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  1. Paul S
    I recently bought an E Series Squier Jazz bass, made in Japan in 1984-7. 62 re-issue model with the earth band to the bridge on the surface. Serial no. E708543. Black, white scratchplate, maple neck with rosewood board, very little fretwear that has cleaned up to be in pretty good nick. It was an unloved thing when I picked it up - filthy dirty and knackered electrics. I stuck a Ki0gon wiring loom and it now sports larger sized CTS pots - John kindly drilled out the original bell plate to accommodate them. It plays magnificently (the neck is awesome) and sounds *exactly* like a jazz bass should. Does the middy burp thing just about as well as I have heard. But. It weighs around 10lbs or so - too heavy for me. I think it is made of MDF or equivalent - some of this age were - so maybe that explains the weight. I would be interested in trading this for a fretless bass, cash either way if necessary. Must be: a/ lightweight - 9lbs or under b/ slim neck 40mm at the nut or less. Beyond that I have some preferences but let's see what pops up, if anything! It is currently sporting a black scratchplate and black plate with black J retro preamp. So fairly black, really. Monster tones! I will put it back to stock unless someone wants it as is, in which case add £100 to the trade value. Pictures to follow.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1371935779' post='2119916'] God, I'd forgotten about a lot of the bands I went to see in the 70s... Stackridge, Argent, Be-Bop Deluxe, Badfinger, Gong, Man, Budgie, UFO, Lizzy... mostly wearing an army greatcoat with a flagon of cider in each pocket. Happy days... er, I think so anyway. [/quote] I hadn't forgotten about them - I am still listening to them! Yes happy days. I went to a couple of great rock venues locally from about '72 onwards - Queens Hotel in Westcliff and the Kursaal in Southend. The latter in particular had some great bands - Humble Pie in the 'Rocking The Filmore' era was possibly one of the best, also Deep Purple on the 'Burn' tour. At the Queens' an early gig was UFO on their first tour with a young unknown blonde guitarist from Germany just before the album Phenomenon' was released. Mind you I saw some pretty awful bands - does anyone recall ever seeing a prog-ish type band called Frupp? Very ambitious guitarist on record, played very quickly. Live he didn't quite
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    [quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1371976570' post='2120148'] Astonishing when I first heard it [/quote] And that's the thing, really. It *was* astonishing when we first heard it because, although EVH didn't actually invent tapping, no-one had used the technique in the same context before. Now it is samey because everyone else started doing it but he pretty much re-defined the way the electric guitar was played. This was 35 years ago! Incredible talent. You would have to say it was like Hendrix - he didn't invent what he did but did it in a way that became massively influential.
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    [quote name='GuitarTart' timestamp='1371834309' post='2118713'] They're probably too young! Brilliance like this comes with maturity and experience. Be patient and persevere. Myk [/quote] No, they are old enough - just aren't very good.
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    Why aren't any of the blues bands I audition for like this? Lovely stuff.
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    [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1371799545' post='2118170'] Charlie Brooker referred to them recently as "The trust-fund Worzels". I've not been able to take them even vaguely seriously since. [/quote] That's the best of the bunch! I have a rotten cold, head filled with snot and that has just made me cough my innards out with laughter.
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    MIJ for Japanese consumption - all black, no pickguard, very handsome beast. I asked about weight - 3.8kg (perfect) and neck width at nut - 42mm. Too wide for me so I won't be buying it but it looks a cracker. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231002180809?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1438.l2649[/url]
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    Got mine - middle of the balcony front row! I have no point of reference from past gigs so looking forward to it immensely, I must say. Chris Squire and Steve Howe playing locally for £40 and I'll be back home 20 mins after it is all finished. Can't go wrong.
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    I never quite got around to seeing Yes in their heyday - at the time I was into the much more, erm, straightforward music of the likes of Sabbath and Purple - so imagine this is the nearest I am ever going to get to a Yes gig even if it is more like a Yes tribute band but with some original folks in it. Gotta be worth the cover price to see Chris Squire and Steve Howe!
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    Got an advance booking alert for a Yes tour April onwards next year playing 'Yes Album', 'Close To The Edge' and 'Going For The One' all the way through. They are actually coming to the Cliff's Pavilion in Westcliff - under 2000 souls if seated - so I guess smaller venues all over the rest of the country too. No Jon Anderson but Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White. Not dear, either, at around £40. Jon Davison on vocal - anyone know of him? Tickets on sale this coming Friday. Hard to turn that one down, really!!
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    The bass that trips me up occasionally is my Hohner B2A. It has a 34" scale and 24 frets which, in itself, is not problem. But the lack of a headstock does things to my brain subliminally and also the way it hangs throws the lower frets out a bit. Nevertheless with practice I get used to it.
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    One of my bands plays half a step down - like yours, for the singer - so I keep a couple of basses tuned like that all the time. Never really noticed an issue over the string tension, and we play a couple of tracks that have a drop D in them, too. I learn stuff by ear so play along to it on a bass tuned normally then it is simple to replicate the playing position on a detuned bass. Not very technical but it works ok for me. A lot tunes might use, say, an open E a lot and I think that would not only be more difficult to play if you have a 5er strung normally but also change the timbre of the note, too.
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    Are you able to weigh it accurately, at all? Ta.
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    How about a baptism by fire? There is a sports club in Hullbridge that is increas9ingly becoming a decent music venue called Touchline Music. They hold a jam night every other Wednesday that is arranged by Phil Mitchell, no less (current bass player with Dr Feelgood - has been for the last 30 years, in fact). Just turn up and play - be interesting to see how you get on there!!
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    Westone Thunder Jet on eBay - probably go for a song as it is collection only from Liverpool. Makes a great starter bass for pimping - the neck is superb and it is lightweight, too. I have a P-retro and Seymour Duncan SPB-3 in mine and it is a monster. And of course satin black with black hardware is so cool... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200932902510?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200932902510?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url]
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    I broke a string once and have always carried a spare bass since. If we are playing somewhere small I take my Hohner B2A as it takes up a ridiculously small amount of space. If I have a little more space available to me I take two normal sized basses that are similar to each other.
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    Thanks for having a look. I appreciate the feedback - some of which will be taken on board when it comes to giving it a tweak. I've just landed a big pile of work to do so it will all have to wait a while now.
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    Thank you. I just had another look and that *&^#ing video appears on each page now over the top of other stuff. Maybe it is just on my browser.
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    Thanks for that - confirms that I changed it ok for Chrome. With IE10 it is now off to the right somewhere but at least not obscuring text any more. I know what you mean about the vid. Unfortunately, that is the most useable bit of film we have. They filmed it from the sound desk at the venue but it went 'wrong', apparently. Nor do we have many pictures of the band, either. As you say, room for improvement! Ta.
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    [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1370955994' post='2107890'] Anyone got a clue how to pin the vid in place? Looks like MoonFruit FAQ is less then helpful on this. [/quote] I can answer this myself - I had a trawl through the Moonfruit FAQs and forums and it would appear it is tough luck - the embedded YouTube will end up where it wants to be, not where I want it, depending upon which browser is being used. Which is fairly annoying. I have changed the layout a bit so at least the video doesn't cover any text. At least, I don't think so. If the band decide we can't live with this compromise I guess we'll move to somewhere else and give Moonfruit a miss. Thanks for highlighting this - I would never have noticed! Other links are fixed now. Thanks again.
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    Bought some strings from Clarky, they arrived almost immediately. Cheers!! Paul
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    Thanks again. No, the links aren't on there - they were, earlier but I managed to delete them when fiddling about with the *&%ing video, which I am still trying to get pinned so it is the same place in each browser. But I can fix the links soon enough. The whole Scrabble thing was a bit of odd idea sparked off by seeing something else. Not brilliant, but DIY-do-able. I do like the idea of the play on Xerocks/Xerox (we copy rock, you see...) and would, ideally, have some sw***y graphics with album sleeves going into a copy machine or similar. But, until or unless we get rich and famous, that will have to wait a bit. Anyone got a clue how to pin the vid in place? Looks like MoonFruit FAQ is less then helpful on this.
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    Hmm, can't seem to find an easy cure to pin the video. Any clues, anyone? Flash Splash? Que es, por favour?
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    Thanks HJ. I wondered if different browsers might show different things. Scrabble thing - a conscious effort to not do the usual macho rock n roll thing, really. Probably run with the idea for a while but see how it goes. A selection of Mp3s will be up there.... just as soon as we have them! We would rather live than studio/rehearsal stuff and our problem is lack of gigs. And set list rather than an overview - probably worth doing. Ta!
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