The Burpster

Steve, They are really nice and very well made......! If you email Joerg he will do all sorts of yummies to an order.... Very pleasant too! :brow:

Technically anything denser than a piece of folded steel, [u]should[/u] make a noticable difference. I firmly believe whilst a BA is better than the std folded Fender article there are better bridges than BA.... eg Schaller Gotoh Hipshot ABM.... I'm sure theres others..... for EASE of fitting and if you cant or wont take a drill to your body (bass not your belly button...!) Then a BA is a great option.... But as for being the Ultimate..... Errrrr non monsieur!

Nugget fill a bit more of your profile please..... I had a mate that was known as Nugget... That I've lost touch with! I got all excited for a minute.....

[quote name='greyparrot' post='170187' date='Apr 5 2008, 11:53 AM']and parrot stand![/quote] Complete with Parrot poo!

Tried one, its very well made and sounds very nice. If you order new one you can have allsorts of yummies added or omitted..... I would have ordered one, however I am waiting to try the new P 5string which has a wider neck.....

Chris, I have 2 new saddles coming from JHS so I canget the intonation EXACTLY right (the E is 1.5cents sharpe) I have joined.... [url="http://www.ovationfanclub.com"]http://www.ovationfanclub.com[/url] Hooked? it would appear so..... :wub: Bob. PS even my guitarist loves it...... he's not sure why but he does!

Morning sir..... Funk and Blue grass eh? I'd prime the old girl that shes gonna be expanding her horizons slightly from the blues and and early rock and roll that she is used too! Actually I think she'll do well in both of those....

Greetings.... and welcome abroad (or should that be aboard.... ) !

Why dont you stick a piezo pup in it..... open up the holes and wire them as a H-bucker.... Sorted!

[quote name='finnbass' post='169848' date='Apr 4 2008, 02:49 PM']Is that a confession? [/quote] I'll cough that if I had 4 1/2k to invest in a keeper piece I might consider it (along with an original 4000 Ric, a 60s P, an SRV strat) ..... But I dont, and infact the £1.5k investment bass may have to go soon..... I dont play it and like something that I can and will play!

.......it also sounds perfect with my buds Adamas.....! Hallelujah..... I've found the perfect accoustic.....

Hans..... Jeez isnt 5 enough..... You coudl do this with a Fender stacked pot/3 way switch...... I've just tried to find onne but cant so it may be a bit of a project .... The 3 poles of the switch could be 1. thru to 5 way selector (or bypass) 2. all 3 3. P-p-P I have one of these switched pots on my CS P..... do you want to look for one? Let me know if you struggle.... As for 7 way switches I am yet to see one but that doesnt mean it isnt out there..... I'll ask my guitarist tonite.... Bob.... PS you still pleased wit it?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='169652' date='Apr 4 2008, 09:58 AM']Warwickhunt. He lives in a castle, you know.[/quote] LMAO.....

While I agree that its not really a 'player' in a players world ; it does have a 'collectable' value to it..... and thats precisely who is likely to buy it.... Who would have known that 45 years ago a standard Fender P would be worth what, 10 000 times more than it cost new?

WoT..... Go on then who is the 0.000000000001% ....... Name and shame.....

Shame it hasnt got a Fender shaped headstock.... but teh name is great

If the center closing makes the Gallery stronger then all well and good AFAIC..... I did not feel at all welcome when I went in the BC, infact I felt like I was in the way! valued customer? they wouldnt know what one was if one hit them in the face! I get MUCH better service in my local shop in Lincoln (that sells a broad spectrum of guitars and drums inc basses) than I did in that ......so called specialist shop! In fact I was pretty undewhelmed by the whole of Tin pan alley..... I do appreciate this is only my opinion, however how on earth did they expcet to survive with completely uninterested uniteresting, staff?

Damn it, if that wasnt a skinny neck I'd have had that... its effing gorgeous! (or it would have been when ladled with bob love and tweaking!)

So having liberated the Viper from Beedster, (Huge thanks again Chris!) and a quick strip and clean later.... I dropped the saddles 1mm each and restrung it with GHS nylon wound stings. Then flipped teh saddles thru 180 to get the intonation spot on and slackened off the T rod 1/8 turn to get the relief there as well..... It didnt sound earth shattering unplugged ( I didnt expect it to) as nylon covered strings tend not to. However when I plugged it in to the Mesa, I was met by this wonderful haunting blues accoustic tone.... Its like a drug..... I cant stop doing it, it makes me grin like a tw4t when I'm playing it and even more when I reflect upon it afterwards..... I've finally found a bass I literally cant get enough of...... I want another one.....! Anyone else own one of these puppies....? [url="http://www.ovationguitars.com/index.cfm?fa=detail&mid=1378"]http://www.ovationguitars.com/index.cfm?fa...il&mid=1378[/url]

Both very good tuners and you'll feel teh difference immediatley. Enjoy....

Aha, nasty shabby cheapos the same as used on cheap Yamahas...... So anything will be an improvement, but you need to make sure you order 3/8" shaft tuners (unless you want a big job enlarging hole in teh headstock....). Whatever you do get you will have to plug teh holes left by removing these and drilll new holes for teh replacemnets. Maybe some of these---- Wilkinson Bass Tuners WJB650CR Chrome – £26.99 WJB650BK Black – £29.99 WJB650GD Gold – £32.99 Ultra smooth action with full size base plates. Vintage style tuning keys. 2+2. or anything on this page...... [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/index.php?p=shop&cPath=54_62_64"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/index.php?p=sho...;cPath=54_62_64[/url] Enjoy...