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  1. 3below
    +1 for Yamaha Pacifica, I bought a used one for £60, replaced the machine heads with some s/h Grovers and it is really good. Action, fit and finish are on a par with my USA strat, body contours on the strat are rather nicer.
  2. 3below
    If you ever visit Mid Wales you are most welcome to experience neck dive with my Kramer DMZ 4001. A great bass but best used sitting down these days for me, neck dive and weight were easier to manage in my younger days
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    String manufacturers make silks that fall off easily to make them look poor after taking them off and so make them unattractive when selling them on used. We are bass players and are not be deterred. In my youth I would have snapped these up but I am increasingly a short scale player. Afterthought, if tatty silks bother you, cover with shrinkwrap, plenty of colours available
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    Ditto, string resistance is futile, they also work really well on bike cables, particularly the outer wound housing. Facom tools - high quality and indispensable in my youth when running various Citroens.
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    2nd in queue, pmd
  6. 3below
    A good result, playing with a tone that you really like is one of life's pleasures, it makes you want to play.
  7. 3below
    I am having the frets out of that asap, solves my need/want for a short scale fretless. Not using roundwounds so the board being laurel would not be an issue.
  8. 3below
    Very tempting, if it is the blue one on *bay, it did not attract any bids the previous time. Starting price now £100 lower than previous time. I am resisting.
  9. 3below
    Roto Trubass 88 on my fretless capture a really nice DB vibe, approaching some of the 'airiness' of the 1/4 size Presto Balance strings on my Clifton EUB. I have now settled on Labella black tapewounds (760N) as I find these more responsive in the fast prog jazz funk numbers we do. @Woodwind makes a very good point, what kind of classic sound are you aiming at? Plenty of used strings crop up on BC, a good way to explore and get most of your money back in the journey.
  10. 3below
    I really did use my Barefaced Dubster and Peavey Tour 700 with my DB (when I had one). Gage Realist pickup or Schaller magnetic and it seemed to work ok in blues rock contexts. I have used the same with my Clifton EUB. The Peavey graphic is useful for dealing with 'boominess'. It is all about to be used again in the prog jazz/rock originals band I have recently joined.
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    What was/is the plan/outcome?
  12. 3below
    Bough some Uke bass machine heads from Jez. Rapid arrival, well packed and excellent communication. Perfectly smooth transaction
  13. 3below
    One big plus in this situation is the pre-amp is on a board with 'real' size components which makes any repairs / modifications much simpler (and possible). Two things I would follow up: Check the continuity on the dead xformer, you might get lucky and be able to identify whether it is the HT (B+) or heater windings that have failed. This would give a pointer where to start fault finding. Detach the preamp from any follow on circuits and test it in isolation - is it a preamp issue or something further in the circuit.
  14. 3below
    pmd
  15. 3below
    Just got the bass seat in an originals prog rock band (steep learning curve). The Corvette fretless with Roto Tru Bass strings (no effects) just does the business and has impressed the rest of the band.
  16. 3below
    Ditto
  17. 3below
    This would really help make any diy repair much easier. My diy way forward would be - find the chip, make sure it fits really well and superglue it in, if at all possible I would not glue right up to the edges of the chip at this stage. After allowing it to set, use ebony dust (make some with sandpaper) piled up into the remaining gaps and dribble thin superglue onto the dust piles, again allow to set. Sand level using a flat block using 180, 240, 320, and successively finer papers until you are happy. Any missing gaps can be rectified with more goes at the dust + superglue method. The early minutes of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXIton7x6Q0 is where I picked up the method, it worked really well on the one refret I have done. Depending on how valuable the bass is, plan B is build up black epoxy in the damaged area and sand to shape or find a luthier.
  18. 3below
    The natural looked good, body joints well matched for grain. Like @PaulThePlug I am very partial to natural finishes or even better brown natural
  19. 3below
    All parts now re-assembled into the form of a bass. An excellent job by @Andyjr1515 with outstanding discussion of potential issues and options during the process.
  20. 3below
    Exactly the opposite here, Glasses on to read, rest of the time perched on head.
  21. 3below
    A really super clear explanation, well broken down and demonstrated Great work.
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    Feedback for ikay

    3below replied to TPJ's topic in Feedback

    Bought a set of Schaller M4L machineheads from Ian. Super transaction, very fast arrival, well packed and great communication. Thank you very much, another great member of bc.
  23. 3below
    The one bass I do regret moving on was my EB2 of a similar vintage which cost me £80 in 1974. Mine was also a second but I could never find what the flaw was.
  24. 3below
    pmd
  25. 3below
    I have been using it on various bass builds and repairs with no apparent problems yet. Your point about high spec products vs cheapo stuff is well made.
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