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turn down the treble then if there's too much hiss. As someone else said, if your in a band it really is a good idea to get a bigger amp 'cos 35w just won't really cut it in a band situation.

nothing wrong with the squier, just the peavey is LOUD!!!! The active version has active pickups and an active EQ so it is one hell of a loud bass. I usually just turn the volume and bass controls on the peavey down so it matches the level of my jazz bass.

[quote name='misrule' post='36250' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:12 AM']We must stop cutting down trees to make .... Oh.[/quote] nah mate cutting down trees isn't bad for the environment, it's not growing them back again that's the problem

hmm i always thought the first fret would be longer with a 36" scale. Oh well.

haha i finally found a decent, published refrence to columbus. Aparently the Rob armstrong cornflakes box guitar used the hardware and pickups off a columbus les paul copy. They were also selling one of these down at the guitar shop i got that bass from aswell. (the LP copy, not the cornflakes guitar!)

[quote name='Tee' post='35441' date='Jul 22 2007, 01:01 AM']A few to get started. Feel free to add [attachment=1323:sophie_taylor.jpg] [attachment=1327:sophie.jpg][/quote] oohh, very sexy, plays the bass in a band and owns several SWR amps (obvoiusly meaning that she's very intelligent and has a lot of sense) It's like my vision of the perfect woman!!!

that's pretty much the only pic ur likely to find anywhere. [attachment=1322:P3110002.JPG] i didn't use a flash in this pic- it really is that shiny. And if ur lucky u might find one with both p/u covers on it. Mine came with the bridge cover but i put some new strings on it and the ball ends were too big for it note how the finger rest is actually on the right side for fingerstyle playing. oh and who doesn't talk to themselves- really?

^check the import thread paul!

well it's very heavy, but i'm pretty sure it's agood thing in terms of tone, IMO, it sounds brilliant. It's got a really nice sweet tone with some lovely upper mids and highs, if i play too hard it does tend to click much louder then i'd like it to so i usually have to clamp my finger on the bridge pickup instead and i would like a bit of a higher output, but if your not a crazy bitch with a beard like me who likes to give the strings a good hard tug then it should be fine. In terms of playing, this bass doesn't exactly play itself! but it's not terribly difficult to play, infact i think i'm just not used to fender string spacing anyway really. I dunno you would have to see for yourself, good ones are probably about £100-£200. Ones that don't work are probably cheaper.

[quote name='Toffeexbassist' post='35245' date='Jul 21 2007, 02:37 PM']My stepdad think's id be more suited to a precision. Do Squire do them?[/quote] haha that's like saying, "is a canary a bird?" yes squier do make them, sorry to sound patronizing.

^my sisters camera has a massive screen and runs on AA batteries so when she went to see muse it packed up b4 she even got in! I actually have a horrible suspicion my new cameras gonna be like that. Anyway sorry for my boring ranting on about nothing, yes do upload pics.

[quote name='jwbassman' post='35054' date='Jul 21 2007, 12:48 AM']Hey Hamster GTA - I don't think so ... I mean the Jaco chart, it's on the Word of Mouth Album and also features on the Birthday Concert... John[/quote] aww i was gonna say, that's a pretty minted song.

^haha if you want a light p-bass check out a tanglewood p copy, it probably floats on water!

[quote name='99ster' post='34916' date='Jul 20 2007, 08:13 PM']Many thanks MB1! Just for once - being an obsessive sad B*****D vintage bass geek was a handy thing to be!! To be honest I would have paid that much just for the 1960 neck alone - even though it needs a lot of restoration - as the magic of having anything from one of the very first Jazz basses fascinates me. To get a '60 body & all the other bits was luck really & maybe a reward for being ready to take a punt. Funny thing is I had only just told a mate (who was looking for an old Gibson) to not even consider finding a 'bargain' vintage guitar on eBay - as they were none to be had anymore! All the best 99ster[/quote] that's a thought, if the guy had just sold the parts he'd probzo have gotten more money for it!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='34830' date='Jul 20 2007, 06:04 PM']this there won't be a dry eye in the house.[/quote] i wouldn't imagine there would be a dry eye anyway, after all if your eyes weren't wet theyd cease up faster then an engine without oil.

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb400tbk_ebass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb400tbk_ebass.htm[/url] your point being? I actually used to own a 5 string SCG copy which is one of the reasons i'm intrested in this. Sorry about taking so long jack btw.

[quote name='paul, the' post='34330' date='Jul 19 2007, 08:43 PM']One in England wanted £150 and didn't sell. One sold in America for £42. Lucky 'Merkins.[/quote] i think sum1 whatches QI...

if you don't have any tuners (which it doesn't look like u do) standard enclosed tuners like [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/shop/products.php?category=213&product=1076"]these[/url] should work well as for the pickups i'm sure 'birds are just routed for mini-humbuckers (soapbars) so try looking for them in terms of pickups. What type of music do you play? that would probzo help greatly with ur p/u choice.

[quote name='MattyB90' post='23800' date='Jun 26 2007, 10:56 PM']Looking really good, would love a reverse body of that. Got an iceman feel to it.[/quote] except the wrong way round

[quote name='ARGH' post='34442' date='Jul 20 2007, 06:15 AM']Miles Davis and Dizzy would argue against that. As would the majority of Horns players I know,and Sax guys/girls.[/quote] but not a highly experienced horn player/teacher who lives up my street, funny that eh?

[quote name='ARGH' post='33915' date='Jul 18 2007, 11:40 PM']Tickling it wont give it life,horn players call it 'playing it in'[/quote] funny that, because horn instruments all sound best when they're new because like a set of strings, metals resonate best when they are new. Old ones just tend to sound dull and quiet.

^wait till u see the amps!

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='34226' date='Jul 19 2007, 05:16 PM']Shooting flames from the head would be a good thing, but Alan says that pyros aren't his thing.[/quote] also most of the time, the flames aren't actually reall, like in [url="http://<object%20width="425"%20height="350"><param%20name="movie"%20value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9mZBCOZ1Qm4"></param><param%20name="wmode"%20value="transparent"></param><embed%20src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9mZBCOZ1Qm4"%20type="application/x-shockwave-flash"%20wmode="transparent"%20width="425"%20height="350"></embed></object>"]this[/url] video, clearly they superimposed some flames onto the guitars.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='34177' date='Jul 19 2007, 03:44 PM']Couldn't you just turn your amp up? Overwinding a pickup gets more output but it also increases the inductance and thus lowers the resonant peak and reduces the treble response. Villex and Q-Tuner pickups are both passive but very high output without mud but I don't know how they do it! Alex[/quote] i personally think that having low outputs gives a lack of grunt and punch that "just turning your amp up" can't really fix. I suppose you could use some kind of EQ stompbox.

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='34149' date='Jul 19 2007, 02:51 PM'][url="http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=851103307&size=l"]here[/url][/quote] meh, both my amps have more footswitch buttons then that!