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That is amazing! What an amazing story and as said previously even if only a fraction is true its still a good read. i have got this saved, will be amazing to see what it goes for. I look at shiny new fancy basses like Sei and Overwater and think thats for me, but when I see a lovely vintage fender I think "now thats where my money should be spent". I now have serious GAS for an old Jazz or P.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='832883' date='May 10 2010, 10:45 AM'][/quote] That will be ok, its got 'mojo' new bridge and a good setup I have been on a mission to try and find a picture pre fire but no luck so far. Even found a MusicMan website with rare basses and it wasnt on there. Saw a very cool sterling made for Nine Inch Nails though.

Sandberg made a 2 string bass which I saw in an old issue of BGM or BP. Full size body I think, looked very odd. Also remeber Tony Levin's 3 string Stingray? I have been trying to find a picture of it for ages but I seem to remeber it got caught up in a house fire he had.

If I had an Aguilar rig I doubt I would have GAS either . I guess a lot of people on here aspire to that level of amplififcation and I suppose thats what causes the Amp GAS. Its nice to be able to go out straight away and get the best you can but my life with basses and amps has been one of slowly trading in and upgrading bit by bit. I have a good sound and good gear but I GAS for more power and lighter smaller cabs rather than anything that will make me sound better (that would take some sort of magic or witchcraft). I just cant afford my ideal setup of two Berg 1x12 cabs and an Aguilar and Epifani Head.

Converted to mid boosting years ago, it is the only way to be heard in a band mix. Years ago I used to have a 2 band Stingray and I boosted the bass and treble and then had a 'smiley' EQ on my trace......what was I thinking.

Hello, I am going to put a call/email in to Overwater at some point but I was wondering if anyone on here had any experience with the Old and New EQ's in Overwaters? From What I understand there have been two incarnations of the EQ and the older models have a slightly less agressive and less extreme EQ. My progress is about 8 years old and as much as I love it I do find it a little 'polite' and was wondering if the EQ had anything to do with this as I have the older version of the circuit. I know that they will fit the new EQ in older basses but I was wondering what it sounded like in comparison, has anyone owned both or played side by side? I just want something with a bit more growl and punch if possible. As I said I will probably call someone at Overwater in the next couple of days but thought it was worth an ask on here. Many thanks, Nathan

[quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='822395' date='Apr 28 2010, 08:10 PM']WOW that is gorgeous , i want one now!!!!! to go with my baby.[/quote] Hello, thats a bit special isn't it, I have wanted a flamboyant headless 6 since I first saw Dave Marks with one years ago, that is lovely.

After reading about the system Nino Valenti had going on I seriously looked into doing a similar thing to what he does. Essentially get someone to CNC manufacture bodies and necks to my shape (like USA custom guitars) and the idea was that I would have two stock body and neck shapes for a 4 string and then two bodies and one neck for 5 string. I would then in theory offer a pallette of colours and then let the end user customise pickups, preamp, and hardware to an extent, so basically use the big players like, East, Bart, Aguilar for preamps and then Delano, EMG, Dimarzio etc for pickups and ABM, Schaller,Hipshiot for hardware. It would be a sort of kit that would need to be assembled and wired up and set up but there would be minimum woodwork involved similar to what Valenti does (from what I have read). Its a good idea but using named parts is expensive and you would need to do some bulk purchases to bring costs down. Its a nice idea but as someone said you would need to charge more than your avergae Squier if you wanted to put quality parts on and who would takle a punt on a expensive bass made by a unknown brand when you can get a good Jazz from John Shukers Stock page for £950 and get some brilliant basses for less than that secondhand. I still might do it for myself though and see how the process works. My friend wants me to build him a bass too.

Just picked up this months, Gail Anne Dorsey on the cover, cant wait to have a read tonight with my feet up and a brew! W&T Ergon on review looks tasty too. I bloomin love this magazine.

I am really envious of Bilbo and others who are completely happy with one bass and have no need for anything else. I have to admit there was that rock star part of my brain that wanted a room filled with loads of guitars and basses but for the last few years I have just been trying to find one bass I am just extremely happy with. I dont really want 4 or 5 different basses, just one that will do most things and give me some options and feel right in my hands. I have two basses at the moment and am 99% happy with my Overwater as my no.1. I also have a good Squier that my girlfriend bought me which I could never sell, but most of the time the Overwater is all I use. Its all about smaller, lighter and more powerful amps now so not GAS free yet.

If you aere running Mac have a look at Apogee stuff, they do two 'cheaper' model the 'One' and 'Duet'. I think the Duet may work on PC but the 'One' is Mac only. I bought a Apogee one and am so impressed with its simplicity and quality.

Wow, some of you guys have some serious bass related issues! ha ha fascinating reading but I dont even come close to some of the leaders. Bafore Basschat, BassTalk etc (over about 7 years): Yamaha RBX 260 Squier Silver Series Jazz Vintage Stingray 5 Copy Fender USA Precision Ibanez ATK 305 Tanglewood Rebel Fretless MusicMan Stingray 4 Since Basschat etc (about 3 years ish) Warwick Streamer Pro M Fender Roscoe Beck V Fender CIJ 64 Reissue Overwater Progress III Squier Deluxe Active Jazz Thats actually quite reasonable although my girlfriend would completely disagree. Only Got the Overwater and Squier Deluxe now so doing ok but thats only because I dont have a lot of money, there would be at least 6 more basses on there if I earnt even a little bit more cash.

I completely agree, I always used to discredit "pop" music when I was younger but now I find some of the best song writing, musicianship and production can be found on thi stype of pop tune. With regards to the bass playing I think a lot of it is synth keyboard bass rather than a live player but I could be wrong. However its recorded bass player or keyboards its all good. I love a lot of the production on Beyonce records and its amazing seeing it being reproduced by a real live band. With regards to Toxic if you like a bit or rock its well worth checking out the A Static Lullaby cover, its a bit of fun.

Streamer! Much prettier basses in my opinion and I loved the one I had, great balance and great build and very comfortable. Corvettes look a bit silly to me and as my good friend and guitrist once said about a Corvette "that top horn looks like a dildo" not how I would have phrased it but then guitarists arent usually known for their subtleness. To be honest both great basses and warwick are usually superb so its just down to trying a couple and picking which one you personally prefer the look and sound of.

Bought a new cable from Dave a week or two ago and just wanted to say how good the service, product and price was. I think it was made and sent ou the day I ordered it and I know it sounds sad but its a lovely looking lead. Finally get to use it tonight! Cheers, Nathan

This all sounds like like witchcraft and wizardry. The Devils work, basses with no pickups is absurd, its just not right I tell you! Seriously though I have long been interested in these basses and this technology but yet to try a bass out. A friend of mine saw a bass player in London playing a Sei with this system and he said the sound was fantastic and he managed to get a very upright type sound out of it which was interesting. When I get home I shall enjoy watching that review.

[quote name='chrisd24' post='807710' date='Apr 15 2010, 10:00 PM']Fender Kingman, not exactly high end but plays pretty nice , and sounds good plugged in or acoustic....and the neck is basically a jazz neck[/quote] +1 Not sure if these come with pickup inside or anything but I played one and was one of the best acoustic basses I have played. Saying that if I had the cash, Rob Allen or for a smaller budget an Epiphone Zenith, people seem to be saying very good things about them: [attachment=47791:67329_l.jpg]

Another for DONT POP! When I started I used to get them often after long practices and hot, sweaty, humid gigs. The blister will heal well if not popped and will harden very quickly and will very quickly become less sore. The body will reabsorb it and it all helps build up the hard skin on your fingers. Things that helped me get past this sort of thing were: 1. Turning up the backline so there is less need to play hard to be heard 2. Try and practice more regulalry rather than play for 5-6 hours and then do nothing for a week like I used to. 3. Keep a towel handy (I use beer towels and coincidentally have a BASS mild one) first to dry any sweat of your hands and also handy for wiping the bass clean. 4. If sweat and moisture is the problem try those tennis sweatband things. I had one for my old rock band and it stops a lot of sweat getting to my bass and fingers. I find superglue makes my fingers feel numb and not connected to the strings when I have used it in the past but know a few people who swear by it.

The Jazz looks interesting but I would like to see a 5. Is it just me or does the headstock look like a 4 string Lakland? Unfortunately the others are really not appealing and the headstock design goes down as one of the ugliest I have seen IMHO. Its a real shame I was hoping these would be really special, no doubt they will play very well like everything else I have played with Overwater on the heads, but they just dont have the aesthetic appeal of every other Overwater I have seen and nowhere near as eye catching as the lines on a Progress.

Oh man, I really want a second Overwater and this might be a good option, Cant wait to see these when they are released. Anyone got any better pictures, One very excited person here.

I will echo everyone else on the Garageband front. Its a superb bit of software and is capable of some good results. As mentioned it is also compatible with logic so if you ever decide to upgrade you can take your files with you. I used to have a Mac mini before they switched to the Intel processors and could run some pretty big files on garageband but obviously if you start running Logic and plug-ins it will slow down. I have no idea what the new ones are like but they look pretty powerful now so i am sure you will not have any problems if you buty a new one. After my MacMini I bought a PowerMac G5 Dual Core. It is a non Intel version but I upgraded it to 6GB RAM and it runs like a dream. I currently have Logic Pro 8 installed and runa few plug-ins and use some large files on Garageband and it doesnt even flinch. The new Mac Pros are really expensive so I would see about picking up a New Mac Mini, or get a Dual Core G5. You can get some good deals on them on ebay, I was looking the other day as I want to sell mine (need a laptop as I move around a lot) Interface wise decide what you need liek do you need midi, do you need phantom power for mics, how many tracks will you record at the same time? If you just want to lay vocals down and then guitar and build up track by track Line 6 make a UX1 I think which is good and not too expensive. The Apogee One and Duet is also VERY good but quite expensive.

I now have that picture on page one as my home screen image on my Blackberry, looks amazing! ha ha. Not sure about the Badass fit, I just like the look of badass bridges to be honest no real reason other than that. I think they have gone bust now anyway havent they? I am sure I read that somewhere. I think a Jazz pickup would be the order of the day for me as well though and a nice chrome cover over the pickup. I really want one now, major GAS!