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"[The Jazz] bass is a bit of a beast, generally much larger and heavier than the modern day designs it harks back to a time when men were men but is therefore quite cumbersome for a petite and portly curvaceous being such as I, and my first thought was how much more diminutive and ergonomic today’s bass guitars are." [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/p6061.aspx"]http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/...tars/p6061.aspx[/url]

I love them. They avoid two of the common pitfalls of metal that have always put me off - widdly guitar solos and macho lyrics. I guess some of their lyrics might be crass but I wouldn't know! The translations I've seen have been pretty interesting, intelligent stuff indeed. I spent an hour and a half on a coach in Norway last week and the Reise, Reise and Mutter albums on the ipod perfectly matched the scenery :-) Top tune: Moskau. Check out the video (and background story) for Mein Teil on Youtube.

[quote name='lowrentdiscographer' post='410882' date='Feb 16 2009, 11:15 AM']I'm taking lessons, and I am coming along a bit, but I don't feel confident enough to jump in at some kind of open jam night, and would prefer to be able to chat with the other musicians about what we're doing, rather than have someone show me 4 fingers and just sink or swim .... How did other BCers manage the asencion from bedroom/study to playing with others?[/quote] I jumped in to open jam nights and bluffed it; like you I didn't feel confident enough but sometimes you just need to leave the comfort zone and sink or swim. You'll most likely swim, but even if you sink it's not like you drown! Good luck, it's an unbeatable buzz.

[quote name='Leowasright' post='405385' date='Feb 10 2009, 02:40 PM']I've just got my Bassman 100 back after 15 years. It is a bit sick at the moment, having spent 10 years next to a tumble dryer. I'm going to have to dry the paper fibre tag boards out.[/quote] Horror story! Like hearing that someone's been using their Acoustic cabinet as a chicken coop. The 135 is great, much fatter than the 100.

[quote name='blackhatbass' post='405359' date='Feb 10 2009, 02:11 PM']Quick question. Anyone know where I might source an Eminence BP102-4 driver in the UK. Otherwise, anyone know of another suitable (temporary) driver to replace an Eden EC1060F 4 ohm from an Eden 410T cab? I've got a knackered speaker, but could really do with getting the cab back up and running for the weekend. The guy at 'The Amp Hospital' in Surrey apparently has an EC1060F, but I can't get a response from him at the minute, and i'm getting desperate![/quote] Try [url="http://www.bluearan.co.uk"]http://www.bluearan.co.uk[/url]

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='404238' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:56 PM']Try and interact with your audience more. Nothing is more boring a singer who only actually talks to announce the next song name and maybe says "thanks guys" at the end of the show.[/quote] Not necessarily. Mark E Smith is the coolest singer (granted, 'singer' might not be exactly the right word...'frontman' then) I've ever seen and he usually wastes few words between songs. Singers that prattle on spouting their opinions on politics and the environment while the bass player looks embarassed are the worst. And if I want someone to ask me if I'm feeling allright I'll go and see my GP.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='404425' date='Feb 9 2009, 04:08 PM'] no for crows CAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! sorry for the stupid observations... [/quote] sorry, didn't mean to be rude, your post was just a bit confusing and your avatar brought a certain book to mind!

[quote name='Prosebass' post='403258' date='Feb 8 2009, 10:58 AM']Ask this lot !!!! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Precision_Bass_players"]Precision Players[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Jazz#Notable_Jazz_Bass_players"]Jazz Players[/url][/quote] Good thread, and the usual ROTFL and +1 to tBBC. Looked at the wikipedia link above and it has to be admitted that many of the players cited moved on to basses other than the Precision, for whatever reason. Personally I prefer Entwistle's Precision tone to any of the carbon fibre quirky sh*t he used more recently but, whatever...

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='404243' date='Feb 9 2009, 01:02 PM']Hmmmm... hate to be pedantic but Avengers were a '70s car not 60's! Hee hee![/quote] Shh, it's Ebay, he won't know that...

[quote name='spongebob' post='404254' date='Feb 9 2009, 01:12 PM']Linked to my previous post about getting a Ric 4004.... Has anyone had any experience of importing from the USA? I'm looking at used/nearly new. My concern is the customs charges - how they are calculated, and so on. Any thoughts or experiences on this would be great, I'm a bit worried that I might get stung![/quote] Import duty on instruments is a small percentage (about 3 or 4% iirc) but you'll have to pay 15% VAT on top of the total of cost+shipping+duty. And pay a fee to the courier for collecting it for you, expect a tenner at least. I don't think it matters whether it's new or used.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='404252' date='Feb 9 2009, 01:10 PM']check the rating of any electrical components i dont know how to do it with meters but i am sure it can be measured by the gain ratio an amp will put out a multiple of what is fed into it and reaches its max usable is when it starts to clip at around 1%[/quote] Have you been reading 'Electronics For Dogs'? +1 for Alex's answer (as is generally the case )

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='404210' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:38 PM']Besides, I wouldn't buy anything off of someone who can't even be bothered to find the shift key to help make his auctions close to being legible.[/quote] YEAH ANY PHULE KNO WHAT CAPS LOCK IS 4 ;-)

[quote name='johnnylager' post='404205' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:34 PM']1> [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_amplifier#Voltage_buffer_examples"]This[/url] 2> Generally it is directly from the input jack This may all be wrong, but I thought I'd start you off.[/quote] Nearly right, but in this context it means that it isn't connected directly to the input jack, but is isolated (buffered) so that if the tuner output is shorted or loaded it will have no effect on the main signal. So functionally it's connected to the input jack, ie pre-eq, but connecting a tuner with a low input impedance won't harm the signal.

[quote name='Stealth' post='404177' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:14 PM']NOS with Graphite re-inforcemnet[/quote] NOSE with graphite re-inforcement? Just the thing for the 'occasional' Charlie user.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='404187' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:21 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330306553146&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123"]Peavey 4x10[/url] I sent the dude a question 'Is this 4 or 8 ohm? He replied Is that even possible?[/quote] No. If it has 8 ohm drivers it can be 2 or 8 ohms. If it has 16 ohm drivers it can be 4 or 16.

[quote name='Stealth' post='404137' date='Feb 9 2009, 11:26 AM']I think his ebay username is mis-spelt needs a T instead CHE Maybe he will PX for my framed "John Entwistle " Bogey[/quote] Is that an original, or a Custom Shop Relic'd re-issue bogey?

[quote name='Hutton' post='404105' date='Feb 9 2009, 10:48 AM']Come on now. This just can't be serious! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250365580601&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:X:AAQ:GB:1123[/url][/quote] I don't think he is. I've emailed asking if he'd be interested in a trade for some rust from the wheel arch of a 1964 Avenger.

[quote name='Marky L' post='400998' date='Feb 5 2009, 01:38 PM']Well, I never did. So I'm wasting time at work and have a look on the centre for all misinformation - wikipedia - at Paul Simonon's page to discover that on the majority of tracks on Cut The Crap and also Rock Casbah, the bass tracks were actually laid down by Mr Norman Watt-Roy. Wow, I need to go back and listen to these and see if it's obviously Norman. I never knew this fact (if it is correct) and I wonder why it was Norman doing the duties on these.[/quote] I think he was reponsible for Sandinista too.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='400819' date='Feb 5 2009, 11:23 AM']Anyone got a bone Shuker nut, he literally makes them out of Ruby's old bones....![/quote] I hesitate to ask who Ruby was...?

[quote name='Linus27' post='400743' date='Feb 5 2009, 10:19 AM']I have a project in mind to build a cool bass out of two basses. Its basically the Mike Dirnt precision but with a maple/ash neck. So I was wondering, if the Squire 50's Vibe neck or Fender 51' precision neck would fit the Mike Dirnt body. Does anyone know if either would fit? Are the Fender/Squire stuff pretty much a straight swap? If not, is there any way of finding out like technical drawings available anywhere? Failing that, how much would it cost for somebody to make a copy of a 51' precision neck? Thanks for any help.[/quote] I've lost count of the number of Fender, Squier and copy necks and bodies I've swapped and they all have fitted *except* a Mighty Mite in a Mexican Fender body. The pocket needed sanding slightly to fit but nothing drastic...however, the pocket had to be routed deeper (2 or 3mm iirc) to get the strings sensibly close to the body, and for the bridge to be adjustable. Try Warmoth if you want a new neck. Delberthot has a 51 (or is it a 56?). I have a couple of 'ordinary' P necks. They're famously rugged and a bit fat, but neck dive has never been an issue for me. Ask Beedster about my ebony fretless neck :-)

[quote name='dtc' post='400603' date='Feb 5 2009, 01:10 AM']All of this goes for any gig - not just tributes, or U2 tributes, or Queen tributes. If you aren't able to do it don't waste people's time. Is that so bad? Really?[/quote] Don't worry about the pisstaking mate, there's a lot of it happens here and we've all had plenty experience of the timewasters you describe!