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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='253394' date='Aug 2 2008, 04:04 PM']Well, after setting off at 6 this morning and completing a round-trip of 360 miles, my 5 string P Bass is finally here. It took a fair bit longer than Jon estimated, but once I saw it in the flesh and played it I would have waited another 6 months for it!! It is beautiful and I think Jon has done a superb job. It's exactly what I asked for but honestly it has come out better than I ever hoped. The EMG's sound amazing and the neck is exactly the same dimensions as my old Stingray 5 string (exactly as I spec'd it). The colour is amazing and took my breath away when I first saw it. The ash grain comes through incredibly well and if anything, the pics don't do it justice. The Mother of Pearl on the neck is beautiful and has a very deep lustre. He's a thoroughly decent guy and an incredibly talented craftsman. He even fitted a passive switch to my Stingray FOC while I waited. I'm sure this is not to everyone's taste, but I spec'd out and asked for a traditional P Bass with a few modern touches. I think he's delivered it and more. It will fit in beautifully with my Stingray and Fender P Bass. I'm seriously happy and would not hesitate to use Jon again if I ever decided to buy another custom bass. I hope you like it as much as I do. Here's my new bass named after my Wife who chose the colour scheme.[/quote] This bass is beautiful, where did you get the dog ornament thingy from? my mum has the same one

I hear you man, Active ciruitry is the devil, and batteries belong in remote controls, not basses. My amp isnt the problem either, I have an Ampeg SVT CL and 8x10, both of which are in fine working order. The main issue is that the P gets lost in the mix between guitars and the kick drum live, where my jazz doesn't, theres just too much mud, I know comparing Jazzes to Ps is completely ridiculous because they are different beasts. I prefer playing P-basses to jazzes and that P with a pick and an ampeg 8x10 sound is what I want but this Delano thing is just too fussy and too modern if thats the right word for my taste.

If it aint broke don't fix it bro

Hey guys, Im having a bit of trouble choosing a new pickup for my P-bass, let me set the scene for you. The P in question has no onboard controls at all, is wired stright from pickup to jack and I am hoping to keep it this way, previously my settings never changed from full volume and full tone so i dont really see the need for controls, plus I have my Sans-amp BDDI for tweaking. I am hoping the P is gonna become my live bass (or at very least a backup for my Jazz). It is currently fitted with a Delano thingy (the one with the 4 massive MM stylee pole pieces) which I cannot get on with at all, I cant help but think it was designed to work with active electronics, It is far too muddy and no where near high output enough for me, It gets lost in the mix live where my jazz (which by the way has a pair of shed 'hot and dangerous' pickups) doesn't. My first thought was the Di Marzio split P (the one in the Yamaha Attitude), but I reckon this is gonna suffer from the same problems as the Delano. Then my attention turned to the Duncan SPB-3 the 'old faithful' of the p-bass replacement pickup world. but to be honest Im not entirely sold on this idea after playing a Mike Dirnt P-bass. So now I am in a world of possible custom efforts from Wizard or possibly shed again but I dont know what I want. Is it possible/a good idea to split a Jazz pickup like a P-bass one and just get that in? Am I asking too much to want my P to have the attack/definition that my jazz has? What can i do? Cocco

I have a Badass on my flagship modded to death, hot and dangerous Jazz Bass. It was the first thing I changed on it and to this day is still my favorite mod, the terrible hand relic'ing job being my least favorite. I just honestly wish i could get my hands on another one for my p-bass . It completely transformed my Jazz from the shrunken violet 'its alright in a sort of mediocre way' sort of thing that it once was to the snarling evil beast that it currently is. It now sounds like it would take your mother out to dinner and never call her again As I said the only problem is finding another one

I dont know what I was thinking when i wrote my last post on this bass, Its grown on me massively. I cant wait to see the finished product now

I think i just died a little

is that a dirty blonde thumb? I like it

[quote name='FlatEric' post='644299' date='Nov 3 2009, 12:19 PM']You are absolutely correct! Hartley Peavey and Chip Todd pioneered the use of machinery to replicate the features over and over again. The machine developed to make rifle butts identical, could make necks that had the same profile, time after time. CNC machines were put to use on the other parts that were machined, so each instrument had a consistency. I have several T-40's and T-60's and the feel of each is the same, with the only difference being between the early ones (more slab bodied) and the later ones, which were more contoured. They also laminted the necks in a way that Leo Fender later used on his G&L range. Check out the link below. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7oCiMnvXUE&feature=channel"]Peavey Number One[/url] Cheers. Flat Eric. [/quote] Thats cool man, how do you work out the age of them? mine is definatly an old one because it is slab bodied and doesnt have the pickup rails but ive never actually known the age

Hey guys, Im just wondering if anyone has been on either of the shuker courses and looking for some information on it. I just saw it on the website and I really wanna go

I read somewhere that the necks on the first few years of production were made on a machine which was designed for making rifle butts, im not sure how true this is, but I love telling everyone who takes interest in my T-40 about it

I love your fenders, the block inlayed white jazz has to be my favorite. Welcome to our world. Word to the wise, the for sale section is evil.

is there not a modern shape vintage modified too? i just googled it and it came up with what has become the standard precision shape aswell as the EB-3 style humbucker equipped one

the for sale section is the devil. but everything else is good welcome to the nut house.

Hey guys. I've recently bought an Aria SB II Elite off a fellow BCer and am a little stumped as to what the controls do. Anyone got any ideas? Research would suggest it has the same electronics as the SB900 and SBR 80 but I'm going on what I see alone here. HELP!!!!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='637138' date='Oct 26 2009, 06:12 PM'][url="http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=476"]Schematic here.[/url] Replace C1 and/or C5 with a larger value to taste, put a socket in so you can swap easily. Credit to Umph who talked me through modding mine. Its dead easy inside.[/quote] Cheers for the quick responce man. What kinda values are we talking? And what is the socket to swap between? Sorry man I'm a complete novice at this :s