Jean-Luc Pickguard

I quite fancy building a mcMeat - a DIY clone of the LoveTone meatball.

I depends what you want to use it for. As an example I use a Behringer BLE100 bass limiter/enhancer and since I got my first one (which was £20 new) I am no longer seeking my perfect compressor. For a long time I thought I wanted a compressor to even out my volume, and tried every one I could get my hands on and even bought a few, but all along it turns out that this cheap little limiter pedal is exactly the right tool for the job I need it to do, ie to even out my fingerstyle playing so I can play with a light touch and let the amp do all the hard work without getting massive peaks in the sound when I do hit a bit harder. I now have two BLE100s as I scored a spare one on ebay a few days ago for £9 including delivery. I think the original owner may have been disappointed that he couldn't hear what it was doing, but the transparency is one the main things I like about it - it doesn't make the bass sound 'squashed' like some compressors do.

Sometimes o5b have so long between rehearsals &/or gigs that often when we do play together it does seem like a reunion.

[quote name='LeftyJ' post='599901' date='Sep 16 2009, 09:18 AM']Didn't that make the bass lean forward, requiring more pressure from your right arm to hold the body upright?[/quote] It did tend to lean forwards a bit when the right arm was moved away, but its a very light bass, so just having the right arm in the normal playing position without applying any pressure was enough to put it right. When playing it was remarkably comfortable. It didn't feel like it was trying to push forwards at all & was certainly a great improvement over holding the neck up with the left hand.

Epiphone thunderbird - cured by moving the front strap button to the neck heel Daughter's daisy rock heartbreaker (now sold) was even worse for neck dive though - added a strap button to the bottom horn (or should that be bottom bulge) and it balanced beautifully, although looked a bit odd at first. What's this kit of parts? a strap button & a screw?

reminds me of an Ashbory - where some people put polyurethane strings on them to replace the silicone rubber ones

[quote name='RichB' post='595451' date='Sep 11 2009, 10:12 AM']I've got no hope. The wife found me trying to put the breakfast cereal in the fridge on several occasions lately. So as for advice on remembering songs, no chance.[/quote] Its when you start peeing in the pedal bin you'll have to worry.

I lost interest in Cliff after summer holiday. Never knew he was in Metallica though.

Sorry - it could be just the pic, but to me it looks like your friend was sick on it I have no idea what a gay scratchplate looks like though as I didn't realise that scratchplates had a preference.

[quote name='d-basser' post='594155' date='Sep 9 2009, 06:34 PM']Is this everything I would need for a P/J bass? Got the pickups coming too. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAZZ-BASS-WIRING-KIT-HIGH-QUALITY_W0QQitemZ270453423274QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item3ef847bcaa&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262"]ebay[/url][/quote] Yep - that'll do it. Just like the kit I bought but with an extra pot. I can't tell whether those pots have solid shaft or knurled split shaft - make sure you buy the correct ones to go with whichever knobs you're using - I think (but not 100%) that CTS make both types. I got solid shaft pots & put a set of 1960s mustang knobs on my bass. They were a bit pist on the stock split shaft pots. Make sure you have some decent solder so you don't have to overheat the pots- ie not the lead-free rubbish from Maplins which doesn't flow.

I'm lucky enough to have found my perfect bass: a cheap & cheerful CIJ Fender mustang. I've had it over a year and not felt the need to buy any more basses since.

There are a few ebay sellers and mail order places that do a kit of parts for a wiring harness. I used a P bass wiring kit from [url="http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Storehouse-Studio__W0QQ_armrsZ1"]storehouse studio[/url] on ebay to upgrade the cheap & cheerful bits in my CIJ mustang, ie two CTS pots, sprague orange drop capacitor, switchcraft jack socket & cloth-covered wire. You can get cheaper pots than CTS & cheaper sockets than Switchcraft, but its worth spending the extra few quid to get the best.

I'm very happy with my schroeder 1212L with LMII.

It looks blummin' brilliant with it on, so I vote keep it. My Precisions & my Highway 1 Jazz have one, plus the jazz has a badass. However I only play fingerstyle and have no interest in slapping, picking, hitting the bass with kippers, or any other righthand technique so it suits my 'jamerson-inspired' style to rest my hand on the cover. Saying that, my no1 live bass, a mustang would look odd with one so I have to make do without.

Hey Wayne, halfords trim repair tape will do the job - I used it to put a PBass pickup cover on my DaisyRock Elite as I didn't want to drill through the pearloid top. If you PM me your address I'll drop some in the post for you.

PM'd

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='588235' date='Sep 3 2009, 01:51 AM']...Even if your real names are Teddy, Lombardo and Egbert,[/quote] My band-mates Teddy, Lombardo and Egbert haven't been auditioning bass players to replace me have they?

He keeps his syringes in it.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='587843' date='Sep 2 2009, 07:21 PM']err, I've actually played one of them... friends... they are top heavy, unbalanced shortscale wierdos, you cant play sat down and it sounds surprisingly good. Ballsy even.[/quote] Come on, be fair, surely it looks more like a big purple arse than a pair of balls! Hang on, I'm not doing a very good job of selling it am I? It does balance a lot better using the extra strap button I added where the bottom horn would be.

Hello Jeff Are you sure you're not the same person that registered here, searched out all the long-dead posts about japanese fenders, gave your site a plug on each thread then buzzed off only to return to stick up for your site? If so: water under the bridge, everyone does something daft now & then. I guess you are referring to me in your post. Apologies if we got off on the wrong foot. I don't think I was being snide - I was saying it as I saw it. I have known people who have lost money thinking they're getting a bargain buying online, not hearing from the seller and then found no way of tracing where their money went. If you are establishing a trustworthy business I wish you good luck, however with your site you seem to have made all the classic mistakes about establishing trust. First: you need to be open about who you are on the site and give proper verifiable contact information upfront. Second: Fender will close you down if you continue to operate with your existing domain name, meaning your site will disappear as your webhost/domain registrar will get the cease & desist letter to take the site down. As you were wondering - I have no axe to grind. I work for myself as a freelance web developer. I know the difference between a professional site and one set up for little or no cost. You might have had a chance of success with a site like yours ten years ago, however these days people are a lot more clued up and suspicious if things don't look right. If you're interested in trading a bass for a more professional site, feel free to send me a PM. There's also a chap on here that is an absolute wizard with usability and SEO stuff that may be interested in a deal.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='587634' date='Sep 2 2009, 04:29 PM']Whats Ray Stiles playing?[/quote] My uneducated guess would be an 8 string John Birch Rick copy

[quote name='jchel' post='587549' date='Sep 2 2009, 02:55 PM']Yes see what you mean your site looks so good. Trying to seel some old MIJ fendesr are we for aged rockers?[/quote] What the hell are you going on about? Was that supposed to be some kind of attempt at an insult Yes or No: is japanfender.com your site?

"the dirt keeps the funk"