Doctor J

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1316635371' post='1380825'] Aye, I remember Raw Power - do you remember it when it was The Power Hour, with Zoidzilla on the opening titles? Ah memories - I'd get in between 1-2am from my glass-collecting job, catch the end of the James Whale Radio Show, whatever Sci-fi series was on (Friday The 13th, Twilight Zone etc.) and then wait up for the Power Hour/Raw Power. I had a proper crush on Nikki Groocock back then! Award yourself five points if you're still awake! [/quote] That was my life from ages 14-18 And, yes, Nikki Groocock, yes please.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1316624621' post='1380594'] There arent too many albums that one hears and knows straight away that it is something special. but this was definately one of them. [/quote] This. I still remember hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time on Raw Power (anyone remember that?) sandwiched between the hairsprayed fluff it destroyed almost overnight. It's a truly great album, simple as that. It doesn't need beatification or justification. It is what it is. As for that article, it felt like some furrowed brow journo trying to conjur up a story where there wasn't one. Who gives a sh*te what classification it is or isn't? It's just a collection of brilliant tunes.

Including the shipping price. The Man will take whatever he can get his hands on. The ad quotes USPS as the courier, so that should end up with Royal Mail's parcel division. Over here, they take cash at the door, though it may be different for you in the UK.

Add about 25%, that's what you'll pay the postie before he hands it over to you.

Streamer LX, quite a few have sold recently in the classifieds section, you should be able to get rough pricing there. Have a look on the Warwick website to date it http://www.warwick.de/modules/support/serials.php

Some great figuring on that, very nice!

Why not try a 51 style P, just to ease your conscience?

Looks great, thanks guys!

For every ad you see, substitute "old" in for "vintage" and "wear" for "mojo" if it's there. Suddenly the ads don't seem so alluring, though possibly more grounded in the real world.

Sweet

Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin by the Mothers Of Invention

I've never been too hot on neck through either, but in the case of the SS1 I'm finding myself really not having a problem with it in the slightest

For the price Warwicks are going for second hand I'd say look for a SS1, there is just something very special about them even compared to the LX, and the price really is right at the moment. But I'd say live with the Jazzman for a while. There must've been something there to make you get the J, let the glow fade a little with the Streamer and make sure it's a long term thing you've got going on

I'd say you need to hear some Q-Tuners if you're after clarity, they're the spankiest pickups I've ever played.

Apologies, read it incorrectly I think the general gist is that you can run a much weaker pickup and then use an internal pre to boost the signal, meaning less noise, flatter response and greater clarity, less magnetic pull too. The output of the LX is greater but I'm sure there's a trim pot on the pre on both which can control the overall output.

There's a third cable running to each pickup coming from the battery, both the pickup and the preamp need to be powered, like an EMG really - I think they had just moved to MEC from EMG as standard shortly before it was built. On the LX, just the preamp requires power.

[quote name='Hutton' post='1375277' date='Sep 16 2011, 10:54 AM']I have a 1984 Precision which is an excellent bass. If I was to sell it then I can expect to pocket about £400 - £500 less than a late 70s Precision. Why?[/quote] You just need to wait three years until it becomes a good bass

On my SS1 the pickups are active, on my LX they're passive, though the SS1 is a fair bit older than the LX. They don't sound too dissimilar, however.

Vintage is a term used to try to squeeze more money out of a prospective buyer on the basis of age and exclusivity magically making something seem better than it actually is In practical terms, I think there's a 30 year timeline where the price and desriability of instruments suddenly increases, certainly it looks like early 80's Fenders have come in from the cold, even late 70's and early 80's Japanese stuff are appreciating rapidly too. Personally, I think there might be a link to the age of the buyer, where having disposable income and a large dose of nostalgia makes owning an instrument older than you are a cool thing.

That is stunning. I much prefer the look of a lighter facing on Wals

I got a trio of fake 57s a few years back. It was easy to tell they were fake because they fell apart when I unscrewed the caps, literally came to pieces in my hand.

Rob's been in the band almost 10 years but he's still 4th behind McGovney in terms of importance.

First, see if there are four wires coming out of your pickup or two.

I, too, like bass guitar and music... just not at the same time.

No, just the one