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[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='583370' date='Aug 28 2009, 11:14 AM']I too felt a bit let down by the lack of kettle lead (just seems such a cheapskate thing to do) - the socket for which is poorly sited making it fiddly and tight to get the plug in. One 'flaw' , I feel , is the kickback design. It's far too sensetive. The combo seems to naturally want to kick itself back , requiring hardly any pressure to do so. I think this could be solved with shallower feet , they're too big. The single central handle is fine , though it is bulky for a one hand lift , maybe side handles would have been better and I may put some on.[/quote] I own the BA115U & agree on the kickback facility - initially tested by the cat who jumped a mile! Being solid state the BA115U is light though and also has a kettle lead. Not sure why they are skimping on a better model!?!

It does look great. Even for an ex-punk who's mellowed with age

I saw this on EBay pre-thread and I thought to myself... [quote name='ironside1966' post='582834' date='Aug 27 2009, 08:01 PM']£250 for a Squier body[/quote]

I reckon they'll reissue them at some point too. Happens to every bit of kit. Doesn't help you now though

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='581798' date='Aug 26 2009, 07:38 PM']Play slow. You will eventually find it more rewarding in all respects.[/quote] This is exactly what I was thinking. That said Wayne hit the nail too. Learn how to play, sure BUT also learn [u]not[/u] playing too. learn about space and letting the music breath. That's my thoughts. I worked with a brilliant bass player once when I was playing a multi-instrumentalist role. We gave him some home demos to record and he didn't play [b]at all [/b]on one track! He said it sounded great as it was and didn't want to clutter it. I thought that took real self discipline & I'm still impressed with him for doing that. An extreme example but hopefully food for thought.

I assume Jobiebass means something like this

[quote name='Dave Dubya' post='581826' date='Aug 26 2009, 08:12 PM']I was told the quality of the the OLP basses depended on age. The early ones were fine, then the production quality dropped halfway through, then got way better before the OLP brand was dropped.[/quote] I think this can be said about so many brands! I've always fancied getting one.

I appreciate my avatar may cancel out any opinions I have on this subject (unless someone views this 6 months later when I may change it!) but I looked into Tom&Will and they looked good. I actually went for a cheaper make in the end through my local music store which is great. The shoulder straps are a joke though. I'm just over 6'2" and, well, forget this option quite frankly!

I've used him following a recommendation from these very pages in the past & I'm a plus one too. I went for maple. Next day, friendly etc etc etc

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380149598733&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] £21 and still running!?! I like bass related products but it seems an awful lot for a smurf. It's not even a real Fender!

I played the Waterside Festival in Milton Keynes which was awesome. Really good fun, well run etc. I also did a country music "festival" which turned out to be little more than a rugby club outside Bristol. It was nice hanging out with the band in the sun but the gig itself was certainly not what I thought it was going to be.

WOW! It does look good. I like to think if I ever get a Jazz bass again, that would be the sort of look I'd want

We've played it in D before - we like to be different!

My 50s reissue is a different story. It was kept as stock for the first 10years. Tell a lie I replaced the nut to a bone nut around 1995. The pickguard was flipped over around that era too, maybe later. In the late 90s I added the ashtray covers (this was pre-EBay & I had to send a cheque to the US as there were no UK stockists). The thumb rest is actually a relic job courtesy of an old brillo pad! The pickup is a Seymour Duncan SPB=1. All the knocks and dinks are general wear and tear from gigging it like mad! It's also got copper tape inside as it was humming like mad. The bridge had some serious rust on the underside from my plectrum playing days but that's all cleaned up now

My USA P-bass. Before it was pretty ordinary. I bought it knowing I wanted the tort pickguard so it looked like Chris Hillman's in the early 70s. I added the ashtrays too and strung it with Rotosound Trubass to get more of a double bass sound. It's my only bass where I've left the pickup and not put a Seymour Duncan one in. Oh & the thumb rest is added too.

STOP PRESS: I tried the Fender Bassman TV 2x10 one today. My initial thought was they need dirtying up cosmetically. Not a problem though - once the amp has done a couple of hot sweaty gigs that tweed won't look quite so fresh. I was surprised with how clean they looked though. Weight wise, it is a weighty beast as I'm sure people would expect. Now I've been excited about these so had high hopes. The reality is that they are good. Not great and possible not worth the money but good. I like the Fender tone where you can control the level of grit & bite with a volume and then set the master volume accordingly. I played around with the settings and (as with most tube amps) it sounded best cranked a little. I was in the sterile enviroment that was a virtually empty Dawsons so I can't confess the tubes had warmed up but it was easy enough to get a good tone. The problem was I'm also able to get good tones out of combos with much easier portability. I'd like one but at that price (for a combo) I'd probably be saving my money. I'm still curious about the 1x10 though.

You should mix & match as an in-joke to show you've had GAS! Every scene a different bass!

Excellent.... so as long as they don't plan to just serve you with a restraining order!

[quote name='krazy_olie' post='52100' date='Aug 29 2007, 01:32 AM']Just thought I'd add that I've played some rubbish Jap Fenders as well as some exquisite ones, so be wary. There are some very nice MIM basses out there too. I have to say that my favourite Fender for it's price is the Jaguar.[/quote] The MIM Classic series in particular are stunning. What were the rubbish Japanese Fenders? In 20yrs I've not personally come across one. I'm just curious. Were they just a bad set up away from being great?

[quote name='cetera' post='52389' date='Aug 29 2007, 03:44 PM']Does anyone know if there's much difference in quality between Japanese Fenders from the mid 90's and the ones today? I've seen a mid 90's Japanese Fender P bass for under £250 and was wondering what the score was on these...[/quote] I'd almost certainly buy it. I have an 89 MIJ P-bass that is awesome & in my view MIJ / CIJ have always been bang on the money. I'm surprised to to see a post on varying quality - I've owned a 1989, a 1998 J-bass, a 2003 P-bass and a 2007 P-bass with all being exceptional quality. I've also owned a range of guitars. The Japanese stuff has always been staggeringly good.

I always get interested when I see these type of instruments but common sense suggest it will most likely be rubbish.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='578386' date='Aug 23 2009, 06:36 PM']For anyone who's interested, I'm happy to report that the 12" version is awesome. The bass end is amazing for a 12.[/quote] That's the one I'm especially keen to try - just can't wait!

Everytime I like something it always seems to be either a Fender P-bass through an Ampeg or a double bass. It's made finding my set up a lot easier!