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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1381002776' post='2233347'] Just like the title suggests. The ageing neck on my bitsa P has developed a rather worrying 'hump' just before the headstock (behind the 2nd/3rd fret). I'm guessing it's probably down to the truss rod being wound up tighter than an NHS worker's pay packet (but that's another, very disappointing story) but without this much tension on the neck it's like a bow and arrow. It seems the wood at the bump has developed a rather worrying crack too - too deep to be just the laquer. Is it time for a new neck? I've kept this one going for a couple of decades, but I'm just too broke to buy anything right now. Any suggestions on how to get another couple of months out of it? [/quote] There's a cheap neck going here on basschat [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217474-squier-affinity-bass-neck-with-or-without-tuners/page__p__2216968__hl__neck__fromsearch__1#entry2216968"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2216968[/url]

This is a California series bass [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-Fender-Precision-Bass-Special-California-Series-Made-in-USA-w-Hard-Case-/181200922610?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a306aa7f2&nma=true&si=%252B5xUEv2TR8r6L8O%252FdyWWX1hTRLM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] made in USA and Mexico. Serial numbers all started AMX. The writing at the top of the headstock I think says 'American Traditional'. I've heard of them but don't know much about them. Edit : here we go [url="http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553918"]http://www.sputnikmu...ad.php?t=553918[/url] looks like it's an early equivalent of a Highway 1.

Yes pickups seem the same size (as did Mex Jazzes before 2000) and it has access to the trussrod at the headstock not the body like a USA one. The California series (which were made around 1997) did have access to the trussrod via the headstock but they had 'California Series' written on the headstock (this one doesn't).

Of course then I tried to actually pick it up and gave myself a hernia.

I played my bass through one at a studio I recorded in recently. Definitely the dogs bollocks!

I played at this place a couple of years ago [url="http://www.scotsman.com/news/is-this-the-city-s-roughest-pub-1-1200639"]http://www.scotsman....t-pub-1-1200639[/url] And recently I played at this place (which interestingly has the worlds tiniest stage and a toilet called 'The Tardis'). [url="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1029938/Man-cleared-IRA-killing-71-witnesses-saw-nothing.html"]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1029938/Man-cleared-IRA-killing-71-witnesses-saw-nothing.html[/url] I don't want to play either of them again please.

Just fitted my new wiring harness (Vol, Blend, Tone,) to my Jazz bass. Took 10 mins, it works a treat and sounds great. This is the second harness I've had from John and both were top quality and hassle free. Just like John. Heartily recommended.

The punters can't tell the difference. I have a drummer friend who was paid to turn up at a gig and mime to backing tracks (good work if you can get it). Nobody in the audience noticed and the manager of the venue, who'd specifically asked for a live band, didn't twig to the fact that the (supposedly) live band was miming.

If you expect them all to be sh*te. They'll all be fantastic!

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1380716307' post='2229373'] I think that must have been the post i read! [/quote] This one probably [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/190368-barefaced-compact-vs-b-stock-speaker-in-dodgy-ashdown-combo/page__p__1850862__hl__kappa%2015__fromsearch__1#entry1850862"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/190368-barefaced-compact-vs-b-stock-speaker-in-dodgy-ashdown-combo/page__p__1850862__hl__kappa%2015__fromsearch__1#entry1850862[/url] And by the way my Kappa is still going strong. Frankly I think you've been unlucky. I think that the majority of people out there in basschat land, who have replaced the speakers in their cabs, have had no trouble whatsoever. Possibly because (purely by accident) their cabs matched the required parameters of the speakers they bought.

According to this video, the replacement necks Fender are selling, don't have the nuts filed ready to play. That's very disappointing. I'd expect more from Fender. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=racmaWTYvNg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=racmaWTYvNg[/url]

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1380569858' post='2227320'] Might work but looks like a great way to bugger up your fret board? or am I wrong? [/quote] Mark Kings fretboard must be totally knackered within a week if that's the case. No your fret board will be fine. He only pulled at the strings for 15 secs. They're designed to take a beating.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s8OYeN9mAL4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s8OYeN9mAL4[/url]

I voted for Lowdown's composition. It had a very melancholy feel with a touch of the middle east about it. I also liked Skol303's composition for the same reason. All the others were excellent, in their own right, but didn't capture the atmosphere of the picture as much as Lowdown's and Skol303's.

Or an option to have a different number of results per page, like ebay does.

[quote name='bluejail' timestamp='1380353998' post='2224084'] Hi Yesterday i started new topic ' Made in Japan' badged jazz bass copy in order to identify a jazz bass copy I bought recently from a pawnshop. Then i came across this topic which I think is the right place to put a link with pics in. If anybody knows what is it pls let me know Cheers [url="http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/bluejail/slideshow/Made%20in%20Japan%20jazz%20bass%20copy"]http://s1249.photobu...z%20bass%20copy[/url] [/quote] Looks like it may be a Grant. They were imported by a music shop in Edinburgh, called Grants, from Japan back in the late 70's early 80's. Here's some photos of one for sale on preloved. [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/106296829/grant-jazz-bass-1970s-made-in-japan.html"]http://www.preloved....e-in-japan.html[/url] And another on ebay [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAZZ-BASS-70S-VINTAGE-JAPANESE-GUITAR-MIJ-IBANEZ-CONNECTION-/321141111246?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ac58079ce&nma=true&si=%252B5xUEv2TR8r6L8O%252FdyWWX1hTRLM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAZZ-BASS-70S-VINTAGE-JAPANESE-GUITAR-MIJ-IBANEZ-CONNECTION-/321141111246?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ac58079ce&nma=true&si=%252B5xUEv2TR8r6L8O%252FdyWWX1hTRLM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/url]

I've got a tribal planet gigbag. It's the best I've owned so far and I got it secondhand with a bass I bought on Basschat. I've had it a couple of years now and it's still going strong. I carry my MiBass in the main big pocket and leads and pedals tuners in the other two.

I like the letter but after listening to the album again thought it was pretty bass light. All I can really hear is bass drum where the bass guitar should be.

If it's a bog standard neck and you have a low action, then it will often shift slightly with a change in temperature and humidity and it's probably easier to figure out how to alter the truss rod yourself (handy if it happens at a gig). If it's a later Fender model neck, with graphite rods, then it shouldn't shift at all once the action is set. In which case it's best to take it back to The Gallery to find out if there's a problem with it.

The silver series Squiers are made in Japan. They're excellent quality, they're made of basswood and have great sounding pickups. The necks on the Precisions are slightly narrower at the nut than normal Precisions i.e. 40mm rather than 44mm. £150 is a good price and I'm sure you'd be very happy with your purchase if you bought it. I owned a Silver series Jazz bass and loved it. I don't know much about the Korean ones.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1380020210' post='2219526'] I have to say that ,to be totally honest with you , although adding a preamp might help you discover one or two previously- unearthed tones out of your Precision Bass , it will still end up sounding fairly similar overall . If you have got a nice Fender bass through a Mesa Boogie rig then you should be able to get a World-class sound with that combination , but it will always have the characteristic sound of a Precision Bass , whether you add an extra preamp or not . If you are saving for a Jazz Bass then I cannot help but think you would be far better served putting your money towards that than buying more outboard gear to try and make your P Bass sound like something other than itself. The combination of your Fender and Mesa Boogie gear is potentially a match made in heaven , so maybe you would be better off keeping hold of your money and experimenting with the onboard EQ of your amp. No additional electronic gizmos will make anywhere near as much difference to your sound as changing to roundwound strings . I am a bit confused by your skin condition in so much as , so far as I know, most flatwounds are made out of nickel, so if you allergic to nickel then surely they would agitate your condition too, or is it the serrations on the roundwounds that give you problems ? Using flats on a Precision is very much in vogue at the moment, but the reason that combination went very much out of fashion for a long time in the first place is precisely because it gives a very dead sound that can lack harmonic richness and atriculation and won't cut through the mix easily . The edge that roundwounds give you can make a Precision bass really speak with a complex and authortative voice that suits most musical situations so well , especially through an amp like your Mesa. If you can find a set of roundwounds , nickel or steel or anything else for that matter( would coated sets help, I wonder?) , that don't give you an adverse reaction then it will be a much cheaper way to radically change the sound of your bass and much more likely to give you what you want in terms of transforming your sound. [/quote] Yup to all this. First change your strings to roundwounds. I can assure you you will be amazed by the difference in sound. If you want more tonal possibilities buy a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GEB-7 [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Graphic[/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] equaliser. I have one and it's great for tweaking. There is one for sale on basschat for £40 posted [/font][/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217144-boss-pedals-odb-3-overdrive-and-geb-7-graphic-eq/page__p__2218999__hl__boss%20graphic__fromsearch__1#entry2218999"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2218999[/url]

I joined 4 years ago, and 4 amps, 3 cabinets, 1 John East J-Retro and 9 basses later I'm still looking for the holy grail. I've learned a lot along the way though, and have whittled things down to just a P and a Jazz. [b]9 basses! How did that happen?[/b]

Get a set of Elixir (or Nexus by rotosound) coated roundwound strings. All the twang but no allergic reaction. [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/bc/48/543/elixir-bass-guitar-strings-sets/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/bc/48/543/elixir-bass-guitar-strings-sets/[/url]

I think you can learn the skills to play a musical instrument well, if you put the hours in. But the added leap from being good to being great takes something extra, which is something you can't learn from a book, DVD or teacher.