Huw10

I tried out a Fender Highway One Jazz today. Exactly the sound I'm lookoing for. Hopefully get one soon.

[quote name='neepheid' post='489969' date='May 16 2009, 05:30 PM']+1 for trying a heavier gauge of string with the low tuning.[/quote] In that case, Matt, your services will be require again soon! I'm not gonna buy a new valve amp and still have my bass sound gash!

[quote name='Buzz' post='487942' date='May 14 2009, 02:36 PM']Different strings? Have to say I've not had a problem under normal tuning with the G string. And you can fit a badass to an Aerodyne, I did to mine for a little bit (and even wrote about it if you check the BadAss FAQ in Repairs and Technical Issues), you just need to create a shim, ideally of hardwood or metal to fill the recessed cavity and then you can mount the badass so it makes proper contact. It will damage the finish though if you want it to be as flush as possible to the other raised bits of the body and you do it up tight. Or you can route out a bigger area, but that's a permanent mod.[/quote] by the bottom string i meant pitch-wise i.e. the 'E' string ('D' in my case), sorry! i've got round wound stainless steel ones on at the moment. there rotosound though, so i might try and get my hands on a new set. re: putting in a shim, wouldn't that raise the action to quite a height? also... i'm useless with mods/diy of any variety cheers for the help though

So i'm playing one of the Japanese only ones I think, with the curved top (which means i can't put a Badass on it without surgery) The problems I've been having all the while with this bass are that the bottom string gets really 'warbley' for want of a better word. It's pretty alright open all the way up to fret 5 or 6 then it just starts to sound pretty nasty. This isn't helped at all by the fact i tune down to DAdG, but I unfortunately need those two notes for my band. I replaced the pickups with wizrd PJs and this improved the tone quite a bit, even on the bottom string, but the more i play it, the less happy with it I get (Andy from Wizrd pickups did a great job though. The bass has been properly set up and all that stuff, but it just ain't giving me what I want. As of late i've been thinking about upgrading my head to something real nice like an orange Ad200, but I'm worried incase I experience the same bottom string problems. Any advice? time for a new bass?

I have the benefit of living in the same city as Matt. He has set up my bass and installed pickups for me in the past (as i'm totally useless at this sorta stuff). A gent, a knowledgeable gent! his project/otherwise bass collection os smart too!

cheers! the link is www.myspace.com/guyguyrock the stuff on there was using a boss 8track in our practice room. overdubbed my bass with the BDDI. Does the job, proper recordings in a couple of weeks.

Hullo, Joined here because its an absolute wealth of information. Folk seem friendly too, which is great coz these kinds of things can get pretty snidey and elitist at times. Been playing bass as long as I've been playing in bands (about 4 years), but i started off playing guitar. I used to play in a band called Fault and Fracture (post rock/metal meets euro skramz) and I now play in a band called A Guy Called Guy (diy punk/emo thing). The name is subject to much debate! Myspace can be found[post="0"]here[/post] My technique is terrible and I use a pick... I look like a guitarist playing a bass. I strive for brilliant tone, but have fallen short so far. At the moment I'm playing a Fender Aerodyne Jazz (the Japan export only with the curved top and the CHROME!) with Wizrd Pickups into a Boss TU2 into an Ampeg SVT III pro into an Ampeg B410 HLF. Other gear I've used includes a TC Electrinic Vintage Overdrive and a Sansamp BDDI. I also have interests in recording and watching smart gigs. So yeah...! Huw