NancyJohnson

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1398776864' post='2437482'] Isn't that just a 3 pickup jazz master? [/quote] Go and stand in the corner.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1398771055' post='2437369'] "[i]The Joe Osborn 4 is defined by a pair of single coil D. Lakin pickups with a 1.5″ nut width, while the Bob Glaub 4 sports a single humbucked split coil pickup and a 1.75″ nut width[/i]." I would say so. [/quote] I just wish manufacturers/makers would just try and come up with something new. It's always Jazz or Precision bass derivatives and it's not just about shape or pickup configurations. The last truly original bass I've seen was the Deimel Firestar (below) and to be honest most comments were directed at the makers choice of haircut rather than what the bass actually delivered. P

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1398591277' post='2435482'] Interesting to hear - but a little lacking in imagination to just recreate a couple of Lakland models ... [/quote] **Cough** Fender models. **Cough**

The Broadmoor Sirens.

Despite my optimism when I stared this thread, I would draw your attention to one of my threads about my woes with this bass. Stock, it sounded nothing like any of my reverse models, despite - allegedly - sharing the same pickups and pots...I was very disappointed with it to be honest and to a degree, I still am. Although the tonal issues have pretty much been rectified, it's never going to be my go to bass, back up at best. I hardly use it. P

I've put a shot up of mine on the guitar porn page and reproduced below. It was stupid cheap at the time - from memory, including a hard case it was under £250.00. Word(s) of warning though, while for the money you get a fairly solid guitar/piece of wood, the stock machines are awful and the pickups lack a bit of clarity. I installed Sperzel locking machines (these just dropped in with minimum fuss) and it also needed a long throw bridge as the original had been set a few mm off, so it never properly intonated. By way of experimentation, I tried a Wilkinson humbucker in the bridge position, which was a definite improvement. I rarely use the neck pickup, so that's still stock (at some stage I may well just remove it completely, which will effectively transform the pickup selector switch into a kill switch). P

Another Epiphone. Dirt cheap Dot Studio (aka #5). I've done a handful of mods...new long(er) throw bridge as it never intonated properly, a Wilkinson humbucker in the bridge position, Sperzel locking machines and Dunlop Straploks. It's a nice guitar, but since the arrival of the Phant-o-matic, it rarely sees daylight.

Apologies for the image size...can't edit it at the moment. This is my Epiphone Frank Iero Phant-o-Matic. I installed a pair of Warman humbucker sized P90s about a month ago; the old pickups were lively, but tonally a tad mushy by comparison. Dunlop Straploks as well.

Shouldn't there also be commas after the closing bracket in paragraph two and after each 'or' in paragraph one (...then get in touch" or[color=#ff0000][b],[/b][/color] "metallica cover band...)?

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1397675082' post='2426412'] This is the mistake most people make. The really clever customers try stuff in the shop and ask the shop to match/beat an Internet price. 9 times out of 10, they get a better deal. [/quote] Last bass I bought in a shop? Warwick Streamer, Bass Centre, Wapping (yes, [i]that[/i] long ago). Last amp? I think it was an Ashdown Mag combo, also a looooong time ago. Everything else has been blind purchases; I kind of know what I wanted and I've shopped around. I have a ton of gear. Maybe I've just been fortunate.

I know the internet is killing the High Street etc, but truthfully, try stuff out in stores and get it cheaper online. In this day and age, I'd never buy anything from Denmark Street. P

Some Speakon out sockets have the facility to take a regular 1/4 inch jack plug in the centre, so check this first. You can get Speakon to 1/4 inch jack cables. Try OBBM...he does mine. You should just be about to take an output from your head into one of the jack sockets in cabinet #1 then take a jack out (from the second socket) into cabinet #2.

Pedaltrain Nano here. I have a biggish gig in a couple of months where the backline is provided, but I know it's gonna be sh*te. Time to dust off the BDDI and the TU3. P

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1397039735' post='2419942'] [url="http://www.bulldogpickups.com/"]http://www.bulldogpickups.com/[/url] [/quote] Damn, that website is irritating.

I know that the USA is a big place, but the postal service there is awful. A couple of years back, I bought a book from a dealer in lower Manhattan...it was being delivered to my hotel on 58th St (the hotel were going to keep it for me pending my arrival). I got proof of dispatch about a week before we left and it didn't reach the hotel until a couple of days after we were back in the UK. Well over two weeks to travel a mile or two. Staggering.

I forgot something in that deal. There was also a Park practice amp as well. So I got the Aria bass, an Encore and [i]Nevada[/i] (not Jim Deacon) strat and a Park practice amp for £50.00. The Schaller machine heads are probably worth that figure alone. Anyhow, back on topic...

Love a good mystery! P

Clive - someone has set up a Dick Nolan page on Facebook. I suppose there could be a possibility it's him. Shoot the page owner a message and see what happens. Be vague...if it is DN, you'd hope that if you got an answer he would fill in the pertinent details. If the page owner isn't him (and you got an answer) you'd probably be able to ascertain the owner is BS'ting. To add to this, I'd always thought that he played a black Zon! I saw them quite a few times and have no recollection of a blue Zon, but obviously, that's not to say...see 6'24" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5QCem2fx4 P

[quote name='EMG456' timestamp='1396989713' post='2419586'] You got a fantastic deal there! Yep, mine came from the bay in November or December. With the postage I paid £105. Anything from Matsumoku of this vintage is really well put together with quality materials so it stands a great chance of being an excellent bass. Cheers Ed [/quote] I was looking on Gumtree late one Friday for a project and spotted the advert for the Aria and two awful six string guitars and Encore and a [s]Jim Deacon[/s] Nevada strat - the seller actually dropped the guitars round the next day too. I cobbled one decent six string together and gave it to my nephew and then set about work on the Aria. It was in a shocking state. The pots had sheared off (no knobs), the pickup was dead, the neck had a horrible front bow (the truss rod was completely slack). On the plus side, it had a set of Schaller machines on it, but they were installed at offset angles (a la Warwick). I rewired it, installed a new (Wilkinson) pickup, reset the machines, straplocks. It sounds/plays lovely - tonally it just gives me an option over my Thunderbirds, plus I've had a tendency to use it at gigs where I don't know the venue...I guess I'd rather that the Aria got nicked over one of my Gibsons. P

I bought an Aria Primary bass - a 1978 Precision copy - in a three guitar job lot for £50. It's an outstanding bass. I thought about looking for a Jazz version but too expensive...I think I saw yours on eBay a while back.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1396720060' post='2416779'] I say move along and save yourself the rise in blood pressure if it REALLY gets to you. [/quote] I'm going to go and listen to The Front Bottoms now. P

I apologise for venting off about this. NIN are just a band I'm extremely passionate about and right now I'm feeling somewhat compromised...of Pino (as you've gathered), I am not a fan. P

Can you imagine PP stepping into this line up? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV7NLCWiiU[/media] I don't doubt the guy has talent in abundance (even though in the early days you'd have said he stole most of his chops from Mick Karn and Percy Jones), it's just that to me he's a session/jobbing musician looking for the next paycheck and I despise a lot of the guys he's played with to boot. I just find it a little hard to take on board that NIN now have a guy on board who (as a good friend of mine commented) has whored his way around the music business. I would really like to know what PP thought of Nine Inch Nails when he was doing all his stuff with (the frankly wretched talent that is) Paul Young in the early 90s. The whole demographic of NIN has changed right now. Hesitation Marks is a bit of a low point for me.

P90s. I'm a recent convert...try a pair of cheapies. I recently installed a pair of Warman HB sized P90s (£30) into an Epiphone Phantomatic. They were cheap enough to have a punt and experiment. There's just so much more clarity rather than a humbucker mush.