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Thanks for that ........a good read

Hi, Has anyone had any experience of these Basses . I believe they are designed in UK , and made in China . Bass Direct sell them , and have very good demos on their web site . Make a nice companion for my Lakland and Jazz ! Pete

They look good , I decided to go for a colour ( Artic White my fav ) because I have a Lakland Spalted Maple top ( to which I have fitted Nordstrand pups and Glockenklang pre amp ) for a while , but missed the Jazz sound ! Anyhow , here is a pic of the Jazzer next to the Lakland . Jazzer has had the neck aligned / fitted ( had to shim it to get a good action ) and the bridge ( Gotoh ) , with the nut cut and pups added using an old set of strings . Just waiting for the control plate to arrive - have got the CTS pots . Switchcraft Socket and Sprague capacitor already . [URL=http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/petetexas/media/SDC11836_zpsaajz2ifz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag59/petetexas/SDC11836_zpsaajz2ifz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The strings / bridge look out of line to the pups , but they are not - its just a slight angle of the picture . Pete

Hi Mykesbass, I always use a bradle to firstly mark the center where the hole is to be , then use a hand drill ( about 40 years old - given to me by my late dad ) and take it VERY VERY slow . I always go back after drilling and slightly countersink the top of the hole . Will get the bridge lined up and fitted in position tomorrow - if the screws turn up ! Pete

Hi Guys , I have decided to "build " my own bass , I say " build " as really its an assembly , with a few vey critial holes , alignments etc . Nothwest Guitars manufacture excellent finished bodies ( gloss polyester £150 ) and necks ( satin polyester £110 ) both maple and rosewood fingerboard ALL MADE IN HOUSE . I have just purchased an Artic white Jazz Body ( gloss polyester ) and a vintage ( satin polyester ) one piece Maple Neck . By the time you purchase [u]all[/u] the hardware , pickups etc , it does come out at about £450 ! Expensive , but , something you make to your own requirements . Beware though , aligning neck to body , and drilling for mounting plate etc HAS TO BE DONE WITH CARE . Even drilling holes and mountng m/c heads has to be done with care , as a hole drilled through the headstock or fingerboard can be VERY expensive ! Assembly so far ...................( sorry about the quality of pics , dodgy phone camera ! ) [url="http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/petetexas/media/20151106_172426_zps3fxpbtdi.jpg.html"][/url]

Thanks guys . Quite happy with 250K and .047 for now ( have put a Dimarzio in her ) , when I roll the volume slightly back , it thins the sound out a little ....perfect ! Pete

Thanks ikay, Very interesting..................... Just upgrading to CTS and Sprag at moment , but will try sometime . Pete

Hi , Has anyone tried changing the 250K Vol and Tone pots in a Precision Bass to 500K and increasing the cap to 0.1mf ? I saw this somewhere , it said that it increased the treble , hence the larger cap . Pete

Just bought Mex Precision from Chris . Because he was not able to be around for courier pickup , due to work commitments , he delivered to Coventry from London ! Now thats a Great Guy . Thanks Chris