bubinga5

Now this is rare... refin but original 68 Jazz with original special custom order gold hardware, and matching headstock with gold Fender logo.. wowzer..

when i was 10 my dad who is a classical pianist,and we used to listen to music, told me to..... listen.

The best most comfortable 5 ive ever played was a Sting Ray 5, comfort, punchy tone..effortless... .. going from 4 to 5 was fairly easy. going to 6 was a little more time consuming.. i always found a wide neck more difficult.. my ultimate 5 string would have a very narrow, jazz like neck, with 18/19 string spacing at the bridge..

me.... recording with a couple of friends from my flat... and playing in a big caravan/motor home with a rapper...

HA!... fantastic!..... as usual H ....a pleasure to listen to.. i liked that..no i really liked that mate....

all added.. i think

please find me..... Andrew Gowing...i cant add if we are not friends

[quote name='thodrik' post='1086757' date='Jan 12 2011, 02:48 PM']I tried a 55-02 and 55-01 recently and really liked them. In the day where I also tried an Overwater Perception and an older series Fender American deluxe V, the Overwater 55-02 was my favourite by far. I really liked the neck profile which surprised me. I never really liked the profile of four string Laklands I have tried, but on the five it just seemed right. I wasn't entirely convinced by the electronics of either the 55-01 or 02, but they could easily be switched out. The overall build quality seemed pretty good on all the ones I tried as well, a much better 'good ones to dogs' ratio than Fender. Still regardless of that I have a hard time believing that the 55-02 Skylines are really a £1200 bass. But I think a £1200 bass is fairly different from it used to be, in terms of buying from shops.[/quote] Do you mean they are not worth the asking price of £1200?

[quote name='davebass66' post='1086857' date='Jan 12 2011, 04:12 PM']I was close to buying a 55-02 (I know it's the higher model but still), and didn't in the because of the low B string...TBH I'm a real stickler for a good feeling low B and too many of them (including Fender V's and the Laklands) just don't feel even with the rest of the strings. I don't wanna have to play the B any different to the A for example. In the end I stumped up a little more cash and bought a used Sei 5, which has an awesome B! I haven't played one of the US ones but the players I know who have really don't think there is a great difference in the playability or sound to that of the Skyline. I have to say tho, I love generally love the sound and feel of Laklands and still can't get the thought of owning one out of my mind!...maybe a 4 string![/quote]This really suprises me..Lakland are legendary for there good B strings... was way better a tighter than my Sei.... Strings really do make a difference to..

Great bass.. if i wanted a £500 ish 5 string this would be the one... i had one with Nordstrand pickups and a Glock preamp..it was killer... im thinking about getting another 55-01.. when it comes to build quality there easily as good as a bass worth 3 times as much...

Maybe try the new Aguilar 5 string pickups..ive heard good things..

<<QUOTE>>> Active is the pickups, going through a pre amp in the bass then out into the amp. Sorry to be a nerd Fingerz, but this is not true.... An active bass (unless you have an EMG style active pickup) gets its boosted signal from the preamp.. The pickups are just a microphone for the preamp to process..

[quote name='Dazzlovski' post='1084941' date='Jan 10 2011, 10:21 PM']Bubinga5, yeh... that's the stuff. I'll check it out... The thing I have my eye on is a Celinder, so I'm not expecting it to be completely lifeless. I suppose I'm still confused why a bass (such as your Custom Shop Jazz) benefited so much tonally by adding the redeemer which is not technically a pre-amp. Why don't they just fit things like this at the factory ? Is it cost ? Or is there something about the passive un-boosted signal that appeals to the purists out there ? That's exactly what I'm looking for, a passive with oomph... (or is that technically an active bass ?) Am I also right in thinking that only active circuitry allows you to boost certain frequencies on the EQ , but passive only allows you to cut the treble/HF ?[/quote]You said it..some people love a totally passive bass... some like as little electronics, in there chain of signal as possible.. as in passive bass straight into an amp.. its all in there ears.. I put that circuit into my jazz because it gave it so much more of everything..some may of hated it... i doubt it because it didnt colour the tone at all..it just amplified what was already there...its hard to explain but it sounded alot better IMHO.. deep lows, crystal mids with sparkly highs... when i put it in it made so much of a difference... it was like a super jazz without your usual preamp... totally transparent.. although its a subtle one,... it is a pre amp, because it 'amplifies the signal from your bass' before it gets to the amp...IE..'preamp'... Yes an active circuit boosts because it has battery power to do so...Passive doesnt have that capacity, as it has no power to do so... it can only give you what is already there... or...cut it.. I guess Fender dont put one in because a Fender sells without it, although Fender do put a preamp in some of there basses.. and that sells too.. A Celinder!! well that will be anything but lifeless im sure.. if your interested in a Celinder you may want to do some research before you shell out the mega £ that these go for... especially if you dont know if you want passive or active... IMHO mate,.. and its only mine.. go for a cheaper bass like an MIJ Jazz and put in one of the Redeemer's... maybe some better pups?.. after spending thousands on basses i really have come to the conclusion that more money doesnt alway = a better bass.. ive played MIJ jazz basses that i preferd to a Sadowsky J.. what was the difference...about a grand... This vid, is what my jazz pretty much sounded like, but it was alot clearer and punchier... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9eydCfTdw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9eydCfTdw[/url]

prob best to add me guys, as my name is lesser known..my avatar is a lady with a beany on in a tracky..its well worth adding, the sharing of music is endless..

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1084725' date='Jan 10 2011, 07:47 PM']Yeah, always open to hearing new things. Jost 'N' Roses[/quote] Added mate.