gjones

You all know how good these are and they're over £200 new. [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/farida-fjb-6-bass-guitar-for-sale/106276527#gallery-item-full-4"]http://www.gumtree.c...ery-item-full-4[/url]

I have somebody bidding on one of my auctions who has bought a load of books off ebay on the occult, withcraft and how to be a wizard etc. I'm crossing my fingers he/she doesn't win they're obviously a loony.

Why did you leave them? Was it because you enjoyed playing with other bands better or because, as an original band, they never made any money (and you play in covers bands that do). If you didn't enjoy playing with them, then you made the right decision.

[size=6]Turn your amp up really loud[/size]............and then play softer.

That's sad to hear those amps aren't exactly cheap. If they're rated at 250 watts each they shouldn't be farting out. Most Ashdown combos don't deliver their max power into 8 ohms, which means you'd be getting much less that 500 watts through those speakers (you'd need an 8 ohm extension cab to get the full 500 watts). I'd get in touch with Ashdown first and ask them about the issue and see if they can sort something out for you.

Going for £49 at the moment with no bidders. If the guy had bothered to fix it up he could get £200 for this. Bargain for somebody who knows their way around a soldering iron. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-60s-Vibe-Precision-P-Bass-/320937626832?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab95f8cd0#ht_500wt_949"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-60s-Vibe-Precision-P-Bass-/320937626832?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab95f8cd0#ht_500wt_949[/url]

Make sure you don't have the deep button pressed in and ensure the EQ is actually switched on (I used to have the deep and high buttons switched on 24/7 and the EQ pretty flat on my EB 15 Ashdown and it never sounded boomy). As far as EQ, goes try turning the bass knob down completely and adding some low mid to get a deeper sound. Then if it's not sounding deep enough start dialing in some bass to fatten the sound up and stop before it gets boomy. Try this with the Squier Jazz first then try it with the Yamaha.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1341648742' post='1722191'] the one up loch lomond way? with the schaller bridge? Was owned by someone on here, they couldn't get it set up properly, Jimmy Moon couldn't either so sold it for about £300 in Moon guitars stores- turned up a month later at twice the price in the lovely CC music with the action just high enough you wouldn't clock half the issues- sold and then a month later was on ebay again! [/quote] Phew! That was a close one then. I almost bought it.

I almost bought an early surf green 81-82 Tokai for £300 on ebay about a month ago. That was all original so I'm thinking this one would be lucky to fetch £200.

Maybe this will help [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zk6Kbg6p78"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zk6Kbg6p78[/url]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1341497737' post='1720067'] Strange that! Wonder why he didnt re record it? I dont think its out of tune at all!! [/quote] He'd moved on and become a space cowboy jazz funker with wraparound shades - as shown in this clip (and very good he was too) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlervrBqiHg&feature=relmfu"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlervrBqiHg&feature=relmfu[/url]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1341447305' post='1719360'] Sorry if this has already been suggested, but I would love you to do the following: Get a selection of Jazz basses in for review - high and low end Fenders, along with both cheap and expensive copies, like Squiers, Faridas, Laklands and Sadowskys. Then let reviewers compare them blindfold........ and no cheating! Then you could do the same with Precisions [/quote] Oh I like that!

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1341407701' post='1718464'] I've just searched this topic and can't find the word "Fender" in it anywhere? Go down the pub this weekend, and there is a better than even chance that the bass player in the band that you see will be playing a Fender (There. I've said it twice). Also, chances are, he/she won't be doing any slapping. The thing that puts me off bass guitar magazines is the strange bias towards exotic basses and slap bass players. Can we have lots of Fender stuff in the mag please and not much of these exotic players whom the average guy in the street doesn't know and couldn't identify. Oh yeah. Once last thing. Fender. [/quote] He has a point. Maybe the magazine is aspirational in a similiar way top gear is for cars i.e. it highlights basses (cars) that we can gaze at from afar but never actually afford. That's probably the reason I have very rarely read a copy. The ideas put forward of 'Pimp My Bass' and giving guys at the magazine a, 'Top Gear', quest to find the best bass for a limited amount of money (possibly £300/£400) new or secondhand would float my boat and get me spending my cash.

Boz Burrell never liked this bassline. He played it on his fretless and not very well. He said it was out of tune and it pi**ed him off every time he heard it.

Those necks make me feel like I've taken LSD.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1341424771' post='1718839'] it sounds funny, but I guess that might be how it's been recorded. it quacks a lot [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJVwvq5z3MI

No is the answer to your question. But when I hear that something is out of tune I always assume it's me - even though I know that it's much more likely to be the guitar or vocals. I must be paranoid. Although I've gone through half a song playing in the wrong key giving dirty looks to everybody else until I realise it's me that's got it wrong.

You don't need theory to be a 'good' bass player. What you do need though is a love of music. Once you've picked the style of music you want to play, analyse it and listen to what the bass lines of your favourite players are doing. Play along to the tracks and don't just play the basslines already recorded, make up your own. Listen to a song and hum what you think an altenative bassline should be before you even touch the fretboard - then play it. All of these will make you a better player. Learning theory on it's own won't.

Get a load of these. They're wizards! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ic5Aq0qXc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ic5Aq0qXc[/url]

I had it and it took about 3 months to clear up. It primarily affects people over 35 who attempt unaccustomed exercise and end up overdoing it and tearing the fibres in the tendon that attaches the forearm muscle to the elbow (guilty as charged you honor). Luckily where the fibre was torn didn't affect my ability to play bass. If it is affecting your playing I recommend adjusting the position of your bass until it (hopefully) doesn't cause discomfort any longer.

The short answer is no. It will give you the year and possibly the factory it was made but nothing else.