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  1. shoulderpet

    Hmm not sure about these Prosteels, they seem to sound good on some basses and rubbish on others, lots of boom and ping, pretty much zero midrange

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      shoulderpet

      And the strangest thing has happened, came back to my bass a couple hours later and the strings sound better, brighter, clearer, punchier....odd

  2. shoulderpet
    Anyone have experience of a single pickup Thunderbird (if such a thing exists) or a bass (of any shape) with a single Thunderbird pickup? I am working on a parts bass build and will be using a p bass body but am thinking it would be cool to do something that is tonally a little different so am thinking of getting the body routed for a single Thunderbird pickup and I know someone on here must have a bass that they have routed for a single Thunderbird pickup Thanks
  3. shoulderpet
    They make some tasty instruments, sadly most of them are out of my price range
  4. shoulderpet
    Awesome looking bass, I owned a Fender Musicmaster years ago which was terrible but from what I have heard the Squier Musicmaster basses are leagues better than the Fender originals
  5. shoulderpet
    Thanks for the replies Picture edited for clarity, hopefully this is clearer, excuse the sloppy editing
  6. shoulderpet
    But failing miserably to do so
  7. shoulderpet
    Oh man, this is a huge hate of mine, have been to more gigs than I can count where the bass was just a big, mushy mess with no discernible pitch to it and then when the amped up bass drum comes in you cant tell what is what, to be fair though I like a lot less low end than a lot of bass player seem to like, I will take clarity over huge low end any day In fact, the only gig I can remember where I thought the bass sounded amazing was when I saw this band in the below video PG Lost live, there bass tone had grit and clarity and didn't sound like mush [Youtube]
  8. shoulderpet
    I would ask the tech if he can do an appraisal to see how easy he thinks it will be to fix and what he estimates it will cost you, however that being said the fact you could not play any notes anywhere on the neck without buzz seems like a red flag to me unless the bass came with the truss rod fully loosened from the factory, if it did then that would account for the buzz but if the truss rod was engaged and there was still buzz everywhere that would be worrying to to me.
  9. shoulderpet
    Ok thank you for confirming
  10. shoulderpet
    I am almost 100% certain that is the issue, assuming they are roundwounds that is a very long time to leave a set of strings on for
  11. shoulderpet
    Hi Truss rod adjustment time and the first time I have had to adjust a heel access truss rod, is the below picture correct for which way to turn the truss rod? Thanks
  12. shoulderpet
    And still available if anyone wants it before it goes on EvilBay
  13. shoulderpet
    Neither me, I gave up trying to learn it, same with the fiddly section of Sir duke, I got an approximation going but the fact the part is mirrored on the horns makes it too obvious that im not playing it correctly
  14. shoulderpet
    Hi, yes still available, either tomorrow or next week is good for me thanks, PM sent
  15. shoulderpet
    Yep, really in hindsight what he should have done if he wanted it to all look neat is had the bodies fitted with a rout to adjust the truss rod and left the pickguard without a truss rod notch, that way it covers the rout and keeps it looking neat and you just have to lift the pickguard to get access to the truss rod, much less hassle than having to remove the neck, put the neck back on, check the relief and then remove the neck again if you got it wrong the first time
  16. shoulderpet
    The last band I was gigging with actually took the pi** out of me when they viewed the recording of one of our gigs because I walked across the stage throughout the entire gig, each to there own but I cant see the point in standing still, doesn't seem much fun
  17. shoulderpet
    Thanks, I have one of these that I got for my classic 50s P bass and was hoping to be able to get to the truss rod with it by removing the pickguard as some people have been able to do but im about a mm shy of being able to get to it
  18. shoulderpet
    Nope doesn't bother me at all, my pet hate though is when you buy an instrument from someone and it is filthy, has happened a couple of times and nothing quite takes the shine off that new bass feeling like having to clean and disinfect an instrument before you can play it, also makes you wonder if the person selling it has any self respect or pride.
  19. shoulderpet
    Now £60, this will be the only price drop as it is an absolute bargain at this price
  20. shoulderpet
    Edit: Now £60, final price drop as this is a bargain at this price Harley Benton JB-75 for sale as I have a project on the go at the moment so trying to get rid of anything I am not using. Bass is in decent condition and sounds really good and is a real looker however the action is a little on the high side as there was some buzz on the G string (on the 1st or 2nd fret I think) so the action has been raised to counter this, if you like a low action then you may want to level the frets. The pickguard has been spray painted as I wanted a matt black, it came out more like a satin black, not a perfect job but looks decent. I have fitted a solderless loom with a series/parallel push/pull switch, I had to extend one of the wires slightly which looks a little messy but does not affect functionality and the series/parallel gives some good tonal options, the stock pickups are really good sounding pickups Collection from Croydon area, £60, I am working on a P bass build at the moment and have the neck sorted and need to sort the body so will consider a trade for a p bass body SOLD
  21. shoulderpet
    The Kent Armstrong will be much better, The KA hot P pickup is a good one
  22. shoulderpet
    Thanks for the replies, sounds like a truss rod access rout is the way to go
  23. shoulderpet
    Hi all I have just ordered the first part for my upcoming bass build, the neck. I hate satin finish necks and particularly if they are untinted pale maple and the only reasonably priced tinted gloss neck I could find has a heel access truss rod. I know sometimes with this type of neck you can just take off the pickguard to get to the truss rod but my Fender that has the same type of truss rod access I have to remove the whole neck. With this in mind I am anticipating having to shim the neck to raise it in the pocket so that I can adjust the truss rod without having to unscrew the neck. I would just like to raise the neck a bit without affecting the neck angle if possible, what is the best way to shim to achieve this? Thanks
  24. shoulderpet
    For me it depends how good the preamp is, a bad preamp can ruin a bass, also I don't get the point of 2 band preamps, why would anyone not want a midrange control on the preamp I don't currently own any active basses
  25. shoulderpet
    I did report this listing but I don't know if eBay did anything about it
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