Conan

[quote name='schmig' timestamp='1332771966' post='1592850'] - Weighs a ton. - Small neck causes pain in my hands.[/quote] I've got big hands, and I can't say I've had a problem with this. It takes a bit of adjustment, but is actually very comfortable to me. [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1332772284' post='1592855'] It weighed a ton and the neck was akin to a pencil. [/quote] I've weighed mine and it comes in at around eight and a half pounds. Is this heavy for a J? Doesn't feel heavy to me...

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1332691628' post='1591688'] Check out on the beast on the right! Kinda scarey eh?[/quote] Oh my lord!! A scrap merchant's dream!! Mudbuckers a go-go,,, What on earth does that sound like?

[quote name='dan670844' timestamp='1332716268' post='1592158'] the 10 for punch and clarity and the 15 for the low end extension. [/quote] Calling Alex Claber!! My BF Vintage has two fifteens in it. It has by far the greatest amount of midrange punch and clarity of any cab I have used. When I used two Ashdown 410s I found that they had loads of bottom end and top end fizz, but lacked middle. The old chestnut about speaker diameter affecting tone is obsolete.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1332766774' post='1592728'] Un yay - not for as much as I would like and I got mugged by PayPal and eBay for fees [/quote] Yeah. That's exactly why I don't intend to put my Cort up on Ebay. It's just too unpredictable and potentially expensive. You end up almost giving stuff away and then paying for the privilege!

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1332762141' post='1592615'] No tone control? [/quote] They feature the optional TCCD upgrade. That's "Tone Control Cloaking Device".

[quote name='Icarus_147' timestamp='1332759292' post='1592539'] I can't actually manage to pin down quite where these were put together.[/quote] Indonesia?

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1332679387' post='1591481'] It must be an instrument you can still play wearing just a Ben Sherman shirt in the depths of Winter [/quote] Aye. Nee pants. Shreddies neetha! I wonder if there is a collective noun for a group of Geordie bassists? I suspect I could regret asking that question...

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1332676662' post='1591423'] My P is here too, but only flats allowed. :-) [/quote] Cheers Michael. Looking forward to seeing Howard's "Funk Machine" first though!

Great ad! I like the colour too...

Is it worth trying the Promethean amp through the Trace cabs?

[quote name='bassman2790' timestamp='1332667659' post='1591251'] I want to know how these other posters can achieve a thick full sound with a 30watt Little Bastard and a 2x12 cabinet that I cannot achieve with a 500watt Trace Elliot amp and two Trace 15" cabs [/quote] A very reasonable question!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1332667192' post='1591246'] You're welcome to come and give it a try. [/quote] You're a star of the highest order! I'll give you a call

Big strings = big tone. Sounds good!

BIG strings?

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1332665488' post='1591215'] Would you prefer lined or unlined? [/quote] Howard, buggers can't be choosers mate! In an ideal world, unlined (as it looks more cool) but markers on the top of the neck where the frets would be... But I'm easily satisfied

[quote name='bassman2790' timestamp='1332494507' post='1588990']I play in a rock covers band and currently run a Trace 1215 with a 1518 extension cab. On paper, this rig should be more than ample for my requirements but, as with previous rigs, I find it lacking and have to have the output control on about 5 or 6 (about as loud as it'll go) to provide enough body for the four piece outfit I'm with. [/quote] [quote name='bassman2790' timestamp='1332611274' post='1590738']I don't have a problem with cutting through the mix or volume, I can easily drown out everyone else but the sound is too thin for what I need[/quote] OK, now I'm confused! What exactly do you "find lacking" if you are capable of drowning out the rest of the band? But at the same time your tone doesn't have enough "body"? If you can only get that volume by cutting the bass frequencies then that should tell you something. As has already been suggested, you would seem to be in need of a much more powerful amp so that it can boost the (very inefficient) low frequencies and still have enough juice left to boost everything else!! I don't think your cabs are the issue. Despite having their detractors, TE make very good gear, as long as yours isn't damaged of course. All IMHO of course!

Good morning! This is aimed at Basschatters in the North of England and South of Scotland, but who knows? Basically, I need a fretless bass for a short period of time. I don't want to buy one, and couldn't afford one anyway! My mate, who is the drummer in my band, is having a party for his fiftieth birthday in about six weeks time.Some of our Geordie members may know him - Craig Gill. Craig wants music at the party so he has put a band together (with me playing bass) to play a set of his favourite tunes. Two or three of these really need a fretless bass and I no longer possess one! I could (kind of) approximate the sound on a fretted bass,but it just wouldn't be the same, so I was wondering if some wonderful person would consider loaning me a fretless (a cheap one would be fine) for a few weeks? It could even be a swap, with me loaning you one one of my basses... I would collect or you could drop off so you would know where I live Anyway, I know it's a long shot, but as we say up here "Shy bairns get nowt".

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1332534776' post='1589853'] Well I guess it looks more like it now you've added the smilies. [/quote] Yeah - sorry about that. I can see how the original 'unsmilied' post may have come across as a bit snotty...

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1332545082' post='1590017']Anyway: who's Geddy Lee...? [/quote] Mine. And yes, these really do seem to be just about the most consistent model that Fender have produced in years. Crafted in Japan. Wonderful neck - it's not just the profile that makes it so playable, but the nature of the finish. It just [i]slides[/i]... The one I recently acquired has after-market EMG J pickups on it, so I am yet to experience the true 'growl' - but I must admit that I kinda like the smooth, hi-fi tone that these pickups give (especially now that they are wired up properly! ). Maybe more like a Marcus Miller in tone? Anyway, if I get sick of that particular style I have a pair of Wizard Hammers in my other J bass which I might swap over. Decisions, decisions!

Great night on BBC4 last night. Not only the Gabriel one, but a plethora of Prog too!!!