Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Grahambythesea

Member
  • Posts

    2,269
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Grahambythesea

  1. Don’t I remember that not so long ago you were going all 6 string Ibanez, then you reverted back to 4 string Jazz basses and now you’re going short scale! What’s with the big changes @FinnDave?
  2. Having sold my Rebop and traded my Spectorcore I have been without a Spector for a while. But now my very generous brother has offered to give me his Coda so when he brings down in July I’ll be a Spector player again 😆
  3. @Old Horse Murphy don’t you have an eub as well as those 4. When I bought your NS mono stand I recall you mentioning that you were changing to a Yamaha?
  4. You’ll probably get better definition if you don’t play with your fingers crossed 🤣🤞
  5. Surfing safari - those (rather elderly) boys again.
  6. Furry across the Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers
  7. Chris bought a spare machinehead from me and now wants the other one. He’s really easy to deal with. 😆👏👍🏼
  8. There is a correct height, the following is from the Fender Support page online: Setting pickups too high can cause a number of unusual occurrences. Depress strings at last fret. Using a 6" (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance from the bottom of the first and fourth strings to top of the pole piece. A good rule of thumb is that the distance should be greatest at the fourth-string neck pickup position and closest at the first-string bridge pickup position. Follow the measurement guidelines from the chart below as starting points. The distance will vary according to the amount of magnetic pull from the pickup. Note: Larger string gauges need wider vibrational allowances. If you have a five-string bass or are using heavier-gauge strings, your measurements must be increased accordingly. Shop Pickups Bass SideTreble Side Vintage style8/64" (3.2 mm)6/64" (2.4 mm) Noiseless™ Series8/64" (3.2 mm)6/64" (2.4 mm) Standard "J" or "P"7/64" (2.8 mm)5/64" (2 mm) Special Design Humbuckers7/64" (2.8 mm)5/64" (2 mm)
  9. I think you should interpret the songs your way, although there are exceptions where the bass riff is so obvious, e.g. My Girl or Midnight hour.
  10. That’s interesting, sort anticipates the Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass/ Jack Cassidy finishes. Suits it.
  11. That is a really good looking bass, the woods are great and that weight is unbelievable.
  12. I went to their penultimate concert on their farewell tour. It was excellent (not the first time I’d seen them). So this is their thank you tour, I’m giving it a miss, they are good but really when you hang up your guitar you hang it up!
  13. +1 for the Gibson EB5. As @snorkie635says does really good P/J as it has pull pots to change p/ups to single coil. Ultra lightweight, about 3.5kgs which is stunning for a fiver. Hugely underrated especially by Gibson Inc.
  14. I’ve thought about one often, as you say they’re not expensive. However having a NS NXT EUB ( that really is too many initials, sorry) I wonder whether I would get any use from an FEB at all?
×
×
  • Create New...