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[quote name='martfitz' timestamp='1312616795' post='1329590'] I have thought about that but I've got quite small hands so the 6 string might just push me over the edge of where I'm comfortable, as it is I'll probably be looking for a 5 string with a narrower neck. [/quote] Gibson Les Paul 5 string bass has a pretty narrow neck for a 5 string... which is why I am struggling with it! Anyone interested in one of these - 1994 vintage sunburst. Beautiful looking active bartolini pups etc?

Hi Welcome to the forum - I am a self confessed Budgie nut and have been watching since 1974. Met Burke a few times and thanked him personally for teaching me bass - He was a bit confused by this till I stated that I learnt from all the albums. I progressed to Geddy lee, John wetton and Chris Squire later.. I am now in a covers band and try to slip Budgie stuff in wherever I can. Stuff like their versions of Nutbush and Baby Please Don't Go... also Breadfan of course I can get away with - wish I could do more Budgie stuff but they are a bit obscure nowadays.... I am also on Bandolier! You must know Sacko, I take it? He pulled together some handy tabs I recall that Simon Lees and Burke did not gel too well.... according to a guitaring mutual acquaintance of mine....... You need a battered P Bass though - A Rickie aint right. Trace Elliot is okay though! Hope Burke recovers soon from his heart related problems.. P

Bought a MIM Sunburst P Bass. No problems at all, excellent communication and packaged very well indeed... The bass was actually far better than I had expected so I am well pleased - many thanks! P

[quote name='Marvin' post='1306120' date='Jul 16 2011, 07:48 PM']Cheers for the info.[/quote] I have had a natural wood P Bass with a Jazz neck since around 1980 - I bought it second hand in Wapping Bass Centre all those years ago. I know nothing of it's provenance and I am certain it is not a real Fender, but a handbuilt guitar. I have to say that of all the basses i have owned, this has been the greatest servant; the action, the set up and the power is brilliant. I must do some pix and post them on here. It must date from the seventies.. though i gave it a real overhaul last year with new bridge nut / scratchplate etc and its in great nick I mention this, as I am going to sell it on for a mere £300 o.n.o. as I am getting on a bit and it is too heavy for my weak shoulders. I invested in an Aerodyne instead and now I can jump around a bit again.. P

I very recently made the partial transition to a 5 string after playing for decades and also a middle period where I was a lead guitarist. It is an undoubted challenge as sometimes I am wont to daydream on the more mundane tunes that we do... I use my 4 string Aerodyne for gigging, but I am now going to make a gradual transition on some songs we do with my Gibson LP 5. It is going to be a bit of a gamble as I often find my mind wandering and using B instead of E, so full concentration is going to be required, but i think it will be worth it as opposed to using sub octavers etc, which are too processed - even the Ashdown.. And it is a too beautiful a guitar not to use.. However, the big plus for me was that when switching back to 4 strings mid gig, i have an amazing feeling of liberation and can really let fly, as i don't have to think about it over much and that also frees me up to do more vocals?! - then again maybe that's a bad thing......

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I actively gig with a beautiful black aerodyne which I got cheap via eBay (£400 inc shipping and hard case + strap) - I got lucky Positives Nice light weight, excellent neck, beautiful to look at (see negatives), very flexible soundwise ranging from a cutting J to a heavy P bass. These are stock pups. Negatives Hated the bridge so I swapped it to a more blocky chrome / locking saddles - much better than the 'classic' bent metal version J-pickup buzzes a bit on full treble and is a bit weak - recommend replacement, but not crucial to do so. Once again, so beautiful to look at that you'll be scared to let yourself go.. My bass was also a bit out of line and needed to be radically adjusted. Nut is cheap... Despite the negatives, most of which I have now addressed, this is the best bass i have for playability and is my gigging weapon of choice

[quote name='fraff' post='1083975' date='Jan 10 2011, 10:17 AM']A recent F/S thread has has reignited my GAS for one of these beasts. Anyone have experience of them within a fairly 'heavy' psych/rock band set up? I guess my main question is how 'vintage' do they sound? I love me Sandberg as my main gigging bass and I can get a good P sound out of it which works live (perhaps less so in the studio), but obviously it doesn't have that late 60s vibe that I'm thinking about. So, I'm hankering after something that gets me that late 60s birth-of-rock edge. Anyone with experience of the Decade think it will cut it? Or indeed any other recommendations? Remembering of course that don't have the funds for a late 60s J or P! Thanks everyone Ian[/quote] There's one here. looks interesting......... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lakland-Skyline-Decade-Active-Bass-Guitar-NEW-/180610481069?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0d393bad"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lakland-Skyline-Deca...=item2a0d393bad[/url]

Hi I recently became the proud owner of a '96 Gibson LP 5 string bass with Bartolini pups However, I do need to change out the strings as they have been on the guitar for a while and i need a more punchy cutting tone than that which I have now! Not sure what the strings are at present, but they are pretty dead... I play in a Rock Covers band and a Prog rock Band so my style will need to replicate the likes of Chis Squire or Geddy Lee on one extreme and Andy Fraser or the Aerosmith bloke on the other! I have been looking at the following: D'ADDARIO EXL220-5 D'Addario EPS170-5 Ernie Ball 2836 Regular Slinky 5-Str ERNIE BALL SUPER SLINKY ERNIE BALL POWER SLINKY Rotosound RB40-5 Roundwound ROTOSOUND 5 STRING 665LD ROUNDWOUND Olympia strings Castle Strings PATRICK BRAND - 5 String Electric Any ideas from you experts out there?? Many tx! P

Hadn't picked up on this thread before but here goes: [b]Zenta[/b] sunburst bass from around 1974 - terrible bass with weedy pups and weighed a tone - sold it 4 years later to enable me to buy food [b]Vox[/b] bass - white. Short scale and a bit of a dud. It was stolen [b]Fender jazz bass[/b] USA fretless - sunburst - loaned long term early 80s due to above having been pinched.. magnificent specimen [b]Fender Frankenstein [/b]natural - Precision body, Jazz neck guitar project using Fender parts. Superb bass and actively gigged for 5 years from around '82'. Sold to work colleague in '88, having given up bass and music in general Returned to bands and gigging in 2006 playing rhythm then lead and accumulated 2 Gibson Les Pauls and 2 PRS SEs all of which I have retained. Sold on Squier Strat, Epiphone BB, PRS SE Allender and Gibson DC [b]Fender Jazz mex[/b] sunburst - acquired around 2007 for 'fun' and to back up our bassist when he failed to show for rehearsals. Sold on year later Joined new band, having returned to the haven of bass playing. [b]Ibanex SRX 590[/b]. Dark grey and mother of pearl, superb guitar [b]Fender Frankenstein[/b] - bought back from ex colleague to whom I sold it 10 years previously. Sill hadn't been taken out of the case... still plays beautifully [b]Fender Aerodyne Jazz[/b] - MIJ. Now my working bass seeing action throughout London and the South East of England playing pub gigs and also hobbying with a prog band! Finally - a new adventure - a top end bass: [b]Gibson Les Paul 5 string[/b] bass sunburst finish 1996 model... A rare work of art, but can I play a 5 string? Time will tell Pip pip Paul

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='862056' date='Jun 9 2010, 01:34 PM']Could it be that the J pup's wiring is shorted out somewhere? Inspect the length of the wires and even the pup windings if that's possible. A pic of the innards might be helpful. Worst case scenario is that the pup has died (not very likely but possible) and simply dropping in a replacement would fix it. Your blend pot could also be a suspect.[/quote] Many thanks Blend pot? Blimey, I thought it was just a tone control! Could this be a case of user error!? I was expecting the jazz pup to be able to act on its own - ie nil vol on the P pup Have I been very very dumb here?!?

Hi there bass pros I have recently acquired a gorgeous black Aerodyne Bass via the infamous eBay but I appear to have a problem. The bridge (jazz) pup is not playing ball at all - I get volume / tone responsive buzzing from the pup but no more than that. All the connections appear sound in the pot and so i fear the problem may reside elsewhere!? Any tips on how to troubleshoot this, pitched at 'novice' level, please. Such a shame as it is a real beauty, but effectively just running on the split pup at present...... Many thanks Paul

Hi Anyone ever heard of a copy rickenfaker from to 70s by the name of Norwegian Wood? I understand it is a jap copy and is selling for around 900 sing dollars (around £440.00) Can't find any obvious reference on the web.... k

Hi Anyone tell me where these Geddy Lee basses are built, please? Are they Mex nowadays? Cheers K

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Hi - rather than start a new thread, I find myself in a similar situation. Recently returned to bass after 20 years or so, to help out a band -I was previously guitarist - rhythm and lead I am happy to go up to £300 for a used combo Stuff I play is Rock covers - eagles through to Red hot chilli peppers and metallica I use an Ibanez active SX590 bass Will be the bass player in a 6 piece band - 2 guitars, 2 girlie singers and a loud drummer.. Pub gigs - medium to large Reasonable Bose PA Currently using a Peavey - TNT 100 basic but loud but also limited - and way too heavy for an old man like me to lug around.... I put the bass through my Boss ME 50 guitar fx so I can get some chorus, tuning, reverb and wah..... not ideal I know ;-) I am tracking the following on gumtree and ebay etc: Trace 715 or 7215 or 7210 - 300w - each about 10 + years old or more Trace GP11 and 15" Cab - very aged Line 6 LD300 Pro - 3 years old - been warned away from these but others seem to love them?? Roland CB 100 - new. Maybe too lightweight or something better that I haven't considered?? Please save me - I'm going snowblind!!!! Many thanks Kol

[quote name='BassBod' post='574171' date='Aug 19 2009, 02:02 PM']Ummm yes, I think is the answer! But there are other options out there. If you get one try putting it into the effects loop return, its got enough level to drive the power amp directly - that usually sounds better?[/quote] Thanks tho this is an ancient ancient Peavey TNT 100 with no fx loop facility so I shall have to go in serial before the ME50..........

[quote name='MuseMatt' post='557245' date='Jul 31 2009, 04:31 PM']Received mine today, gave it a fair go, and going to keep it as I have no other FX at the moment apart from a Boss OC-2. I think when it comes to valve simulation this pedal has basically got everything you want, and it really has the wooly Ampeg sound you would expect from a VT pedal.[/quote] Hi All Brand new to this site having temp returned to bass playing after a 20 year absence playing guitar, in order to help out a band in need! I bought an Ibanez SRX 590 (which is a joy to play) and paired it with an ancient Peavey TNT 100 which was going very cheap - £50!! An interesting combination of tones, but not a great deal of 'ooomph' - I have added an ME 50 B into the mix too for reverb, chorus, tuning, wah and delay However, you get what u pay for i guess and I was looking for a cost effective way to enrich the 'rig' and stumbled on the Sansamp VT thread.... I play pub gigs with a fairly aggressive sounding rock covers band and need to cut through a pair of tube amped guitars Would this gadget give me the boost I need and do the trick, do you think? Many thanks! Kol