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if there's problem with them, I'll send them back there are lots of good reviews too worth a punt, especially as the strings on both my Warwicks are too light

Thanks! Yep, everything is now back to normal. What a fun bass to play

This ^^^ 100% ! We had a similar gig yesterday, our regular slot at The Sun Inn, Beverley. It was pretty full by the time we arrived at 4.30pm, then absolutely rammed by the time we kicked off at 5.30pm. Obviously the bank holiday had a fair part to play in the amount of people coming in, but we managed to keep them from moving on to other local drinking places. We did our usual request thing, and probably the most we’ve ever had. ‘Dad rock’ was the main theme on a lot of them , so we hit them up with ‘’Smoke on the water’, ‘Highway to Hell’ and ‘Stairway…’. These were intertwined with ‘Copacabana’ , ‘Don’t dream it’s over’ and the awful ‘Hi Ho Silver lining’ Drink does appear to affect a lot of people’s preferences it would seem. Funniest thing was when a group of young lads came in, with a trophy held high as they’d just won it at a local football tournament. As they were about to be served one of the bar staff asked what the team was called, to be told it was a village under 18 side!! A swift exit followed ….. No pics taken, except for the lovely Beverley Minster as we were loading out.

I currently have 3 wireless systems: Line 6 Relay G30, G10sII and Fender Telepath. I have been using the G10sII until last February, where I played a couple of gigs where it couldn't connect. Medium place with a lot of people. It was like a huge tent and it was crowded. First song: continuous drop outs. Impossible. Then I moved to the Fender Telepath and it works good. Just one drop out. It works great. Last weekend I have a gig where the stage was big. It was again a huge tent with a lot of people. I took my G30 with me. It worked flawlessly. Not even one single drop out (and the rest of my bandmates have IEM working in 2.4). It is like 10 years old and still works. I am always looking for a wireless that includes a tuner, cheaper than the Shure, but it seems that they are not much reliable because they all work at 2.4. However, Xvive is releasing this month a wireless with tuner that works at 5.8. I will have to try that

Great, I've just finished this helping guide... That said check that the green arrowed ground is not touching a lug. The red circled and arrowed white wire must be soldered to that lug, which must not touch the metal cover of the pot. If that's what you've done, you'll be fine for years.

I always thought they were made for status by Picato.

His instructional video is equally rather sad, I watched it the whole way through once and could never do it again. Takes nothing away from what he contributed to music and to the bass in particular, but as you say, a very long way from the glory days......

Boom Boom Bhuna - The Outhere Brothers

Yep, all done and working fine now. Thanks for everyones' help!

I've lost interest in vintage instruments, I used to love the mojo and feel of a 60's or 70's Precision, but ultimately they're an expensive - and increasingly a risky - luxury, I can make often equal quality instruments from some carefully selected used parts on eBay 👍

Not sure there is a justification for an accurate copy other than scamming people. Even if your justification isn't actually money, your intent is to fool people to thinking that a bass is something it isn't when examined close up

Slightly unrelated, but during a soundcheck the other week two of our band members were complaining about a high pitched ringing coming through the PA/monitors. The rest of us thought everything was fine so we weren't particularly motivated to find the supposed problem, but after a bit of confusion/accusations of having divas in the band we then realised the two complaining were both late teens/early twenties while the rest of us were 45+, and possibly some of our hearing wasn't what it once was! Mind you it is quite hard to fix a problem that you can't actually hear - we just went through some of the higher frequencies until the youngsters stopped complaining!

Also align your pots and rescrew them firmly.

Two blokes having a chat. Gordon Giltrap's Fear Of The Dark is a great album.

So very true. If you don't know how the meter works, it is not a tool at all. The same with an RTA.

I bought an American Vintage II because I know I can't afford a real early 60s bass. I do wish it felt a bit more 'worn in', although I know I could take the wet and dry paper to it... or spend a big chunk again for custom shop relicing. The existence of such accurate 'copies' with 100% honesty in what they are, from serial number to neck and body markings, defeats most if not all the justifications for creating these 'fakes/forgeries'. Whatever justification people use, it's clear that one or two owners down the line someone will get scammed. Also, people like me with zero expertise will stop buying real vintage. The only ones I would trust now, without help, belong to a couple of friends who have had them since the 70s or earlier. And even if I had them, would their value appreciate as fakes get more abundant?