Jono Bolton

White. Or Black. Or Sunburst. I'm not much help, but any of those 3 would look sweet with a maple neck and tortoise-shell pickguard.

I agree with Wil's comment in the original topic, if they re-issued the DC bass I'd be in there like a shot. They do sound amazing though. I used to have a Dano U2 guitar (my first guitar actually, not bass), and it was lovely. I wish I still had it That was my 'one that got away'.

D'oh! Should've read your sig!

Funny you should say that, because I have a string of sausages and a book of cartoon cliches

That's a shame. It's looks slightly wrong, but it's still a lovely bass, and a killer collection! That's 2 15s you've got there too, bet that's nice and bassy!

Is it just a trick of the light or is the fingerboard on the maple neck P a different colour to the headstock? Anyway, that colour combo with the maple neck [i]was[/i] my ideal Precision, but seeing the one with the rosewood has thrown me! I may have to get one of each. Although if that maple neck had block inlays

[quote name='BassManKev' post='175100' date='Apr 12 2008, 12:08 PM']if we have another earthquake....[/quote] Exactly! That's why I keep my basses balanced precariously against/on top of my amp

That is lovely! And you're in Paisley too, I'm not that far away! Where in Paisley do you live? And what's your home security system like? Would it be possible for an amateur thief to get in and out easily?

There's a few folk on here with nice tall (and probably immovable) 1X15s. I want one, not one of those compact jobs that lots of companies are churning out (Ashdown, I'm looking at you). I wonder if Bassbunny still has his? And if he'll post it for free?

I've got an ABM 300 head, and I've had it for 4 months or so and it's worked fine. Jay_249 on here had it before me, and he didn't have any problems with it either. Great sound too, perfect in my opinion but I know it's not to everyones taste.

Yep, loads of bargains in the second hand section, even try evilbay. You could easily pickup a second hand Mexican Fender for a couple of hundred quid and use the difference to replace some of the weaker elements, such as bridge and pickups. There was even a Highway 1 that went for £300. Squier VMs are very good too, as are some of the OLPs. I personally like Andy67s Squier VM TB, which for £175 gets you the bass with a DiMarzio pickup, Schaller tuners, Fender deluxe thru string bridge and a gig bag, AND it's delivered! If I wasn't so skint I'd have had it already. As you can see, it's in my wish list

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='172179' date='Apr 8 2008, 01:00 PM']Yes, sadly. A job I was taking up has fallen through, and for some reason, Mrs BORN "B MILD isn't keen on selling the house so I can keep it. [/quote] Tut tut, so many people on here sell lovely basses/bikes due to spousal pressure. As the man of the house, you should out your foot down and tell her you're keeping the bike and you're off to live in a council house whether she likes it or not! Don't forget to add that if she behaves, you might let her stay in the bedroom and put the bike in the garage

So how long does a Shuker generally take to complete? I hear a lot of people complaining about the wait!

I have an '04 Mexican Jazz and a 2000 Mexican Precision. The Jazz feels really good, well put together, nice finish, lovely neck, the only problems were with a funny neck pocket, average pickups and crappy bridge. The neck pocket cut isn't a big deal, just a bit unsightly, and the pickups and bridge were easily fixed (SD Quarter Pounders and a BadAss II). The Precision I bought second hand. I don't know how much that contributes to the following, but probably not a lot. It doesn't feel as good quality, the neck isn't as nice (and that's not just a Precision/Jazz difference thing, it's really not as nice), and the pickups were even weaker than the Jazz's. It's probably equivalent to the Squier Std P-Bass Special in my local guitar shop. They were built about 4 years apart so that might be a contributing factor. I tried similar Precision at the same time I was testing out my Jazz, and that was very good, but it was the day after my 18th birthday, so in my hungover state I wasn't really prepared to handle to the weight of the P Wandered a bit off topic there! Anyway, my point, hard to find in all that, is that MIM stuff can vary greatly. I'd put my Jazz up against a MIA or MIJ in terms of quality any day. The Precision has the same mods as the Jazz, but it's just not as nice. It [i]is[/i] a good bass, but it doesn't have the same feel. The sound though is great with the new pickup and bridge, really full and meaty, but the build isn't as good. Just my 2p there.

[quote name='ahpook' post='170191' date='Apr 5 2008, 11:56 AM']nice jag ![/quote] There's something about the Jag basses that to me doesn't look right. When I was younger I wanted a bass in a Jazzmaster shape, and I suppose this is as close as I'll get, but the only one that really gets me going is the sunburst/tortoise plate combo. EDIT: worked it out, it's the top horn that bugs me, it looks too small in comparison with the bottom one. Also I hear they're heavy as hell.

That sounds very Primus

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='171141' date='Apr 7 2008, 08:26 AM']It was pretty faded, you cant really see from the pics (gonna take better ones with a cam when I start spraying etc) The colour it started as is lovely, under the scratch plate its a really nice metalic green/blue, and when I started rubbing it down the colour shone through, but its gone too far now to keep it that colour, plus I fancied a change. My music shop called me back saying they got some badass ii bridges in, £65!!! I think ill be getting them imported instead Neck should arrive this week I hope, if its here on friday then I know what im doing this weekend!! might have to wait for the pots/pups/bridge though. I found out on friday my car MOT ran out that day.. and well.. I ended up buying a new car cause I pretty much ran the last one into the ground. so im a little broke at the mo.[/quote] Shameless plug for my BA II, in the Other Musical Equipment section of the Marketplace. Looking for £30-35, PM me for more details.