mcnach

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1422984289' post='2679159'] What do you do about keeping the lacquer off the frets, do they have to be masked up? [/quote] I don't know... I don't do that part, I only request what the final result should be I suspect they get lacquered, and then cleaned out afterwards. My frets were oh so shiny when I got teh bass back

[quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1422970043' post='2678958'] In a similar vein, on Saturday a guy a little worse for wears wanders up to me playing in Think Lizzy and asks if we can play some Led Zep! [/quote] I have been asked for Nirvana and Metallica... while playing in a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band. Some people are just a little thick

Ok, here's a quick one:

Mine is done too, I picked it up two weekends ago (it was ready the weekend before that!). I should post pictures, it looks and feels great! drT, I guess you'll call me Bonkers, but I don't like fast necks. I want one that goes as the same speed that I am at, otherwise I'd have to run after it and that doesn't sound like fun I never got that "fast" neck thing much. There are comfortable necks, and less so. To me it's more about the profile. My lacquered necks don't feel sticky to me (various brands). There's just something about their touch that I like a lot. And I think they look better too... and stay that way longer. To me bonkers is sanding lacquered necks! I'm not sure what it is that David Wilson used on mine... it felt very very smooth, the hand just glides on it. He said that the lacquer he uses has something or another (I was tired, I don't recall, I should ask him again ) that gives it that feel. My neck is only slightly tinted. Nothing like the yellow on my Classic 50 Precision and the like. So as it is, it's slightly paler than the body, but only just. It's supposed to darken/yellow slightly over time. He said that sunlight will clearly change it over the next six months or so, and more slowly afterwards. It looks really good. I really need some new strings, 'though... I'll take some pictures to show here. Horizontalste, yours looks fantastic too! Nice yellow tinge as well. The Stingray was great before, but it was looking decidedly "weathered". So much better now. Pictures coming soon.

Everybody needs a Tele!

[quote name='subrob' timestamp='1422715336' post='2675959'] I bought a white progressive series 5 er. I had to do a lot of work on the neck to get it playable, I shimmed it in fact. [/quote] Shimming a neck is pretty much one of the "normal" things you might do to a bolt-on neck while you set it up to your liking, that's not "a lot of work". How were the frets? sharp ends? did you need to level them?

[quote name='andy67' timestamp='1422716871' post='2675983'] And to be fair, I think the MIM Classic 50s P is every bit as good as the U.S. Standard P. [/quote] The classic 50 series is superb!

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1422719397' post='2676019'] I don't know where you get the more middle bit from Mcnach! I find it's got tremendous bottom end. More than enough! [/quote] They do have bottom end! But also more mids than most other similar cabs. Probably because a lot of other cabs are a bit scooped perhaps. Either way, the BB2 is the bass cab that has the most mids (for any given setting) than any other equivalent cab I've owned. I never said it didn't have bottom. They do! Not as much as the Compact, but they do.

[quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1422716710' post='2675980'] Hmmmm. More middy could be a problem, as it's the mid I tend to EQ out. I really need cabs with a deep bottom end and capable of punching out lots of top. [/quote] well, more middy, but perhaps because we're used to other cabs that are more mid-shy. They seem pretty flat, or flatter than most others. But you'll be using some form of EQ, right? It's just that whatever EQ you use, you'll probably need to modify it before it sounds good. Like with any other cab, I suppose

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1422703415' post='2675780'] I had a Compact and a BB2 for a short while and ran them both at a rehearsal, which was immense with my F1 and Fusion. Two BB2s will be huge sounding, and you'll be able to walk in carrying both of them. Even my drummer volunteered to carry mine. You'll need to re-EQ, mind - they're very clear, and will start off sounding very different to your current cabs. [/quote] another BB2 (+Compact) owner here... Lots of volume, those BB2 cabs are nice sounding, but you'll have to rethink your EQ again as they tend to be brighter and more middy than most other cabs. Ridiculously light for their output.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1422630957' post='2674898'] It is if you're a buyer who's willing to hold out until the price drops even further. [/quote] but not if another buyer who is not as patient as you steps in

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1422709902' post='2675878'] In the meantime, you could try one of those false beards that hooks over your ears. No one would notice. :-) [/quote] or use these... they work for head and beard all at once!

Hey, Happy Birthday, Martin!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1422536861' post='2673791'] Plenty of people rave about them though too, so don't just be put off by my opinion! Not everyone likes the same pedals, there are plenty that get glowing reviews that I think sound like crap! [/quote] Yeah, quite subjective in the end. I thought the Ultimate Drive was pretty cool. There are better pedals out there, but not at £30.

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1421701190' post='2664171'] I'm looking at somehow tilting back my combo to hear better when we're playing but can only find stands for sale which will raise it off the ground. I know the normal practice is to have a cab as much on the floor as possible, but is there REALLY any discernible loss in bass and 'good' tone if it's up in the air somewhat ? [/quote] LIfting it from the floor will remove quite a bit of the low end. Tilting it but leaving it low, not so much and the mids/top end which are directional can reach your ears better, so it may be a better option... However, although the extra bottom end feels nice, if you're mic'd or DI'd and your combo is only really a monitor, then the primary objective is for you to hear what you're playing. In that case, lifting it and bring it closer to your ears will probably be best. You may not get the same deeper lows onstage, but you'll hear better and might even be able to lower the stage volume, which is not a bad thing. Just try it

Hmmm, master volume crackly? The master volume pot also works as a mute (pull to mute)... I wonder if it could be something as simple as a duff pot.

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1421775301' post='2664879'] I'd go with wire wool rather than sandpaper, just takes the shine off with no danger of sanding through [/quote] It sucks, however, when you get bits of wirewool stuck to your pickups... they just won't come off... so watch out! I'm sad, 'though, about this thread... I've seen so many formerly glossy necks butchered, sanded through to the wood...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1422311276' post='2671154'] Bear in mind that if you bass was originally finished in a solid colour, the wood (and how the pieces that make up the body are joined) might not be attractive enough to stand being visible through a sunburst finish. [/quote] That would be my concern too! As for refinishing, should you go that route, I can't speak highly enough of David Wilson: [url="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=ts"]https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=ts[/url] Contact him, great guy, superb job, and not as expensive as some of the others although you would never know looking at the results!

Check David Wilson [url="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=ts"]https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=ts[/url] he's refinished a Jazz body for me in red and it's beauuuutiful. He recently also lacquered the neck on my Stingray and he's done a terrific job too. Nice guy as well. I think he's on BC but does not participate much.

[quote name='YehItsRyan' timestamp='1421976818' post='2667440'] Sorry to dig up an old thread but are these basses short scale? Can't find the scale length at all anywhere. [/quote] No, they're full scale, 34".

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1421673705' post='2663773'] I don't think they can have started out fretless, as with a bound neck the fret slots would have to be cut before binding. I reckon they just don't have anyone who reads English on the factory floor, so errors in the labels don't get noticed. They were selling a guitar model where the headstock read "Delxue" instead of "Deluxe" for months before they got changed! [/quote] I have one of the early V-Amp2 units. One of the amp models, as written on the front, is "Amercian Deluxe". I noticed later models being spelled correctly. I held onto it hoping one day it would become rare and sought after

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1421509745' post='2662110'] It's well known that, if you put a Stratocaster on the neck pickup then you can't hear the octave harmonic on the 12th fret. Switch it to any of the other two pickups and it comes over loud and clear. G. [/quote] Really? News to me but I can't say I've ever tried... Must get my strat out and see!!!

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1420994858' post='2655946'] You lot are useless, you wouldn't catch me forgetting both my basses and driving 30 miles to a gig... [/quote] +1 or forgetting the snare drum and driving 150 miles to a gig...

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1421087815' post='2657030'] You're welcome to check it out once it's officially unwrapped... [/quote] It'd be an honour