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Dry

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  1. Yes, thank you. I'm working up the courage to take them out to take look
  2. I'm certainly no expert but I'd have said that although there is definitely a concept of a better bass in terms of overall quality of finish and hardware etc, the most important thing is whether you like the feel and sound of any particular bass. A really good name is no good if you don't like playing it 😉 So, of the two, which did you prefer?
  3. Thanks. It was setup professionally, um, about 5 years ago and not really played much since then. Yes. Not for a while That could be significant. I didn't think about it but IIUC there is no 'passive standby' (?) - I don't know how to phrase that properly. Fretted at the last one the E is (P/J) ~3mm and ~2mm and the G is ~2mm and ~2mm. I'd certainly be interested in this because I've never used it. Okay. I see there is a recommended luthiers thread somewhere on here so I'll see if I can find someone in Norfolk/Suffolk/N Essex.
  4. Hi, I have an Ibanez GIO GSR200 Soundgear from (I think) 2004 (serial I0411 11068). This is now my backup and mostly sits in its bag. I don't want to get rid of it because the neck seems lovely and the action can be really low (which I like) without any fret buzz. However, to my, admittedly untrained, ears the overall sound of it leaves a lot to be desired. The E string is really boomy and particularly so above the 5th fret and the volume decreases significantly on the D and G strings. This is with new strings (rounds), the Phat EQ thingy off and both pickups on. At first I thought this was purely due to incorrect pickup heights so I've tried messing with them but honestly can't really hear any difference. Adjusting the pickup height is not easy because I think the springs have degraded - there is hardly any movement when unscrewing them though they do move up and down if pulled/pushed. So, to my question: is it possible/worthwhile upgrading the pickups on this thing? If so, how easy is it to do? Any good videos or tutorials you can point me to? And where would I buy new pickups and how would I know they would fit ?
  5. Hi, Long time lurker turned member. I've owned a bass of some kind for a long time but only recently decided to try to learn to play one properly. So now I'm mostly annoying my wife while she's trying to watch the telly Looking forward to learning as much as possible. And I apologise in advance for any buffoonery on my part.
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