Oqsy God bless you

Oh hell, somebody call the police! We have to arrest Scott for that!

Nigga balls

My pleasure Andrew! Keep groovin man :)

The strings on both basses are brand new Nolan - although they are different brands (I almost got it right, lol!)

hi Scott. thanks for the vid and all your lessons. on a neck to neck comp, shouldn't there be two same brand/type strings?

Nolan G I'd wondered the same thing. Definitely preferred the sound of the Moolon though, it's got some bite to it. I bought a 1980 aria pbass 18 mths ago. $700 AUD. It's got some serious growl.

Nolan G I have flatwound strings or whatever u call it

Nolan G I've had experience with that one muted string compared to the rest and I've found it wasa problem the string Everytime

Ahhhh thanks - great to know you enjoyed it, I enjoyed making it too!

Same

I am determined to get my hands on a “burpy “ sounding Fender P style or Stingray this year for $2400 or less .

and that none of their basses cost 900$....

Oh, and the Moollon sounds seriously tasty. It sounds more "alive". The Fender sounds a bit (dare I say) generic.

Boom! ;)

thats okay because the 900$ bass isnt actually 900$ its 2400-2700$

FatGreySquirrel oh good. i guess i better stick to my air guitar. thanks for the offer tho...

squier p vintage modified and MAYBE new p.u....

@@EricNeuls the nate mendel is 924 dollars on sweet water right now..not sure where you're getting 2400 dollars. The moolon is that price.

"when you cant afford either of these " tonnes of music shops offer layaway and or financing .. also getting a better job never hurt anyones pocket book either

I've got a Nash 63 P Bass and I love it. I ordered a Moollon bass but ran across the Nash bass and bought it before the Moollon arrived. Now I play the Nash all the time and the Moolon is almost untouched ( I like the Moollon, don't get me wrong). The Nash immediately feels worn in and comfortable AND you don't have to worry about banging up or dinging the finish. I got two nicks on the Moollon because the Nitro finish is so sensitive. The Nash is definitely worth checking out and comes in under the Moollon price.

www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=47291 nuff said.

Just go to All Parts and assemble it yourself and put a Lollar PU in it. That's what Nash does. EXACT same thing for far less.

Heck no. Train yourself on you tube.

@@jmongmon1100 Lesson have one great advantage: they give you a deadline.

@@Francois15031967 we can put deadlines on ourselves too if we have enough resolve.

I prefer the Jazz Bass because i'm more of a metalhead, i really don't like precision basses but in this video i prefer the Moollon over the Fender

It's funny that you say that because my understanding is that a P-Bass is the preferred Bass for metal (if you were choosing from Jazz or P). I think most metal players nowadays use active basses. Play what makes you happy though, no reason you can't rock out on a J-Bass.

Oh, i didn't know that. I just looked up my favourite metal bassists and none of them were using P-Basses :DD

Idk, i just thought the Jazz one was more suitable for metal than Precision just because none of my favourite bassists are using Precision but you're right, the P-Bass sound sounds a bit heavier indeed, i still prefer the Jazz though, it just sounds better in general in my opinion

Either one is fine with me. The two basses that everyone copies sooner or later.

I've the same question... there's a bit of a hype around Sire

I have inexpensive basses under $400, Squire PBass, SX Fretless Jazz, Fender Blacktop Jazz. All serve me well. I back many different artists from Country, Rock, Reggie, Folk, Standard Jazz, Smooth Jazz, and Contemporary Worship music. I love playing all kinds of music. I also play guitar, which is really my main instrument, I got more gigs playing bass (go figure). I have joined a few FB groups to follow the responses on the Sire Bass. Most notably what modifications are necessary if any and if people are disappointed in their purchase. I can honestly say I don't hear much bad and very rarely do I see used ones for sale. If I do they are almost at full price. I played the M3 $299 model not plugged in and fit and finish was nice and it sounded pretty good with good sustain. Just as Scott demonstrates in the video. Unfortunately I wasn't able to plug into amp at the time. I'm thinking about buying three Sires. Just can't make up my mind on colors. Hahahahaha!

I have a Marcus Miller V7 jazz bass (5 strings) and a Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn Signature, also played a lot of american Fenders (Deluxe, Custom Shop, etc). The Lakland is lighter and more confortable, it's easier to adjust and stuff, but the Marcus Miller has an ASTONISHING sound and the finish is very nice. Ridiculous quality for that money, really. Buy a dozen.

Time to buy one in every color to go with wardrobe. Thanks Borja!

I've got a Sire V7 and looove it. If you don't want to spend over $1000 on a nice jazz the Sire has got it all and more. The passive tones on it are even enough for me but the preamp is ridiculous and provides so much versatility.

Great idea... I've actually just been getting it set up and I'm picking it up in the next few days - I'll make a vid on it when I get it back :)

Absolutely - feel and vibe is EVERYTHING! :)

Keep groovin' J, thanks for the support! :)

Besides strings and pickups, what else is there to affect the sound? (Please, please, please don't say the wood.)

It is a question that vexes ALL players! And arguments rage in forums about this very topic. I can only offer my views as a guy who has done custom shop work and been playing since the early 70s - In order of magnitude ? Pickups (and electronics if any) - Strings - Neck wood (and fingerboard) - Frets - Bridge - Body Wood - Finish - - - The ones after Bridge I consider to be incredibly small effect if any, but no doubt somebody will jump in to rewrite this list ! ! ! I never thought the neck and frets made made much difference until I changed out neck on my 1980 ESP Jazz bass (DiMarzio Ultra Jazz pickups and Badass II bridge) with a USACustom Guitars quartersawn graphite reinforced Jazz neck with a Pau Ferro fingerboard and stainless frets..... The amount of high end bite that came out of the bass was insane! (that being with same pickups bridge body strings hardware) I believe most of that was the stainless frets. Sent the neck back and got one NOT quartersawn and nickel silver frets - was pretty much like the original but with tighter bottom (graphite reinforcement?) There is an interplay of factors at work. Not simple. I recently did experiments on headstock resonance with a cheap Mighty Mite Jazz neck that proved (to my satisfaction) that "dead note" issues may have a lot to do with the stiffness of the headstock rather than the mass of the headstock as is generally accepted. Phil Kubicki of Kubicki Bass and Fender Pro Shop fame was a pioneer in sorting this stuff out - Go check out Kubick ExFactor basses! I had one, amazing stuff. His techniques to "solve " issues with standard Fender Bass design led to a pretty special bass.

I bought a GK Neo 2-12 cab (with a MB Fusion 800) and it gets pretty loud. I think it's rated at about 400 watts, so it matches the 8ohm output of the head. Not my first choice, but I wanted a cab that was light weight for my back (it's only about 50lbs) and one that was loud enough for small gigs. I would have preferred something Ampeg, but ended up with what suits me. One KEY thing is - your drummer MUST know how to control his/her volume! Just pounding hard on drums does not make you a good drummer - that only puts all of the band members at odds with each other. My first band (eons ago) was too loud - I was getting drowned out with my little 150 watt, 1-15" Peavey Combo amp. I hope you find what suits you well and stay in the shed. P.S. The Talkbass.com forum taught me a lot.

Michael Scheitlin thanks a lot for the feedback... I tryed a tc electronic 250w head on a 2x10 and did very well, actually it sounded huge, really enjoyed that kit, but I was wondering if a single 12 speaker could handle the job... The cab should be way lighter I guess..

As I have read on the TalkBass forum over an over, the output of a single speaker will work, BUT - it all depends on so many things - What music is being played, how loud the drummer & other musicians are and the room itself. If it's a closed bar sound bounces and echos. If it's outside, sound keeps going. I have looked into the Aguilar 1x12's and found that there are different versions. The more expensive ones have better specs - to get louder. But, it's still a single 1x12 and it depends on your band. In the end, it's all about Moving Air. The more speaker area, the more air moved. If you get a good 12" speaker, you can always add another one later; just make sure you know how the wattage of your amp head will match up to it/them.