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2 hours ago, BassAdder27 said:

So my replacement arrived from Andertons and it was unpacked and inspected 

I found a dink in the headstock, a scratch on the back and scuff marks on the main body edge.

Called Andertons and asked them to replace it but this time I’m going for the Classic Vibe 70’s PBass in black as shown in this image 

Third time lucky hopefully but I’m not having great luck at getting a bass delivered new that isn’t damaged !

That sucks, I had a similar experience with ordering a Squier CV bass, had 2 both with issues, I could have had a 2nd replacement but I decided not too but from what I have seen when you get a good one they are usually really good

28 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I've had TI flats on my PJ for about 5 years. I love them.

 

A few years ago, I did listen to some LaBella flats but the difference wasn't enough to make me want to change over.

The thing with the Labella is they do sound good but they are a one trick pony, with TI's you can get a tone from them that will work in a rock context as well as the warmer tones you would associate with flats

And it looks like I am a TI jazz flats fan, I got some Labella low tension flats, fitted them and they sounded immediately broken in, like most flats sound like after a few months but I missed the clarity of the TI's, they sound like flats but they sing in the high mids instead of being a dull thump like a lot of flats, the TI's are back on, it was a pricey experiment but if you don't try then you never know

3 hours ago, BassAdder27 said:

Update .. it appears my new bass has an issue with the pickup. If you move it ( push against the foam )it cuts out.

Started noticing it when I plugged it in and had nothing until I moved pickup slightly.

All credit to Andertons as they are sending a replacement and picking it up Monday. 

Oh man that sucks, sorry to hear that, Anderson's customer service is really good they will take care of you, I found Squiers are a bit hit and miss in terms of quality control so make sure when you get the replacement that you check everything thoroughly

On 31/01/2022 at 23:32, Lozz196 said:

I’d reckon so, probably ideal for reggae

I agree, the lows on the quarter pound pickups are huge

3 hours ago, ikay said:

 

The only thing that doesn't look original is the fat white earth wire from the jack to vol pot. Looks like this has been added later. See pic below of original wiring on another '73. Soldering on the pot case is much tidier and the earth tag on the jack is unconnected (common with this era).  One end of the tone cap goes to earth on the vol pot case so check that it's making a good connection. I'd be tempted to resolder that anyway and maybe dispense with the added earth wire. Or replace it with a black wire of the same gauge as the original wiring just to make it a bit tidier and consistent with black=earth.

 

That's a great point, if the ground wire is not making good contact then that could explain the lack in tonal variation when the highs are not being bled to ground

55 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

250K Audio CTS pots, dated 1973 with a .05uf capacitor/ Looks ok, and original.

 

I might just reflow the solder to start with and see if that makes a difference.

 

 

Yes maybe start with that and if that doesn't work then maybe try a higher value capacitor which should roll off more highs, when I had a pj Mustang the tone went from bright when on full to full on dub reggae with the tone rolled off so maybe try and find out what capacitor value the pj Mustang basses use

On 29/01/2022 at 15:48, Thump said:

It looks like i'll be giving them a miss if they have neither benefits of brightness or feel.

 

I only have one jazz bass and its set up perfectly on flat wounds so i'm very wary of changing anything on as it feels so good.

 

Looks like i need a new guitar not strings ...

 

Shopping time i guess 🙃

They are probably kinder to your frets/fingers than rounds but ime they sound more like flats than rounds but are rougher than flats so you may as well just use flats, pressure wounds are slightly smoother feeling than rounds and sound more like rounds but they cost a good £10-15 more and don't really last any longer

3 hours ago, Lw. said:

Given the type of music you said you're into, it's got to be flats hasn't it? That way you can keep the Squire for the rounds sound. 

 

I would suggest flats as well, I used rounds for ages and recently got a P bass (always had p/j's or other basses previously) that came with flats fitted and I swapped the strings for a set of rounds and within a few days I put the flats back on, they just felt and sounded right on the P bass

5 hours ago, ossyrocks said:

Well, I'm having quite the week. 

 

This beauty arrived by UPS this morning, well packed, and undamaged.

Straight out of the case it plays really well, only a little intonation required on the G string, which I'll get done in due course, and fix that long adjustment screw too which appears to be the only non-original part on the bass.

It's light, only 8 1/2 lbs, feels great on a strap, and balances well.

 

The neck is sublime, a well rounded deep C profile, and instantly feels comfortable and easier to play than the Squire P-Bass I've been playing for the last couple of months. I've not had chance to try it through my new Markbass rig yet as Mrs Rocks is working from home. I'm supposed to be working too, but a little distraction never hurt anyone did it?

 

I'm chuffed to bits!

 

Cheers,

Rob

 

 

Lovely, I bet that sounds divine, unfortunately the price of vintage basses has always stopped me from owning one but maybe one day

12 hours ago, horrorshowbass said:

Pricier as in player plus or the deluxe active range?

I'm not very familiar with the deluxe range but the player plus is definitely much better than the player series and although i have only played a couple of basses from the Vintera series the Vintera series seems to be excellent as well, when I get a jazz bass to go with my p and p/j basses it will be a Vintera for sure.

21 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

As for MIM Fenders and Sires, I still haven't found a Sire I liked enough to spend money on.

(I've yet to play any of the $800 to $1,000 ones, though.)

And the MIM Fenders?

Would that be the $850 Ho-Hum series?

My experience is that the pricier MIM Fender basses are much, much, much better basses than the player series basses which imo feel a bit cheap

I can't speak for the Bass Gallery but for anyone in or near to Croydon needing fretwork done I can highly recommend Feline Guitars, had a couple of basses done there and the work has been exceptional, after there fret dress I was able to get the action on my basses down to 1mm at the 17th fret, they build custom guitars and basses so they really know there stuff

I've only tried half rounds once and that was one time too many, they sounded pretty much like flats just very rough feeling ones

2 hours ago, Machines said:

 

The only way is up, don't forget  that the £ has inflated since then. £330 in 2004 is equivalent to £540 now, which is about how much a MIM is currently (see https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator)

Which makes the £469 Squier price even worse because for just shy of a hundred more you can get an Mim Fender

9 minutes ago, mcnach said:

Artec mudbucker ordered. 

 

 

You know it makes sense 👍

What is up with the prices? £469!!! For that price I really hope Squier have upped there QC since the last time I brought a CV bass and returned 2 CV Jags

https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/squier/squier-40th-anniversary-jazz-bass-vintage-edition-satin-wide-2-colour-sunburst

21 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

No not yet, they are next on my list 👍

Good strings, you have to love low tension though, they have the same tension as Daddario XL nickels 95-40 but they feel even lower tension, I know this as I went from Daddario to TI on my P bass

11 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

It is a bit puzzling but I was also recommended to try them and told they are lower tension after other flats I'd tried I couldn't get on with. So I'm just as confused as well 😂

Fair enough, have you tried TI jazz flats? They are very low tension, I am using them on my P bass, they do the flatwound thing but you can get a decent rock tone from them too, they are not just a dull thump

50 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

 

So I've just replaced my Rotosound 77 Flats 45 - 100 with a set of Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats 45 - 100 on my fretless Precision.

 

Observations are that they are much higher tension and I can't bend the strings as much as I used to be able to with the Rotosounds. Still very playable but noticeably different. The Ernie Ball flats are also sitting much closer to the fretboard but they are not buzzing so I've not needed to adjust the height yet. I'm wondering that the higher tension is making them sit closer to the fretboard?

 

What I do like is the tone. They sound lovely and a lot more zing, expression and mwah. Certainly not as deep sounding as the Rotosound flats which sometimes sounded a bit flat. So really happy with how they sound.

 

One other thing I noticed is the Ernie Ball flats have that stickiness to them that has been mentioned in this thread. Hopefully that will go the more I play them.

 

Early days but happy so far.

It is very puzzling that you find the Roto's to be lower tension, that are known to be pretty much the highest tension flats out there, I wonder if there was a mixup with the gauges at the factory

12 minutes ago, mcnach said:

 

This bass will probably only be used in a dub/reggae setting, in that style I think it could work well?

Whilst I would definitely encourage you to try different value capacitors I really think a proper mudbucker will be your golden ticket, there something about a massively overwound pickup that you cannot really mimic with a different kind of pickup

One that sticks out in my mind is an event my band were involved with, I will leave out the specifics as it is never classy to discuss specific venues etc.

Anyway we enquired about the event as we were interested in taking part and it turns out the venue has no amps, no pa, nothing so they asked us if we would lend our amps, pa etc for the event and our lead singer drafts up an agreement that they agree to in order to cover us in case anything happens to our equipment.

We got there and it turns out (though no-one explicitly tells us) that we are actually hosting this event.

Anyway first thing that happens, after the drumkit, guitar amps etc have been setup, our guitarist who knew full well that he was expected to bring my bass amp turns to me and says "Mark, where is your bass amp" the life drained from my face and after a few minutes of me refusing to plug into the pa he goes off and gets my amp and turns up with it about 10 mins later.

After everything is setup we start playing and I still don't to this day know exactly what went wrong but the 2 vocalists just could not get there vocals together, they fudge there timings, forget the lyrics and it is literally like they are both singing different songs from each other, during the break we have to calm our drummer down who is mortified and embarrassed to be there and is threatening to walk and just to add to my own embarrassment a couple of friends who had never been to any of our gigs before decided to come along to this event.

Fortunately after the break our singers got there sh!t together and we played well but by that point we had already made ourselves look like clowns

17 hours ago, mcnach said:

 

That's another confusing aspect. I understand they have the sidewinder design, but their DC resistance measures at around 12 Kohm, rather than 30 Kohm.

In terms of sound, what are the implications? How would you compare both pickups? I know it's hard to describe sound...

 

I realise I may have never heard a 'real' mudbucker up close and personal, as I have only played less than a handful of Epi EB-3 (I do like their sound). 

I see that Artec have some proper mudbuckers and are cheap, but I read too many stories about hum too.

 

The Epiphone has a strange muddiness in the low mids but without the huge low end of the original mudbuckers, my personal opinion about neck pickups in the extreme neck position are that you either have to have them really overwound and beefy or you need a really defined pickup in that position, the Epiphone pickup is neither of those things and as a result it sounds a bit lacking

I would budget for a mudbucker, the stock pickup in the Epi EB0 looks like one but is not

On 21/01/2022 at 19:41, kodiakblair said:

Nearly 2 years passed without buying a bass yet the last 7 weeks has saw me buy 3 😮

 

Dipped a toe in the multi scale pond with a RedSub 5'er , ticked the Epiphone Embassy off my list today 🙂 This brings me to this one , bit of a dilemma here.  I've a thing for slab body P-basses and planned on building another 3 this year. One of those would steal the ESP Horizon single coil look 😃 

 

 

I loathe doing binding so was pleasantly surprised to spot this , G4M LA Select Denim burst.

 

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/LA-Select-Bass-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Denim-Burst/3L4K

Note, whoever wrote the sales blurb needs a good hiding ; the world can do without their BS.

 

Did a pre-order last week and after a few days shipment delay it was dropped off on Wednesday🙂

First impressions are it's nicely done and nicely set up 👍Strings need changed , not a fan of roundwounds. 

 

£160 well spent 😃

 

Lighter band is a reflection of the wall units 🙄

That is actually really nice, if slab basses didn't hurt my forearm I would probably get one of those