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Good point Buzz, OR it could just be the excuse to get a set of Wizards!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='186061' date='Apr 26 2008, 06:03 PM']Before looking for the multimeter, just check the solder connections on the base where the winding wires join the hook-up wires and make sure everything looks OK. Then remember when testing for open and short circuits to test the pickup at these solder points to eliminate the hook up wires as the source of the problem. If the problem is in the windings then you're looking at either a re-wind or a replacement pickup.[/quote] Cheers for that. On close inspection it looks like the winding thread has broken when it joins the solder point, so you're spot on. I've tried unwinding the wire once to see if that gave me any free play, but it's wrapped from the middle rather than being one of the outer windings. Guess it's a new pickup then!

Well I was getting no sounds from the bridge pickup last night from my 2006 Jazz (with the S1 switch) so today was fixing time. Eliminated the usual things first then swapped out the S1 switch for a regular pot as I assumed it was that. Nope. turns out the pickup is not 'picking up'. It doesn't matter which way round I wire it up, I can't get a thing out of it. I can't test the resistance unfortunately at the moment but it's the first time in 22 years that I've had this. Any ideas what might have caused it or how I might go about fixing it? Cheers Steve

Yes, my local music shop has them I'm positive. They're in Peterborough, however!

Just bought a microphone from him. Top bloke and delivery couldnt have been quicker. Cheers!

[quote name='Buzz' post='184226' date='Apr 23 2008, 11:58 PM']If it is just a plate, then it wouldn't effect sustain as it'll still be making 100% contact.[/quote] I disagree slightly. The neck will be 4mm higher in the pocket so the contact patch around the edges of the neck will be less and it will stand more proud of the body. Don't know if this wil affect sustain, but I would imagine that if the neck is less snug in the pocket then it would.

He asks for suggestions. Send him the original (or an original bridge) and tell him to fit it and remove the shim.

OK, you really didn't get it then did you? They are immediately excluding anyone in the local area (or beyond) who could be perfect for them, allowing them to go onwards and upwards but outside the age range (lower or higher). Audition is out of the question, they've already ruled them out. It was my way of saying "if you're signed and in dire need, don't limit your boundaries unnecessarily - you might find the perfect bass player".

Oh jeez lighten up man. It's an amusing quip!! Sorry you didn't get it.

I thought current employment law prohibits vacancies from specifying age as well as sex......

I use one of [url="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9371874&fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=case&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1208819146899&isSearch=true"]these.[/url] Cheap, and durable. Someone from here told me about them, I think it was Homer, IIRC....

You have to go sound over image surely?? If it were the other way round people are just going to look at you and say "there's the guy with all the gear but he sounds terrible"... If the Ampeg sound is for you then go for it, but I'd imagine they were designed to be compatible with the very distinctive Ampeg head sound.

Go with BOD2's first reply and try to understand what your bass sounds like with no EQ (i.e. flat) and what your amp sounds like with no EQ. Don't play with both until you understand what each sounds like, otherwise you'll never know which to tweak when. I find that a little goes a long way and extremes are often bad. Learn to play with one range first and I'd suggest Mid. Listen to what it does when you boost it and what happens when you cut, then set it at what your ears tell you. Then move to the next and do the same remembering that it will have an effect on the first setting that you liked and that may need tweaking again. It's all a process of elimination until you get the right sounds for you. Then usuall minor tweaks for different venues are all that's called for.

[quote name='blunderthumbs' post='177344' date='Apr 15 2008, 08:49 PM']Just had a Badass III fitted to my USA fender jazz (brand new off e bay usa seller £42) It has the three screw holes and Quan claim it will bolt straight on using the existing holes This was not the case with my bass the holes didn't line up with the existing ones. And some drilling had to be done. I got a professional guitar luthier to do the job At a cost of £30. (inc full set up) The sound is much improved and you can really get some sustain out of it that wasn't there before.[/quote] What year is your Jazz? A BadAss III fitted perfectly to my 2007 Jazz model, AND my 2006 Precision AND my 1996 Precision so I'm with Quan in that it'll fit. Something's not right with your jazz bass. A Friday afternoon model perhaps?

If anyone's interested in these then I can check them out, collect etc...

What version D tuner do you have? Mine doesn't seem to have a grub screw of any type....

I'd be interesed in hearing more on the Hiscox story. I've flown loads of times with them and never had a problem. I do wrap the guitars in towels inside the case though.

I've flown to Spain before with my bass in a Hiscox case. I did lock it, though thinking about it. It was fine, but I did slacken the strings and left the case for a few hours after landing before I opened it.

Self indulgence vs crowd pleasers.....!