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Hi everyone, I'm doing a fretless conversion on an Ibanez SR300E. It's going fine so far, but now I need to lower the nut. Stupidly, I haven't kept the frets to check how high they were. The Ibanez website just calls them "medium". Does anyone have any idea how much nut I should take off? Thanks!

I remember when The Strokes' much-hyped first album came out, thinking the title was incredibly apt.

My band is very loud. The singer/guitarist is *really* into Motorhead so I suppose it's to be expected. I like it. It's rock and roll - it should be a bit obnoxious and offensive.

I'm curious as to what people think of Matt Freeman. His Squier signature model gets a lot of love around here but no-one really mentions the man himself or his playing. I was about 14 when I first heard Rancid and it was the first band in which my unrefined ears could really make out what the bass was doing. It's quite unusual to have a punk rock band where the bass is such a prominent melodic presence. I revisited the old Operation Ivy stuff the other day. Even as a kid he was on his game. Anyone?

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1484588826' post='3216576'] Sex On Fire [/quote] This. It's so thoroughly offensive because it's not quite aggressively bad, it's just a horrible ugly slab of nothing. I could list songs of this ilk all day, ie that are inexplicably popular and make me wonder if most people even know what music is. I try not to judge - it's a matter of taste - but there's so much exciting music in the world!

My personal preference is for simplicity and lack of batteries. And also I just happen to love the sound of a passive p-bass. But to each his own. Stingrays are active and I'm sure plenty of people around here dig them.

I like it! It's so cool that it manages to be both totally unique AND instantly recognisable as a p bass at the same time.

[quote name='chickenjames' timestamp='1484346966' post='3214933'] Is there anywhere in the south that has stock of the MIM 50s P? I'd quite like to get my hands on one. [/quote] GAK (Brighton) have them on their website. They might also have them in the shop - maybe worth asking.

I have a few, but the one that comes to mind is "...And Out Come The Wolves" by Rancid. I hadn't thought about in years until I joined Basschat where someone seems to mention Matt Freeman (or more accurately, I suppose, the instrument that bears his name) every few minutes. It's been great to revisit their stuff with a view to learning the bass parts, because they're super-fun to play and a real workout for the fretting hand.

I just bought a new MIM precision for £500 and I absolutely love it. You could always switch out the pickup and still be within your budget.

Ibanez Mikro? https://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-gsrm20b-wnf-walnut-flat/111403?gclid=CMHgpM2MtdECFdS4GwodmPUKtw Or one of those ukulele basses if you want something even smaller!

On investigating further, the strings on this account have been given a review by a different account that a: has the same address and b: has negative feedback for selling dodgy strings. Until yesterday I had no idea that people selling fake strings on ebay was a thing. It's quite sad.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172466904547?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] Seems awfully cheap. What's going on here? I notice that it's a very new ebay account. Might it be a scam or should I have more faith in my fellow humans? Edit: I'm pretty sure the strings are fake. I thought I'd better mention it up here at the top in case anyone sees this thread and thinks they're onto a good deal without reading the posts below. Thanks everyone. Stay vigilant!

[quote name='Jamieboy' timestamp='1483793774' post='3210144'] Well. After playing it I've gone for a squier vm jazz bass. I'm really pleased with it. To me it seems to sound and play really nicely. Ends up my question was irrelevant but thanks to all for the input. [/quote] Great choice. How is it weight-wise compared to the others you were considering?

I've become particularly fond of the term "bass guitar" of late. It doesn't get used in full enough.

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1483740130' post='3209833'] Fx pedals have the input and output on the wrong sides. Input should be on left, out on right. [/quote] I wondered about that recently too when setting up a pedalboard. It's weird to us because our language goes that way, right? If we spoke Arabic, Hebrew etc it would seem perfectly sensible.

At first I read that as "neither" and it made me chuckle.

I prefer to identify as the latter. I don't know why. How about you? I'm genuinely curious...

The A string on my Fender P Bass rattles at the bridge due to insufficient break angle at the nut. Fender will gladly sell me a string retainer to rectify this issue which is their fault in the first place. I just wanted to join in. I still love this bass more than pretty much any human being I can think of!

I sold Marc some strings. Prompt payment and great communication. A pleasure to deal with.

Bought a bridge from Alan. Smooth quick transaction, fast delivery and great communication. Highly recommended.

This is all very interesting and is pretty much the reason I asked. It seems like the love for Matt Freeman's signature bass only slightly crosses over with the love for the man himself and his ouevre. It's just a consistently great and affordable precision bass, hence why I'm mystified that it's no longer available. So good that it's a threat to the Mexican standard? And I remember reading another thread (possibly here, or possibly over on Talkbass) when it first came out. Someone questioned what was even so "signature" about it. It's just a p bass, isn't it? (For the record I think he's wonderful. Rancid are hit and miss but Freeman always brings it.)

[quote name='Mister RLP' timestamp='1483703819' post='3209354'] I have a bit of gas for a USA precision but there is very little to fault with my Matt Freeman. Excellent build. Good weight. Plays well. It's a keeper. [/quote] Why on earth did they discontinue the Matt Freeman? I've never heard a bad word about them. Is it because Rancid aren't quite as popular as they once were?

Thanks Happy Jack. I tried that and it's the string. I think it's a case of another wind or two on the next string change.

They're all already wound down the post. Unfortunately it seems it doesn't go down quite far enough.