Hanry
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WITHDRAWN. Squier Classic Vibe P Bass, Fiesta Red- with great PJ upgrade
Hanry replied to Marc S's topic in Basses For Sale
Goodness, I should never have left Cardiff! Is that the 60s or the 70s Vibe you used as a starting point? Such a shame you put a J in it, it deserved a second P-PU just like Dave Landreth's :-P But that would be a nice reason to visit the old town again! -
Ah, I just noticed the hint for Ki0gan - I shall do that!
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Ok, I shall go and do some online shopping for very thin sheets of brass :-( Thanks again! Ulrich
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Rumple, stu_g, Thank you both for the confirmation! I am pretty nifty with a surface-mount soldering iron and love my woodworking, but when it comes to sheet metal I have proved many a times that I am incompetent. Is there someone in the UK who makes such things to the right dimensions? I don't mind paying a fiver if it means I don't have to spend half a day researching, trialling and erroring ;-) Thanks! Hanry
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Thank you for the swift and detailed reply, Pinball! It puzzles me that even though quite a few bassists value the P-tone (at least here in the Bass Chat they do, which is why I decided to join up :-) 90% of all basses have only J- or somethingelse-plus-J sounds. How tiresome :-) On I search for the "[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/310299-a-bass-some-kind-of-bass-%3B/"]Eierlegende Wollmilchsau[/url]"! -
Hello, I bought an 80s (I think...) Fender MIJ Jazz Bass some time ago on eBay and I was so naive, I did not even ask the seller whether he was a smoker! Well, some time later, the bass in absolute bits, I had stripped the layers of tar off it, and it looked half-decent again. Unfortunately I had been a bit careless with what I considered an "ugly bodge": there was a thin strip of tarnished brass going from the bridge to the bridge-PU. It was simply clamped to the body by the bridge, and laid flat on the body, then vanished into the PU cavity and soldered onto the wires there. Ok, you can guess that I cut that off, expecting to run a new ground connecting lead. My wannabe-Gibson at the time had a hole drilled from the wiring box to the counter-piece for the bridge height-adjustment screw, which struck me as the proper way to do. But then I saw a similar bass on TV that very evening and I could see the stage light glinting off that strip of brass and felt very daft indeed! Is this something that ought to be in place for this vintage (not got the neck at hand, but will add the numbers if that helps) in order to keep the re-sale value? Or is it actually a perfectly acceptable mod to drill a fine, long hole from the bridge area to the wiring cavity and run a nice piece of wire through there? That bass and I may yet make friends, but just in case, I'd like to be able to pass it on one day for the max, obviously :-) Thanks a lot! Hanry
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Bass Collection make nice gear, I have recently been ogling the Rhythm Stick which according to a poster here on the forum Mr. Watt-Roy actually plays live. Could you tell me what the string spacing is at the nut and at the bridge, please? Also - what is the finish of the neck, please? And finally - can they do a passable P-sound by any chance? Thank you! Hanry
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Ooooh, I am gong weak at the knees seeing that (although I'd never thought I'd croon at the sight of an active bass...) but I just can't make myself consider buying a bass without playing it first. You aren't planning a trip to anywhere within the M25 to show the bass the sights of London and environs? -
Hi Chazz, D"D"D was probably my first or second inspiration to play the bass, and what my other two basses are missing is a decent P-sound. So I am tempted... Could you pop it one some scales please and tell me the weight? I tried a Lakland 44 P yesterday and as lovely as it was, it was pretty heavy :-) Thanks, Hanry