Sibob

The other way around it is to have the bass player or drummer start a song. Obviously only really works on some songs (Valerie, Bille Jean, Supersitition etc), but its one thing to remember!, then the guitarist can join in his part when ready. Still needs to sort out the time it takes to tune. I've heard from many people that Gibson tuners are rubbish, although I have no direct experience obviously Si

Depends what strings he's using and how hard he hits them I guess!? What would you prefer?, playing a song with an out of tune guitarist?.....To be honest, the singer should be able to fill in with banter IMO! Si

This is the thing, I don't consider my '73 Jazz to be an investment....I'm clearly never going to retire on it lol. BUT I have a bass which will never lose money (unless there is a MASSIVE shift in how people perceive vintage Fenders), unlike all of my other basses. Now, couple that with the fact that it gets taken out and used, plays fantastic, and sounds good (although not as great as I'm planning, but thats down to the Wizard pickups). I like the fact that a bass that I'm playing has been out at gigs and clubs for the past 37 years!!. I do agree that these things should be out being played. Unless a piece is MINT/Museum Grade (in which case it's probably a dog anyway ), the person clearly bought the bass for 'Mojo'.....so get out and use it!. Would I buy a £10,000 1964 Jazz simply because it was a 1964 Jazz?? No, not a chance. Would I buy a £10,000 1964 Jazz because it sounded and played awesome at gigs, looked the part....whilst at the same time appreciating in value?.......(with a big-ass bank loan)....YES. Remember that it turns into a Hobby too, it kinda comes back to the playing/verses gear discussion. I love playing, I love gigging with other musicians etc etc. At the same time, it's fun learning about the history of these Fender basses, the various time lines, transition periods and what-not. I don't go out drinking, doing drugs, snowboarding......I read about vintage Fenders lol.....sad? perhaps, but fun! Si

[quote name='Bigwan' post='778249' date='Mar 18 2010, 08:44 AM']It's humbucking. Has been since '57...[/quote] Just Wiki'd it, I concede! . You learn something everyday! Si

Couldn't see that this had been cleared up, but split-coil doesn't mean hum cancelling. You can get humbucker Precision pickups (Dimarzio DP122 for example), but it's the arrangement of the magnets in each coil that makes it 'bucking! Cool Si

If you're looking to tune down long-term, and want to set your bass up accordingly, I can't recommend Newtone Strings enough. When my band FSOF was playing in Drop C exclusively, I had two basses set up in Drop C standard (C, F, Bb, Eb) with their High Tension strings. The extra tension meant that I could have my strings in normal guages 45-105, and a low action too, nothing flapping or buzzy! Just to re-iterate, I used 45-105 guages in Drop C Standard with pretty normal action. The only negative with high tension strings is that Newtone taylor them to the tuning you want, so although you'd probably be able to take them up to Drop D standard, getting them to E standard would probably make them too tight to play comfortablely. This obvisuly isn't an issue if you're in Drop C all the time. Si

If it's just for one song, just transcribe it for standard tuning!? You'll lose the low C and Low F, but with the right EQ, Joe Bloggs won't notice Si

Clearly its just the rest of band being too young . Chin up, peaks and troughs and all that noise Si

I'll wait to see your price points haha! Si

All these vintage Fender styles are getting me hot under the collar! You'll be building be a faded sonic blue '64 Jazz before I know it! :-D Si

I'm not a particular fan of playing such as in the OP, much more groove orientated stuff for me. But I can certainly appreciate it, you'd be disappointed if you went to a Vai/Satch/Gilbert concert and not see some silly over the top bass/guitar unison pieces, it's part of the show. They're also 'performing', those punters want to see these guitar weilding comic-book characters putting a show on, and good on them for making a career out of that. Live and let live! Si

I'm going to hazard a guess that more people are going to be working on Saturday than on Sunday!?....me being one of them lol Si

These look excellent!! Good job I'm very happy with my '09 MIA Standard 5 isn't it Lets just hope they've sorted the Preamps, never been Fender's strong point bless 'em Si

The stock pickup isn't a humbucker, just a standard split single coil, so I'm not surprised it's noisy!? Si

Lovely bubbling little line played well! And massive props for recording in your pyjama trousers lol Si

You just gotta sort those 'orrible knobs out now Si

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New CV's are seemingly Chinese made........not indonesian! What are his thoughts on his previous information suggesting the contrary: [quote]hence Fender's move of production last year to Indonesia.[/quote] Si