AttitudeCastle

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1208944' date='Apr 23 2011, 09:28 AM']Just seen the Yammy BB1024x for under £800 new! What are they like?![/quote] Fantastic basses. I got to try one in a shop, felt amazing, i adored it! You should have seen my face when the clerk told me i had been there for 2 hours, and they were closing so needed the bass back D: was more or less it haha! Get your hands on a BB414 or 424 (Or a 1024 is you can! Would be ideal haha) and its like that to the next level! Its a wierd feel the difference but they are awesome basses!

[quote name='mcnach' post='1208154' date='Apr 22 2011, 11:49 AM'] I have the DP127, but I have only read reviews and heard it on Yotube, which is not exactly ideal, but made me think they were promising. I should try it in one of the other SR, just for fun while I wait for this body to be ready. I'm not sure I will care for both pickups on. I'd be happy with an either/or switch. But since we're at it, I'll probably have an option for both on. Probably in parallel, 'though... might try first before hardwiring. I don't want to turn it into a crazy switching beast G&L style Another thing re: wiring... the DP127 will allow me to wire it in series or parallel... yet another thing to try. Again I'm leaning towards parallel, I just seem to favour that option whenever I've had the choice. But I should try both options before choosing too. How did you wire your DP127? I'm pretty much set on the SMB4A pickup. I really like it. But I've had a couple of interesting offers I'm also considering. One is for a Delano, can't recall what model... it has blades, and all covered. Another is a handmade one from Prometeus guitars, which would have to be covered too I think. I like the exposed-polepieces look, but I'm not very precious about it and can actually look pretty cool, considering the look of those DP127 pickups. We'll see![/quote] Well, (someone is probably going to have a go at me for this!) I know Higher out put doesn't mean better tone, i also know everything is down to personal preference! But i put everything in series, as the higher the (passive) output the better for me, i don't know what it is but HIGH output passive pickups just do it for me. The DP127 bass i used to have had higher out put than a mates active warwick, as i had Neck Model 1 and bridge Area Jazz Pup all in series. Bit excessive, and volume at full on all Pups was monsterous, could mess up an amp no worries Like i usually remove tone controlls from P-basses i have/had (have none atm!) for more out put, but on that 3 Pup one i had it had 3 voumes and 3 tone, in stacked pots to reduce the out put. (By the way that bass wasn't made by me! I only put a split P in it!) The SMB4A Is great, but i prefer the SMB4D which is pretty much thesame thing with a slightly higher out put and a "modern" voice (i think its a different manet) What drew me to the Split P is the high out put, the clarity and the Blades, making bends wicked!

[quote name='Lorne' post='1208574' date='Apr 22 2011, 07:28 PM']Not for me they haven't, still had issues getting knobs for the red JM [/quote] Well... Their *Support* is great, the Repairs/Technical issues area isn't so good. I can understand why getting the Knobs would be hard as the Bass is old and out of production but it seems you were treated rudely and mess about a little! Or maybe its fate saying you should sell it to me? haha!

[quote name='Lorne' post='1208195' date='Apr 22 2011, 12:26 PM']Here's the Vinegar to go with the salt That is the MK1 LTD I used to own, taken around late 1992.I had loads of problems with it, but once I completely rebuilt it, it was an awesome bass, It was a shame I had fallen out of love with it, due to Yamaha selling me a lemon and doing F*** all about it[/quote] Ya sick man (No offence!!) The LTD I Attitudes are the only pre-birthyear bassed i'd own! Amazing tone! It is a shame! Yamaha have tidied them selves up though!

[quote name='andy67' post='1206886' date='Apr 21 2011, 11:22 AM']Two Attitudes (MK1 &2) and a BB714bs. Also owned a mk1 trb5 and a BBG5s, absolutely superb instruments extremely well made. I do though understand the comment re being characterless though. However, for me, this is down to the precise engineering and quality control exercised on all their instruments. andy[/quote] [quote name='Lorne' post='1206930' date='Apr 21 2011, 11:45 AM']Thanks, I like 'em [/quote] SALT IN MY WOUNDS! Andy, i'd do anything for a Blue Attitude 1, a BB714BS and a Sea foam green Atd Ltd II with perloid pickup cover!! And Those tourquise JM1's are simply beautiful. Add a JM2 and thats my perfect bass collection. (Only just occured to me they are all Yamahas!)

Both those pickups are MONSTEROUS and my favourite pickups! When your done can i borrow the bass? If the pickus are in series the output will be insane.

Was talking to a guy in my local guitar shop about GuitarGuitar today! They are supposidly hacking prices to big up their name to try and become the biggest/best known guitar shop in the UK again, Good for us! Apprently their profit margin is dropping below the average notably for music shops, not sure how true any of that is though!

[quote name='charic' post='1205482' date='Apr 20 2011, 08:25 AM']I still want a JM2 [/quote] Saaaaammeee

With for sure!

[quote name='Mikey R' post='1199666' date='Apr 14 2011, 05:43 PM']you could try bypassing the tone pot altogether[/quote] Just like steve Harris! DiMarzio are great for overdrive etc too!

Oh also a a two manuals one about the bridge and one just about bass care etc

My BTB came with A truss rod adjustment allen key, and an Allen key for adjusting the bridge saddles Also with a plastic plate to show what the controls do, and a padded ibanez soft case That was a BTB676

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1196405' date='Apr 12 2011, 12:10 AM']For that price I wouldn't want anything to of come loose! And with 2 Yammy reps and Billy Sheehan stood next to it I would of been firing someone if had been in charge.[/quote] Agreed!! After a quick chat with Alex at Yamaha Customer service, i was told its the same one that Billy played when they finalised the design, the same one from last year and that has been used at every trade show and that its likely no one has given it a full look over since a few months ago! Seems like the kind of thing you might want to look after... your new £2.5K Signature model with the man right there!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1196382' date='Apr 11 2011, 11:38 PM']I'm glad someone else tried that Attitude Andy, I know what you mean and 5 mins with a few tools would of sorted it out but my 2002 Ray has had some use over 9 years with just one jack socket getting a bit noisy that has been sorted with some servisol so I'm still not impressed, How much are they?[/quote] If its the Yamaha Attitude LTD III then its approx. £2400-£2500 "Hand crafted, ARE and IRE technology, Spline joint with re-worked neck joint" on top of what the Attitude LTD II is all about!r

In the Prog Magazine issue about Mike Portnoy leaving, they had John Petruccis name down as Mike Petrucci!

[quote name='Machines' post='1196033' date='Apr 11 2011, 06:16 PM']Sheehan there on Sunday right ? I was there Saturday. And do you mean this one ? [/quote] [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1196137' date='Apr 11 2011, 07:55 PM'] It's just as well that Mr DiMarzio saved me from all that Piano-making, trombone-blowin', outboard motoring, lawn-mowin' "blandness" [i]This[/i] Attitude has no build quality flaws, let me assure you. Only issue it has is that sound engineers keep assuming it's active and ask me to turn the bottom end down... How it pains me to explain that I can't! Bland paint job, too.[/quote] I'm in love with both of these! The Attitude 3 looks gorgeous, though i miss Lava Red and Sea foam green! (That purple is amazing though!) Also i know man! The output is pretty high second highest i've ever used on a passive bass!The highest being the DiMarzio split P! Cannot rate them high enough! Amazing pickups!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1195412' date='Apr 11 2011, 09:17 AM']Usually bundled Cubase is Cubase LE. A stripped down, simple version (not even sure if it supports VSTis) but it's fins for a notepad & getting some simple recording done on. Have you thought about using Reaper for your work-ish things?[/quote] Unfortunately at the workish place its all Cubase! Gives us greif everytime we use but hey ho! Cheers btw!

Dimarzio All the way!

Just out of interest, does the Zoom come with Cubase on a disk? Haha I know its off topic but i'm curious, as i may get the Zoom B2.1 to have amp modelling AND cubase (kill two birds with one stone as it were) I need to use cubase for work-ish things, even though it can be pretty rubbish!

[quote name='Machines' post='1194786' date='Apr 10 2011, 05:16 PM']I have an RBX775 and have previously had a BB614. They do make very good instruments, the playability and sound is there, but what I struggle to find in them is a little soul. All of their instruments have codenumbers instead of names, this for me can make them a little sterile in character. Of course there's plenty of other manufacturers doing the same thing, but I think Yamaha could do with giving their instruments some more inspiring names to help with the image. It's the same with a lot of Japanese sports bikes/cars... GT-R, 370Z, MX-5, YZF, CBR, GSR etc... all soulless.[/quote] Ibanez bite the biscuit for that one! EWB20SMFE Acoustic, fretless spalted maple in other words! I do prefer that to the "'ole bettsy!" Series And that does seem a very poor show about the showroom Attitude! especially as i'm told mr sheehan was standing by!? Did anyone confront them about it?

Well i encourage you all to try Yamaha again! All my expericences have been semi-recently, as in, in the last few years (2/3) and i've only heard good things about Yamaha and thei service, so maybe they decided to clean things up? Glad your Happy with your Sandberg though! Bet it sounds a killer through the 2001

[quote name='DaveB' post='1194572' date='Apr 10 2011, 01:37 PM']The repair department when it got sent back from a local music shop, they gave me such bull sh*t excuses and fobbed me off.[/quote] What did they say? Thats a fair reason! I was on the phone with the repair guys just to talk about some older models and how they delt with repairs! Maybe i was just lucky, who knows! And yeah Thom, i get the opposite if you know what i mean? Minus the flattish tone of the Ibanez's i get blown away by Yamahas and the most expensive Srs but that unimpressed feel with Fenders! So as always, its another horses for courses situation! We've got the same taste in Amps and Warwicks though

Look around second hand on here! £500 to £600 can get you alot of amp for your money!