LukeFRC

I have tried both high and low mass bridges.... and a lot of the time I don't think they make a massive difference. My preference is for the sound of the normal fender bridge rather than the more decoupled sound of a high mass bridge- but that's just my preference. Where I think they are a massive upgrade is on cheaper basses - I stuck a high mass (badass sort of size/weight) on a friends squier PJ bass- it took a dull sounding bass and livened it up no end. On a already good sounding bass I think it's less of an upgrade.

[quote name='harleyheath' timestamp='1357291248' post='1920332'] sounds about right!! an yh I think Alembics an status could be banged in place of the streamer? [/quote] Yeah- I stuck alembic on there and then took them off. Mainly because apart from music only bass players listen too I couldn't think of one Alembic player. I guess John Entwhistle?

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1357244580' post='1919857'] In my opinion... I'm not convinced that everything on this list would be considered a "classic". I think that for something to be considered a "classic" it would have to be easily recognised by Joe Public, not only by Bassplayers - not sure that the Warwicks, MM Rays or the Peavey have done that [i]yet[/i]. [/quote] ahh but the James Jamerson defence says just cos Joe Public hasn't heard of him doesn't mean he isn't a classic....

Luke's list of classics.... Fender Jazz Fender Precision Rickenbacker 4001 Stingray (2eq) Stingray 5 G&L L1000 Warwick Streamer Stage 1/Spector NS (controversially I would say warwick is the more "classic" version of Ned Steinberger's design, at least this side of the pond) Warwick Thumb NT 5 Gibson EB Gibson Thunderbird Hofner Violin Peavey T40 Beyond that there are the Wal/Steinberger/Jaydee 80's stuff, and some quite cool stuff from Gibson in the 70's but none of it would be classic I think.

should be fairly easy fix - I can't imagine they use high spec parts. Only thing may be how do you get to it? hopefully not through the F hole....

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1357229590' post='1919447'] Looking good, well done. [/quote] cheers! It was fun - turns out it's a kinda nitro I used - cheaper than "guitar nitro-cellulose" though!

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1357207641' post='1918981'] Looks good Luke, you know it needs the chrome covers though! [/quote] was tempted... but the best sound is either a smidgin in front of the neck pup or over the bridge so they would get in the way!

Finished - been meaning to stick photos up for a while. My other half calls it the tomato soup bass... as you can see why! [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00686_zps2d53f603.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00687_zps10c43a40.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00688_zps3f75b6bb.jpg[/IMG] you can see the bit where the bridge went on in the wrong place. oops. [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00689_zpsa880e52c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00690_zpsfaedf3e3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/DSC00692_zps9db9f8be.jpg[/IMG] the red goes well with the vintage white and the chocolatey brown of the fretboard

I can see ol'bluey

why don't we all just tune the 4 strings BEAD and see what happens?

I had one bass. needed a P bass so bought that. Sold my first bass to buy a Warwick which I had wanted for ages. So had two basses. Picked up a variety of fretlesses and jazzes and stuff just to try. Didn't cost me much and I could try something new and sell it for normally the cost of a cinema ticket.

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1356791854' post='1913652'] Thanks Luke - If you end up buying one I'll route a BiSonic sized hole in your JV for free! Just kidding by the way [/quote] hahha ! no ive a bitsa jazz..... Out of interest... could you PM me with how much you think they will be?

turn up with a single cut coffee table 4 string and see how that goes. Some people are just narrow minded, mostly they get called guitarists

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1356738134' post='1913196'] Or this US FSR, which is probably one of the nicest to look at Precisions I`ve seen: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/189922-fs-2012-fender-usa-precision-fsr-l750/"]http://basschat.co.u...ision-fsr-l750/[/url] [/quote] what that man said (and he knows his precisions)

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356700439' post='1912571'] You know my answer great year for them too as they were mostly made for them by Charvel and the quality is superb! [/quote] I'm guessing its a ray, were rhey made by different people at different times? And can you tell the difference in quality?

Look for a nice JV squier. Ask gareth, hes probably got a few more

cheers man - some great stuff there!

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1356639994' post='1911988'] I had one of the last trace ones. A CAR with matching headstock and white scratch. Was a great bass to be fair, sustain for weeks and could do pretty much anything tonally, one thing I will say though, seriously big old body on the thing! Didn't notice so much on a strap but sitting down it felt like playing a wardrobe. [/quote] when you ever played a wardrobe? isn't that a bit odd?