LukeFRC

oh and some jap ones have basswood body and jap vintage pups, others have alder body and USA pups.

If they don't have the spiral bridge and the grounding strip it may not be a 62 ri....

Block inlays are later...
the jap 62RI has 3 knobs and no tugbar, look at guitaremporium's site.
The US one has the stack knobs and all the bells and whistles.

Todays observation involves an unknown shop in a unknown city that has a Fender Jazz bass from the 70's. It's more expesnsive than anything post '73 on vintageandrare's website, more than anything fender the gallery have (bar one '73 jazz), and so on....

handily fender at the time were providing a wee gap in the neck pocket between the neck and the body to store a packet of strings or something....

who's going to pay so much for that?

[quote name='cameltoe' post='955466' date='Sep 13 2010, 09:57 PM']I can understand this.

I have a precision, and it's a lovely example, but I still GAS badly for other versions.

I'd love an American Standard. I'd love a older (90's) CIJ Precision,

....BUT I'd sell my gran to get this:[/quote]


i played one in a shop, not a million miles better than the CIJ version I had. Main difference was the finish. My Jap one had a better neck.


and to the OP, if your squier has a good neck just upgrade that. Other wise I doubt it will be that much worse than MIM or whatever.
Otherwise go for a jap fender

a better video [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3DoJZJ-0XI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3DoJZJ-0XI[/url]

a better video

Yeah, found that! I like the way the preamp seems to be add only, it means that set flat it is pretty much the same as disengaged. It's a set up that encourages subtlety. I like it!
May put the old knobs on, I'm not sure if I like the sadowsky type look or the fender type look.

It looks nice, the only thing i hate about the way it looks is the scratchplate, a black one would set it off well though!

so, just in case anyone was wondering I sorted out my wants with a lovely candy apple red valenti jazz that theidontcarebear was selling. Yes yes yes, it's everything I was looking for in terms of tone and feel and everything, not passive but really impressed with the preamp.
Sits in the mix just right and sounds good!

So I'm happy, just need to get nice (thicker) strings on it.

Probably going to end up selling the warwick, though to be honest I may be better keeping it under the bed for a few years then selling it!

Bought Adam's Valenti bass, apart from the fact I think he may have been mad to sell it it was a great sale with a top bloke and he was perfect.
He has a talent for packaging too!
I'm going to stop buying things off basschat now but if I did I wouldn't hesitate in buying or selling something off him.

[quote name='Doctor J' post='950200' date='Sep 9 2010, 08:06 AM']You could just lower the P pickup/raise the J pickup until you find the balance you're looking for.[/quote]

+1

Ampeg SVT (super valve technology)
Catlinbread SFT (super fet technology)

the circuit is pretty close to a early SVT made with FETs not Valves. My home built copy sounds amazing!

[quote name='synthetic' post='949703' date='Sep 8 2010, 06:11 PM']Also, while I'm bombarding with questions

The previous owner had put new strings on just before selling, think he said they were D'Addario. He mentioned they were thicker than the original strings the warwick came with. Would it be best to find out the strings warwick put on as standard or are the D'addarios a good brand to leave on? This is bearing in mind I'm paying to have it setup at the weekend.[/quote]

new strings, you'll be fine.

warwick would probably put warwick strings.

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='949693' date='Sep 8 2010, 06:05 PM']Well, yeah, i'd have to be sure i was acomplished enough to sell an entire collection for one bass.
Otherwise, i'd probably never forgive myself.[/quote]

one bass




and a backup





oh and the fretless








oh and the wife would kill me if i sold that one............

Right I know warwick frets are big and wide and really low, but say you had to have a fret dress, how much metal do you acually need left?
My bass is coming up to its 19th birthday in october and has been played hard.
I remember this coming up before and warwickhunt or someone posted some pics but cant remeber how low they are.
Luke

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='949540' date='Sep 8 2010, 03:50 PM']As in the basses or the bassist?

My AC gas has peaked, as I got another 15 minutes with the same one today.
Once the 'what to play' thing had settled down, i really got into it, and it had the placebo 'makes me play better' effect on me.

So, i'm a bit deeper into the idea now, got some recording to do later (my last parts for the album) and i'm sure i'll be back in love with the Fender basses i use...until LozBass shows me a Celinder.[/quote]

hhmmm you could settle this once and for all if your friend would let you record one take with the AC...... compare the two blind and see where you need to put you money!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='948985' date='Sep 7 2010, 11:25 PM']I tried other basses/manufacturers, and didnt like them as much as the core three. I vene tried uber high end stuff.

I get your point though, Im crazy. All my Rays are different models though. [/quote]

oh yeah, just noticed! All your stuff is surprisingly new though!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='948964' date='Sep 7 2010, 11:04 PM']it!

I personally had a limit of 6 basses. I wont play them all equally, but I want them! Ive now got a collection of 'my' favourite basses.[/quote]

I have a limit (3), but what I don't get (not just you) is why lots of similar basses? How many stingrays/precisions does one man need? (ok apart from John Entwhistle...) If I had a limit of 6 there would be 6 random different basses there.

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='948925' date='Sep 7 2010, 10:33 PM']Warwick Corvette - Taught me everything I know, and is suitably 'road worn' by me, started life as white ash, and is now dark tan in colour.
Rickenbacker 4003 Blueburst - Dream Bass looks wise, just not being used as it gets lost in the band a bit.
Fender 75 Reissue USA Jazz Lake Placid Blue - Mega Bass, took a long time to find this particular edition.
Fender 60's Mexi Reissue Jazz Burgundy Mist - Again, awesome bass in a bit of a special finish.
Fender 50's Mexi Reissue Precision Blonde - Missus bought me this, doubt i'd get away with selling it.
Fender '62 Jap Reissue Lake Placid Blue - Import From Ishibashi, mega bass, looks like Beedsters old '64.
Squier 1983 'SQ' Japanese Precision Bass with added Jazz Pickup in the bridge.
Yamaha 1983 ish BB300, not worth much, but was my first ever bass.
Fender Japan Fretless 70's reissue Precision Bass, gloss Maple board, Ash Body...doubtful i'd let this go.[/quote]

some lovely stuff there!
My question would be... say you only could have one bass. What would it be?
If you only had one, for what you use it for, would you want the Alleva over say that lovely looking '75 RI?
What I mean is if you could be satisfied with one bass- would you want/need to upgrade?

If you narrowed it down to one fretless, one precision, one jazz and one other what would you keep. Then would you still want to swap jazzes (if you could only have one).
In my mind, having looked at photos, you've got a pretty amazing JAzz bass, it's not a Alleve, but it will do you.

Plus i may want to wave photos of my streamer under you nose to tempt you soon!

[url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=com-G15ES164"]http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars...ck=com-G15ES164[/url]

cheaper one in glasgow

is the JV in both your signatures a family bass or has your old man not realised you've stolen it yet higgie?

my advice would be to highlight the title of the amp

press ctrl+c (cmd+c on macs)
then in the searchbar at the top of your browser
press ctrl+v
press enter.

that wasn't that hard was it?
Plus if you're not doing your research into 'what it is' how on earth do you know if you're paying the right price???

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='946949' date='Sep 6 2010, 10:13 AM']Another basic question.

I ran out of solder last night so need to pop to Maplins to get some more today. The stuff i had was the lead free variety. Is this a good one to use or should i be using something else?

This is what ive been using
[url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43001&OrderCode=N34BJ#spec"]Solder[/url]

Cheers.[/quote]

I used maplins lead free stuff for my pedal builds, I ran out and went to a old local store and he sold me a roll of old lead solder. Much better- it has a lower melting point so you can use less and get neater joints. With the maplin stuff i found i could only get it to melt onto the iron rather than heat the parts and melt it into that.

[quote name='MarkusWarwick' post='946379' date='Sep 5 2010, 05:19 PM']This bass was bought new from Sound Control in Glasgow, in January of 2009.[/quote]

im not sure anyone doubts that, they question how long sound control had it up on their walls thats all.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='946351' date='Sep 5 2010, 04:49 PM']I was selling a 1971 MGB GT Chrome bumpers,Tax exempt with a full years MOT and a dealer said he was prepared to "take a gamble and buy it unseen" and send his mechanic with a trailer to collect it for £950! I think F and Off were in the reply

Have you noticed when you put a great deal out there to get it sold quick thats when you get the most people messing you around? I sold my 90's Bass collection SB320 with a fitted case for £200 and the guy faffed about with it for an hour, £699 new or £200 in good condition take it or leave it mate...[/quote]

because if you are in the market for a £200 bass you are likely to know less than if you have £700 to spend?


I sold a 1991 warwick streamer (bluey), it was on basschat at the pretty low price of £700 or something, which was cheap and £100 more than I had bought it for off warwickhunt the year before.
No takers so I stuck it on Gumtree for £1000.
Guy gets in touch, pretty eager tells me he knows all about basses and would like to come and see it.
So he comes around, mentioned he had seen another one on gumtree for £400, (which I don't tell him I had bought and stuck in my flatmates room) so he sits there playing for a bit. (not very well) and rather than come in with a offer, just asks "whats the best price you can do on it"- well I had been prepared to go lower, down to £600 if needs be, but I say £750 without the case, £800 with. I fair whack off what he had come to see it at.

So he mutters, first about it not being a fitted case (it was fine) then about a few dings it had. I'm like it's a 18 year old bass, what do you expect, go buy a new one if thats what you want. (which would cost a bit more than £800) and then leaves saying he doesnt want anything that damaged.
Ok fine, i don't *need* to sell.
Then comes a text "ill give you £400 mate"
no
"ill give you £450 and a rockbass"
no
"ill give you £500 and a jap squire" now this if he had offered it to start i would have taken, but he had pissed me off by now and I told him I didnt need to sell it and i would just stick it under my bed to appreciate or give it to my brother
"ill give you £650"
by which point i ignored him,

the next day "sorry i was being an idiot, ill give you £800 for it"
so i made him come to meet me at work (a coffee shop) where my boss was built like a tank covered in iron maiden tattoos. Funnily he paid up and took this bass he wanted so much.

Two days later it was on ebay at £1200.

He eventually shifted it for £675.... I smiled a bit at that.