Ou7shined

Might just need soldering. If it's a barrel jack then yes maybe it will need replacing. You won't be able to tell until you open her up.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1264123' date='Jun 10 2011, 04:47 PM']Has no-one else noticed that the bridge is in totally the wrong place? It should be somewhere around the position of the angled pickup. No wonder it won't play in tune.[/quote] Plus Slash's head will be upside down when you play it. Honestly, some folk.

Use both. Rout out a rough hole then tidy it up with a chisel. IMHO you can't better the accuracy and crispness of a chiselled piece with standard power tools. Up to now I've done purely chisel work but to keep my rates down (router is way faster) I'm now implementing my new toy....

[quote name='neepheid' post='1261302' date='Jun 8 2011, 03:10 PM']..I still think that I have spent more time in my formative bass years piddling around with pickups, preamps and wires than actually playing the damn basses, and I think that balance needs to be restored by not putting basses under drill presses for a while [/quote] Yeah you probably did jump the gun a bit, so what. That was only because you are facinated by the physicality of the instrument - the woods, the electrodynamics and how they interact and can be manipulated to produce different tones, dynamics etc. The end result is that you now have a greater inner knowledge of "the bass" than most learners/intermediates, you can do a decent set up and you are awash with "bass facts". All that's left for you is to figure out the musical side of the equation. By all means work on the fingers, keep up the lessons (I wish I'd had that opportunity back in the '80s and '90s) but also develop an ear for bass... and right up there with listening, is recognising the nuances of tone (not just the notes) and how you alter them with your different playing styles, and (relevant to this conversation) how that can be assisted by physically changing the instrument itself to help you get closer to the sound that represents you or the style of music you play. [quote name='neepheid' post='1261302' date='Jun 8 2011, 03:10 PM']..The trend is away from modded basses in my collection also - once the Les Paul goes, the L-2000 will be the only modded bass I have, and that mod is as subtle as it is reversible and optional - as an elegant mod should be, of course. Of course, the house of "under-appreciated basses from the 70s and 80s" will continue to expand Where's that El Toro?[/quote] Nah man there's lots of love for the El Torro .... your collection needs an L-1500 that's the only Marmite bass G&L ever did.

Now it's puke. Uuuuuugh.

Sweet.

Bought 3 black knobs off Will. They arrived in good time, double bagged in a A4 jiffy. Now that's how to post stuff. Cheers mate. Rich.

Traded pedals with Jon. Good guy to deal with and great comms. Maybe advertising it as "in used condition" instead of "in perfect nick" would have lessened some disappointment ... but hey it works. Cheers. Rich.

And so, I finally get my name on Beedster's Wall of Shame. Bought a BA bridge off of Chris. He even offered to send the part before I had the readies on me... turned out the wages came in just before he could get to the PO, but the offer was there anyway. Faultless deal. Cheers man. Rich.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='1260957' date='Jun 8 2011, 11:18 AM']I agree. [b]If you get it right people will notice.[/b] It's just that making small advances in sound require big expensive steps.....[/quote] I think so too.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1260839' date='Jun 8 2011, 10:11 AM']Tried it. I rewired Neepheid's L-2000 trib for him to see if we could open up the possibilities and get a 'ray-esque tone... couldn't - the physical differences are just too vast, let alone not having the correct eq. [b]Not long after that I realised that the only way to get a 'ray tone (even as a reference tone) is with a 'ray.... or a SUB...[/b][/quote] Forgot to mention the Pingray again. Third option obviously is to build what you want using MM parts.

[quote name='hubrad' post='1260837' date='Jun 8 2011, 10:10 AM']OK, so back onto topic.. If I was looking to spend this kind of money on a fretted 4 string, Floyd's OW would be coming home with me! Seriously fancy it, just seriously no justification.[/quote] 4 minutes to go - zero bids.... go for it.

[quote name='hubrad' post='1260826' date='Jun 8 2011, 10:06 AM']What a nice green! [/quote] [quote name='BigRedX' post='1260828' date='Jun 8 2011, 10:06 AM']Is that nitro? Will it "relic" nicely? ;-)[/quote] Haha thanks guys.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1260781' date='Jun 8 2011, 09:31 AM']Done it, doesn't work (not that I was trying to make it sound like a Stingray per se, but an opportunity arose to A-B it with a Stingray and just simply, no.). It just sounds (slightly) different to the parallel setting. Additional: I am becoming disillusioned with the desire to make basses sound just like other basses. My L-2000 sounds like ... an L-2000. Additionally, it sounds like ... a bass. It's getting to the stage that as long as it sounds like a bass, I'm happy. I think my priorities have shifted thus: 1) neck must feel nice to play 2) sound (as long as it's got a "good" sound (as defined by me - a bit of character, a bit of grit, plenty bass (duh!), if it sounds assured and authoritative through my 30W practice amp then I'm happy) and 3) appearance. To be honest, I'm getting really tired of this pointless obsession with tonal micro-differences. Johnny Punter won't notice, and I've come to the conclusion that my time would be much better spent improving my technique than ripping basses to bits and making pickup/wiring changes in a fruitless quest to turn an apple into an orange. Don't flame me, it's only an opinion.[/quote] Could have saved myself a post if I'd seen this. Second part : I suspect you've been listening to your tutor (or someone else banging on about your technique) too much Matt. This new negative thing about what Johnny Punter thinks (or not) about your tone is pish. The assumption that no one listening to you is a bass or indeed a music fan is bad - ok the percentage won't be high but there will be some punters out there who can tell a good sound when they hear it... do it for them/us. Also there's the science bit (which I'm sure is what you got off on to start with) it's not just about "upgrading" it's about exploring the possibilities and learning the limits of your instrument. Like you did with your Les Paul - in your quest for excellence you've modded it out of it's own price bracket but you did it, it was fun and you learned stuff. Cheer up bud. [/sermon] btw - I've turned many an apple into, not an orange but a peach.

[quote name='Jakester' post='1260672' date='Jun 8 2011, 07:38 AM']Couldn't you have the s/c mod carried out on the L2000 and run inner/inner coils on the two humbuckers, which might get it closer to the MM location?[/quote] Tried it. I rewired Neepheid's L-2000 trib for him to see if we could open up the possibilities and get a 'ray-esque tone... couldn't - the physical differences are just too vast, let alone not having the correct eq. Not long after that I realised that the only way to get a 'ray tone (even as a reference tone) is with a 'ray.... or a SUB...

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1260514' date='Jun 7 2011, 11:26 PM']Where abouts in Aberdeen do you stay Rich so I can steal that beauty [/quote] Oh you silver tongued devil with your west coast ways, how can I resist.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1260443' date='Jun 7 2011, 10:42 PM']I am speaking for the masses, you secretive so-and-so [/quote] This is the height of OT but here ye go. My shed/workshop as of 10 minutes ago (yes the sun does come out in Aberdeen ).

It's entirely doable... but it very much depends upon your neck whether or not it can maintain the extra (minimal) tension. Give it a go and see.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1260293' date='Jun 7 2011, 09:16 PM']L2000? The body is more Precision shaped, and it can get more Stingray-like sounds. It doesn't look as cool as either a Precision or a Stingray though unfortunately. You could also look at the Sandbergs with a J-position MM pickup, see if that does it for you.[/quote] The L-2000 doesn't do Stingray... not even close in fact. Even the Sandberg PM or JMs can't nail it as the MM pup is a good bit away from the sweet spot. This is a bit more like it. P neck and MM pickup placement accurate to the mm.

Is it me or are these "viral" auctions getting less and less funny.

[quote name='neepheid' post='1260134' date='Jun 7 2011, 07:33 PM']Pics, or it never happened [/quote] But you've seen it you wally.

[quote name='gary mac' post='1259926' date='Jun 7 2011, 05:05 PM']Yes, same as my shed [/quote] Haha. Mine's Surf Green (it really is).

Yeah it's a Boner. That rosewood looks a bit thirsty.

[quote name='Nostromo' post='1259641' date='Jun 7 2011, 01:21 PM']....He's on the verge of purchasing a second hand Shine Bass ([b]not sure if I've spelt Shine correctly[/b] ?)...[/quote] I think there's a "t" in it. I'm sure it'll be fine for a starter bass.

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1259095' date='Jun 6 2011, 10:49 PM'] Yeah my lot didnt even notice I was 40 minutes late!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]