Conan

Is it as good as this tone though...? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrH4NrqIjw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrH4NrqIjw&feature=related[/url]

And a very similar tone from this P... unless miming of course! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wQB900tFvI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wQB900tFvI&feature=related[/url]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1331080934' post='1567500'] And a Thunderbird as well.... [/quote] Certainly a T-bird on this clip. Nice tone! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAZU7PK8OA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAZU7PK8OA[/url]

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1331282660' post='1570621'] I'm not a Pro [/quote] The OP asked about professionals specifically. Maybe the thoughts of amateurs/semi-pros should ber another thread?

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1331280552' post='1570578'] I guess it's down to the individual and them having awareness of how it affects their abilities. [/quote] Yes. A lot of pontifficating on this thread.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1331203629' post='1569239'] Classy. [/quote] Just trying to be helpful.

Interesting idea! Maybe we should start up a "swap-shop" thread, so that if you are just a bit bored with a bass and want to try something else, you don't actually have to sell it - just swap with someone else for a while!! I like that idea. Anyone like to swap a nice fretless for my Status? Just for a while of course...

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1331144970' post='1568483']Overall, it`s what you put out to the punters that ultimately matters... it works better in my band. [/quote] Yeah, that's what I think too. Fortunately I'm in a band where everyone has enough maturity and insight to listen to each other and [b][i]themselves[/i][/b]. The total is more than the sum of the parts. IMO of course!

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1331140730' post='1568391']I don't think its a childish point though, if they don't notice any difference and you're happier with your sound then everyone is happy. [/quote] Sorry, I didn't mean that you were being childish... but that[b][i] I[/i][/b] would be being childish to take two basses to bits just to try to trick a bunch of non-bassists!! Much easier to swap the pickups over (put the wizards in the Geddy) without telling anyone and see what the reaction is... Hmmm, that might bean idea actually!

I'm selling a Cort Curbow 5. String spacing is "just right" for me - not too close or too far apart. The body shape is not for everyone, but it balances and plays very well with a good range of sounds from the 3-band EQ.... £250? Can't go far wrong at that price as they list at nearly £500! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/56436-string-spacingneck-width-on-cort-curbow/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/56436-string-spacingneck-width-on-cort-curbow/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXVxNiCzfKE[/media]

Try offering thm to a local school's music department?

That sounds like a lot of work just to (possibly) prove a rather childish point...! The thing is that the comments they made echoed my own thoughts - but what I had seen as disadvantages they saw as advantages! Maybe we get too hung up on our own sound and we forget to think about whether it "works" in a band context. That's the main reason I stopped using the five string with this band.

Didn't get a chance to do the pics last night as I was rehearsing. And there is a story to tell about that too! As I said, I find the tone a bit "polite" with the EMGs. I took the Geddy to last night's rehearsal, which is in the guitarist's house, up in the converted attic which is now his studio/music room. Electronic drum kit and backline courtesy of small combos. Most of the time with this band I use either the Cort five string or (by preference) my "Fecker" Jazz with Wizard Hammer pickups. I like a tone that is "raunchy/growly/aggressive/etc". Up till now I had been really pleased with my tone and thought it fitted well with the overall band sound. Last night, as I said, I used the Geddy. The band (or at least the two guitarists) were very impressed with the look and the fact that it was a "proper" Fender. They are easily impressed! I struggled to hear myself as the sound is a bit "scooped" with the EMGs. Three songs in though, the ENTIRE band - even the singer - commented on the bass tone. "That is great, it's just the sound of the band!" they enthused. "It is so smooth and clear" they continued... I've never really been complimented on my tone before so this came as some surprise! Anyway, I now find myself with a bit of a dilemma. I had decided to whip out the EMGs and put the Hammers into the Geddy. Now I am not so sure! If you were in a similar position, would you selfishly pursue your own quest for personal tone nirvana; or go along with what appears to work best in a band situation? This also kind of ties in with another thread about the difference between "cutting though" abd "sitting in" a mix. Oh, hopefully I'll get the piucs up this evening!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1331050265' post='1566871'] the same sound as you get with the tone knob on 10 but with just a bit more extra treble. [/quote] So, in effect, it goes up to eleven?

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1330888951' post='1564451'] That tone sounds like 'generic modern bass'. Not very impressive IMHO. [/quote] This.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1329204339' post='1538593']Typically..I never get why people want really pokey pickups at the expense of say, character in the sound. If you want more poke, use the amp. Simplistic, admittedly, but a more powerful pickup isn't obviously a better sounding one, far from it, IME [/quote] Wise words! Sometimes though, character and power come together...

Took delivery of my Geddy Lee Jazz Bass yesterday. I am now at least the third Basschatter to own this particular instrument - I bought it from stu_g who apparently got it from the appropriately named Geddys nose! First impressions? Great colour. Black. The only colour for a Ged IMO! Neck is lovely but SO different to my no-name "Fecker Jizz Bass", which feels decidedly bassball bat-like in comparison. Not that I don't like that, but it is just VERY different to the GL neck. The lacquering is just right too - I don't like too much or too little, and this is just what baby bear would have asked for. Quick play through my Ashdown perfect ten combo. Nice. As good as I was hoping? Not quite . However, there could be a number of reasons for this, so a few things to investigate. Very playable though. Nice action. Strings a bit on the light side for me. Strangely though, although the pickup volume pots appear to be doing their job, the tone one seems to have minimal effect!! Give it a quick once-over. Remove the old strings (whatever they are), clean the gunk off the machine heads, remove the bell plate and pickguard just to check all is well. Clean down body with an E cloth.... Replace battery* Re-attach bell plate but decide that I like it better with the PG off! Very "Stealth" Install brand new Newtone Diamond 46-105 strings. Nice. Clang-tastic in acoustic mode. Intonation slightly out now. Typically I can't find the allen key required to do the job. Plug back into the Ashdown. Better, but still not sounding quite as good as my "Fecker". This is quite disconcerting as this Chinese no-name J copy cost me £100!! Maybe it's down to familiarity though? Or maybe the Wizard Hammers?! More (including pics) to follow... *The bass has replacement active EMG pickups.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1330875744' post='1564183'] I really like that, it`s so wrong, that it`s right. [/quote] I'm with you 50% of the way...