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[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1393456431' post='2380674'] I... kinda like it. Does that make me an awful person? [/quote] No

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1393455975' post='2380664'] Yep, to a degree it is [/quote] In that case, buy both, and don't feel guilty about it - as long as it doesn't threaten the roof over your head, the heat, light and food. Ach, even if it means beans on toast for a while, don't worry about it

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1393455235' post='2380655'] Not a band thing, totally a me thing, I like the sound, feel and look of both basses 100%. Aesthetics? Picture Lemmy with a Steinberger, Flea with a Hofner, Jaco with a Bongo and Mark King with a Ric.....? [/quote] Yes, but they're not me and I'm not trying to be them. This is history. If Lemmy had decided he liked a Steinberger and played one for enough years then we'd be talking about how ridiculous he'd look with a Ric. Actually, that's got me thinking - are you trying to be Lemmy? Is this a full "dress-up, play the same types of instruments" tribute band we're talking about? If so, then that's a big hole in my argument, carry on and forget I said anything I haven't played one particular bass long enough, to enough people to be saddled with a particular aesthetic

Try and be wise. You love this bass, how it plays, how it sounds, how it feels. What else is there? Aesthetics? A flouncy distraction from what's important! FWIW, I play basses I like the sound, feel and look of. Which is all of them, in rotation, at my whim. I'd leave a band that had a problem with that policy.

Just like to back up that experience of Schaller. Very helpful - in fact I ended up conversing with the boss over email. I was looking for a single screw for an M4S machine head. What I got was 4x capstans, pinions and screws, a sticker and a bag of plectra. No charge. Unbelievable.

My tip is to pack it tight enough so that nothing shakes or rattles around inside the box - but not too tight to risk bursting the box. The aim is to make it seem like it's a single mass. Internal movement risks damage.

Distance selling. Buy one. Don't like it? Send it back. Will cost you less to send it back than the trip to go try it.

Can't say I'm a fan either. Fair play if some people like it, but I find it a little tacky, a little ostentatious. Not necessarily cheap looking though. It's too much.

I despise press fit bushings. I make the holes tight (without being stupid about it) because it's a pet peeve of mine when they lift out of the headstock under string tension. Hand press is therefore out of the question. Some persuasion is therefore necessary. I have malleted them in before, but as pointed out above that's a tad neanderthal and has attendant risks. I suppose a clamp would be safer as the pressure would be applied gradually, use a big caul on the bottom and a small one between the bushing and the clamp then tighten slowly. There will be cracking if the fit is stupidly tight. Short story - listen to the Doc and pay no attention to my hangups Or use tuners with screw fit bushings - which I would preferentially use in any custom scenario.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1393323025' post='2378586'] BT installing Superfast BB everywhere they feel they can make a few pounds. [/quote] Fixed that for you. Not bitter at all

[quote name='embaz' timestamp='1393249621' post='2377719'] [font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Has anyone upgraded their BB425 or similar, such as bridge, nut and pickups.[/font] [font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]if so where's the best place to obtain the parts in the UK[/font] [font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Can you get a BB1025 bridge or similar bit of kit, to replace the bridge on A BB425.[/font] [font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]What about replacing the plastic nut also.[/font] [font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Any thoughts, anyone...[/font] [/quote] Sorry to sound all sceptical but I'm genuinely trying to help - what's wrong with the stuff that's there? What do you want to achieve with replacing parts?

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1393026937' post='2375508'] My 2014 has Grovers Matt [/quote] Right, it's a "whoops, fire someone in stock control" moment then

Mine has Gotoh GB7 tuners, they used to use Grover mini ones instead. Dunno if that's just a brief "we ran out of Grovers" thing or a 2014 thing though.

Red was my second choice, and only because my Ripper is being refinished trans red. Looks great. Assertive with flats, positively rude and pushy with rounds

Porn's up: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/76091-gibson-porn/page__view__findpost__p__2374898

2014 EB in Bullion Gold. It is difficult to get across quite how GOLD it is with a phone camera

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1392917724' post='2374204'] Just background mate...just background. It relates to the fact that [b]the greatest innovator in bass guitars had a blind spot.[/b] [/quote] Impossible, surely!?

[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1392907468' post='2374026'] Hmm...I keep reading this, but I'd not had my grubby paws on one until last weekend. Perhaps I just happened upon a bad 'un, but I was very disappointed - the fretwork especially I thought was poor, and overall it just felt cheap to me. I didn't bother plugging it in... At that kinda price point, I'd take a Tanglewater any day. [/quote] That is unfortunate. I have had a Tribute L-2000 and an M-2000 and both were/are excellent. What a shame!

It's just more opinion dressed up as fact.

I succumbed. The new 2014 models had finishes I preferred, got rid of the (IMO) gaudy tort pickguard for traditional 5 ply black and moved the jack off the pickguard to the body. Had seen it looking pretty fly in a few YouTube vids and some people getting distinctly "modern" sounds out of one. So I went for a Bullion Gold one (because if I'm going to lurk at the back of the band, I want a shiny bass ). Opened the box, nice case. Opened the case and felt a bit underwhelmed. As you probably already know, Gibson are not filling the grain of these basses, and unfortunately my bit of ash was quite featured. Also the pickguard was a bit poorly cut - about 2mm too big in two directions around the neck pickup, so much so that you can see body gold in the hole. Not sure how this can be achieved in this day and age of CNC manufacture. If I had made that pickguard, I'd have thrown it in the bin and started again. Oh well. Anyway, I had to leave for a band rehearsal in an hour so I had a quick plug into the amp to check it was at least functional. No wiring oopsies, all settings worked, no hums or buzzes, so that's a leap forward from my Grabber 3 70's Tribute experience. Played it at the rehearsal, no time for a setup, just straight out of the case, tune up, go. What a great sound! Bark AND bite? This dog will have postal workers running for their lives. The coil taps make a noticeable difference to the tone, but don't sound weedy. The ergonomics are good, neck is a good inbetweeny profile, and it's satin smooth with no grabby feeling. I had so much fun playing the bass that I forgot all my initial cosmetic doubts. Also, it looks fine from a distance, as this quick phone shot from the rehearsal will show: [url="https://www.facebook.com/TheInevitableTeaspoons/photos/a.735767989769886.1073741828.614595371887149/813105655369452/?type=1&theater"]https://www.facebook...?type=1[/url] Haven't played with the bridge yet, so will reserve judgement on it, but it's not a three pointer so yay for that. Tuners seem to have changed from Grover to Gotoh GB7 - doesn't bother me, they're a known quantity. I'm glad they continued to use small buttons - I think elephant ears would make this bass look like the kid with big ears who everyone took the mick out of at school. Also a direct fit for a Hipshot Xtender if that's your thing. EB vs. Thunderbird? I can't directly comment - the closest thing I have to a T-bird is my IV (mahogany body and neck, ebony board, set neck, TB+ pickups). The EB has a hotter output. The EB is brighter, but without losing any of that mid growl that makes the IV the simplest, drop into any situation bass that I own. The EB has a certain "authority" to it - it has no problem making itself heard. I recorded the session with a Zoom H2N (you can see it sitting on that 4x10 in the background). The EB is being played through the RedSub 1x10 combo you see in the foreground. No trickery apart from normalising and a smidge of compression to even it out a little. Here's a snippet: [media]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/269680868/Boy_snippet.mp3[/media] So all in all, am I happy with the EB? Yes. Despite my initial misgivings about the finish and the pickguard, playing it was such a joy that I forgot all about it. Sending it back because of the pickguard would probably cost more than a sheet of pickguard material and if I'm that bothered about it, I'll make a replacement some day. But I think I'd have to be really bored.

I think it's unwise to destructively mod such a bass. Particularly when you don't have a pickguard to hide the mess that the hole could be. There must be a tamer P pickup you could try rather than routing for a double J. SD SPB-1 maybe? Custom job (as in tell them what you want from the pickup, sound-wise)?

I've only seen one band that I used to be in, once, unintentionally. It was an off-the-cuff thing at a wedding and I wasn't really that fussed for it. Not fussed for going to see them properly either. I'm a bridge burning git, me.

Can only second the G&L Tribute motion.

Fretless Fender Precision == Fender Imprecision?

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1392726694' post='2371965'] Has /is anyone else feeling this way? [/quote] Not I.