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I am trying some Brierley Customs in my SX. I was gonna put SD 1/4 pounders in it but heard these and was impressed. Still has the balls and growl of the SD's but a more HiFi clean to it without being brittle. Mick Brierley makes custom pups in Adelaide. [url="http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/"]http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/[/url]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='251583' date='Jul 31 2008, 04:10 AM']It's only if you don't have the through body option where a higher mass bridge like a Badass makes a big difference in terms of sustain, attack & clarity. Rich.[/quote] I have to agree totally with this. My experience with Non through body bridges has been that if you want a more traditional Fender sound then the Gotoh 203 is a great replacement. for more sustain and attack try the Gotoh 201. This bridge is a really nice balance between the traditional sound and a more modern sound IMHO. and for maximum Sustain and attack go to the Badass. I still use Badass 1 and 3 Bridges on some of my main basses (The Badass 2 footprint is too big IMHO). but the Gotoh 201 as I mentioned is a really good blend of both worlds. Just my 2 pence.

I lived in London for 3 years and so glad I did. Generally you poms are a bunch of mad bastards with a great ironic sense of humour which I loved. Funny thing is that before I went to the UK I figured that the difference between a Pom and an Aussie was almost nil. I was wrong. There are at times huge differences at other times none. Americans are no different in that context. Like my mate ray says about all things in life... "Same, just different". Now I just wish my name was Steve..

Back in the 80's when I played for a living I used one bass and a spare just in case. The spare probably got used 2 or 3 times in 10 years. These days I play for fun and have a collection of basses. I never turn up to a show without at least 3 or 4 basses because its now about having fun and my idea of fun is playing with my toys. No point havin' them just to look at

[quote name='rockinrayduke' post='123483' date='Jan 20 2008, 04:01 AM']The US Birds have Gibson's TBPlus pickups whereas the Epi version has Korean pickups that bear very little resemblance tone and soundwise to the US version. The Epibirds have a pretty good sound on their own IMO (sounds very P-Bassish, liked the one I had) but nothing like a Gibson.[/quote] Correct me if I'm wrong but don't the EpiBirds have Alder bodies and maple/rosewood necks (Very Fender in a wood selection sense) and the Gibsons Mahogany bodies and necks with Ebony fingerboard? I know the studio models are fitted rather than through necks and dont know much about them to be honest. I would expect this combined with the fact that the pups are different would make them sound quite different (not better or worse, just different).

Thanks BigRedX

Anyone guide me to the pic that was on BC a few months back of the guy playing a P bass that had the head and the body reversed?

heh, not my pics. I haven't picked it up yet. these are the pics the seller sent me

I'm not quite sure what phase the moon was in the other day but a strange GAS experience ended up with me being the new owner of a Korean Epiphone '59 Gibson reissue Korina Explorer. only paid Aus$465 (227 pounds). All original no mods. Not quite sure where we go from here?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='107245' date='Dec 21 2007, 03:30 AM']How about this: Overwater Original 2 - Extra Long 36" scale.[/quote] BigRedX that is absolutely beautiful! I hope it sounds as good asit looks , great body shape.

Michael Anthony is famous first for being in Van Halen and bass playing is most definitely a sideline for him? If in doubt, check it out.... WARNING:its pretty hard to watch/listen too [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewsHwVOyyE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewsH[/url]wVOyyE OK so he is drunk in this one............ try a different show, he does the same solo sober

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='169622' date='Apr 4 2008, 05:37 PM']Two producers that like to play bass when allowed ...Tony Visconti & Don Was (yeah, ok Don does tour with the Stones on bass, but it's a sideline really!)[/quote] Tony Visconti playing bass on Bowies "The Man who sold the World" album is great stuff love his playing.

[quote name='OldGit' post='161297' date='Mar 21 2008, 07:52 PM']Yeah any old medium density foam will do it ...[/quote] Ironically the next day after this post 12 Neoprene mats for the bottom of transport cubes arrived at work and the boss told me to take one when I told him that they were exactly what I was looking for. Apparently we use 10 cubes a night to send out to regional centres and the smallest order he could get was 12. They were even the exact right height. Right place at the right time I guess.