stingrayfan

Nice...not a Fender man myself but if I was going to have a Jazz, I'd want it to look like that!

I use those Boston ones and they're great. You have to tighten them up every once in a while but otherwise, all good!

Must be economics. At the moment, they're limited to more top end stuff, but will surely come down in price. It's a bit like air con and leccy windows in cars - they used to be found on top of the range stuff - now they pretty much come as standard across the board in new motors.

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='284845' date='Sep 16 2008, 11:07 AM']How are you finding the neck then? I adore the neck on my ray, I havent played a nicer neck, BUT, I just went carbon fibre too with a flea bass. cant firgure out if I like it or LOVE it. its got the same spacing as the status if im not mistaken, 17mm?[/quote] It feels smaller to me - it's definitely less chunky nearer the nut, which I like. I chose to have it fitted for the feel of graphite more than the sound. I love the smoothness of it. Found my old SR neck a bit too chunky and coarse. This allows you to play really fast. Just plugged it in through my Trace Elliot combo and it sounds like a SR on steroids now. Will have to gig it to get a proper feel for what its like loud but it's might be a wild beast to tame!

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='284858' date='Sep 16 2008, 11:19 AM']I blame most of the current bands, looks like they are all playing P basses at the mo, and there is a massive want/need for them.[/quote] +1. I think fashion plays a large part. They're currently out of fashion - it's a good time to buy. Anyone got a 30th anniversary they want to sell to me for £488? ;-)

The Bb's right. +1 on checking the guitarist is playing the right thing. It's a very specific sounding chord. I also used to find starting in the high E cut through better at gigs (ie, D string, 2nd fret).

Great basses to play - sadly awful looks. If they could get the feel and sound into a more traditional shape, it would be a winner.

Don't know what it would sound like but it would be cool to have a bass made from the tree you helped fell.

Think they're Warwicks - red label maybe.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='283677' date='Sep 14 2008, 02:17 PM']Outstanding! That's exactly what I needed - a bucket of cold water in the face. GAS temporarily quenched. Ta very muchly. [/quote] Haha...didn't mean it like that...but if it's done the trick, then all good!

A Korean bass with a BIN of £500 in the current climate, I'm not surprised!

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='283422' date='Sep 13 2008, 11:34 PM']Extra points for referring to one's "massive maple corpus".[/quote] Damn...you beat me to it!

40th birthday party in a back garden in Dorking. Good laugh. Theme was: "wear a wig". I was in a mullet. Played in a small gazebo in the back garden which must have really wound up the neighbours but they had a really good turn out, so most of them must have been there. Lucky with the weather, it was the sunniest day for ages. Got fed a hog roast too, so all good.

Welcome to the site Mike. Always nice to have a new player... Have you thought about getting a Marcus Miller Jazz, Lakland DJ4, Bongo or maybe a Scheter Model T? You could probably pick one up cheap around here. Forget bow and arrows, get back on the bass!

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='283332' date='Sep 13 2008, 08:22 PM']an hour later while we're in the middle of David Watts, the door opens and there they are watching us. I nearly died.[/quote] Haha...did the fingers turn to jelly? Did he offer any tips? They sound like really nice guys. Bet he wasn't using that Peavey-asuarus stack there though - it's terrible! I like WaterRat, it's a bit grubby but Jayne who runs it is really friendly. We use [url="http://www.silenthillstudio.com/"]Silent Hill[/url] in Guildford a lot because it's a better location for us. Jules who runs that is a really nice guy too and it's a bit newer.

Thanks Lee. Waiting to get this to a gig - but they're all outdoors on in the middle of fields at the moment - so I daren't take it out.

I think this looks a bit fishy too. Why would Fender install a rival company's trademark pickup? Doesn't make sense. Smacks of an aftermarket fiddle - like putting side skirts on a Citroen Saxo.

On the subject of selling, if my Warwick Profet head hasn't sold by the time of the bash, I'll bring it along and do a special on-the-day deal.

Good buy there Sir!

The dust caps are the same on the old models as on the new ones, so EMS should be able to source.

[quote name='martthebass' post='281412' date='Sep 10 2008, 09:10 PM']SRF did you have the neck fitted by Status?[/quote] Yes, I don't trust myself with a drill. [quote name='jonthebass' post='281407' date='Sep 10 2008, 09:04 PM']How's the Nordy p'up sounding, Does it do what you expected?[/quote] I tried it as an experiment and it sounds hotter than the original (always felt my Ray was bit underpowered) and it a bit more mellow, with less "clack" if you know what I mean. Still has the sound though. It [i]might[/i] be at the bash. Depends if there's any room with all those boutique rigs that are coming.

"Can I build a better and cheaper cab than the mass manufacturers offer?" "What's the best combo of driver sizes?" "How do I get to hear what the audiences hears when I'm on stage?" (talking about playing through backline here rather than the PA)