Telebass

That'll do nicely, sir.

Cool!

Welcome, from another old Essex boy!

Welcome, René!

Welcome!

Cut the wires midway along, join new ones by twisting ends and soldering that, then insulate. No need to get the iron near the PCB that way, and hopefully less dismantling, too.

[quote name='grimbeaver' post='425807' date='Mar 5 2009, 09:30 AM']I had a look at them and to be honest was concerned that its not active ( I know the t bird is passive) I wanted 2 independant pick ups , it just specs up a bit cheap and nasty[/quote] Trust me, although Fender/Squier can certainly be variable, ' cheap and nasty' isn't in the right ball park anymore. [quote name='stunbass' post='425950' date='Mar 5 2009, 11:25 AM']Will the audience care ?.[/quote] Absolutely not. But the band will, so go for the Squier VM precision (and a good setup if the shop don't do it) - job done, not too much moolah laid out. And, who knows, you might just find out what a Precision is all about. If you MUST have 2 pickups/active then, as mentioned, the Fender Deluxe Active P is the one, but that's twice the dosh, basically. Great gig to get, congrats and enjoy it!

Also nice to see, in light of today's high volume gigs, MG's relaxed and expert use of the mic, not practically eating it like most do.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='425440' date='Mar 4 2009, 07:13 PM']Almost all of Motowns output from Detroit was played by Jamerson or Bob Babbit. There were no other Motown bass players. Apart from the one's that were Carol Kaye of course [/quote] Ha! +1

Ha, nice one! Have a great time!

Many thanks for the 'sticky'!

Thought I'd exhume this for stickying (please, O great Mods!). Whatever the merits of PAT testing, it rears its ugly mug more and more often, so I'll start the list with...ME! Got the cert, got the kit, and am in Calstock, Cornwall. PM me for more details. Den

So now we know! Welcome, Plonk!

Or even the Squier VM Precision TB - a very good copy of that very bass!

Welcome, nice bass!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome, from another Essex lad - in Cornwall!

As a die-hard Fender man, and former guitar shop tech and salesman, I'd have to say they were great value for money basses at the low end, and, simply, good basses, period. As they probably built my 51RI Precision, how can I say nay?

I also noticed this on my CDBT1 MKII (which doesn't have a reset). I don't get it on the MPBT1. Yet.

Personally, I've never found any difference with bridges; the standard bridge does the job well. As for top load / string-thru - if it's a MIM Precision, there's only top load unless you're thinking of drilling some big holes in your bass! If your P is string-thru, then it's not a MIM... Edit: Or are you meaning slot-load?

All Fender basses to some point in 1966 had 'reverse' machines. At that point, Forrest White got two variants of 'non reverse' machines made in-house, normal cloverleaf and paddle (oval) tuners. I use one of each bass type every gig (51RI and MIM Std), and have got used to switching between them now!

How hugely cool! Enjoy it!

Well, true, I don't use the tone THAT much...

[quote name='mouthman' post='413672' date='Feb 18 2009, 10:16 PM']Not much annoys me, but when someone says that "Fender is my guitar, they're the best thing I've ever played, and ever will", yet they have never bothered to play any other bass (or guitars alike), it really gets on my nut! If someone genuinly loves Fender for what it is, and have played many other instruments and settled on Fender as their comfortable instrument, then I think it's great because Fender are impacting people in a way that instruments are meant to.[/quote] Well, bar custom builds, I've played loads. There's a great deal that are better built, or not, and a great deal that feel as good, or not. But Fender (and only Precisions, at that...) are my comfort zone. I don't have to think about the instrument, but about the music. That's where you should be aiming at, playing something you're so happy with that you can get on with the making of the music.