Jean-Luc Pickguard

[quote name='Linus27' post='1108565' date='Jan 30 2011, 07:52 PM']OK, thats my point. The beaten up genuine 53 must had travelled the world and played to millions of people over the years to get that sort of wear and tear. Its not been sitting around doing nothing all this time. He also spent the early days playing Ibanez Musician fretless. I wonder if he still has it.[/quote] Not quite it was pretty much beaten up like that when he got it. The story I recall reading was that he was about to do a video in New York & sent someone out to buy the most beaten up bass they could get and that's what they came back with.

Looks like a BT2 is what you need. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=57"]http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?...detail&p=57[/url]

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='1107298' date='Jan 29 2011, 03:45 PM']I think they're the American Vintage Reverse machine heads that it comes issued with but I may be wrong.[/quote] If you post a pic of the back of the headstock it'll be easy to advise you, as I've never seen a Steve Harris Precison, so have no idea which tuners are fitted. A pic will be worth much more than a guess.

Looks like an eko Violin bass - last time I was at brandoni in wembley they had a bunch of new old stock 60s bodies & necks from these from the old eko factory [url="http://brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp"]http://brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp[/url]

Funny how the holes for the ashtrays & tug bar magically heal up

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[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1104448' date='Jan 26 2011, 09:56 PM']Glad to hear you got it back! Now I can mention I used to work for First Great Western cleaning trains.Oh the things I found.Consider yourself VERY lucky you got it back..[/quote] Maybe I've misunderstood what you're hinting at. Is it that you used to trouser stuff you found? Are there rules regarding lost property found by employees being handed in or was the official line that it was fair game for staff to help themselves as a perk of the job?

Wow! fantastic news

Blummin' capitalists

I manage with safari on the iPhone with no real problems - a bit of pinching & zooming here & there to get around, but nothing that gets me frustrated.

Some good info here: [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_string_change/"]http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_string_change/[/url]

Surely you'd only be able to toast very small slices of bread & the strings would get in the way when they pop up?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1099998' date='Jan 23 2011, 07:35 PM']Bridge picture required![/quote] Also headstock pic side-on taken from treble side would be useful. I still suspect it may be exiting the stringpost too high up, particularly after seeing the loose string ends flapping about like a hippy's guitar strings. newbass1000 - where are you located? From your handle it sounds like you're a newbie. I bet a nearby BC regular would be happy to look over your bass & show you how to do a quick setup for a pint or two of ale.

I put a kent armstrong [url="http://www.wdmusic.com/hum_canceling_strat_cool_covered.html"]enclosed cool rails humbucker[/url] in mine It sounds punchy almost like a mustang or precision, but looks totally stock. If I had another musicmaster to upgrade I'd not hesitate to get another of these. My daughter's musicmaster has an exposed hot rails which is still punchy but more toppy in sound and although a perfect fit, doesn't look right to me - but she likes it.

How is the string stacked on the tuner? Do the windings go down, so the string exits the string post close to the wood? If not take the string off and wind it back on so the windings stack in that way. If you're not sure post a pic.

[quote name='bigjohn' post='1098020' date='Jan 21 2011, 07:48 PM']No love for the Schroeder 1212L? 'tis a lovely little beasty.[/quote] I like mine so much that I don't think I'll ever replace it. With my LMII its pretty much my ideal rig.

Most of mine are high up on wall hangers displayed on wall hangers - three precisions & a jazz on one wall and my danelectro longhorn & a uke are hanging over my desk. I have a few guitars & basses on a multi-guitar stand & my gigging ones are in gigbags next to the desk - NS upright, mustang, thunderbird pro-V & ashbory. All of my hardcases & the rest of the gigbags are in the loft.

I don't like gold hardware. I have a few basses with black hardware which I can live with, but you can't beat a nice shiny bit of chrome or the cool patina that builds up on nickel-plated.

This woman might want one or two

I have a bassmax on my stentor 1950. I couldn't get a sound I liked with spirocores, but the cheapo weedwackers sound brilliant with it

Apart from the neck possibly being too narrow to play it comfortably - if the saddle spacing of the bridge can accomodate the neck width, there may not be enough adjustment in the truss rod to counteract the additional pull of another two strings.

[quote name='Mark Latimour' post='1090599' date='Jan 15 2011, 04:30 PM']I get the distinct impression using it on basses is an afterthought (it's a wiring circuit, why not?), but this will hopefully pay dividends for them in the guitar market where the sonic differences may be more meaningful.[/quote] +1 I can see this being popular with guitarists who might hear the subtle differences in sounds (as long as they don't then drench them in overdrive.)

no one likes a smartar$e

[quote name='chris_b' post='1089376' date='Jan 14 2011, 02:23 PM']If the wadding has come loose it could be resting on the cone which could cause the sound you hear.[/quote] I agree with Chris - I had this problem on one of the cabs I owned while ago. Easy to fix.

obsessing over minute tonal variations which will be lost in the mix? No ta! I'd rather stick to a single split coil pickup and hold down the low end. But that's just me.