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[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1421958763' post='2667203'] I've been thinking for months about getting a used white Mex and asking Guitar Angel to do me one with Newcastle badge and stripes, then Fender do this!!!!!!! [url="http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21951-fender-unveils-geddy-lee-and-steve-harris-signature-basses"]http://www.premiergu...ignature-basses[/url] Update, Feb 17 probably just the States. UK later no doubt. Found one ad, looks about £950 street price. Bit high for a Mex, despite the extra bits. Who is taking the orders [/quote] I did start to build my own one a few years ago, had got everything done (spray painted the stripes on and made a waterslide of the LUFC badge) but managed to drop it one day and ruined it so the whole finish got sanded off and painted orange haha. Have been considering getting one professionally done for a long time and still might do if I can get one of the "2010" model necks for a decent price so it matches the 2010 sig model I have -cough- OCD!

The "£666" price tag suggests it'll be a MIM bass which isn't a problem to me. Being a Leeds United fan through and through, i'm really tested on whether or not I'll buy this. I have the 2010 blue sparkle MIJ one which is a beauty of a bass and without doubt the best P bass I've ever played (especially since I changed the tuners to the proper ones and changed the pick up to 'Arry's signature duncan model) so i'll definitely have to try this out and see how it feels. might just buy one to have as a collectors piece being as Maiden are my favourite band and that 'Arry is my biggest influence. Would definitely change the bridge to a proper Badass II bridge though, can't have that Fender stamped thingy on it

Ahhh sh*t, I can't believe they've actually done Bomber's bass in the proper West Ham colours. I wish they would do one with out the West Ham crest and just have the pin striping. Leeds fan through and through but I think i'm going to have to buy that...

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1409605398' post='2541526'] I really like the look of these, but why do they keep doing such lovely basses with basswood bodies? Alder please, or ash to be period-correct (spose it would bump the price up tho). [/quote] To be fair Lozz, if they did it in alder, it would just be the Fender 70's Precision Bass which is the exact same bass with a white alder body. I agree though, using basswood is a bit poor but it still sounds good and is a bit of a lighter wood which is handy for people like me! haha

I don't know if i'm behind the times on these but i've only just spotted them and wow, severe case of GAS over these now. I've just seen the black one with maple blocked and bound fretboard so i had to look in to it more. Total bargain at £364 (GAK/Gear4Music). They're absolutely beautiful, have a nice profiled neck (if the specs i've compared them on are anything to go by) and the vintage tint thick lacquer on the neck will really made that punch come out of them. Why Fender, why do this when i'm skint. WHY?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1408515345' post='2530828'] theres a really rare 5th anniversary one that Warwickhunt has. It's not a double P but cheaper secondhand and I think it would possibly be able to reasonably get close sound wise is the corvette (or streamer) $$, Supposed to be good basses too. Other than that a Vampyre with duel P pups, they will build you one but at a cost! You might be cheepers finding a secondhand vampyre or even the rock bass version and paying a luthier to pup the dual P pups in. If you need the hellborg preamp part of the sound ...... [/quote] Man if i had the money, i'd bite your hand off, then buy the pre amp off you. They really are beautiful sounding pre's! I'm very tempted to just save for a Warwick Dark Lord Vampyre or the newer RockBass Vampyre (2 piece bridge and proper headstock) then take it somewhere to have the routes changed to Dual P routes. I know this would involve a re-spray on the front but i'm not fussed about that. [quote name='Henrythe8' timestamp='1408608765' post='2531676'] Yep, it pretty much sums it up. Buzzard and Stryker, and Corvette 2005LE. I don't know for the 5th anniversary. You can order through a reputed dealer a Custom Shop Vampyre. Base Price is for an NT vampyre is 5454.90€ (oil finish) Alternate P'up selection is around 300€ (you have to ask, ot's not on the price list) Alternate routing is 254.10€. And here you go. [/quote] I think I just had a heart attack reading that price list. Please don't do that again! haha. But seriously is that what the custom shop charge? That's ridiculous money. I know they produce fantastic instruments but wow, that's seriously OTT.

Hey guys I've really been loving the tone of the Warwick basses lately but the ones that have really drawn me are the ones with the Dual P - Bass pick ups in them. Mainly Marco Hietala from Nightwish's ones. I know the electronics are the standard MEC set ups and he's just running them in to Sansamp RBI and either a Warwick Hellborg pre amp with Pro tube head or Ampeg SVT 4 Pro head. My question is though, what warwick models have there been (that aren't custom shop models) with the Dual P configuration? So far i've seen a - Stryker with Buzzard headstock (for sale on here somewhere too i believe?) - Corvette 2005 LTD edition - Buzzard series (like the one Marco plays) And that is it! I'd really love to know if there's a Vampyre with this pick up option as it sounds so nice set up like that and the Vampyre is my favourite Warwick shape. Cheers

I looked in to the G-Lad bypass pad but as you said, it's far too expensive. I just want to modify my current wah so i can take out the switch and replace it with something like a non-latching switch down at the heel end of the plate which activates the wah as soon as you move the plate forward then de-activates the wah as soon as it's returned to the heel down position.

I really love chorus on bass. I've used it for years. Haven't got any need for it in my current band but if i could then i would. A nice subtle chorus sound really does liven up your tone. I've used: Yamaha SPX-90II rack, Roland GP16 rack, Boss CEB-3 pedal, Boss CH-1 pedal, Digitech Multi Chorus pedal and am currently using the MXR ZW38 black label pedal. My favourite was definitely the CEB-3 but i'm loving the MXR ZW38 for it at the moment

I've literally just purchased one off GAK and i'm going to pop to maplin's later on today to grab 2 DPDT switches for when it arrives. [quote name='BigGuyAtTheBack' timestamp='1408451976' post='2530257'] The true bypass mod is on the cards for mine but I never noticed much difference with the bypassed sound and the normal sound. I tend to have the pedal on all the time now and just flick the mid switch for either a bassy scooped sound or a more middy sound. Simples! [/quote] To be fair, i'd only use it for certain parts in my bands set so i'll be turning it on and off a lot. Plus when it's that cheap, i don't mind fiddling around with it to make it "better". So Have you got a diagram for doing the true bypass mod to it as i'm useless at working things out like that? Cheers dude

What a brilliant mod, I watched FrankenP's video on youtube (i'm sure he's a user on here too?) and it sounds really good! So good in fact that I looked up the price and found that JunoRecords are doing them for £27 with free 24 hour delivery (edit - this is where i've just got mine from, avoid GAK, they say its in stock then you get an email saying minimum 4-6 week delivery, still awaiting my money back from them and it's been 3 days!) http://www.juno.co.uk/products/behringer-bdi21-v-tone-bass-driver-di-bass-amp-modeller-direct-recording-preamp-di-box/493811-01/ Has anyone done a true bypass mod on one of these? I'd love to know.

Yeah sorry i should of mentioned, i want it to be like the Dunlop bass wah / 95Q wah where it activates the wah as you push down on the tread plate but de-activates as soon as the tread plate is returned to the back position.

Hey guys I've got a Dunlop GCB-95 which i've changed the capacitors and inductor in to change the frequencies and gain as well as modding it to be true bypass with an LED but I am once again bored and want to mod it again. I used to have a Morley wah and loved the switchless operation of it so I want to convert mine to switchless as it'll also be easier for the songs I play using it (for whom the bell tolls, orion, call of kthulu... basically metallica covers!) but i don't want to get a different wah as i love the sound of my one with the mods, it screams! Anyway, i'll stop rambling. Can someone help me modify my GCB95 (with true bypass) to a switchless one? I'd really appreciate it. I'd also like to be able to hook up the LED to whatever will be activating the wah so i can see when it's on. Plus I love the value LED i have fitted to it haha. Cheers Steve

Go for the Squier vintage modified P bass or the Classic Vibe P bass. both are available in white and have better build quality/pickups/hardware than the standard series dude. I've played them both and they're both stunning basses to play.

I did consider getting a 1u channel strip but i haven't seen any within my price range (or there abouts) and haven't seen any with a graphic EQ on it. I definitely need to have a graphic EQ for the way i shape my tone. Definitely going to get a BDI21 though so again thanks for the tip on that

The general opinion seems to be that i should keep the money back which i think is a fair point and what i think i'll do. Especially with the point that Dincz raised about the input ohm of the rack EQ, i didn't quite realise it would be that low. I guessed a pre amp of some kind like a mic pre amp would be needed but that's more equipment i'd have to buy so it definitely makes sense to save up for the amp head like Lozz196 has said. As for cabs xgsjx, i would love to eventually have 2 4x10s and 2 1x15s but for now, i'll be getting a 1x15 cab to go with it next then look at eventually getting the 2nd stack. Also, i keep hearing so many good things about the Behringer BDI21 so i think i might get one of those whatever happens, especially if i can pick one up for £20. Thanks for the recommendation Brensabre79 and Mrtcat! Finally, what you've said about dubbing i'd match the ampeg sound with an EQ is definitely a good point "4 Strings", I would ask the people who run the rehearsal studio if they'd sell one of them but i'll be honest, i've only seen them there once as they have other people over see the place for the evening stints when we're there. I'll keep my eye out for them though and have a word.

I've owned the Hartke LH500 and i honestly found it to be very un-versatile (not very versatile? i'm tired, excuse the poor grammar). I thought I liked the head but after comparing it to my old Trace GP12 SMX and the Ampeg B2RE that I use at band practise, it really fell short. I'd even go as far as saying the GK 700RBII that I had was better than the LH500 and I hated the GK head. So yeah, go for the EBS, I've not heard a bad word on them and from the demos i've seen, it's very versatile. You can go from sub-like funk tones to hifi metal tones. It's definitely worth the extra £100

Hey guys and girls Since selling my Hartke LH500, i've been looking at different heads and totally settled on the Ampeg B2-RE, i've used one at band practise many times and i get my perfect tone out of it. Only problem is though, I can't find one for £180 (that's what I got for the Hartke LH500) so i've been considering a different option. I was thinking of going for a rack mount 2x15 equaliser and feeding that out to a power amp, either that or going for the Ampeg SVT Pre amp and getting a separate power amp but again, I can't find one of those pre amps for anywhere near my budget. The equaliser I was thinking of going for was the DBX 215 so I can have one side set up for the EQ i use with my main band and one for the small project i've got going (in which my amps eq would be the complete opposite of the main tone one). Obviously I then need to keep an eye out for some kind of rack mount power amp which i'd say needs to be a minimum of 250w per side to power 2 speaker cabs (a 4x10 and a 1x15 or an 8x10 on it's own) and cut through loud "metal" guitars. Do you guys think it's worth going down this route? do you know of a rack mount equaliser that has 1 parametric channel and 1 graphic channel? Or should i just hold out for a B2-RE and try to get some more cash in to put towards it? Cheers folks

Stick a mirrored pick guard on it and she's perfect Seriously though, that is one beautiful bass. I bet it sounds and plays as good as it looks!

Chris - That's really strange that Peavey changed the pick up size and routes on the Grind series. Which ones did you end up using in the later model with the 45 size routes? (Or is that a stupid question and the reason you said the 45s fit in to the Grind?) Dan - I know what you mean about the bubinga later models, a friend of mine had the bubinga 5 string one and it felt nothing like my 4 string maple earlier model. It's got a beautiful 3 piece maple/walnut/maple neck with a rosewood board. It's the trans-red model too so it just really accentuates the flame maple wings on it. I know what you're saying about the pre amp, it really is shoddy which is why mine is now totally passive with the SSB-5 pickups fitted to it. With what you're both saying about having a little wiggle room on each side of the pick ups, I've had both the EMG 40DCs and the SD SSB-5s in the bass and they both left about 1-2 mm each side. Doesn't really bug me much luckily! Thank you to both of you for your advise and heads up though, i really appreciate it.

Oh that's excellent! Thanks Chris. I wanted to have it sounded roughly the same as my Toby 4 when i get one so knowing i can stick the same pick ups in it is even better. Hopefully i'll be able to pick one up some time. I'll admit, i eventually want another Pro 4 to convert to an octaved 8 string and the 5 string model too. Have a nice little army of Toby Pro basses haha

Ah no problem pal. Thanks anyway though. Yeah they really are fantastic basses. I took the pre amp and Tobias pick ups out of my Pro 4 and put in a set of passive SD SSB-5 pick ups in it and now it sounds fantastic so i'd do the same sort of thing to that

Hey guys I'm looking to delve in to the world of 6 strings at some point and I remembered playing a Tobias Toby Pro 6 and loved it. I own the Toby Pro 4 so it would be nice to have that to go with it. My question though, does anyone own one on here and if so, can you do me a favour and measure the pick ups for me? I'd really appreciate it as if I did get one, I'd end up swapping out the pick ups for some kind of Seymour Duncan ones as the standard Tobias pick ups and pre amps were always weak sounding to me. Plus I love SD pick ups to the point of having them in all 3 basses and my guitar. Thanks very much!

Spector Euro 4. You can get it with either soap bars or the P/J config that you're used to with the Squier. Personally i prefer the PJ config on them. The EMGs sound amazing in it and the Spector Tone Pump pre amp in it is (I.M.O.) the nicest sounding pre amp on the market. I love the sound of them.

Thanks again for the advice Chris, i'll see what money i have left over from getting whichever amp i end up getting an i may get a BDI21. Can't see it being too bad for that price