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I'm pretty sure the pickups in your Peavey "Dyna-Bass International Series", it's Sunday might as well use it's full name, are the same as in the C-Series/Zephyr. I never found replacements with the correct dimensions, hopefully time has solved that wee issue 👍
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Have a look at Warman pickups too. Great pickups for about £25
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Punch?... https://entwistlepickups.myshopify.com/products/mbc5-nd Drop em a line, might have some B stock...
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That applies to bass players as well. Full lows and moderate mids sounds great, be it at home or when playing alone on stage. But it's not always that way when the full band kicks in, nor when you go out into the room.
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I want to upgrade the weedy pickups in a 90's Peavey International with something with a bit more punch but want to keep costs down so thinking of the cheap Wilkinsons. Are they likely to be worth trying? https://reverb.com/uk/item/26036585-wilkinson-mwjh5-5-string-soapbar-passive-bass-humbucker-pickup-black
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You were lucky. In the 70's I had a small glockenspiel and a plastic four string guitar. No wonder I've got behind with cable technology.
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I played a sludge metal gig through an Elf once. My Orange wouldn't work when I got to the venue but the sound tech had an Elf so I used it. It was perfectly decent and survived 45 minutes at max volume which a lot of amps wouldn't do without overheating. Not bad for a compact head.
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Mmm, a Waluszyczk.
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This is one i quite fancy but new car has put a hold on any new basses for a bit altho i'm about to sell off some of mine.
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First 5 string - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Reissue a good entry point?
Sean replied to ColdFusion's topic in Bass Guitars
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Side-tracking the thread here but one last quickie question. Are modern Bonnies ok. Gonna sell the Harley next year for something a bit smaller and Bonnie was on my list. Dave
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This is very helpful thank you. I was worried I might not be cut out for bass guitar, but it's comforting to know it is common for bassists to have difficulties initially anti clockwise, I feel re-invigored to continue. Don't worry, I won't be reaching for the legal team again this time. I'm going to try with my Harley Benton. It has active electronics that will help stabilise north.
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In my old style metal band Spector Euro 4 LX with eq centred both pickups on full. Two Notes Revolt on the dirt channel at 3/4 gain and mids boosted. Ashdown ABM600 with EQ flat and GK CX115 & CX210 cabs I tend to play lots of power chords or just very fast Lemmy inspired lines. With this set up I get a really nice tone almost like a cranked valve amp but without the maintenance bills or back injury. Im trying to work out my sound in my stoner/grunge band. I seem to be going towards my Yamaha BB with just a little dirt on it.
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..and while I agree promoting such admirable thoughts is the purpose of this forum, sadly new gear is seldom the actual answer!
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First 5 string - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Reissue a good entry point?
karlbbb replied to ColdFusion's topic in Bass Guitars
Just another +1 for the V7s. I've got a 5 string, 2nd generation and it's fantastic. That said, I'll be listing it on the members market very soon due to lack of playing (in general) and to pre-fund future plans -
The first three were Meriden Bonnies, the last three were Hinckleys (plus a Scrambler 900 which is part of the Bonnie family). I improved the electrics on the old ones by putting silicon bridge rectifiers in to replace the dodgy originals, and once I seated the pushrod tube seal properly there were no leaks.
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I am selling this 2024 VanZandt PBV-R2 Precision in excellent condition. It is honestly the best Precision I have ever owned. Very light nitro finish characteristic of VanZandt, very resonant and lively. Alder body, ash neck, and beautiful rosewood fingerboard. 4 kgs. Excellent playability, best Precision sound, it's really superb in every way. I had a custom acrylic pickguard made, the original white pickguard is included in the sale. Packaged with care.-
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Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
Leonard Smalls replied to Mudpup's topic in General Discussion
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This is a parts bass made with a JV Precision neck and neck plate, all the original JV hardware (tuners, string tree, bridge and headstock strap button). Pickup is a mid 2000’s MIM Fender and the electrics were with the body which is a Y series early 2000 Chinese Squier. The scratch-plate is from a Korean Squier and I also have the original but cracked Chinese scratch-plate. I bought the JV neck and parts minus the original body. The neck had to have a snapped screw removed from the neck butt before it was doweled and filled by the luthier. The serial number, neck plate and Squier hardware are all from one bass. The neck plate has some corrosion but the JV serial number is visible. Although listed as a project the bass plays well as is. It has been set up with a low action wearing D’Addario strings. The truss-rod works and frets are good. The necks on these early Japanese Squiers are fantastic as no doubt you are aware. The instrument is reasonably light at 3.8kgs and sounds like a typical Precision. Selling at what it cost me in parts. No trades sorry, pickup preferred but I can post in the UK only at buyer’s cost. I will include a worn but well padded gig bag.-
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But is it Real Bonnie Ownership? I mean the sort that had chocolate electrics and leaked oil all over the garage floor, none of that It Just Works rubbish! 😁 I speak as owner of a bike that desn't leak, but had chocolate electrics until I changed 'em... Though I did become an expert in roadside carb-dismantling!
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Just me, the BL has downsized to a Speed 400 from a T120, the guitarist is a former biker but I think it was mainly two-strokes. In the other band, Dirty Roses, two of us have Triumphs - it was three but the guitarist sold his T595. Still, I've got two Bonnies and have had four previous ones so the average Bonnie ownership across the two bands is 0.75.
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@Owen I think this wee example may illustrate the difference between those who target "niche/hobby" and trade. There's this 51 slab body and you just know it's screaming out for binding 😁 Rabbeting bit is needed but those sold by B&Q/Screwfix/Toolstation etc cut too deep 😕 Luckily Stew-Mac can save the day, they sell a kit $102 or a cutter for your Dremmel for $140 or the LMI $69.99 + $5.99 for the bearing. They're a one stop shop as well as a respected name 👍 Here in the UK we have Wealden Tools, they only sell cutters, drill bits and blades for machine/wood shops. Their rabbeting cutter is £18.99 + £3 for the bearing 🙂
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Me too... I've been buying from the D'Addario store on Amazon where they're proper cheap, and not fake as a) they're from D'Addario b) the code works on Player's Circle.
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