Sibob

OO i wonder whether Robbie wants to bring a couple of DR Cabs?! Is anyone bringing any Epifani or Schroeder cabs, lightweight stuff, me wanny try! I got my Lakland 44-02D, i'll bring my Encore/Precision/Jazz Build cos its cool, and maybe if my Jazz build is done, that to! All my other gear is pretty standard (US Jazz/ThingRay/Ashdown etc). Maybe My Shuker Upright if people are interested, still potentially for sale/trade btw!! Si

Well yeah, the majority of it is programmed Apart from the tracks those two players play on apparently lol Si

Definitely give Newtone a call, Malcolm will hook you up easy with a custom 12 string set!! Si

I hope you have a 4 string lol Maybe a 5 would be allowed....maybe But seriously, yeah do it If the people are right, then a lot of the time the tunes don't matter, its about playing with great musicians and learning from them! Si

+1 for Newtone Si

The image i get from SIT (not based on much really), is that they're much more interested in supplying bespoke strings to oddball build projects then firing out thousands of 40-100 sets to 'John Smith'. But I'm probably very much mistaken, i think they have more of a market presence in the US Si

Don't suppose anyone knows the deal with buying off Ebay from Australia? Is it the same import/handling/VAT situation as USA? Need to know within 20 hours lol Cheers Si

What i would consider as my main band is my Originals band, at the moment that doesn't gig half as much as my 'Other' covers band, which is out every friday and saturday every week...........ever lol. Whenever i have a date that clashes, which is happening more frequently because my originals band is taking off slowly (check Total Guitar this month ), i have 3 or so really good Dep bass players who step into the covers band, the band leader doesn't mind because they're good players who get the job done!. If for any reason none of the deps can cover me (which has never happened....touch wood), then i would honor whatever was booked first! Si

I voted Sunday because I won't be able to travel to Northampton on a saturday when i have a gig in the evening. I'm guessing there'll be less of a chance of people gigging on the sun night than the sat night Si

Bit odd this When i worked in a music shop, we would always do our best on a price if the instrument in question wasn't in top condition! But then we were a small business, not a National. So who knows Si

Yup its still between Two Tone, White and Black, the 'Purple Sparkle' comment was referring to a few posts above it. With regards to hardware, I'm definitly open to other options! I saw in another post that the 201 isn't always a perfect fit and "the 201 doesn't always fit the bridge base well and looses transmission" through the body, which i assume means a drop in sustain, i think that was a quote from Mr Shuker, It does look nice though. So perhaps a 203 would be better!?, although that looks similar to a Fender, and i was thinking about something more High-Mass like the Badass Haven't looked at Hipshot bridges yet. The Hipshot Ultralights are fantastic tuners, really love them on my lakland! And if i go for a Warmoth neck, which by all accounts are quite heavy, they may be necessary, even if the result is only a slight weight loss. I do have some Schallers on another bass which are quite nice, but around the same price as the Hipshots, so for the price i'd rather have the UltraLights Cheers Si

[quote name='lwtait' post='121640' date='Jan 16 2008, 06:09 PM']not two tone sunburst! BORING!!! white in my opinion.[/quote] Haha, when you said two-tone was BORING, i was then expecting you to come out with "Purple Sparkle" or something.....but no.....White!! lol I love sunburst And Olympic White But i am coming round to the idea of Black But we'll see Also it seems you can get the Hipshot Ultralights in standard Peg Hole sizes, so that either opens up some other neck options, or knocks $25 off the Warmoth price I've also been considering Wizard pickups which i know are very popular, had a quick email with Andy. They're in the running i think, but it all still seems to point to the Dimarzios! hmmmm Si

I've been clobbered onstage a few times....bloody left handed guitarists!! TAXI !!! Si

i just want to clarify something .................. We're not all having sex with our basses are we??? ahh girls, right, good! The Funk - Sorry to hear about your situation, to carry on with the analogy...you don't need any firewood rubbish clogging up the mix, nows the time to concentrate on your own chops then go shopping for a much better instrument! or something Si

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='118600' date='Jan 11 2008, 03:35 PM']Because, for along time, everything good in my life came to me because I played. That is no longer the case but it still feels like the safest place in the world to me. It helps me make friends, it is a creative outlet where I have no other, it earns me money, it relives stress, it brings me affirmation where I need it, it keeps me interested in what is going on in the world of music and art, its fun, its totally absorbing, it gives me a social life that sees me coming home with more money than when I went out (unlike most people's), it takes me to places I would probably otherwise not go and introduces me to people I would otherwise not meet (even TheBigBeefChief)..... and because I can. So why wouldn't I?[/quote] +1 Couldn't have put it better myself! Si

Thanks for the info Si

Ah i didn't know you could get Ultralights with standard post sizes! Hmmmmm Si

Ok so following on from my Encore/Fender-like/Allparts Precision build thread a couple of months ago (very happy with it, gig it regularly. Sound/song clips coming soon), i think I've caught some kind of bug. I couldn't resist buying this body from Kevbass: [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] ...with a view to giving it the much needed TLC it requires. It's an alder Fender Highway body. I have a refinish hooked up from a family member who is a furniture builder/woodwork college tutor by trade and builds guitars for a hobby. The provisional refinish ideas are as follows: -Two-Tone Sunburst -Vintage/Alpine/Olympic White (a solid white basically) -A natural finish (might look boring with the alder body) Hopefully with a Nitro finish in all instances. Of course this all depends on what he has available to work with, which will become apparent when he sees the body and we talk more, he might say it'll have to be Black, who knows. The rest of the provisional spec is as follows: - Dimarzio UltraJazz set (high output, passive humbuckers) - Hipshot Ultralight Clover tuners (ala Lakland) - Badass II Bridge - Pickguard is most likely to be tort, although may leave it off if the finish has to be natural - Standard Jazz control plate and knobs Neck: I'm playing with the idea of a Warmoth Birdseye Maple neck (see Warmoth post in this same forum), mostly because i'd like the birdseye, and they also do the option to accommodate the smaller Hipshot tuners. This is open to anyones suggestion though, i don't think i want to go down the graphite route, its a bit pricey and i do like wood tones and aesthetics. The reason behind the Dimarzios at this stage is because i want to try and find a high output passive bass that can replace my active basses in my originals band (playing in Drop C), although am open to other ideas, what other hot/high output passive jazz p'ups are out there?. The reason for the Hipshots is because i really like them on my Lakkie 44-02D, and if i go for the Warmoth neck, they'll help keep the weight down. So thats about it i think at the mo, its very early stages, haven't even received the body yet lol But i got excited ! Si p.s. If anyone has any of the parts I've listed above for sale.....well you know....tell me!

Ooo yeah, forgot about the bridge haha. Also fanned fret pickups are all at squiffy angles Si

Surely its worth it for the same reason that you want a different scale length in the first place!? If you're thinking about 35" upwards across all strings, then you have to think about the fan fret concept and why it started getting used, higher notes/strings benifit from shorter scale length. So the longer scale you go to find ultimate tension in the low end, you'll increasingly (arguably) lose tone and other things in the high end....even on a 4 string. I think the fan between 34 and 32 is because its a 4, the fan would be more on ERB's Who you thinking of building it then? Si p.s. I've never tried a Fan Fret, but the concept is enthralls me

Why not go for the best of all worlds and get a fanned fret neck!! The Dingwall J-Bass (Novax system) ranges from 34" on the E to 32" on the G I assume you're looking for someone to build you one? Si

[quote name='Hamster' post='120885' date='Jan 15 2008, 04:04 PM']For all the charges - import, VAT and handling etc, if you add 22% to the final shipped total that will give you a good idea of the in your hands cost. Hamster[/quote] Works out £8 more expensive then my calculations Still, worth considering i reckon, for it's custom options Si

I've just noticed that i failed to include the finish in that price lol Another £38 for a clear satin Taking the price to around £216 for a Birdseye Maple neck/FB with 'ultralight' peg sized holes, satin finish, delivery and VAT/duty included. Not bad i guess considering an Allparts finished neck, standard maple or rosewood range from £163 to £226 (blocks & binding) + delivery Si

I'm thinking about a Warmoth Jazz neck for a project i have in the pipeline. The reason I'm thinking Warmoth over say Allparts (who have been great for me in the past), is that: 1 - They do 'fancy' woods, and i want Birdseye Maple 2 - They do smaller tuner peg hole options for tuners such as Hipshot Ultralights, which will be my tuner of choice After some XE.com conversion, it seems i can have a Birdseye Maple Jazz neck with the small tuner hole option for £171.55 inc delivery & VAT. What kind of import duty could i expect on that? Cheers Si

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='120736' date='Jan 15 2008, 12:38 PM']....but don't lose sight of the SOUND of the scale (which is what matters).[/quote] Which refers back to my point (Adam Nitti's point!?) of being able to sing the various different scales as well as play them, makes you more aware of the subtle changes in sound between closely related scales such as Lydian and Mixolydian modes. Oh yeah, learn your modes if you haven't done so already, it opens up a lot of ideas and possibilities Si