miles'tone

I really do not want to join any club that would have me as a member... However I would love to show my appreciation to the bass I actively avoided for twenty-odd years, because every bugger plays them. Eventually I succumbed after I realised I had never heard a bad one really. My Squier VMP5 and Harley Benton Shorty P. Both of which are awesome.

I think Wills is a bit further down the line for that particular throne 😝

I like the white one. White pearloid would be cool too. Congrats on the new bass!

Thanks, but this is very much a tortless, yet mintyful project.

Oh that's stunning! 👍 Is it a Steve Harris sig with an anodised pickguard added? Yep you're right, that vid is the Edgar Willis P bass.

[quote name='ukulelelab' timestamp='1431811360' post='2775293'] metallic blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VkNmcjPHRE [/quote] That '57 looks and sounds amazing. I guess it's had a refin to be that sparkley though. Thanks for that, nice curve ball. I hadn't even considered a metalflake finish \m/ .

[quote name='IanA' timestamp='1431813886' post='2775319'] Oly White and tort is classic..... [/quote] I absolutely agree. If the bass has a rosewood fingerboard that is. I probably should have mentioned that the minty guard is still on it's way to me as I've just bought it so no tort this time for me. I've had lots of torty basses in my time and I've come to the conclusion that unless it's top quality (and therefore expensive) I'll never be 100% about it. Never had a mint one before so it'll be nice to have a change. The good thing is that I've got a spare decent body to work on this time, so my main bass will remain a player til it's time to switch the bits over. It'll probably be definitely a toss up between seafoam green, sonic blue, egg shell blue, black, aged oly white/pale primrose, or maybe metallic something. I must say,it's getting easier now I've narrowed it down. 😵

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1431796640' post='2775113'] Primrose would look good with mint [/quote] Yes it would, you're right. The RAL Primrose yellow looks sweet. I can imagine it looking the bomb with tort and rosewood too.

Not the most exciting given all the choice out there, but black works I think too.

Some nice ideas here, cheers. Oly White is not one I'd considered with mint. It works if the mint isn't too dark imo. Seafoam is great and one of my faves. There is so much choice, especially when you look at all the Ral and BS colours too.

Hey all. Well, with the fine weather approaching 🙏 it's nearly time to get outside again for a spot of d.I.y. Refinishing. The question is which colour? I have a: Pbass Maple fingerboard Mint green pickguard So, what say you BC massive?

Saw him play in '94 in Holland with a big band. Incredible gig. He played for hours it seemed, giving out watches to the front rows at the end! I just feel grateful that we had him with us so long. Tonight I'm raising a few glasses to The King. Thank you B.B.you were MAGNIFICENT! 👍

[quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1431197571' post='2768775'] 1995 ....Volume 1, Issue 11 - Andrew Levy. (they don't make the magazines like they used to). [/quote] I've still got a well thumbed copy of that issue. There's a fantastic full transcription of Norman Watt-Roy's Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick bassline in it

Ooo, never seen a white one before. V.Nice! Glad it all worked out ok for you.

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1431367025' post='2770583'] Part of the issue with standard VVT wiring is that when both pups are fully 'on' the pickup impedances interact with each other. As you back one pup off this introduces a resistance between the pups and the interaction/loading stops. This all happens in the first few degrees of turning the pot and the overall effect is that the sound seems to 'switch' to the dominant pickup with very little blend in between. However, there ARE loads of useful blended sounds in this very small area. Once you get used to the idea that you just need to move the pot a tiny amount you will start hearing lots of different tones. This is where the 'sweet spots' are. Here's a trick worth trying - instead of having both vols fully open, back them both off very slightly. This introduces some resistance between them and stops them interacting. Use this as your start point and you should find that backing each vol off further will result in a slightly more smooth change in tone. Another way of preventing the pickup impedances interacting is to wire a small resistor (eg. 25k) in series between the hot wire from each pickup and their respective pots. This effectively does the same thing as backing both vols off a touch. If all that sounds too fiddly and doesn't do what you expect then go active and get a buffered blend! Personally I like the subtleties and slight quirkiness of a VVT configuration. It lets the full character of each pickup come through. A blend pot can sound a bit bland in comparison. But in the end, as with everything to do with tone, it's very personal and down to what works for you. [/quote] Excellent post there, nice one 👍. I will try this next time I have a go on a Jazz (sold mine a long time ago).

I had the same problem. It's got to be a myth. The answer would be to install linear taper pots and ditch the standard audio taper. Linears give a clean sweep of volume for the entire turn of the knob. God knows why Fender don't use them, it's not like they cost anymore.

If I were you I'd take a leaf out of Ed Friedland's book. Cake AND eat it . http://www.edfriedland.com/equipment/1/65

My P bass came with passive batteries which must be the best ever as they last for AGES. 5 years old now and never had to change them yet! 😯

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431252278' post='2769145'] +1 This. The basses you already have are likely to be way more than good enough for 99% of bass players. You say you don't want to be endlessly trading basses, so don't. Concentrate instead on your playing. Over the last few years I've been distracted by GAS and gear and ultimately I've learnt that most gear is really pretty good when it comes down to playing in the real world and any difference in 'tone' or 'quality' promoted by various manufacturers is basically down to marketing and is largely subjective, so don't get hung up over it. Having said that I do like seeing what's available and occasionally flip basses and rigs, but you have to enjoy the process and enter into it with your eyes open, or it just becomes a tedious ordeal where you end up back at square one a few thousand quid lighter! [/quote] Ain't that the truth!

[quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1430473132' post='2761704'] One further consideration is whether you use a Hipshot Xtender for drop tunings. I have found that standard Fender plastic nuts reliably change to the correct pitch, brass nuts don't. [/quote] A good scribble in the nut slots with a soft graphite pencil should lube that nicely for you. Fnarr.

It certainly ticks all my boxes, congrats man. Best colour ever.

[quote name='darren' timestamp='1430250001' post='2759578'] This guy is not convinced about the whole tone wood thing. Interesting video. http://youtu.be/mVmFlzksMCE [/quote] Very interesting video. I like that guy, found his weariness of it all pretty funny in a weird kind of Bill Hicks way. He just multiplied my Squier smugness by about tenfold too

I would write about the player you personally feel the most passionate about, whoever that may be . I'd imagine your writing will be at it's most engaging that way.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430077816' post='2757812'] Thanks, I'll suggest it. Don't see why not! Thanks Lozz! This is only leaving my possession when I've shuffled off this mortal coil and joined the choir invisible! Makes you think though, doesn't it? This bass will outlive me. I wonder if it will become hundreds of years old, like an orchestral instrument? [/quote] Interesting thought! Considering how fragile carved orchestral instruments are, I would imagine that a good solid Fender could last alot longer. Wowzers...

I had Rotosound Swing 66 110-50 on a jazz bass for DGCF. Did the job fantastically. No rattles or buzzes. They seemed to last longer downtuned than normal too.