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  2. SimonK
    ..and while I agree promoting such admirable thoughts is the purpose of this forum, sadly new gear is seldom the actual answer!
  3. karlbbb
    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
  4. tauzero
    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.
  5. Grossmit started following Vanzandt Precision PBV-R2 2024
  6. Grossmit
    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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  7. Leonard Smalls started following Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
  8. Leonard Smalls
    I got a Die Toten Hosen t-shirt..
  9. ash started following 1983 JV Squier Precision Bitsa Project Bass
  10. ash
    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.
  11. Leonard Smalls
    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!
  12. tauzero
    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.
  13. kodiakblair
    @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 🙂
  14. Leonard Smalls started following String advice
  15. Leonard Smalls
    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.
  16. tauzero
    Had a look at the 5-strings. Js and Ps around the same price, £160-170. One peculiarity - normal price of B-stock is £75 less than mint, however the B-stock discount is only £5 for the sale instruments. I'd be very tempted at < £100 even though I'd have to remove the paint, but sadly (or perhaps happily, seeing as I'm trying to reduce the herd) they're £172.
  17. gyrus
    Thanks for all the messages. This is now SOLD.
  18. Obrienp
    I’m a Maruszczyk fan boy too. My Elwood 4a 32” is the nicest instrument I have ever owned and the neck is amazing. If money wasn’t an issue, I would have a Jake 32” in a flash. A Mensinger with a MM style pick up would be next. Just great gigging basses.
  19. Burns-bass
    Just get a set of light round wound strings. Rotos or Ernie Ball are fine. I like d’addario. Buy from a reputable dealer as the internet is full of fakes.
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  21. Al Krow
    We've got a sub on our wish list now that we've got a band member who is able to store and transport it! I appreciate a single 15" sub is usually considered inferior to two 12". But did you notice a significant improvement of the 15" over a single 12"?
  22. TimR started following Bass Not Cutting Through The Mix
  23. TimR
    Unfortunately this is often the root cause of 'not cutting through'. Educating guitarists that 'their tone' which sounds great at home is banjaxing the whole mix. Getting them to roll off slightly on the mids might help.
  24. Al Krow
    In the case of our Boss multis it's just the former though, right? Ie assigning parameters to the knobs and expression pedal?
  25. asingardenof started following G+L 2500 Tribute Versus Sire MM V7 5 String
  26. asingardenof
    I would have the G&L, but the problem is there aren't many for sale in the UK so finding one will be tricky compared to the eleventy million Sire basses there are out there.
  27. Cornwall Steve started following Christmas presents....What did Santa bring you?
  28. Cornwall Steve
    I wrote a very long list to Santa outlining all the basses I wouldn't mind having for Christmas But as expected, I got socks, pants, gloves and a woolly hat 😞 Oh well, try again next year 😂
  29. FlatsOff
    A man of taste!
  30. ezbass
    Yep, my JMJ is my heaviest bass, which is odd given it’s the smallest. Lightweight tuners definitely make a difference (certainly more than the just the numbers suggest). My love affair with the JMJ may now be over, after nearly 5 years. I’ve gone back to my 33” scale, customs. Will probably move it on.
  31. ead started following Zoom B6 multi-effect - £240 posted - *SOLD*
  32. Raslee
    Think I'm in the club now, GAS was cured within 24hrs. Got this in a local trade and a bit of cash from me. It's pretty much pristine, no doubt I will ding it very soon. It came with Chromes fitted and as much as try I find flats too sticky with my sweaty mitts. I think I may have to sand the glossy neck too.. again, too sticky. May change the tuners for ultralights as there's quite a bit of neck dive, additionally I think it's now my heaviest bass at 7.9lbs so may shave a few ounces with lighter tuners. Now strung with Bootsy Dr’s this thing has stolen the Fonk from Old Gregg for sure - digging the tone right now 🤩
  33. Chienmortbb
    As I said the vocal presets are fine for me. Nothing excessive just a little sweetening. I do not take them as is, but as a starting point. Some mics need more twedking than others, whether I use the preset or start off flat. I tend to use both reverb and compression sparingly as both can be a feedback problem. With both, I think that if you can hear them, it is too much. My band has two gigs in January and currently nothing until April. However I will be running a monthly open mic from Feb so will undoubtedly have lots of fun there. I will probably end up with several of my one shows and scenes, none of which resemble the factory presets. I currently have 6 mics and only two are the same. However the two mics of the same model are the most expensive. So I will not use those for Open Mic. Should be fun trying to get different mics to sound the same.
  34. ezbass
    A signature sound? No. However, a sound that I’m currently really happy with and can’t see a reason to change is my passive, MM type pickup, fretless bass, into a Sadowsky SBP2 preamp, then into an MXR M87 comp (Dr Pepper type setting), then into a Tech21 VTDI which adds some grit and high end sizzle. These are on all the time and I ride the tone control (0.1uf) for smooth or a bit more aggressive tones (I’ll also use a pick for more attack when required). This seems to work with the 3 different amps I’ve used the set up with (EQ set flattish). My own rig is a Phil Jones Flightcase into a powered PJ cab.
  35. SH73
    Do you mean round wound?
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