Twigman

We are in the process of producing our 7th studio album in our home studios. Don't tell anyone but most of the drums are sequenced. We may sample odd bits of our drummer's percussion (claves for example) but most of the kit is sequenced using Toontrack Superior Drummer 2's factory NY Avater kit. We make it sound like our drummer by recording him on a hand held HDD recorder during rehearsal then slicing up his patterns (I used to use Recycle but have found that Melodyne does just as good a job- recycle is not yet 64bit) and then create midi patterns from these sliced loops which can then be mapped to the samples in Superior Drummer - I then tweak the velocities to trigger different sample layers where necessary and play with the mic mix to give it some live vibe........ Hope that offers some help.

[quote name='zbigniew' timestamp='1320873778' post='1432722'] Wow! That's a great looking bass and pretty cool this is your only bass ever (Twigmans' Squire that is, apparently I don't know how to quote...hah) z [/quote] It's not my only bass ever, just my only bass since 1983...I had a Kay (I think it was) 2 tone sunburst '57esque precision ( cost about £30 brand new in 80/81) before it with a neck that weighed about 10lb which was about 3" thick - that was an effort just to pick up, let alone play a set with - and it was impossible to set up - it had major issues.

Here is my 1983 Squier JV 62P I bought it brand new in 1983 for £129 It has been my [i]only [/i]bass in all that time!!!! I doubt I will ever part with it. It is 100% original and even came with the 4ply (yes FOUR ply) tort plate and the Vintage threaded saddles. ;-) - take that CV fakers

...So I have finally pulled the trigger on my P-J project. I decided to build myself a Warmoth P-J. Parts so far Showcase P-bass body (currently unfinished alder but being finished by Warmoth in 'Charger Green') Showcase J-bass neck (maple/rosewood/slim taper/steel rods/TUSQ nut/Vintage Gloss finish) A brand new genuine Fender '62 4ply tort plate that I bought a few years ago Schaller Chrome cloverleaf machineheads Gotoh 201 bridge Planning on having a stacked concentric Vol/tone + Vol knobs with the jack in the plate position - have ordered all the pots and stuff from various places and plan on converting the 250k/500k stacked pot to 250k/250k - vintage style knurled chrome knobs Still looking at pickup options - I've got a few weeks yet before the parts arrive (I have after all just pulled the trigger on the order - but couldn't wait to get 'my thread' started)........ First choice at the moment looks to be a Wizard P/J (Big) set.........but many other recommendations are coming through on another thread.... I know the colour is hardly 'adventurous' - no flash wood grain or whacky bursts - and it seems Fender never offered this colour (it's not available from the Custom Shop - I checked) but I seem to remember being impressed by a bass this colour when I was a very young lad in the late 60s and the vision of that bass has stuck with me all those years and it had to be that colour....I think the contrast of the 'charger green' with the brown tort plate and the rosewood board will look smashing.... Anyway - I suppose that's it for a few weeks until the parts arrive.....watch this space

Yeah been looking at the Wizard P/J Combo(Big).....but not having knowingly heard them, how can I be sure they are right for me?

OK so I have pulled the trigger on some of the parts for my long longed for P-J.....but am undecided which PUPs to go for. Having played the same bass ( a 62JV-P ) for the last 28 years my experience of PUPs is extremely limited. I'm after a J-P because I want some bright mids in my tone but I also want the deep growl and a deep mellow tone too..... Is there any way to hear specific pickups for side by side comparison testing online? No - thought not........ So should I just go on reputation? How would you, in my position, decide which PUps to go for?

Problem solved. My electronics chap is going to convert a 250k/500k to a 250k/250k

Mexico is in the US isn't it? well most of their population are ;-)

fair enough........I play my 28 year old JV all the time which is still sort of glossy...it has a few dings but the finish isn't rubbing through...it strikes me that the way basses are 'reliced' is not a reflection of actual wear patterns and is not a realistic fakery of aging..... perhaps it's just me?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1320795143' post='1431674'] what knobs do you want? [/quote] Just standard vintage style but the one's I have are imperial to go on std CTS pots (15/64" I think) I found a stacked concentric 250k pot but the shafts were both too fat for the matching knobs (17/64" lower / 3/16" upper)...the only 250k stacked concentric pot I can find is out of stock everywhere and has 8.2mm lower and 6.25mm upper ( which are much larger)

sorry - i just don't get relicing at all what's the point?

I had my flightcase custom made by ABS cases [url="http://www.abscases.co.uk"]http://www.abscases.co.uk[/url] It has perfectly fitting foam and 2 locks on it. Sorry for crappy iphone pic

I am still contemplating my P-J build..... First I was on the hunt for a stacked concentric 250k knob so that I could have the jack in the plate and still have a tone control. but I couldn't find one that would fit my chosen knobs.... so then I thought about going 3 knob Fender Precision Special style but I've never had a side jack before and to me it just seems sort of [i]wrong[/i].... Now I don't really ever use the tone on my P-bass....it's always tuned to max (perhaps that why I hanker after a J neck pup?) and was wondering if I really needed a tone knob. I am close to ordering my body and need advice.... So how would the wiring look if I just had a volume for each pup? Would I miss the tone knob? In my mind balancing the volumes between the 2 pups would provide the tone......what am I missing?

The string tree on my P-bass is between the G and D strings (38mm from bottom edge of headstock) and is 75mm from the nut.

How did you get Warmoth to put the Jack through the body side? On their online Body Builder, if you select a P-Bass body with a top rout, it doesn't allow the option of side jack mount. Having failed to locate a stacked concentric 250k pot I have decided to do the 3 knobs thing but am hovering over ordering my body precisely because of this.

The new fan is from Knight Electronics Orion fan part number OD8025-24LB http://www.knightonline.com http://www.orionfans.com

[quote name='Gazza 2905' timestamp='1320692784' post='1430156'] Well, I'm surprised that some of you have [i]never[/i] had a friend or a member of your family [i]ever[/i] ask you to play them something! But what about if you go into a shop to try out a new bass then? They'll probably be one or two customers, and the shopkeeper of course. Surely you feel under a little pressure to play something impressive. Or do you just noodle?.. [/quote] I play a couple of my band's own lines and then just noodle....

I have only ever had one bass at a time and last bought a bass in 1983/4 my trusty JV-P.

Black Dog - it was the first bassline I ever learned and it's quite tricky

My band Sad Lovers & Giants will play our first London gig for 20 odd years at The Purple Turtle, Camden Dec 11th 2011. [url="http://www.songkick.com/concerts/10014223-sad-lovers-and-giants-at-purple-turtle"]http://www.songkick....t-purple-turtle[/url] This replaces the Sept 4th show that was cancelled due to Tony's injury. Tickets for 4th Sept are valid for Dec 11th ps - tried to add to the Calendar but even though I picked the date from the calendar drop down, Basschat told me it didn't like the date I'd chosen [url="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tinyman#!/event.php?eid=117409041670377"]http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tinyman#!/event.php?eid=117409041670377[/url]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1320679606' post='1429838'] If anyone - including yourself - makes a mistake, don't worry and don't react to it. Pretend it never happened. 99% of the time the audience never notices. [/quote] + do it again next time around (particularly effective when playing originals)...the audience'll realise then that it's meant to be like that ;-)

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1320679606' post='1429838'] If you think it's going to be quite a warm room, get your bass out of its case as soon as you can after you arrive. Give it time to adjust to room temp before you tune up. Take a small towel to mop up any sweat. [/quote] and wear sweat bands

I left the box the fan came in in the office - will post it tomorrow. I do know it's a 24V fan............

Got it back this morning. It's running much more quietly and shifting the same amount of air (according to the fan specs and my man measured the air pressure too). The fan that came out was rated at 46dB (!!!) the one that went in was rated at 22dB. Happier bunny. Edit: and even better he did it for free

mine is (was) in the wooden box too. I've just been to see it - it's now out of the box with no fan in it and everything looks secure.... I'll keep you posted as it comes out of repair...