AttitudeCastle

[quote name='JFielden' post='966136' date='Sep 23 2010, 09:28 PM']It looks like my best bet for a quick fix, and I Love the green finish on that one! Thats just me though[/quote] Haha! Same, i think i will get one, i too think the green is awesome, but i'm torn completely 51/49 Silver/Dark Oriental Green =S Help? haha

[quote name='JFielden' post='965833' date='Sep 23 2010, 05:07 PM']It's a bit Fugly IMO D= I did look at this however [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/yamaha-rbx375-5-string-active-bass-guitar-dark-oriental-green--58982"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/yamaha-rbx375...al-green--58982[/url][/quote] And i'm actually thinking of getting one of these! LOVE the look, though which colour! haha

A BB415 in orange! Haven't seen one since they stopped making them great great basses, for the price, though i'm a Yamaha nut haha, It all depends what you like, i'm in a similar situation, I'd say save/wait for the jazz You really want Me? Jazz basses and I don't get on.

If its got two pickups, and one of them is a neck humbucker, its fine by me! Though i'd rather not one of those Gibson like ones! Either Neck Hum + P pickup (yes like the Sheehan!) or two humbuckers/ soap bars depends on the bass really, though usually the chunky Musiman ones

i have been looking at these for a while and i'm VERY interested, but saw that thread last week so have been unsure on actually getting one as i can't afford to get one then for it to be a pile of sh**e

[quote name='Lorne' post='958820' date='Sep 16 2010, 09:14 PM']Once I had rebuilt the Attitude,it was bloody awesome,but I had fallen out of love with it by then,because of all the problems and Yamaha's lack of effort,I ended up swapping it to a guy for a full Trace Elliot stack I'm not very interested in the JM2,I would buy one IF it was dirt cheap,I just think they didn't put enough effort into it after the superb JM1,they should have made the JM2 better than the JM1,but they didn't IMHO Here are mine [/quote] Thats beautiful, truely gorgeous! After messing around on the Attitude i don't really know if its worth the price tag =S its very well made, but the tuners aren't the best and the bridge is great but seems to blemish easily, which isn't a construction thingy really but still, I've played a JM2 it was fantastic and i've been itching to play a JM1 for years! You wouldn't happen to live in Aberdeen would you? haha

[quote name='Lorne' post='958714' date='Sep 16 2010, 07:36 PM']I wouldn't put too much faith in the 150 ever made statement I bought my Attitude LTD NEW in 1992,it arrived all shiney etc etc,I did the thing the bass is reknowned for,bent the neck forward and POP,I had to take the bass apart and rebuild it,Yamaha had not tightened the neck to the aluminium block or the block to the body It had "Made in Taiwan" stamped into the rear of the headstock,which pissed me off,as I thought I was buying the top of the range 4 string the Japanese guitar company made,you would have thought it was made in Japan at least Anyway,After a month the front volume pot ceased working,servicol wouldn't cure it,so I phoned Yamaha for a new pot,their reply was "£15 plus VAT sir",wouldn't even budge when I told them the bass was 1 month old,I refused to buy it and took the original pot apart and rebuilt it Not long afterwards the Hipshot arm wore out,phoned Yamaha again,"Hipshot's problem,not ours".Shame for them,but a friend of mine back then,was good friends with Dave Borisoff,owner of Hipshot,and gave me his Ranch address,so I sent a letter off to him.A week or so later I got a reply,full of expletives about Yamaha and a new arm,Aparently the Hipshots were made by Yamaha under licence and were using sub quality metal at the time,Mr Borisoff wasn't happy and told me he had had 7 complaints that week from Yamaha owners I then saw a factory tour of a Yamaha factory,and there were several crates of LTD necks,hundreds of necks,so I Phoned Yamaha (I was in the trade) and asked "Just how limited is the Attitude?".Their reply was "Limited to how many we can sell". After I had rebuilt the bass it was awsome,but Yamaha's Attitude sucked back then Roll on 13 years,I finally broke down and bought a Yamaha John Myung,one of the control knobs was tarnished,so I decided to buy a new set.I phoned the spares department to be told £10:50 EACH,so I ordered 1,not 5.They asked for the bass's serial # etc etc.2 days later a knob appeared through the letterbox,a Black plastich knob with a gold insert with Volume written on it!!!!!,It was an Amp knob.Phoned them up,had to pay for the knob again,and send the old one back to get a refund for it (Don't recall if I got the refund).The new gold metal knob arrived and was NOT exactly the same shape as the originals 2 months ago I phoned Yamaha again to enquire which of their hardcases would fit a John Myung as I now have 2 of them.The guy didn't know,but promised to get someone who did,to phone me back the next day...........I'm still waiting So it would seem,Yamaha's attitude still sucks [/quote] Do you have a JM1 or a JM2? I'd murder again for either! My Attitude (new one though!) is flawless, its very very dear too me, i played one of the blue 'uns which was old and it seemed pretty could, though i guess alot of people bought them for who sheehan is and were over protective of them (like me and mine haha! Only 50 around i hope at least!) I am hopefully saving for a JM2 and will get one soon enough, would be a dream come true! And will some day own a Turqouise JM1 too Ahh to dream! Damn GAS!

[quote name='Lorne' post='956213' date='Sep 14 2010, 04:44 PM']Yamaha Attitude LTD in blue Put me off Yamaha for many years[/quote] Blashphemy! Quickly grab the Pope! Haha sorry, I'd murder for a Yammie Attitude in Blue, only 150 around! Beautiful, i love pretty much every yamaha bass ever made, Hmmm never really thought about that, i have a thing for all yamaha necks, they seem to think my way! Worst however? I once had for about a day an old Dean, it was horrible either that or the Epiphone Thunder bird

He doesn't use the deep impact much I found a russian muff covers most muse stuff! haha teh Deep imapct can be heard on "Time is Running out" and thats the best example

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Can't go wrong with dimarzios! Sounds like you (we i all ways get i can here me in the pickups with dimarzios) and to my ear they all mostly sound modern with with a vintage edge which is the opposite to most pickups IME that i have delt with, hope that helps a tiny bit!

Welcome to the forum Its my birthday on monday

[quote name='Stag' post='946712' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:33 PM']I want biscuits, but only if they have SVT stamped on them. SVT Ginger Nuts... you heard it here first... im copyrighting that RIGHT NOW.[/quote] Just had a packet of those, sorry too burst the bubble! I think thats tescos own "/

[quote name='dood' post='946678' date='Sep 5 2010, 09:02 PM']Ha ha ha - no. no, Billy is quite the opposite. I've met him a couple of times and he's good friends with my drummer over in L.A. Very humble chap, many will say. Cool, well It's always possible there was more to the SVT4! I'd love to read more about Billy's involvement in gear design - I'm a geek at heart! (key) lol - see what I did there... tee hee! Ok, I won't say it anymore ! lol[/quote] Huh, just looked over the last few for sale amps pages, alot of Hartke gear there... Maybe its a sign i should use Hartke? or am i just a tiny bit of a fan boy? haha I still haven't met billy :'( On my list of bad ass people to meet! he is one of the truely moddest people around

[quote name='dood' post='946205' date='Sep 5 2010, 02:49 PM']Billy? Smug? Have you met the guy?[/quote] [quote name='dood' post='946216' date='Sep 5 2010, 02:58 PM']I tried to read all of that thread - but WTF with all the religion??? Maaaaaan! I would have closed that thread! I don't think Billy had a hand in the SVT 4 - as it's basically just the SVP Pro preamp strapped to a Mosfet power amp with some bridging options. The SVP preamp appears in the SVT 2 Pro as well, which has been around for donkeys years. He obviously had an involvement with the BSP preamp as you have already said - though I can't remember ever seeing that he was invovled with adding that preamp PLUS the additional 'stuff' to make up the SVT5 Pro. Another thing that makes me think that he didn't get invovled with the SVT 5, is that his rig only ever had SVT4's in. Seems strange for an artist to go through such a long design process not to use the gear at all. - A bit like me waiting for my two Shukers - then never playing them I guess. Well, if indeed Billy is over to Hartke - makes me feel a little bit smiley to think I'd been banging on about mine for so many years! [/quote] I'm almost certain Billy isn't smug (don't shatter my dreams haah!) haha Nice Dood xD I read it a while ago though i may be remembering wrong, but that ampeg worked with Him to tweak the Pro 4 much like the EBMM Bongo and John Myung, well the 6 string at least! And stop saying Hartke, i feel some GAS bubbling, especcially as i just settled on a GK rig and i'm hoping to buy another bass! And thats why Basschat is so good great mods!

[quote name='The Sentry' post='945344' date='Sep 4 2010, 12:37 PM']After these many years Mr Sheehan has recently left Ampeg. He sold all his Ampeg on e-bay and will soon be announced as Hartkes latest artist. I'm new to this site and must say I'm a bit shocked with how militant some people are in their views of what equipment rules and what is rubbish. I love the Amp/cab I own but would happily own 100's of others. There is FAR too much awesome equipment out there to religiously stick to one brand or amp type but, thats just me and I'm one of those guys who will probably never stop searching for my next favourite tone. [/quote] Yep! [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675170"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675170[/url] Pretty much tells everything to do with it! Am i right in saying It was Billy who pretty much shaped/designed the SVT Pro 4? My favourite Ampeg is the SVP BSP just for the distortion Both of those are hyrbrids right? Mr Billy Sheehan is no longer an Ampeg man, now a hartke man. Its a really shame and loss for ampeg!

I have it on good authority that the OP is back in love with his set up and when i have money at some point in my life (never :'( ) I plan to get exactly the same set up!