Nibody

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1401287550' post='2462064'] Are the bodies both made out of a single piece of wood or are there joins? If so are the joins the same number and in the same place on each body? The necks won't be identical. Every piece of wood is different. Have you tried swapping the necks? Did that make any difference to the sound of each bass? [/quote] Oddly enough I was considering swapping the necks over to see. One has 70's style large baseplate tuners, the other has reverse wind style ones. It seems odd that there is a noticeable difference. I think its a combination of factors, but the wood plays a part in it

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1400850898' post='2457533'] All the wood has to do is remain stable and keeps the important parts in the right places. I don't believe it makes any difference to the sound at all, Strings, pick ups, bridge and technique do, though. [/quote] I disagree. I have two parts built Precisions, both with identical Allparts maple necks, both with Fender "Original" replacement pickups with identical pots, wiring and capacitors, both with identical gotoh 201 bridges, both with identical Fender round wounds on of the same age and amount of usage/wear. One has an Alder Fender repacement MIM body, the other a Red Meranti body. Both are set up exactly the same in relation to action and pickup height. But oddly they DON'T sound identical. The Meranti bodied one sounds a lot brighter and more resonant than the Alder body. If it was just me picking this up I'd say it was imagination, but it has been commented on by my Guitarist many times.

Same here. Both my Ps are bitzers.. Allparts necks, fender Trad p bass pickups, gotoh 201 bridges, one with a Meranti body, the other with a Replacement Fender MIM body. Sure I'd live a mid 70s p, but these two are pretty decent sounding (both slightly different, the MIM body is classic precision, sounding with its Alder body, the Meranti sounds slightly brighter and more resonant).

This little gem has been with me since somewhere around 1992. It's been several colours, and as just been treated to a new Artec SB-2 2 band preamp. [IMG]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx213/Nibody/null_zps0c75ebf2.jpg[/IMG]

Personally I'd cover it in brass fittings and cogs and flog it to a Steampunk band . I remember first rig I had was a Carlsboro 150w stack (when I knew nothing about anything). Came with one matching 1x15 and an odd shaped 1x15 cab of undetermined origin. Bought some chipboard and basically reverse engineered the Carlsboro cab, and built a copy using the speaker and fittings from the odd shaped cab. Actually sounded better than the Carlsboro original.

Oh dear. Just oh dear.

[quote name='Ktmman' timestamp='1400916019' post='2458079'] The neck has had a " made in japan" and serial number decal removed (badly i might add) . That is the exact position mij's and cij's have them.. Dont think JV's had them.. The only thing JV about it is the J and V on the neckplate ! [/quote] Exactly what I was going to say. Neck looks like a 62RI. Squier P Bass special body, 62RI neck and a JV neckplate for my money.

Cool thanks chaps. I just want to get the old girl going again so it sounds like it'll do what I want it to do. The Wasburn Pre was never fantastic and incredibly noisy but the pickups sounded so much more sweeter with it.

One of my original bass guitars ( That I bought from New in 1992/3 ) is a Washburn XS-4. It has hung around when more expensive bass guitars have been traded/sold, I just love the neck (somewhere between a P and a J). They had an on board Preamp with Passive pickups (were switchable between Active/passive with a push/pull tone switch. Passive its nothing to write home about. You dont see that many around as they were only made for 2 years. It's been in bits several times, and a while ago the active circuit started playing up, so I've bought an Artec SB-2 (2 band on board EQ with blend and volume preamp). I know there are some fantastic products out there but I couldn't justify spending £100 plus on a bass probably worth little more than that commercially but a lot sentimentally. Has anyone here tried the Artec Preamps and have any thoughts on them? Mines due in from Thomann soon.

Id be interested to see where this one ended up. Neck plate said it was an early 76, had the crosshead truss adjustment, but there was some abiguity as to if it was genuine. Previous owner had refinished it. Sold it for peanuts in 2001. I just loved the burst colour. Anyone seen it or parts of it? [url="http://s757.photobucket.com/user/Nibody/media/7ab13dab-41e1-4b4f-b118-7c50b380d81f.png.html"][/url]

Used mine to set up for different songs - rock covers so bit of phase in a patch for Lizzy stuff, bass synth with a bit of big muff for zz top, chorus for gnr, etc etc with bypass patches between. Not fussed about the tuner as i use a clip-0n.

Definitely a grain filler or sealer. My Cadburys purple P is great but i wish I'd not believed the body was sealed!

My current two mains, both self builds bitsa's On the left Meranti Body in Cadburys Purple Nitro, Allparts neck, Chromed brass pickguard, 60s style tuners (from a Japcrap), US P bass pickups, Gotoh 201 bridge, Fender roundwounds, CTF/Sprague/Switchcraft controls. On the right Fender Standard replacement Alder body (in Black), Allparts Neck, B/W/B pickguard, 70's style tuners fro a Steve Harris sig P bass, US P bass pickups, Gotoh 201 bridge, Fender roundwounds, CTF/Sprague/Switchcraft controls.

Sometimes you just have to do what you want to do..

My new lot Hardride are playing at Benjamin's in Halesowen. Not been with them very long, was asked in by a guitarist mate who I hadn't seen for 18 years.

Have had my rig for a good while now, and for a good while I have had this nigling issue. Whatever I put In the Ampegs effect loop causes an irritating farting to the sound, even on bypass (on the actual pedal). Have tried bridging the effects loop to eliminate the amp itself and when this is done there is no issue, but this doesn't really help! Have had this problem with all my old EHX pedals, a Zoom B1, Boss ME 20 B, and my current Zoom MS-60B. On those that allow it I've turned the output down to the point of nothing, and have had the issue when they are on bypass. The idea of a switchable effects loop is great as I want to run my wireless into the input rather than chaining it with the effects and having to balance out the input gain. Nice to be able to cut the loop out and go back to my rigs normal sound at the press of a switch. Do I just have a bad effects loop or am I missing something as all Ampeg could offer was the unity of gain which I've already tried by adjusting the output level of the Multieffects. At present I can't afford to change amp, and to be honest I don't want to as I love the sound of the Portaflex rig.

Needs a carved wooden pickup cover.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1390073802' post='2341232'] These were the first version of the Blazer, only around for a few months in 1980 as far as I can tell. I have one, in bits and awaiting a refin (body had been stripped & stained horribly) and the pup's a single-coil as Kennyrodg says. These were also sold as the Cimar Stinger - Cimar was a brand owned by Ibanez' parent company, Hoshino. Stinger/Blazer shape headstocks appeared on other Cimar-branded basses & guitars, and also on some CSL-branded instruments. Jon. [/quote] Ah thought they always had the "knife blade" headstock like my RS900 and the later Blazers.

Not seen one like that before

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1388580724' post='2323556'] I totally agree with the above, I play in a good covers band, it keeps me gig ready and on my toes and I love doing it, I am also working on an original band which over the last year has produced some really exciting songs, but a year down the line we have gigged only once and are now only just about at the stage of having a full original set that is strong enough to take out. We have had promoters chasing us to play off the strength of rehearsal recordings but we have held off until we feel ready to push it further which we will do this year, but it will still be a gradual build (unless we turn out to be the next U2!) I know exactly where my heart lies but had I walked away from the covers band a year ago I would have gone stir crazy by now. Stay with the rock band and develop the funk band until such time you are happy the funk band needs your full commitment. Happy new year [/quote] This. I play in a rock covers band, on and off in a punk covers band (which is a hoot) and will be getting together with the guitarist of the first (who I was in an originals band 15 odd years ago) to wite some originals. Keeps me busy, playing loads, gigs from the first will bring in some much needed cash hopefully and help fund the last, which w hope to commit to tape at a studio involved with a guy in the second... If you follow that...