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2 hours ago, ubit said:

Take note Dad3353 🤤

 

Smith recalled Simonon being in a “really bad mood” during the gig which was not like him. He later said it was an emotional response to an audience sitting in their seats and not moving.

To give the quote more context. The audience wasn't being allowed to move around by security, this is what frustrated Paul, and the cause of him smashing the bass.

Yup, fender flats are the highest tension, bright flats.

Rotosound flats are slightly higher tension, but are dead sounding imho. 

If drop tuning you'll want to get the heaviest guage.

2 hours ago, Notfot said:

Right so I have now got the new tone pot and also a volume pot, I thought may as well replace both all done in an hour or so but low and behold the tone is brilliant lots of adjustment no issues at all, the volume unfortunately works but in reverse ie I turn the volume down and the bass gets louder I turn it up and we get quiet, I have followed the instructions and also copied the pots I have replaced, any ideas what my mistake is ? 

You have the volume pot the right way round, i.e the lugs facing the tone pot lugs?

If you want the SD quarter pounder sound, Entwistle Neodymium pickups are what you want, under £30 new.

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If the parts are chrome, simply use the green side of a washing pad, rub in one direction and it'll remove the chrome to leave the duller metal underneath. Then place parts in a container or small box full of screws and nails, shake it vigorously. You'll end up with metal parts looking genuinely roadworn.

Two of my fav's.

Are your pickups passive? I know a lot of active basses have passive pickups. If this is the case ask Ki0gon to make you a solderless passive loom, and simply replace the loom.

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9 hours ago, blablas said:

Stacked pots, as in a 62 Jazz?

Exactly.

45 minutes ago, adamg67 said:

Why not do VVT and then put the direct to jack bit on the switch of a push/pull pot, but the other way round to normal so pushed in is the one you normally want, ie direct out, and pulled up gives you volume control (and tone) back again?

 

Because I'm going to wire to a 51 style control panel, so trying to keep it limited to two pots, one volume, one tone. As simple as I can make it.

I'm about to embark on a pj side project (just for fun).  I've got P and J pickups and I'm thinking about wiring a standard P harness with the J wired direct to the jack, as I like to run the J on full all the time. Then my theory is that if I turn the volume to full, I get both pickups, then by rolling off I sort of blend the two pickups.

Will this work? I guess the J will run super bright as there's no tone pot for it, but that's ok.

Alternatively, I might go for a push/pull volume pot, and wire both pickups to it, then I can choose pickups. But the J direct to jack intrigues me.

3 hours ago, Rumple said:

I think I'll have to do a little work to the fret ends as well, they are a tad rough but for £100 delivered I think it's a great starting point for a project and with a few upgrades will make a fab little bass.

The fret ends on mine were good. No sharp edges. Drop in some Wilkinson hardware, Wilkinson alnico or Toneriders pickups, and good electrics (i.e Ki0gon) and it'll be a very decent shortie for little outlay.

7 hours ago, Osiris said:

Like the colour of that (although I have a personal aversion to tort) and those SX basses seem to get really good reviews considering their inexpensive price. What are you r initial impressions? 

I had the exact same bass. The tort pickguard is naff, looks bad up close, ok at best from a distance. The electrics on mine were poor, if I moved the jack (moving around) it would cut out. Pickup is ok, tuners (smaller than standard) are ok when new, but in time will need replacing.

The gloss neck is fabulous, the amber tint looks really good, plays and feels real nice. Think it has a 38mm nut, very slim neck. The metallic blue paint is nice, looks good. Has a bit of weight, and balances ok. Bridge was ok.

3 hours ago, bani r said:

It's a pointless conversation re: tone. 

Who mentioned tone?

I have vintage hot's in two of my basses. Excellent pickups full stop. They will definitely be very different from the Delano's.

Don't be fooled by the price, the Kent Armstrong's are great pickups. Wilkinson alnico and Toneriders are dirt cheap and are brilliant sounding, just less hot then higher priced pups. Low price doesn't equate to poor sounding these days.

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3 hours ago, Paul S said:

I don't think hand size comes into it as there are female bass players a plenty who play long scale 5 string basses and who aren't hulking amazons.  Try lots then play what you are comfy with.

I doubt the female players you mention started on long scale 5 strings. Most likely worked up to them. Likewise the OP could. But for now feels it's too big.

Two rules for starting or learning. Buy something you like the look of, and secondly - buy something that feels good to play. The sound etc can easily be changed with strings and pickups.

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