Brave Sir Robin

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci2z10xVm1k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci2z10xVm1k[/url]

Paul Denman don't seem to have any problem getting a clean sound out of his. bit more middy and cutting...

Got to be the ACG. Although I'll miss the Corvette and all that lovely bubinga and wenge.

Ibanez, Spector, ESP, Peavey, Cort, and warwicks with adjustable bridge saddles.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1277728' date='Jun 21 2011, 08:51 PM'] [/quote] Is he trying to out-do the sh*t? A+ for effort. Epic!

[quote name='XB26354' post='1273232' date='Jun 17 2011, 09:30 PM']There's nothing like a Streamer Stage 1 5- or 6-string. Absolutely massive sound and a phenomenal tone from bottom to top. Problem is they're close to £3500 new now, about a grand more than a couple of years ago. For that money you can take your pick of NYC Sadowsky, Modulus, Dingwall, Roscoe, MTD, all of whom appear to be far more highly-regarded in the high-end custom market.[/quote] ... Or two customs by certain local luthiers [quote name='drewm' post='1270479' date='Jun 15 2011, 07:11 PM']The nu metal thing passed me by, but it's not the first bandwagon Warwick jumped on. There were riding on the back of Jamiroquai's success in the 90s too.[/quote] They still do! [quote]Based on what's been said about stock policy, I can't believe Warwick's German operation will survive in its current form. How many Thumb Singlecuts do you think they've sold starting at nearly four grand? [/quote] Yeah, there's a reason they moved manufacturing of their cheaper and more popular models to korea (?).

Depends on woods. My big 5 strings ACG is really light. Lighter than my Vette 4 by some margin. It's black limba / Walnut body, and wenge / bubinga neck with macassar ebony board. So even this combo feels is very light. It was about the same as my K5 (mahogany / padauk, wenge / walnut / rosewood neck).

The usual mod I've seen for neck dive is to the strap button where the neckplate would be. Of course, doing that to your bird may be extreme, plus the button will catch on various things like that. Or something like that, if you have a bolt on. I quite like the Thunderbirds for looks and sound.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1236879' date='May 19 2011, 01:09 PM'][url="http://www.normansrareguitars.com/fender-1964-precision-bass.html"]http://www.normansrareguitars.com/fender-1...ision-bass.html[/url] [/quote] niiiice.

yup. Nice, no-nonsense pickups. Great tone and clarity (64's and 84's here).

Thumbs are crazy. Had a BO 5, really heavy, peculiar balance, difficult fret access at the neck, fat wenge neck, but sounded like nothing else. Not a huge range of sounds, but real agressive tone, with that low-mid growl and purr and some nice zing on top. I think you'll be more at home on a streamer, but if you decide on a thumb, highly recommend you try one with a strap and all for at least an hour, if your back can take it! Try the vettes as well. You don't need to spend massive amounts.

Not a mudbucker, although can output masses of bass. Stacked humbucker series / parallel / single. The preamp can coax a lot of range out of it.

Good bass the BB414. Good cheap alternative to Fenders, if you are after a passive workhorse. I've tried the 415 which was lovely too. I'd get that over a cheap active. I preferred the BB4xx over the 6xx series, despite the pickup selector and the lack of preamp. Problem is, I just found a K5 that was too good of a deal to pass up.

from allparts uk. [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bodies/bass-bodies/replacement-body-for-tele-bass-no-finish-p-1967.html"][/url] [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/necks/bass-necks/replacement-neck-for-tele-bass-solid-maple-no-finish-p-2002.html"][/url] Still bloody expensive for bits of unfinished wood. Well, ignore, it's not what you are looking for. maybe take a gander at this. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26654&st=0[/url]

1K brings you close to customs. Worth trying a Second Hand Stingray HH (a little different than the standard Ray, with more sound options), a Bongo (if you can get past the looks), or a good Fender Jazz. With that kind of cash, maybe worth having a day out in London and check out the cool shops.