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Out of curiosity, what are the weights of the basses?

Great score. Both are very good basses for very reasonable money.

51 minutes ago, therealting said:

If you’re looking for someone to do relicing, this guy does some cool work.

https://www.instagram.com/relicartguitares

Wow, this guy is very good.

Pretty sure the body is not Vintage brand, but from an Encore pj bass when they changed to Argos selling them. You can tell by the black colour in bottom left not following the contour of the body.

12 hours ago, TheGreek said:

We did a blind bass test a few years ago at the Herts Bash and in general Maple boards were brighter that RW . The test is buried away somewhere in the events thread...

RW and maple difference is a known fact, however the video I saw where two RW necks, one fender and one squire. Very different sound/quality.

So I am a p bass guy. I love both single coil and split pups. I have a split p bass, but am thinking of putting a single coil in it to replace or swop between the two, it has solderless electrics, so changing pup is easy. I don't want to buy a p bass with a SC pup, and have two basses. Obviously the pickguard for the split pup won't fit a SC pup, so need a new pickguard to fit a standard p bass which has a cut out for a SC pup. Does anyone know if there's anywhere I can buy one?

Flats with a dull sound, plus mudbucker will be a lot of low end. Steel rounds being brighter will give more definition to your sound, and nickel rounds sit near the middle, brighter than flats, but my choice would be half rounds or pressure rounds.

2 minutes ago, stewblack said:

But should I add the hardware or not? I think it looks great then I think the bass doesn't need any holes drilling in it...

If you think it looks great, and it's a keeper, go for it.

On 30/01/2019 at 17:03, naxos10 said:

Play my shortscales in a band that covers 60's to 2000's and have not found a style they can't cope with.

They are lighter and easier to play than standard 34" scale length.

Heavy metal?

On 26/01/2019 at 20:33, rumblefish said:

Can any of you BC people advise on what strings you would recommend for a 1968 Gibson EBO bass.

What style(s) of music do you play? Once we know what you want to achieve we can offer better options. Otherwise you will just get a list of strings people personally like or prefer, which probably won't be what you are looking for.

Changing strings or the capacitor will have the biggest impact to make your sound brighter.

9 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

There is much more to tonal differences than those caused by the fingerboard.

This is not true. I thought the same, until I recently watched a video where a fender bass was played with its own neck, then a squire neck, everything was the same, but the sound difference was very obvious and different. The fender neck sounded far, far better.

1 hour ago, thebrig said:

I don't want to deliberately damage my bass, which is why I said that "I'm not sure I want to try it on my lovely American Standard P" and why I want to get one made.

I want a relic to fit in with the tribute band I have just joined.

Maybe a Vintage v4 reissue icon might be an option. Decent bass already reliced from new, think it has nitro finish, so can relic it further if you prefer.

8 hours ago, bigsmokebass said:

Nice catch, never really played many Encore guitars and enjoyed them. Something about them just felt cheap and never sound great... But then I only started playing early 00's and perhaps Encore was a different thing by then. 

This looks awesome though and I'm sure a great little player, enjoy dude 😁

The India made ones are well made and don't feel cheap at all. I've owned several mim fenders which feel cheaper than this, and not sound as good.

I've not played a later encore, so can't compare, but the neck on this thing feels so good to me, just it's personal preference.

Picked up a 90s Encore E83 for a pony a few days ago with the intention of modding it. I was told it had an intermittent fault with the electrics (which is why it was so cheap), so my first thought was the wires to the jack probably need a resolder, no big deal. When I checked the electrics it turned out there was a little rust on the jack, so carefully cleaned it off, and electrics work fine again. Needed a full set up, the bass even came with a new set of half decent nickel wound strings (all for a pony!), so slapped them on and set it up to how I like. When I set it up I checked the wood grain, which looked like ash to me, and the bass has what I call a reassuring weight to it, I'm guessing around 9lbs. I've played other Encores which were heavier, but this one is a little lighter.

The best thing about the bass is the neck, which unlike other Encore E83's I've played is really chunky (baseball bat style) and is incredibly playable. I keep finding myself picking it up to play, I play rock, indie, blues stuff and the deep neck lends itself to those styles of music. The chunky neck also helps the sound, and in combination with the (hot) stock pickups sound pretty decent. So now I've decided I'm going to keep the whole bass stock, and just play the s**t out of it. For a cheap "student" bass when it came out in the 90s, I'm amazed at the quality, with a few tweaks it could be a giggable bass, but for now I think I'll keep it at home.

For a bass around 25 years old, it's in decent condition. Even the "Made in India" and serial number stickers are in great shape.

17 hours ago, danny-79 said:

There seems to be a lot of short scale basses about at the present. It’s no something I know anything about (apart from my acoustic that’s 32).

What sort of genre are they suited to and why the surge in popularity all of a sudden. ? educate me to there uses and advantages please and thank you 

Short scales are easier and to some more comfortable to play. Genre wise I would say rock, blues - that sort of stuff.

10 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

Thanks guys, I’ll check the RBX 270; I had also been wondering about the Yammie BB.

The BB basses are very good basses, though they are heavy. The 270's are nice and lightweight.

34 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Depends on how you define "baseball bat" in terms of a neck!

I had a Yamaha Attitude, and whilst it was chunky, the neck wasn't as deep as, say, my Warwick Infinity. That's narrower, but deeper, and feels more like a baseball bat  (nearer to circular) 

Baseball bat necks I'd reference as being very deep.

Recently I've found I'm a fan of big "baseball bat" necks, especially on P basses. I know original P basses had them, but what other brands/manufacturers make or made a P bass with baseball bat style necks? I know the Harley Benton PB50's have them.

Agree with others about a boost pedal. You can also increase the height of the pups so they are closer to the strings - this will also increase the volume.

Mojo = Character

Beat up = Roadworn

Peavey t-40? Only kidding. What budget do you have and what styles of music do you play?

Clearly you are looking for a pj bass for p and jazz sounds. The jaguar has a very good rep, good build and p pickup is good, jazz is weak.

Inexpensive alternatives I'd suggest looking at would be Ibanez tmb100, very similar to the squire. Or if you don't mind second hand, Yamaha rbx270 are very well made, decent sound with the jazz pickup slightly better than the squire or Ibanez. Also Revelation basses have a good rep and are similarly priced.

2 hours ago, FinnDave said:

I bought a new EB4 in 2017, it was great once set up properly. Still is, but I am selling it as I am concentrating on six strings at the moment.

It is very light for a 34" scale, twin hum bucker with a set neck, and capable of a surprising range of tones, as both pick ups have coil taps as standard.

Have you owned/played an older Gibson, would be interested how you'd rate quality between them both?

Would be interesting to read some reviews once available as I've read modern Gibson's (last 5 years or so) are generally poor, and far inferior in sound and build quality than older Gibson's.

1 minute ago, Chiliwailer said:

Here’s my 52 year old P Bass too 😁

Beautiful. So, were the tuners the only nickel part on the bass?