LukeFRC

about a year to save up for my ACG preamp in my warwick - kept blowing the money on other things like engagement rings. When I eventually sold enough other stuff to justify buying it I wasn't even sure I wanted it anymore but the stubbon "well I got this far 4 times so I may as well" prevailed. Turned out to be a good move. Getting married was also nice

If I were going to spend 900 on a MIM fender I would for sure want my photos of it instagramed

the bass stopped evolving with the Peavey T40. It's all been downhill since then!

I love that video.... inane questions followed by the tech saying "er it's just a standard"

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1378230463' post='2197448'] I've owned - for a decent chunk of time - an Acoustic Image Focus, TC RH450, Streamliner 900 and Ibanez Promethean... yep, they all sound different but just didn't cut it in the feel department in a similar sort of way. It's not immediate - it took me a while to realise with each that there was something missing (apart from the TC which I hated from the start. ha ha.). Coinicidence? Maybe. Maybe not. At least three of those use the same power module. [/quote] were you not quite positive in your reviews of the RH450 to begin with? I remember your review made me add it on my possibles list a few years back when I was looking for a new amp. [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1378271882' post='2197875'] As mentioned earlier, for me it's more to do with the feel than the sound. And I don't think pro PAs powered by class D use the ICE Power module with clever processing to make the pro audio equivalent of 175w sound like 450w... [/quote] I kinda know what you mean. I can't stand the sound of Markbass (one of the main class D amps I've played through) maybe it's just the amp but it feels like something's missing. My Tecamp puma 1000's got a different power modual (powersoft) and sounds very different. but.... never had to really push it so who knows. I kinda miss my big heavy Hughes and Kettner Quantum 600 to be honest.

If you wanna try a good one out for a few hours my JV is a good un - and I'ld love to try your ACG's!

the one that fits in your hand the best- really how it fits in your hand and effects your playing style will make more difference than who made it or what fancy preamp it has in it. If you left me with one bass I would be happy with my ACGed up Warwick SS1 - simply it's my bass, it sounds like I want a bass too, it weighs little and it's fun to play. But I like having a passive fender style kicking around too. BUT - at the end of the day it's not about the price. It's about the bass- does it sound good, play good and you enjoy playing it. I honestly believe that a £200 bass can fit the bill just as well as a £5000 one - (and custom built basses from UK luthiers seem to start at less than the price of a MIA fender too)

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1377898124' post='2193500'] To put it in context I'd just told him that I'd played a Squire VM 77 Jazz, a MiM Fender Jazz and a MIA Fender Jazz with Custom Shop pickups. The Squier was the best one out of the lot by far. The MIA Jazz had a slightly better sound due to the pickups but those pickups ain't worth £900... So his response was that the US models weren't made for players. My opinion is that MIA Fenders are lacklustrely made as they can sell them on the strength of the brand name and the Squiers have to be good to compete in a very crowded and competitive market. Or to put it another way, Squier has to try harder whilst MIAs don't. His opinion was that they deliberately make MIA basses with flaws to put players off from buying them. Then he started whittering on about them being made for investors (despite very few, if any, that have been made in the last 10 years increasing in value at all). Very strange bloke. [/quote] Oddly.... I had my JV Squier up for sale last year. As you might (or might not) it's in brilliant condition and seems to be a model that the (perceived) value of is going up. It probably just about fits into the bracket of "basses to think about if you want to buy an investment" -Although I bought it cos I liked it if anything the value of it going up put me off playing it - At the time I was using a bike to get around and was worried about damaging it in a crash so stuck it up for sale. Well one fella who was a definate to buy it, was arranging times and the like and he was telling me about his current basses - which included a mexican P bass, and a US P bass. I asked him why he wanted to pay £1.2k for my JV - the answer was to play as a beater bass so he could keep his brand new USA P bass safe in it's case under the bed to keep it's value as an investment!!! Not really understanding his logic, nor wanting to see my JV sold and trashed I pointed him to some cheaper nice MIJ P basses. Strange bloke too!

[quote name='muddyman1' timestamp='1378066082' post='2195485'] you seem to have ALL the basses... fantastic offer! Unfortunately I'm nowhere near Wigan (closer to SH). Would take you up on the offer otherwise. Is there a similar but more local offer? I doubt it! I've been looking at Sadowsky. They seem rather nice. Perhaps it's a case of 'do I want to own a Fender for its quality and classic reputation?' vs 'do I want a bass that has all that Fender can offer plus some?' This post has presented me with more questions rather than answered the few that I had to start with... in a good way. mmmmmmm [/quote] if you want a passive fender a good fender is hard to beat. You may have to search for a good one but they are out there. Start moving onto sadowsky and it's a whole other kettle of fish. where is SH by the way?

<p>[quote name='harrybgoode' timestamp='1378051762' post='2195142'] by the way Luke your p is outstanding. Best P ever seen. [/quote] </p> thanks! It's fallen out of favour a bit and never gets played, but after reposting my photos I went and got it out of it's case... and boy- I remembered what's good about it! fun to play and sounds good!

Hello, back again after a long gap.... so a question there's a fella in the sales forum just stuck up a alleva copollo 2 band preamp, mounted in an outboard box for a lot of money. Now the brand is one thing.... but sadowsky, aguilar, alleva copollo etc, their two band on board preamps - everytime you hear about them they are "the best preamp ever" - I wonder how, different can the cuircuit schematics and parts of a two band preamp be? like at the end of the day it's going to be a shelving (?) eq at a certain frequency and a certain Q value. Where does the "magic" of the sound come from?

nah that's not a bad price, hows it play?

ah my photos went pretty eh?

[quote name='Higgie' timestamp='1377957832' post='2194082'] Yeah what can you do? I know he is busy, but it's already been a year, added to the fact that it "should" have been ready for April...and now it's September and still not ready. He loaned me a 5 string to use instead of this last time, and consequently as it's still not ready, I still have his bass! So looks like he won't be getting that back till April either! [/quote] in other news I've been really enjoying your youtube playing - been inspiring me to learn some of the same songs. No way as good as you mind - I get lost in the bit after the chorus of Sir Duke. Bit rubbish about the waiting for the bass, what's the hold up? it looked almost finsihed in the pics?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1377943522' post='2193837'] Yes it was pretty hard and dry. On the can it says it drys fully in 4 hrs. I could have given it a polish but the finish is pretty good without it. It also gives the impression it's pretty hard wearing too. What a great find Molotow paint is. Thanks for the heads up I owe you a pint. By the way I just used a B&Q mask when I painted mine, which did the trick. Now what colour shall I paint it next week? [/quote] it must be the clear coat that needs a bit longer to cure

I think one of the site owners pointed out that it would be almost impossible to police and th current sale forums allow swaps in n easier to run and moderate way

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1374914217' post='2154671'] Did you use a respirator when spraying? CAn you do it outside? Would you still need a respirator then? [/quote] no stupid? i used it in a small basement with little ventilation and no respirator. Not the best idea really. I used to use all sorts of chemicals and stuff as a student, and while you are probably wise to use a ventilator this stuff isn't particually bad. As it drys it also gives off fumes so leaving it somewhere ventilated. Outside it would be fine without a respitator. Use it every day... get a respirator.... but a shed or somewhere where you can spray with a window or door open then leave it to dry without you being there... should be fine

ahh sorry I hardly ever look in this forum so didn't notice folk relplying to this thread. Molotow was one of the finds of the year for art projects at uni (yep LukeFRC BA Sculpture 2:1 MA Design(Graphics) ) nd works really well with guitars as a cheap alternative. I've never used real nitro so can't compare[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1375134317' post='2157213'] Wow that looks amazing! Graffiti paint - what a discovery! I have actually just spent this evening sanding OFF some nitrocellulose vintage amber tint on my jazz neck. It looked horrible just yellow and cheesy. Cost me £12 too. That shock orange looks just like fiesta red and the finish looks very pro too. Congratulations! I wonder if they do anything like surf green. What kind of clear coat did you use? [/quote] Molotow clear gloss topcoat. It's their hardwearing finish - goes on nice. If I did it agian with practice I would get a almost shop quality gloss. takes as long as nitro takes to cure though! [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1377616512' post='2189438'] And 5 hrs later paint has dried [attachment=142461:blue.jpg] [/quote] that was quick! had it cured properly?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1377813837' post='2192410'] 40 pages worth already I've heard [/quote] I got to page 6 and they were debating the virgin birth and so on. Half of them were saying the pickup maker was the messiah, and the other half were saying he was a very naughty boy.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1377812049' post='2192370'] It's probably Scotland. The cold and the damp [/quote] i lived in bargeddie for a bit a few years ago and most my basses were fine. The surprise with my bitsa jazz is that it doesn't keep tune like the JV or warwick do.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1377641864' post='2189907'] I am now planning to have all my basses upgraded to feature "pickups wound by virgins" [/quote] I read a story on the other side where some boutique pickup winder had some pickups lying in the corner of his workshop and some dude emailed him wanting him. Anyway the fella convinced the winder to sell them to him cheap... but when he got them it turned out the winders mum had made them and.... well no one was convinced she qualified as a virgin...... and yeah - it all kicked off on the other side....