The Bass Doc

Yup, missing out the tone pot should do it.

Peelnut is not his real name - he is actually a fan of Wal basses especially those in walnut, so his forum name is Walnut Wal nut.

I think they did start routing through from pickup to control cavity at the time. The extra hole suggests a Di Marzio was once fitted and the owner fell for the hype that came with that unit which offered two settings (series and parallel) - no-one I knew found the thinner sound of any use. Apart from that I think it's a 'real un'.

Yup, definitely DiM - the less common plain slug magnets as opposed to the allen key version - should sound good.

Hmm..if you're re-fitting the Hondo, what would you put in place of the DiMarzio? I've got some cheapies for round about a tenner.

Suggest £40 - anyone agree?

I consider myself to be multi-talented - there's loads of instruments I can't play very well... Orchestral Harp, Trombone, Sitar, Flugelhorn, Bagpipes, Peruvian nose flute......the list goes on....

Yes they're good - worth 'proper' money i.e. on a par with standard Fender.

Shame you need 5s - I have access to a couple of sets of 760FLS in 4-string sets only.

Rotosound class 32" to 34" as long scale & 30" to 32" as medium IIRC.

Nice little collection there. Good to know my 5-string creation is still favourite - those EMG Selects were always underated. Looking forward to putting together a Precision type for you - it'll be ready for Christmas (but note I'm not saying which Christmas).

[quote name='62P-Bass' post='645383' date='Nov 4 2009, 03:57 PM']Barry White's It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me?[/quote] Next to Me? - well you wouldn't have wanted him to be on top, would you girls?

I recently fitted an Audere to a Fodera look-alike ordered by a mate of mine and he was disappointed to note that the output is a lot weaker than his passive bass. Turns out that Audere do state their circuits do not add any boost as such and his choice of Delano pickups was unfortunate as they are wound relatively low level and better suited to a circuit that provides a 'kick' in the output stage. This is my only experience of this particular set-up and, based on his comments, I could not recommend either one without trying alternative pairings. This may or may not help your deliberations.

Greetings - Please confirm the photograph isn't of your baby daughter - even though it's very, very cute. Hope you enjoy the forum. Let us know the basses you have now.

Note the same seller has for sale a 'quiet shredder' - ideal for your guitard.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='644327' date='Nov 3 2009, 12:45 PM']Ahhhh don't know if I could bring myself to split up a really nice bass!! Wonder if someone could clone me the preamp??[/quote] Some time ago I had a local guru clone this circuit - he's not with us any more but I think I may still have the unit and/or the schematic somewhere (don't hold your breath - I've got a double garage workshop all shelved out and it takes a while to find anything!)

Sure enough, the web credits Madam Cholet with the bass work - was that part played by Carol Kaye?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='643801' date='Nov 2 2009, 08:16 PM']I'll see if I can find out what strings etc. Tomsk used.[/quote] Well it's got to be Tomastik innit? Edit, OG was first, OK.

I actually asked the missus if she would mind me buying this as it sounded like a bargain - she asked the price then said it didn't sound like she wanted it to.

£539 - Wow - £20 off new price! I wanted to go for this but his terms suggest I can't bid because I have 'no low feedback'.

Extreeeeemly unlikely that's an original finish - and he doesn't seem to claim it is.

I bought a new Stingray in 1979 and it came with factory fitted flats - so Leo must have preferred them then.

[quote name='silddx' post='638161' date='Oct 27 2009, 04:58 PM']In all seriousness, the mere thought of listening to Alain Caron for 50mins has made my penis shrivel.[/quote] My wife has just seen this post and is accusing me of possessing the complete works of Alain Coran.

Standard Badass bridge requires .050 inch Allen key - not many hardware stores stock that size. Allparts have the handle type - part no. AW-0230-000 or the usual rt-angle type - part no. AW-4210-003-S.