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Is there anything else to the Old Smoothie pickup Ernie Ball use i.e. 5 string humbucker in a 4 string bass or is there something special about it? Im playing around with the idea of using the same thing in my Fender USA precision deluxe pre 2010 bass. Replacing the twin jazz with a 5 string Music Man style humbucker.

Awesome many thanks for all the recommendations!

Indeed I've always had stellar support from the admins here. I'm a bit harsh when I say con artist. Though at least one of them definitely deserves it, possibly another. A few others have conveniently left details of flaws out of descriptions and claim they have never noticed, however obvious it was. Most instances I have sorted disputes with partial refunds. Some of them I haven't noticed til further down the line such as truss rod defects so I put that down to my own mistake of not fully inspecting something over. Some people have sent £200 pedals in nothing more than a jiffy bag. I've been trading on here for a few years so I'm bound to see some deals go amiss.

Thanks ill check it out.

Apologises I was referring to Photobucket

Imagine-shack cool thanks ill check it out

Nope photobucket is now charging. So any other imagine hosting sites out theres please?

Oh right! I didn't realise it was back to normal again now.

I would of thought Scott would have been the last person to leave a bass in his car... I wish him all the best recovering it,

Hey people what imagine hosting sites are you using to host pictures after Photobucket kicked the bucket? Havent been successful using the search tool as yet.

Hate to be the naysayer but do not let all these positive experiences get your guard down. I have been victim to many a con artist on here despite many positive experiences and awesome gear acquisitions.

I haven't tried a lot of power amps but I'm real happy with my Fender MB1200 (800w into 4 ohms, 1200w into 2 ohms) which only needs an input of 1v which my VT Bass Deluxe happily provides. Made in Mexico too like all the new EVH stuff

Ive avoided Ricks all 18 years of my playing life, mainly due to the price and what people say about their inconsistent build quality. Recently Ive bought myself a used but mint condition 2011 Mapleglo 4003. I love everything about it, even the weight and balance which are spot on. I originally went to the seller's house for a 2001 Jetglo 4003 which he was selling for a few hundred quid cheaper. Now if thats all he had on offer I would of walked away empty handed, geez that 2001 4003 Ricky was terrible; bendy neck, bridge parts had seized, warped scratchplate and headplate, broken string mutes etc. a total nightmare of a bass. It was probably clever marketing tactics on his behalf to get more money for the Mapleglo 2011 ricky he sold me in the end but I dont care, If I had tried the mapleglo 2011 ricky in a shop I would probably have paid as new prices. Such a magnificent instrument that has proven perfect for everything I do.

oops sorry i wasnt clear I meant I leave it on all the time because for some reason the speaker sim button doesnt disengage it for the DI out just the 1/4" out

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1497210532' post='3316592'] the speaker simulation built into it is pretty handy if you use a very distorted sound, as it generally sounds horrible from DI to the main PA... it's not the best sounding but it works pretty well. [/quote] I actually really like the distorted sound without the speaker sim (I run mine into poweramp/barefaced cab). But seeing as the speaker sim button only defeats it for the 1/4" output and not the DI output on my VT Bass Deluxe I dont use it.

I just took a chance on the VT Bass Deluxe. At first I utterly hated it. But after a whole day of dialling it in and altering my signal chain to optimise the pedal's input signal and output, I cant quite believe how close the effect comes to sounding like my SVT II Pro. (Im running the VT Bass direct into a poweramp). Now I have clean Ampeg valve tone with tonnes of headroom, which was my aim. Astonished customer here! Cheers Tech 21! As previously mentioned on this thread, the speaker sim plays a giant part in getting that sound.

Its mostly the punters who are blind drunk or off their face on charlie. The ones who are blind drunk are too stupid to know the difference between a band and a DJ. The ones off their faces on charlie only ask because they are dying to get on stage and be the centre of attention. You can tell the ones who are on charlie because they keep asking you the same thing over and over again and get really pissed off when their dreams of being centre of attention come crumbling down. They then either try to steal a stage mic or jump on stage and dance whilst shout the wrong lyrics. It was common practise for my band in some places filled with idiots to form a band wall at the front of stage to completely block people from stage invasions.

Bought Steffs Yamaha NE-1 pedal with no hassle, packaged very well, arrived very quickly and excellent comms. Ta very much!

Loving these suggestions haha! That youtube video seems to be the ticket many thanks Dad3353 and Yorks5sringer

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1494097255' post='3293299'] Its a scratch plate, just put it on the instrument. [/quote] But it must be a certain shade of piss before I put it on. Yes Parchment is the name they use on WDmusic. The White is too garish for the Shoreline Gold finish. Ill try the tea approach!

I was thinking of saving money by buying a white scratchplate thats already cut the way I need it for my specific precision bass and leaving it in the sunshine to age. How many weeks would I have to wait for the white to mellow?

remove please!

AVRI '63 and a 2004 American Deluxe: [URL=http://s77.photobucket.com/user/EcoMatt/media/WP_20170307_16_30_03_Rich.jpg.html][IMG]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/EcoMatt/WP_20170307_16_30_03_Rich.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Thinking of changing the scratch-plate on the deluxe.