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[quote name='tino' post='1154127' date='Mar 8 2011, 05:27 PM']Had a young fella come round and try this one out just now...........14 years old....HE PUT ME TO SHAME Been at it since 5 he says,everything he played was not just proficient but NAILED.....he didnt like the flats though?????? I never knew this ol girl could sound this good..........If I could improve my playing I might just keep it Im never going to so dont be put off having a bid or 22 yer sen[/quote] Hi Tino, don't suppose you managed to confirm if the bass is 32" or not? Cheers

[url="http://www.watfordvalves.com"]Watford Valves[/url] For the Boss switch; could be worth putting a wanted ad up here, or searching Ebay for Boss 'project', 'broken','spares' etc... Good luck

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1149838' date='Mar 4 2011, 07:50 PM']Sorry, what is CAD?[/quote] Here's a cad [attachment=73909:Terry_Thomas.jpg]

If you're on Facebook, there's a few good pages, run by afficianados of Motown, Northern Soul etc that regularly post some interesting & less heard classics. I like this one [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soul-Motown-All-The-Way-With-DJ-Flo/117499104929628"]Soul-Motown All the Way with DJ Flo[/url]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1145091' date='Feb 28 2011, 09:49 PM']I put an EMG in one of my precisions in the mid 80s, but took it out as it sounded a bit characterless and muffled almost as if there was a compressor killing all the attack and dynamics. I put it back in a few years ago after reading that they can take more than a single 9v battery. Powered by 18v it sounds transparent and almost like a passive pickup but bigger,. Its worth trying the double battery trick - you can make a harness from 3x9v battery snap-clips for mere pennies from Maplin. I found that I couldn't actually fit two of the usual 9v batteries in my precision and I didn't want to route it out at all, so I stuffed a load of button cells (obtained by opening up a couple of 12v car alarm 'plipper' batteries) into an AAA holder and soldered on a snap-clip.[/quote] Thats interesting, powering them with 18v. Not that familiar with this pickup, but an old Antoria fretless P-Bass I've recently acquired has got an EMG in it - really like the tone, suits this bass. However, rather than put another battery in there, think I might try it with a tiny DIY voltage doubler, will easily fit anywhere under the pickguard.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='1143423' date='Feb 27 2011, 03:37 PM']Nice bass ... I'm not [i]that[/i] much of a precision buff (so you might need to educate me) ... but didn't the migration of the 'rest' from bottom to top happen mid-70's ? If so how come this one is at the top ... do the RIs come that way ? Andy[/quote] Well spotted Andy, thanks ... knew there was something I forgot to mention in the upgrades & mods! Yes, thumbrest added also.

[quote name='zbigniew' post='1143145' date='Feb 27 2011, 11:24 AM']I agree with Clarky, such a lovely '62 RI - I don't think I've seen it in this colour before. z[/quote] Thanks. I haven't either, photo doesn't show it too well, but its actually more orangey than the usual fiesta red. Guess made to look aged/faded.

[quote name='umph' post='1142346' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:10 PM']oh another remake thats nothing like the original [/quote] Sonically as well as aesthetically?

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1141783' date='Feb 25 2011, 09:09 PM']Yeah i'm a bit wary of putting higher tension strings on it because someone had a dodgy neck, not that i like power cables on any of my basses! That's why i thought a used set of TIs would be good. What are the Status ones like?[/quote] I usually use 49-109 La Bellas or 50-105 Chromes, guess quite heavy. Put a spare set of similar high tension 50-110 Webstrings flats on the Ryder bass, set it up, played nicely. Went off for an hour to do something, came back to find the neck going like a banana, detuned itself to Eb! TBH I have no idea what Status flats are like, other than fairly positive comments on here, but they're relatively cheap, understand not mega high tension & reckon the bass will (just) manage with a set of 45-105s. I've got TIs on another bass & they're good for that, but (for me) need a bit more tension on a P-Bass. So I'm hoping the Status flats will be a good compromise on the Ryder bass.

[b]2004 Fender CIJ '62 RI[/b], bought off Lee650 on here some time ago Upgraded tuners, CTS pots, PIO tone cap, Seymour Duncan SPB-1 'Vintage' pickup, covers added.... otherwise standard Strung with La Bella flats. Its not a heavy bass; a nice weight & a lovely neck to play - a good bass for long gigs.

Could be worth checking that the truss rod isn't maxed out. There again that wouldn't necessarily put me off buying it....

I'm probably going to put Status flats on mine. This bass does not like high tension La Bellas, Chromes or similar - I found out!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1138973' date='Feb 23 2011, 06:26 PM']Nope I'm not saying that. I am categorically saying (not implying) that he isn't very good. I'm not saying that what he comes up with sometimes isn't bad though - I have even gone as far as paying him for his bother on occasions. He plays as good as he needs to. I've never seen any him evolve beyond that which he needs for his style of playing. Most of us have had to struggle to get better and better so we can deliver our best effort when we get our big break. Hooky achieved fame and fortune (???) early into his foray into music and stuck - perhaps by design, perhaps by reaching the zenith of his talent. Please take 10 seconds to understand what I'm saying rather than opposing it because you think I'm flaming the man.[/quote] I think you're summed it up well there, bang-on & I'm a NO & JD fan myself. When I first picked up a bass, found Hooky quite inspirational. After all, he did up the profile of bass guitar in a genre other than funk or jazz etc, where the instrument had a lot more recognition. Despite being well into New Order right up until their demise, must admit the obligatory high end chorused lead bass playing started to bore me. Suppose I tend to prefer more of their stuff where you don't hear pretty much the same bass riff, guess more of the electronic dancey side of their material. Also got the impression from comments made by Barney at various points in their career that even he might have fancied hearing something different basswise. What he's doing in that clip from OP is just awful.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1138613' date='Feb 23 2011, 02:26 PM']Another fantastic compilation is [i]What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves: From the Vaults of Atlantic, Atco and Warner Brothers Records: 1967-1977[/i]. It's not cheap but it's a marvellous collection. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Funky-Soul-Rare-Grooves/dp/B000GIWS4W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298471137&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Funky-Soul-Ra...1137&sr=1-1[/url][/quote] I've got that too, totally recommended - loads of killer tracks on it.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1137747' date='Feb 22 2011, 09:19 PM']Yeah and Kelly Osbourne achieved most of her commercial success off her own back too.[/quote] I didn't know that.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1137739' date='Feb 22 2011, 09:15 PM']Hands up, who's stayed the night in the room where Ian Curtis hanged himself?[/quote] Can't lay claim to that unknown pleasure, but I did at one point, live a few doors down from the house on Barton Street.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1137716' date='Feb 22 2011, 08:58 PM']If it wasn't for Ian Curtis would we even be having this conversation?[/quote] Think we probably would. New Order acheived most of their commercial success off their own backs, regardless of Curtis' suicide.

I saw this, it was an improvised collaboration @ a Tony Wilson tribute thing in Manchester, with Kevin Hewick who was actually at one point was primed to take over from Ian Curtis after his untimely end. Like most of Hooky's recent musical activites, for want of a better word; it's disappointing. Grew up on Joy Division & New Order, big inspiration for me at the time, so this & his other outings are a bit of a shame for me. At least it's not quite as cringeworthy as his attempts at DJing.

[quote name='tarcher' post='1134990' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:32 AM']This thread is getting really boring now.[/quote] +1 It started off as a good fun thread with people talking about their new bargain bass; how it plays, what it sounds like, what they might do to mod it , personalise it etc... quite innocuos really, as per the title 'Sue Ryder Bass Arrived' Just a pity it got derailed by a bored troll.

First Bass Owned: 70's Fender Musicmaster 'Go To' Bass: '82 Tokai Hardpuncher (rounds) 'Your' Bass: Fender CIJ '62 RI Precision (flats)

Here's another. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hutchins-Twin-Neck-6-String-and-Bass-Electric-Guitar-/110651666684?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19c35a70fc"]Strange looking Hutchins 4 + 6 string doubleneck[/url]. Quite low BIN

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1134483' date='Feb 20 2011, 04:34 PM']Oi!!! That's exactly like mine!!!! Did you nick it? The pickguard is more creamy than it comes out in the pic. G.[/quote] No, I whacked a cream pearlescent scratchplate on it, fancied a change from white.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1134227' date='Feb 20 2011, 12:34 PM']Quick heads-up for a nice-looking [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260737267600"]Matsumoku-built Kimbara Jazz copy[/url], rosewood board/pearl blocks, running out at 8.30 pm tonight. Currently £87 and hasn't had much attention, had my eye on this but unforseen circumstances mean I'm out! Could well be a bargain, & Kimbara Jazzers already have the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=68935&view=findpost&p=994038"]BC Seal Of Approval[/url]. J.[/quote] Was tempted to that myself too. It has the normal standard Jazz pickup routing, whereas mine hasn't - will be a cracking bass, with some decent pickups dropped in it.