40hz

There are a lot of people asking way, way over the odds for non-original vintage Fenders. You see a lot of those taking an age to sell, if at all. The totally original stuff has now hit such a value, it's not being sold to bass players per se but more as investment pieces. Imo,ymmv and all that.

Just bought Jon's Musicman USA SUB. Couldn't be happier with the transaction. Prompt comms, friendly and a pleasure to deal with, a true gent! Deal with total confidence. Cheers Jon!

I dug into this ages ago and it turns out it was some little known, London based producer that played on the album version of Space Cowboy. I'll see if I can find the relevant link again!

My old Euro 4 se5 had a lovely neck, it was quite slim, basically a jazz neck with a smidge more fatness front to back. Nowhere near this clubby reputation they seem to have.

I can genuinely say for the first time in 13 years I'm gas free. Honestly! Got a Warwick and it instantly felt and sounded tailor made for me, and what I want a bass to be to a 'T' whereas no other bass has ever illicited that reaction. It's been 3 months and my mind is still a zen-like state for the first time ever. I don't find it lacking in any department and having owned and played most things that would of ever been of any interest to me, even the curiosity factor for new stuff has gone. There is one however, being a WaL mk1 but even that is a closed off concept being 4.5k new!

As above, it'll work perfectly well my Warwick but even with the volumes on both pickups maxed and the speaker on my phone held directly to the pickup, I can't even get the LED to flash using my passive Jazz. Anyone else had the same problem or shed some light on why this might be?

So I have a brand new TC bh550, just jamming away with my Warwick on it via the headphone socket and happened to brush the back of my arm on the strings and received a tingly shock akin to a 9v battery shock. I also noticed the hairs on my arms were all standing on end. I tried it again and received the same thing. Now I get static shocks all the time from my car and I think its down to my cheap, Asos desert boots, so I took them off and tried it again and all was well, I tried with my jazz bass again and that was fine too, no shocks or hairs on end. Just looking for a 2nd opinion here before I take stuff to be properly looked at, or send the week old TC back. Could the shoes really cause this? Seems crazy to me. Thanks guys (A quite worried 40hz) EDIT/Solved - Traced it to a dodgy extension lead. Scary stuff!

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1457801914' post='3001940'] Wouldn't help if the neck is still too concave. If the truss rod is feeling stiff you could try helping the neck by bending it back as you tighten it. The lighter gauge strings is a good option too. [/quote] Woops, seemed to have missed that point, my bad. Ignore my post haha.

Sounds like you need a neck shim.

Didn't do this first time around but; Single cuts Fanned frets LED's Headless Anything more than 4 strings Sunburst of any kind (eurgh) Blue or green basses Ramps Twin soapbar basses (purely visual thing) Ibanez SR's (irrational but down to ubiquity) Those weird headstock/nut hairband things Coffee table-ness (Nice on Warwick's though) Pointy or otherwise 'metal' basses Musicman Bongo.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1457389233' post='2998137'] The Clash - London Calling My favorite album, been a constant play for me since it's release. I can't understand some of the comments above, there isn't a bad track on it [/quote] Agreed, I love every moment of that album from start to finish!, if anything it's Sandinista that's the dodgy one.

For me it's Stingrays. I absolutely love the sound of them when other people play them but hated my old 3 band, could not get it to cut in a live setting, was all boom and clank. Recently saw a band in Oxford where the bassist was using a SUB and it was again a bit indistinct and boomy. However, I am once again dipping my toe into Stingray infested waters! I think they're just very sensitive to EQ'ing and I think last time, I was less experienced, I just did what a lot of people do and maxed the bass and treble boosts on top of my amps EQ. Which obviously is quite extreme. I can make it work this time! Damn it! That tone is divine.

One that works, The Wall. A friggin masterpiece all the way through. One that doesn't, Stadium Arcadium, RHCP, as stated earlier, genuinely barely enough tracks to form a decent EP. Dreadful album by one of my fave bands.

I had one of the older standard Korean ones. It was a brilliant bass. Build quality and tone were superb. However, be prepared for a nice horizontal, permanent bruise across your forearm from the wing. It's why I sold mine along with the fact it nose-dived atrociously and I spent 99% of the gig holding the neck up!

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1457086147' post='2995096'] Model T Stingray. [/quote] You can have it in any colour you like, as long as it's black! To be fair, I think that's my second choice.

[quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1457085756' post='2995091'] Here's the full list of what's been cut if it helps you out at all http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-basses/61272-discontinued-music-man-list-october-31-2015-a.html [/quote] That's great, thank you. Shame about the Sky Blue, definitely would of gone with that.

I've owned my RB streamer (one of the very first dated sept 2002) since 2005. And only tonight have I adjusted the truss rod. In all this time it's played perfectly and buzz free with the same factory setup as it came with new, which is crazy considering some of the high end stuff I've had that needed semi regular tweaks. What's caused it to be so stable?! Not that I'm complaining. Anyone else with a wooden neck bass had this level of stability?

I saw this originally but didn't believe the 6 colours are the only ones! That's quite some cull on EB's part. Many thanks DrT.

I've tried to do a little research myself but can't find a definitive list anywhere. I'm gonna pull the trigger on one (again) in a couple of months and was wondering what colours I can order one in. I know recently they cut a lot of options in terms of finish, can anyone help out? Many thanks

I always have preferred the sound of my bass through P.A speakers instead of bass amps. Full range and utterly crystal clear. That may be some bass players idea of hell though!

Wal MK1. The ultimate bass!

2 band for me, a bit chunkier and funkier. Use your amp to adjust the mids if needs be.

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