LukeFRC

if you need a stopgap while it's being made the Ciatlinbread SFT is worth a look....

by all means everyone go and spend on nice stuff... but I'm no longer convinced that for much of what we do as bass players, the technology that is commonly used is the best for the job.... and I think I've seen too many bands pink torpedo up their own sound cos they don't know what they are doing.... YMMV

I think it's crazy that folk will go drop £1k on a wonder cab to go with their £1k amp ... but then IEM or good wedges are too much... I almost went that way last time but if I ever change my amp again I think something like the setup the OP has is the way I will go.

Why not try it and find out? I mean like all engineering, maths and understanding how things work are optional extras aren't they?

555 each my calculator tells me

Nice necks JVs - but seriously if you had a mint, big fender, small squier logo export one then that's probably worth a bit .... because there's not many of them and some folk collect rare stuff. later ones - nah not so bothered. modded later ones... not worth silly money. Mind you when I first joined this site the common thought was that you avoided 70s gender cos they were rubbish (except @wateroftyne who would say his '71 ones were the last good ones and they were sunburst so better anyway) now look at the price they make!!!

To maintain plausible denyability for her that must be obeyed?

I only just saw this but thought the same - the transformer on my one has blown so the spare could be useful. BUT the repair guy I took mine too today said if the amplifier board has gone mesa send the whole board, FETs heatsink and all rather than replace one or two parts. (if mine has gone as well and the tranny then It will probably be uneconomical for me to repair)

I've just taken my broken amp into the repair man to see if it's econmical to fix. if it's not I might end up going to something like this and a preamp instead. Fingers crossed its fixable though cos I don't have the money for a new rig at the moment!

Nice wee setup there

Agree with this. I'm a graphic designer and while designing a poster in photoshop isn't something I would do - you can do it!

Every Fender Jazz bass I've owned, and I've tried a few... Sound brilliant Look even better Love the sound... Play in a band with them and I'm like, "argh where's that nice sound gone?" I want to love them, but can't

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1507965982' post='3388997'] I still have it - sounds fantastic. To my knackered old ears the original pup has more bite than the SPB-1, which I have had in other basses, and a richer sweet spot so from my perspective I am glad you swapped it! [/quote] I found the SPB-1 could get me a great grindy type tone off the maple neck, live really nice. The original I think would sound better on record? Ach ignore me Paul has the bass now so trust his ears over mine. Hope you're still enjoying the bass? - I went for a while without a P type bass, tried a BB1200 and have a 1981 G&L L1000 for my P bass type tone. Amazing bass but miss having a fender P sometimes!

I had a really early JV which was all original other than the pickup had been switched for a Seymour SPB-1 or whatever they are called. Managed to pick up an original JV pup complete with the raised A pole pieces - it made the bass "all original" But.... I much preferred the Seymour pups and regretted swapping them, the JV were slightly more vintage sounding but the seymours were far far better sitting in a mix

300 odd quid for a replacement tranny ... plus a tech to fit it .... ouch

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1507146578' post='3383640'] Looks superb! [/quote] Thanks - need to sort out why it sounds so mid sucky - maybe something wrong with the electrics or something. May also swap the pups around

Looks amazing - I hear good things about those old schechter pickups too

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1506900756' post='3381927'] Just out of interest, how did you test it to come to the conclusion that the transformer is fooked? Frank. [/quote] I took the cover off and found the transformer was still hot three hours after I had turned it off ... and that the transformer seems to be leaking stuff

The transformer on my walkabout went pop this morning any idea where to get a replacement?

it's got an odd sound this one - a naturally scooped mid sound hmm

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1504457878' post='3364995'] Good one. I assume the setting up was uneventful. On mine I had to open out a bridge hole for example. [/quote] other than the fact the finish had made all the holes and lips smaller it all worked first time - even the electronics! The only hitch was that I had moved the switches up a bit without realising that was my space for the battery box - it all fitted though sans the battery box ! Intonated well too which was my big fear. I even ended up playing it for two services at church and it did well - even if I did keep turning the eq knobs the right way. In the mix the p bass/L1000 sounds like you would expect, and the stingray sound sounds good too and is the most fun - it's got that clicky stingray top end thing going on. Oh and the sustain is crazy - this is me coming from through neck warwicks which aren't lacking. The combination of the super tight neck joint and the hefty block of brass retaining the strings?

So it sounds like new strings at the moment! It's got a lot of sustain and kinda neutral sound - the musicman preamp sounds great so with just the back pickup in parrallel it sounds well a bit like a stingray - move to the neck pickup and roll off the treble a bit and it's close to the precision L1000 type sound. Select the outer coils of each pickup and it's kinda jazz bass like, but not that like one if you get my meaning - nice sound. The roll off one of the pickups slightly setting works really nicely. Bridge series and neck single coil is another nice sound. But mainly it currently sounds like new strings

Taa daa!

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1504347833' post='3364246'] Despite the set backs, I like the look of it. That second photo with a reflection in the back of the body of the stone building is impressive. (Wink) - Are you sure you didn't photo shop that? [/quote] pretty sure! Oh and it's finished!