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Saw one in PMT t'other day, and tho I had pointy basses back in the day (and love a T-bird), these do not look like £2k+ of bass. Initially thought it was a new Epi, and I was so underwhelmed I couldn't be arsed to get it down and try it.

Just a line to say Lorenzo's a top bloke and a pleasure to transact with. Anyone who might be hesitant dealing with someone outside of the UK can rest assured he's as good as anyone I've encountered on Basschat. Cheers!

I've fitted two MM necks to cheap basses, and I think they're stonking value. Said it before, but I sold both my US Precisions on the strength of the basses once I'd finished upgrading them. One's better than the other in terms of fret finish, but both are waaaaaay better than a Hondo!

Stick with the pick - I loved both Ps, but my favourite is the PJ. I noticed the up/downstrokes thing, too - were you aware you were doing that, or do the Jazz and the Warwick bring that out unconsciously? I had to think carefully whether it's something I might do. I don't think so...

I've had lots of great basses, some have been expensive, some handbuilt boutique stuff, but I'm loving the Epi TBird which cost me £130 (inc hardcase) and I Fenderbirded, and I've always loved my Franken PJ (total cost probably £200). I've learned a lot about what I like in a bass, and nowadays I don't see much off the shelf that suits, so modding budget basses gets me where I want to be. If I want to go upmarket, Warmoth will be my next port of call.

Schroeder in the utility room/garage, along with the amp in gig rucksack. Three of the basses, Roland Microbass and headphones in back bedroom. Job done.

This ^. Except with a RH450.

Erm, you do know how much a DB900 weighs? It's only 20lbs short of the full Ampeg fridge. The 500 combo and the extension speaker together are about 40lbs less. I tried one once, liked the sound, but couldn't move it myself, so I passed on it. For a residency/rehearsal room, it'd be OK, though.

I loved mine back when I was younger, fitter, and much more enthusiastic about lugging massive kit around - there's an amount of kudos in some areas (mostly non-bassists) about turning up with an SVT and fridge. I genuinely find my lightweight rig produces the same effect live, with 90% less mither. The RH450 reproduces that power amp breakup very nicely, too - I preferred it to a lot of the other lightweight stuff which actually have preamp valves. I thought the Ashdown Drophead sounded absolutely lovely, mind. Shame they don't do it as a separate head. For less money.

Triggers Broom you say? Hmmmm....let's see - new neck, new tuners, new bridge, new wiring, new knobs, new D'addarios.... nope, you still win Wait till my Nordies arrive, though...

Warwick Fortress - the neck's great, sounds great now I've ripped out the stock setup and put some Wizards in, balance and weight are great, but the colour...what's it meant to be? It's not green, it's not brown, it's not grey, it's...bloody awful. Seriously considering stripping it, if it wasn't for the fact that Warwick finishes are legendarily thick and stubborn. Previous basses 78 Jazz. Looked the business, sounded...dull, weighed more than a ton. Ok, two ounces short of 12lb, but that's close enough. Stingray - poor G, just couldn't get along with the sound, heavy, clunky neck. Overwater - desperately wanted to love it, as an instrument it was gorgeous, just couldn't get on with the the super-hi-fi tone. Spoke to Overwater a couple of times, no suggestions there, so I sold it. With hindsight I should have just pulled the pups and EQ and put something Nordy in there. There, I feel better for that.

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1323264135' post='1461187'] Those Supertone bridges aren't cheap - I looked at getting one for mine but sanity kicked in. I'm not going to pay out half the cost of an instrument just to upgrade the bridge Ignoring this design flaw (not manfacturing), I do enjoy playing it and it's looks and sound make up for the setup issues. [/quote] £65 or so delivered from the States via EBay. Unless, of course, you only paid £130 for the bass (I did for mine), in which case it IS half the cost...

Yep, I've had a couple: the one on the Fenderbird (see left) is a MM P, and it's really, really good. The J I bought after that needed a fret dress and a bit of TLC but it's now also fantastic. A great buy - the only other neck I'd consider would be a Warmoth, but they're in a whole other price range.