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I LOVED a 30w Laney combo they had in College,it really gave me the Craig Adams Goth sound I so yearned for in the 90s. Overdrive the pregain and ram in my old thruneck P-Bass copy and I was in heaven.

The answer is tone,regarding bridge choice.....I asked Jim and his reply was "Its what he (The Customer) wanted" Lets not get into the idiotic discussion of the level I had on sevenstring.org a year ago...re: wooden bridges,they play in tune are easy to live with and work perfectly well. So you have a perfectly intonated fretless Ped?? Is that possible? Seeing as the fretting hand IS the intonation...thus bringing into question a players technique..I highly doubt your claim to be true,which then brings the question of what is perfect intonation,the answer being practically an impossibility in the western scale of a fretted neck and in the fretless players case the ears and hands. The 'lines' are guides..but as you know one little movement..the rolling of the fingertip and all the setting up and intonating in the world aint gonna help you out there..if we were really hardcore we wouldnt have dots on the side either (ala Jeff Ament) would we? On the question on adjusting the action upon the instrument? WHY?? WTF would you want to adjust the action after purchase?..you try it out when Jim finishes it,and if you dont like it its changed in the shop there and then,if you get a shift a week or two later,or its not to your taste then its easy enough to do,via a qualified Luthier...I dont know anyone on here that radically changes string guages week in week out,nor travels vast distances between timezones and climates,and if you were to get a big neck shift its why Trussrods are in existance...Of course any changes upon a Jim Fleeting are subject to a free setup at a 6 month interval (might be 12 months as well email Jim for information). If you can afford to change strings every week,and need diffent guages upon one instrument,I have the feeling you might be in enough money to own more than one instrument.

Of course its in tune...you use your left hand and ears to judge your playing. Isnt the idea of fretless to be alike in attributes of both the upright with the Electric Bass? You dont see cellists,Violinists,Uprights etc asking for individual string saddles upon their instruments? That would be absurd,an adjustable bridge for fretted..yes its needed,but on fretless?? Set it to the 12thfret harmonic to correspond with the fretted note..and the rest is for your ears to do. I thought you would know that.

WHY would you need saddle arrangement on a fretless?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='304423' date='Oct 11 2008, 03:28 PM']Couple of things, the tuners look to be too close to the sides of the headstock and too small, I would imagine tuning to be awkward and there seems to be little or no contouring on the body. One more, would intonation be a bit of a hit and miss affair with the saddle arrangement?[/quote] Seeing as its fretless?...The saddle arrangment isnt a problem. The tuners are due to the photos perspective..they are clear an as easy to use,as are ALL of Jim creations. The customer wanted the 'feel' of a classic bodied bass..50s style ..so Jim went slabish..at the customers request .The Bass is the closest Jim comes to a simple Mahogany/Maple wooded instrument.

The correct set for a Hofner is/are Pyramid strings....Best flats on the planet,its what The Frisco sound was based on in the late 60s [url="http://www.pyramidstrings.com/st-guitar.html"]http://www.pyramidstrings.com/st-guitar.html[/url]

Dare I say it ...wooden knobs?!

Ahhh... Bands that think they are bigger than they really are.... Reeks of 'So what'! Why waste your time,go and write a better song.

Trying too.......Jim and me are BIG Thompson fans (check out the bridge). I know its the closest Jim has gone ,in regards to doing a plain Maple-esque Bass (ala Fender).

Thats happening a fair bit round here,drummer appears with posters/flyers etc...and finds a totally boarded up venue.

I dont know who commissioned it,I saw it being sprayed,its...bar some hardware,all made in house. Please note the hand made 6 string P style P/U.

Yummy innit!

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='302487' date='Oct 8 2008, 07:56 PM']I personally would not travel more than 30 miles for a share of less than £200. You have to at least cover your costs I reckon. That said I do enjoy playing the music that we do and with 5 mates to boot![/quote] Do the country pubs pay in the SW?? Where are you based?

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='302460' date='Oct 8 2008, 07:22 PM']As for gigs, there's been a downturn since late 2006 in the pro scene. I get a lot of show work these days & some good jobs, but functions have certainly been thin on the ground over the last couple of years. People are spending less overall on their weddings & parties of various kinds. If you keep your pricing reasonable (say a wedding band for around £4-600) there's work around, but if you're charging £2-3k then forget it. People just aren't spending at that rate anymore. Corporate functions aren't seeming to be hit as bad, but they're still a little less frequent these days. Like others have mentioned, we're getting a lot of late bookings. People aren't booking for nextr year. I'm getting a lot of local functions at one and two weeks' notice. It's a pain in the arse to book, but it's work all the same. The biggest killer to pub bands has been the smoking ban. There's no quicker way to empty the local! But with the credit crunch, people are tending to spend on little treats like a night out as opposed to bigger things like cars & houses. Perhaps the crunch will bring the local pub/club audience back? Who knows? Rich.[/quote] Same here,are you finding you are at weirder cheaper venues..Village halls,peoples Backyards..even Barnyards ,rather than say...a Hotel,or proper functions venue? +1 on the Fags ban,as Ive said population in a venue IS thinner than say 05/06 BUT as a counterpoint Ripoff venues/Landlords are being treated like the sh*te they are and Bands are NOT falling for it,word is spreading fast.

Pub gigs are getting thinner....esp if you are charging more...you can play in a 5 piece and get gigs aplenty if you are willing to accept a £150-£180 gig...but given the financial times are you willing to travel a round trip of 100 miles for such a gig?? Some people just want to gig and get their Beer paid..I dont,Its a job,I dont enjoy the tunes,I want the money,It pays bills. It really really f***s me off when a 'Well known' Leeds venue WONT pay anymore than £150 on a weekend night..AND the pub is ALWAYS full to the rafters. The C-Crunch has affected 3 things,Fuel's,Food,and peoples paranoia.

If an orchestral player pays 50k for an instrument...Then really there isnt a limit,upon what you want.

Go Headless

[quote name='bassman2790' post='299778' date='Oct 5 2008, 10:34 AM'].....badly..... Sad thing is the folks on the Rotosound stand probably think he's doing a great job. If he actually played something instead of mindless, toneless fret w**king, he might actually do what he's been employed to do and draw interest to the stand.[/quote] Bullshit,HES GETTING PAID!

[quote name='Jase' post='299703' date='Oct 5 2008, 01:13 AM']Never ceases to amaze me the amount of negative tripe that people post when ever there is a bass player doing something that a lot of us wouldn't mind being involved with.......A "Major Company" demo!!!!![/quote] +1000 I fail to see anything funny...hes doing a job.

Tech21 Sansamp Bassdriver DI..Maybe a pick or a new set of strings... NEVER fear a growly basstone.

My playing and equipment choice and are above criticism. Any person/s found commenting on either the former or latter should be thoroughly patronized for their obvious foreign stupidity.* *Stole that from a Darkthrone lp,point awarded for which one.....

I REALLY liked that... I love Evan Parker and Ornette Coleman. Complete musical freedom... totally selfish,utterly beautiful.

[quote name='SteveK' post='295545' date='Sep 30 2008, 03:56 PM']In total agreement with [b]jakesbass[/b]. Seems BC needs a forum for the under 12s.[/quote] No I just think this site starting to serve fewer and fewer people everyday. Its becoming TOO big,The same things (Clips,vids,threads) keep coming up and the SAME sh*tehurling occurs....over musical taste,style,wood choice,Bass choice (P's Vs J's....PLEASE NO MORE)..String number (Old and dead). respect works both ways,but sometimes its getting tedious.....right now is one of those times...I wont let some 18/20 something f***tard with a firewood Japcrap tell me what I should listen too,neither will I bow to "I own X make of instrument so therefor my opinion counts" type crap either,Im just as bad,as I just use this place to let off steam after a day at work. Thats why I tend to enjoy Finnbass a bit more,less buttkissing,more gags,and generally more actual info about a question (and a good few DIY tips too)...Just wish there was a bit more going on...... ...So thats me off then...thanks for the memories folks,have a good day! XRX

[quote name='deksawyer' post='294792' date='Sep 29 2008, 06:46 PM']Yes, I agree, but I've been noticing a big trend lately where there's an increasing number of f*ckups by companies who don't give a sh#t! Look at the time/hassle/stress the OP has gone through. With SC now long gone, there's no excuse not to be using your local music shop. D.[/quote] Yes there is..Stringbusters..I WONT pay near £20 for a set of strings,nor stare at a wallfull of Japcrap.

[quote name='Waldo' post='294587' date='Sep 29 2008, 03:17 PM']So is there actually anyone here who *doesn't* think Jeff Berlin is a cock-end?[/quote] Me too....More over I KNOW he is right,and most of us dont want to admit it,regardless of how he says it! Teaching standards are sh*t,as are the standards of what these pupils from so called centers of 'Modern music' education keep pumping out. Being proud about being incapable of playing something,be it a style of technique ,[i]isnt[/i] really anything to be proud of.