LukeFRC

if it were an original 70's P maybe, maybe not- but as a reissue- well it seems a waste to not! Maybe think about a stacked pot rather than an extra hole though

on the warwick start flat. then boost the bass about 33% to fatten out. Then treble boost if the song needs it. Warwick 2 band is interesting though as the Eq points are quite high for a bass and low for a treble. When I briefly tried a Glockenklang it was utterly different and didn't shape the tone as well, just added low and highs. All being well I'm going to go for an ACG which will be utterly different!

it's a big heavy item... and it's in devon collect only! what did you expect?

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1338464710' post='1674928'] Wenge top? [/quote] spalted maple top is of course what I meant to write....

interesting! If it were me i would have preferred it without the wenge top but that's me!

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1338423198' post='1674516'] As the kind of guy who does this work for other people I might be a wee bit biased in suggesting that if you are not sure about it then it probably is best to give it to someone else to do.... this is your bass we are talking about after all. If you think you'd like a go anyway, why not practice on something else first - maybe a busted pedal or something. There are a few tut vids on yt which show the basics. [/quote] what he says

you are in cape town, you have this old fender bass and what you REALLY want is a warwick..... great refin though

so let me get this right..... You are a bass player of a large number of years. Talented and able to write 'clever' lines. You normally play prog and play a 6 string bass. he is a very very talented musician. former bass player, now guitarist and songwriter. He plays punk type bass and writes kinda poppy simple metal songs. You hang out and work on songs, he pays for a big recording session himself to record these songs. You (and for very good reason) can only make a day of the session and record the lines you wrote on some of the songs. as it turns out the songwriter listening back doesn't like your lines and rerecords them. Meanwhile the 'band' get signed. my questions... 1) given the different musical backgrounds, and the fact they are his songs- why are you surprised? 2) this is somewhat unrelated.... but.... what is your role in this band in the future going to be? This fella seems to stick a lot of cash behind his dream and his talent, you have work and family commitments. When the band leader and the label wants to take the band on tour of europe for a month- what will you do then? If he's that good, are you going to make the commitment to follow? (I will add also at this point that I think it's far better to put family before any rock and roll dream.)

my jv squier - because its the best bass I've ever played- and i get to own it

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1338056981' post='1669160'] Wouldn't happen to be around G# by any chance? [/quote] sounds like you have a hunch whats going on...

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1338328732' post='1672987'] Go figure? What does that mean? [/quote] go figure, go work out why I have two versions of an instrument I can't really play. It makes little sense

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1338206703' post='1670741'] i think ishould have read the question a little better, it's semi acoustic that i voted (335 copy) but that was because i thoiught you were asking what i would reccomend (i love mine and with a coil tap and a piezo bridge it would cover most bases) but if it was a house on fire moment or that nightmare (for me) situation of having to sell all but one of my guitars then my McIlroy acoustic would be the one i'd keep, nothing i've ever played comes close to how good it sounds and how well it plays, i still can't quite believe that it's mine and i've had it for just over 4 years. [url="http://www.mcilroyguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.mcilroyguitars.co.uk/[/url] (mines an AS25, walnut and cedar with pearwood bindings) [/quote] Nice looking guitar that! I think the route of the question is this- I'm moving house soon to leeds, and shortly after getting married. Currently studying a masters which has been great but money is dwindling- so money and space are not things I have loads of. I have an amp and 2 basses- which are amazing- one of the great things about basschat is that i have owned amazing instruments and been able to sell them on and ended up settling with two that are exceptional. I also have two guitars, a 1987 Takamine EN10 which is a lovely dreadnaught acoustic. sounds great and a lovely to play (and even better plugged in) and a 1984 Yamaha SG400 and a wee Line6 amp. again a really special instrument. I can't play either really yet and was thinking along the lines of if I could only have one, either an electric or acoustic which would I go for? and why? It seemed a good question to ask on here- and the results are certainly interesting. As to what I will do? Not a clue, I know the old owner of the acoustic would take it back, and some time in the future if I wanted I could get some other acoustic (prob not a dreadnaught though) though I would be hard pressed to find one remotely close for the money. Like ways the Yamaha is a 'lower end' SG and not that valuable- but... you know when you pick up an instrument and it just feels 'right' and musical.... yeah it's one of them. prob I will keep both and struggle for space and cash

cheap at half the price!

[quote name='EmmettC' timestamp='1338284084' post='1671983'] Now I want to keep it original, too many options. I think I'll use it this weekend and see how it goes at a gig, it hasn't been out much in the last couple of years. I can make a decision then. [/quote] In my experience, and not liking the "emg active sound" they work better in a gig than at home. And nickel strings too

i left the band who abbreviated to FRC about 5 years ago. Sometimes I think of asking nicely to leave the band.... but what would I replace it with huh? huh?

[quote name='bassickman' timestamp='1338282914' post='1671955'] Whats hartke like? [/quote] supposedly some of the best bang for buck out there. the amps look good, I don't like the cabs much

also I would keeps trying to trade it- eventually someone will bite. it's a nice looking thing and if I had anything spare that would interest you I'ld be coming to try it. try a new sale post, pretty pictures (daylight on bed sheet, flash off) bit of the history of them and so on.