King Tut

I spent a bit more time with mine past night and I’m more than happy. Only negative so far is the treble control which gets noisy when it’s turned up more than about halfway. I’ve got a VTC arriving today which’ll sort that in passive mode. Not sure if the new pots will improve it in active mode. The noise seems dependent on the position of the instrument, so shielding might help. The pickups sound great to me with plenty of mods to cut through. It’s nice and light at 8.4lb and the fit and finish is pretty much flawless. The neck is slim with a bit of depth to it, quite comfy for me, and I’ve got the action to a smidge below 2mm on the E at the 12th which is probably a bit low for my hamfisted technique. For £251 this was a bargain, well happy!

Anyone know what year the earliest Chinese ones (with fret sprout and noisy electrics) were made?

Elixir 4 string sets for £35 from Bass Direct. Postage is a fiver.

Well mines just arrived. SN dates it to 2020 but surprisingly the fretwork is great. Action was really high but it’s adjusted down fine. I’ll report back when ive had more time with it but seems good so far!

I’ve just pulled the trigger on a 4 string PJ for £251 at Thomann - couldn’t resist! Hopefully it’ll arrive tomorrow. If I get on with it, I might mod it with one of Sadowsky’s VTC circuits. Are the kits where you can mod the electronics easy to install or would it be better to pay more and buy the more expensive complete unit? I’m ok with a soldering iron!!

Sold a bridge cover to Des. Smooth coms and prompt payment - all good!

Next Tuesday I’ll be doing a trio gig as The Del Bromham Band at The Tuesday Night Music Club at Coulsdon.

Thanks for this - wicked!

At The Stables in MK last night.

My Rickenbacker case has taken a bit of a knock. Is there any way of repairing this? Not worried about an invisible repair so long as it’s strong. No basses were harmed in this post!

Had a great gig with STRAY at The Stables in Milton Keynes. We put ourselves under a bit of pressure with four numbers we’d hardly ever played or hadn’t played at all. I used my new BF Supertwin (thanks @JGSpector and GK MB500 plus a full in ear mix - the back line was for my other band members! Was the best gig we’ve played there and the second set in particular was smoking’! (IMHO!) A couple of acousticcy numbers gave me the rare chance to air my Epiphone Rumblekat which was nice. All filmed for posterity as well!

Just made a small donation so free bumpy!

I've recently bought a lovely American Pro Jazz from hereabouts. I'm really happy with it but I'm struggling to get my head around the pickups and I'm wondering what other peoples thoughts are. For those that don't know, each pickup has 'Alnico 2' poles for two strings and 'Alnico 5' for the other two. I have to say, they really do have a nice equal response across the neck. The output is quite low, even with them adjusted up, so much so that I pretty much have to dime the input on my MXR Compressor. I've found they have lots of top end, so much so that I only have to open the tone control a gnats to get all the bite I need. They're also quite mid prominent although in a nicely rounded way. Additionally, I find that the bridge tone, while usually being quite different to the neck tone actually sounds pretty similar with these. I've done a handful of gigs and a rehearsal with it and I just can't make up my mind whether or not I like them. For context, on my older Jazz, I had SD Quarter Pounders which I really like, so I guess that's what I'm comparing them to. Anyway, in the interests of sub sonic sperimentation, I've ordered a set of Entwistle Pups that arrive tomorrow! What are your experience of these pickups dear bass Fellowes?

Already in posted on this thread. Please ignore!

I purchased a Barefaced Supertwin from @JGSpector James yesterday. He lives locally to me so it was easy to organise. Product was immaculate and as described. James is a Gent, deal with confidence!

I use Dunlops on all my basses but my thumb has its own strap with the Schallers on. It’s an old one so I don’t really want to make it unoriginal.