kodiakblair

@Beer of the Bass

The double bass side didn't take kindly  to my " what's the best glue to attach fake tiger fur ?",  "Bettie Page or Flaming 8 sticker ?" met a similar response 😕

My guess was they were too busy deciding if $15k could buy a starter bass or were they still just BSO (bass shaped objects) at that price.

32 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

Ha, I didn't clock that! Was it Dimarzio trying to deflect sales? 😄

Nah, it was just 2 lads upset at paying £19.99 then having to spend 2 minutes turning a magnet and adding a spot of glue. 

The Artec is not competing with Dimarzio, it's a proper mudbucker. 

DiMarzio are up against  Sentell  and their "UnMudbucker" tm 😁

@Jabba_the_gut

Have you tried popping the strings off and seeing they've not twisted ?

@hooky_lowdown 's advice might be the answer

I had an overly quiet A string after installing the monster split single, wound to 29.9k ohm and up there in terms of mud 👍 Advice I got include string witness points, twists etc.

@ezbass

I remember those Artec/magnet posts, thought it was a massive problem as every mention of Artec had the magnet reverse post attached.

Turned out the same 2 lads were on a global mission to warn all potential Artec buyers 🤣

2 hours ago, Jus Lukin said:

I haven't tried one, but the Dimarzio Model One seems to be the de-facto mudbucker problem solver.

Aye, the problem they are designed to solve being "mud". 😀

Lifted direct from the Model One Tech Talk.

"Warm, full tone, no mud."

@Jolltax

Spring for the JB-75 but have a comfortable chair when you practise, they are quite heavy.

Never played the JB-20 though a friend in Kenya reckons it's just fine, he sold the 75 because of the weight.

As for the JB-75, it's a rock solid bass and outstanding value for money. Looks like a jazz bass, plays like one and sounds like one 😀

 If I was buying another it would be the sunburst/pau ferro again.

Just now, Hellzero said:

It's a Schaller 460.

Pipped to the post 🤣

12 minutes ago, asrj52 said:

Does anyone recognise this bridge?

Schaller 460.

3 minutes ago, JohnFitzgerald said:

It's a once in a lifetime job, D.

Aye an the one shot paid off beautifully 🙂

Looks fantastic John, yer a lucky fella 👍

@la bam

Aye,quite agree.

OK prices of everything have risen but the Sires seem to have shot up.

@la bam

If he had a hand in design then it would be minimal. Sire are an offshoot of Dame Guitars and they were selling those basses prior to Marcus getting involved.

Just now, Lozz196 said:

Fair play to him, I’m glad that my natural cynicism was misplaced this time.

Nothing wrong with natural cynicism,its healthy 😉

Seem to recall part of Sire's profits are invested in school music departments, Marcus was happy to help this along by lending his name.

17 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Pickguard arrived today! Very happy. 

Well done @kodiakblair and well done to your guy. Fantastic job. 

Thanks for the update. 

Brian's too busy to spend time on bass forums so I'll let him know 🙂

My mate ordered a plain black for his stealth mode PB-20, will be the weekend before I get around to fitting it.

Need to talk him out of the Entwistle first 🤣

17 minutes ago, 41Hz said:

That Peavey looks nice, but I guess I’d have to wait for one to pop up for sale.

Think it's time I get my site subs up to date, you may not have to wait for long 😃

With a £500 budget I'd be looking for a Peavey TL-5.

It's the model they had Tim Landers help design and their first dedicated 5'er.

Here's the 6'er flanked by both versions of the 5'er.

1 minute ago, stewblack said:

I have a soft spot for Kent Armstrong P Bass pups, but honestly I'm so lucky that I really like the HP pick ups and don't want to change them

I'm with you there Stew.

Last week I was asked to put an Entwistle neo in a mate's PB-20, I think it's overkill.  I much prefer how Alan just went with a standard wire count and stronger magnet to boost the output as opposed to SD going with a higher wire count, and the resulting change in tone, for their boost.

Entwistles can be a bit overpowering but that's why we have a vol pot 😃

Aye @stewblack

After Entwistle Neos,  I just shake my head when hearing folks say Duncan QP's are loud 😀

3 hours ago, Bobo_08 said:

Sounds like the Entwhistle pickups are indeed a more modern flavour. 

They're certainly loud. Scary loud tbh.

When I A/B'd them against Duncan QP's , the mixer showed a huge jump in output.

Duncan QP

Entwistle Neos

BTW. That's same bass, same strings, same pickup heights and same recording settings.

JB-75 PG handed over around 1530 hrs 👍

Another pleasant exchange with Lozz.

Me parting with a paltry sum and Lozz sending me an A string retainer, arrived so fast I think Pony Bob Haslam delivered it 🙂

Cheers pal 👍

Yet another P-bass neck arrived from the top man that is Ross.

1 minute ago, Paul S said:

This is a ridiculous price.  £100?  

Only if you were planning on selling off your Peavey collection 😃

Following on from a discussion at Germany's bassic.de this week.

PG for the JB-75 will be heading to Glasgow on Sunday 👍

@Bassybert

I've one of the US ones on the way . When it arrives I'll have a better idea of the size.

Plan is get some ring crimp terminals of the correct size then plate them. Largest I can find so far take a 20mm stud.

What do you think the ferrule diameter is ? 

Could be as simple as popping the ferrule out, slip the crimping ring over it then slipping it back on the peghead.