Jean-Luc Pickguard

He was good as Lofty in "it ain't half hot mum"

[quote name='gareth' post='1069682' date='Dec 26 2010, 05:08 PM']This is where the tuners came from:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390031858236"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=390031858236[/url][/quote] Can't be - the listing clearly states that all hardware is fender

[quote name='Norris' post='1068702' date='Dec 24 2010, 01:17 PM']I wouldn't mind, but my amp had just come back from a 'repair & service' after packing up at a gig at an RAF base a week or two ago.[/quote] if its the same component thats gone, it sounds like your repairman owes you a free repair & an apology. If it is he may have fixed the symptom, but not the cause.

I used to use a MAG300 head with MAG Deep 210 & 115 cabs. I liked the sound, but they were very bulky & heavy so I replaced the lot a few years ago with a MarkBass LMII & Schroeder 1212L - still pleased with them, great sound plenty of volume & much less hassle.

go over them with a black sharpie? I don't mind mine - TI JF344 / 324 have a red silk which looks good with sunburst basses. My LaBella 'danelectro' flats look good on my longhorn with black silks but he blue silks of the Rotosound short scale jazz flats I had on before matched the colour of the bass much better.

I'd like my mustang to be blue

This is an OLP and he says it cost him £650 new.

Probably due the link on this endorsement of their services which does seem to come across as a bit of an advert. I must admit if it was a comment on one of my sites, I'd have spammed it. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114441"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114441[/url]

I think five strings are better. Except when a four string is better.

[quote name='Musky' post='1063247' date='Dec 19 2010, 09:29 AM']JeanLuc Pickguard also had a Shell Pink Squier and still has an early 70's Fender version for comparison; I'm sure he'll chip in at some point.[/quote] Mine was pretty heavy compared to my '71 musicmaster, but still very playable. It was solid as a rock and sounded better than a pink bass should. The only problem I had was that the neck was quite chunky making it impossible to get any relief in the neck with light flatwounds. Once I got my CIJ mustang, which has a slim, narrow neck, and works with a set of Thomastik TI JF324, the musicmasters didn't get a look in.

[quote name='redstriper' post='1062546' date='Dec 18 2010, 03:20 PM'][attachment=66670:P1040821.JPG][/quote] Love the colours - makes the bass look even more 'fisher-price'! That's a surprising amount of length on your E string considering they're the shorter scale set. My E has only an inch poking out free and goes around the post just under a full turn. If the strings get grabby, I'll give the spray a go - cheers for the tip I don't think I'll be able to go back to the original strings. They were fun to play on, but these are much easier.

One of these? [url="http://www.terralec.co.uk/stands/clamps_and_stand_accessories/315_0c.html"]http://www.terralec.co.uk/stands/clamps_an...ies/315_0c.html[/url]

I can't remember the last time I used my Boss GT6B or various pedals. All I use for gigs & rehearsals (but not always) is a cheapo Behringer limiter pedal, but to even out sloppy technique rather than as an effect. I'm not keen on chorus, flanging, delay etc on bass.

I'm down to a single Ashbory (sold the blackbory, kept the bluebory) and have been plagued by the snapped G string syndrome recently. To try to address this problem [s]I've put on a pair of extra large boxers[/s] I've put on a set of road toad pahoehoe polyurethene strings, as fitted to Kala Bass ukes. I didn't have to pay stupid money on getting them across the pond as they are stocked by [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/kala_ukule_bass_string_set.htm"]Thomann[/url]. I only came across them when searching thomann.de for Kala, they don't seem to come up in a search for Road Toad or Pahoehoe (or Ashbory). I added them to my order when I bought my T-bird pro-v, so I didn't have to worry about any postage cost. I was initially concerned about the suitability as they're for a 20/21" scale, but that's not a problem and if the E was any shorter it probably wouldn't be long enough, so this set is ideal. The strings are very slippery so they can't be knotted, so to fit them a few cable ties were needed to prevent slippage. A bag of 100 2.5mm black ties was 65p from the local screwfix. I have them fitted now & Wow! They feel great. No talc is needed as the strings are smooth, not grabby like the silicone ones. They also sound very good. Perhaps not such an obvious double-bass tone as the silicone ones when played solo, but still a nice deep woolly fundamental, and a more clearly defined note. Intonation is much easier as the strings don't stretch so much under my fingers, so less compensation is needed in the fretting position. Once on the bass, they do stretch, but not as much as the silicone ones, so minimal retuning is required. I'm very happy with these so far & I don't think I'll be going back to the standard ones. I expect I'll add a set to my next thomann order to keep as spare.

Imagine turning up for an audition for a Ramones tribute band & playing like that.

Watching those vids one after the other MK looks like he's thinking "Ha! I've got a thumb and you haven't. Look what I can do with it"

The worlds most expensive letraset with a cheapo bass attached?

[quote name='Johnston' post='1057206' date='Dec 13 2010, 12:52 PM']...the gibson saddles are a little loose in the epi bridge.[/quote] You mean [b]even more[/b] loose?

I don't understand what is meant by the saddle have worn out. I've never seen saddles wear out even on basses from the 60s. If its a problem with running out of height adjustment, changing the neck angle with a shim is the answer.

I just use a £5 curly cable from maplin - no tangles & it has the added bonus of acting as a passive low pass filter for a vintage tone.

Interesting thread, though I'm sure the facemask isn't usually required when seeking a growler