Dr.Dave

I know - I've got loads of tone out of them on fretless instruments. It's looking like the way to go isn;t it - just didn;t want to do the obvious

Dr Blue looks exactly the same but with shorter beards, less pointy guitars but sillier clothes and even cheaper sunglasses !!!

I've 2 - on a Strat and the Blueflower 54P. No idea - hang on , I'll have a look.............................. No and No. Though it's a close thing on the Strat - comes over the join twixt fret and fingerboard.

Ah...er...well...... It's already - Wating for the postman , temp white ones in place Yes but even worse waiting for the postman !!!!!!!

Flats. I said that in my original post but deleted it and replaced it with the half wounds idea. Don't tempt me , please don't tempt me. In a sense it would be limiting - or at least changing - the tonal possibilities so I'm keen to try other ideas first. Trouble is , you're correct - flats would solve the problem in 5 mins.

Now - that is interesting. Can't say I've heard that before. Being a fairly tidy bunny I've always kept my basses clean but this one being new to me...exposed style of pup too....I'll have a look at that one. Cheers.

Used the 54 Blueflower reissue last neet. Makes the ZZ trib show a lot easier now I'm not fighting the EpiEx I can tell you. I was surprised how much output the stock pup has. Loud. Trouble is it's way too trebly by nature. I did expect this to be an issue but last night it was a problem. I'm heavy handed and I was getting loads of that awful scratchy noise both from right hand pluckettes and from my left hand moving up and down the strings I backed the tone control off about halfway which improved things but it seems a shame to restrict the pup in that way - I'd rather solve things at source. So - I already have a quarterpounder on its way for this bass. Even more output I should think plus a bit more bass end so I'll be able to drop the pup a little. That should help. Wondering also about using half wounds but it's a lot of years since I tried any. Any more suggestions? Partic if they come from experience.

I suspect it's just a phrase the guy has come up with , or heard and adopted , for the ba dum ba dum beat that you mention. It's a good one because , even in print , I understand what he's getting at.

In a bassy sense I find I feel better if I only own gear I use. I'm a gigging player first and foremost and taking my tools of the trade out with me makes me happy. I also like seeing the 20 spots stuffed in the pot on the mantleshelf. Not because I'm greedy or a 'bread head' but because it feels like a tangible reward for the work I've put in over the years. It makes me feel relevant. I've been skint and I've been wedged. Neither was the be all and end all of life but wedged is better.

I think your plan's sound , maybe the stumbling block being the sawdust and glue part. I'd either fill the holes from the drilled out dots with plugs of wood , maybe stained to match the fingerboard colour. Or use a matching strip of the dot material. Glue wise. If I were doing the job as I outline I'd probably use a dab of epoxy. The 'cut to size' stuff looks less fiddly to me than the smaller dot inserts.

You're joking. I must be the only person on the planet that's never seen that show.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='232056' date='Jul 3 2008, 03:06 PM']We've got a pretty cool pre-recorded intro sorted too we'll be playing thrash metal/hardcore sort of stuff, we're covering bullet for my valentine's scream aim fire, lord of hate by death angel and we've got two slightly more thrashy originals called sacrifice and from the ashes.[/quote] Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet. That would be perfect. Clip it in the pause at around 40 secs or at the stop at 1min 57sec , in with the first big chord. Sorted. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ[/url]

[quote name='OldGit' post='231978' date='Jul 3 2008, 01:33 PM']4 songs? Brilliant and leave space for an encore (yes, play 3 songs and one encore ) Sorted[/quote] Top call - 3 songs and an encore.

Dare I say it looks more striking to my eyes with the black guard. But that doesn't matter a toss , you have it how you want it. Fine looking bass , is it lightweight. I played a really light red one at the Yorks Bass Bash last Sun and now some fried brain cell tells me all red ones must be light!! Whatever - cracking 'Ray , mate

Get in there , my son. Deep breath - chest out - charge !!!!

Copied from Wiki Basses Lea used a cherry Gibson EB-3 from the late sixties until it was stolen in the mid seventies. It was refinished in white when Lea had it in to get some minor things done to it. It is unclear if this was Leas first bass but it is seen in Slades (probably) first TV-performance in 1969. From 1976 and onwards Leas main bass was a sunburst custom made John Birch bass. He also had an John Birch JB2 bass as backup bass on some tours. Other notable basses that Leas has or have had is a Jaydee bass (which, uncommon on bass guitars, has a tremolo arm), A pre-1981 Gibson Flying-V bass (which was used a lot in studio in the seventies). Lea has also been seen using a lot of different basses on mimed TV-performances, most notable Fender Precision Bass , Fender Jazz bass and a Rickenbacker type of bass. However it is unclear if Leas has owned any of them since Slade often used hired/borrowed instrument in mimed performances Brilliant - everybody's opinion turned out to be right !!!!!! The 3 times I saw him with Slade I'm sure he was using the Sunburst JB - early 80's. And he used a custom Framus for the Slade movie 'Flame' , as did the rest of Slade , though maybe it was just a movie mock up. He could have had my mates Precision. He tried to buy it from him when Alan's band , Vardis , supported Slade. Alan wouldn't sell and the P was nicked from his garage years later. Alan also had a few goes on the JB through Jim's huge rig during soundchecks on the tour but didn't rate it much. Maybe a bit of 'pride' going on.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='231826' date='Jul 3 2008, 10:37 AM']Thanks to Dave and his Security Cat for such excellent service.[/quote] Here he is - coiling your strings up !!!!

For sure - Jim Lea played a lot of J Bs , but I too have a recollection of a Gibbo flying V bass on TOTP. Or , at least , one that SAID Gibson. Anyway - I have an Epi Explorer bass. It doesn't sit that well on a strap so I moved the button onto the back of the body. Big improvement amd no neck dive now. It actually sounds pretty good - big full tone. The problem is playing it. It would play fine if it wasn't for the stretch to the first couple of frets. I would think most of that would be similar with a bass V - though the V would have further issues with playing sitting down - not that you're likely to want to use a V for that. Gig bags are another consideration. Hard cases are just so huge. I have an explorer guitar gig bag with 2 walking socks covering the 3 " of headstock that stick out of the end!! BTW - the EpiEx is here to do a specific job - ie. the ZZ trib. Although it's a bit of fun and didn't cost the earth I wouldn't keep it otherwise. I don't think it's worth getting something a bit mad and cumbersome unless it's going to get some work.

To be fair (to it , not Julio) - it might be a halfway decent bass to hawk around the boozer circuit for a hundred and fifty quid or so. Bang it about a bit. Talking point and all that. If it was just down the road for that sort of cash I'd def. have it. Has he actually told any fibby wibs?? He's just expressed opinions really. Ony exception might be if there is a hard and fast definition of 'vintage'. But I could say 'Fender Mex Jazz - 2006 vintage' and actually use the word without telling porkies. I know that's a bit thin but if you mix it up with a guy who'll likley as not say his command of English isn't great, the translation was poor or his literacy skills are a bit lacking.............has he actually lied??? To be honest - I'm just made up that I spotted it before any of you lot. First time I've managed that and been trying for ages!!!!

A '54 according to the serial number and at this price , we can all have one !!!!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-VINTAGE-FRETLESS_W0QQitemZ230267452835QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-PRECISION-BAS...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] I might get 2 - one for Sundays.

I can sum up what I think the majority of folk will say. Wizard 84s - UK made fabbo jobs and not silly money SD Basslines range - notably the quarterpounder Some folk - me included - like Bartolinis but they can be hard to source. Lindy Fralin pups have a good rep There are others , all of which make upgrade pups which make a bigger difference depending on the ones you use at the mo. In your case , the Fender US jobs should be pretty good so don't expect a miracle from the upgrade. As always , if you can - try things out

The seller has been in contact with me. He seems a genuine guy and is inviting me to go view it so obviously he has nothing to hide.Says some music shops have advised him the bass dates from 1978. Maybe he's been the victim at some point , and is selling what he believes to be - and had been advised is - the real deal. The problem is the serial number. It doesn't fit with any info I have. Anybody here got a more expert view?? He's asked that I let him know on which forum this is being discussed. We're in the public domain , with nothing to hide , and with the intention of protecting those who view the site - or reporting obvious scammers. I'm happy to point him in this direction.

My max was £376.66 on an auctionsteal , so I can't be unhappy can I. So - straw poll - red dice knobs or not ?????? pink furry strap or not?????? and last , and obviously least Seymour QP or not ????????? This is my wife's doing. When I got the Jazz she said 'what do you want another bass for' etc etc - usual girly comment. I thought about it though , and she was right. What did I want another bass for??? To have a non precious Fender sound for Dr Blue and something striking but very playable simple sounder for Eliminator. That's the correct answer , and the Jazz wasn't it. Should have thought about it more , but I enjoyed fiddling with the Jazz and getting the bits together.