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  1. musicbassman
    Very early 70's, and I was an impoverished fresh faced Devon youth who'd recently moved to London - to 'make it' of course. Answered an ad for a bass player for a backing band for a 'famous soul singer' It sounded great to my gullible ears, although I had to admit I really hadn't heard of this famous soul singer before. But it was a West End residency position, six nights a week, at an extremely upmarket disco just off Park Lane The pay was "£60 per week", which was a fantastic sum to me at that time. I got the gig, massive excitement, and after 2 weeks of regular rehearsals at a studio in Islington the band arrived at the venue - to find 4 other bands already there. It was just a showcase evening, there was no residency, and the 'famous soul singer' who we'd realised was a master b**lshi**er performed like an absolute dog. And the band had shared the daily cost of the rehearsal room, which had been eye wateringly expensive, with absolutely no contributions from the singer.. Of course, it was the first and last gig for this band, and was a very expensive lesson for me, but at least I learnt that if it sounds too good to be true then it will be.
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    Massive skills in abundance being revealed in this topic. If we all got together we could successfully run a small country 🙂 Well, we could until all the guitarists turned up 😮
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    It's so interesting reading through all these comments - seems to me there is an emphasis on technical and/or highly specialised roles overall, which would make sense for bass players and their specialised role in bands which is often woefully misunderstood by other musicians - well, bass is just a guitar with only four strings, innit ? By the way, I started as a pro bass player in the 70's, then became a specialist cut flower grower. Retired now, and I work as a dep player for covers/functions bands as and when. I also teach English to groups of foreign students every summer to help keep my brain working !
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    Carolina Eyck is unparalleled in her mastery of the Theremin, here she is playing a Messiaen piece with bassist Philipp Martin. Uncanny parallels with Johnny Greenwood's 'Moon Trills' , by the way.
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    Yup, this is what happens to me if I overthink that break in Stevie Wonder's 'Sir Duke' Go on to autopilot - no problems. Somehow it seems to play itself..... Start thinking about it too much - it's very likely to go t#ts up, big time.
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    Perfect Precision Punchy Performance Pleases Punters Permanently !
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    Just bumped into this, the name is new to me. From 1969 - I'd just started playing bass then, and I wish someone had played this to me at the time and then left me to work out the bass line note for note. Might have saved me years of false pathways and wasted effort in the long run !
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    Because the original is so unique, any copy must surely be a blasphemy.
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    Absolutely, Wishface, it does appear at first glance to be a bit demoralising - here's another bass player whose possibly never played a live gig in their life but he/she's spent six months in their bedroom learning the bass line to just one song and they now come across as prodigies! But seriously, there are some really talented people out there that you'd never have known about prior to YT, and good luck to them. And there's masses of free lessons and advice now - I know some of it is a bit dodgy and doesn't stand up to close scrutiny but it's so, so easy for newbies to develop their playing quickly - compared to when I were lad....... - our rehearsal room was just a paper bag in t' middle of road... there were four of us sharing one plectrum etc etc... 😰
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    Interesting. I see Ashwood1985 has just put a very early fender logo'd 57P Squier up for sale here and states the nut width is 43mm Also, I've just bought an early '90's Fujigen P from Aidan63 and he states it's 42.25mm at the nut. This is near enough identical in appearance to the JV57, and it will be interesting to compare this directly with my Squier both in terms of sound and playability. I will report back if there's anything interesting or worthy of comment. Thanks to all for your helpful comments. 🙂
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    .... and tasty snacks to hand for a quick bite between numbers 😊
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    Jeez - are you sure? That's massive. Just measured mine and it's 1and 5/8ths " = about 42mm 1.75" would be about 44.5mm (Mine is 1982 JV57P + big Fender logo, ser no.JV 07768) The whole point of this exercise is to try and establish whether the spec for the later Fujigen P's from the late '80's to early 90's was the same as that used for these early JV Squiers.
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    This is my Squier Vintage Modified five-string Jazz Bass. I bought this a couple of years ago to see if I wanted to change to a five string, but having played a four string bass for the last 50 years I have to accept I’m too old to change now ! I first advertised this on here just before lockdown but now there's possibly a light at the end of the Covid tunnel it's back up for sale. It dates from 2017, is all original and everything works perfectly. Strings were new on when I bought it (Rotosound medium gauge roundwounds) and as it’s only had very light home use they are still very bright. Pickups are loud and clean and there is a huge tone range on the instrument. It's a lot of bass for the money. The scratchplate shown was already fitted when it was purchased. There are a few minor marks and chips on the finish which are shown in the pics, these are cosmetic only and came with the bass when I bought it. Instrument comes with a hard case which is very solid and serviceable. You can arrange for this to be sent to you by courier if you wish, it's in a good solid case so should be fine, your responsibility to arrange this. Preferably the buyer collects from Chichester where I live or you could collect from London. (My son lives in London at Fulham and you can easily collect it from there by arrangement) Here’s the original sales information: Squier's five-string Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® V has a handsome white gloss finish, a soft maple body and one-piece maple neck with sharp-looking, elegant black binding and block inlays. Offering flexibility for today's modern styles that demand a deep low end, this bass offers superior sound and feel for the five-string bassist, with excellent Squier performance and value. Featuring a Soft maple body, Vintage-tint maple neck with “C”-shaped profile, 20-fret fingerboard with black binding and black block inlays, Dual Fender®-designed single-coil Jazz Bass pickups, Black pickguard, Five-string standard vintage-style bridge with single-groove saddles. The neck on this model sports a vintage-tinted gloss finish for a highly desirable aged look. This model has a slightly thinner "C"-shaped neck profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) than most models, providing a fast, smooth and comfortable fret-hand feel. These Fender-designed pickups are full of growling, authentic Fender tone. Body Shape: Jazz Bass Body: Soft Maple Body Finish: Polyester sharp-looking black binding and block inlays Body Shape: Jazz Bass® Neck: Maple, "C" Shape Weight: 10lbs approx
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    Yes, just make sure that you really do have a stud wall and not 'dot and dab' plasterboard over blockwork - that's where the problems would start...
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    Thanks hooky_lowdown I can't find the specs for the original '57 bass, only the modern reissue: So if anyone knows whether either this Fender spec or the original Squier JV spec really does match the '57 original that would be handy to know.
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    Thanks gareth I certainly know that site - lots of nice pics and info, but not the specific info I'm after, which is neck profile and radius. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place ?
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    Hi all you lovely people. Self explanatory title I hope - I've been looking on the web at all the usual sites but can't find detailed specs for the early Squier JV Precisions - in particular the neck shape/profile and radius. Can anyone help?
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    Surely we're all being trolled? - and someone's replaced the original audio? Oh dear lord, let that be the case, or we're all doomed to be sucked into a bass hell where this is considered perfectly acceptable.
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    This is tricky. But maybe here’s some language to help put your message across tactfully. (Always say ‘we’ and not ‘I’ – to show it’s what the band thinks collectively, not your personal opinion) · - We’re not sure you’re ready for this yet. · - Your playing’s coming on well, but we’re not sure you can handle this – you’ll be under a lot of pressure. · - It’s obviously going to take up a lot of your time preparing the material – we’re not sure you can really spare the time for this. · - We’re not sure you’re the right fit for this material. · - We’re not sure you’re on the same page as us. · - We’re not sure you have the breadth of experience you’ll need for this. · - You’d certainly fit in well as a person but we’re not sure it would work musically.
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    Found at last! - a drummer I worked with back in the '70's used to rave about "this japanese drummer with the funk", and had this album. I couldn't recall the name, and now here it is. Naff synth tones. Wahwah guitar. All in all, perfectly groovy! 😎
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    Aw, that's a shame - that's the exact length from the bridge to the tuner on the Squier, so nothing left to go round the tuner. Thanks for helping.
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    Sorry, Gunsfreddy, could you do me a favour and measure the length of the G string ?. I reckon that's the one that could be a problem. If it's still long enough for my Squier Jazz 5 I'll buy the set.
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    Loudest - Level 42 at Portsmouth Guildhall around 1984 Absolutely. crazy. DB's. So loud that I could see that quite a few punters (including myself) had their fingers in their ears after the first few moments and were leaving well before the end - it was beyond painful, possibly deep into permanent hearing damage level. I wasn't even near the front. My ears rang for 3 days afterwards.
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    Hi, did you cut these strings down to suit your Spectorcore, or are they still as supplied?
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