Maude

She's going to hold it until I'm back on Monday, arranged to go and see it in the evening. She's got a a series one Billy Sheehan overdrive pedal and a Boss LS2 signalling mixer pedal. She's said those two pedals, the patch leads and the bass for £950.

My reasoning is I don't need it, or hugely want it. But at that price if I fall in love with it then great, if not, I surely can't failed to get my money back or make a reasonable profit. I'm not adverse to hanging on to it either way if prices are rising. Money in the bank is boring, basses are fun even if they're not 'the one', and the right bass will have a better return than any interest on savings.

It was only a budget version, I'm sure it was called a Special. Mint green, with a P and neck woofer but only single output, the fret scallops were just markers rather than machined out. It was nice though. And I said first 'real' bass. My first bass was a ply no name SG style monstrosity, probably a Kay. It got a ceremonial cremation when the Attitude was purchased.

It say usual marks from playing and only one very small chip on the lower horn, there's a picture of it and it's tiny. The trouble is I'm leaving for Kent at five tomorrow morning and won't be back til Sunday. Maybe I'll message, transfer a deposit or something.

I had no intention to buy an Attitude really but its popped up just down the road. My first 'real' bass was an Attitude Special and holds a special spot, so at that price it's a no brainer really... I think.

So I should be snatching it out of their hands at £875 and only five miles away. 🙂

Lovely 🙂👍

I know it's not BB, and I've posted it in the Yammy appreciation thread, but how much should I pay for a good condition Attitude 2, in original case with all the candy? If I were to buy one 🤔.

Ooh you slaaaag! What with? 😁

It might worth having a read through some threads in the 'Build Diaries' section, there's lots of info on different oil finishes, how to apply and their pros and cons. @Andyjr1515 in particular always posts lots of info on how he does things and what discovers along the way. Loads of info for a home refinisher as he doesn't have access to fancy refinishing equipment and explains ways to achieve a great finish in the comfort of your home/shed/basement.

That's amazing... ...but how do you go for a pee? 🤔

A near mint Attitude 2 has gone up for sale five minutes from my house. What ballpark price should one of these be do we think? It's in the original (I think) case.

Oh yeah, I forgot my 'Prejazzray', P body, J neck & Stingray pickup. It's passive with a four way rotary switch which looks the same as the volume and tone. Turning it scrolls through single bridge coil, both coils parallel, both coils series, neck coil. It's very good.

Gill-ty - Alice Cooper

It really is a great mod, as long as you like the series sound. But it's completely non invasive (bar a bit of soldering), you still have all your original tones, and reversible if you no longer want it for any reason. I think the best way of describing the series sound is rather than one of either pickup (call either p/u 100%) or a blend of the two (50% of each to get 100%), it's like taking the full sound of each p/u and stacking them to get 200%. Full, punchy and a slight volume boost. It works better with some pickups than others. I've found the wider the p/u spacing, the more the series tone is a distinct tone of it's own, and you get three completely different sounds (with a two p/u bass).

He literally played 'Metal' with Reznor live every night. Well if would've if they played it live every night. 😁

The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

What Time Is It? Spin Doctors

Now I'm Feeling Zombified - Alien Sex Fiend

Stripper Vicar - Mansun

While I've got my inventors hat on. Couldn't the bridge be mounted on lateral roller bearings to provide an inbuilt 'slop' to negate the need for this plectrum? If that's too technical then maybe just drill a hole in your plectrum and tie a little string loop through it. Then holding the string, just swing the plectrum at the strings.

Yes, that would be the biggest difference between the two. The bridge, nut, body construction, etc must make a difference but the pickup is the biggy. I might record the 424, then fit the 1024 pickup in it a record again. If the difference is minimal then up goes the 1024 for sale. If there's a big enough difference then I'll see what I can get for the 424 and then carry out the reverse mod on the 1024. Whichever is the keeper gets the series switch mod. I actually prefer the look of my 424, the fretboard wood is far nicer and I think I prefer the less prominent neck laminates. I prefer the 1024's lacquered headstock face but that's easy to do. The 1024 bridge is nicer though. All first world problems I know.

My next invention, to solve the problem of where to put the fob so it doesn't rattle and slide around, is to fit it with a little metal blade and fit a receptacle to the side of the steering column to slot the blade into, leaving the fob hanging in a convenient, easy to hand location. Oh yeah, and the plectrum is stupid... ...and yes, I am a miserable bugger tonight 😁.

But think how much better a reverse P, series/parallel modded 1024 would be. 🙄 😁

I don't even know which BB I'm keeping, let alone what I'm doing to it 😄. But yeah, if I do it I'd use a push pull so the series is just an added option. The Longhorn and 4005 got a mini toggle switch added to switch between series and parallel as it suited them better, but a BB would want a push/pull pot.