Thump

Checking older pictures it appears to be the exact same spacing , i know the volume from those strings certainly has not changed. No sideways adjustment available either.

Nope , no screws supplied. But it was fine as i just reused the old ones , Squier - Fender hole pattern was identical and i didn't ham fist anything.

I have noticed a difference in how it balances now , it is a little body heavier as you would expect but i didn't think it would be so noticeable.

I didn't ever consider short scale as something for me , then the more i read of this thread i kept thinking , maybe...

And then i found this https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/200107353580008--fender-player-mustang-short-scale-bass-pj-aged-natural-pau-ferr

I fear signing up to the gear abstinence thread only to be the first eviction. The smarter person would have paid in full before midnight yesterday and i hesitate to include myself as a smarter person when there is so much evidence to the contrary

Oh that is nice!

If this is something you will continue to do , i would be interested for the future

Go for it , finish it all off you will wonder why you stopped before

Of course , we expect pictures as things progress

Finally got the finger out this evening. I've had the bridge sat in a drawer for a couple of months now , went and bought new strings (ouch!) this afternoon. 

Not many pictures taken of the process , not a difficult one anyway. It plays the same , it sounds the same , it looks slightly better. Worth it? £30 for the bridge and an eyewatering £50 for new flats. Speaking of which , i bought the same set as i did 7 years ago except now they're 20 quid more and the G feels rougher than the last set and noticeably duller in appearance. Roto monel flats 40-100. Not sure if something has changed in the manufacturing or the finishing process or if this one G string slipped past qc. Just feels less quality than the one i took off.

Orion - Metallica 

The Trooper - Iron maiden

Shedding skin - Pantera

Any good?

I voted for the BB. Still has that classic P sound but with added bite(both pickups). It just sounded better to my ears

I do love a NBD , anyones , not fussy. 

That is a beautiful instrument , i hope it plays as good as it looks. Utterly gorgeous 

I've only really bought two new bass related items this year , a bass and an amp. Whilst i could consider both items as best purchase of the year , neither would fall under the worst in my eyes. 

But in the spirit of things - Best - Ibanez Btb805ms

                                          - Worst - Orange Crush 100 Bass amp

Yes , go to the toolbar just below the site header , click on shop->manage purchases and you can sort it from there 

On a more serious note , that red is absolutely stunning... 

I'd love to try one of these out sometime , instantly interested 

I'd send it back , damn things got a twisted neck 

On 16/12/2023 at 21:29, msb said:

 my wife suggested that I should buy a big hollow body orange Gretsch

 

 

 

Don't ever let this woman get away , treat her like a Queen every day

That looks lovely! I really like the headstock shape , and the price too

Definitely on the radar now 

I'd be getting my Aria fretless tore down and given the attention it needs by someone who knows what they're doing.

The electronics are all shot and the pickups are microphonic , so maybe a little more than 200. Could do with some new tapewounds on it afterwards too , so definitely over the 200 but the blow is softened significantly

I would happily pick half this list. It has made me realise i know of a lot more bass players than i thought , and i was going to list some of the missing ones but they are pretty much covered now. Apart from one.

Are we really going to forget about Nick Beggs?

On 25/08/2023 at 23:19, Basvarken said:

Haven't shared my latest builds...
Let me know if you think I should.
 

Absolutely 200% yes please

4 hours ago, Geek99 said:

So, I’d like to think there’s only one thing that any one person can be wrong about at any given time.
 

Rest assured that after that wildly optimistic statement, you’re pretty much guaranteed to be right about everything else 

It was a bastardised version of a quote i heard a few years ago , the original referred to a gun instead of a bass

I am however quite confident i am wrong on a whole lot of everything else , specialising in particular , most things

7 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

This refers to pickup positions. 70s spacing has the bridge pickup half an inch closer to the bridge.

This makes more sense, thank you

Excuse my ignorance here chaps, but what is 70s spacing? Looking at the pic I would assume a wider spacing like 20mm or more?

Excellent find!  can never find bargains like this, lord knows I keep looking too.

That looks like a real beauty cleaned up from the pics you posted. Very nice indeed

Beware of the man with only one bass , he probably knows how to use it

His next album comes out 2024 , can't wait