bobbytodd

I was offered a washburn ab-34 for a stupidly low price all it needed was the truss rod adjusted.now its the go to bass for home practice never put it through my amp

sorted took the machine head off it turns out that the peg is two halves joined by a small splined shaft they pull apart.so I put a small bit of plumbers tape round the splined shaft and pushed it back together no more rattle

while playing my vmj tonight I noticed a huge rattle when playing open strings.it turns out the top half of the g string tuning peg is loose compared to the threaded bit and that's where the rattle is from.so before I take it apart can it be re tightened or do I just need to replace it cheers rob

when we first got our srmv's both of them packed in pretty quickly.they went away came back, broke went away again came back, broke then Mackie sent two brand new replacements which have been ok so far.but while they were away we had to buy speakers to gig with so we went with rcf and they have been great

yeah me I went with a gotoh bridge fender 60's custom shops and new pots and wiring loom off of [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/7835-kiogon/"][color=#282828]KiOgon[/color][/url].the end result is a bass with a lovey tone.its quite dark sounding compare to my other basses properly to do with different value pots and cap and theres no hum when just using one pick up.overall still chuffed with the end result and my fender p is now my back up

if lots of bass is your thing then the streamliner will fit the bill.ive used my streamliner every weekend for almost two years now and never had a problem.it did take me a while to find my sound it wasn't straight forward.and with the offers they have on genz gear atm theres no better time to buy.but if you can try them first

what tuners are you thinking of using?im thinking about a black gotoh bridge and hipshot b7 tuners

if theres enough people to be able to relay the bass up to Cumbria id like to take part.

I tried flats once.I bought a set of steve harris flats they were only on a week I couldn't cope with the string tension.it felt like steel rods

my normal amp/cab set up is streamliner into 2 2x10 gb focus cabs.but I have a back up max450 which is happy to run at 2ohms all day.last practice I dusted off the peavey and give it a blast.now im starting to think I prefer the sound from the peavey.it just seems sharper and not as lazy if you know what I mean.any way am I right in thinking the 450 could run 3 2x10 focus cabs or would it knacker the head?

it could be a dodgy set of strings

now that ive upgraded the pick ups and electrics on the vmj the next thing on my list are new new tuners and a bridge.i have a gotoh 201 on my fender p and im very happy with it so another gotoh is an option but ive been reading about the babicz bridge and how great it is.so has any one used the babicz bridge and is it really that much better than the gotoh ? cheers rob

try as many as you can your hands and ears will tell you whats right

hi and welcome.for your budget id look at the squire jmv series.i got mine second hand but was really pleased with it in stock form.it has a really nice neck and the pick ups are ok.you can always upgrade the components at a later date

just had practice with the bass very happy.i didn't notice any finger noise from the strings.had the neck volume on about full and the bridge at 30% and it sat well in the mix.the Duncan design pick ups and wiring loom are now in my old samick

thanx to kiogon for the loom installed the pick ups today.not as loud as I was expecting but what a nice mellow tone from them and no buzz at all. very pleased with them

the older I get the higher the bass gets

lol I tried turning down once.no bugger noticed me miming half of our set.that's the trouble with having two guitarists all's fine during sound check then one feels he isn't loud enough turns up then its all out war

intrigued in this box of which you speak of.it sounds like witchcraft to me

yes its the jazz set im getting so im pleased to hear that

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ordered.is it worth upgrading the pots while I have it apart.if so any recomendations

cheers lol she can order them now.then ill put the Duncan design pick ups into my old samick its a nice bass to play but it has really weak pick ups

my wifes just asked what I want for Christmas and I really couldn't think of anything at first.i have a vmj so would it be worth asking santa for a set of pick ups to drop into it?would I notice a massive difference from the Duncan design ones.