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  1. dmckee
    But have they just taken a standard Ric and moved the bridge 4 inches into the body??
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    I've not seen a PJ Lionel, or I'd likely have bought it! But yes, the P pickup often seems to be the other way round in PJ basses in general. It does seem more sensible, as you say.
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    Thanks both. Some interesting thoughts there. 1. Active and passive. Although they appear to be very similar in volume they def sound tonally different. I need to try passive next time I have it out. Or back off the bass a bit in active, as you say. 2. Pickup placement. Yes, I do wonder what the D and G strings would sound like if the pickup was installed in the reverse position, keeping the E/A half where it is and shifting the D/G half to the neck side. If I ever put a J pickup in the bridge, maybe I’ll get it swapped over at the same time. 😂 And yes, it’s a cool colour!
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    In my ongoing (ahem) “investigations” of short scale basses, I finally buckled and bought a Sandberg Lionel. It’s a lovely bass. Feels great ergonomically and balances perfectly despite being very light (not much more than 7lbs). Narrower/thinner neck than I’m used to but it’s growing on me. A few thoughts though I’d been keen on hearing other Lionel owners’ opinions on, mainly around tone. I’d read some folk saying the pickup is more modern / less vintage sounding than your average P bass. That may or may not be true, but my overriding feeling tonally is that it sounds much less like a 30” than I was expecting. My experience to date with 30” basses is that you get a more even tone across all the strings, so (for example) in areas like the lower frets of the D string, those notes just sound a bit thicker than they might on a 34”, and conversely, the E and A strings are possibly a little less deep, making the bass seem overall better balanced across the strings. But not on this bass. The E and A strings seem massive and the D and G strings seem thinner sounding. Ie much more like a 34”. Anyone else have that experience and/or any thoughts on why? (BTW I’ve got D’Addario Chromes on it, as I have on most of my other basses).
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    This is lovely lightweight fretless and looks really cool with the maple board. Only selling as I’m only playing short scales these days. Bought this in May last year, new from Bass Direct. Given how light it is, it had a wee bit neck dive when it arrived, but I installed Hipshot USA Ultralites and a Fender high mass bridge so it now balances perfectly on a strap. Also has Dunlop Straplocks. It hasn’t left the house and hasn’t been played much at all, so is in great condition. Only little issue is a wee bit of varnish chipped slightly when I removed the old tuner bushings on the D and G pegs. I was able to glue both back in place - you’ll see the tiny lines on one of the photos. It has a Maruszczyk gigbag and certificate etc, and will sell with original tuners and bridge. Bass Direct said “A hand made, up to date take on Leo Fenders ubiquitous bass from the 1950s that has had a modern makeover including: compact body shape, high specification Maruszczyk split coil pickups for versatile passive tones, precision bridge and superb build quality. The bass has a slimmer neck profile front to back.” Nut Width: 41mm Weight: 7.6lbs
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    I ordered pickups on 17 Sept (just before all this started) and heard nothing, despite several emails to chase. I got a refund yesterday. (I’d rather have got the pickups obvs, but happy at least that I got my money back).
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    Not sure if this is in any way significant, but G&L webstore says this now:
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    I ordered a pair of pickups from G&L on 17 Sept, just before all this happened. No sign of them, no response to any emails…. I’m not even sure how I can go to my credit card provider as there’s nothing official out about the company going bust or anything (as far as I know), and them being in the US is not going to help. 😞 Anyone any thoughts?
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    Or this lovely thing??
  10. dmckee
    Yeah, I’m sure I can do that. Drop me PM.
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    PMd.
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    I hope not! (And I’ve just ordered some pickups ☹️)
  13. dmckee
    Yeah, I’m about to retire (from work, not playing bass!) and thinking of buying it. 🤔😂
  14. dmckee
    Nice. I’ll keep an eye out for it if you decide to sell it…. I don’t need another bass of course……
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    What Supro do you have? Curious. 😃
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    After reading through this thread, I decided to buy a TMB30. What a great bass this is for the money! I’ve put Hipshot Ultralites and a Kickass bridge on it, swapped out the 2 volumes for a master tone and 3 way switch, and it’s good to go. Not the lightest bass ever, but it balances fine now with that tuner/bridge combo and I like the chunky neck. Might swap the pickups out at some point but they’re pretty decent…. Will see how it goes at a gig.
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    I was recording with my Fatfish 32 recently. Sounded fantastic. Pretty much only using the front pickup. Warm and woody.
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    I bought a solid body Kala U-bass and wanted flatwounds for it, but accidentally bought the ukulele u-bass flat wounds by accident. (I needed the 23.5" set. This set are for 20.5" scale length. Duh). Packet opened, but strings were never actually put on the bass, obviously, so basically brand new. Currently cost £55 from Thomann, plus £10 P&P. Postage included in the price.
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    Super Midget + Roqsolid case for sale. The Super Midget is 1x12 + tweeter - exactly the same as the current Super Mini T. I've had this since new, and gigged it infrequently. Only selling as I have 2 of them, seem to only take 1 out these days, and have ordered a BF 2x10 just to try something different.
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    Well, I bit the bullet and bought the Reverend Fatfish 32. Lovely neck - the 32 is a very comfortable size actually, it sounds great - playing mainly on the front humbucker just now which gives a big warm fat tone but still with plenty cut in the mix, it’s a relatively big body but still feel pretty comfortable. All in all very happy with this purchase. And I can now do a small, medium and large photo, like this: 😃
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    I have a Vintera II I was thinking of selling…..
  23. dmckee
    Yes, Reverend make great basses, which are exceptional value for money. (I actually brought a Rev Fatfish 32 recently and LOVE it).
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    Yeah, what I’m aiming for here is a short scale L (or M) 2000, or thereabouts. I like my Fallout but I’m not totally sold on the body shape or bridge position (and I’d like it to be lighter), so think I’ll go for a body more like the L2000, but as I said, contemplating moving the bridge pickup to the neck position….
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    Going to get local luthier Chris McIntyre to make me a short scale bass and currently musing on pickups / positions. Thinking I might put some MFDs in it, either a pair of L2000 pickups (if I can get my hands on them, although that does seem difficult) or the pickups out the cheap M2000 Tribute I have. I’m also considering going for centre and neck positions instead of centre and bridge, like the custom Fallout in this picture below. Anyone any thoughts on pickup choice or placement etc?
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