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    Don't be a bass snob!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

    I'm surprised to read that people are changing the parts on G&L Tributes.

    I have two - L2000 and a L2500 - yes, the entry level but I have had no reason to think that the existing parts need to be upgraded. 

     

    The Tributes are fantastic, especially those with MFD pups. I have an SB2 Tribute that I love, it's a sleek P bass on steroids, light and with a J neck. Perfection. 

     

    The JB didn't need any tinkering. The reason for the change was I wanted something different from the electronics that the stock ones didn't do, rather than me not being happy with them. I had a ki0gon loom with a tone bypass in another bass, love it for some extra agg, and fancied it for this band (which is in the realms of Melvins, Jesus Lizard, Shellac). I'd also heard some good things about a series parallel switch in a J, so has that chucked in too. While I was doing that and in a quest for the most aggressive, horrible sounding, Jazz - I thought I'd chuck in the most mid heavy sounding J pups, which were the 74s.

     

    It probably didn't need those mods, although the series parallel switch is something I'd recommend for every J.

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    Don't be a bass snob!

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    5 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

    To be honest, I did replace the machine heads on the Sir Marcus Miller M2 with some Hipshots bought on here. The original ones stayed in tune, but had awful backlash. That put the overall price at £330 approx. I would like to replace the knobs at some point too as they are not nice but are functional.

     

    My gigging bass for one of my bands is a G&L Tribute JB and I love it. I've replaced the pups with Fender Pure Vintage 74s and guts with a Ki0gon loom. Was it a good bass and entirely giggable before the mods? Yup. Did I do any sort of test before and after to hear the difference? Nope. Do I think it's a better bass now? Yup. Am I slightly deluding myself to justify tinkering? Probably 😂 

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    Don't be a bass snob!

    in Bass Guitars

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    20 hours ago, asingardenof said:

    Mike Rutherford using Squier Affinity guitars live is a good example of someone not fussed by the brand name (although his are modded somewhat, I'm sure). 

     

    When I first heard about that I thought 'wow, good on him'. Then a few months later I read an article somewhere and his guitar tech has replaced the tuners (gotoh), bridge, pickups (fender noiseless) and electronics (CTS).............but apart from that it's a bog standard £100 guitar 😂

     

    Still, not to get away from the point of the thread - it's a great time to be playing an instrument. Despite all of the recent price increases for the big boys, the lower end of the market is producing fabulous guitars and there's no need to pay big bucks for a guitar nowadays. 

     

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    Where next? An itch I want to scratch.

    in Bass Guitars

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    If you're looking at a Jazz then give Limelight a look (if you're OK with relics). They can essentially build you a custom shop J for a lot less money. I picked up a Limelight P last year and love it. 

     

    Heading in the complete opposite direction...........if you're playing rock/blues rock then a Gibson SG is perfect. I love mine and it's one of the most fun basses I've ever played. It takes dirt wonderfully well for that extra bit of grunt n grime, it's body is thin and light weight, neck is easy to play and it looks the biz. If you can't do neck dive then it won't be for you - it's so light that I've never found it a hinderance. Plus, my left hand is pretty much always near the neck, so it doesn't go anywhere!

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    Leaked: Fender Vintera II series...hoooo boy.

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    1 minute ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

    Yes, they look even better in real life! 

     

    Prove it, more pictures please!!

     

    It's pretty hard to make out what it looks like, is it a sort of iridescent burgundy burst around the edges? Either way, I like what I've seen from pics so far 😃

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    Getting Close to the Fretless Stingray

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 25/11/2023 at 20:05, thegummy said:

     

    I did think about that but with the price they charge for something as easy as a setup, I wonder if it wouldn't cost a fortune to have a bass defretted.

     

    The Gallery in Camden only charge £110 for a defret according to their site, which seems pretty reasonable to me. The only thing that would annoy me is that the fretboard markers and side dots would be in the wrong place, but I'm sure they could deal with that for you too.

     

    At the lower end of your budget is the Harley Benton B-450FL - unlined fretless with humbuckers for £165. HB stuff is decent and it's worth a go if it's just something you want to experiment with.

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    Getting Close to the Fretless Stingray

    in Bass Guitars

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    49 minutes ago, thegummy said:

     

    Oh nice one, can't find any on Google but I'll defo need to keep an eye out.

     

    If I ever got a G&L I'd have to sand that wee pointy bit off the headstock though lol.

     

    I was thinking about picking one of these up a year or so ago but haven't ever  seen any in the UK. I called one of the bigger retailers that usually stock G&L stuff (either Guitarguitar or Andetons) and they could order one in, but they wanted a non refundable/transferable deposit and I didn't fancy doing that for a bass I haven't played. I think they came in at around £650ish at the time.

    Damn Right, I Got The Blues Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This came up on my Spotify after listening to some Mountain. Never really heard of The Amboy Dukes and didn't know Ted Nugent was in a band before his solo stuff. Anyway, it's a dirty blues instrumental that is fun to listen to..

     

     

     

    The rest of the album is good for some classic blues rock too!

     

    Scott Devines new record

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, Rayman said:

    Totally amazing player

     

    But so far the album sounds like the soundtrack to a 70s cop show….. you know…. when the police are chasing the bad guys down a back alley in San Francisco….. in a gold sedan with a magnetic red flashing light on the roof….. crashing through piles of empty cardboard boxes with a box of donuts on the dashboard.

     

    Yeah I get that. Polo necks, brown leather jackets and sliding across the car bonnet all come to mind when listening to it. To be honest, I really liked that vibe and was pleasantly surprised when I first listened. It wasn't the fusiony jazz tune I was expecting and I thought I might like it. Then all those extra notes were chucked in and my brain started to itch.

     

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