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    Gone pending the usual. Will need to chsnge my avatar
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    Not just us then http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35938704 Those db levels, if true, are pretty shocking?
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    Anyone got any thoughts about the finish?
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    Lovely, but needs to put ashtray on the right way round!
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    Fender PJs

    Beedster replied to nash's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1459353556' post='3015732'] The only item about a P/J that I recommend, if going with conventional passive pickups instead of actives, is to use a split-coil humbucker for the J pickup so that it will match the noise reduction of the P pickup; and the only logistical detail I recommend is that the player consider getting an instrument, or if it is being installed aftermarket, to consider using the '70's position (slightly closer to the bridge than the '60's position) for the J-pickup to get a little more contrast in the tone of the two pickups. [/quote] Agree re making sure that the two PUPs work together, although the J-PUP does;t necessarily have to be stacked/split. Only problem with going close to the bridge with the J-PUP is that the output level can suffer compared to the P-PUP.
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    Fender PJs

    Beedster replied to nash's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='nash' timestamp='1459353262' post='3015727'] Fair enough. I think ideally I want a PJ with P neck and EMG pickups with no preamp. So ideally I don't want to buy a bass for £1k just to change it up. Maybe just make a bitsa. [/quote] Generally speaking that's the best bet, especially if you can get the body and neck used. I've a late '70s Kubicki P/J body loaded with Badass bridge, Norstrand PJ set and a Kiogon stacked VT/VT circuit that I'll probably be listing in basses for sale soon, I'll drop you a line when I do
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    Fender PJs

    Beedster replied to nash's topic in Bass Guitars

    There's a few P/Js with Precision neck, including various Precision 'Special' or 'Deluxe' models and the Tony Franklin Sig. IIRC there's one of the latter on sale here at present at a pretty decent price.
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    I've installed a lot of bridges over the years and there's only one rule that appears to apply: whether it 'works' depends entirely on the bass. Sometimes a high mass bridge makes a huge difference, other times none at all, and I really don't think there's a pattern across basses. In short, the idiosyncrasies of some individual instruments are such that a high mass bridge either adds something desirable or offsets something undesirable, whilst those of other instruments determine that the added mass or whatever other characteristic the bridge brings makes no discernible difference. It's really not rocket science, just chance. So, to cut to the chase, you need to try one on your bass to know for sure. Buy one used on here, they come up frequently. If it makes no difference, sell if for what you paid.
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    Very Little Feat, and very nice
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    [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1459277360' post='3015087'] Sit him down and tell him the deal. The collective agree to give him one chance...assuming you have the gigs to accomodate that and when he stuffs up again,,,, there is your out. You are doing it this way out of respect for his illness, fairness etc etc etc... and you know'll he'll most likely stuff up and you've tried to help. Or.... just sack him...whichever your conscience will allow, but you know it will very very likely only end one way, but at least you've given HIM a chance to help himself. Just my take on it [/quote] You talk about his 'illness', but getting ****** isn't an illness, plenty of non-alcoholic musicians do it all of the time whilst plenty of alcoholics maintain the appearance, even the actuality, of sobriety on stage. People who drink too much all too often hide behind the illness facade when the real issue is simply lack of respect and/or lack of self-control.
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    [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1459272432' post='3015021'] The BC language police are out in force! I'd fire the guy if he's not nice to be around and incapable of doing his job. I have a bassist friend who's notorious for going on drunk at festival gigs where there's a lot of waiting. While knowing it's not right, the band put up with it as alcohol effects him by making him charming and hilarious, and honestly and inexplicably turns him into a beast of a player... if only I could get away with that! [/quote] Me too!
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    We all do things for different reasons. If you're calculating an hourly rate for your services, then this sort of thing doesn't make sense. Me, I don't calculate an hourly rate, and given how much I enjoy playing music with good friends, sometimes playing for free makes a lot more sense than not playing for free.
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    [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1459259600' post='3014848'] Personally , I would change the set which requires no fiddle if you can`t replace him. If you go to Italy , and he messes that up, that could be your one big chance gone. Would rather have a mediocre player who performs adequetly than a liability [/quote] +1. In fact, having just listened to some of the songs on the website - which are rather good by the way - I couldn't help thinking that the fiddle parts would sound better played on a whistle a-les Pogues?
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459257748' post='3014819'] Booze does make it easier for one to be a total dick though, I can tell you that from experience. [/quote] Ha ha, yes, our old singer, an intelligent, articulate and sensitive singer songwriter, was a true gent, never drank on stage, and always treated the audience and the band with real respect. Then one night had two pints before quite a big gig that was going out live on radio, started using the F word, and then made some rather inopportune comments, especially given the demographic of the audience in question. And all on live radio! I just have to mention the name of the festival and he goes bright red and starts to sweat
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    ...and for those of you who don't play the type of music in question, the egos of even average fiddle players can make those of rock singers, prog keyboardists and blues guitarists pale into complete insignificance IMO of course.....
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    [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1459253143' post='3014740'] We've had different issues with this guy in the past, he's tried to convince the rest of the band to sack various members, me included, after I'd just had my first child (I wasn't committing to the band). This year he's been wreaking havoc by messing about with our website and social media by not giving anyone else any control over what is published, (the images he uses are dreadful), firing various angry emails across to us all for whatever reason, cancelling rehearsals left right and centre, including not turning up on a couple of occasions and not letting us know. In addition, he's always the first to sling sh** around if something hasn't gone his way, acting as if we are not professional enough. [/quote] To me it's the above, not the drinking, that's the bigger problem. He has evident ego/control/narcissism issues, of which thinking he can both criticise others for lack of professionalism whilst lacking that very professionalism himself is only one of no doubt many symptoms. This weekend's drinking is to be honest a good opportunity to get rid of an ongoing problem that was probably going to get worse.
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    Sack him
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    Nik, this instrument is so strongly associated with you that I heard rumours Fender were planning to rebrand it the Nik Demetriades Signature Bass? Your selling this is surely the end of an era?
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    It's worth mentioning that this is one of a run of 250 units. I hate to use terms such as 'Limited Edition' or 'Rare' because pretty much every bass or amp for sale on eBay seems to be described as such, but this is genuinely both. OK, there's some online stores advertising these for sale, some at knocked down prices as low as £2,699, but the reality, as I found when I bought this one, is that none of the stores in question appear to have them in stock, and whilst they all say they can "probably get one", I'm not convinced, I doubt there's all that many left unsold of the original 250. In fact it took me about a week to track this one down, and I quite literally had to phone store after store to do so. Yesterday afternoon I played a '57 Precision, an '83 Wal, a '78 Ric and a late 70's P/J through it, and all of them sounded absolutely glorious
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    [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1459019383' post='3012971'] Got any photos of the feet..? [/quote] Can be arranged
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    [quote name='three' timestamp='1459017905' post='3012951'] Ooohh...does the colour change with bias selection? [/quote] Yes, looks lovely on a dark stage
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    Bit repetitive, but good playing. Is that an epoxy coated neck, carbon/graphite or something else?
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    [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1459023756' post='3013006'] Chris, I hope you've got the pick guard screwed to something. They can shrink further very quickly when off the bass. Looks great [/quote] Exactly what I was thinking, get yourself a cheap precision body to keep that on Chris, and sooner rather than later. Now, you'll be needing a period correct amp to go with it
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    I realised that I wasn't really trying all that hard to sell this so some more pics below [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/E5719514-236C-41C6-A521-F4A379EE84B6_zpscrg6q5go.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/5A65FB88-B628-438B-AD6B-2668F63D5872_zpsmbktaipp.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/6FBE953D-1E39-4883-BF36-1F9929D7D685_zpsgi7hqvt0.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/51E4D953-2CA1-49AD-81E5-AB29F972BEB4_zpsx3tav5hl.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/3F5FA496-65C3-467F-86B5-D0391ECC841A_zpsvqdcmoth.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/55B715FF-6CF3-40F5-923A-B8FEA5F35827_zpsuo1zttt8.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/BBA7730E-147C-443D-B5B5-A8721E8AD3FA_zps5eg7va5g.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/9BCA6D6C-E540-4B96-9711-C68E4EF87862_zpsnb1amood.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/7CDEB3C1-2F3E-4AC9-A63A-66E4FEBD1789_zpszgbfjr2r.jpg.html"][/url] Lovely Ampeg tubes [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/359C4966-A5C3-4F7F-9609-B219AB26F594_zps5na1tfxl.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/E894762B-52D3-49BB-AEE2-D55AF11D5D1F_zpseru5m2ck.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/5A145D7F-6A14-47BC-8701-D1942A0BEBCA_zpsw2kfmlhk.jpg.html"][/url] The protective plastic cover is still on the plates hence the odd look, but it's number 88 of a run of only 250 worldwide. [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/6BFCB1BA-182A-4E3F-83EC-9E0801A1FFF0_zpslfnejmxx.jpg.html"][/url] Matching plate on the head [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/CDB0717B-011D-4582-8BDF-24A072C2D425_zpsfmdqav9s.jpg.html"][/url] Hi and lo gain inputs for both 1964 and 1966 bias circuits [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/9B15A9D7-3E0C-4FC0-A8CA-F6DED43CB6E4_zpsx3cfeicf.jpg.html"][/url] Switching between circuits [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/1D322554-B604-41AB-B301-DF23DE96E399_zpspdcjnswh.jpg.html"][/url] The green glow of 1964 [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/9F2E9130-31B0-4D82-9B44-D1398BDE48C5_zpsnbz5vr6l.jpg.html"][/url] ... and the slightly more sultry 1966 [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/2016-03/5DED7194-D63E-447C-A737-DCA2DCA68906_zpsumngmcsf.jpg.html"][/url] An indication of size, which is a lot smaller than you'd expect, and noticeably smaller than my previous Ampeg SVT-15E cabs (keep in mind it's on wheels which add a few inches to the hight of the cab in the pics, the wheels are removable of course). [url="http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_5257_zps6iodqzlu.jpg.html"][/url]
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    [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1458482740' post='3007917'] and I don't really get why you'd want a P, Jazz and MM in one bass. [/quote] Really....,?
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