Machines

There aren't many budget Stingray-a-likes that hit the spot - there seem to be loads of Precisions/Jazzes that are pretty much there on tone (not a hard formula is it ?!) An [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eb_page10.php?area_id=3&data_id=197&color=CL01&year=2010&cat_id=2&series_id=326"]Ibanez ATK[/url] might be up your street for the tone, not sure about the feel though, the neck is likely chunkier.

No pics = no bass.

You can detune the strings so they're flappy and cut the mids on your amp to the same effect on most basses .

I think I need to see it out of the case, the interior is making my eyes hurt . Then again my Dad has a Les Paul Gold Top with a case that has bright pink fur lining..

As a former BB614 and current RBX775 owner, I can say they are very different basses. I wouldn't expect to get Fieldy type sounds from the BB - it is a fairly traditional sounding P/J bass. The RBX is much more modern sounding and would suit metal a lot more than the BB. That said - the BB is indeed versatile and can do a more all-round job than the RBX. If it were me though, i'd go for the BB. The RBX375s don't come in the best of colours (dark red, silver and [url="http://data.yamaha.jp/sdb/product/image/main/raw/r/rbx375_mastered_pearl_effect/D4B385814A3E4F39A6188B8AF02E9388_12073.jpg"]'jaundice yellow'[/url]) and look a bit cheap close up. A pewter BB615 should look pretty damned awesome in a metal band and will serve you well.

Then it shall be done. I'll do the final sanding today, might pick up some gloss white from the shops and get spraying if it's not too windy outside ! Next thing will be what to do with the headstock, do I put a Yamaha logo back on it (with those inkjet printable waterslides), make my own logo or leave it blank ?

Fantastic, a fitting tribute.

It's obviously flat white at the moment, but I think it would be better in a gloss white. Not sure if just putting a normal gloss coat over the top will be hard enough or need a top coat of any variety. Anyone more experienced in this care to assist ?

Anything made by Dean or ESP.

Thread resurrection ! Haven't touched this for nearly a year and it's about time I got it finished. Alas I resprayed a couple of months ago in a fantastic gun metal grey metallic, only for the paint to craze on me a whole 4 weeks after putting a clear gloss top coat on (no pics i'm afraid). A complete resand later (that stuff is TOUGH) and back to the bare wood. I've since decided to go for a solid colour and have primed it back up - but I actually think it looks pretty damned good in pure white.. what do we think ?

We often get messages asking us to delete a post because it's sold - hmmm nope. We can't stop people editing their posts but there's just no need to remove them. It's good to be able to look through a sellers history or similar items to get a feel for what to expect and compare prices.

You are correct, pickups are passive and preamp is active. Any passive pickups should do you fine..

Do most combos actually detail what the wattage is into the combo alone ? To be fair, a lot of manufacturers don't tell you what the wattage for a stand alone head into one cab so the fault isn't really with the seller.

Honestly it is worth the visit. You won't see anywhere else in the UK such a concentration of top end gear and awesome players. You will quite likely see a lot of us lot too ! That's worth the entry fee alone .

Who is this stranger ? .

So how the hell was he going to get them home after ?!

I've played a fair few in Birmingham PMT, always been very impressed with the craftsmanship and tone - I'd take one over a MIA Fender any day. They do seem to suffer the same depreciation as Warwick however..

He must have either been optimistic or hallucinating. I've never had anything 'insulting' offered value wise, just not some things I would never want. What bass did you value at £200 ? Unless of course revealing this would reveal the identity of the offerer . But i've also had the opposite happen, I had a 1980 Ibanez Musician MC900 (bought for £250) which was in reasonable condition. I was offered a straight swap for a 1996 Stingray (worth £750) about 4 weeks later, without me even saying it was for sale to start with ! Needless to say I snapped his hand off, have since traded several times for equal value.

I think it should be possible to get close. Neck pickup soloed and played high up is the best way to go for it.