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Mother in law is in Sidmouth - I’ll have to excuse myself and make my way across next visit

Proper sized amp on a cab that - Bravo

You like watching Matlock don’t you

Like in Me for a Me and tooth for a tooth? That rages I as well

The only band that have no crimes against Rhymes is Dio All of them are epic But Chris DeBurgh - this has always grated I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance, They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance,

Was that from the planned Visit taking the BB2 as comparison or just buy and deliver

And the Mary customer service leaves something to be desired

Thanks for the reply, look forward to seeing the neck!! I know it’s not about getting the cheapest bass, and I see your video is there to encourage others, it was more about contextualising for people out there and for increasing the content of the video. Regards company made basses, I get you about buying and swapping, but let’s not forget off setting cost with selling other parts, buying second hand etc. The main reason for the context is and @tegs07 (who also pops together a mean bass) has played a couple of my bitsa’s with judicious buying and patience - sometimes buying new you can get an incredible deal and bass. One I did was mainly new parts (aside from tuners) but it was very specific - however it cost less than a max fender new for example and I know would blow it out the water. Another I did would be equivalent or slightly less to a second hand mex fender - and again would hammer them (assuming my time is free and non charged) That was more the angle that may encourage more I was referring to, which I think is the purpose of the video if I am correct

Watched the video, but there are a few things that would help flesh it out if you can comment. You replaced the neck - was there anything wrong with the old neck? Is the new ones just dimensions you prefer? If the old had a gloss finish and you prefer Matt, would it not have been fine to remove the finish with wire wool? Was much pocket work needed for the new neck? A neck to neck comparison would be good. Same for the pick ups - do you replace the whole pots as well, cloth wires, audio tapers etc. We’re the tuners original or new ones? Gear ratio’s, feel etc. Essenitally the price of the upgrade is about the sam as you would pay for a second hand Mex Fender, Sandberg Electra VS4, Yamaha Pulsar etc. For that classic P Bas look - comparing them to it would guide people to trying it or not. I get the sentimentality, but that has to be only to the body in this case.

A few pages back, actually a few times in this thread I have given overviews on the pick ups (I should save the long reviews!) very Broadly speaking Delano - Modern and hi-fi, but not sterile Sandberg - More vintage, lower output Haussel - vintage with higher output, quite hot esp large pole ones Sandberg Black labels - slightly More modern than the Sandberg originals, punchy as hell The key to this is what do you want and what is in your chain? Do you want it active or passive? - On Board Pre-amps the Glockenklang 2 band is most common but the 3 band is out there on basses. Noll’s are used and are slightly more aggressive and of course there is the Darkglass Tone Capsule Next question is what else are you using? Pre-amps, pedals, amps, effects. All of these pick ups play differently with everything. They are all really good pick ups, When you get your cocktail together then you will get it right for you.

Aside from the stuff mentioned up top Form Factor audio do a good range in about that ball park and config

Exactly.....

You may want to expand on what the use is for, power handling, amp to be used with, cone size, coloured or uncoloured etc. It will help narrow down - but essentially will list their preference which may or may not be aligned to yours!

We can start getting into a tonewood debate with these.........

Better than an itchy one

What a relief.....

That was read and considered - hence my reply to put into context, and some detail. If it’s buzzing on an open string the set up is severely wrong, I think most people would be thinking about when the buzz comes on once fretted - which nicely corresponds to his answer - but it will completely depend on how you set your relief.

I think what @krispn means is the string being fretted as in playing a note rather than it being open. When you are setting up and measuring the relief you tend to fret the string at the first fret and where the neck hits the body and check with a feather gauge how much relief you need in the neck. General parlance is measuring from the fret to the bottom of the string at the 12th, to set saddle heights and string height, then at the first fret for filing the nut. Measuring the string height without fretting a note is not great as in general unless it’s stupid low, or you have set relief as such it shouldnt buzz the string heights will vary across the strings slightly being the norm, or not depending on your flavour, but they tend to

A lot of my fave artists were in drop D, so its a natural ear for me and its really freeing in how you get about. I do have a hip shot on my fave basses just for ease, but its always drop D usually down half or a whole step as well

For which i am a firm club member

Nice tune @ped thanks for sharing that - her voice and phrasing reminds me a lot of Ann Peebles who is one of my fave artists

How come potty mouth Krow gets no censorship

It’s a stonewalled hit

Yes - I used an existing bag and made to measure