plumbob

Heres mine I think its about 1986 , the bridge pickup started squealing many years ago , so I opened it out and put a Seymour Duncan musicman and 3 band eq in it, kept the neck pick up for cosmetic purposes , have often thought about making a fretless out of it , one day I may have a go.

That bridge seems quite a lump ! Only have the 4 string version I'm afraid , as you say mine doesn't have the open ended ball retainers , plus your bridge must be bigger in length than mine , as mine sits pretty much at the ass end of the bass.

Johnston , instead of a bass trade do fancy a wife trade ?

[quote name='warwickhunt' date='Apr 25 2011, 01:49 PM' post='1210865'] Throwing more watts at it won't help, turning down and letting the PA take the load is the way forward! I would be inclined to go with this , just make sure you position your speakers so that you can monitor yourself well , and if you have a spare I'd be inclined to fire it at the drummer or across the band.

Ahh well , I had 8 up until the other month, then I did a silly thing like do the obligatory basses on the settee photo shoot , where upon her indoors suddenly realised how many I had! Had to sell one to keep the peace ,and go and buy her a mic , totally out of order if you ask me

I was gonna put some flats on my BB1500a but haven't got round to it, how does it sound now? I love my BB1500a great for slap and does most things very well , my TRB 1005 is a great looking and sounding bass for the money , and my recently aquired TRB5PII is fabulous ! Also have a BB605 that may be up for sale soon , and that shouldn't really sound as good as it does for the money !

Great stuff mate , can hear the bass, like the extra riff. Surely with Bootsy's permission you can get this used as tv or advert music somwhere!

Shhhhhhhhh! I'll tell you what lets just keep it our little secret aye ! Beats me ! I have few , and they are all great, and punch way above there weight , when compared to others , and if you can pick up something 2nd hand you can usually end up with a bargin. If you have the chance of getting the TRB1004 go for it you wont be disappointed !! Its a wonderful thing bass snobbery , just leaves all the bargins to us realists !!!!

" You gotta take it to the bridge man ! " Loved it ! List of kit used please , and yes more bass in da mix.

Simon picked up my Squier VMJ today great bloke to deal with , had a good chat , and put the world to rights , highly recommended.