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[quote name='gary mac' post='1298579' date='Jul 9 2011, 09:33 PM']I've just been asked to stand in for a departed bass player, wonder if its the same band? Yet another set list for me to learn. There is a well run open mic night at the white swan in hoddesdon, not sure when the next one is but I can find out, if you are interested.[/quote] Hoddesdon is a little bit far out for me, there is an open mic nearer to home that I might try. Thanks anyway.

[quote name='gary mac' post='1298541' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:40 PM']They both look lovely Brig, really impressive. Maybe I'll get to hear them at some point as we are both in the same county Let me know where/when you are gigging[/quote] I've just left my regular band due to musical differences. But now joined up with a couple of new guys, but only at the jamming stage at the moment. So it will probably be a little while yet before I get gigging again. Maybe I will have to try a open mic session, just to see what the basses are like in a live situation.

[quote name='Muzz' post='1298510' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:17 PM']Very nice - once you start Frankensteining, it's hard to stop, or even to be satisfied with an off-the-shelf bass again. Where did you get the MM body from? I got a MM maple Jazz neck delivered from the States (a guy on EBay) in about four days the other week for £75 inc postage. [/quote] Good price for the neck, did you pay any duty on it? The body came from the states (eBay), brand new for £120 and got away with duty, so I was well pleased in getting a very nice swamp ash jazz body for that money.

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1298501' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:09 PM']If you feel like parting with the fretless then can you give me a chance to buy it? Cheeky I know, but you have to try! Great looking basses [/quote] My first ever "Bitsa"? It will probably be with me for ever! Thanks for the kind comments though.

[quote name='PURPOLARIS' post='1298490' date='Jul 9 2011, 07:56 PM']Wow, worth the wait, very nice [/quote] Thanks, you never know whether they will turn out any good. The easy part is to make them look good. But the satisfaction is complete, when you plug them in, and they play and sound great. Can't wait to use them at a gig now!

[quote name='lojo' post='1298476' date='Jul 9 2011, 07:30 PM']nice one, they look good how do you find the might mite necks? Im in the market for a maple P bass neck[/quote] This the man I use, his prices are very competitive, and he will give it a vintage finish if required for a bit extra. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mighty-Mite-Lic-Fender-Maple-Precision-Bass-Neck-/330586010233?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cf8763279"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mighty-Mite-Lic-Fend...=item4cf8763279[/url]

[quote name='PURPOLARIS' post='1298452' date='Jul 9 2011, 06:53 PM']Where are they then [/quote] Had a few problems uploading, they will be here soon.

Here are a couple of basses that I have just completed. I have designed my own logo, which is made up of my surname which is Darke, with horse added to it. I have registered the name, just in case I decide to sell bits & pieces online one day. One is a fretless Jazz bass, and the other is a Precision bass, which I have called ‘Old Thumper’. The reason is because I have used a Wizard Thumper pickup, and my favourite tipple is Ringwood’s Old Thumper. I’m really pleased with them both, as they play and sound great, and saved me a lot of money in the process. [i][b]The jazz is made up of:[/b][/i] [i]Body[/i]: Mighty Mite [i]Neck[/i]: Mighty Mite Precision with ‘Ebonal’ board [i]Tuners[/i]: No-Name Deluxe [i]Bridge[/i]: Gotoh 201 [i]Pickups[/i]: EMG Active [i]Finish[/i]: Natural Ash with 'Tru-Oil' (gunstock oil) finish [i][b]The precision is made up of:[/b][/i] [i]Body[/i]: Squier VM [i]Neck[/i]: Mighty Mite Jazz with maple board [i]Tuners[/i]: Wilkinson [i]Bridge[/i]: Gotoh 201 [i]Pickup[/i]: Wizard Thumper [i]Finish[/i]: Olympic White with Tortoiseshell pickguard

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1094594' date='Jan 18 2011, 11:47 PM']Send me a PM and I'll give you the contacts of my supplier in UK[/quote] Looks fantastic! I'm in the process of putting together a bitsa too! Almost finished, but would love to know where you got the ageing stain from. PM'd you.

[quote name='Ross' post='1280604' date='Jun 24 2011, 10:05 AM']Get him a sue ryder [/quote] Sue Ryder on ebay now! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ryder-Precision-bass-guitar-through-strung-blue-p-bass-/300569117600?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45fb50c3a0#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ryder-Precision-bass...0#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1281211' date='Jun 24 2011, 04:39 PM']I have a Wizard thumper sitting around at home at the moment. Im not going to sell it but im not going to use it for at least a month. Your welcome to borrow it if you wanted it try it out for a few weeks. I actually thought it was still in my CV P last week. I remember putting a Fender 62 RI pup in the bass as an experiment but thought i had taken it out. So, there's another suggestion. The Fender 62RI is also a good, not too expensive thumpy pup. Probably a bit more open and not quite as dark as the Thumper, but still with plenty of thump.[/quote] Thanks for the offer Dave, but I've decided to go for the Fender Original '62 P Bass Pickup. Cheers Brian

I've been gassing for a P for some time now, and have decided to put one together myself. I've acquired a Squier VM body, and a Mighty Mite neck, and was wondering what type of pups would be best to get that classic thunderous "thump" of a P. I am considering the Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounders and Wizard Thumpers. Do you have any other suggestions to give me that classic P-Bass thump? And how much difference do the pots make? Any advice would be very welcome.

[quote name='paulwillson' post='1279289' date='Jun 23 2011, 01:56 AM']i have an ibanez sr506, happy with the sound, look, feel and weight however the bridge proved to be a real problem. i actualy have 2 in my possesion at the moment and the both fall down the same pit hole. The grub screws sink into the saddles creating clinky noises when fretted. especialy on the A,D and G strings. had to buy a new bridge as the stock ones are seemling awful. theres a few bits and bobs on the net slating the 'nez SR506 bridges. i would imagine its a problem with the stock bridges on the whole SR series although i can only seem to find complaints about the 506 series...[/quote] I have a SR500 which I absolutely love to bits, plays and sounds great, and as light as a feather. But I would like to replace the bridge too, as I have similar problems. So which bridge did you get to replace the stock one? as I am having trouble finding a suitable replacement.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1265482' date='Jun 11 2011, 10:44 PM']Maybe I just have a talent for buying awesome basses at very reasonable prices, even when they're new? I've only bought 2 s/h basses so far. I have taken a slight loss here and there on some I sold on (through lack of use) but nothing major. I reckon at least five of my instruments purchased new would break even or hit profit if I sold them s/h. One would make sufficient to cover any losses on the others in any case! Meanwhile, back on topic; How can £1048 (surely some bizarre Trace Elliot reference!) be acceptable, and £1167 be too much? There's only about 10% difference, and you can always stretch a little bit... I don't get the big price differential between the Rosewood Am Std and the Maple Am Std either.. Did I miss something? In any case, sounds like a toss-up between the Maple Am Std and the 60th Anniversary to me. The 60th might re-sell better... Until the 65th, 70th, 75th etc. come along. You could always start saving for the centenary edition. When will that be? 2051? [/quote] The shop offered me the american std for £1000, but no discount on the 60th anniversary, so in reality, the difference would be £167, I know it might not seem a lot more, but I went in to try the basses hoping that the cheaper Squier CV would satisfy my needs, but as I said, I found the American std just so much better, and I really do have to have a limit, otherwise if I tried one that was say £1500, do I then tell myself that it is only a little bit more than £1157, where do I stop? As for the big big price differential, I think you did miss something. I did say that one was the American [b]"Special"[/b] rosewood board, the other was a American [b]"Standard"[/b] maple board, and as others have pointed out, the [b]"Special"[/b] seems like it is just a revamped HW1. Thanks everyone for all the great advice. Still not sure what to do though. Maybe s/h would be the sensible route to take, and yes, I would seriously love a proper "vintage" model, but at the moment, funds wont allow.

Yesterday I tried out FOUR precision basses in my local shop, through the same amp, and on the same settings for all of them. First up was an [b]‘American Special’ rosewood board at £793[/b], and my first impression was that it felt quite good, well balanced and light for a P, and Sounded not bad at all. Next was an [b]‘American Standard’ maple board at £1048[/b], and I was absolutely blown away by it, definitely the best P bass I’ve ever played, sat just right, not too heavy, balanced sound across all strings, and great build quality. Then I tried a [b]‘Squier CV’ maple board at £310[/b], and was very impressed with the build, but not too keen on the sound, and was a bit noisy, although it did play very nicely. Finally, the guy in the shop insisted I try the new [b]‘Fender 60th Anniversary maple board at £1167[/b], it was a beautiful looking bass, (although the headstock doesn't look right to me), it played and sounded good, but too pricey for me. I started off hoping that the cheaper Squier would do it for me, as I don’t really want to spend £1000 on a P bass, but unfortunately, the [b]'American Standard'[/b] was by far and away the best of the lot IMO, so now I’m really gassing for it, but don’t know whether I should shell out a grand + for a Precision. Help!

[quote name='mart' post='1262314' date='Jun 9 2011, 09:20 AM']I finally got around to watching this last night, having recorded it when it was broadcast. It was indeed a great show. Dury and the band were fantastic. But I felt Wilko was out of place. I'm probably as much a Feelgoods fan as a Blockheads fan, but I felt that Wilko's stage presence worked much better in the Feelgoods - he got everybody's attention in a way that is bound to annoy the lead singer, and in the Feelgoods part of the act was the tension between Brilleaux and Wilko caused by this. But in the Blockheads the centre of attention always was, and had to be Dury. And he either ignored Wilko or looked like he was feeling sorry for this poor bloke who was trying to upstage him, but didn't stand a chance. So Wilko was left just looking like some upstart guitarist trying to distract attention away from the main star. I guess, I just thought that Dury and Wilko shouldn't share a stage. Each had too big a personality. Anybody feel the same, or am I just losing the plot?[/quote] I agree totally, I am a massive Feelgood fan, and I have seen Wilko & NWR live and they were great, but Wilko in the Blockheads just does not work for me.

Ian Dury & The Blockheads tonight on BBC4 at 10.50pm on The Old Grey Whistle Test 1980. Norman Watt Roy!