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I'm pretty sure this Scott Owen of The Living End uses a DB with Pbass pickups - looks like an EMG from this: [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php/artist-interviews/158-scott-owen-the-living-end-bgm-issue-33"]http://www.bassguita...nd-bgm-issue-33[/url]

Always wondered why Fender ship new basses (but different models) with different string gauges, An AV62 has 45-65-80-100s An American Std P has 45-65-85-110TW An American Special P has 45-65-85-105 Obviously easy to change to your own preference and adjust the set-up accordingly, but does anyone know if Fender has some "science" behind their choices? Ta

+1 on the customer service. Always get a prompt and useful reply from Guy, and they were really helpful when it came to replacing those little plastic nuts that hold the jack input on the back of the cabs.

It's odd - a couple of the Denmark St shops seem to have had a refit and there are a few new ones - and one with quite a few basses (including lots of Nash's). Can't remember the name - but pretty basses.

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1332376052' post='1587594'] Algy Ward on the Damned's Machine Gun Ettiquette. [/quote] +1

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1332198073' post='1584836'] sigh, you should never, NEVER have more knobs than strings. [/quote] One knob is all you should ever need.

They're great - and yes, they are much much nicer than the plastic Fender replacement part....in fact I just ordered another one earlier today as well (one of the low profile rests). Highly recommended.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1332016571' post='1582230'] Also, anything with more than 4 strings. [/quote] This

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1331802975' post='1578969'] I did ONE gig with as drum machine many, many moons ago. Thesound quality wasn't an issue, but the other musicians were hopeless at playing with a click. Part of that problem was probably due to inadequate stage monitoring - get that right and you should be ok. I'd definitely go with the programmed laptop beats - stuff like EZdrummer can sound very close to live drummers - except in time. [/quote] I've got an occasional thing that uses backing tracks (drum parts recorded from Drumsite and bass parts recorded by me ). Because you've got a lot less going on behind you, the guitars could be a lot quieter..... but inevitably they're not (cos they don't sound the same)... so decent, and lots of it, monitoring is great for keeping everything together.

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1331817036' post='1579348'] This ^ [/quote] I think that's probably wisest. Thanks

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1331809713' post='1579128'] If I was the seller then I would be ok with the request, but I'd be the one doing the dismantling and testing. It's still mine until the money changes hands after all. [/quote] I have a feeling that the seller probably wouldn't want to / know how to do this themself [quote] Interesting one. Is it a proper vintage (as in old, not the budget make) bass? If so, taking at apart to get as much provenance as possible seems reasonable, to me at least! [/quote] It's "new" (mid 2000s ) vintage - so not super old - but still enough cash for me not to want to throw money away.

I'm looking at a bass at the weekend with a view to buying.. It's a private sale, and I don't think the seller is on these forums (hard to believe eh!). One of the things I'd like to make sure of is that the truss rod's works ok. It's one of the old style "loosen the bolts and pop the neck" Fenders - which can be a bit dauunting to someone who has not done that (I'm comfortable with it). Is it appropriate to do this.... would you be ok if a potential buyer wanted to do this in a private sale? Which then led me to the question, would you do the same in a shop? I know what I want to do, but am curious of others opinions.. Cheers

They're fab - seem to be really influenced by where you play the note. I bought then after trying some Quarter Pounders for a bit - they were good (thumpy), but just seem to be lacking a little "air" in the note... if that makes sense. The Fender pups have more zing, and I'd use them again if I had to.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1331499758' post='1573874'] Allow me to muddy the water somewhat - you could always do what some players have done (Donald 'Duck' Dunn etc) and play a Precision with a Jazz neck. Problem solved. [/quote] +1 It's a winning combination!