franzbassist

My two American Special P basses weigh exactly the same at 8lbs 8oz each. This makes me happy.

I gave my new S112 a good workout this weekend and I am very impressed. I'm struck by the decent amount of low end, good projection, and how well it takes EQ too. And the I paired it with the 1156! Very happy

There can't be too many off the peg choices for a 5 string P, but if I had my choice I'd say mint green or possibly parchment on that lovely.

Lush

I returned a defective bass recently, so that cost me nothing (other than the £40 I lost on the exchange rate!), but if you are simply returning because you are unhappy I assume it will cost the full price of your courier of choice, or perhaps a fixed charge if Thomann arrange it.

Martin Turner's tone on Wishbone Ash's "Argus" is pretty lush.

You are correct, I spotted the correct one but linked to the wrong bag!

Maybe make one fretless and then join a prog rock band?

If you can find one, the American Special Precision from 2012 was a very fetching, and quite similar, honeyburst.

Supprting Sam Kelly's Blues Band at Reading Jazz Club

[quote name='Sumbabba' timestamp='1422455376' post='2672885'] Just a plain, black, bass-shaped design with quality materials that won't fall apart after 6 months. Is that too much to ask for??? [/quote] [quote name='Sumbabba' timestamp='1422617894' post='2674631'] This is the kind of thing I'm after but high quality and available in the UK. Does anything like it exist?? [/quote] That bag is the Levys [url="http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,896;item,230;Economy-Plus-Gig-Bags-EM8P"]EM8P[/url], from their "economy plus" range.

Mono Vertigo may do it, their new Sleeve may be even better. The new Gator ProGo bag is very nice too.

[quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1422301161' post='2670948'] Really, in tune is in tune isn't it? I've never experienced issues with this.. Although, I'm replacing a BBOT with another BBOT, better quality grub screws, screws and finish are the reasons. [/quote] That was my point. Hipshot tuners have a higher gear ratio than the stock tuners, so you get where you need to be much more quickly, plus the quality is way better.

I swapped out the standard tuners on my American Special for Hipshots, much more accuare when dialling in that final cent to hit the note. I am thinking of changing the bridge too, only because the G and E strings suffer from the sideways slippage mentioned above. The Hipshot Vintage bridge should solve the problem with the minimum of change and fuss.

[quote name='symcbass' timestamp='1422280189' post='2670586'] Careful with the Psycho slaps, I found them higher tension than the silver slaps and twangier [/quote] Ah, not waht I want then!

Thanks guys, I may just stick with the current setup but change to Psycho Slap D and Gs.

I've owned some really nice stuff over the years, but my current rig is the best I've had by some distance. You can't get a bad sound out of the Demeter head, and the TKS 1156 cab in particular is terrific.

Hello all I have used Innovation Silver Slaps on my BSX since I bought it some five years ago. I like them a lot, but I fancy trying something else and was wondering what's out there in terms of low tension strings? I also fancy something a little thicker, gauge-wise, on the D and G strings. The BSX has a piezo that allows for adjustments to the volume of each string, so I could even mix and matchbrands if I wanted. The bass is a 5 string too, and I am tempted to go EADGC rather than the current BEADG, so a nice low tension C suggestion would be good! Cheers Gareth

Here's the second addition to my TKS family, a basic S112... And here it is with a bass, for scale Bought mainly for small gigs and rehearsals, but paired up with the 1156 it sounds pretty amazing