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Ah ok Can i get Imperial keys from most DIY stores? Cheers a lot Si

Well you can't go wrong with a Stingray!! Perhaps an alternative to that might be a Fender USA Precision Deluxe, has a Humbucker in the same place. Look around for second hand versions of both to ease that financial stumbling block The SUBS seem to get good reviews, but i havn't tryed one, as far as i'm aware you can get Active & Passive models, the active obviously being closer to the actual Stingray Sound. I do know though that the finishes they use on the bodies can put some off!. But whatever you decide.....stay away from the Variax!!! Please!!! haha Si

Hey all! I've got two American Fender Jazz's, I've never had to adjust the action on my Standard so hadn't noticed, but on the Deluxe that I've just acquired i tried to raise the action and realised that the allan keys i had didn't fit! The smallest key was to small, and the next size up was to big. Then tryed it on my USA standard and same thing, then asked my housemate about his USA Tele, and same problem! Anyone have an idea? Si

Currently Gassing after 99ster's '72 Jazz This is after having satisfied my 'Actve Jazz Bass' GAS the other week Si

Just brought a Speakon to Speakon cable from Dave, payed on the Thursday, arrived on Saturday, and thats with a postal strike in between! Fantastic cable, real thick and heavy duty, more so then i expected! In the words of ebay.....would definitely deal again! A++++ bass chatter Cheers Si

No gigs on the 1st, but I've got 2 on the 30th (see listing in below post :-D) Bloody typical!!! lol Si

[quote name='Telebass' post='24295' date='Jun 28 2007, 09:58 AM']Doesn't have a clue...2 pickups, BOTH are humbuckers, not one![/quote] Its just one humbucker isn't it? The other is just a standard split single coil!? Si

Here are the 2009 gigs for my covers band 'Re:Cover' (and some others dotted in there). They are all subject to change, mainly based on what originals gigs I have booked and what other covers shows come in. [b]These are just the Public gigs and don't include any private functions. [/b] [b]July[/b] Fri 31st - Palmers Green Inn On The Green [b]August[/b] ([i]what I'm calling 'The Wedding Month'[/i]) Fri 14th - Watford O'neills Fri 21st - Richmond O'neills Fri 28th - Palmers Green Inn On The Green [b]September[/b] Weds 2nd - Marlow The Ship Fri 4th - Bromley O'neills Fri 11th - Watford O'neills Sat 12th - Wycombe O'neills Thurs 17th - Oxford O'neills Sat 19th - Palmers Green The Fox Fri 25th - Palmers Green Inn On The Green [b]October[/b] Fri 2nd - West Hendon Claddaugh Ring Fri 9th - Wycombe O'neills Sat 10th - Ruislip Sweeneys Thurs 15th - Oxford O'neills Fri 16th - Watford O'neills Sat 17th - Palmers Green The Fox Weds 21st - Marlow The Ship Sat 24th - Milton Keynes City Limits Fri 30th - Palmers Green Inn On The Green [b]November[/b] Fri 6th - Bromley O'neills Fri 13th - Watford O'neills Sat 14th - Ruislip Sweeneys Fri 20th - West Hendon Claddaugh Ring Fri 27th - Palmers Green Inn On The Green Sat 28th - Wycombe O'neills [b]December[/b] Fri 4th - Bromley O'neills Sat 5th - Wycombe O'neills Fri 11th - Watford O'neills Sat 19th - Palmers Green The Fox Cool Si

I wear Doc Proplugs, non-vented, for every single gig that i do! Including all gigs and other 'loud' events that i go to. I even put them in once when i went to a bowling alley, it was ridiculously loud lol. They form part of my 'every morning pickup', Keys, Wallet, Phone, Plugs I'm aiming to have a hearing test soon and get some fitted plugs soon though Si

Could be mate, until i get the pot cleaned up and sorted beyond my basic 'Bass Care' skills, i don't think i trust whats coming out the amp completely when i turn it. Does anyone know of any info from fender or otherwise or t'internet about these older models, an archive or something? Cheers Si

I can see what he means though, you can emulate fretless playing quite easily with lots of slides etc. Richard Bona mostly just uses his Fodera 5 Fretted live, and just emulates all his various sounds using his Roland V-Bass, pretty good fretless sound, certainly for live use. Si

Currently Owned: 2003-2004 USA Fender Jazz Standard 4 1998-1999 USA Fender Jazz Deluxe 4 Shuker Electric Upright 4 OLP ThingRay 4 Fender Bronco 4 (piccolo) Encore/'Project' Fretless 4 Previously Owned: Warwick Corvette $$ 4 Bass Collection 355 Fretted 5 Bass Collection 355 Fretless 5 Crafter Acoustic BA400 4 Yamaha RBX260 4 Si

Played a gig with a guy who used a Nord the other day.....awesome sound!!! I have a few different basses, a number of tools for different jobs, thas all. But comfort and personal preference does come into it! Si

ah ok, thanks, yeah it is quite a pronounced difference, didn't know if that was a preamp characteristic or a dodgy bit of wiring!, its all good though. Just checked the serial number on the fender site and its dated between 1998 - 1999 Cheers mate Si

Well we were never gonna please everyone with a date, its sometimes best to just say a date and see what the attendance is like after the dust settles. This is the first of any UK bash I'll be able to get to due to gigs, although i do have one that night i should have plenty of time to get back. Si

So i just picked up Josh's USA Fender Deluxe, but i wasn't paying attention cos i was excited :-D, whats the layout? Going from left to right as if the bass was strapped on, is it?: Volume, Pan, treble (top stack), bass (bottom stack), mid ???? I was a little confused because the mid (if it is that) doesn't have a centre-dent like the other two EQ pots. Its an older Deluxe, from 2003 i think he said, with the single large polepiece pickups (ala stingray) Cheers Si

thought i'd give this a lil bump oh and the date in the title is wrong, its the 18th July like it says in the initial post! Si

Cheers for the info guys The Lindy Fralin Split Coil pickup, does anyone know if that gives a higher output? Or simply just reduces hum? Si

By stacked, i guess i mean humbuckers that fit into the single J pickup space!? My friend has one in his Strat, similar to one in the pic i've attached! Anyone have an idea? Cheers Si

I think the only thing i have of interest that people might like is my Shuker EUB, other then that its my USA Jazz, Corvette $$ (might be gone by then) and my Drop C ThingRay lol. Although might have my piccolo bass restrung by then! Tis in the diary Si

COol Is anyone bringing a lakland i can try? :-D Si

[Top Ten hit]-me! Do you live at a bass museum?? haha Nice gear and resume! Welcome (back?) to the site. Gig around bucks much? Si

The $$ are actually two humbuckers! They're pretty cool, they're 9v as opposed to the USA deluxe's 18v, and the Fender has two single coils. Oh and i also think, without checking, that the $$'s (i have a corvette) are 2band EQ So yeah, best idea is to go A/B them! Si

Like i said in a previous Fender post: A USA Jazz with S1 switching, J and P tones, thats what i use for covers anyway . Although i generally only use one sound, the sound i like, the crowds are generally to pissed to say "that bass tone he's got is a 70's whereas the song is 90's" or whatever lol I'm becoming increasingly interested in trying a lakland after this thread though, i don't think i've ever tried one.....ever! What would people say the DJ or JO has over a fender USA jazz? Cheers Si