lonestar

Thanks for the heads up.

I think I’ve just ordered the last set in stock

Not sure if they’re still around but I have a Mighty Mite fender licenced neck on my bitsa P bass. Lovely

On 30/11/2024 at 15:57, glassmoon said:

Quick question for you all... Who here has upgraded their MetroExpress with the VTC circuit, and how much of an improvement is it really? My bog standard eq is all flat and both pickups are on full. How much "more" will the VTC bring to the party? 

 

Thanks, as always... 

 

Julian aka Glassmoon 

I added the VTC to mine and it was worth every penny.

Mine is a 2020 model and although there were none of the common noise issues from that time, the vintage tone control, better pots, and versatility of tones has made a big improvement to my bass. 

I’ve felt no need to change the pickups, since swapping the VTC preamp and controls, but I did swap the string retainer for a Hipshot one, as inspired by Andy Irvine. That in itself seemed to improve the tone somehow and “tighten” up the sound is the only way I can think how to describe it. Roger Sadowsky has posted a very useful how to video on Youtube.

Get your soldering iron out and go for it!

https://shop.warwick.de/en/instruments/electric-basses/sadowsky-metroexpress/24-fret-modern-bass/38977/sadowsky-metroexpress-24-fret-modern-bass-roasted-maple-fingerboard-5-string?number=D0444556001717328263A1-D0890850001700158009A5506

Anyone tried one of these?

I’m intrigued to know how it compares with the JJ 5string

Any offers before I have to resort to Fleabay ?

Open to offers 

This is the, I think early nineties or late ‘80s Precision copy that I posted about recently and now need to move on to make space for something else. It’s a reluctant sale really, because it’s a really nice bass; lightweight, low action and sonically does what a P bass should. I did,as I mentioned in the other thread:

Replace the pickup and wiring loom with a recent 2018 Mex Fender Player series one.

Lined the cavity with copper tape.

add New shiny knobs

Glue crack in the pick guard by the jack socket

Gave the fingerboard and frets a bit of a spruce up. 

It’s aging nicely with the pick guard and neck looking a lovely vintage colour.

There is a bit of a ding in the back of the neck but otherwise in very good condition, having spent much of its life in its gig bag in the cupboard.

It'll come with a cheap gig bag and the nylon strap in the pics.

I’d prefer it if you’d like to come and pick up, kettle will be on or meet to collect nearby.

I do have a big heavy Thomann packing box for postage if you’d like to arrange a courier.

Nice one playing at Kings Lynn Cocktail festival. A surprisingly sedate crowd*, I can’t imagine they’d hit the cocktails very hard. However we played well and they seemed to like us.
 

* unlike these lovely ladies photographed outside the venue about 7:30pm, who seemed to having a fine Saturday night out.

On 19/04/2024 at 12:06, Barking Spiders said:

They sure get overplayed on the likes of Heart, Smooth and Absolute. Back in the day it was kinda heretical to profess a dislike of the Eurythmics. As well as There Must Be...equally turnoffable IMO are Sweet Dreams, Who's That Girl, Right By Your side and Thorn In My Side.  ABBA i don't mind. Can't think of any of their songs have me booting the radio out through the window

I like Annie Lennox; she seems a very nice, talented person and singer. I just really dislike her voice.

Quite a lot of the usual cover band staples on here are strong contenders for my worm sandwich list i.e I'd rather eat one than play any of them again. However, Bohemian Like You is head and shoulders way above any of them in a list of songs that I hate. I absolutely loathe everything about it and have never understood why anyone would want to hear it; I hated it from the first time I listened to it and played it in a band.

Looks like Thomann have very little stock of the old 5 string.

This is about half what I paid for my late 2020 one although I think the headstock on this says 2019.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/sadowsky_metroexpress_21_5_vin_mo_sgmp.htm Still very tempting.

I did the usual to mine; fitted a VTC preamp, filed the fret ends and added a hip shot string retainer to mine and I love it. It’s sadly not my Ampeg rig in the pic though.

The Bottle- Gil Scott-Heron

MPB Womack & Womack

Shaky Ground The temptations/Phoebe Snow

pic courtesy of Emma Bowden @armadillocentral.com

Brilliant gig on Saturday at The Plough in Shrepreth. Good turn out, some lovely comments from the audience and staff and being not far from home. I had lots of friends and family in; which is always nice.Very good friendly venue; a great local pub that prides itself on on being a proper music pub- nice stage, good house PA and an owner who also knows his way around a desk; he did a great job on the sound while running a busy bar and looked after us really well. He also happens to stock some great beers and Mrs C was driving !

We had a great time one of the best pub gigs I’ve played.

Is there no start to this man's talents ?

22 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I'm surprised we made it all the way to page two before the inevitable "the Beatles weren't all that" comments started...

All I did was post a light hearted paraphrase of an Alan Partridge quip and off it all went.  It's as if they'd said that they were bigger than Jesus or something... Oh hang on.

BTW I like the Beatles; There I've said it. 

On 15/02/2024 at 21:25, Geek99 said:

Pah 

he will never amount to anything… loser

He was in Wings though; "the band the Beatles could have been."

41 minutes ago, Mudpup said:

Another morning after the night before post for you

 

My mob Yellowhouse played the Essex Riviera with a dep singer. She's done a couple of gigs with us over the last few months with us and it's getting better each time. 

 

I think this is the best bit of video I've ever seen of my lot. The sound is great and the vocals are immense. It's an old Skunk Anansie song which I've always wanted to play and Susie blows the doors off here....

 

(Cort A4, Orange 4 Stroke, Laney Digbeth pre on the tube setting and a couple of Barefaced Big Baby cabs for the geeks)

 

 

Very nice vid.

I like those Cort A basses

Kim bought my Soniccake Octaver. Swift payment good to have a confirmation of delivery and to know that he’s pleased with the pedal A thoroughly  nice chap to deal with !

Lovely bass and a very enjoyable demo. I wish I was in the market for another Jazz.

GLWTS

I glued the scratch plate, replaced the pickup and controls with a Mexican Player loom that I had and added copper shielding to the control cavity. I’m very  pleased with the result. Plays very well, after a quick truss rod tweak and has a great Precision thump with the ancient but pretty much unplayed Elites that have been on it since it was stored in a cupboard for years. Best bargain bass that I’ve owned!

On 23/01/2024 at 18:57, itu said:

Alembic Spider

- weighs a metric ton

- ergonomics, say what?

- probably even worse to find a case than to a T-bird, an Original, or a C-bass (which would also be of interest)

- price is around £toomuch

Me too!

On 23/01/2024 at 18:14, Lozz196 said:

I really want a Charvel Pro-Mod  San Dimas PJ IV. Not practical for me as can only do short scale basses nowadays but love the look of these.

 

https://www.charvel.com/gear/shape/san-dimas-bass/pro-mod-san-dimas-bass-pj-iv/2963068595

I tried one of these; really nice, however I just couldn't get on with the compound neck

On 15/12/2023 at 12:36, Dov65 said:

This here bass will now be open to offers, over the last 5 years I’ve had some great support from Alzheimer’s Scotland and my local Carers Centre….both charity based so it’s time to give something back. Money will be split between both charities, 👍

What a kind and generous thing to do. Have a bump and good luck with the sale.

Just now, Maude said:

Is this the model with the funky 3D neck plate. 

If it is I have the fretless version and it's actually a very nice bass. 

The scratchplate is significantly different in shape to a generic P so an eBay replacement is out of the question anyway. I know you weren't heading down that route, but just in case you were considering it. 

It is that very one Maude, yes it is a nice bass. Thanks for the heads up re the scratch plate I did momentarily toy with changing it but definitely won't now.

5 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

...if the broken piece can rotate at all then that end screw/hole is in slightly the wrong position - likely reason for the break is that end piece was under stress, and broke with a knock to the jack plug in place

 

So mending the plate is only half the job - the end screw hole needs to be carefully refilled and a new hole drilled exactly where that plate hole has 'moved' in the fix (likely less than a mm)

 

That's a good point. There is a slight gap in the crack too and it runs just under the jack socket washer. I'll have a play with it and post the result.