Terry M.

But then it's him that's the nerd rather than his bass of choice 😂

Ha ha I'm here wondering how bass guitars and nerd ended up in the same sentence 😅

Not all funk bassists 😉 You've possibly described a recipe for effective cutting through which some of us crave regardless of genre.

Either 1) or 2) can have a good or bad set-up? Subjectively of course.

Oh that's not good. You sound like you have great tinkering skills. A passive Warwick even with active pickups is indeed a beautiful thing soundwise. I nearly bought one last year from Will at BassBros (Korean Pro Series I think it was) but it went fast. Do you think you'll eventually install the new preamp?

That would also bother the daylights out of me too 😂

Got you. Can't say that's ever happened to me but it sounds like a real pain.Would that also bring fret buzzing as it lowered itself as well as flat notes?

That's pretty awesome. Yeah maybe they wouldn't go to those lengths today sadly.

I'm picking your brains a bit because I'm learning from this discussion. Hope you don't mind. How does a bridge contribute to tuning problems?

I think it would still. I'm playing my 2001 Broadneck Thumb 5 right now coincidentally. All stock of course 😊

What is it they fail to do after a while? I'd like to hear of other experiences. Scratchy pots and having to replace the jack socket I've experienced,both minor fixes.Never broken a battery wire but I can see how it can happen. I've even yet to break a string. Maybe I'm too soft on my gear 😂

Wow I've never heard of that model till now. Appreciate the heads up but it's missing a string for me 👍

Absolutely gutted. Turns out my Skyline DJ5 had a frozen truss rod. I took it back to Guitar Guitar and their tech guy couldn't shift it. I opted for a refund and they were really good about it. Concerns me that it's back for sale on their website in that very same condition. Only had it 14 days but I'm really gonna miss all 11lbs 3oz of it 😢

Good argument. I have however seen claims of pickguard swaps being upgrades along with stuff such as scrubbing off a Squier decal for a Fender one. Even attaching straplocks and adding a different design of fretboard dot markers. But I do like your point about the engineering aspect.

Interesting. I would lump them all under "modified" just based on my personal experience over the years. I've never (from memory) had a bass that had tuners and a bridge that didn't do what they were designed to do. My issue if I had one had always been some other aspect. Again this is only my experience. I don't play and hold notes long enough for sustain to be a concern of mine. I understand this is one reason for bridge swaps.

This.

This must happen so much after making changes 🤔

But I'm sure you can appreciate that not everybody likes Aguilar pickups or Sadowsky preamps? Which is why I think "upgrade" should be replaced with "modified." Either way it's good it worked out for you 👍

Let us know how you get on with it? 😂

True enough. I once modded a bass to the point that I wondered if it was still even a bass!! Of course I'm exaggerating but the point is it still sold. These days however I stay away from modding and would rather buy used basses as they left the factory. The exception is white pickguards. I really can't get on with them aesthetically so I tend to change them out and when I move them on I always include them.

This.

Agreed.

A lot of "collectors" can't and don't play. It's for investment purposes. I've met individuals personally who don't play yet have quite a collection. How many art collectors can even draw a stick man? Hence why I said "actual" players.

Nope I definitely won't disagree with that 😊

I agree with this. A touch of relief makes the bass feel like it's "talking" to me. I know it sounds weird 😊