Stub Mandrel

A bit of googling shows 'Fender Edge' suitcases are not particularly scarce!

A brief bit of thought will make it clear that if the strings don't actually buzz on the frets, the height of the action won't affect the sound directly, just your playing. I'm all for low action as it suits my style and I don't find it stops me 'digging in'. If I want to use a plectrum (Ace of Spades), then I want to get some fret rattle as well! Anyway you are all wimps, Carol Kaye went for 1/4" above the fretboard at the 12th fret; she could probably strangle someone just with her fretting hand alone...

I'm nervous now... does bass playing cause bad knees?

Oysterband country?

Probably but just one pedal at a time, they are a bit 'chipper'...

That's 88 ms per note, 15ms latency still probably won't be audible. It will be worth doing, might be able to set something up next week when the SO is away.

Or Crucial Taunt!

No one's mention Wild Stallyns!

Beat me to it by a wafer thin mint... Every meddling kid's favourite Eco-goth band. Shame they haven't got a bass player...

I have to ask one big question. WHY???? If they aren't into funk, how the hell can thay offer advice on funk basslines. Or have they watched the Bootsy 'keep it on the one' video?

Interesting, when trying jazzes out, I found the bridge pickup sounded nasty through a Markbass combo, the shop swapped me to a Rumble on 'vintage' setting and joy was assured. It's interesting that people think a 'speaker without tweeter' amp won't fizz, I found most combos with a dirty channel (e.g. Orange Crush 50) sound pretty fizzy. I do like the way the standard channel on the crush amps sounds when they are pushed though.

The 'pedals for sale' sections suggest that (a) lots of people agree and (b) as many people want to find out for themselves...

I have a sort of sound in my head. It's a bit like Boz Burrell on 'Can't Get Enough' (fretless P), Paul Simonon on London Calling (P) and Ronnie Lane on Stay with Me (?) so it's not very bass specific, and I assume it's a classic softly overloaded valve amp sound. It's pretty much for those songs and songs in that vein... Of course I'm a J-bass fan.... Does that help? Edit actually I have no idea what this is...

Never mind fun to be had learning that riff 🙂

I'm looking for suggestions for an overdrive that isn't 'fizzy' like the OD channel on many amps. For adding a bit of grit when playing heavier numbers, but not as in your face as fuzz/distortion pedals - classic subtle overdrive sound really. Ideally one that works well without having to overdrive the amp input. The Boss ODB3 bass ooverdrive appears a poor choice by the vast number that have been sold on here! Must be a stand alone pedal, does not need to provide more severe effects as I've got those. Ideally modest cost.

Well the middle one is Mexican (and it's saying "We don' want anything to do weeth your steenking P-basses, hombre!")

Rock with walking bass lines.

You could use it as a disco-themed fire beater, I suppose.

One melody, two sets of lyrics, two singers. Which do you prefer?

The bass has had its pickups swapped... we don't know teh origin for sure so a mismatch is possible.

I used a medium flat ended screwdriver that filled half the slot and it was surprisingly easy. I did make that nick though! Interestingly on assembly i noticed the scratchplate comes pre-nicked at just that point, part of the relicing process? Looks like it's a reference hole for CNC: https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=92386 For the long answer, Talkbass appears to have a 13-page discussion...

Now why can't all musicians where nice sensible clothes like that? I note he doesn't bother to play the fills when he's singing the lyrics 🙂

It's been long enough now that it's time for a tiny truss rod tweak, 1/4 turn made a big difference. Also interesting how Fender mark the body:

Paws off! 16mm? No problem for me, but then I play fingerstyle guitar sometimes 🙂

I've measured the screws on my MIM Jazz. They are ~1/8" diameter by 32tpi which makes them #5 UNC. Put "#5 UNC pan head screw" into Google or eBay and you should find what you need easily enough. Length 40mm for the E and A strings, 45mm for D and G.