Chaddy

Cheers all!

It sounds dreadful and is overpriced big time. 

Without going crazy on google, does any use or have recommended soft covers or cases for their ABM heads? or should I rack mount it in a 4u Gator case? ...

Enough to keep it sorta safe in the garage or back in the car. 

21 hours ago, msb said:

 

More often than not tuners can easily be cleaned and lubed , unless you’re looking for lightweight tuners the ones you have might well be fine.

The screw fitting slips when the tuners go under tension ( x2 ) and will ping the string back as if going down a tone.  The E and G have issues. 

On 18/09/2023 at 20:10, leroydiamond said:

Pulled the trigger on one of these this afternoon

I'm just gona as well  . Need new tuners for the musicman but instead lets just buy another bass 

£259 at Thomann "Squier 40th Anniv Jazz Bass SFG"

On 02/08/2023 at 18:33, Parkie said:

Unsure how old this thread is or if I am too late. But anyway!

 

I was in a shop for something else & have never had any sort of hankering for a Fender, but whilst I was there I played a P Bass to scratch an annoying itch to see what the fuss was about & to my surprise I quite liked it.  There were a few other P & J basses on the wall & there was a red one that caught my eye, I asked the guy if I could play that and found it really nice, I actually thought the neck felt nicer & liked the matt finish, sound wise couldn't tell any difference to the other one, maybe had a touch more at either end of the tone range.  All things being equal I would of taken the red one.

 

The weird thing is I didn't even know that it was a Squier at first, I just liked the look of it, I actually asked to play the other one 1st (I didn't know the price of either) as I thought the red one was a more expensive version.

 

So when I found out / realised it was a Squier (I didn't even look I just played it as I wasn't particularly interested in Fenders) and it was £400 I was blown away when comparing to the Fender which I was told was £1700.  BTW even if I hadn't tried the Squier in no way would I spend any where near £1700 on the Fender, to me it just didn't warrant it, couldn't work out what you'd be paying for.

 

The guy in the shop was a P bass player for years & I got him to play both and to me they sounded so similar there was really nothing in it, he was a very good player & made both sound great.  He reckoned Squier has really upped its standards with this bass and unless you 'had' to have a Fender why not get one of these, he also thought the Fender was marginally better but in no way anyway near £1300 better.  However his view was that if he had the money he would probably get the / a Fender as he was one of those 'have to have a Fender' guys but probably a £1200ish one, but also admitted that he may have unconscious bias towards Fender.

 

I was lucky I suppose to not have any bias and so could make a subjective decision, I actually preferred the red one & when factoring in the price difference, no brainer.  A week later I traded my Sterling Sub 4 & I bought the Squier, I had absolutely no intention of buying when I 1st went in.

 

Its now even made me consider selling my Warwick (which I never thought I would) and getting an affordable range 5 string bass and a 4 string fretless (and probably have change) as clearly the quality in this section of the market is much better than it used to be.

 

Anyway that's my tuppence worth, cheers.

Selling your Warwick? Wash your mouth out Sir! 

 

Price Reduced to £80. 

Open to Trades and money one way for any small house practise amp. 

On 10/07/2023 at 10:16, NikNik said:

The 'relicing' is awful.

It's like they were painting a kids face or something. It's comically done. 

2 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

I'm in and the tent is set up!

I'm almost triggered by the poor setting up of some of the tents on show... 

Looking forward to the terrible BBC coverage of the festival. 

M-Audio BK8-D2 active studio monitors (pair). Bundle includes Adam Hall stands on removable ground spikes for carpets, speaker grounding pad foams, power cables & TRS balanced 1/4 cables for input.


Surplus to requirements and fully operational. Used at home only at respectable volumes and taken care of.

Manufacturer info sheet: https://m-audio.com/products/view/bx8-d2

Cash or transfer on collection. Gateshead. ( items are listed else where ) 

LowendLobster - great community as well
NollyGetgood - 

Trying to think of others bar the Tank Museum UK/Aussy   

On 10/06/2023 at 10:16, mr4stringz said:

One half of the above band posted this on Twitter yesterday. 
 

He since deleted it and I’ve deliberately cropped out the photograph as it REALLY clearly shows the audience member.
 

Chewed out on social media for not being entertained by and into a band’s performance, and having your likeness posted along with it? Regardless of my, or anyone else’s, view of their music, I do wonder where thin-skinned eejits like this get off posting this kind of thing. What an absolute weapon.

 

 

Vegan's for you. He's got Beef with her I think. 

 

I went l passive with CTS and the old switch craft. 

My brother has my old multimeter a so I've been head scratching and failing to marry up the pick up wiring correctly by the old trick of headphones and connecting stuff by hand to see the results. 

There is the following from the standard sub pickup which I think is a dual live and ground for series? 

Red

Black

Red & unshielded combined. 

Anyone got recent experience of subs to confirm this theory? 

On 04/06/2023 at 11:39, 41Hz said:

Thanks for the comments.
 

I’d certainly get some medical advice if it started happening frequently, just hoping it was a one off and wondered if anyone had experienced similar.

When I was 18/19 in College, Spent all day practising and then come to the actually live song and my finger gave way on my right hand.  No Plecs in sight so had to use the remaining three fingers to finish the track off. 1st performance in front of people after week one of doing BsA Music.  

I believe on reflection it was simply fatigue, dehydration and simply over doing it to cause cramp and the ligament locked up. Never had it since. 

I still gotta reshield mine cos its just the utter worst.  I put a 3 Band Glock Pre-Amp in my 4er with a set up included but hasn't been 100% right since new ( This is a replacement as well due to the quality issues and arrived with a chip n' crack jack port inside )

Even passive it's abit of a noise machine and very "lively" the Pick ups are alittle unforgiving. 

Used it to record some Lamb of God though through sheer gritted teeth, hasn't been out the bag in 2 months now. 

Cheap gear? Indo made gear is now £1k! 

I have a friend who learned on what can be described as a cricket bat with cheese wire as he didn't want to spend any money and it was a loan, he has recently picked up a £200 quid Ibanez bass which suits him fine. They are not bad basses overall!

Hhighly quality produced equipment will always be  nicer to play ( my DP for example ), however even a pro set up on less expensive models can produce similar results without breaking the bank. Prices ATM are too expensive to do any mod's as you may as well go for the real thing as save the hassle if you go down some rabbit holes. Comparisons are key IMO. A Fender Mex Jazz Body which a Squire made neck would be a personal choice just from feel and tone. - Odd I know. 

I don't do the snobbery aspects of gear on headstock but I have my own limits on what I would purchase or not purchase - the primary being the neck radius and playability. - And I have Yamaha's RBXA2/A5 as well / Musicman China Sub that recently caught on fire from a short, but its great to play on. 

3 hours ago, bloke_zero said:

What are you going to do with the extra hole in the control plate :-)? You could try the Passive Treble and Bass circuit they put in G&L basses? I think I have some details if you're interested. The only thing is it's a bass cut and treble cut.

Dummy Knob of course! 

16 hours ago, bloke_zero said:

People like these: https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/retrovibe-stinger-77-classic-mm-stingray-bass-eq-pre-amp-2-band-pre-eb-circuit/

 

I've not tried it myself.

 

A portion of the Stingray sound is the preamp - it adds a bit of bass IIRC. Depends on how keen you are to keep the original tone? I like the MM passive - there is quite a bit of discussion on here about it. Like:

 

Thankyou mate, I don't mind passive or active tbh. It's an old beaten up China model. Spent ages searching and waiting for a black body maple neck one and now two have appeared online.... sigh. 

Tone wise the installed pre-amp was terrible and would be too hot for nothing. Pretty sure it was a design fault ( remember reading about it online for a hotfix ). 

Hmm Dave bass has a pre-amp for £60. - Choices!  

Had abit of fun today... my Sub musicman just went up in smoke in a literal sense.

No sound and some head scratching later wondering why and then a gush of smoke out the jack port was a nice surprise. It seems a short happened which burnt the board, abit of the inside went up and the battery was very very hot. 

I've been debating ripping it out for a while as its one of the too hot China made ones (prefer 12* radius necks).

Any recommendations? Open to suggestions but no 100 quid pre-amps!, I feel passive might be safer which is fine. 

I used to stream for generic before cancelling as the cost wasn't worth it. ( wish I could use Apple Music due to the quality ) and I purchase in FLAC for anything I like to support the artists etc and see them live if about naturally. 
Sometimes it opens the door up for other music than isn't say "sponsored down your throat" as bad as Youtube. 

If I really like the band, I go for more the catalogue in Vinyl due to the art work for example, However as were moving soon I'm looking forward to chilling on a sofa with it playing finally on a deck with a tube amp. 

And google Podcasts I find more appealing now in the car , so I listen to the Good, the bad and the Rugby , Some F1 stuff ( got bored of it all now ) , or some comedy stuff. 

On 02/04/2023 at 13:20, known as Signal path said:

Ive got a Cort GB752JH 5 string

(see pic)

Its sounds ok tbh,but id like it to have a bit more finesse.

But im not sure where to start ?

Pickups,or Preamp,or both ?

I'd have the pickups rewound by Catswhisker pickups (Highly recommend independent maker)

rather trying to find something to fit in there.

And then theres the preamp,

Any suggestions on my current layout ?

also i would like to add an active/passive switch to the system.

Any thoughts, recommendations will be greatly welcomed.

 

 

The Pre-Amp Push/Pull for Active/Passive on these basses?

I've done more pick up swaps than pre-amps personally. Because If my passive tone is dog poo, the E.Q will only really smear it across your hands not wash it away magically.
Tone wise, there is a lot about for Pre-Amp's and paring up. Having a hot pickup and a hot pre-amp won't add the magic I think you're after? 

questions to ask are:

1. Does the cavity have enough space to take a new pre-amp with out alterations? ,
2. What tone are you after or do you find yourself adding more Low end or Treble if playing on E.Q
3. Two Band or Three Band + E.Q?

3. Do you want a mixture of classic or new sounding? I.e Stingray style? or something for fun? 



 

Fond tale from my Uncle Tom playing guitar after a gig/practise that has came to mind.

Proceeded to leave the Venue after a Gig/Practise by an upper outside door with a metal set of stairs to the carpark below, as he was walking out with one hand on his pride and joy of a valve guitar amp, The strap on the top snapped and the guitar amp when bouncing down each stair well. Naturally the rest of the band who were his brothers could do nothing but snigger at his unfortunate. Upon retrieving his battered amp at the bottom of the stair well, Tom went to place it in the back of his car which as many will know anything made in 1970's Britain at the time was mostly rust, and when he closed the lid of the boot with all his gear in, the floor gave way.  

 

On 27/03/2023 at 19:52, casapete said:

I’ve been watching this thread with interest, especially as I’m currently looking for a bass for a 

friend of mine. He is a beginner, and asked me to help him find a bass. When he said how much

will he need to pay, I said probably around £100 which is what I thought it would cost to find him

a Squier Affinity or something similar. Been looking for a few days, and haven’t seen anything 

half decent for less than £150 or more. It would seem that even the budget end of the market

has not been immune to a big hike.
(I’ll maybe take a look at Thomann for a Harley Benton or something, but would have preferred

to have a go on a bass before buying.)

Loads of Ibanez basses for sale mate