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[quote name='lanark' post='756134' date='Feb 24 2010, 02:50 PM']So I'm looking to use a mute / damper to get that motown / baby bass sound (already have flats). But I was wondering where to draw the line - how much damping do I need before it gets too much? (by the way, I'm just using a kitchen sponge with the scourer pad cut off, stuck under the strings near the bridge - should that be enough to do the job?) So what do you all use?[/quote] I had a sample piece about 4" x 3" of Firestone Butyl Rubber pond liner sitting on my computer desk, I was using it as a beer mat. Then I rolled it up tight (bit like a spliff!) & stuffed it under the strings so it's wedged in place on the Badass upstream of the adjustable saddles, works a treat, best damper I've tried & it kind of looks OK

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[quote name='lemmywinks' post='757876' date='Feb 26 2010, 08:57 AM']Squier do a Frank Bello sig too, although it's got a big dirty skull on it[/quote] Yes IMO it's fugly & why put a Jazz neck on it? I think the Fender version is a serious tool, the Squire? Frank(ly) not!

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='757707' date='Feb 25 2010, 11:11 PM']If that was me I'd whack in one of those humbucking Jazz pups [/quote] Mmmmmmmmm - you got one spare?

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[quote name='Mike_M' post='757507' date='Feb 25 2010, 08:00 PM']Ok so here is what I've heard about the LB30 head. They are making a 100 hand built in the UK ones which will retail at £579 The production ones will be made in China and will retail at £399 Although there are 100 being built in the UK, only 25 will be available for the UK to buy, the rest go out to Ashdown fans across the world. Each hand built amp will come with a certificate stating that it was hand built ! The amp will run at 30watts @ 4 ohms, and around 20 watts @ 8 ohms I have also heard that some are already built and ready, but they are waiting for them all to be done before they start distribution. Finally, Distribution will start from April for the hand build and May for the factory build. This is all I know, Hope it helps Mike Sources : ( Ashdown Music + Bonners Music )[/quote] You almost had me believing all that - then I saw Bonners!

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='757579' date='Feb 25 2010, 09:13 PM']Very tasty, KiOgon! [/quote] Cheers m'dear - still 'pimpin & plinkin' only just got it! I tried an Aerodyne at GAK a month or 3 back, but the Bello is just so much sweeter The P pup is terrific - the samarium(?) Jazz pup is a bit low on snarl factor, still tinkering

I love my Frank Bello Quarter Pound P pup & P neck too! Suits me sir. Edit: Better picture & Fender spiel added. "Now you can “bring the noise” with Fender’s new Frank Bello Bass guitar, a sleek, all-black tone monster that'll easily take whatever you dish out and then laugh about it. A true hybrid, it has a slab-cut alder Jazz Bass body and a modern C-shaped maple Precision Bass neck with matching black headstock. The thunder comes from a Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound split-coil Precision Bass pickup and a Samarium Cobalt Noiseless™ Jazz Bass pickup; the only onboard control is for volume! Other features include Fender/Schaller® Deluxe Lite-Bass straight-shaft tuning machines, a Badass® III bridge, “Fender Bass” headstock decal, Bello caricature on the back of the headstock and his signature on the neck plate."

[quote name='Marvin' post='755076' date='Feb 23 2010, 03:12 PM']Does it work on hands that have completely dried out and started to split open? I work outside and the current weather plays absolute havoc with my hands. I moisturise, but to little effect. Currently the tips of my index and big fingers on both hands have split open and so to has my left thumb. I was just about to put in some serious practice this week and start a proper practice regime sort of thing, that's all up the spout now. I'll have to wait for my hands to heal again.[/quote] I'd bet it will help a lot more than any commercial moisturizer & it's 100% natural. Have you got a plant? A mate years ago working as a scaffolder used to always piss on his hands & rub it in, he said it was the only thing to stop your hands cracking, working outdoors all weather. Worth a try - wash your hands before playing though

The first time I've had to 'cook' my own lunch for 2 years & what happens? Took the grill stand thing out of the millennium weasel with a towel, ('cos I knew it was hot like!) put it down on the worktop, then picked it up with my left hand 2 fingers & thumb. Did I swear? Just a bit, straight under the cold tap for a few minutes. Then I remembered the monster Aloe Vera plant we've got. Cut a leaf & rubbed it on the finger tips - HEAVEN! Just wondered if everyone knows about Aloe Vera's soothing & healing juices? [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera[/url] Cheers, John

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My '51 P ri MIJ is one piece maple neck & it's very smooth to play & the shiny finish is great, very different to the graininess of rosewood. I'd say maple is generally speaking nicer than rosewood at the lower end of the market, there's some rough old dried out bits of rose about. Up market - birds eye maple can be - to die for! Have a good look at what you want to buy, check it against a few if you can & pick one you like, you'll be happy

[quote name='HoweDy' post='749689' date='Feb 18 2010, 01:59 PM']Just bought this Fender Jazz 75 Reissue MIJ off www.fareastguitars.co.uk for £695 It is probably the best bass i have played, and i even prefer it to a Ray. I would recommend this website to anyone looking to buy a used Fender made in japan. John Blackman is a great guy to deal with and he makes the process so simple! I don't understand how an american version of this is £1500 and i got this for less than £700! AND the condition is perfect across the whole guitar. Except for the smallest of scratches on the horn shown in the picture. Incredible. is all i have to say[/quote] Yep - that's kwite luverly!

[quote name='attackbass' post='747566' date='Feb 16 2010, 06:19 PM']A CIJ 51 Re-issue Precision Bass, and I can't tell you how happy I am with this bass!! The finish, fit and hardware are awesome. Obviosuly the bridge and pickup are basic but they are supposed to be (altho I will be chanign the bridge to get better intonation) ! Frets are finished perfectly, and the neck feels really comfortable in my hands. The body is one piece ash finished in sunburst and the neck is one piece maple with a tint to it. The tone and sustain of this thing is amazing, for such a basic in design instrument the strings ring and sustain with that 'piano string' tone. Through my Orange bass rig the tone is wide open with a lot of depth and very grindy, perfect for rock (think entwistle), if you turn the tone down you get that old skool motown vibe from it. The bass is currently strung with nickel roundwounds so hopefully when i get my ernie ball steels on they'll up the sharpness of the tone again! I don't find the lack of contours on the body uncomfortable at all, infact I quite like the change and makes it look quite chunky in a cool way! I think the pickup is pretty good really, quite full sounding, the hum is a bit annoying tho so may look into shielding of the bass and if that fails maybe get a split coil pickup. One thing that bothers me, not much but the E string doesn't ring out as well as the other, but I think this me be down to the string guage being a step down to what i'm used to and so i'm playing it too hard! Over all i'm really happy with this bass![/quote] I'm 100% with you on that The bridge has to go - a Hipshot makes it so much better & I'm loving the tones with black flats + the bass lines upgrade + no hum here, is your cavity lined with copper foil? Have you tried adjusting the pup height up under the E to improve the string output balance?

[quote name='spaners' post='747585' date='Feb 16 2010, 06:33 PM']LB cab , pic sent to me from ashdown[/quote] Well done that man! Now - the cab is that a vertical 'port' all the way up the R/H side? Or did someone make the front too small? Or is it just me?

Ashdown are talking about doing a limited run of 100 Little Bastards, hand built in the UK by Dave Green. With a £100 premium for a hand built amp, they will be first come first served, delivery in early March instead of waiting for the China made amps. expected in April. Anyone?

[quote name='spaners' post='746893' date='Feb 16 2010, 09:31 AM']can any one tell me how to put a pic on here im an idiot when it comes to computers so be kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote] Howdo, Underneath the text box (where you write a post) you'll see " Select a file" & a Browse button. Click on Browse & go to where in your folders the photo is, find it & click on, then back on here, click on UPLOAD next to Browse. Then click 'Add reply'. That should do it!

Has anyone else had a whisper?