PaulWarning

[quote name='rasher80' timestamp='1320074125' post='1421941'] - When I saw the title of your thread I got a bit excited that the above had actually happened! Damn you! [/quote] sorry, guess it was misleading,

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1319992845' post='1420958'] Well it`s unlikely to be me, though not for the want of trying Every time I try and get my fellow band-mates to larn this, they conveniently "forget". I mean, a Christmas song by Thin Lizzy & The Sex Pistols, does it get any better? [url="http://youtu.be/5Q1mKdd4_uU"]http://youtu.be/5Q1mKdd4_uU[/url] [/quote] me and my band did that one year, good fun, we usually do Gary Glitters Another Rock and Roll Christmas these days

guess not , huh

like I said, plenty of people will disagree, all I know is I've bought basses that I thought were fine at first but later decided they weren't for me, and I've never been comfortable trying out basses in shops, always found it intimidating.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1319890499' post='1419746'] Trying them out in a shop is really important if you ask me.How else will you know how a particular bass feels? I pretty much know what I'm going to get tonally with any Fender,but they all feel different to me. Go try out loads-it doesn't matter if it's US,Mexican,Japanese,Chinese or Squier,try them all and go for the one that you like the most. Don't discount the secondhand Market either. I generally favour Jazz Basses over Precisions-although I own 3 of each. [/quote] fair enough, there is the feel, I've never had trouble getting on with any basses I've owned, J or P necks but I've got quite big hands, it's always been the sound that matters to me, which I think you can't tell about till you've lived with it for a while and had a few band practices, so buying second hand is a good idea, if you don't like it chances are you'll get most or even more of your money back. Being cack handed I suppose I've been forced down that route, finding shops with any selection of lefties is practcally impossible

going to the shop to try them out is a waste of time IMHO, as soon as you play in a band situation everything changes, it's how a bass sits in the mix that counts, if you play in a band with just one guitar I'd go for a P, it's got a fat tone and fills the sound out better, but plenty of people will disagree I imagine

I use nail varnish but wonder why the hell the manufacturers don't make them clearer, yes you fender, with a rose wood neck it's nearly impossible to see them in anything other than bright sunlight

anybody know why Fender make left handed Mexican Jazzes by the truckload but no P's?

I've got a MB4210 which I use with a 1x15 extension cab (not a marshall) and agree with comments made on here, great value for money, very loud good sounding amps with build quality issues, mine had faults when I first bought it, Marshall gave me a replacement which also had a broken spade terminal on the speaker wire, but since then I have not had any trouble at all in about 50, 2 hour gigs.

my battered Hondo professional II, first bass I had, bought it for £40 off a mate and it don't sound half bad, I use it as back up now for my MIA P bass (never needed it yet but you never know), it's got sentimental value and as above, it's worth f*ck all

you ought to do (insert any song from the last 50 years) it would go down really well. If we took everybody's advice we'd be doing 5 hour sets by now.

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1317980088' post='1396829'] "Let's do 500 Miles for the encore, everyone loves it...." oh god!! [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1317980681' post='1396835'] Holy crap! I would actually rather f*ck The Proclaimers than do that number. [/quote] We always do 500 hundred miles as a first encore, great singalong, usually followed by Nellie the Elephant, goes down well at beer festivals

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1345430' date='Aug 19 2011, 01:40 PM']Marshall aren't really about engineering though, they are all about colouration.[/quote] way above my head, I just think they sound good

Marshall recommend their 1x15 cab as an extention to their 2x10 or 4x10 combo's, nuff said

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1338058' date='Aug 12 2011, 07:13 PM']Haha I've not used flux since I used to solder mini-projects back in school nearly... er... 30 years ago. Thanks for the memory. [/quote] always knew I was Old School

[quote name='BottomE' post='1337964' date='Aug 12 2011, 05:56 PM']Wait a sec. Flux i hear you say. What is this substance?[/quote] [quote name='icastle' post='1337971' date='Aug 12 2011, 05:59 PM']It's a chemical that allows the solder to flow smoothly over a surface. It's not generally used these days for the sort of work you're doing as you'll being using rosin cored solder.[/quote] It cleans the wire or whatever you're soldering I believe, all I can say is I use the rosin cored solder and it's a lot easier to get the solder to take with a bit of flux on there, maybe it's just me doing something else wrong, wouldn't be without it myself Bakers fluid does the same job [url="http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&cp=11&gs_id=16&xhr=t&q=bakers+fluid&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1358&bih=613&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13565128210629670159&sa=X&ei=m11FTt7lLIuDhQf9vti_Bg&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQ8wIwAQ"]http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?h...ved=0CCwQ8wIwAQ[/url]

has anybody mentioned flux? dip the wire's in it before you tin them helps no end

[quote name='MatthewKeys' post='1337633' date='Aug 12 2011, 01:58 PM']Does anyone else find them really tense compared to other strings?[/quote] No, can't say I've noticed that

[quote name='henry norton' post='1334074' date='Aug 9 2011, 08:04 PM']Hmm, sounds like a normal Precision to me. That's a studio sound so I'd spend some time tweaking the tone of my amp and my effects (compression for a start) rather than trying to find a bass that produces[i] just that [/i]sound flat, into any old amp. If you've got a Precision and a plectrum, you're nearly there.[/quote] Afraid I've got to disagree with you Henry, I've spent hours messing about with the EQ, you think your're close then listen too Hanging Arpund or Peaches and realise you're not, the fact that JJ's played hundreds of P's in his quest to replace his broken green one says it all.

[quote name='markorbit' post='1332269' date='Aug 8 2011, 03:52 PM']Yes that green one is a 60s Fender - perhaps a 64 or 67. It is the one used on the 1st 3 Stranglers albums which is largely the tone people think of when talking about JJB. This bass just sounded unique (and yes, the torn speakers as well). Rosewood neck too. Apparently the green spray job is quite rough when you see it up close. He broke it but when glued back together it just never sounded the same.[/quote] I heard this story as well, which proves the wood does have a big effect on the way a bass sounds, I guess.

[quote name='PaulWarning' post='1311505' date='Jul 21 2011, 01:29 PM']I've been using them for about 3 years now, well worth the money they last ages. One thing, the last set I used were on for about 5 months and never shed their 'skin' unlike the others that I'd used, now the new set have started flaking anybody else had this? some sets flake and some don't? very strange[/quote] [quote name='MoJoKe' post='1311965' date='Jul 21 2011, 07:46 PM']I use Elixirs on all my basses. Wal fretless, Fender, Laklands, and spectors. I wouldn't use anything else. I don't agree with the lack of character comments! Don't use a pick, be extra careful threading them through the bridge/body so as not to damage the coatings and they will last for ages, well worth the extra investment and so much smoother/easier to play than uncoated strings. The only challenge I have had is getting the extra long scale ones at a good price as these are needed for the laklands. I now buy all my strings from Bass Merchant, as definitely the cheapest and best service... I'm happy to be an endorsee if you're reading this Elixir!![/quote] Never thought of that, perhaps on the set that didn't shed it's coating I didn't damage the coating when fitting them, I'll be extra careful next time. Incidental I do use a pick all the time, so I don't think it's that that causes the coating to shed.

I've been using them for about 3 years now, well worth the money they last ages. One thing, the last set I used were on for about 5 months and never shed their 'skin' unlike the others that I'd used, now the new set have started flaking anybody else had this? some sets flake and some don't? very strange

like the upfront bass, unfortunatley the rest of my band would soon veto a mix like that

[quote name='JayPH' post='1235994' date='May 18 2011, 05:15 PM']When i was looking at Fender Basses in Dawsons recently I asked one of the lads what was the difference between the MIM and MIA basses and he said "A few Miles". He said that the American ones tended to be setup better from the start but you can setup a MIM to play just as well.[/quote] I once had a MIM Jazz, the pick ups were awful