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Fender Jazz in midnight wine! My second bass (only a lefty). I say this again and again but CHANGE THE BRIDGE. Maybe there is something corrosive in the air where I live but no less than 4 basses (mine plus 3 other peoples) all had the bridge saddles collapse 12 months after buying them! Lovely bass though had a badass II on mine loved it to bits, then ran out of money at uni had a CIJ P-bass by that point and one had to go. Im sorry little jazz wherever you are.

[quote name='elom' post='775878' date='Mar 16 2010, 01:36 AM']In terms of new, it's the law of diminishing returns. By that I mean that the cost per percentage improvement increases because those improvements become more difficult to achieve. So the best [i]value[/i], which I take to mean quality divided by cost is at the budget end of the market. For me personally [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb30bk_akustikbass.htm"]this cheap Harley Benton [/url]has been the best value bass I've ever had. Because it's cheap it sits in the corner of the living room and it doesn't matter if the kids play with it etc. And because it's just lying there it gets picked up and played [i]a lot[/i]. Quality is more than ok and I'm quite fond of the thing!. I've also got a pretty expensive bass which I love and is superb, but it's not better value than my HB. elom[/quote] I have a left harley benton acoustic bass, exactly the same story here. Sits in the lounge so always being played, its plenty loud for an acoustic and it was stupid cheap. I actually completely impulsed it, I was buying a bunch of pedals, picks and sundries on thomann and had a 500 quid budget. order came for 350 so I decided to hell with it for 150 quid you can't go wrong, and I was not dissapointed Of course a little research soon shows that these bad boys are actually made by Saein in China who run a factory making Epiphone, Ibanez and Peavey instruments. Which may explain this- Compare [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ga5.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ga5.htm[/url] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_valve_junior_epajr_gitarrencombo.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_valve_ju...tarrencombo.htm[/url] For 30 some quid less not only do you get a tone control but I have heard from an amp tech who claims the Benton one has stamped Epiphone parts inside!

[quote name='RussFM' post='775285' date='Mar 15 2010, 03:56 PM']Strange that it doesn't say Ibanez anywhere visible on the amp or cab! Noticed the same thing with a few of their basses.[/quote] I think it was in bass guitar magazine this month (if not then definatly one of the major mags) They said it was them trying to distance the amps from the rest of the range and build a good rep with what is a very new product idea for them. Would love to hear one im off to MusikMesse next week and its up at the top of my list of things to see/hear

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='775287' date='Mar 15 2010, 03:58 PM']My background s a little different from many here: I've been a church guitarist since the late 70s, and have been involved on and off with PA during that time. Right now I run sound or our present church, although I may well be playing bass for them too soon. One thing which always comes up in conversation with other church players is how the sound guy will take control and really stuff up a mix. It's almost a given that all you can hear is acoustic guitar and piano (and maybe bass if the guy is 'supplementing' FOH). I don't understand how it is that there seem to be all these great sound guys working with rock bands, yet we get such crappy soundmen in churches.[/quote] Strange you should mention that, I recently worked with a guy who was a sound engineer for a church, he ran their PA and did youth club type community things teaching local kids about sound, he had some of the best, most balanced mixes I had ever heard. Perhaps it was the many years of dealing with big echoey spaces but he just had a natural 'ability' to get a great mix without too much messing around, pretty much within 5 mins of the whole band getting on stage he had them nailed (or at least to a level most local musicians would be more than happy with). Awesome sound guy!

I have a EH bass blogger which im quite fond of. One of the only bits of my rig not currently up for sale!

[quote name='cd_david' post='772030' date='Mar 11 2010, 08:51 PM']No, As a working musician for 20 years and FOH sound engineer for 5, I would ALWAYS expect anyone playing to bring enough power extensions and leads to make sure THEIR gear is powered up. It's no-one else's responsibility to provide an extension, if you come to a gig with no 4 gang and need one to power all your pedals and amp then it's a fair assumption that one night you will encounter a gig you wont be able to play due to your bad organisation or laziness.[/quote] 100% agreed, a 4 gang is so easy to carry their really is no excuse, even for a new band who are lacking equipment. When I first started gigging I took my 4 gang from my bedroom that was usually for my TV and xbox to every gig even though all I have was an amp and a bass. Just seemed obvious to me :/

I was just about to say this is one of those threads I hate being a lefty for but thats quite pretty. Im not a fan of italia, their aesthetics usually prevent me even picking them up but that I like.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beware-Vinyl-sticker-sign-for-your-Guitar-case-or-amp_W0QQitemZ380211190934QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item58865a5c96"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beware-Vinyl-sticker...=item58865a5c96[/url] This is going on my hardcase

Agreed thats a nice bit of work. Only downer is the machine head, I have had such terrible experiences with MIM hardware its unreal. Good for the money though, would like to see Wayne buy it and paint it, could be a nice project

Leading on from the last thing you learnt thread! I gone maybe a year without really learning anything from tab due to laziness and just been writing and writing although I have realised its stuck me in a real rut and I wasn't progressing. But anyway I finally finished a little ditty called Noodles on the G string (which will change when I stop giggling like a girl about it) kind of perculiar almost classical picking style with the thumb working an open G and running off with my fingers under it.

bullet in the head - RATM Its my goal to learn a song a day for the next 9 months.

[quote name='umph' post='772971' date='Mar 12 2010, 06:16 PM']it's not though an amp is a bunch of components but put together its worth more than the sum of the parts, can't put a chap down for trying[/quote] rubbish! I'm sorry but this is not a 'sum of parts' instrument its a cheap instrument with a cheap mod. The sum of its parts = 2 and both are low cost and of poor quality

[quote name='bartelby' post='772898' date='Mar 12 2010, 05:00 PM']But implying he made the instrument seems a tad off to me...[/quote] And to me, there is a huge difference between making a profit and clearly misrepresenting something

Hang on? Does this mean no deluxe with just a P p/up?

Thats cheap as chips have a punt

There is one on craigslist for $550 even if transistors cost 150 quid its still a bargin

Just sent this - [i]Dear funkydrummer19987, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acrylic-See-Through-5-String-Bass-Guitar-Wesley_W0QQitemZ140367120914QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091214?IMSfp=TL0912140510001r24624"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acrylic-See-Through-...140510001r24624[/url] This is the same bass you are selling sans 5 quids worth of LED's a micro switch and 9V battery. You are aware you're trying to rip someone off right?[/i] I shall post if a reply comes

buy it

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='772346' date='Mar 12 2010, 03:01 AM']The minute I saw the word 'Douchebag', I thought "Aha! Must be the rebarbative Mr tune-o-matic, e-bay's happiest seller". It would almost be worth destroying an e-bay account just to mail him: "[font="Courier New"]thjt is A squire Mike Durnt yo hav stript i have one lik it u Nzi LOLZ, Com 2 iowa i kick yore ass, Kenny bass god[/font]" and wait for the detonation.[/quote] do it

haha, To make matters worse my camera has decided to end its life (perhaps he found out about the camcorder and the toasters sordid one night stand) So here are some lovely pix from my mobile!