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[quote name='bobbytodd' timestamp='1389530181' post='2335087'] what tuners are you thinking of using?im thinking about a black gotoh bridge and hipshot b7 tuners [/quote] will probs be hipshot tuners as im gonna grab a detuner aswell, not sure on the bridge tbh the one it has is cool if i can get a like for like id be happy andy

thought i should post up a few pics of it as ive started to change a few bits and that was a old pic from the previous owner [attachment=152125:photo 1 (1).JPG] [attachment=152126:photo 2 (1).JPG] had to do a bit of soldering to earth out the jack and pots as the original silver plate was earthing everything. next up save up from a black bridge and some tuners andy

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1389527344' post='2335027'] You're right.... missed that. For valve amps you have to match the cab to the amp or you will risk damaging the biasing and/or valves. You need an 8 ohm cab on the end of the speaker lead if the amp is set to 8 ohm output. My last valve amp had 1 8 ohm outputs and 2 4 ohm outputs. I guess which way you hook up the cabs is dependent on how the outputs are configured. Which amp? Do you have the user manual? [/quote] what chris said! andy

I do feel that if say you destroy to amps in one night there must be some form of user error, ie pushing the pre amp to hard etc

might be worth checking the tubes are all seated properly any of the pots on the front crackle when you turn them? andy

toneknob brought a darkglass harmonic booster of me, nice guy to deal with no fuss at all andy

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1389395874' post='2333934'] Ugh! I have just read about yours and spent some time reading a 14 page thread on the VM P5 on TB. I am struggling to think of a reason not to buy one and get it re-finished in Nitro black and relic it. [/quote] honestly for the same look fender you are talking 1300 notes! snagged this for under 200! cant speak highly enough of it! and i couldnt care less what people think about the name on the headstock. if you can get to try one honestly the you'll be mighty impressed, im not sure what pu's the p has but i def think the duncan designed pickups are part of what makes this bass so worth the money. andy

i think i rem reading somewhere it helps the string to resonate only with it self into the body, as oppose to mixing with the other strings tbh i would only use one if it was on the bass, im happy with the badass bridge i have on my mody. andy

if buying in a shop, id always take the bass that i played, as long as its like new then it doesnt really concern me that its been on display for a few months or longer. andy

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1389288598' post='2332449'] As long as it's not the MXR Noise Clamp! It's such a bad gate that I replaced it with a Darkglass B3K [/quote] that is a bad gate! andy

they really do look nice in white! totally agree that they can outplay some usa fenders andy

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1389344604' post='2332994'] I like it - although it would be nice too in an unmolested state [/quote] indeed i get that some folks dnt like that is not naturally worn but i actually like the over the the over the top look of it! andy

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1389345460' post='2333006'] The fitting must play a very important role. If I'm going to spend that much I want to find some where good [/quote] even tho its done in boots or specsavers its a acs rep who actually does it so the quality will be the same, if you go with acs that is. andy

it is a bit odd isnt it andy

[url="http://www.nashguitars.com/Images/Guitars/bass/JB63CARr3pw.jpg"]http://www.nashguitars.com/Images/Guitars/bass/JB63CARr3pw.jpg[/url] thats is sexy as! im all for natural wear tho doing that on my mody, its now a nice yellow close up, not bad in nearly 6 yrs. andy

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYqi-EMErU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYqi-EMErU[/url]

my crappy unnamed 40w practice combo takes the low a on my squier with loads of od on so the ampeg should handle it no problem at all andy

well what your getting is a hint of overdrive, what i will say and im guilty of this is when you have a good sound on your own or "design an od at home it sadly does normally get lost in a band mix, i try and find a hole for the distorted bass to fit in. im also insanely luck in having a guitarist that is willing to work with me to make space for each other. also ive been surprised sometimes as i think ive got lost listen to a recording and my bass sound fit really well. but from your clip something low gain maybe even something like what you have the behringer set to have no impact or change sound but just with a small gain boost, i did this before i got my overdrive pedal to push the amp a tad, or in your case the pre amp. andy

[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1389267594' post='2332045'] After getting a woefully wrong eye test from Spoecsavers I wouldn't trust them to fit me for socks never mind hearing protection! [/quote] if its like boots they simply let a rep from say acs use a room in there shop andy

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1389289590' post='2332467'] I'd love to know how a loose strap pin is going to effect the Jack socket??? [/quote] i think its just loose enough to rip someone off

i thought about trying to find a white with tort to match my mody, i just cant believe the quality! andy

seriously is the guy who did this in a shop! name and shame id say andy

my main overdrive is the mesa flux drive, but def used to love stacking od pedals the mesa and the odb-3 actually sound gd together andy

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1389219151' post='2331639'] I recommend that before doing this on a gig, you check that there is no loss of bass, which could happen if the speakers end up out of phase. [/quote] this is a very gd idea actually! its easy to sort if there is, ie i think radial do an amp switcher which is pretty easy and can sort those problems.