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    [quote name='Rich' post='424897' date='Mar 4 2009, 12:24 PM']There is now a pinned PAT testing topic/list. Glad to be of service [/quote] Where is this? I don't see a pinned PAT testing sticky at the top of the General Bass Discussion area. BTW I agree this would be very useful, my band has recently had a painful and costly experience with PLI and PAT testing. Even the chap who did our PAT testing agreed it wasn't worth the label it was printed on!
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    [quote name='Bobby K' post='971245' date='Sep 28 2010, 11:07 PM']Cheers Doc and Warwick for the input, all food for thought. [/quote] My 72 P came with an EMG installed and the battery did fit in the control cavity, but as Doc says taking the pickguard off to replace it was a pain (although to be fair the power it uses is tiny and you don't have to do this very often). It also came with the original 72 pup. I swapped them back and forth a couple of times just to see how they compared and to be honest there wasn't a huge difference to my ears. The EMG had a touch more bottom end and was 'smoother' but I actually prefer the original pup which sounds a bit grittier and more 'authentic' if that makes any sense. I didn't want to hack a battery compartment into such a lovely old bass and the EMG is now in my parts box. Experiment away though, it's all down to personal preference in the end!
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    [quote name='211dave112' post='966165' date='Sep 23 2010, 09:53 PM']ah...someone in the know on your bass, is there an earth going to the bridge still? the grounding plate is connected to the vol. pot casing as you'd expect but there's no electronics>bridge connection.[/quote] Yes, there's an earth wire from the bridge to the jack sleeve and everything else (grounding plate, pups, pots) is also earthed back to the jack in a dasiy chain - eg. pup to ground plate > ground plate to pot > pot to jack sleeve. The exact configuration of this dasiy chain doesn't matter as long as everything is connected to earth somewhere. Hope that helps
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    [quote name='211dave112' post='965753' date='Sep 23 2010, 04:08 PM']Recently purchased u used P Bass body. The pickups/electronics seem to be grounded to a brass(?) plate beneath the pickup. Do I need to then ground that plate to the bridge or leave as is?[/quote] This brass grounding plate was standard on older Fender basses and yes it should be connected to earth sleeve of jack socket (or nearest earth connection). Here's a pic of the grounding plate in my 72 P [attachment=59530:P1020706.jpg]
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    Have you tried DR Sunbeams? Round core gives them a softer feel, nice and responsive to touch, a good combination of warmth and brightness. Well I like them anyway! Got them on my 72 jazz.
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    [quote name='woodyratm' post='963626' date='Sep 21 2010, 06:30 PM']Got one but it doesnt seem to fit :/ The washery hexy bit that came with is too big[/quote] That's very wierd as it fits my JO perfectly which I thought had the same Hipshot lic ultralites as the DJ. Can you provide pics of the offending bits and pieces?
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='961325' date='Sep 19 2010, 05:10 PM']Do you have a spare pot you could temporarily swap the offending one with to check it's ok?[/quote] To check the bridge pot, swap the 'hot' wires from the pups over. The 'bridge' vol will now control the neck pup and vice versa. If you still have the same problem but this time with the neck pup then the pot is faulty. Could just be some dirt in there so, if you have some aerosol contact cleaner to hand, just give the offending pot a quick squirt (into the small gap near the terminals on the pot) first.
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    [quote name='urb' post='961092' date='Sep 19 2010, 12:26 PM']+1 to all of that - my fretless has a thick slab of ebony for the fingerboard - and that plus round wounds and soloed bridge pup and you get this sort of tone: M[/quote] Urb, that playing is just beautiful, what's the bass?
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    [quote name='essexbasscat' post='961016' date='Sep 19 2010, 11:13 AM']Ok. Always been curious about this one, but usually get distracted into other things, until now. The Kate Bush thread featured some of 'those' bass sounds, which I've posted again here as examples, along with a few others. It doesn't sound too boomy in the bottom end, perhaps a bit more in the low mids on the bass itself ? (for an active that is. On a passive bass, perhaps more on the bridge pickup ?) THe bass just peeks through on the Annie Lennox one, but the tone is Sooo nice Anyone have any ideas about reproducing these 'classic' sounds please ? is there some double tracking / chorus going on around here ? Reverb ? Ta T[/quote] John Giblin played bass on Babooshka and the Annie Lennox one. Some more info about the basses and techniques he uses can be found here [url="http://bashkov2.narod.ru/giblin.htm"]http://bashkov2.narod.ru/giblin.htm[/url] (about half way down). Jaco's fretless tone is obtained with roundwound strings, using the bridge pickup exclusively and plucking the strings right above it. I'm sure a huge amount of the tone comes from his fingers as well. I'm a zillion light years (perhaps further) from being a Jaco but find I can get something close on my jazz by using the bridge pup and backing off the tone a bit to soften the top end a tad and thicken up the fundamental. I find it difficult to get a solid tone when plucking down near the bridge so I guess this helps to compensate for weak fingers and lousy technique!
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    [quote name='martindupras' post='957855' date='Sep 15 2010, 11:34 PM']I want to adjust the truss rod on my Jazz Bass. It's the kind that's adjusted with (I think) a 3/16" Allen key, at the body end of the neck. I've adjusted truss rods at the headstock all my life but funnily enough never one on that side. I would have thought it was straightforward, but I'm struggling a bit. What do people usually do? Remove the pickguard? Do it with the pickguard on but with a short Allen Key? I have tens of Allen Keys around but none where the short leg is short enough to go in the hole in the pickguard, and anything longer doesn't get in the hole. And I've been around shops today and it's getting difficult to get imperial measurement Allen keys. Any advice? - martin[/quote] You need one of these - [url="http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-316-TShaped-Truss-Rod-Tool?sku=360804"]http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/pro...Tool?sku=360804[/url] It's got a hex ball-end and goes in at a shallow angle so you can adjust without removing the pickguard.
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    [quote name='fatback' post='957463' date='Sep 15 2010, 05:45 PM']Says it, really. Got a singer who likes G, so i need to get me a low D... And drop tuning gives me nightmares.[/quote] Ibanez and Cort make fretless fivers priced around £500. Not tried them myself
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    [quote name='cameltoe' post='954790' date='Sep 13 2010, 02:22 PM']I've got a feeling from vague bits and pieces I read online that 'Vintage' tuners are slightly bigger than modern. I've got a CV Squier, (currently being set up.....taking ages!) that I'll try the hipshot's on and see how good a fit they are on there. I've just ordered some Gotoh gbr640, which although aren't quite as light as the hipshots(not far off), should (by looking at their measurements) be indentical to the standard ones in my Road Worn. The hipshot ultralites were/are used on the most recent Fender Deluxe basses, so I think they must fit properly in modern series basses. There's too much play in my bass though, the sleeves are not tight in the headstock hole, they'll never stay in tune. Both sets were around $100 with $17 shipping. About £80 all in.[/quote] cameltoe, I've installed 1/2" Hipshot ultralites in my Squier VMJ fretless and although the holes are slightly too large it's an easy fix. Just cut out a strip of business card (enough to wrap once around the sleeve) and that will pad it out enough to be a snug fit. Worked fine for me. Ian
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    [quote name='woodyratm' post='951300' date='Sep 9 2010, 11:42 PM']Hey guys, I recently bought a bt1 (hipshot extender) - thought it said it would fit lakkys but its too big. Anyone know how big the tuning pegs hole is? Probs just sell the bt1 or add it to my ray.[/quote] Doesn't the DJ4 have Hipshot ultralite tuners? In which case you need the HE6C 1/2" clover leaf xtender. I have one of these on my Lakland JO4, it fitted with no problem and works great.
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    [quote name='dead' post='950197' date='Sep 9 2010, 08:00 AM']would you trade with my rebop 5 ? [url="http://img190.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=rebop1.jpg"]http://img190.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=rebop1.jpg[/url][/quote] Sorry should have mentioned that I'm not looking for a trade, sale only
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    [quote name='brick' post='949673' date='Sep 8 2010, 05:47 PM']I actually drooled out the side of my mouth when i saw the pics of this bass, i really wish i could shift the stuff ive got on here so i could take it off your hands[/quote] Hehe, it's even better in the flesh, put on a bib and get a loan
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    [quote name='Veils' post='949557' date='Sep 8 2010, 04:10 PM']Always had a soft spot for a teal stingray! That's a wicked price too man![/quote] Thanks, and agree about the price
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    I have a beautiful SR5 in trans-teal/maple for sale. It's been my main bass for the last ten years. Has been well used in that time but also very well cared for (I'm a bit anal in that respect) and it's in all round excellent condition. No issues whatsoever, sounds great and is a joy to play. Reason for sale is that I've recently acquired a rather special '92 SR5 which has taken over as my main bass so this one is now in need of a new home. Here are some vital statistics: [b]Year[/b] - 2000, bought new from the Bass Centre in Wapping (what a great place that was) and have receipt [b]Weight[/b] - 10lbs dead (actual weight using digital fishing scales) [b]Action[/b] - What I call medium/low, very light relief (about .012" measured at 8th fret), string height measured at 12th fret 5/64 (G) to 6/64 (B ). Strung with 45/65/80/100/130 gauge Picato nickels. [b]Electrics[/b] - 3-band EQ, full working order no issues [b]Condition[/b] - Excellent, aside from a few light scratches on the fingerplate I can't find a mark on her so 9.9/10 [b]Case[/b] - OHSC included [b]Price - £675 plus shipping which I think is very fair for a bass of this quality and condition. [/b] Location - Rudgwick in West Sussex (on A281 between Guildford and Horsham). If you're in the area you're very welcome to come and try her out. The unusual bit is that I also have a spare SR5 neck in rosewood which I can offer as an option. THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE!!! The bass originally had a rosewood neck which I changed to maple last December. I was just getting a bit bored with RW after 9 years and fancied giving maple a try. Have to say I like the maple, it sounds a little more 'open' to me whereas the RW sounded a little 'compressed'. The maple neck was purchased new (NOS) from Strings & Things in Shoreham (UK EBMM distributor which is near where I live) who happened to have one in stock left over from the days when they used to swap necks around to meet customer orders. I have the receipt. EBMM stopped this practice a few years ago and now demand the original neck to be returned if a replacement is needed. The original rosewood neck has been very carefully stored and is in great condition. [b]I'll include it in the sale for an additional £100 (£175 if I sell it separately).[/b] Any questions or if you'd like any specific pics please PM [attachment=58390:P1030516.jpg][attachment=58382:P1030504.jpg][attachment=58383:P1030505.jpg] [attachment=58384:P1030512.jpg][attachment=58385:P1030508.jpg][attachment=58386:P1030509.jpg] [attachment=58387:P1030506.jpg][attachment=58388:P1030511.jpg][attachment=58389:P1030507.jpg] [attachment=58391:P1030522.jpg][attachment=58392:P1030527.jpg][attachment=58393:P1020821.jpg] [attachment=58394:P1020822.jpg][attachment=58395:P1020824.jpg][attachment=58396:P1020832.jpg] [attachment=58397:P1020835.jpg]
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    [quote name='willyf87' post='947566' date='Sep 6 2010, 07:45 PM']I noticed jim Dunlop make a fret cleaning pad, doesn't say much about what you can and can't do with it, anyone used this product?? Any other products out there?? I heard wire wool can be a bit harsh.[/quote] I use the Planet Waves Fret Ploishing System which works very well: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1339-planet_waves_pw_frp_fret_polishing_system"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/13...olishing_system[/url] The template is a bit flimsy but its easy to make a more hard wearing one using a bit of thin clear plastic packaging material or something similar. Avoid using wire wool as the loose bits make a beeline for your pups/cavities and are a devil to remove
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    HH or HS?

    ikay replied to Doctor J's topic in Bass Guitars

    Hmm, I think your best bet is to buy one of these and forget all that two pickup nonsense...! [attachment=58232:P1000557.jpg]
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='946831' date='Sep 6 2010, 01:05 AM']There doesn't seem to be a standard as to which is the black and which is the white. Basically you did it right, swap them about until it sounds right.[/quote] Good advice - white is generally hot with black going to ground but unfortunately not always!
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    [quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='946442' date='Sep 5 2010, 05:57 PM']Going through a bit of a dilemma as to whether to change the pick ups in my 74 jazz bass or not. I have been given some advice that the stock p/ups were never that special and that by changing them for more modern ones will really let the bass sing. Any opinions or advice would be gratefully received particularly by those that have gone down this route already. If you have changed them what did you go for and why? Does changing the pickups de-value the bass at all? Cheers[/quote] I have a 72 Jazz that came with one original and one later 70s pup. They sounded ok but a little lifeless. I swapped them out for a set of Fender Custom Shop 60s which have brought it to life and still keep the vintage Fender vibe. Reason I went for these was that I didn't want to change the essential character of the bass, I just wanted to revitalise it which is exactly what the CS60s have done. Don't know if that helps or not!
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    [quote name='willyf87' post='942167' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:43 PM']Do I go about this the normal way I would on a fretted (playing the harmonic etc) or is there a better way?[/quote] Harmonics is the only way I know but there are some subtleties to setting up a fretless. This page from the Gary Willis setup manual may be useful: [url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/intonation4.html"]http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassm...ntonation4.html[/url]
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