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[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='918208' date='Aug 7 2010, 06:21 PM']Has anyone here totally modded a Fleabass yet? I know of the EMG pickup swap that most people do, but I was wondering if anyone has gone further? I have an unused Seymour Duncan Basslines alnico humbucker and the preamp eq system just itching to go into a bass. As I'm moving to 30" scale permanently, I've been toying with the idea of the Fleabass Junior and doing a good mod on it - but I'm unsure if the string spacing will suit the humbucker etc. I think I did see somewhere someone who did do this - i.e: re-route the pickguard and body, drill new holes for the extra pots etc, but I can't find where I saw it........ I've tried the Fleabass and thought it was quite okay, maybe not worth the full asking price, but a good bass to knock about on, and as [b]there aren't any other short scale Stringray-esq styled basses out there[/b], I thought this might be a good way to go. Any thoughts?[/quote] Aren't the probass ones short scale?

I let my search die exactly for that reason, all the spam you have to trawl through. People should be made to list items in their correct sections only rather than spamming everywhere on the off chance of drumming up some business - the annoying thing is, it the pro sellers that do this and usually not the private one.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='917754' date='Aug 7 2010, 10:00 AM']Yeah,maybe that's the answer. [/quote] Yep sure is. I've done it for a couple of people now. One guy did a lot of fingerboard tapping so needed the extra freedom of movement around the neck. Plus the strap hugs you and is therefore less likely to fall off if you are moving about or not playing.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='917550' date='Aug 6 2010, 11:26 PM']Personally I think 1700 is a lot steep.[/quote] Don't say that to Pete you'll just set him off again.

Well usually the neck heel is the safest bet but you don't want that. Why?

[quote name='neepheid' post='916720' date='Aug 6 2010, 09:41 AM']G&L UK distributors: [url="http://www.gotoguitars.com/"]http://www.gotoguitars.com/[/url][/quote] Hehe we were talking about this last night.

[quote name='scalpy' post='916808' date='Aug 6 2010, 10:58 AM']Oooh steady now, some of us G&L fans don't take to the P/Jazz/Stingray not quite business! Part of G&L's problem has been that obviously the fenders came first and were great, the stingray came along and consolidated the success of active basses around at the time, and bass players haven't seen G&L as an evolution of those 3, but as a summary. Well, I don't think I'm alone in preferring the former attitude, the G&L sound is a development of what came before, and if you can get over what your ears have become used to when using or listening to the ancestors, can offer a great deal in terms of tone and different character. Leo said they were the best instruments he ever made![/quote] This. The G&L bass range has quite few different flavours and it would be as inaccurate to discuss all G&L's as "this sound" as it would all Fenders. I presume for the purposes of this discussion we are mainly talking about L2k's as they are the most common and versatile bass.

What a Cwat!

[quote name='keeponehandloose' post='915876' date='Aug 5 2010, 12:55 PM']IF THE BASS HAS 2 PICKUPS ,TURN ONE UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT YOU HAVE A DOWN STROKE AND AN UPSTROKE PICKUP [/quote]

Did you have to tell us about your instrument abuse? I can't see that it isn't a technique issue. Even supposing there was a physical fault with the bass, to combat it you just have to pluck harder (ie. adjust you technique) on the down stroke.

MM Sterling.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='912421' date='Aug 2 2010, 01:34 AM']Here's a couple of nice Fujigen Jazzes - first of all a 79/80 CSL, like mine only blacker: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220646803893"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=220646803893[/url] Highly recommended if it's anything like mine - it's an astonishingly good player & probably my favourite bass. ...... J.[/quote] Looks like you could fly a plane under the action on that 'un.

Certainly not. Unless you often leave it with the jack plugged in while not playing.

It's kinda like an infinite amount of monkeys with an infinite amount of keyboards, bass flash cards and internet access situation.

Ha ha I bet it sounds $hit too.

Lindy Fralins are the most frickin awsome Jazz pups I've ever heard, or proper (as in handmade not factory produced) Bill Lawrence J45's.

Superglue and a light sanding?

What kind of bass and bridge?

[quote name='PhoenixBass1' post='903277' date='Jul 23 2010, 03:21 PM']...I fiddled around for quite a while trying to figure out what the problem is. I think i've gotten it down to being either the head or the speaker.....[/quote] So it's not the wood then, phew. Seriously though we'll need more details. Model , age, what causes the symptoms (playing or just switching it on) etc.. If it's definitly the amp and not a dodgy cable or something, my gut instinct is the valve (if it has a valve front end) is shot.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='901970' date='Jul 22 2010, 02:51 PM']For the month of August only Ernie Ball Music Man has a special ordeing window where you can order any model of basses and guitars (except the Classic series) with a highly figure roasted maple neck, ebony fngerboard, and their limited edition BFR inlay at the 12th fret, only problem is... [b]no choice of body colour as they only offer it in black sugar whatever that is[/b], as per the pic below..[/quote] It's black with a sparkle through it. The roasted maple is lovely isn't it, looks like Guinness settling to me.

That would be brilliant. We could workout which bit of kit is the forum bike.