leftybassman392

Just got up and read this. That is indeed sad news. One of the all-time greats of the instrument.

For guitar, a low powered valve amp and an SM57 would be my ideal, so you can get the sound of the power valves working (which you don't get off a DI because it's taken from the back end of the preamp). For bass, DI off the amp (post EQ if there's a choice). (If you're sending to the desk anyway, I can't think of a good reason to do anything else as most modern power stages are solid state, and many of the good ones are digital.) With due apologies to owners of old-school Mesa bass amps and the like of course.

May also depend on what you install as replacement pickups. If you're replacing them then presumably you want something better than what's there already. As a guide to what you could pay, I have a MIJ Jazz with Custom Shop '60's pickups in place of the originals - in stock at Amazon for £186 last time I looked! I have seen them advertised cheaper, but when I checked they were invariably 'out of stock'. I still have the original set from my Jazz if you want them. No idea what to ask for them but PM me if you're interested.

Many thanks for taking the time to respond Noel. I am grateful. Time for me to do a bit of research methinks. As an afterthought have you ever published or considered publishing on this subject (one about which you clearly have considerable depth of knowledge)? I know it would be a fairly arcane topic for most people, but all the same... I should add that I have no links or contacts within the publishing industry, so having nothing to gain by suggesting it. It would just be a shame not to make it available to others is all I'm thinking.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1336751605' post='1650521'] Dave, among a small handful of others, depped for Guthrie on occasion. Not an easy task! [/quote] Yeah, but think of the kudos!

That is sad - I suspect a certain guitarist of my acquaintance will also be in mourning on hearing the news. Chelmsford has suddenly become a less interesting place. Didn't he have Dave Kilminster in the band at one point?

Very nice! I thought I was going to hear about a food-related accident, but the reality was much better!

Something fairly traditional by Juan Martin, part of the Four Martins tour a few years ago. I went to see them during this tour and it was indeed a fabulous gig. They took it in turns earlier in the day to do a mini-masterclass at which they spoke a little about their approaches and methods. What a guitarfest! The other Martins were Carthy, Simpson and Taylor in case anybody's interested. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsvY6fPtaLM[/media]

I can only add to the above - good packaging and prompt delivery, and the item works a treat. Cheers mate.

Yup. Unless there are any extensions of course...

Time to show my headless Original 5 I think. Made in 2003 for Whynot, but bought from him around 3-4 years ago. Walnut facing with a Mahogany core (which Martin assures me is quite unusual); The usual 7-ply Wenge/Maple neck; OBP-3 preamp, can't remember the pups (ALAN?) Blue L.E.D.'s (not working for some time now but since I've never used them it's no biggie for me). Basses come & basses go, but this one's going with me into the pine box! Enjoy:

Leaving the root out of the chord is a very common jazz guitarists trick, especially in a band with a bass player... As a bass player, keeping a root note in the chord is usually a good idea - not a 'must do', but will rarely sound bad if used. As Jake said, leaving the fifth out of a crowded chord can be good idea as well - harmonically it adds very little, and in an extended chord it's the extensions that you really want to hear.

The #11 is certainly beyond basic chord theory. Not necessarily a problem in itself - it may be that the author is putting everything out there up front and then going on to develop the ideas gradually. In chord terms it may be better to think of it the way a Jazz player would, i.e. as a b5. Even so, it's a bit out there at this stage (certainly when identified as a #4). I assume you've scanned a little way ahead in the book to see how it develops? Without knowing where you've got to already it's hard to know what to advise, but if you want to develop your understanding of chord structures there's plenty of people on this forum that would, I'm sure, be glad to help you out.

[quote name='Defo' timestamp='1336417005' post='1645384'] Was set on a DB115 but walked out with the SL112 which sounded just beautiful by comparison. I'm still trying to get over how a set up so light can be so loud and deep. Sounds very smooth with my precision. Will take some time to work out the best preamp settings, anyone got any tips? Big problem now is I'm going have to get a 2nd SL112..... [/quote] OBBM has a couple for sale in the 'For Sale' thread.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1336412240' post='1645290'] [url="http://whatstheharm.net/chiropractic.html"]http://whatstheharm....iropractic.html[/url] While Chiropractic is still largely woo filled, I will say that there is a new school where they don't bother with the woo stuff so much and the stuff that helps is where they overlap with what a physio or proper massage therapist would do. Which is fine. It's when they go telling people they can cure your baby's Colic by performing dangerous procedures and altering it's "subluxations" that I have a problem with them. [url="http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/chiropractic.html"]http://www.randi.org...iropractic.html[/url] Just be aware. [/quote] Well, my sister-in-law is an ex-GP and she seems ok with them. In any case I've already done the physiotherapy thing and whilst it alleviates the symptoms for an hour or so I'd have to be doing the exercises about six or seven times a day for it to count as an effective procedure (plus a dose of Naproxen every time it goes into spasm - around once every 9 months currently), and at this point am willing to at least give it a try. Thanks for the warning though.

What a great thread. Thanks Shep. I've started thinking through how my back problems began. Not sure that a Chiro can actually deal with my symptoms, but I think I'll give it a go anyway - what's the worst they can say..."no, I can't treat you...".

[quote name='coasterbass' timestamp='1336133472' post='1641355'] Totally. I noticed that the SL cabs that perhaps are designed to partner the Tonehammer heads (rather than the older GS and DB cabs) are significantly more efficicient. I tried both the 350 and the 500 at the lefty bass bash last month, courtesy of Phil at Bassgear. It was my first time with Aguilar gear and I was seriously seriously impressed. I'm very closed to selling off my current kit and getting an Aguilar rig. For my money the 500 was worth the squirt as it has the drive control. Also I'm dropping from a 1kw rig so having the extra 150w of headroom consoles me. Phil had them partnered with the SL cabs by the way - they are amazing... rich and deep but a one fingered lift. Edit: just checked the specs and the 350 has the drive control too, sorry. But I also checked the speaker sensitivity... GS and DB cabs are 95db and the SL's are 99.9db. Also the frequency response is wider... 37Hz-16Khz vs 42Hz-16Khz on the GS and DBs. [/quote] Hi mate. I was very impressed by the TH350 and SL cab at the LBB as well - and I could not believe how light it was (good for my dodgy back)! Unfortunately I'd just taken delivery of my new GB/Vanderkley rig (which you may remember from the Bash as well), so not in the market unfortunately.

Seconds out.......

I have about a million questions at this point, but will restrict myself to a couple:- Would it be fair to say that Jeedoo was a calculated attempt to break into western markets? The reason I ask this is that this thread marks the first I have heard of any of these companies or brands, and I used to pride myself that I had at least some knowledge of the rise of the Japanese as a world force in guitar manufacture (specifically through companies like FujiGen, Tokai and Takamine). Following on from that, would it also be fair to view the Teradaira family as an important link in the development of the Japanese guitar industry? (They do seem to have been associated with brands much more familiar - to my ear at least - such as Washburn.) From my searches I got the distinct impression that their solidbody instruments were rather more successful than their acoustics. In fact I would go so far as to say that Takamine were probably the first Japanese company to really crack the upmarket steel-stringed acoustic guitar. I have an EN10L from around the mid 90's and it is a truly superb instrument with an excellent preamp - and at a little under £800 better to my hands than a massively more expensive Fylde that I could have had at the time. I'd value your thoughts on that as well.

Probably a bit late after all the horror stories, but a word in defence of Mackie subs if I may... I ran 1501's as part of a Mackie active P.A. (with SRM450's) that I used for my own band as well as a number of hire gigs, and I never had any problems (although I'd certainly endorse Monckyman's point about not overdoing it with them - most people don't really use them properly - they crossover at around 100Hz IIRC so you're only ever going to hear the kick drum and the bottom end of the bass and/or keys, and it could be said that their only real job is to make life a bit easier for the tops). In due course I sold them on this forum and AFAIK they're still doing their job. I'd had them for several years, and sold them nearly two years ago. If you really don't want them in your P.A. then I'd go with RCF's - these are the people that made the original drivers for Mackie, and are the reason people try to hunt down older units if they can, rather than the Chinese tat that goes into more recent examples.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1336225511' post='1642781'] This version of the Joodee mark, as well as the Daion mark, were owned by Yamaki. Yamaki was founded by Kazuyuki and Hirotsuga Teradaira in the 60s, with the Joodee and Daion marks debuting in the 70s. Yamaki engaged Dyna and Terada, as well as Matsumoku, to build for it, as well as establishing its own factory facility. Originally under the Yamaki mark, later under the Joodee mark, Yamaki offered an extensive range of acoustic guitars. Ranges included YW, YM, YB in the Year, Mugen and Max variants. The top of the range YM2000-12 would have set you back Y200,000, whereas your YW-30M-12 was the bottom of the YW range, retailing for Y30,000. (The top of the range YW-100M-12 retailed for Y100,000.) The YW-30M-12 featured nataoh laminate timbers back and sides, and a laminate top. As for your Joodee branded YW series acoustic, this is a later version of the Yamaki YW series carcass. The switch from branding the carcass as Yamaki to Joodee occurred when production switched from Dyna to one of Yamaki's other suppliers, in the early 80s. That the label also features the Daion "tuning fork" logo, I'd place your acoustic between '82 and '84, but if you forward a note of the serial this can be dated more accurately. [/quote] I humbly bow in the face of superior knowledge. Just out of interest (and because I spent a couple of hours chasing my tail around the internet), is there somewhere more details can be found?

Another update - after further research, it appears that details of manufacture, ownership and other such stuff is somewhat disputed. I have found a number of websites giving conflicting information - the one thing they all have in common, however, is that they all claim to have the definitive answer! Yamaki, Daion and Dyna Gakki (plus a couple of others) all sit somewhere in the mix... What does seem to be getting clearer is that the guitar was most likely made early - mid 70's. I'm going to take a break now so that someone else can take over if that's ok, 'cos my head is spinning!

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1336221655' post='1642690'] I don't know about your particular model but Joodee/Yamaki were owned by Daion guitars. if you check them out you might find a bit more info. I've seen some really nice Joodee Les Paul lookalikes that have their fans, (Strats too), in fact i almost bought one myself a while back. I'm not so sure about the acoustics though. Your acoustic looks like a mid/late 70's model. Daion guitars went out of business in 1984. [/quote] Indeed, owned by Daion but actually made by Dyna Gakki (who are apparently still in business - apologies for the error). Here's another link that might help: [url="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-7110045806669982%3A8gxi6y-neqv&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=joodee#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=joodee&gsc.page=1"]http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-7110045806669982%3A8gxi6y-neqv&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=joodee#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=joodee&gsc.page=1[/url]