geoffbyrne Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I bought an OLP Stingray a couple of weeks ago & playing at home I decided to move it on as I wasn't overwhelmed by the tone, or, particularly, the neck which is quite thick/chunky and I prefer the 'shallow D' type. However, I stripped it down & cleaned it up, put it back together & decent setup, ending up with a great action. A new set of 45-135 strings & the raising of the bass end of the pickup gave me one of the best B strings I've ever played. I took it to the Open Mike night at the Old Volunteer in Nottingham last night &, to be honest, the playing action & the tone were truly excellent (it's the 1 vol, 2 tone type - I turned off the middle control, taking off the highs but leaving the mids). It was round, bassy & punchy. Perfect in the mix. We went down very well, which helped. Problem is, I *must* lose one of my basses as I want to buy a lightweight head. The only other bass I would part with is my Frankenjazz which (for my ear) sounds great & plays just as well. Now, you don't get a lot of cash for self-builds these days. I hate to strip a bass down & sell it as parts, but I'll probably get more for it that way. I'll have a lovely Japanese (probably Matsumoku) Jazz neck from the late 60's, early 70's, a pair of DiMarzio Model J's, by the way, a bridge DiMarzio Ultrajazz, a Schaller 3D 4 string bridge and an Olympic White Squier Standard body with tort pickguard, controls and metal covers. I should get a few bob for those, but as I said, I hate splitting up a bass. Anybody else feel the same or has had to do it? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Let's see pics of the J! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Can't do it tonight - have to go from Loughborough to Birmingham Airport to pick up relative - hope it doesn't snow! But will do as soon as. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hi Geoff- if you split the J I might well be interested in neck & bridge. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 What does the whole bass weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 This is the only pic I currently have and it's not very good & before I put on the tort pickguard. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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