LukeFRC

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1445372809' post='2891069'] I've heard complaints about the JV p'ups before but the stock p'ups on my JV '57 are monsterous. Vintage tone but with a hint of grit. Loads of output and even tone across the strings. They are the raised 'A' pickups. No signs of any mods so I'm assuming they are as standard. [/quote] i had a jv with a duncan spb1 it was awesome - i then tracked down an original raised A pickup... monsterous but so so vintage - it sounded like an old p bass should... however the more modern duncans fitted better in modern music i was playing

though if carlisle there is hope. Hopefully we never see it online again apart from in someones gig photos. I does look nice doesn't it?

[quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1445374136' post='2891087'] It was someone called Roy and bass is now apparently sold (not to me) [/quote] Theres a fat idiot who I think is called Roy, lives in Livingston who buys stuff up on gumtree and then flogs it for profit the next week... watch ebay...

what year JV? export domestic? Fender/squier series logo or Squier logo? Also try raising the pup to change the tone Unless it's a very early one, switch the pickup and just play the thing. Keep the old pup though.

didn't someone one here have a mini Matamp amp for practice?

Looks great! It replacing a big rig or have you gone from a mesa wakabout to that?

I bought one of the Retrovibe bridges for a bitsa. Screws made of cheese. I would pay more for screws not made of cheese. This goes for all basses.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1444859794' post='2886865'] Same is true for many of the luxury cars...BMW 6/7 series go for less than high specced 3 series after a few years.... [/quote] is that true? I might check out if it is. And is that like for like secondhand from private owners? Somewhat relevant to this thread I do know that the more add ons and factory customisations you do to a new car (think Fiat 500 or equivalent) the lower the value will be when you come to sell it. Go for bog standard and dealers know they can buy and turn it over. Learnt that this week [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1444944432' post='2887651'] I hadn't looked at ACG, so googled them, and sadly it confirmed my worst fears about custom basses : I couldn't find a design I liked at all, and they look like the kind of things I've only ever seen being wielded by jazzers and slap addicts, and usually with more strings than I like. No problem with that, and its all about beauty being in the eye of the beholder - but - the issue with holding value, is that they are by definition, one person's 'ideal', and as a consequence of human nature, and no two of us liking exactly the same things, they will only ever ''fit' the commissioning player (hopefully). It's rather like 'custom cars', (which appear to be a passe thing now) : one man's orgasmic dream ride - Ford Escort MkII with a V8, and 'Dirty Harry' airbrushed custom paint, is somebody else's Chavvy pile of cack. The fact that so many 'custom' basses come up for sale must surely bring into question the validity of the thought process of ordering one - if so many people buy one, and then sell it, surely (barring financially necessary clear outs) that's because it didn't live up to the dream? The problem is of course, unlike going to a retailer and trying a number of P basses (for example) until you find 'the one', you get what you are given when the Luthier's work is done. There's also the image issue : if you are auditioning for a new band and you pull out a 'coffee table' 6 string, its likely to scare the natives - people like what they know, and you'll go a long way to find anyone more conservative than guitar players. [/quote] The Greek has an ACG that I almost bought twice, and still kinda want. But it's a single cut and that made me hesitate... and the Greek got it! It's about the only ACG I've been interested in. Mind you I did get a quote from ACG and a couple of other UK based Luthiers a year or so ago for a more workman like, simple plain bass- not much of the fancy stuff. Prices were less than a new USA fender- and it looked a great deal. I think the problem is that lots of people write down what they want... and then get tempted by wood porn.

Furniture in your house maybe... but in a office or workplace a high quality reliable and tested mass produced option might be better. also if you look at the secondhand prices of custom built furnature i think its more to do with the nature of custom made items...

[quote name='rmcki' timestamp='1441376924' post='2858458'] Anyone out there put an East preamp in a thumb bass? 
 I have a UNI-PRE and was considering swapping the out MEC. I was hoping for some advice on the results, pointers and any gotchas before commencing the operation.
 
 your thoughts please? [/quote] how do you find the unipre?

Passive can only cut, active can boost. You can get not so good things happening if you boost- but having said that a well designed active EQ can sound nicer than a badly designed passive Eq. Moral of the story is don't worry about it - if it sounds good and you like it - use it.

Retrovibe stingray type bridges.... not bad but the screwsare made of cheese...

look here I could pay £80 for a deko! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Harley-Benton-Jazz-Bass-In-Natural-Ash-Left-Handed-/262064299493?hash=item3d043fdde5

From my understanding the physical cost of transformers and bits of a 200w valve amp is higher than a 5w guitar valve amp - plus where's the demand? The way the bass amp "sounds" isn't quite as crucial to tone as it is in guitars - plus I could buy a solid state amp that fits in my gig bag...

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1442878973' post='2870269'] I honestly think it's the way things work around here. There was a lot of noise about Vanderkley a while back- usually around 12 months later the For Sale pages start to feature things that have had people talking. I've seen it with Epifani and TC Electronic. The latest seems to be Barefaced cabs and maybe Maruszczyk basses. No question of the quality of any of the gear whatsoever- it's just word-of-mouth thing kicking in and people trying gear out. It's great because then a secondary wave of people come and try the s/h stuff out and so on. For instance, I use the aforementioned Epifani cab with a TC Head!! [/quote] The funny thing I find is that we get the basschat hype echo chamber where lots of cool stuff gets slightly over hyped - followed by echoes of talkbass-hype echo chamber - meaning we end up with a bunch of european stuff we hype (or slag off the handles) and then a wave of more expensive imported american stuff... which doesn't get slagged off so much cos it cost more to import it (so it's gotta be better right?) I find the mismatch mildly amusing.

conversely I've just listened on my macbook speakers (ill come back with some headphones ) and was surprised I could hear such differences! The Neve di box (unsurprisingly) reminded me of the warwick hellborg preamp I had.

No, they are probably really really really good - but not quite as good as the hype there was about them when they came out.

great post. Positivity about our home grown (i.e. european too) makers is good too.

Yep the legend that is uncle fluffy Hes a good man for making them available.

On the subject of the finish... 3 layers of pink went on, then sand back and went up through the grades and polished it to have a bit of a shine to it. The last bass I tried to finish in this paint I didn't sand the colour coat enough thinking it wouldn't matter cos of the top coat - what happened is that you could see the sanding marks on the colour coat though the top coat. not this time. I got a couple of tiny patches of rub through on the bottom cut and one on one of the horns. and just below the pickup. I'm going to leave it as... it's good enough.... I've finished the can of paint... and if I really didn't want I would have bought two cans of colour and gone on thicker! I was pretty pleased how the colour coat polished up, the top clear coat adds that extra level of shine. Just need to leave it a couple of weeks to harden fully now!