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[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1454950584' post='2974537'] how much? [/quote] YOu could start with a cheap and cheerful Squier Precision and add the neck pickup with another output. If you don't want to spend money on the Dimarzio neck pickup you could use a humbucker from an Epiphone EB series - get one on ebay for £15 Then when you get some more money, change the P pickup to the Dimarzio Will Power. Then save up a bit more and get a Hipshot D-Tuner for the E string

Billy's own first one was just a modded Fender precision. He's done plenty of vids about what he did to it. You could get a cheap & cheerful precision and do the same mods to it

There is also the BB series budget version http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/signature_models/bb714bs/ Could be easily modded for 2 outputs if that is needed. But it's not much like the proper one.

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1454869434' post='2973764'] Another anecdote but a friend techs for Cradle of Filth. A few years ago he said it was fingers crossed every country as you see what dual rectifier is provided. I told him I thought they were pretty much bullet proof (apparently a requirement playing some venues in South America!) but he said by the time you factor in valve life, temperatures, quality of flight case and age you've got no idea. So he bought a kemper, hires it to them and the sound is the same from São Paulo to Siberia. [/quote] I well imagine that Kemper and Fractal have been so popular with touring musicians because the units can fit in a suitcase. It might not be quite as good as the perfect "real" amp, but it's probably a lot better than a knackered version. A mate of mine has swapped his enormo-rack for the Axe-Fx and a Matrix power amp. He tours all over the world and as long as he asks in advance it's easy to find a Marshall 4x12 locally. He's got a pair of the preamps so he has a back up, and the transport costs are tiny compared to what there were.

[quote name='victor5string' timestamp='1454936123' post='2974309'] The one with the Piezo also had the woofer pickup, it's under the scratch plate. It was called the custom. Also had the cool neck joint [/quote] ah! Thank you. Didn't know that. Wasn't there a very limited 5 string with piezo at some point too?

Special Offer at £2250 http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Yamaha_Billy_Sheen_LTD_3.html

oh year - there is the SPECIAL which has the neck pickup but only 1 output, and there is a cheaper still version too with just the P pickup. The neck is slimmer too. And a Japan only model with a piezo as the P pickup. Never seen one in the flesh.

There ahve been 3 proper ones - The Attitude; Attitude II; Attitude III I've had them all at some stage. The neck shapes are a little different - in fact the III neck was far bigger than the previous ones I had. Didn't like that one. Sounded great though. The RRP on the III was originally about £2500 but Yamaha couldn't sell them at that money so they reduced it to (I think) £1799, but looking at various sites like GAK and Bass Direct, the RRP is now back up to £2899 !! The green one he was seen most with is the II model. They come up used at £1000 or less. TorVic on here was selling one. Great basses, but IMHO the new III models are massively overpriced for what is essentially a Precision with a few extras. Be wary of weights too - my Mk1 was about 9lb and comfy, but my Mk3 was a whopping 12 lb and it killed my back. They vary a lot.

I've got a set on an active Fender Stu Hamm sig model. Sounds brilliant. Didn't like them at all on my Ray though, but I've since changed the pickups so I might try again.

Demeter clearest by far. But you'll need more money, alas.

If you like them, yes. No of you don't.

I had a pair of HD112 and a pair of CN112. I much preferred the CN so I've still got them. They sit wonderfully in a full band mix and never get boomy no matter how sh*te the room is. If a venue genuinely needs more low end, the PA can do it from the DI.

GHS Pressurewounds. Brilliant mid point between flats and rounds.

I'd love to see this done again with flats!

New demo up. http://youtu.be/-HtBMO8fqV8 This is going to cost me money.

Interesting. I got to just short of 14,000 http://onlinetonegenerator.com/hearingtest.html

Just me - back pack for cables mic etc. Full band - big wheeled flight case. Everything goes in it except instruments and amps.

I once had someone on here actually DEMAND that I tell them what I sold an item for to someone else! My response was not polite.

I hope someone noticed the lost item compensation limits on their T&C, and that it was enough.

Cello stuff. I love it.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1454671808' post='2971841'] He’s honestly not someone who’s been on my radar until purchasing this bass. I’d heard of him, of course, but had never taken the time to check out his playing. Seems very '[i]Jaco-ish'[/i]. I have a bunch of his tracks earmarked for listening to… [/quote] He likes to tell everyone who will listen that Jaco called him the best bass soloist in the world. I don't agree (I mean, where is the distortion? ), but he is very good and worth a listen.

Uriah Heep stuff - about half an hour. Bass part for "The Dambusters March" - about 3 months to get it perfect.