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@sadexpunk FWIW I have that exact bass that I spent £120 on new plus a £100 pick up from The Creamery. It now sounds really good. I’m a guitarist really and pretty short so the short scale suits me.
this is what it sounds like now….
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OAwKSAaNK-E
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GZgRUGc4mI8
the colour is a stock squier coral pink and I’m pretty sure they made an equivalent colour p bass version. ( checked there is a classic vibe one in coral pink and burgundy mist)
@ceepers wow, what a coincidence! altho being singletrackworld i shouldnt be surprised 😀
if you dont mind me asking, what pickup did you buy, and i guess youre happy with it? did you need to solder it? i dont have a soldering iron and never soldered in my life but always up for learning a new skill.
EDIT: how does classic vibe compare to a P?
@sadexpunk forgot to mention i put new ernie ball strings & an ebay pearl pickguard on too!
I ordered a pickup from Jamie at the creamery
I ended up with a blade one, cant remember which magnets. I've had a couple of amazing guitar pickups off him before and basically had a conversation with him about what i wanted and that,s what he suggested.
I fitted it myself, its basically two solder joints using a soldering iron off amazon that was under £20. I'm a soldering novice but changing a single pick up is pretty easy.
Classic vibe is just the name of one of the posher squier lines so they make a P bass in that range ( just realised he pink one is a jazz not a p!). Quite a lot more cash new but probably £300 second hand?
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass Guitar in Tahitian Coral - Andertons Music Co.
I have a classic vibe tele guitar. They are really nice instruments
That said, i bought the bronco bass on a whim and i really enjoy it now its upgraded. Sounds good jamming with mates and it is easy to play. Its light too
Modded Bronco sounds good, but you’ve basically doubled the purchase price to get there.
How about one of these?
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/250123436136027--ashdown-saint-soap-shell-pink-roasted-bass
Full 34” scale and roasted maple neck. Also do a PJ version. I’d put it on par with the classic vine squiers but at 2/3s the price.
hmmmm interesting. just looked and also linked on that page was this at £70 cheaper.... how does it compare?
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/240604424828008--ibanez-gsr200-baby-pink
@clubby that is 100% true but I’d counter that with, two points.
one modding it myself is fun and what I generally do with my guitars.
Two, the initial outlay is low enough to not be a major discussion point / require brownie points with Mrs Ceepers and buying “bits” doesn’t count as a major purchase either! 🤣
Those ashdown basses do look awesome value for money and sound / look great. I didn’t know about them when I bought the bronco tbh or I might have been tempted. There’s a few clips on YouTube of James Johnston from Biffy using one and it sounds good.
the Ibanez bass is probably good ( their stuff generally is) but i personally hate the shape of those style basses. The ashdown is way cooler.
the Ibanez bass is probably good ( their stuff generally is) but i personally hate the shape of those style basses. The ashdown is way cooler.
Have to agree, and I own a 5 string Ibanez in that very shape (but not pink). 😂😂
Neck is really well finished for the price and it sounds great though. Mine is the dual soap bar version though. Was also a bit of a whim as I fancied trying a 5 and at the price, I wasn’t going to lose much if I wanted to move it on.
just went to pull the trigger on it as it initially said delivery sunday, but when i went to follow it through it said monday, and nobody will be home.
ill wait til thursday night, see if its still available and hope for a weekend delivery.
EDIT: maybe just as well as i see they do this one too..... whats the difference and which would be better, considering theyre both the same price? altho i note that this one is reduced from £329 which suggests slightly better?
Edit: both are long scale ( they do a capri model that’s short scale) so think it’s just the pick up config. The saint version probably has a more versatile sound with the two pickups and will sound closer to a p bass I suspect.
no, theyre both 34".
Just edited! It’s just gonna be the tone. Sure there’s a comparison video on YouTube somewhere
The two pick up one will be more versatile tonally. It has the P pick up you are used to, plus you can blend in the bridge pick up for to add a brighter sound. The single pick up is probably a bit wider range but no option to vary it other than tone.
You tube them both to see which resonates best with you. Given you like the punk side of things, I think the PJ may be more to your taste.
i assume its better quality than this one?
Not necessarily. Harley Benton get pretty decent reviews.
Thing is, it’s all about the sound. You can have the best made, most expensive bass but if you don’t like the tone, it doesn’t matter.
Watch lots of you tube, if possible the same person playing each bass and see what you like the sound of. Tone matters.
Thing is, it’s all about the sound. You can have the best made, most expensive bass but if you don’t like the tone, it doesn’t matter.
This x10
I'd lusted after a short scale Sterling Stingray for months before I bought one. I was so disappointed when it arrived - I only kept it for a month before moving it on because I just couldn't get on with the tone.
This x10
yeah i get you, but theyre both online purchases so i'll just have to take a gamble i think. as theyve both got P pickups am i wrong to assume that theyd both sound similar there, but with added versatility for the ashdown with the extra J pickup if needed?
other than order them both ands send one back i cant think of what else to do but go with my gut (ashdown), as i really dont want the faff and expense of sending one back 🙂
minds made up, the thomann says not available for 'several months' so i'll go with my gut anyway and order the ashdown.
thanks 🙂
Nice. Shape reminds me of the Fender Hoppus Jag.
Make sure you take time exploring different blends of the pick ups. Given your musical tastes, I doubt the bridge only will appeal much, but blended in with the neck on full adds a bit of brightness. My first bass was a PJ. I usually played either neck only or both on full. Will be a nice bit of added versatility compared to your P.
You keeping your other bass?
Make sure you take time exploring different blends of the pick ups. Given your musical tastes, I doubt the bridge only will appeal much, but blended in with the neck on full adds a bit of brightness. My first bass was a PJ. I usually played either neck only or both on full.
yep, i think thats pretty much what ive settled with P on full and J mebbes halfway. ive read what the tone pot does but i dont really understand it and have it about halfway id say.
Will be a nice bit of added versatility compared to your P.
my other one is also a PJ, a squier affinity PJ, but i didnt really understand the pots, for some reason i thought the neck pot (P) was a volume knob 😀
You keeping your other bass?
for now. i'll keep noodling away on the squier from time to time to try and compare sound/tone, and make sure i really do prefer the ashdown, and when thats confirmed i'll probably sell it on. i dont have an appetite for a collection 🙂
Nice!
If you’ve got two similar basses it can be cool to have different types of strings on them, like rounds on one and flats on the other.
i think i need to learn how to play properly before i start spending money on tweaks 🙂
ive postponed learning any new songs for a while to try and get better at preventing 'flying fingers', and also pick use. it doesnt feel right holding like i see recommended so i need to bottom out 'my style' and get more comfortable playing with it. i'll try slowing everything right down for a while and working back up gradually.
couple of questions if you dont mind......
mates just bought a guitar, still waiting on an amp so i hope ill get some practice in with him soon. he used to play back in the distant past and says he could only play a couple of songs, alternative ulster being one of them. thatll do for me 🙂
so.... i did all the moises stuff, stripped it down to bass to see if i could work it out but its too quiet and muddy, so i thought id try and work it out myself. think ive got most of it (key of D?), or 'my' version of it anyway, just a section of it im a bit confused by and just cant get there. dont know if youd call it the bridge or what, but the 'they say theyre a part of you' section. can anyone play this and can help me out? songsterr and ultimate guitar arent really helping me.
secondly, someone gave me the website of someone that makes custom pickguards. ive looked back a few pages of this thread and cant find it, not can i find it in my messages so can anyone remind me of it please? di dont know if they just do the main players, but i quite fancy a sparkly silver pickguard for my new ashdown.
cheers
That's an octave higher than their recent live perforamances, Jordan.
Hope this helps, Sadexpunk, I can't hear much on the original but this is from a recent live.
@Edukator thank you so much for taking the time to help me with that video. however, even slowing it down i cant quite see which strings and frets youre using for the whole duration. i thought id got it by starting the 'they say' on A5, up to A7 and down to A3, but then when playing along to the song it sounds wrong and doesnt fit when it resumes the verses, unless its my ears that are wrong 😀 are you starting 'they say' on A7? and it looks like youre using the E string for part of it?
and just to confirm, youre starting the song in the key of D yes, on A5?
thank you 🙂
EDIT: this is the UG tab for the bridge, but it doesnt sound right either, it doesnt sound like i should be going anywhere near the D string tbh.
It's a simplified cover, ideal for jamming, but The Bass Punk plays B_G for that section. 3m07s in the video.
You can play it an octave higher on the D string, B at fret 9, A fret 7, G fret 5. @Edukator is playing the B at fret 7 E string, which would be my choice, rather than the fret 2 A string the Bass punk pays.
lovely, thanks chaps, time to get another song in my arsenal 🙂
also been watching a few vids on technique, trying to keep hand as light as possible on the neck as ive not got the most flexible fingers so micro-shifting a lot. still keep falling short of the fret with my pinkie and getting rattle, so need to just slow things down and work on that.
cheers
It's a run down B, A, G then up to D. I play the B four strikes on the E-string 7th fret and one strike on A-string 9th fret for the fifth. Same for the A but starting at E-string 5th fret. The G is one strike E-string 3rd fret and let it ring. On the D I play root two strikes (A-string 5th fret) then the two strikes on the fourth (5th-fret G string) and one strike on the fifth (7th fret G-string). On the picking I'm no doubt busier than necessary - having listened again I'd use this one as a model:
The next bit is C down to G. And don't worry what your guitarist is doing, the bass is closer to the sung melodie.
I’ve had a couple of pickguards from earlpilanz on eBay. Pretty sure h3 cuts them to order so may well do a custom if you trace your existing ash down guard for him.