RhysP

Depends if the pickups themselves are passive or active.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1430584043' post='2762885'] Hi all, I've just been looking through the "Other Musical Items" section and it's awash with 6-string things with cheese-wire strings! How do others view this? [/quote] I'm fine with it. It's not mandatory to buy a guitar you know....

[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1430492951' post='2762020'] Anyone toying with the idea of buying one of these harnesses i will save you the bother, dont theyre a waste of money. [/quote] Really? I've just installed one in a friends Fender Precision Lyte & both he & I are incredibly impressed with it, it's given the bass a whole new lease of life. Totally quiet, easy to install & really usable EQ in all settings. Really can't fault it on any level, especially given how cheap it was. I've installed active circuits costing over five times the price that I don't think were as good.

I just did other stuff I was interested in until I could play again.

I've got a MIJ 57RI in Fiesta Red. It's a fantastic bass. Japanese Fenders are by far the best & most consistently good Fenders I've played.

I once got a Hamer 12 string bass from the seller in the USA to my door in three days.

Novatone Switchboards - haven't seen those for years.

What do you need to know? Have you seen Bill Milkowski's book about Jaco? If you want to borrow a copy I'd be happy to send you mine if you PM me your address.

Oil or wax finished necks & bodies. I wouldn't even consider a bass with these. Sunburst finishes are a bit of a no-no for me too.

Was this the one that was on Ebay from Swansea? I was keeping an eye on it but the price went higher than I was prepared to pay.

[quote name='Chrisward' timestamp='1429873153' post='2755786'] I can live with it, after all I've waited a long time already, but my question is [b]how[/b] [b]come you never see any around in shops?[/b] [/quote] Well, they're probably aren't that many around anyway, certainly compared to a lot of other makes. There's also the fact that a lot of them, the one I had built for me in the early 1980s included, suffered from serious neck issues (truss rods breaking, general instability problems) that might mean lots of them just aren't in a playable state these days.

Bargain!

In my experience EBS customer support is less than useless, which is why I wouldn't touch their gear with a bargepole anymore.

Listen to it, work out what the notes are & play them in that order.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1429281134' post='2750015'] Scarborough Fair has got to be a contender, with original versions older than Bach, and the version we know being about 200 years old (and Paul Simon once claiming a writing credit)!! [/quote] Which was a bit cheeky as Paul Simon stole Martin Carthy's version of it.

I was always happy to take compliments from people who's opinion I respected, which ruled out 99.9% of people in any audience I ever played to.

You might want to put this in the items wanted section in the marketplace. http://basschat.co.uk/forum/22-items-wanted/

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428748196' post='2744226'] ....I've not the slightest idea about bass-related musical theory, nor do I have any desire to learn or feel the need to pass exams to prove my abilities - as far as I'm concerned, music theory is tantamount to maths, which I hate. [/quote] You're saying an awful lot of stuff I agree with lately. Stop it. Now.

I used active basses exclusively for over 25 years, but there was always something about the sound that I wasn't happy with & as a result I was always farting around with the EQ on the amp & the bass. Over the course of the last couple of years I sold all my active basses & now just have two passive basses - they just sound "right" to me. Getting them to sit in a mix either live or when recording is a doddle too.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1428694303' post='2743933'] That was the bit I liked best! [/quote] Well, you are a girly.....

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1428689870' post='2743878'] My brother was a heavy drinker. He has cut down to 4 pints a day now. Also, he was always doing manual work/ painting and decorating etc. may tie in with some of the comments above ? [/quote] As I say, they did seem to make quite a big thing about knowing my drinking habits when I had mine done, so maybe there is some connection there. On the other hand (if you pardon the expression) I've never done a day's hard manual labour in my life & still developed them. Guess it's just like most things, partly genetic, partly crappy luck, and not helped by hammering your body with various toxins & poisons in the pursuit of a "good time"....