Legion

[quote name='Legion' post='59269' date='Sep 12 2007, 01:56 PM']Just dropped it off at the shop and having had another listen in the peace and quiet there I suddenly realised that maybe I've done exactly what I was expecting - maybe the core to the E string has broken having been strung thru-body. Will have to see what he finds when I pick up in a week or two.[/quote] Forgot to follow up on this one. The result was an interesting find, strings survived no problem but as they were heavy gauge the E string in particular was fairly inflexible. Because of the through body stringing the E string was actually creating its own little radius over the saddle ( as it could not be forced to a bend of that small a radius ) and therefore not making full contact with the saddle as it should. I didnt notice this as it was only just resting above the groove in the saddle, and not sitting in it tightly. This was causing the horrible vibration noise I was hearing... Seems a lot was to do with the strings because I put the old Precision string-through bridge back on instead of the badass and put my TI flats on through-body and its working lovely. Phew that seems a complicated explanation...sorry J

[quote name='jwbassman' post='71501' date='Oct 9 2007, 12:19 PM']Went for £1000 in the end - i was following this one, only out of curiosity... Quite fancy getting a bass that is the same age as me - is that daft? [/quote] Not daft at all, in fact I've been suffering from exactly the same urge luckily I'm not too old or that could be a really pricey dream if you were born in the 60's eh! J

Awesome information there thanks! NYC is looking like prime location after I ran a google map search on manhattan island for guitar shops, and thought "ok thats enough to keep me busy for about a week" [quote name='mhuk' post='68860' date='Oct 2 2007, 10:44 PM']If you go to NYC here's the list I made and forgot to take with me (comments not mine): NY Guitar & Bass Boutique and the Avella Coppollo Shop, 746 9th ave. 212-399-3414 nr subway lines 1, 9, C, F etc[/quote]

Thanks for the advice, its looking like it will be guitar centre after all then ( although there is a Sam Ash fairly close to my end destination as well ) hmmm maybe 2 basses... Oh, and don't forget to buy a nice battered flight case to go with your new purchase Wouldn't want anyone thinking you might be bringing a brand new bass back through customs, as that would attract interest from the excise people (Or Vat people. Or customs people. Whoever.) Mark. [/quote] Thats a good reminder thanks, I was thinking about my old hard cases but of course they would be utterly destroyed so I better find something soon J

Long story short and all that... I'll be going to the USA for a business trip in November with the destination of Pittsburgh PA - however I can fly via New York/Chicago/Boston/Washington ( which is nice! ) I seriously want to take advantage of this little trip to purchase something really nice, but as I'm in bass-crisis-mode right now and am not sure what it is I'm looking for I really want to find somewhere where I can sit and try out a large range of basses. Maybe I should just do this in the UK before I go and order something online whilst in the US? Otherwise I'm struggling with information overload on actually locating somewhere in the US that holds a large stock of basses to check out ( gbase.com throws up so much stuff it's silly ) Anybody else been in a similar situation or have any good advice on large stores like Guitar Centre etc? Thanks J

Gavs site is good for information and approximate dating but if you want to research a specific serial number you can also post on this thread: [url="http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/1254-music-man-serial-number-database.html"]http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-...r-database.html[/url] And the very helpful Dan (5stringer) will dig out the exact information detailing how the bass was when it left the factory and where it went. Good luck with the hunt I just got a call from my girlfriend that my newly aquired stingray has been delivered to her office (cant resist the urge to post a picture later, got the most amazing birdseye maple neck I've seen) J

Just dropped it off at the shop and having had another listen in the peace and quiet there I suddenly realised that maybe I've done exactly what I was expecting - maybe the core to the E string has broken having been strung thru-body. Will have to see what he finds when I pick up in a week or two. [quote name='Legion' post='59194' date='Sep 12 2007, 12:09 PM']Yes I tightened the truss rod, although it felt rather resistant to being tightened even with the strings loose which was a little worrying.[/quote]

Yes I tightened the truss rod, although it felt rather resistant to being tightened even with the strings loose which was a little worrying. [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='59172' date='Sep 12 2007, 11:38 AM']Did you just adjust the action at the bridge? The reason the action went higher is because there was more tension pulling on the neck, so you should have tighened the truss rod first to set the relief correctly, then made any nesessary height adjustments at the bridge and nut if necessary.[/quote]

Interesting link thanks. Pretty much the same gauge as I have fitted so maybe this will wreck the strings in time - only one way to find out [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='59135' date='Sep 12 2007, 10:40 AM']I use TI flats and have no trouble with thru stringing even on the low "B" of a 5 string, however LaBella recommend not to with their strings. here: [url="http://www.juststrings.com/lab-0760m.html"]http://www.juststrings.com/lab-0760m.html[/url] However, despite that I have used a medium guage short scale set of LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on a thru-strung with no problems.[/quote]

That same thought was in my mind - I decided to go for it and fitted the strings to see how they coped. All seems OK for now, the ribbon on the E string looks a little stressed out where it runs over the saddle but hasnt actually split or anything so I'll see how they stand up to some extended use. Unfortunately with them being monster strings it pulled the neck a bit and put the action rather high, so I tried to correct it but seem to have been left with a buzz on only the open E string. Was going to drop it off with a local guitar chap to fit the new pot so I get a V/T & V/T instead of the V/T & Pan that I have now so I think I'll get him to take a look while I'm on holiday. Will update this if the string starts to fall apart. J [quote name='Soulfinger' post='59120' date='Sep 12 2007, 10:00 AM']Considering that the original 1951 P-Bass was designed for through-body-stringing and only flats were available at the time, I´d say go for it.[/quote]

What are peoples thoughts and experiences of putting flatwounds on a bass thats string through body design? I've got some meaty ones ( personally I just can't get on with TI's ) so I like cables, but I don't know if it will cause damage to the strings to tension them up with that massive angle where they exit the body to the saddle. J