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The hole drilled for tuners in the Mighty Mite headstock are standard Fender size which is 17.5 to 18mm. So you need tuners with bushings/ferrules of that size. Wilkinson Manufacture decent cheap versions for about £20. Schaller and Gotoh do ones which are 3 times that price. But all of them will fit your neck.

[quote name='Stance' timestamp='1393459558' post='2380710'] Any dea why the topic I posted yesterday regarding the sale of a Variax 700 bass just disappeared?!?! Unfortunately it´s not the first time (neither teh second) that this has happend-any idea why?! Thank you Best regards from Portugal [/quote] I found it! It was under the sofa. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230588-line-6-variax-700-bass-in-very-good-condition/

I own a Silver Squier, MIJ, Jazz Bass, that plays and sounds better than any of my previous Jazz Basses. Which included a Geddy Lee and a 62 non-export MIJ reissue, either of which cost me 3 times as much as the Squier. I used to own a 2001, Indonesian Squier Jazz Bass, that sounded better than all of my previous Jazzes and only cost me £95 secondhand.

Yes, that's a Mexican or Mighty Mite neck, an unoriginal scratchplate, Jazz Bass ashtrays. That means that the only part of the bass that might be from 69 is the body. And that looks like it's been stripped at some point. I think a £1,600 starting price is a teeny bit optimistic.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1393340222' post='2378957'] Difficult one. If you can prove the £50 came from the pub then you could confront them because, even unknowingly, they have not fulfilled their part of your contract, i.e. they've only actually paid you £150. If they just deny it - and they're hardly likely to admit a criminal offence are they - then I can't see what you can do other than Big_Stu's suggestion about telling them you're going to the police about it. I'm a bit surprised they took it in the first place though. On the very few occasions that I've tried to spend a £50 note anywhere, I've been viewed with great suspicion and all manner of UV lamps and special pens have been deployed to verify its authenticity before accepting it - and even then only begrudgingly. They are almost as bad as Scottish notes! [/quote] 'I think you'll find pal, that's legal tenderrrrr!' http://youtu.be/gx-a5rYIAOM

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1393338432' post='2378914'] Yes, but not really what I meant! Should we challenge the pub? On what grounds? Should we re-split the remaining £150 four ways and just get over it? [/quote] Go into the pub and buy a half of lager with the £50 note. Then walk out with the change.

The roadworn pickups which are in both the 60s Classic and the roadworn jazz are these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-FENDER-MIM-60s-Jazz-Bass-Bridge-Pickup-0058359000/371011351763?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D5068024971958078122%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140107083358%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D300535828848

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1393260083' post='2377896'] I have never held a 5 string bass let alone play one. When you picked it up and realised, what was the problem? Could you have just played the top 4 strings, or are they tuned differently to a 4 string? Is the width of the neck a problem if you are not used to it as well? Are there many main differences apart from the extra string? [/quote] Well, an example would be, that you have a choice between playing in A on the E string on the 5th fret or the 10th fret on the B string. The decision I made, in a split second, was to ignore the B completely and managed to make my way through the song without anybody in the audience realising that I was freaking out..

Really good to hear. Very happy for you. I have an old Precision neck from the early 80s that has a truss that tightens and loosens fine but has no effect on the relief of the neck. Luckily it's 'stuck' in an almost straight position so is still very usable and enables me to get a decent action on it. But it's good to know, that if things don't continue that way, there's a way to get the truss rod working again without breaking the bank.

I had a similar thing happen to me. I was asked to get up with the band for a song, and just as the drummer counted the song in I looked down at the neck and went 'FECK, IT'S A FIVE STRING!!!'. I'd never played a fiver before and almost had a panic attack.

[quote name='donslow' timestamp='1393095323' post='2376198'] Just fancied a change of bass, plus I needed something more suitable for a new project I've just got up and running, better tone IMO, didn't really think too much about the neck, its tone I'm searching for, granted, I could get used to the precision neck in time but for a relatively cheap and easy swap, if I could get something closer to what I'm used to then great [/quote] Be aware that changing the neck on your bass will affect the tone. The slimmer the neck the thinner the tone. I've chopped and changed necks many times on my Jazz and Precisions and you tend to get a twangier sound with a slim neck than with a deeper one. So be prepared for a twangier tone from your bass if you fit a slimmer neck. From personally experience, I've found the Mighty Mite necks are great quality for the price but sometimes need a bit of filing on the nuts to get a decent low action.

A lot of Macy Gray's stuff is 12 bar blues based. including this, her first hit. http://youtu.be/HHaz1foH1cc

I had a slightly later model stingray without the folded horn part. I used to have to turn all the bass down because the speaker farted like an elephant if I didn't. I once played a 5 string through it, at living room sound levels, and the whole amp almost exploded before my eyes when I hit the B. If I still had it, I'd give you £30 to take it to the dump for me

'Hit me with you rhythm stick'

They are great, I used to have two, which I sold and now regret bigtime. They go for between £350 and £400. TOTAL BARGAIN!!!

I always have a bit of volume in reserve, for the inevitable moment when the guitarist cranks things up.

There's some very interesting posts in 'build diaries' on basschat, about this very subject. I've built a few basses from scratch and it's pretty easy really. The difficult bit is the spraying of basses. You can go down the really professional, perfectionist road, using nitro paint like back in the 50s and 60s, and there's plenty of build diaries that go into minute detail about how that's done. Or alternatively you can go down the cheap and cheerful road and use something like Premium Molotow Graffiti paint, which myself and others have used, which is easy to apply, doesn't drip, looks pretty good and won't destroy your lungs if you breath it in (unlike nitro). I recommend checking out what others have done before you start buying paint etc.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1392851971' post='2373634'] Just read on the BBC website that Bowie won best male artist. I have no particular problem with that but it must say something about the state of our young talent at the moment. Guess he's not too popular in Scotland right now though. [/quote] He's spent even less time in the UK than Sean Connery.

I know the Geddy Lee basses, which are now made in Mexico, have had their tuners upgraded as the 70's style ones they were originally fitted with were not great. The pickups in the Geddy are different too. Not sure what they've replaced them with but I know the Mexican made, roadworn pickups I have in my Jazz are really excellent.

[quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1392720353' post='2371882'] The only thing different is I don't play with the pick so the attack would be different. I play with fingerstyle so it gives a softer warm tone. Maybe I should try using a pick for this song. [/quote] Try the pick and chorus pedal, and also try muting the string with the palm of your picking hand as well. It gives a nice thump to the sound. Here's a lesson on how you do that. http://youtu.be/fi051x69UxE

A band generator name that just came up that I particularly like is 'Pig Lips'.

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That's the thing. What sounds good at bedroom levels or in a shop, may not sound good at band levels. Glad you're happy with your Ibby. I have to say, I'm guilty of having not given much attention Ibanez basses over the years but when I get the chance to play them I'm always pleasantly surprised.

I always wondered what the reaction was from the rest of the band when he came up with that bassline. Did they think it was great first time around or did it take a while for them to appreciate it. Because it is incredibly busy and more like something Geddy Lee would have come up with that a bassist in a funky band. I love it and have learned it. But I fear I'll never get to play it, as none of the musicians I play with have a funky bone in their bodies. It definitely separates the boys from the men (or in your case SpaceChick the girls from the women).

Mmmmmm.......nice.