Greggo

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1422830524' post='2677393'] You might be right..... [/quote] Must admit I've had my Squier CV tele for a year and still amazed at how versatile two sc can be. I did miss humbuckers, hence getting an LP style, but the clear tele tone takes some beating.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1422820001' post='2677187'] The tone passive tone control on a guitar or bass shouldn't really have any effect on the sound when they are up at full. Some folks reckon that bypassing them altogether gives a little bit more top end (actually it's not cutting as much top,as it's actually a low pass filter, but that's splitting hairs). 500kΩ volume pots are the way forward for humbuckers though - they'll let more top end through to the tone circuit, so check whether you've already got them. My 6 stringer is an SG copy, and I'm toying with making a Treble-Booster for this very reason - 500kΩ pots across the board and it's still quite a 'thick' tone. If I could only put a coil tap switch on it to turn them into single coil pickups then that would really SING through 500kΩ pots…. [/quote] Sounds like you need a tele mate

Thanks for that, I'll probably still put. 22 in anyway just so the taper is more useable!

Sorry not a bass related question but my recent acquisition is a Westfield LP style guitar. It has a great sound but perhaps could be a bit brighter. I opened up the control cavity and noticed it's installed with .47 caps on the tone pots which I believe isn't the standard on a humbucker fitted guitar. When in position 0 it is very dark indeed. If I put .22 will this make the tone a bit brighter in position 10 or does it only affect tone as it's rolled off? I've read conflicting info on whether it has an affect on the fully open position. Thanks!

Forgot to report back on this, sadly the bass was gone when I went back a few days later!

I got it in the end I put a grand total of £15 towards it in trade with my bass in the end. A quick play at home and was a good decision offers a totally different tonal to telecaster so a nice range of sounds now!

I'm in a right quandary as to whether to pull the trigger on this at the expense of trading my bass in (which I don't use as much anymore). I'd get £120 in trade in for my Yamaha BB414 so would need to put another £30 towards it. Had another play in the shop other day and compared to anything else in the same price bracket (which included Epiphone Les Paul and SG specials which are budget bolt on versions) the E4500 blew them out ty the water and it just feels nice. What to do what to do!

Had a play on one of these budget les paul copies in a guitar shop today and I have to say was very impressed! It is the "higher" end E4500 model so had good hardware and some other fancy touches. Build quality and feel was better than some of the high end epiphone they had in stock and it actually rocked pretty hard. Anyone else had much experience of these? It is £150 which to be fair for this model is generally what I've seen people flog them for privately although I imagine if I got lucky could be got for half price which I would definitely snap one up for!

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1421104939' post='2657311'] Finally got it last week! Colour is even nicer in the 'flesh'! Build quality is brilliant. Ran my fingers down the side of the neck and there no sharp frets, the action is nice and low out the box, don't think i need to adjust it. Only con i would say is the pickups could have a bit more 'oomph' but for £280 brand new i'm not complaining! My mate who has american fender strats and teles including a custom shop tele had a shot of it and was surprised at the feel of the neck and playability so thats a plus. He's quite forward when it comes to criticising instruments. Only flaw he said was the same as me, pickups could be better. All in all, good starter instrument for me chuffed! [/quote] Glad you got it mate. In my opinion more than a starter instrument, build quality is definitely good enough to be a workable recording / gigging guitar. I've never really had any complaints about pickups, with my guitar effects / amp sim unit can dial in virtually anything. I've actually had mine a year to this very day according to timehop and I restrung it today for first time since buying it! Happy NGD!

Thanks for feedback I'll try and pop into shop and get it once Xmas shopping done! It was a nice colour too like a candy apple red. I don't know if this one had the smaller tuners on or not, but if so are they still OK to use?

I'll keep it short and simple. I don't play bass as much any more and I'm moving on my yamaha bb414 on in new year to part ex for a new six string (dont hate me!) so I would just need something for a bit of recording, jamming every now and then . Would this be a good buy for forty quid as seen one in second hand with just a few dings on here and there but didn't get chance to play it. Decent enough tone for casual recording, jamming?

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1417714041' post='2623405'] I really like the butterscotch blonde though [/quote] Want my advice? Just get one you won't be disappointed hehe. I used to have another 2 electrics - 6 strings including a single humbucker USA Gibson sg-x, ibanez rg with hsh config and my CV tele just blows them all out the water for sound /versatility and playability. Don't have those guitars anymore and do not miss them! If you wanted a cheaper guitar the new squier affinitity Teles come in butterscotch and have string through body and in some cases people have said these sound better than MIM Teles.

I've got a Squier CV telecaster and i love it. The neck as standard was a bit glossy for my tastes,but I knocked it down using scotchrbite grey pad and now it plays really well. Pickups are really good, can do most things really well. Just cannot go wrong for the money on these. I want a CV strat now

It is quite a lovely phenomenon I have to say. In my case at the moment I'm just playing a 20 year old encore strat copy that I've borrowed and set up and it feels and sounds great. Makes a nice change to my CV tele but I'm sure going back to my tele will yield things the encore didn't and vice versa!

It is quite a lovely phenomenon I have to say. In my case at the moment I'm just playing a 20 year old encore strat copy that I've borrowed and set up and it feels and sounds great. Makes a nice change to my CV tele but I'm sure going back to my tele will yield things the encore didn't and vice versa!

Do you ever find you can play one guitar or bass exclusively but then if you play another guitar you come up with riffs / ideas that you know you probably wouldn't have done on the other guitar? This happens to me, it's like different guitars draw different things from me. Why is this? I've been playing a borrowed strat copy for weeks and coming up with more fresh ideas than I have in months and months of playing my tele. I'm thinking different playability, different sounds are all part of it. Certainly a good case to own more than one guitar.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1416129907' post='2607054'] I used to own a 90's Encore precision and that was a very decent instrument indeed. Lovely neck, pearlescent white in colour and strong pickups. I sold it when I accidentally broke the nut and bodged the repair. Never played the same after that Would happily own another one! Truckstop [/quote] I had a 90s p copy also at one time, cracking tone from it, I've been recording music for years and that had hands down the best bass tone! Shame it's long gone (14 years now)

I've borrowed an old 90s encore strat copy from my mate who has not played it since 1997 and it's been sat in its case ever since. After a clean up, restring and set up its surprisingly a very good player. Neck is nice and action can get very low and easy to play and the pickups are pretty decent. Strangely as a little easter egg, the middle and neck pickups are wired to the opposite switches, so position 2 on the 5 way is bridge and neck so it actually emulates very closely the middle pickup of a telecaster. I'm thinking this was a mistake at factory as my mate never tinkered with it and had it from new. Surprising how a budget guitar from days gone by can be a lovely little player and a very usable sound to it!

I've only got a limited time with the roadstar before I ultimately return it back to the rehearsal room I borrowed it from where I know the guy who runs it. Having played it a bit I remember now why after fixing it up and getting it working I "sub-lent" it out - I still prefer my yamaha bb and I don't have room for that many instruments in house! Only thing is I notice the person I lent it to has painted the bridge black (it was pretty grimy looking) but they've painted over the Allen key adjusters so the saddles cannot be moved! What's a good way of rectifying this before I send it back?

Haha that is coincidence as it was related to one of my threads where I had just reacquired a Roadstar and I was gushing about it a little bit and it had restarted the thread and brought about the OPs magic

Thanks mate, no worries if not as the bass does sound decent with what's in, gets something close to a p tone (but bit heavier) on neck pup so I'm happy! Megallica just seen one of your threads with all the roadstar you own! That is some lovely collection of them! That passive version is particularly nice! Only thing I'm not so keen on mine is that the painted neck is a bit sticky. Debating doing to it what I did to my squier tele and giving it a sanding with 1200 grit paper to make it more satin but worried it will make the finish pinky looking and ruin the look of the bass!

[quote name='bjelkeman' timestamp='1414822879' post='2593622'] I have an active and a passive (two actually) RB850. The key differences are: - active vs passive electronics (obviously) - the shape of the pickups, the active pickup has a groowed-out part on the short side (not as comfy to put the thumb on) - exposed metal on the pickups on the passive - passive has push pull pots for serial or parallel pickups (?), my active one does not - passive has the pots in a straight line, active on a curve Active version has a clearer sound, more mid and treble. Passive is more of a growl and a bit muted. Different but both good. [/quote] I don't suppose you know the value of the pots in the active version do you? As mine had no wiring in I used a vvt wiring kit with 250 but don't know if this is sane as original. Volume tapers off too quickly so don't know if higher values needed to get bass close to original configuration.

[quote name='megallica' timestamp='1414395569' post='2588780'] I've since acquired a passive RB850 and defretted it. I can see why there are held in high regard and I no longer miss my corvette $$. [/quote] Is passive one the same shape?

Bit of thread from the dead but I have just got this bass back after lending it out for a year and did a quick recording of a bass line over one of my songs. What a great recorded bass tone it has! Cuts through really nicely and mellows nicely with the tone off but still retains enough mids. Definitely a lovely line of basses from the 80s these!