Chiliwailer

Cheers for the link, bought back good memories, I worked there for a many years - started in Andy’s in 1993, aged 15. Graham Noden was a mentor and we still get on great. Brian and me used to hang out at Andy’s, chatting about weed and music mostly, and I offered Crispin from Regents his first job in Denmark Street when I was managing Regents Sounds. Tom from Wunjo was a mate from teen years. So yeah, really nice to read from them all, and the other names that popped in the process. I’m still close to Ron, who owned Roka’s and Two-5 back in the day, we often talk about how we both have a book in us about the behind the scenes shenanigans from our days there. Good times, even if it is just retail at the end of the day - and although some people on the street deserved a bad rep, it’s always a shame to read posts that paint everyone from Denmark St with the same brush - as arrogant, rude, failed rock star, wanna be rock star etc… that’s just bollox, I was there for a period of 12 years, in 10 shops, and although there were some tossers (like anywhere I suppose) I knew some awesome people that did a great job. Worked for a bit at Bass Centre and New Kings Rd after leaving the street, great places, but never the same buzz, not by a mile. Personally, mid to late 90s was really special there - not seen that vibe since amongst the staff and various shops, for me it felt it was really more connected back then, in a social way, and prior to Music Ground bringing a different vibe - but that’s 3 chapters of the book I suspect 😂

I very much doubt the 66 Pure Vintage will do that - you’d likely need an overwound pickup for a darker sound. Though it messes with the mids a bit, so not for everyone. Things is Aston used a stock pickup, and his tone came from a ton of variables. I had a cool conversation will Al Anderson once and when we chatted about Aston’s tone he was like “he’d take the mids off everything and whack the bass right up!”. Family Man was the man.

Paul bought a pickup from me - super easy sale, and friendly funny emails, top man 👌

Thanks Colin for an easy, friendly, and swift sale. Enjoy the pedal mate.

Definitely wasn’t my experience, the bass hadn’t even been checked and had multiple issues. Just saying as it’s worth checking with them, despite the website marketing.

Sold some items to Joe, was a pleasure all the way. Cheers

Was a pleasure to sell Mike some strings - cheers 👍

Owen bought from me recently, quick and friendly comms and payment. Cheers pal.

Almost, but not quite, looks like a Mike Lull bolt on style - I wonder if he worked on the bass in Seattle? Gave it a lighter body? Or someone copied his style perhaps.

Why’s that? Just wondering. Assuming that if it’s due to the distance, you could either just use the supplied one with the 2 band (mount the output on the plate) or extend the wires for the jack on the new supplied one, so it reaches the original socket position (and have a dummy pot on the plate for aesthetics).

Also, if you haven’t already, it may be worth checking the earth is still connected to under the bridge (downtown….😊)

The Retrovibe Stinger is about £75 new, not tried one though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281890345393?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gzZuqd4kSaq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=DHJFo4GVQzS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The plates on an EB Ray are the same size for a 2 and 3 band. The difference is the output jack socket is on the side of the body on a 3 band EQ, not on the plate like a 2 band. The EB 2 and 3 band EQs have the pots attached to the circuit board, other pre amps are usually non mounted like that.

If your soldering is fine, perhaps swap out the neck pickup pot, see how it is then. edit - or if you think it’s out of phase, I wonder if the white and black wires need swapping over, maybe the rewinding put them back the wrong way. Just a guess.