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Huge Rotosound fan. Their rounds (66 Swing) blown my socks off installed on my Peavey T-40, their flats (77 Jazz) are indomitable and solid as an anchor chain, while there's nothing better than a set of tapes (88 TruBass) for my beloved 70's style Telecaster Bass for that Double-Bass-On-Steroids Sound.

To me it's a guy who came to a garage-sale-sorta-event and found a bass guitar with somewhat familiar name 'Fender' on it, so he bought it to sell to a highest bidder. Or at least I hope so. I kinda like this a bit slab body (TeleBass!), yet the neck wood disturbs me, looks a bit like beech.

I bought my Fender Precision totally spontaneous and despite the fact everybody [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/139009-gaffer-tape-madness/"]HERE[/url] were sceptic. She had some faults and definitely wasn't the top-notch bass, but I'm really happy I bought her and modded her to my preferences

My eyes keep on bleeding and there's nothing I can do about this vicious haemorrhage. Ah, woe! Where are the Fender Vigilantes when they're needed?

Maybe WMD Geiger Counter (either normal or Civilian Issue)? It's OD, but it delivers nice fuzzy tones.

[quote name='Dodfather' timestamp='1339947721' post='1696601'] Getting the urge to add a Precision at some point as well, although got a few pedals to get my hands on first! [/quote] If I'd need a second complete rig, I'd pretty much print this picture, take it to the guitar shop and wave it in the air, screaming.

Answered your questions, glad I could help. Good luck!

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[quote name='Protium' timestamp='1339533046' post='1690196'] I'd gig one for a laugh [/quote] Same here as well. Unfortunately, this would probably mean an end of my career as Poles are not quite tolerant But I'll buy a blue flower pickguard for my T-40, that's for sure. EDIT: Oh, and the Squier Badtz Maru Bronco Bass - I gotta have this.

Hello there! Good luck. Oh, nice bass of Name-Which-Cannot-Be-Mentioned-On-The-Safe-Side

I'd really suggest you to try Artec pickups. They're cheap, they're - unfortunately - not very sturdy and a bit poorly manufactured in terms of being solid, but they have a decent sound. But for 50 quid you'll be able to find some nicer pickups of better quality, I guess.

I have the kind of GAS with 'exchanges disabled mode'. I'd only buy new (in terms of not having them previously, not the condition) basses, specific ones I desire, not every one and if I'm satisfied, I never sell them. The only bass I sold was Ibanez ATK310, for it was too modern for my tastes, and not too comfortable. Within the last year I've bought three basses I've always dreamed of: Fender Precision Bass, Peavey T-40 and Fender Telecaster II bass (well, sort of). And while Peavey, a great player in fact, is a bit whimsical part of the collection, I'm quite sure the both Fenders are pretty much everything I need. But still I want to have 51' P-bass and Fender Jazz Bass and I'm sure I'd find a good use for them, too.

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1339362927' post='1687571'](...) I'm also a great believer in learning initially without amplification as I believe (right or wrong) it helps build stronger hands and wrists (as you have to player harder to hear anything :-)) and also helps with your finger placement on the fretboard. [/quote] I strongly disagree. Ampless playing's good for testing out the bass quality, but playing without the amp for long time brings out more problems than profits. First and foremost, when you'll finally plug in, you'll discover your articulation is wrong and nearly everything that sounded OK 'dry' is wrong when amplified. Plus, some techniques won't sound good without amplification, which brings frustration. And 'playing harder' isn't necessarily the good thing. You have to pull the strings properly, not strongly; that's a common beginner mistake. Playing bass (or any other instrument) good is like a good driving: it's not about the power used, but the 'safe delivery'. On the road a speed record won't help you if you'll finish as a red spot on the tree surrounded by candles or broken engine. On the stage powerfull pulling of strings won't help you sound good if you'll break the string.

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Iron Maiden bass player and leader. I guess you have the right to not know him Anyway, he plays in a specific way and the strings hitting frets are part of this trademark sound, hence my question. Cheers!

I love the 70's P&J pair. Gorgeous. Ever thought about matching both basses pickguards?

That nickname... A fan of Steve Harris, maybe? Greetings!

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The Bronco, as much as Musicmaster, used the Strat pickup covered with plastic to hide six magnet poles. Many Bronco/Musicmaster owners removed the original pickup and installed dual rail, Strat pickup sized humbackers instead.

Probably it'll do the trick (but it may be an overkill), though you got to drill and rout a lot

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1339186673' post='1685214'] Beat ya with a Ninja Edit [/quote] I'll forgive you only because you have a nice Telecaster Bass in your signature.

My pride and joy. Squier VM's body with Fender Sting Bass's neck plus custom thumbrest placement to suit my needs and my beloved Rotosound 88 strings. Racing stripes were put to cover the awful holes from the previous, useless thumbrest placement and in my opinion they look cool. Not necessary to mention, she plays like a dream. The sound from the pickup got much more sharp and clear after the neck was replaced, but she still delivers lots of low end on 0% tone knob setting. 50% delivers pocket size double bass. On 100%, she's quite sharp, twangy and sounds almost like a hollowbody bass like EB-2. I still need to put a chrome cover over the bridge, as I want to use foam for that totally vintage vibe.