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[quote name='BassBalls' post='211641' date='Jun 3 2008, 11:15 AM']How on earth can you take a better picture than that? It looks amazing![/quote] It's out of focus. I think I still had the macro on.

I've finally got all the bits. Sounds very lush. I can't wait to gig it. Orange AD200B Bergantino NV610 (I'll take a better picture sometime.)

Have a good look at the Nordstrand MM replacement pick-ups. Wood & Tronics sell them in Italy.

I sold my first real bass, a Framus Star Bass, in 1967 to fund a new soft-top for the Frogeye Sprite. As a result I stopped playing for 23-years and spent a fortune on cars. Eventually I saw the light. I wonder whatever happened to that Framus?

Initially formed with four friends for a Farnham Grammar School dance, "Rusty and the Druids" did a few gigs sometime in 1962. It was pre-Beatles and we played Eddie Cochran, Johnny Kidd, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Cliff and the Shadows, etc. I still see Rusty occasionally and he can still be relied on to get up and sing.

Interesting Precision but a tad pricey to have shipped. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290233224858"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=290233224858[/url]

I think ebay have done something to the search facilities again. If I use one of my saved searhes e.g. Lakland in worldwide search it only brings up UK items and not all the US ones and doesn't show the Ebay stores. It happens on all the searches. If I go to ebay.com and search they are all there. Has anyone else noticed this and is there a fix. I've deleted all cookies and relogged-on but it's the same.

Dusty, how much tonal difference is there between the BG and the DD? Do you think the DD would benefit from having a bridge pick-up added?

My neice keeps saying she wants to play bass everytime she visits and sees my collection. I felt that the right thing to do was to buy a cheap bass and amp for her 13th birthday and see what happens. In particular she wanted a pink bass. Careful scrutiny of eBay for pink basses lead me to Swift basses who do a 32-inch scale P-bass for £59 new. Eventually I found a used one for £41. It needed a good set-up, the fret ends filing and a better set of strings (a discarded set of DRs) and now it plays really well - see pic of Dood with it at the Northampton Bash. Ebay also delivered a Stagg practice amp with line in and headphone out for £10. Total outlay £51 plus a bit of my time. If she really gets into it then we'll see about something better. If it's a 5-minute fad then no real loss.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='202463' date='May 19 2008, 10:06 PM']Am I right in saying that they're built in the same Cort factory as the Squier VMJs?[/quote] The Skylines are machined and painted in Korea. Electrics and final set-up are done in Chicago. BTW. I once had an MM Sterling and that didn't feel like an £1150 bass.

The OLP copy of the SR5 is narrower at the nut and the bridge than the SR5. In a rash moment I once bought a Westfield fiver that was also very narrow.

Not sure where to start. I've had mine for about a year during which I have had an on/off relationship with it. The build quality is flawless and the neck is starting to mellow nicely and at around 10lbs it's hardly light. The bit that makes it different to a Fender P is undoubtedly the neck. Same profile as the Joe Osborn Jazz. I never got on with a standard Precision neck and string spacing but the DD is great for small hands/short fingers. I have a '78 P which was factory made with a Jazz neck. Unfortunately it's like playing a broom handle, but the tone is to die for. I must confess to have struggled to get a similar tone from the DD. Mine was born with a Dark Star, not the stock Lindy Fralin, in fact I've never tried a Lindy fitted one. I tried a Thumper and now have a Wizard '64 installed. It came from the previous owner with TI Flats, which I dislike, and is now strung with DR 45-105 Sunbeams. I'm finally getting there. Jazz profile neck, very low action and classic P tone - it ticks all the boxes for me now. Set-up is a very personal thing and I would never judge a bass by what I find in a shop. In fact I haven't bought a bass from a shop in over 10 years. BBC you are welcome to try mine.

[quote name='carlosfandango' post='200174' date='May 16 2008, 09:35 AM']I need to get out more! [/quote] No, I'm the one who should get out more.

I have a Sony F780. Sony provided the wireless mics for one of the Rolling Stones world tours and produced a capsule for Jagger which had the same characteristics as the SM58. I have the same. I think it's better and clearer. Keep an eye on ebay as they come up sometimes and are great value.

It's been there for several months. They even tried to auction it at BIN for £2000 a while ago.

I've got some 6-metre IEC (kettle) to UK 13-Amp leads if you are going to buy a new one.

Jack, firstly, and I'm not jokin, but if others were wincing and you couldn't hear it then I seriously recommend that you get your hearing tested. As those who know me know I have a serious hearing deficiency and overcome the problem by boosting the mids on the bass. I don't know what bass you play but I usually use a jazz bass with a J-Retro and use the mid sweep on the Retro to boost the low mid frequencies. I recently used a P and couldn't hear a damn thing. BTW it's good to hear that the speaker cables are working well.

I've got one. Always take it and use it whenever playing on a hollow stage. Cuts out the boom and helps keep a nice tight sound.

A very nice guy. Always a pleasure to deal with.