OutToPlayJazz

Lovely to meet you today, Tom - Enjoy your lovely new bass! Tom came up from Essex and drove over 200 miles to pick up an instrument from me. Top man and BassChatter! - Highly recommended

Non-identical twins, but definitely from the same parentage... Still have the S2-Classic, but the KingBass emigrated to Texas back in late 2008

On most electric basses, you can get the db effect by playing over the end of the fingerboard and backing off the tone control. Add flatwounds for full effect.

[quote name='lojo' post='830826' date='May 7 2010, 05:07 PM']Ha, one band I play with has 2 guitarists, I suggested having one song in each set where we only feature one guitar, meaning he'd drop out for one song! he went mad, cant even drop out for a bar, fortunately my other band has better dynamics or Id go mad "Just get any old bass" I agree anything would work, its how well you play etc, but as someone else said "trainspotting" is fun for some[/quote] I know exactly where you're coming from here - I played in a functions trio for many years & suddenly the singer/guitardist wanted to add his mate into the mix as a second guitar. It was horrible. Like trying to play against a wall of nonsense noise & I actually had to play less! Most of you who have played in trios will know that you have to play a lot more when there's only the one guitar. I'm all for the banning of "second" or "rhythm" guitardists.

Looks all present and correct to me.

If the new top horn shape on this mock-up is correct to what they'll actually produce, I think it'll be a really nice looking bass. Almost classic J with a slight modern twist

Yes, it does show where the money goes with luthiers - That's why the more expensive stuff is so special to own and play. Yes, I'd like to see either this one or another one with either a Ray neck or a vintage radius P neck. That'd be interesting.

That is stunning - Really nice work! You really ought to go into business building those and selling them, if only part time. How much would a commission come to, btw?

[quote name='Musicman20' post='828057' date='May 4 2010, 11:54 PM']Oh don't sell the 62! Too nice I've been playing my Fenders at home recently and decided these are definitely spot on, to the point where I don't need any more. I'm not even thinking vintage Fenders...happy with what I've got. Tis a great feeling. I've strayed back into EB, and the Big Al 5 is exactly the kind if bass I want next...eg unique, awesome tone, and EB quality.[/quote] Heh! Yes, I know what you mean. The AV62 is a really nice instrument, so I've put the Road Worn up for grabs. Trouble is, that's the best sounding and playing Jazz I've ever encountered as well! We'll see what happens, but it goes to show how good the new Deluxe Precision I played was

Hi John, is that a stripped down Alembic sitting to the right of your Clover bass & Trace Elliot rig?

Lovely basses, Neil. I really liked the S1 series Jazz I had a while back. It was among the best Jazz basses I've ever played. Funny how a 'mere' new colour option has made the Squier CV 60's Precision one of the most desirable basses of the moment - And quite rightly so.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='811439' date='Apr 19 2010, 03:33 PM']I think their initial run was rushed...looking at the reviews on tbass. I think its always best to leave it 6 months just to see how things go. They could really 'nail' the superjazz market it they get these right. Not being shielded and high weights keep me from wanting one now. There are obviously diamonds in the rough though, as per the review above.[/quote] Oh Gareth, diamonds in the rough as per usual. I found one as well... So there I was quite happy with the sound of my AV-Series Precision, nicely filling in the vintage gap in my collection & I got the chance to play one of these new Deluxe models (the Precision) with the new N3 Jazz pickup & the new preamp through a new TV series BassMan amp. Oh dear. It was utterly fantastic. Possibly the best wooden bass I've played this year. The new preamp is massive sounding with loads of punch, the playability of the new deluxe is excellent & the passive tone control is a nice bonus as well. I actually sat playing the thing for nearly an hour. Good job I was actually in the place doing some consultancy work for the dealer today! I suppose the thing that impressed me the most was the new preamp. The old one was very harsh sounding & they seem to have got the frequencies right this time. The new one sounds amazing with the treble and bass max'd with the mids flat. A Precision that slaps just as well as a Jazz. Pity it was the white one. If it was the natural one I'd have happily gone into debt for it! So, yes - As per usual if you find a nice one, you're set. These are lovely basses. So do I sell the AV62 or save my pennies? Hmmmm...

[quote name='discreet' post='827003' date='May 3 2010, 11:56 PM']I doubt it very much. AFAIK 'The Funk Machine' was completely stock, he retained the ashtrays and hardly, if ever, changed his strings. Don't do it, pleeeese! It's just plain wrong, I tells ya![/quote] Quite true - I've just been reading about Jameson's bass. He was quoted as saying that he, in fact, never changed the strings after he replaced the original Fender stock strings with LaBellas.