mcnach

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1424653757' post='2698880'] Result Lee. Just to whet your appetite here's a fella on a Zygote. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-IkdcvFVQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=BF-IkdcvFVQ[/url] [/quote] Those zygote ones with the two MM style pickups look pretty cool. Tempting. If only the fingerboard were maple...

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1424509183' post='2697016'] IF ...... there's room for the battery in the control cavity. With a precision there may or may not be. It's a small cavity. Many will not have room. If there is not room, it's a fairly simple task enlarging the cavity under the pickguard to fit the battery, but you will need a Dremel or a router and a bit of confidence in how to use it. [/quote] or chisel and hammer, my favourite for these tasks... if you go slow it works really well.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1424369864' post='2695641'] EMG very easy to fit, even older type which require soldering. Check if you have sufficient room for 9V battery. They are a non-destructive exercise so when you come to sell just refit the previous pickup etc. Whether it is worthwhile is a personal judgement call, [/quote] This. As for resale value, it's not like 90s fenders are particularly "special". Some people would even pay extra because of the EMGs. The Precision EMGs are pretty sweet!

[quote name='JamesXP' timestamp='1424639246' post='2698684'] I considered changing the wiring around / adding a switch.. is it difficult? From what I can tell this from around 05... in excellent condition too hardly a mark! [/quote] The pickups are simple 2-wire... so for you to be able to alter the wiring you'll need to do some careful soldering at the eyelets. Not "difficult" but can be fiddly if you're not familiar with that sort of thing. Doable, 'though.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1424628679' post='2698491'] I can't tell. Are you saying it's the finest instrument in the universe incapable of being bettered? Or are you saying that you can't polish a turd? [/quote]

I've got a couple of SUBs, they're fantastic. One has the pickup wired in series (stock, a 2003 one) and the other in parallel (late 2005 or early 2006). The series one is just monstrous (in a good way). I wouldn't have bought a Stingray had I tried these first!

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1424613836' post='2698260'] DR Fat Beams imo are the sh*t Jose. DR's are expensive but i love them, and they last for a long long time. best electric bass string in the world imo. just put a set on a Lakland 55-02 and its great. Bass string royalty is them DR's. Low Riders are nice also. For Flats La Bella Deep Talking are really great. [/quote] Yup, I've hat Fat Beams on my white EBMM SUB for a while now, and restrung your old 75RI Jazz with them too. Beautiful strings. I tried the Hi Beams too, but not the Lo Riders. Fat Beams have been my favourite for a while, I just did not realise it was a lot to do with them being stainless steel until recently.

[quote name='rodney72a' timestamp='1424564264' post='2697899'] I have yet to see an EBMM bass that has benefited from 'upgrading' its pickup or preamp. But if spending money on devaluing your instrument is your thing, go for it... (At least keep the original parts.) [/quote] , , and then some more! define devaluing... I have a 2002 Stingray, 2EQ, beautiful natural/maple. It's been my main bass for a few years, except the last period since October 2014 that i've been playing the Precision on my avatar mostly. But the Stingray is *my* bass, the one I'd save from a fire, the one that if I'm not sure what I'm going to need... I'll pick before any other bass. But I guess I've devalued it, OMG. I felt the 2EQ wasn't doing it for me. It works better on my USA SUB that has the pickup wired in series (stock! it came like that!) which has a more pronounced midrange. On the Stingray, I found the treble getting too shrill too quickly. I put a 3-band John East on it, with the midsweep module. Awesome. Even in 2EQ mode if feels the low end is a bit tighter and the treble has a more sensible operation, and then the mid module is just perfect, so versatile and easy to use. I can't give a rat's ass whether someone thinks I devalued a precious EBMM instrument by swapping the preamp, because the truth (and yes, I hold the truth, since it's my bass and it has to satisfy me ) is it sounds better and turned a bass that fels fantastic but didn't have the sound to match into a wonderful wonderful thing. If you're not horrified enough... I also recently had the neck lacquered. Yup. Because I like the feel of a lacquered neck, and it's a lot easier to maintain looking nice. "Oh, the horror!" Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm entitled to think it's rubbish. Seriously, what do people care whether others modify their instruments to their taste? Especially when we talk of certain brands, like EBMM... it's just ridiculous the level of offense some seem to get at seeing others enjoying their instruments in a non-stock form.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1424556700' post='2697761'] Would it be cyber-bullying if all of us offered him £59.26 every hour for a week? [/quote] I don't know, but it appeals to me

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1424545876' post='2697621'] Yup! The cheapest and easiest way to transform your sound, IMO! A crap bass with good strings will sound decent. A good bass with crap strings probably won't. [b]And I'm happy that McNach is a good customer of StringPing.com[/b] I'm a steel fan, myself! Nice and clear, and lovely for slap! [/quote] But I feel a bit dirty, ignoring my local shops and buying online instead

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1424032933' post='2691854'] It's easier to adapt the 10% of a bass you like 90% of than find one that is 100% what you want off the hook though. [/quote] well said

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1423835003' post='2689519'] I've mentiond them on other string related threads before and didn't want to be seen to be on a hobby horse. If you are interested they are these; [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coban-Bass-Guitars-DCG3-Bass-Guitar-Full-Set-4-Strings-45-105-Deluxe-Range-j78-/151583961517?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234b1bb1ad#ht_3977wt_1144"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_3977wt_1144[/url] At one time you could get them even cheaper if you bought multiple packs but that feature seems to have been dropped. I'm guessing they are just some far east bulk manufacturer that this shop then puts their own label on. [/quote] I got a set of these to try. They're not as nice as... any of the others, really, but they're not horrible. I don't hate them, but I prefer any of the others I've tried so far. The gauge is a bit strange, the 105 string is only about 100, but none of the strings measured exactly what they're supposed to (other brands measurements are sot-on, pretty much), and the A string was a bit duller (in sound) than the rest. Not a lot, and once you play loud you won't notice unless you use a very bright sound. They feel softer to the touch than just about any of the other steel string I've tried, so that's a plus for some (I actually like the coarseness, but I also enjoy the softer nickel ones... both have their pros and cons). Straight out of the packet they feel less bright than any of the other steel string I've tried too. But they still have lots of top end. They just feel like I'd been playing them for a week or two already. At <£7 all in, they're very good value. I don't mind spending even 5-6x that for a set of strings that I like better, as they last me a few months, but if cost became an issue, I'd be between the Warwick Red Label (£11-12) and the Coban ones (£7). I prefer the Warwick's sound, but they are a little too coarse perhaps, and the Coban ones feel nicer and doesn't sound bad at all...

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1424440226' post='2696324'] Try Tim from Scratch It. He did mine for my customised jazz and it's great: [url="http://www.originalscratchplates.com"]http://www.originalscratchplates.com[/url] [/quote] I thought he only did one-ply "designy" ones... does he do also standard ones?

oh, the horror!

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1424445233' post='2696406'] Hardly ruined, nor firewood. A couple of minor cosmetic issues on a budget bass is hardly the end of the world, the hole in the front could be put to some use like low battery indicator or DFA switch. [/quote] that's what I thought too.

[quote name='John Schoen' timestamp='1424431208' post='2696192'] I can think of two stores now, was it one of these? [url="http://www.guitar-parts.nl/index.php?p=product&id=2705&parent=292"]http://www.guitar-pa...2705&parent=292[/url] [url="http://www.customworldguitarparts.com/default/pickguards-2/jazz-bass-pickguard.html"]http://www.customwor...-pickguard.html[/url] [/quote] Customworld is where I got my last one. Not the right colour for me. I don't know the other place. It doesn't mean it's not the right place, it's just that I don't remember. Hmmm. The picture looks "tame mint green" which is what I'm after... but as I found out, pictures don't tell the full story. I'll have to check what their returns policy is

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1424429352' post='2696170'] I had the same quest with a tort guard and in the end I went to Sims. But if you are doing this by picture, you have got to be sure it will be what you want. Tort is hard as some of it is sooo red and really doesn't work, IMO, but Sims don't deal in such tat... I'd start there.... [/quote] Yeah, pictures don't work for the mint green either. I received one yesterday that looked perfect in the picture... it was again bright green. It's hard to convey the exact colour on pictures. Reds are notoriously hard to photograph and reproduce accurately, it looks like shades of pale green are too. I might try SIMS and see what they say. In fact, if they do teh right colour, I'd love to get a custom made one for my single-coil style Precision too.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1424427193' post='2696128'] Yup. Apple is great for people who just want to do stuff. Android etc. is[b] great for people who want to do stuff with the thing they use to do stuff.[/b] :-) [/quote] Ha! I love that! I'm going to keep it for future reference

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1424421862' post='2696066'] Oasis are stil current in the sense that I can't get through a single gig without one drunken chavvy bloke agressively demanding them all night, or host one open mic without one guy pretending to be them. :-/ Drives me nuts, which is why I finally 'relented' and arranged a completely different 'rock' version of the most requested song 'wonderwall' just to shut them up and to date a sense of mischief (Which I demo'd up on GarageBand on my iPad if anyone's interested) [url="https://soundcloud.com/gafbass02/wonderwall-rock-ipad-demo"]https://soundcloud.c...-rock-ipad-demo[/url] [/quote] Nice! I prefer it to the original!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1424414426' post='2696009'] I have no idea what package management is. Is it something I need to know? [/quote] Clearly you don't. So no need to worry. The thing is "computers" can be used for one and a million things, so it's natural that there's a whole lot of different requirements out there for different people. Macs do what they do very well for a group of people. If you have different requirements, Macs may not be for you. Like... anything else really. I don't see why we need to fight wars over Mac vs PC Can Mac people accept Macs are not ideal for everyone, and viceversa about PCs? Then we can go back to argue about Precision vs Jazz or something

I want a mint green pickguard for my 75RI Jazz... but some are too fake bright green. I bought one once from a shop in the Netherlands that was perfect, just the kind that looks "aged" and slghtly greenish... But I don't recall who they were. Does anybody know where I could get one that's not too bright and weird looking?

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1424358376' post='2695519'] Out of curiosity, if it's not money that you avoid Apple for. Why is it? [/quote] As with most things I don't buy (except a Ferrari and such), I don't buy them because I don't like them, or the company making them, or both. Apple products are not THAT expensive. You can get an iPhone on a similar package to my mobile one, but you won't see me going for one. I know Apple-fans tend to think Apple-life is the life we should all naturally aspire to, but it's just not so. Enjoy your iWhatever. I'm glad there are other alternatives that work better for me. Equally, I would never own a Rickenbacker, I don't think. It's not a cash thing. I just don't like them, unconceivable as it may seem to some. Computing-wise, PCs are more convenient for me, and more flexible. I use dual partitions so that I sometimes use Windows and other times a flavour of Linux, depending on what I need to do. I'm very happy with my HTC phone running Android, and I have never felt "I wish it were an iPhone"... I do not like the way Apple products seem to create unnecessary dependance on other Apple products... even things like power supplies! It was power supplies that made me shun Sony many years ago, when I got fed up that every new Walkman I bought seemed to use yet a different adaptor plug and I had to buy their own brand adaptor. I haven't bought Sony ever since, I'm vindictive that way I lie, I bought a pair of headphones once, because they sounded great. But if there is an equally good alternative available to me, I go for that one. Same thing for Apple and me.

[quote name='pineweasel' timestamp='1424274736' post='2694637'] Not really in this case - it's just the amp simulation via a plugged in iPhone/iPad that's Apple only [/quote] oh, my interest has revived then... I should check it out when they come out. I like the idea, I like the look, if I like the sound... I might just get one.