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[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1396557877' post='2415173'] It's actually a Bartolini. [/quote] [quote name='Floyd Pepper' timestamp='1396557790' post='2415172'] Good idea for the Sadowsky preamp. (Just a note but MM's internal preamp is actually a Bartolini which was fitted by Roger Sadowsky:)) [/quote] Fair enough - the OP will have changed his f***ing mind again tomorrow anyway.....

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1396539169' post='2414865'] Very interested in fitting a j retro into a passive jazz bass, as I love the Marcus miller tone and it will help me get closer to that, but I also really like that warm, burpy jaco' bridge pickup tone, which I usually get by rolling the tone off Will the j retro be able to do this? As it doesn't have a passive tone knob and I don't want the deluxe model [/quote] If you want the Marcus Miller tone & also keep the passive sounds then why not get a Sadowsky outboard preamp - the preamp in Marcus Millers bass is a Sadowsky.

I love Michael McDonald's voice but I can't hear his name mentioned anymore without thinking of this: http://youtu.be/jMTI8vg7A5U

[quote name='Angel' timestamp='1396447725' post='2413763'] I remember reading once that Billy Sheehan set his action so low that the strings rattle on the frets. [/quote] Not true. I played one of Billys basses at a clinic he did back in the mid 90's & I was amazed at how high the action was compared to most basses I've played. It wasn't unplayable by any means but 90% of people on here would think it needed a good set up.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1396446251' post='2413736'] depends on your personality ego driven extroverts like me love playing live to a crowd, but some people hate it, they can never conquer their nerves. [/quote] I've never had a problem with gig nerves in my life, I just absolutely hate gigging. I have absolutely no want, need or desire to provide entertainment for strangers, I hate all the hassle of loading in & out, I hate the hanging around for hours before playing & more than anything I hate the enforced pseudo-camaraderie that being in a band always entails. I love playing, writing & recording but gigging is, for me, just one big negative experience.

I don't know how the pickups are mounted on your Dean, but with my past experience of Gretsch guitars & Filtertron pickups I'd be very surprised if they are a direct replacement.

I just managed to watch a couple of minutes, which is more than I would have done with a clip of the Led Zeppelin version.

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1396193931' post='2410798'] The only good thing REO Speedwagon ever did was name themselves after a fire engine [/quote] It wasn't a fire engine, it was a van.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1396177237' post='2410592'] Has anyone ever turned down Tony Levin for being 'too bald'? [/quote] [pedant]Tony levin isn't actually bald, he just shaves his head.[/pedant]

That looks really good, great restoration job & the silver logo is a nice touch.

The only thing I really want these days is a pedal steel guitar, and will probably sell my Spector 5ver to help fund one.

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1395842265' post='2406970'] ....I got there early and was front and centre, and spent the whole gig looking at 60-year old woman's knees. [/quote] There are plenty of specialist websites for that sort of thing, no need to piss about going to the Jazz Cafe.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1395816899' post='2406564'] Here's my top 10 bass guitars I still need to play: 1. Ampeg ASB-1 2. Atlansia Pegasus 3. Bassimer STD 4. BassLab L-Bow 5. EGC Series 1 Bass 6. Little Torzal Standard Bass 7. Mike Lull T-Bass 8. Norton Merlin 9. Ritter Raptor 10. Spalt Hybrid Do I win? [/quote] Oh, bad luck - they were 11-20 on the ibassmag list, not quite in that order though....

"Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot. My father was a big Gordon Lightfoot fan & this is one of those songs that always makes me think of hearing him singing it in the house when I was a kid. He died on March 8th & when me & my sister were choosing music for the funeral "Sundown" just had to be included in the service.

John McEnroe is meant to be a pretty good guitarist by all accounts. He's been friends with Edward Van Halen for years & he used to teach him tennis in exchange for guitar lessons.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1395537064' post='2403550'] The Zons that I owned were far more 'organic' sounding than any other graphite neck bass I've ever played... not to say you still wouldn't like them though. [/quote] My Zons were very warm & "woody" sounding. I never liked the sound of Status or Modulus basses but the Zons were perfect - I think the Polyfusion preamps they use are the best active circuits I've ever heard.

I used to have two Legacy Elite four strings, a fretted & a fretless. Best basses I've ever owned, absolutely superb.

[quote name='Josh' timestamp='1395355975' post='2401643'] His thumb freaks me out. [/quote] My thumbs do that - don't everyones?

Lord of Light, Brainstorm, Orgone Accumulator (pretty much all of "Space Ritual" really), & Spirit of the Age.

The bass itself is so incredibly f***ing ugly it doesn't matter how it's painted IMO.

Shame there's no Burgundy Mist colour option. I like the silver burst though.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1394749986' post='2394916'] I'm a Jazz Bass! [i]A sleekly curvaceous body shape featuring an elegantly stylish and remarkably comfortable offset waist.[/i] [/quote] Or a horrible skinny neck & an ugly lopsided body depending on your viewpoint.....

[quote name='Ramsay777' timestamp='1394749868' post='2394912'] I'd like to get it repaired,refinished and i'll probably change the hardware to black (including a bridge with intonation screws!!) [/quote] Do you know you can get actual Spector bridges with the screw/spring intonation adjustment?

If you don't think you're anywhere near as good as you should be on a four string then a five string isn't going to change that - you'd be better off spending the money on lessons if your goal is to improve as a player.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1394577818' post='2393041'] football, beer, cars, money, guitars, women. Meh. [/quote]