chris_b

My first 5 string was an SR5. It was a good instrument and I liked it a lot but following on from 25 years of playing a Fender Precision, I never [i]loved[/i] it. I moved on to a Wal then a Lakland. That's when I decided that humbuckers weren't for me and I preferred wider string spacing and the 35" scale.

If you find a bad Fender from anywhere, blame FMIC. They're the ones who decide the specifications, the materials and processes to be used and the unit cost. They then chose to accept it from the manufacturer and sell it on to their customers. In this case any problems are American, not Chinese.

It isn't illegal (yet) to own something on the CITES lists, but it is illegal to move any items on the top 2 lists between the 187 signed up countries, no matter how old those items are. CITES is supposed to prevent the items being moved from one country to another, thus killing off international trade in endangered species and prevent those species being hunted, exported and becoming extinct. There are nearly 40,000 items on the 3 lists. There are places where CITES don't mean a thing and others where it does. The US customs seem to be particularly keen to seize anything that looks like it might be on the list. I believe some older Gibson guitars were impounded when being sent to Canada. You don't get them back. The UK and Europe have signed up and, I assume, will be a risk to importers of restricted items.

All bar 1 of my cables are OBBM and when that one gives out I'll get a replacement from Dave.

I was just musing. It would be nearer £25,000 with the duty etc and you might never see it if the US customs decide to look in the case.

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1420924469' post='2655198'] ....Whether the fanned fretboard works or not.... [/quote] The fanned frets work very well. Whether they work for you is something only you can answer.

A nice example of a vintage bass. I wonder if the price includes all taxes, duties and delivery costs. Does this bass have a Brazilian rosewood fretboard? I hope it doesn't get impounded due to CITES rules.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1422095306' post='2668581'] ....I guess what I'm saying is that if I pulled the trigger on such a kit and added high quality hardware is there any reason why it can't be every bit as good as a high end boutique bass?.... [/quote] So you're asking, if you put a set of Pirelli Pzero's on a Dacia Sandero will it be as good as a BMW i8?

If they won't replace the cable get in touch with Dave on BC for OBBM cables.

This is Rock n Roll. Because you can is the best reason yet invented.

Good song and great playing as usual. Look it up on Wiki for some interesting info.

A cheap bass isn't going to have much spent on materials and won't be put together with as much care. Everything on your bass is going to affect the tone so a cheap bass will react, feel and sound differently to a better built bass which is made of better materials. That might not matter to a player so a cheap bass will be a good buy. But if you can hear the difference, and that difference is important to you then you'll probably buy a better built, more expensive instrument. An example of either end of the scale I'm talking about would be Wish basses and Fodera.

There are many people out there with integrity and credibility in their industry and Jim Bergantino is right up there with the best. So I'll disagree with most of what you've just posted. Then again, the older I get the more my sound matters to me and, believe me, on my gigs everyone hears the bass.

So that's a 12" cab and a 15" cab. Hold on! It says right here in the rule book, that rig sounds crap. I say. Good luck with this great sounding rig.

Credible? If Jim Bergantino is putting out any product then it'll be a million miles better than just credible. I've been more than happy with my amps for nearly 2 years. Now everything is up for grabs again. If the DSP is anywhere as good as his IP line then he's onto a winner. Hopefully you can easily dial in his cabs. If Carlsberg made amps. . . . . . . .

Buy good leads and treat them well. Then you can wire up your cabs either way with confidence.

Two 8 ohm cabs makes 4 ohms and that's fine. The 210 on its own would be a good cab for smaller gigs.

A 4 ohm cab and an 8 ohm cab presents a 2.67 ohm load to the amp. Your Streamliner would overheat and probably go into protection mode if you ran less than 4 ohms. My Bergantino CN212 can go loud enough for most of my bands, with headroom to spare, with a TH500. Why do you want to run both cabs?

The 60's vs 70's pickup positions were relevant for passive basses and did change the sound of the bass. These Sire basses are active which removes most of the pickup position issues.

I know nothing about dry joints but being unused for so long the caps will definitely need replacing. What condition is the cab and the speakers in? How was it stored? In someone's house or a damp garage? Unless this is costing you less than £100 and you're going to do all the work (as a project) I'd give it a miss. Fender bass amps weren't particularly sought after back then and it is likely to cost a lot to get someone else to get it working. You also need to know if you will cover your costs when you sell it.

Really?

Nice story.

I owned a Wal mk3 custom 5 string for over 10 years but only played it for about 20% of that time. It was the nicest playing bass I've owned. A perfectly balanced, beautifully crafted instrument which sounded great in the originals band and in the recording studio. But, didn't sound right in the blues and soul bands that I also played with. The sound of my Lakland worked better in those bands. The Lakland was a good fit with the originals band as well. A Wal is a top quality and unique instrument but IMO doesn't have a universal sound.

A second Vanderkley will just sit on top of the first cab so won't take up any more space on stage. The best reason to get another cab is 2 will sound 5 times better than 1. Of course, if you have the budget, you could hang on for a few more weeks and check out the new Bergantino CN210 cabs when they arrive.

To me it looks like a solution in search of a problem.