johnDeereJack

Yeah, as Bigwan mentioned Thomann swapped pups from Wilkinson to Roswell some time last year. The new PB50 has a 'FR' designation so I can only assume it's gona be Fiesta Red? Have always hankered after an early 50's P bass, and the Thomann PB50's get great reviews, so maybe one of these is the way forward? Will wait to see what the new colour is like.

I'm totally of the other opinion - I really like the oval/round scratchplate of the 4's but not keen at all of the 'weird' scratchplate on the 5's! Teehee!

See, my point exactly!

I really, really, reeeeeally dislike single-cut basses - I think they're utterly grotesque and should be destroyed with fire, but that's just my opinion (which is correct, I might add! ) I also dislike anything Beatle bass-shaped, all Rickenbackers, Thunderbirds, G&L's (simply because of the utterly ridiculous headstock) I'm sure there are others but I can't think of them right now...

I can't get over how good it is, it's a really nice bass, so much so that I currently overlook all of my other basses in favour of this one. I've got a few things incoming to tart it up a bit - Fender P-bass ashtrays and tug-bar, a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Vintage (to replace the active SD ABP-1 that the previous owner fitted) and vintage strap buttons so I can attach one to the back of the headstock! I was considering changing out the pots, cap, etc but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the stock components (250k pots, 0.1uF cap) so have decided to leave them alone. Obviously 'pics or it didn't happen' so I'll post once it's all done and dusted.

Yep, it's a fantastic pedal, and for £30 you can't go wrong. It's funny that you mentioned the size of it - based on the pics online I honestly thought it woulds be much bigger too!

It was £450 with a nice, clean Fender HSC thrown in as well, and as you say, the neck is fantastic on this one - definitely a keeper!

Yeah, I can't find anything regarding the other '5' so I guess I'll have to live with not knowing what it means (ooooh, the humanity!) The main thing is it's a fantastic bass and I'm keeping it! Thanks for the replies, chaps.

Hi LeftyJ, Thanks for the info From what I can see online, there were two models of this bass; the PB57-95, which was the top-end version (costing 95,000 yen) which had vintage US pickups, and the 'standard' PB57-75 version (75,000 yen) Given the previous owner has removed the original pickups and replaced them with active SD APB-01 I have no idea which version this particular bass might be. You mention the Strats (ST557 and ST562) - I've also found pics online of '62 precisions stamped PB-562 in the neck pocket /heel. I didn't know these basses were intended solely for the Japanese market, I had always thought there were two types - the Japanese 'domestic' instruments and 'export' instruments to be shipped to Europe / US etc. so maybe the additional '5' denotes the market it was destined for? Just a guess...

Afternoon all, I recently picked up a cheap, used MiJ '57 Precision. It's an 'E' series from somewhere between '84-'87. Apologies for the dreadful pic - my fone camera sucks! It has a maple neck, alder body, an aftermarket anodized pickguard (from doing a bit of digging online it seems these basses came with a 1-ply white guard) which I'll be replacing, and the previous owner has added an active SD APB-1 pickup, so I'll be replacing that too and reverting it back to a passive pickup (SD SPB-1) Anyhoo, I took the neck off and found 'PB-557' stamped in the neck pocket and on the heel of the neck. I guess PB=Precision Bass, and 57=1957 Reissue, but it's the other 5 I am confused about - does anyone know why the stamp has two 5's? From looking at other examples online I've also come across MiJ '62 RI P Basses with PB-562 stamped in the neck pocket and on the heel. Any ideas about this mysterious 5? Thanks in advance JDJ

Bought Peter's 'Script' Phase 90. Pedal was extremely well packaged, is in immaculate condition, and works perfectly. Excellent, hassle-free transaction. Well recommended. Thanks again, Peter

Can't find anything much on internet. A combined Pork Loin and Swollen Pickle maybe?

I got mine within a week of ordering, nicely packaged and arrived in one piece. Disclaimer - I'm not really a 'chorus pedal' kinda guy (I used an old Boss delay as a pseudo-chorus) so can't really make any direct comparisons between the Eden Bass Chorus and any other dedicated bass chorus pedal that is currently on the market. Firstly, it looks really nice. I love the 'brushed aluminium and black' look, really classy. It's a bit bigger than a typical Boss unit (roughly the same size as my 3Leaf GR2 - see image) and the layout is horizontal with jacks mounted on the side. The controls are self explanatory - Speed, Depth, Low Cut (I'll talk about this in a bit) and Mix. When I first plugged it in I set everything at noon and went from there. I used both active and passive basses and found no issue with either. I also ran it in my chain with various other pedals (OD + fuzz, octave, filter) and found no issues to report. It seems to play well with other pedals adn both passive and active instruments. I quickly found a really nice, usable sound that works well for both fretless and fretted (as well as a bit of slap) - Speed at 8 o'clock, Depth and Low Cut around 9, and Mix at noon. Added a very nice subtle chorus shimmer to the proceedings, though while experimenting I found that setting Speed above 9 o'clock and Depth above 10 or 11 was not very usable (for me at least) but may be just right for someone else. I mentioned the Low Cut knob earlier - the user guide that came with the pedal states: 'Control the amount of bass frequencies chorused by the effect, turning the control to the right reduces the amount of bass frequencies chorused.' However I've definitely found the opposite to be true; turning the Low Cut knob to the right definitely increases the amount of bass frequencies affected and the user guide on the Eden website confirms my theory: '4. Low Cut; Control the amount of low frequencies chorused by the effect, turning the control to the right increases the amount of bass frequency chorused.' I guess there are two versions of the user manual but the Low Cut knob definitely increases the amount of bass frequencies affected! I really like the Eden, am very happy with the range of tones you can get from it - it can go from really subtle chorus to trem-style to lush trippy OTT chorus. It's completely idiot-proof, the controls are self explanatory, and it looks great. The fact it runs at 15v doesn't bother me either, it comes with its own power supply and I had no issues with my Diago PowerStation powering various other pedals and the Eden power supply in the same 4-gang. Another plus is it works really well with guitar too and the only 'con' I can think of is the fact the jacks are side-mounted. If they had been top-mounted it would have been totally perfect, but that's a minor inconvenience for such a good looking and sounding (and cheap!) bass-specific chorus. I like it a lot - buy one!

According to the website it comes with an Eden 15v power supply included in the box. Guess the (slight) down side is you'll need multiple power supplies / sockets if you're using more than just this pedal.

I had a look at the G4M webpage for this pedal and they're back in stock. With shipping included, it came to £30.99. I've ordered one!

From the picture it's definitely a GP11 MK IV. No visible housing for the black light which would indicate the AH150.