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It Wasn’t Me - Shaggy

1 hour ago, Tjhooker said:

yet.. until we get AI tuners

The way Google’s current, headline, AI précis works, we’ll end up with a large fish on the headstock.

If anyone is thinking of getting some PJB gear, here’s a 20% off discount code, sadly it looks like US only  …

1 hour ago, EMG456 said:

I think the first Go West album was mainly Pino on one of his Stingrays/ Cutlasses?

Pino and Richard Drummie, definitely some keyboard bass on there too.

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

I had the Flightcase and the powered cab and used the Flightcase on the floor next to me and alongside the 300 (as opposed to the more visually impressive in top of the 300), best of both worlds 

I might try that next time stage size allows.

Go West - Go West. I’d forgotten what a great album this is, with some top bass from Richard Drummie and Pino and fantastic guitar playing (both chops and tone) from the late, great Alan Murphy.

What’s New Pussycat - Tom Jones

Another vote for the EBS multichorus. When I first went looking for a chorus pedal, I lined a bunch up, side by side and the EBS was the best sounding for my purposes. Another advantage of it is that it also has pitch modulation and flanger settings, plus an internal wet/dry trim pot. I haven’t felt the need to replace it since I bought it, which must be at least 15 years ago.

2 hours ago, Bassnut62 said:

Do the two facing upwards help hear the bass, especially on a small stage, where you might have to stand right in front of and close to the rig.

Not with the full rig for me, as I think the 2 upwards speakers are too high up and are blowing past me. I think these work better when the Flightcase is on the floor. However, they do help the overall FOH sound if the ceiling isn’t too high.

3 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 

Use enough of them and you will.

My 10 do the job for me, although 2 are upwards firing.

7 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Not quite enough room to have the P pickup as well.

I considered that, but it just makes life complicated and defeats my original intention. I may manufacture some sort of ramp to cover the void before going down the custom pickguard route (it’s where my hand sits when I play anyway, so a rest would be useful).

Hounds of Love - Kate Bush

12 minutes ago, MartinB said:

You want the centre line of the MM pickup to be in the region of 30 1/2" to 30 5/8" from the nut

Brilliant, many thanks for that. I think I may have sussed the wiring conundrum too. Looks like it’s time to invest in some new tools and get started.

12 minutes ago, SimonK said:

 

That's pretty awesome!

I thought so. I was surprised to find that that was an Ibanez bass, listening to Missing Persons I immediately thought it was a Wal (still could be of course) but this sounds much the same to my cloth ears.

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

Get the pickup in the right spot

I’m pretty sure that this is the MM hard up against the bottom edge of the P pickup (which I’ll remove). Turns out that I have an MM style pickup spare (Bassculture), if I can work/find out the wiring on this, that’s a few bob saved.

Earlier in this thread there was talk of slapping on fretless. Whilst listening to a live version of Go West’s Missing Persons, I went down a Graham Edwards rabbit hole and found this…

On 12/07/2025 at 17:41, fretmeister said:

Sounds…. Just like a Stingray. For a lot lot lot lot lot less money.

 

Aguilar pickup, OBP-2, 18volts.

 

nice.

On 14/07/2025 at 16:25, MartinB said:

 

 

Rays and skates can be hard to tell apart. Mine's not a StingRay - it's a CheapSkate! 😁

 

 

Squier Sonic Precision
Warman MM4 pickup

Retrovibe Stinger pre-amp

Custom scratchplate by earlpilanz (because I hacked out the pickup cavity by hand and it's not pretty 🙈)

My current ‘Ray GAS is leading me down this route. In general, ‘Rays are generally too heavy for me and the ones that aren’t are £3k-ish 😱. I have a Squier 40th anniversary P that has a neck I like, is lightweight and balances well, which I picked up from Thomann on the cheap deals they were doing on this model, some time back. Time to invest in a Dremel (other small handheld tools are available) with a router attachment methinks; how hard can it be? 😬

The ‘big rig’ hiding behind my bass at my last gig.

I started with a Cub (2x5) as a practise tool, then added the PB300, powered cab and gigged that a lot. I then replaced the Cub with a Bass Buddy for an even smaller rig, which also did the job fine, but I finally ended up with a Flightcase (4x5) on top of the PB300 as I liked the idea of having a more powerful head for when I don’t need the ‘big rig’. Every version of my PJ setups have never failed to deliver, whether using a 5 stringer or an octave box, there’s plenty of clear, low end. For complete transparency, in case you haven’t guessed already, I’m a Phil Jones fanboy, but with good reason.

46 minutes ago, neepheid said:

there's only a problem with break angle over the nut when there isn't enough of it.

^^^^ this.

Fields of Gold - Sting

Touch Me, I’m Sick - Mudhoney

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

I have a rotator cuff injury and cannot currently play my 34" basses. I have a U Bass (23") and it helps, but I am now looking at a 30". Not only that, but I am on a budget. I could probably stretch to £250, so what is worth getting?

 

A bit of info, the Kala U Bass Solid Body is not as good as any cheap bass I have bought in the last 10 years, so I have been looking at Ibanez, Hartwood, Harley Benton and looking for advice.

There’s a bunch of Harley Bentons in different designs for your budget. The Mustang alikes are good, especially since the switch upgrade. The J pickup is not as powerful as the P (not unusual in budget basses of any make), but the whole thing makes for a good upgrade chassis (an EMG GZR set would be perfect).

https://www.thomann.co.uk/short_scale_basses.html?manufacturer[]=Harley Benton&gk=GIEBSC&sp=solr_b&cme=true&filter=true