Jacqueslemac

I wouldn't dare perform in front of a couple of dozen Basschatters!

Well Tuco hasn't been on the forum for almost three months and Samba83 hasn't responded to my PM, so send me your address and I'll post it to you.

The clincher for me is usually how the neck feels when I'm playing it. So, comfort and playability are really important. Sound-wise, there's so much you can do to change how a bass sounds (on the bass, the amp, pedals etc) - and there are so many external factors that have an impact too (from how everyone else in the band sounds, to how many people in the audience), that it is of secondary importance to me. But I don't do any recording. If you do, you can forget most of this paragraph! But... I wouldn't buy a bass I didn't like the look of (shape or colour). Oh, and there's the cost. And the logo on the headstock (partly for my own benefit and partly when it comes to selling it again).

I love my Corvette $$ (it's my main bass at the moment). It offers a huge array of tones and is completely different to your Jazz. You'll probably find the edges of the fingerboard quite sharp, the neck quite fat (not as thick as my Mike Dirnt Precision though), the pickups dominate the playing area (although are good to rest your thumb on) and the body will feel really tiny. That said, if you can't find a sound you like, keep twiddling those knobs and flicking the switches until you do! Warwicks don't keep their value at all well at the moment. I've picked up a few bargains in the wild hope that they'll become fashionable again and the prices will shoot up so when I sell them I'll at least get my money back. If you're buying new, though, expect a steep drop in value!

I use standard strings on mine.

Just shows it all comes down to taste. One man's meat is another man's poison and all those cliches. (And I'd rather be on my Triumph Tiger than in a Ferrari...) My USA Jazz is the best Jazz I own (although the Aerodyne's neck is smoother and faster), but at the moment it doesn't tick boxes like my Corvettes do.

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328873342' post='1534020'] ...The porn studio next door has complained about the noise[/quote] A friend of a friend of mine ran a brothel in Australia. They complained when a school applied for planning permission next door. They said it would put them out of business, because their customers would be put off.

Or anyone else, come to that....?

Same thing with my iPad, but not on my Mac Book.

Yeah, my thoughts too! (To Fender73, that is) In my two bands we play a good half of all those whinged about. I used to quite like Chasing Cars, but not since I've been playing it for a year. It's the second song in our second set (and I don't play on the acoustic version of Good Riddance), so I start off at the back of the pub and then wander through the punters to the stage while playing it. In one gig the birthday girl took vocals and all her mates crowded the stage, so I didn't make it until the song had finished. And we play it in my other band too.

I've met both of you and you're not wrong!

Add me too, please.

Up to double figures. Must be time for a clear out soon!

Who has this, please?

Not me!

I've finished reading it. Do you still wish for it, Tuco? If so, please PM me your address.

My bitsa Jazz has a Might Mite neck and it's one of the silkiest necks I've played.

There's an interview with him in this month's Guitar and Bass mag. He seems to really rate Warwicks (even considering using Warwick amps too now).