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[quote name='andy67' post='91334' date='Nov 20 2007, 11:16 AM']apparently the 'HM' stands for heavey metal! my source also tells me that they are not very good! also the jp90...is the jp bit not japan?[/quote] Had one until recently. Sounded and looked (white body/black guard) very good. Kinda sorry I sold it now: good, although "budget" US made Fender. Sold it for less than it was subjectively "worth", IMO. The JP probably stood for Jazz/Precision, as it was US Made. There was a known problem with the truss rod and mine was bit stiff but still OK. A lot of them bowed. Ultra-thin necks, you see. Probably a prototype for many of the later Fenders or, at least, they learned a lot of lesson.

[quote name='guitarnbass' post='78509' date='Oct 23 2007, 08:11 PM']Tried to sell these a few times, I have a number of copies which I don't need all of, and since I can't sell them, might as well give them away to anybody who wants them but the thing is you gotta pay the postage of 2.50. 3 DVD's, 2 are HK imports region 0, and one is a UK r2 version, they will all play on r2 dvd players, and the subtitles are perfect. If you like Japanese film, you'll like these, it is the samurai trilogy of musashi miyamoto played by toshiro mifune. It is not kill bill style chopping heads off left right and centre, it is more about a persons journey onto becoming a noble and respected samurai, with a bit of a love story too. Paypal only. [url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047444/"]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047444/[/url] [url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048579/"]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048579/[/url] [url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049710/"]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049710/[/url][/quote] I'll have 'em. I do like a Toshiro Mifune samurai film. PayPal OK?

Anyone tried the Electro-Harmonix 5751? I've got a pair of these in my V-Type and I think they sound pretty good. I got them from Watford valves soon after buying the preamp and my criteria was that they needed to be "cleaner" than the original 12AX7's I had in there. Those were the original Trace ones, can't remember the model but I thnk a derivative of the Raytheon 12AX7A/ECC83. Having said that, I've just put the originals back in and I'll see how they sound, now I've got a bit more experience with it. I'm tempted to go for the Groove Tubes but I'm worried that pair will just produce too much gain for my liking. Will definately keep an eye out for some mullards.

Just to put in my £0.02's worth: I recently also bought a Fender Stu Ham Urge I but a Mexican one, with only the JJ pup configuration. I played it through my Trace practice combo and the Trace 8x10 at a rehearsal. Now, to my ears, although the neck pup is nice and deep, it doesn't sound like my squier P. The deepness achieved can probably be put down to it's position, which is probably the same as yours, as the two pups are quite far apart. I thought the preamp was OK, actually. Perhaps I just have low expectations, playing mainly passives: the EMG's in the Jazz don't really count as "active", I don't think. They obviously saved a few pennies by just not including a P pup and keeping the neck J in the same position. Can't compare them ATM, as the Urge is in the care of the Bass Centre, getting a set up and new strings. May get back to you once that's done. Might even try it against my JV Squier J and P's as a comparison. As an aside, have you noticed that the width at the nut is quite wide, like a P? Not sure I like this, as I have small hands. This is the reason the J is my main bass, over the P. I had a Fender JP-90 until a short time ago and the nut width was more J but perhaps even slimmer. It had a similar headstock to the Urge, so I thought it would have the same nut width and it was an unpleasant surprise when I realised. So, who knows? May be moving it on.

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='65435' date='Sep 25 2007, 05:02 PM']Has anybody seen or used this? [url="http://www.myus.com"]http://www.myus.com[/url] Seems like a way to control your shipments or buy stuff from the US from people who won't ship to the UK[/quote] Well, my ex-colleague and good friend has run a similar service for many years but more geared toward businesses: [url="http://nyoffice.com/"]http://nyoffice.com/[/url]. Not sure if this is any help but at least it tells you the idea's been around for a while.

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='63486' date='Sep 21 2007, 10:44 AM']I know Squier JV prices are going up, that that's a lot of money really - isn't it? [url="http://www.ampguy.co.uk/sales.htm"]www.ampguy.co.uk/sales.htm[/url] Have a look on the top row of stuff, right hand side.[/quote] I've got a sunburst one of those (http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3506&hl=jv+squiers) and although the screws are a little corroded, I picked it up for a lot less than that.

[quote name='neilb' post='55582' date='Sep 4 2007, 10:05 PM']Ok, bass arrived this afternoon, 6 days in all. Didnt get charged any import tax or VAT!! Nice. They will catch up with me later no doubt. First pics are the bass upon delivery. More yellow than I expected but in a strange way, I really dig the seventies vibe of the banana yellow. The set up was out the box was a bit naff, so off came the factory strings, the bridge and the white plate. Swapped the neck plate for my other "John Entwistle" etched jobby, the other resides on my Fender Aerodyne!! I then shielded the cavities, lowered the pups a tad and put on a nice new torty plate. Installed a Gotoh 201 chrome bridge, screwholes lined up perfectly......... things going toooooooo well!. Re strung with new strings (I use Roberts Yellows at £7 a pack...bargain!). Adjust string height and intonation and a bit of a tweak on the truss rod. Tune up and............ very nice I say. Looks the biz and plays nice for a dirt cheap bass. Neck a little thicker than a std jazz but still comfy. Total price £ 170 ish. Rondos service was excellent and the product well worth the money. Totally worth the risk and an enjoyable little modding project.[/quote] Thanks for the diary, good stuff. Thinking about ordering the short-scale Jazz, ATM. How are you finding the pups? Still want to swap them out? Heard rumours that the frets are a bit sharp at the edges, have you found this to be true?

This works perfectly but I find the keys a bit stiff for my liking. Not using it ATM and will buy another when I have the need so this can go. It comes with remote "base station" thingy and it originally came with a cordless optical mouse that no longer seems to work. Will include it if you're willing to wait until I swing by my storage place and pick it up. Could be a while! If you have your own cordless logitech mouse, it'll probably work with it. There's an included USB to PS/2 adaptor, in case you don't have USB. Includes drivers disk but if you don't want to use it's oddball functions, you don't need to install them, will plug-and-play. Batteries not included, pickup only from Romford, Essex. I gig all over Essex, so you could pick up from one of my gigs. Will gladly accept a pint in compensation!

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='51726' date='Aug 28 2007, 01:23 PM']Basswood (a type of lime, [i]Tilia spp.) [/i]to my ears has a fairly prominent midrange but lacks the upper range snap of maple or low end definition of ash. Its not a particularly dense wood. I tried Luke's Ibanez Gary Willis at the SE Bass Bash and it had a basswood body. Its not a bad bass at all, basswood was probably a good choice for a fretless although, as a matter of taste, I did find myself wishing it had more power in the lower frequencies. Basswood is also great for guitars (which picks up on Edwards earlier comments) because it sits in the sweetspot of frequencies that some guitarists seem to like.[/quote] This is probably over-simplified and my own opinion but I think Spectors are known to be "voiced" at that mid-range point? It certainly got the "growl" thing down to a tee. Personally, I think Wil hit the nail on the head.