EssentialTension

[quote name='burno70' post='353213' date='Dec 12 2008, 10:39 PM']Thanks Mr E Tension, I remember that discussion in you seller thread very well - I was reading it thinking [b]"wow - everyone's arguing about this amazing pedal but no-ones bought it yet!"[/b] and then making a payment rather sharpish before anyone else gegged in! I have to say it sounds exactly like the samples - xellent! If I sort my audio interface out over the weekend (doesn't seem to like my new Vista PC!) I'll leave a sample or two for anyone who may still be interested.[/quote] That's exactly what I was thinking - then you came along!

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='350624' date='Dec 10 2008, 01:00 PM']I imagine that any Jazz scratchplate would fit. You don't have to worry about the holes lining up, because the bass doesn't have any! You'd need to drill the pilot holes yourself. S.P.[/quote] You won't have to worry about screwholes lining up. But Jazz pickups are not all the same size. On a US the neck pickup is slightly narrower than the bridge pickup but not so on a MIM where they are both bridge sized. So depending on what size pickup the VMJ has you may find the scratchplate doesn't fit over it and you'll have to file it. Not all Jazzes have the pickups in exactly the same place either. Also some scratchplates have a little oval cut out for the truss rod and some don't. It's easy to go wrong with this even without screwholes to line up. EDIT: Hmmm ... now I see it's a little late for this. :blush:

[quote name='burno70' post='351718' date='Dec 11 2008, 01:12 PM']I bought one of these cheeky little numbers from a fellow Basschatter a few months ago - it's Asstastic! Quite a variety of tones from all out to heavy fuzz to a bit of (butt) mud to mostly natural bass with hint of fuzz. Very tweakable. Very powerful sounding. Totally chocolate starfish I'd say! Love the pink triangle and pink LED. I was torn between this and the Earthbound Supercolider when I pounced on this one and have no regrets - it'll stay on my board forever and has been incorporated into a few of my bands songs too. I found a good website created by a Talkbass chappie I think it's called bassfuzz.com. He's kindly reviewed a selection of pedals and included ratings and some samples so this could help you decide if it's the one for you or if you fancy something else. Arsemungus mate![/quote] Yeah, that used to be mine. It is a great pedal. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28349&hl=assmaster"]Here[/url] is my sale thread which contains an interesting discussion of the pedal's strengths and weakness and links to Talkbass threads on the same topic. PS Glad you're enjoying it Burno

[quote name='uptonmark' post='351996' date='Dec 11 2008, 06:10 PM'][b]i want you back........ jackson 5[/b][/quote] Very nice.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='350491' date='Dec 10 2008, 11:02 AM']Sigh: Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade....[/quote] No sigh from me. I like that line. Jimmy Lea's lines are always good.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='349654' date='Dec 9 2008, 01:07 PM']I deal with Bax/Schenker all the time so if you have any problems.....[/quote] Thanks Tom but so far it looks peachy. I paid the fees and theoretically it is with me tomorrow!!!

[quote name='Rusty Shackleford' post='349635' date='Dec 9 2008, 12:55 PM']Is bax global hte company of an evil super villan?[/quote] Given how much I got charged, possibly yes. [quote name='Rusty Shackleford' post='349635' date='Dec 9 2008, 12:55 PM']remember to let us know how the decade is.[/quote] Don't worry. There will be a full report.

[quote name='skywalker' post='349017' date='Dec 8 2008, 08:37 PM']I think you will find that it is Schenkers, but I will check tomorrow and let you know. Schenkers Heathrow is 0208 890 8899[/quote] Thanks, you're correct. it was obvious from the Bax website once I'd looked at it properly. Thanks for the phone number.

My Lakland Decade has arrived from Chicago to Heathrow via Bax Global. Who takes over from Bax in the UK or do they do it themselves? Anyone know?

I haven't used anything but flats for some years - usually TI Jazz Flats but also D'Addario Chromes. Love that thummp; hate that zzing. However, yesterday I restrung my Precision BEAD using TI Jazz Rounds - the very light .118 B string requires no nut filing. Not too bad for a round string but if I take to the BEAD tuning I'll be getting the nut filed and some flats.

Four - Lakland Skyline Decade (2008); Fender American Deluxe Precision (tuned BEAD) (2006); Fender Jazz Fretless (1999); Michael Kelly Dragonfly Acoustic (2002).

I've got a five bass/guitar version of this. Sits upstairs on the landing in it's own little corner and gets used for guitars and basses, including acoustic, semi-acoustic, solid bodies and an offset Jazz bass. Not had any problems at all with it. You do need to allow the space behind up to the wall so that the headstocks have room. I'd be less convinced about it for stage use however when people are going to be climbing over it.

That does look extremely nice. Congrats.

It all depends what is meant by 'best' I guess but I'd say Carol Kaye for the extent of her influence. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OU4pysL_vyg"]The First Lady of Bass[/url] Let's not get into the Kaye/Jamerson debate again.

No interest from me. The ramp is solving a problem that doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned. So I'm out.

Rear of the headstock is wrong too: