NancyJohnson

This is the [url="http://tinyurl.com/6l5s9wz"]bridge[/url]; it came from the Papa D Music Store on eBay. Not sure, but feasible it could be the same as the ones on the Sue Ryder basses...they do look [i]very [/i]similar. P

A couple of months ago I bought a Sunn Mustang bass from Bluesparky and following a brief exchange with Dave Vader, decided £25 was sufficient to kickstart my love affair with Precision style basses again. I got a mate to collect, it arrived, sat in my garage for a couple of weeks while I waited for parts to arrive (everything on the body...owes me around £50) and for me to get my arse into gear and take a trip to Halfords for some paint. After a few evenings rubbing down, spraying, rubbing down, soldering etc. the results are below. I honestly can't express how much I love Wilkinson pickups...they're on my Hamer, my last Wolfgang Van Halenesque build and now this. Filthy. Bolted the whole thing together and it worked straight off...no buzzing, no need to fix the intonation, action was spot on as well. It's like magic. P Anyhow, here it is: [b]EDIT:[/b] (Sunday morning 11.30am). I just fired this up fully and I'm a little stunned to be honest. Maybe the mass of the body is contributory, but it sounds amazingly good especially considering the ££'s, very pleasing. I generally only utilise the power amp side of an Ashdown ABM using a Sansamp BDDI for my pre-amp shaping, then into the Hartke cabinets. With the Sansamp drive set to the mid-point, it's got raspy Foxton/Burnel quality and dare I say thumping through some YYZ, I can hear a bit of Geddy in there too. Well pleased. P

Headstock shape is all wrong. 'IN HIS OPINION AS AN OWNER OF MANY FENDERS IT IS GENUINE' P

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the significance of the white over sunburst aspect of this? That the white nitro finish will thin/peel/whatever to expose the sunburst beneath? P

Has to be black. P

I got one in a trade here a few years back (a 5HH) and to be honest, I didn't like it at all when I got it and it's been a long, slow burn. I really love it now. Adore it. P

I'm 100% that you could get whole Mighty Mite bass/g**t*r kits about twenty/twenty-five years ago and they definitely has a MM waterslide logo on the headstock. Remember back then Carvin, Schecter and Mighty Mite were all in the same game; it was all licensed parts/kits. P

I've been dipping into this thread on an off over the last ten months and have watched with horror how you've [i]butchered [/i]this once beautiful Cruise bass and then have to front to compare the end product with a Westone...in hindsight all it probably needed a nice cuddle, a nice cup of tea and a small makeover. Sorry, does nothing for me. Shame. P

Some of you may know I was an early champion of Waterstone basses over here and tried my darndest to get some kind of distribution going. My first edition Tom Petersson 12-string gets regular trips out and after six years of bashing is holding up incredibly well and has never needed a single tweak...it's a huuuge bass. I just got an e-mail from Rob in their artist endorsement department saying that [b]any [/b]bass in the TP range (that's a 4/8/12 folks) are now available for $899, or a spit under £550. No reason why the $500 price drop...maybe they're overstocked, or maybe there's new version coming out...I just don't know, but what I do know it the current batch weigh about half that of mine, have some very funky finishes and also have pearl blocks on the board. It's never been a better time to get a 12. P [url="http://waterstoneguitars.com/index3.shtml"]LINK[/url]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1346264' date='Aug 20 2011, 12:23 PM']So in summary, if you're a nickel fan the Powerwounds probably won't feel any different?[/quote] I guess we could go round in circles here! I wouldn't say I'm a fan of either nickel or stainless steels, BUT it's just that what I buy seems mainly to be nickel, but in all honesty I doubt I have preference for either; so long as they're roundwound and not flat or tape-coated I'm generally a happy bunny. Just try a set - nickel or steels - they sound great (on my 12) and they seem to last for ages. A question for Alan - have you got a Powerwound 4095L set in Stainless or Nickel? I'll put them on my Thunderbird and report back! P

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1346208' date='Aug 20 2011, 11:38 AM']Yep cheers Alan. Interesting. Would you say they feel as sticky/gritty as steels or are your fingertips (as mine probably are) just particularly sensitive to the difference.[/quote] It's a weird thing (and bear in mind the 12 has a pair of octave along with each fundamental string, so the playing surface is maybe double that of a regular four string), but after I play it for any length of time my fingertips just seem over-dry and skin-dusty (ugh!). Does this make sense? I guess the octave strings are kind of contributory to this. It's not so much of a problem, the strings aren't uncomfortable, just a little rough/coarse! I tend to use nickels on everything I have, but it's not a conscious choice; after playing for so long, string choice ebbs and flows...I went years on Rotosounds, then moved to Elites, now its generally D'Addarios on seven or eight basses. Ernie Balls on the Bongo 5, Hellborgs on the Thunderbird, SITs on the 12 (currently) and D'Addarios on everything else. I don't an nickel allergy or anything. I'd definitely be up for trying some SITs (4095 set...I'm such a pussy) on the Thunderbird...I'm due a change. Steels or nickels. P

I'll tell you what is so genius about this bass. It's the little fret-markers on the side of the bass (not the dots; they look like little brass infills). They're barely visible on the pictures. Very subtle touch. Great job. P

Ou7shined They're actually Powerwound nickels. I got them through Alan/Skelf a while back...I had a couple of sets of D'Addarios to work through before I put the SITs on. P

I tried a load of different manufacturers on my Waterstone 12 string until eventually settling on SITs. Tension is great on this instrument, they sound very bright and last forever. The only downside is that I find them a tad coarse under the fingers, but as the Waterstone isn't my main bass it's not so much of a problem. P

Hi Nick Had one for a while - I think it was in Creative Control when I met you when you did the Lakland trade with Carl about a year/eighteen months ago. I found it nice, lightweight, super-fast neck, nice balance, responsive and ultimately great sound (albeit touching the shrill at times). The only thing I didn't like was the white scatchplate, which I changed for a single ply black one. I'm a little disapponited that Fender did a sunburst version...I think a red one Geddy Lee uses looks hotter. I moved it on to finance a Thunderbird, but I think, funds permitting, I might try and pick up another one at some stage. Best Paul

A mate of mine had a pair and he used to feed them on cat food. They just got bigger and bigger...they were about the size of a CD, with veracious appetites. He put them in a small pond near his house and allegedly they ate everything in it. Fish, ducklings , small children etc. When the pond was drained they found the terrapins, alive and well, and about a foot long. P [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1340462' date='Aug 15 2011, 11:16 AM']Someone thought it's be a good idea to have them in the office but the poor bastards need a home, I think they are about 2-3 years old and they are lovely but a work place is not right for them.[/quote]