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  1. JohnDaBass
    Well, having had and sold a MS-60 I am glad I have stuck with my B-1-Four for live work.😇 ( Mind you I also have a B-2-Four & B6 to mess with at home )😂 Zoom FanBoy R Us
  2. JohnDaBass
    Here you go
  3. JohnDaBass
    That is a lovely upgrade, you have increased the range of tones hugely. Would you be kind enough to share details of the Pup you added?
  4. JohnDaBass
    I wonder how the sales of the 34 inch full scale are going?
  5. JohnDaBass
    I would love to get my hands on one of these pickups to plant it in one of my other projects. Sounds fantastic.
  6. JohnDaBass
    NBD Ashdown Capri SS This is the new Ashdown Capri SS it has a different Pickup from the early promo photos which showed the E & G strings slightly out of alignment with the Pup pole pieces. This Pup is " Hand wound" (?) according to the promo description and it sounds really good. There's plenty of output and a great range of tones throughout the tone control min to max. The Pup is 11 inches from the 12th Fret which makes it at the mid-point between the SS sweet spot of 10 inches and the 12 inches of the SS Stingray. Very well put together, great finish, brass bridge pieces, reasonable tuners, no fret issues and a lovely satin roasted neck. Supplied without gig bag, no neck dive, nicely balanced very similar to my SS Jaguars. Very pleased to add it to the herd!!
  7. JohnDaBass
    Here you go ( these pair are short scale)
  8. JohnDaBass
    Old skoool Jack Bruce Paul McCartney Andy Fraser Duck Dunn John McVie Martin Ace James Jameson Willie Dixon Tommy Shannon Gerry McAvoy
  9. JohnDaBass
    Mark Bass Little Bass with a Retrovibe over wound Rickenbacker Pup upgrade. Lovley little bass, 38mm nut with a super slim neck. Sounds brilliant, very surprised with the bite and fatness. Probably do a few more mods in the new year. Pickguard, bridge, knobs, V & T pot values and try a few capacitor values. Just a bit different to the Bronco .
  10. JohnDaBass
    So, I have been pondering a Bronco upgrade project for a while and when I saw the release of the Mark Bass Yellow line basses I decided to proceed with the short scale Bronco-a-Like bass. Mark Bass Little Bass. Over the years I have enjoyed tinkering and building Bitsa basses but the one bass tone I have never deemed necessary was a Rickenbacker sound. The Pup on the MB Little bass was a typical single coil 6 pole piece guitar Pup which didn’t excite me at all. I previously spotted an over wound Rick replacement Pup on the Retrovibe site, and it seemed to fit the bill. Once the pickguard was removed the body routing for the Pup was very generous and all I needed was a small increase in the length of the rout to accommodate the Humbucking Pup. The aperture for the Pup in the pickguard was to be honest a bit sloppy and I will probably get a replacement from Brian in the New Year. Once it all went together, I was very surprised at the Rickenbacker tone that this little bass and Pup produced. Bold, bright, fat and surprisingly smooth with the tone all the way down. I very nice project. I will probably tinker with the V&T pot values and the tone capacitor value when I get the new pickguard in the new year. Opinions anyone??
  11. JohnDaBass
    Yes. The internal amp sees a 4 ohm load and sends 400w to the internal 2x10 speakers and 400w to the extension cab.
  12. JohnDaBass
    Mmmmm, Could this be an opportunity to have a Sandy Pup shoot out at the next Basschat Bass Bash😁.
  13. JohnDaBass
    Purely from a manufacturing point of view that is a nicely designed,laid out and assembled product. It's not possible to comment on the quality of the components used but for the asking price and if it sounds good it's a neat product. Thanks @stewblackfor your time and effort to enlighten us on your purchases.
  14. JohnDaBass
    @Al Krow does the NUX receiver work fine with the Zoom B1Four?
  15. JohnDaBass
    Totally agree with @Lozz196 Rumble 800 combo, lighter than the Rumble 500 combo due to the neo 10s in the 800. 400watts as is and 800watts with an extension cab.
  16. JohnDaBass
    Thanks for the heads-up on this one, I too was unaware that such a bass existed. Mine should arrive Wednesday. I'll let you know what it's like when it lands.
  17. JohnDaBass
    The current HB offerings are great value for money and use good quality body wood. Being a tinkering/bitsa building addict I've modded quite a number of HBs. In my experience neck pockets are very, very close to Fender standard necks, BUT as always there maybe a small amount of fettling ( as @neepheid said). I recently added a couple of Thunderbird pups to a HB Mustang-a-like and the quality of the adler, while routering the pup cavities, seemed very decent indeed. Awhile ago I fitted a Fender MIM 32ins 22 fret Stu Hamm neck onto a HB Stingray HH and all that was needed at the neck pocket was veneer shim on the top edge of the pocket for cosmetic reasons only. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck with the build.
  18. JohnDaBass
    I have to say that the Squier Paranormal SS Rascal has some small innovative steps. The range of tones from the two wide range humbucking Pups makes it a very versatile bass indeed. The bridge Pup is 12ins from the 12th fret ( exactly the same as the SS Stingray) and delivers a very Stingray-like tone. While the body shape is not everyone's taste it does play and balance quite nicely. I would like to see a SS Squier Jaguar with the Rascal Pup layout and controls.
  19. JohnDaBass
    Fairy Dust 🤣
  20. JohnDaBass
    Just caught up with the Royal Blood HellFest YouTube video and there appears to be the possibility of a black version of the Mike Kerr Edition Jaguar bass. ( so not so limited after all). Mike Kerr also used a Jaguar with a single wide range humbucking Pup, so there maybe more variants on the way!!! I would definitely snap up a Squier Jaguar SS with a single humbucking wide range Pup. My preference would be black with tort pickguard.
  21. JohnDaBass
    A Nice Pair of Black & Tans ( well tort ☺️)
  22. JohnDaBass
    Congratulations on your new semi, fantastic colour and huge esthetic appearance. Enjoy!!!! Would you be kind enough to share the details of the bass hanging on the top RHS of the picture?
  23. JohnDaBass
    Or like me a Kia Soul EV. Van like capacity with back seats folded flat, zero road tax , zero £'s to run as I charge the battery from my solar panels in sunny West Wales. Oh and when the sun doesn't shine just £0.07 per kWh on economy Seven over night. WOT, Who said bassists are SkinFlints 🙄
  24. JohnDaBass
    Well done Al 👏👏 That's a great deal. I didn't like to let on but I committed the same offence buying a s/h off here for £125.😂 B2-4 sounds the same as the B6, cleaner and more open than the B1-4. There are no cab sims on the B2-4, I only use the cab sims on the B1-4 when using headphones at home , so not really important. Hope you soon get on with the B2-4
  25. JohnDaBass
    It seems that Zoom have released Android software for G2Four, can that Handy Guitar Lab app (£0.75) be used with B2 Four?
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