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I'm always swapping necks on my Jazz and it does make a big difference to the sound. I think I prefer the warmer sound rosewood gives me but I prefer the look of maple. Catch 22

Can you get an effect that makes a sound like a bass guitar plugged into an amp? If you can, I recommend you get one of those.

You need to find a band with some 'hungry' band members. Either hungry for money or people who love to play. Don't get bogged down by musicians who like to 'dabble' and endlessly [size=4][font=arial, sans-serif]procrastinate. I play in one band where the members play primarily for money another for the love of playing and the 3rd is full of lawyers, doctors and financial advisers and which is a band in nothing but name, as nobody has a window in their busy schedules to actually get in a room together and play. Which is very frustrating (there's also been 19 members since it was formed 5 years ago in which time we've done about 10 gigs, which tells it's own story).[/font][/size]

When I fitted my preamp I initially fitted the wires the wrong way round which resulted in a weak sound from the pickups. I realised I must have done something wrong and then swopped them around and got a much stronger punchier sound. Maybe your front pickup is wired up wrongly............just a suggestion.

I don't have a great love of bass amps either. I only care if it sounds good. Most of them are anonymous black boxes.I've had peaveys, hartkes, marshalls, tc electronics, fenders and ashdowns but I don't care if the black box has a prestigious name on it or not and I've played through many amps from 'uncool' manufacturers which sounded great (a Laney and a line 6 LD300 comes to mind). The only amp I ever grew attached to was my Fender TV15 which was a gorgeous looking, big tweed covered, modern reworking of the original Fender Bassman. In the end it was just too heavy for me so it had to go.

Citizen Cope. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08X4vGOTBQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08X4vGOTBQ&feature=related[/url]

I friend of mine was quoted £1,000 for an acoustic duo to play at her wedding - and amazingly she was prepared to pay it!!! In the end her fiance, who was having to stump up the money, put his foot down and booked a 5 piece covers band for a lot less than a grand. Having played in duos and trios it really does depend on the occasion and the venue (and how good you are). Anything from £150 to £300 would be the going rate. But if it's a wedding or a corporate event the skys the limit.

Although I normally don't have much time for bass solos, Taj's solo actually makes this Jeff Beck tune even better. Don't be put off by John Mayer at the beginning of this video, he doesn't stay around for long. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usg88JufqH8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usg88JufqH8&feature=related[/url]

I had the TV15 which is the modern equivalent for bass. Great sound and looks but heavy, heavy, heavy. [url="http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/2248300000v6_hi-0371b1b092ced6012d6b2011fc519819.jpg"]http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/2248300000v6_hi-0371b1b092ced6012d6b2011fc519819.jpg[/url]

I'm still waiting for my Fender custom shop pickups to be delivered after waiting almost a month. The shop has to order them from Fender and, supposedly, they are taking their time to deliver, although I suspect that cash flow problems may be the issue.

There's a video on youtube with a precision with wizard trads...........what a sound! Or they may be wizard thumpers bit confusing? And this is it [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ic5Aq0qXc[/media]

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1334093566' post='1610950'] Ha ha, i dont care if thats not true its brilliant [/quote] It's true...

How inconsiderate of her.

I had DR hi-beams on my P and now I have elderly rotosound roundwounds for a flatwound-ish sound but with a bit more presence. Flatwounds can sound good if you are playing through your own amp on stage but if you ever go through a PA be aware the sound engineer will more than likely EQ them like roundwounds and make them sound woolly and indistinct.

Is this the one you had? This is the one I have which is very sturdy. Tribal Planet are now out of business so this will be old stock. Can't argue with £21 though for a good bag. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIBAL-PLANET-PADDED-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-GIG-BAG-SALE-/230687553818?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item35b60cb91a#ht_1487wt_698"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIBAL-PLANET-PADDED-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-GIG-BAG-SALE-/230687553818?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item35b60cb91a#ht_1487wt_698[/url]

Swap it on here for a Hartke.

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1333796885' post='1606564'] Should have got the cover from Roqsolid (unless you did of course). All my covers from them, even a bespoke one, arrived within a week. And a Stringbusters order was delivered the next day [/quote] Both purchases were significantly cheaper than other online shops..............maybe that's the price I have to pay for being a cheapskate.

Has anybody else experienced delays in receiving bass gear that you've bought inline? Recently I've bought a cover for my Ashdown head and a set of custom shop pickups and there's been long delays in receiving both. The Ashdown took over a month to arrive and I still haven't received the pickups after almost a month. Both shops blame their suppliers. By the way neither website said the items weren't in stock when I bought them.

[quote name='dumelow' timestamp='1333787687' post='1606359'] bestbassgear.com offer free uk delivery and the prices arent bad once you convert the dollars to pounds. Looking at the shipping faq on their site it says I could possibly be charged import tax/fees/shipping handling etc etc. I found a thread on here from 2008 i think, were somebody discusses the charges but Im not sure if this is the same now. Has anybody ordered from bestbassgear.com or anywhere in the US recently and can tell me a little bit about what hidden charges I may end up paying? I have no previous experience of ordering anything from the states =P [/quote] I've imported stuff from the states and when I'm estimating the import tax I factor in an extra 30% on top of the cost of the item and the postage just so I don't get any nasty surprises when I go to pick it up.