Beedster

I wish I was so adept at fretless intonation that it mattered

In a not unfamiliar (to Basschat members) and irresistible gravitational field kinda way, this body found its way to Beedster Towers, and is imminently going to become a rather unique fretless..........

Not sure the East option is going to work as their stock seems very low plus no response so have found myself rather interested in the Lusithand Double NFP which will also drop straight in https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/lusithand-double-nfp-jazzplate-updated/ Any experience?

I've messaged John re a preamp I'm looking to buy ASAP as well as putting my name on the wait list for another less urgent purchase several months back and had no reply to either. Stock on his site also seems very low as does stock of East units at Bass Direct. It's a shame but I'll be looking elsewhere, probably Lusithand

I've been listening to music with this thread in mind recently. While there some wonderful basslines out there in contemporary music, and in the recordings of some surprising artists, I think I've changed my view. Yes, older basslines were (generally) more interesting 👍

Compressors e.g., DBX 160. Just buy a decent tube amp Costly DI e.g., REDDI. Just buy a decent tube amp Class-D tube-emulating heads e.g., WD-800. Just.......... Nothing wrong with any of the gear, in fact each of the above were bloody lovely, but I defo bought them with a sense of 'I need to get this" rather than "I actually need this". Although tongue in cheek, the 'Just buy a decent tube amp' thing is not so far from the truth as since switching to tube amps only I never feel the need for any of them 👍

Thanks mate, my feeling also, I have some options on space luckily 🙏

Thanks @Joe Nation, cavity will take it more a question of the plate I suspect, I've messaged John which is probably the best bet 👍

Absolutely, thanks once again to @Steve Browning and @obbm, I use the box pretty much every rehearsal, perfectly engineered, built like a tank, and to paraphrase Anchorman, works 100% of the time 100% of the time 🙏

Anyone know if the Uni-Pre 4-knob can be configured with the four pots in a line (as in Jazz Bass Deluxe), looking at it in detail I'm not sure it will?

Ah, ferrules, tuners, holes, and the great mystery of just how f***ing difficult it can be to get all three to match. Best of luck 😂

That neck..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Defies logic doesn't it 🤔

Exactly this, but perhaps s/he knows from experience that some people simply can't be told, largely because........ For a lot of musicians it's simply habit learned and reinforced over many years, initially driven by either ego or poor understanding of audio. But usually ego. There's a reason people choose to be a lead guitarist, especially in certain genres, and it's not to contribute to an overall well-balanced sound

Good call, far too many guitarists - many with damaged hearing making things worse - are either in search of a Townsend-esque visceral high, or because they don't understand audio/acoustic, ramp up their levels to compensate for poor EQ/positioning. I got in the firing line of an Tele through an AC-30 recently, my ears were ringing for around 4-hours!

I think I'm going the Uni-Pre 4 direction, in part because I love John's preamps but suspect the J-Retro might not be the best option here, and in part because I love the tone in that clip @Stofferson 👍