting project, I like the idea of a lightweight 5 string Jazz bass, out of interest is there any reason why you are not getting Lawrence to put the whole thing together for you? Can't wait to see some pics [/quote] It was you who put Lawrence on my radar. I will bolt it together myself because it will give me some sort of ownership (however tenuous) of the project.

My first proper bass was (and is) a 66J which I kind of lucked out on. I bought it because it looked cool (all beaten up like Jaco's) not realising that I was buying something collectable in the process. It has kind of spoilt things for me afterwards cos nothing else really does it for me in the same way (and believe me, I have tried). There have been lots of others, some of which have brought a different flavour to the table which have stayed and others which have been and gone. What can I say? I am a sucker for the Fender aesthetic. It is what I like to see when I pick up a bass. I have discussed the idea of a mid 60's J thing with an extra B string with a few luthiers over the years, but I never actually pulled the trigger. I played an Alleva Coppolo 5 last year and it said "welcome home" to me. However, I do not have that kind of £ lying around so have had to go DIY. When I say DIY, what I mean is get other people to build bits of it for me. Some time ago I bought a body and neck on here and gradually turned it into a working bass by buying bits here and there and eventually bolting all together. I cannot even put shelves up so the idea of actual DIY from scratch is never going to happen. Our very own Henry Norton is going to build a 35" scale neck and body (alder) and I am going to put a pair or Aaron Armstrong custom wound J pick ups in it. These will have two coils rather than one so that I can have series/parallel within the ............. ummmm......... I don't actually really understand this bit so I will let Aaron cover this "Basically I would take one of our off the shelf 5 string poled pickups chop the wire off and then chop the bobbin in two. wind two coils one for 2 strings and one for 3 strings, I would then glue the bobbin back together and assemble the pickup in the cover." The theory (in my head) is that I can have a kind of P-ish sound from the neck pickup should I want one. Mr Norton will finish the woodwork in a Nitro Oly White (inc matching headstock) and ship it up to me. I will then attack it with a belt sander and a drill. Joking! I will then lightly bash it around because it will be mine and I can do what I like with it We are aiming for a sub 9lb finished instrument - Mr Norton is muttering about chambering if the right weight body blank does not appear. Pretty excited I am!

Adding to the love for Clarky fest! It's all good.

I have favoured a modern flat radius for a long time now, but my first basses had the old Fender radius. I played an Alleva last year last year and it felt like home from the olden days in a good way but that was a 5 string and had a 10" radius. Confused? I am.

I thought "I do not need a lanyard but will chuck something into the pot". I cannot find a link to the donate button. Obv me being stupid, but where is it? TIA

If he made 5 string ones I would own a J and a P and then I could stop.

Coolness. Put me down.

I learnt that I always need to wind my lead once around the tailpiece before I do anything else. I cannot count how many times that has saved me.

Been there, done that. Fishman just repaired it without fuss or any warranty questions. Even if they charge you it would probably be peanuts. Ask them. It is an obvious weak point in the design.

SYB 5 has a sustain for ever function on one of the patches. Just hold the pedal down like a keyboard pedal.

Fit as!

I have an Apogee GIO which interfaces seamlessly with Mainstage (£20 download). Mainstage gives you access to all the logic gubbins and plugins. £120-£160 on ebay. I'm sure I could make another footpedal do similar things but I really CBA with ffaff any more.

More multitasking than the average bloke? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T807CFFVfkk&feature=youtu.be