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[quote name='Grissle' timestamp='1387962101' post='2317495'] Fender sells bodies and necks now. That's the way I would go. Better resale also. [/quote] That's a valid point. Bitsa basses can play and sound better than the real thing but if they don't have the Fender logo on them and a serial number, if you ever decide to sell them, people don't want to know.

[quote name='Ziphoblat' timestamp='1387964297' post='2317516'] Did you plug it into an Ashdown? [/quote] Nope. At the time it was a Fender TV15. I like Fender I just think, from personal experience, their leads are sh*t. This is the blurb they have on the packet. [size=3][i]'[color=#333333][font=open_sansregular, sans-serif]Fender® Standard Koil Kord™ Cables are not the typical vintage coiled cable designs from the '60s, with severely rolled off highs and questionable construction methods, but rather, a new interpretation that still does justice to the past without ignoring modern needs. These newly designed cables are engineered to preserve what is good about the original coiled cables, without the problems and compromises.'[/font][/color][/i][/size] But the truth is, they sound as rubbish as they ever did. They're made on the cheap, in some sweatshop in the far east, using crappy components. So if you want to make a Genz Benz sound like an Ashdown, now you know how.

Decades ago, I used to have one and the speaker was pretty awful when turned up to a decent volume. I reckon if you upgraded it with just about anything it would sound better. I also had a carlsbro stingray, which is the cobras 150 watt big brother. The speakers in that used to fart all the time but when I connected the amp to a decent 2x15 cabinet, it actually sounded not bad. If you're going to get it serviced you may as well ask the tech to fit a decent speaker in it at the same time. He might have one hanging about.

My best pal had the serious hots for the Kajagoogoo bassist. He was traumatised when I broke the news to him that the bassist was actually a guy not, as he had thought, a girl.

I heard Dave Grohl and Macca's band play Wings 'Band On The Run', at the whitehouse, in front of the Prez and Paul. It was pretty sh*t. And I'm sure he'll think so too when he watches the video. Definitely too high a key for his voice. Hearts Stairway to Heaven, at the Kennedy Centre was a huge cheesefest too, as they murdered the song. The worst part was when the curtains parted, a gospel choir was revealed, and turned the song into some kind of 'Christian Rock'. The Leds smiled dutifully but I'm sure they were thinking 'WTF!!!'.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1387732365' post='2314991'] A few weeks back we sold a cab to a customer by making him face away whilst we plugged in a variety of different cabs whilst he kept playing. He walked away with a Bag End 1x10". Not at all what he was looking for when he came in We sometimes give people a selection of basses to play and refuse to tell them how much they cost. Did that recently with a batch of Fender J's and the customer bought a Mexican with upgraded pickups ahead of a stock USA model. It simply sounded better and played just as well. Blind testing is definitely a good idea when it's practical [/quote] You are a disgrace as a salesman. (always try to sell the most expensive thing in the shop) But possibly quite a decent human being.

Stainless steel is the way to go. Would make it cheap too (well the Indonesian copies would be). Nice sound, like a top of the range jazz bass. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAVxqwiyoQo[/media]

There's a reason why they're called ashtrays.

This is much better. I enjoyed the sound of your last video but I felt the overdriven amp disguised the actual sound of the basses too much. On this video, I really liked the deeper muddier sounding basses as they sounded better in the context of the music you played as a backing track. I especially liked the Gibson EB-2. The others I liked were the Gibson RD, The Thunderbird and The Stagg EB-3 . I think it's worthwhile trying the same thing with a different style of music to show how basses sound better or worse depending on the style of music they are playing within. For example the Jazz Bass may have been my favorite sound if the backing track had been funkier, or the Rickenbacker if the backing was rockier. Thanks.

The only bass I've heard at a sound check and gone 'what the f*** is that!?', was a Wal MK2. It was in a grungy music pub. I had my back to the stage and was leaving the venue when I heard the bassist soundchecking and ran back to find out what he was playing. No new bass (as opposed to a collectible antique) is worth four grand though. People who own them inevitably have a bank balance that far outweighs their actual talent.

My band plays the same kind of stuff your band plays and I have been in a similar situation with our egotistical guitarist. After a particularly loud and messy sounding gig I had a chat with the drummer and persuaded him to play with canes rather than sticks. What this did was force the guitarist to play quieter or risk drowning out the drummer and losing the beat. Since your band is rockabilly/country it should add to the authenticity of the sound. If I were you I'd even go as far as getting him to play with brushes which would bring the volume right down. edit: I just realised you don't have a drummer. My advice is to get one (and get him to play with brushes).

That [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just-a-nut looks like a great idea.[/font][/color]

I have in the past but be aware that at this time of year, with the extremes of temperatures, the neck can expand and contract and lead to notes choking. So the moral is.......always carry an allen key just in case you need to do adjustments, on the fly, before a gig.

You should get an octaver.

Oh Mamma!

Move the bridge back a few mm.

I usually have mine pointing at quarter to two. But sometimes I take them off and refit them so they point to half past three (but, I'm a bit of a free spirit and that's just the way I roll).

[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1387019187' post='2307434'] Nice looking bass. Great finish. PM me some more shots, if you can - I always send anything that is relevant to Peter. Cheers. [/quote] Sorry but that bass has been recently cannibalised to provide a neck and pickups for a Precision build. So there are no further pictures. The neck and pickups are great but the weight of that (I assume) mahogany body was too much for me. By the way I bought it in 1984 and was the second owner. This is a video of me playing it in about 2001. Great sound. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjXErDb7CDw[/media]

[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1290603411' post='1035017'] Yep, that's Kenny!! A real character and a big PC fan. I know of four basses and one guitar and a 12 & 6 twin - not much progress since Kenny and I started the quest. There are, of course, the famous ones that he made for the stars, it's the others I am interested in. There must be somebody out there who has one. Maybe there is someone, who is perhaps not signed up on here yet - a lurker. If so, sign up and join in. . . . . . Please!! Cheers. [/quote] Here's a couple. The sunburst one is mine. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212389-mighty-mite-4-string-bass-guitar-for-sale/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212389-mighty-mite-4-string-bass-guitar-for-sale/[/url]

[quote name] [b]Hey just a quick post to see if anybody is interested in our bass guitar, It is an original mighty mite in red and gold hardware - it is number 030 and i havent seen another about. VERY RARE!! £1500.00 OR VERY NEAREST OFFER ACCEPTED Or come and see it for yourself.. Grab yourself a unique bargain!!! Cheers[/b] [attachment=139112:DSCF0204.JPG] [attachment=139113:DSCF0206.JPG] [attachment=139114:DSCF0210.JPG] [/quote] Here's mine. They were assembled in the UK, from Mighty Mite parts, back in the early 80s. [attachment=150436:604134_10151614251932292_1280382304_n.jpg] [attachment=150437:Mighty Mite Guitar.JPG]

[quote name='Dennis1971' timestamp='1386442103' post='2300246'] None in my local shop but they look cool. Anyone had experience with them. I played a squier VM tele bass today and the neck was great but I wasn't sure if the sound was a bit one trick pony. (vhttp://www.fender.com/en-GB/basses/precision-bass/vintage-modified-precision-bass-tb-maple-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst/) Hence the question in the title. Thanks [/quote] Here you go. A direct comparison via Ed Freidland [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U[/url]

There's some nice ones here. [url="http://www.fenderjapan.co.jp/products_jazzbass.html"]http://www.fenderjapan.co.jp/products_jazzbass.html[/url]

Thin Lizzy and U2 were/are Irish bands. Are you looking for patriotic Irish guitarists?

I think what he was trying to say was 'buy this piece of sh*t'.

I definitely watch the band if the bassist is using my gear. And I have no issue with wandering on stage and turning the amp down if they look like they're abusing it.