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[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1386507450' post='2300784'] I fecking love Dean Cabbies. P [/quote] Me too!!! Spent ages trying to get one back in Ireland and the UK and always missed out. Now they go for stupid money in the US they are getting harder to get hold of. Luckily this was sitting idle in a miner's spare room in unplayed condition out in Perth WA, and I got it shipped over for a very reasonable price. Getting ready to swap out the pups for TV Jones or Gretsch ones and she'll be even sweeter!

Some pics of my New Zealand Fenders and other bits and pieces.... Back row: Mesa MPulse 600 & Powerhouse 810 TC BH250 & Mesa Scout Radiator 15 Front Row: 77 Precision, 73 Precision, 2011 Am Std. Jazz, Jag and Victor Bailey acoustic Pic 2: Baby clone, Dean Stylist 'Cabbie', Danelectro DC RI

Maverick bass perhaps?

Hi guys, just wondering about the height steings should be off the fretboard for real slap style playing. The reason I ask is that yesrerday I found a Ramirez bass (baby)in an odds and ends music store. On first inspection it seemed really similar to my baby clone but with a different scroll. Also it had steel strings on it i asked to have a go and found that the strings were practically sitting on the fretboard. It played beautifully and i found my technique even altwred slightly; I played harder withoit any effort at all. Didnt have to dig in even remotely-by comparison, u could drive a train under my strings and I wonder if this is why I find my right hand tends ro stiffen up during or after a half hour or so of practice?. So I'm considering shimming the neck on my bass to get the same effect and hoping that my weedwhackers will sound even better. Any thoughts?

Played one yesterday afternoon here in Auckland. I liked it but it wasn't that great if I'm totally honest. Played it through a Fender Neo 610 and cranked it. Disn't find it broke up very well. Lots of clean headroom. Reminded me a bit of the Buster. I much preferred the Super Bassman and Ampeg V4B reissue. The Ampeg costs the same as the Mesa-about $2,900 (1500 pounds) and i loved the sounds I got from it. Still, wouldn't mind another go with the Prodigy with one of my own basses-just to be sure like!

Anyone have a favourite tubey grind or overdrive? Just got my Switch 3 and want to start playing with tones for my BH 250 What else do you use?

Its listed on Roxkshop here in New Zealand at $2999, so I guess it will be a touch under 1500 quid - there's hope yet...

Art School chicks Most Jazz basses Metallica 4x10 on top of 15 bass rigs Smoking

Anything Sunburst P Basses: Started with nothing but Jazz basses because i thought the P Bass was 'flat and boring and too traditional'. Then i got a decent one and a love affair began. Shed all my jazz basses bar two and went almost Precision only. I thought the Jazz lacked any real depth by comparison. Weirdly though, since getting my hands on a sunburst 2011 Am Std. Jazz (seriously the best build quality and tone I have EVER experienced!!!) I am starting to think my heart is big enough for both. (Maybe not my music room though...) Aria basses (really want a black SB!!!) Anything Squier: Had a couple of horrible ones when I first started playing (borrowed), really put me off them. Loved every one of the VM series I have tried (that 51 reissue one is amazingly nice to play!. I sold my VM Jaguar last month with a genuine tear in my eye, she was simply stunning (I'd have another one in a heartbeat!) Lightweight/Class D amps and cabs (now loving the TC BH250!!!) Marmite

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1383058202' post='2259629'] That's a good solution! [/quote] +1 Might have to get one of those straps I reckon

Resolved. A paper clip and a few minutes of jiggling and she's open. No more locking my cases if they aren't in transit!!! Thanks all!

Hey guys and girls, Not sure if this is the right section, but I have lost the key to my Fender G & G case (and I never had the spare!!!) and trapped inside is my beloved Siennabust 78 P Bass which i am hoping to use when I do a reunion gig with my old band! The case is from around 2002 or so if I remember correctly. I have heard G & G keys are all the same, so if that's the case... Does anyone here have a key they can mail to me for a weekend to get the bugger open - (I'm home in Ireland next week for a bit) Promise I'll send it straight back, along with my eternal gratitude [i][size=3](Check my feedback if you need reassuring)[/size][/i] Cheers Colin

Danelectro basses always look the part in terms of retro, I find. Try a DC or a longhorn. Failing that, a Precision (perhaps blue flower or paisley even) or Jazz would be authentic looking

Anyone know if the Fidelitron pups from the Cabronita series P Bass are available separately?

[quote name='antnee' timestamp='1381957159' post='2246160'] Haha, epic get out of jail! Your collection looks incredible. If you're ever looking to unload the Danelectro or MH Sig Jazz Bass, I am always happy to help! [/quote] Cheers mate. Yip, she's a beauty! Just a couple of mods to make (dice knobs and TV Jones pups to add!) Yeah the collection's reached its peak I reckon. Pretty much all gassed out at this stage. Funny that the only couple left on 'the list' are relatively cheap/inexpensive - I've done the hard yards already! haha

New Bass Day :

Hi All, I'm wanting to swap out the stock pups on my Dean Stylist Cabbie bass for something a bit more vintage and warm sounding. From what I know, the stock pups are actually guitar pickups and are in an awful black plastic. I want something a bit more retro looking (Chrome) and definitely retro sounding. So far I've seen DeArmond Gold Tones, Gretsch/TV Jones Thundertrons, Darkstar and a few others. Will any of these pickups help with the feedback issue these instruments can sometimes have? Anyone got any good recommendations on this? Cheers Colin

A P Bass would definitely be the way to go: Simo from the Clash has a permanent welt on his shoulder from one of his heavier ones (where the strap cut in) and I'm sure Sid Vicious used a P Bass to smash a guys face in when he tried to climb on stage at the Pistols second last gig in the US. I've dropped one of my 78's on my right foot when putting on a stand (while fairly drunk) and destroyed my instep completely; it's always bloody sore! - the bass weighs more than I do! That said, a TBird would also get the job done too- didn't Mark Hamilton from Ash get caught on his strap and fall off the (quite elevated) stage while wrestling with it? And I'm fairly sure Murderface from Dethklok won't have done his old fella' any favours by playing a slap solo with it on his Tbird Studio V (though he is a cartoon)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1380572548' post='2227390'] Yes, just list what you [i]haven't[/i] got. [/quote] Probably would be easier that way

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1380494292' post='2226271'] Your sig is a bit of a giveaway, frankly. [/quote] Should probably shorten it to : The lot!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1380492905' post='2226253'] You don't [i]really [/i]believe that, do you? [/quote] Should she read this... totally. Otherwise... of course not

Hi all, Ok, so I've had another GAS attack. But I think I've convinced myself, and more importantly, the missus that it was for the best. For the last 2 years I've slowly been building my southern hemisphere rig, getting some genuinely fantastic basses and amps and all for not much money (have a trip back home to Ireland and a wedding to pay for!). After getting my hands on the only BH250 in New Zealand (chuffed with that!) I said - done!!! No more gear and promised the soon-to-be-missus the same. Besides, I'll be packing up my gear in Ireland and shipping it down here in the not-too-distant (bye bye floor space in the music room!) But I had a get out of jail free card - A while back, we had a chat at a nice lunch out in a fancy cafe. We were talking about my gear and it's value and I said ok, I've got enough for what I'm doing and that from now on, I will be good and not buy anything else too massive/expensive, and I wrote a wee note to that effect and signed and dated it - in a fun but morally binding kind of way. Then I thought, hang on, there are a couple of dream basses that even though I might not actually NEED them, I have always wanted/lusted over. She thought that was fair enough (given my addiction; hey - I don't smoke, do drugs and not much of a drinker any more, a man needs a vice!), so I wrote an addendum - a list of 6 basses that, should they come around (and not cost the earth), I have her blessing to go for. Well guess what... Saturday afternoon came around and I found a Dean Stylist Cabbie on fleabay in Oz. Good condition, flats and hardcase included AND he will ship across the Tasman! A very quick 'discussion' went exactly like this: Me: "Come and check this out. I'm going to bid" Her: "Sorry Col, but remember our chat and your 'contract' ?" Me: "Sure do honey, but look at the piece of paper" (folded note produced from her purse) Her: "Oh yeah. Yip, it's definitely on there-at the top. Hey that looks pretty cool, you should get it!" Bugger it I thought! I'll place a bid and wait till I'm outbid just before it closes at 4am. Woke up this morning to an email telling me I'd won (at start price of $500 AUD / $565 NZD). Shipping and customs will be another $320NZ or so Delighted but a bit a tiny bit gutted (think I've grown up a bit - again, holiday, wedding and a few DIY bits need doing!). Oh well, I have been after one of these since they came out and I have a sales bonus coming next month, so how bad... I have amended the 'gas pass' contract and whittled the list down to one last bass. But read this now... No More GAS!!!

I've always liked the Ampeg SVTDI box's tone. Rare as rocking horse s***t but always gives good results. I'd have one in a heartbeat! I've recorded using my VT Deluxe with good results too. No noise, plenty of bottom end and a touch of SVT overdrive. Poifect! Plus some of the factory settings on there will give you some of those older fliptop Ampeg sounds

Salty Dog Weedwhackers on my Baby clone. Didn't like the 'proper' Spiro ones that came on it (made it sound like an EUB not a DB). Chucked on a set of WW's out of curiosity (hey, $30 shipped is cheap for DB strings!) and totally changed the sound of the instrument. Real old school DB tone in spades!!! They made the tone much darker and fatter and they have 'that click' sound that's just right for what I do (with my so far, limited technique). They even sound great pizz- great volume and clarity. They are also much easier on the fingers of a noob like myself! And they come any colour you like! Can't speak highly enough of them, but I know they aren't everybody's cup of tea. Cheers Colin

Ok, so my new (ex-demo) BH250 arrived at work this morning - even though I only ordered it at 3pm yesterday from a shop in Nelson and I'm in Invercargill (only a mere 972kms away!) Anyway, impressive logistics aside, I can't wait to get home and have a go. In the meantime, I have time to look over the cosmetic condition of the unit (near perfect, aside from 3 slightly bent back corners and rack handles) and have a quick peek through the manual. Looks pretty straightforward. Love the fact that there's a built in tuner (and I use the TC Poly on my board) with mute on the front) Based on looks alone, I reckon I did good with the price and I can be smug in the knowledge that mine is currently the only one in New Zealand!!! Only downside was having to justify it to 'Her Indoors' - so parted ways with my Squier VM Jaguar Bass on Sunday - genuinely gutted, especially considering it was probably my most used bass, but having got the Fender version, I really couldn't keep both of the same model (except when they're Precisions, she knows I can have as many as I like ). Still, my gear from back home will soon be in a container bound for the land down under-er (she'll lose her mind when she sees al that!) Right, only 4.5 hours till I can get home for some TC/Mesa goodness!!!