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On 03/06/2020 at 00:32, shoulderpet said:

Would you say these are an upgrade from the stock machine heads on Fender type basses? this is too upgrade a Squier and I want to make sure that I am makign an upgrade rather than just changing the machine heads, thanks

I’ve not fitted them yet,they are going on a51pbass i am building at the moment but they look as sturdy as my fender usa basses

On 24/05/2020 at 19:37, shoulderpet said:

Ok, anyone used these from Nort West Guitars ?  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Bass-Tuners-Open-Back-for-Right-Handed-Fender-Squier-Jazz-Precision-Bass/402260450931?hash=item5da8975e73:m:mzHE866PSYjSooBgRXce75w&var=672181944154  at first glance they look well made

I’ve just had a set of these from northwest guitars,really good quality well made kit for the price.I bought a set of wilkinson’s 1st which were about half a mill too wide to fit on my neck,much better build than the wilkinson’s,wish i bought the above tuners first 👍

On 13/05/2020 at 18:37, thebrig said:

I've lost count of the amount of precision basses I've built and I used to always use the more expensive brands when it came to pickups, with the Fender Custom Shop 62's being my main choice because I like the vintage vibe, but on my last build I compared the specs of the Kent Armstrong Vintage P Bass Alnico Pickup with the Fender Custom Shop 62's, and they were identical in every aspect, so I took a punt on the Armstrongs and they sound identical, now I wouldn't use anything else for the vintage P bass sound I like, and at half the price, it's a no brainer for me.

Fender Custom Shop 62's £100 - £140

Kent Armstrong Vintage P Bass Alnico £49.95

As for bridges? I am/was a big fan of the Gotoh 201B and have used them many times in the past, but now I always use this one from Northwest Guitars which is identical in every way except that doesn't have "Gotoh" stamped on it.

https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/hardtail-through-body-bass-guitar-bridge/#product-reviews

Gotoh 201B £40 - £45

Northwest £16.26

I’ve just bought one of those bridges from northwest in black for a build i’m doing,really good quality,much better than i was expecting to be fair.Ive always bought quality branded bridges in the past.....don’t think i’ll be spending the extra £££££ from now on tho

Guitarguitar have them on their website for £299 pre order with £50 deposit,due in december some time

I got the same bass in a 5 string tho,some awesome tones.....very versatile,just takes a bit of time to dial in the tones your looking for.I reckon a 5 stringer is the maximum width neck i could play or i'd be interested

    GLWS 👍

Hi mate 

I saw him at minehead,giants of rock last january,shocking performance,never seen so many people leaving so quickly.The guy obviously has problems,sat at his piano constantly popping pills drinking loads of water all through his set,i had to stay til the end as i couldnt believe how bad he was.He had a stand in band that played earlier on with fran cosmo from Boston who were pretty good to be fair.They kept smiling through the bobby set but could see they couldnt wait to get away as soon as.....

cheers for the welcome lads

just a quick introduction,been playing around with guitar/bass drums on and off for about 30 years now,big gaps in between so im no billy sheehan......tho im more comfortable playing bass.influences top of my list are geezer,geddy,entwhistle,steve harris,jp jones,lemmy etc so mostly into rock metal amongst other stuff.
anyways i been having a trawl around here and theres a lot of good info and advice,glad to be on board
cheers Fest