Recent content by Handman

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    NBD Fender Jazz Deluxe (and I'm not very happy with it)

    Send it back, buy a sire v7, job done!
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    New Fender Precision Active Deluxe Special Bass- Terrible J PUP!?

    You did the right thing returning the Bass, N3 pick up is just plain useless
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    Rank these 3 basses. Fender, Sire, Lakland

    Never played any lakland basses so can't comment but own a sire v7 and an okoume jazzbass,the sire only required an action height adjustment when i first got it,sound, playability, hardware and finish perfect the jazz bass on the other hand required the nut filed as the action was too high...
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    Looking For My First "Proper" Bass - around £300

    Take a look at sire basses, fantastic instruments and in the price range of your budget
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    Markbass or PJB double 4

    Looking for some help from you guys, I'm in the market for a small combo to use at home . I'm a four string jazz bass player if that makes any difference. OK so the markbass 801 and the PJB double 4 are about the same price here in the UK and both seem to fit the bill, haven't played either...
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    Okoume jazz bass

    I think you could well be correct about the shielding I have had jazz basses in the past and have done this myself, the thing that I find really strange is the low output, thanks for your help. I think I maybe have posted in the wrong forum, would it be possible for a mod to move it to the pick...
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    Okoume jazz bass

    Hello to all on talk bass, I have a problem with my okoume jazz and am hoping that someone may have encountered this or may have some advice, so here goes. The bass has very low output, terrible humming that goes away when I touch the strings also if I touch a pick up pole piece without touching...