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I fitted a lipstick Strat pickup to a Bronco once (the bridge one with what I believe to be the most oomph). I thought that sounded pretty good. I've heard of many people putting in a Hot/Cool Rails pickup in them too with favourable results, with an anecdotal preference for the Cool Rails.

Caught up with it last night, got every one except the McFly one. Decent.

The only warning shot across the bows I've received is that I will be divorced if I ever bring home a pointy bass. Hence I refer to anything as pointy or pointier than a Flying V as a "divorce bass" Other than that it's cool - my wife is a singing teacher with professional qualifications and a better musician than I. She sees the bigger picture and has encouraged me to buy basses, offered useful critique of stuff I've written, dragged me up on stage in the first place so quite simply I wouldn't be the bass player I am today without her. I do what I can to help and support her in her opera singing aspirations (mostly logistical assistance and moral support ) Any occasional grumpiness about band stuff seems to stem from a desire to spend time with me, so I can't really complain about that, can I?

[quote name='AngelLaHash' timestamp='1369837584' post='2093296'] wow .. who needs to go to brighton with HAND BAGS LIKE THIS If i ask a Question .. WALK ON BUY GUYS .. this bitchness isnt any thing I like [/quote] In other words, this thread hasn't panned out as you had hoped, so suddenly we're all a bunch of meanies. Nice.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1369837073' post='2093279'] It might be scary to Angel if he's a bit clueless about wiring and electronics, it sort of sounds like he might be. But if he gets a wiring diagram and experiments a bit he might have some fun. I loved messing with pups and wiring and switching with a guitar I used to have, I made loads of mistakes but the sounds I got in the end were individual and interesting. Takes lots of time though. [/quote] I thought what was being found scary was my lack of ability to tell what pickups are good simply by their electrical properties.

[quote name='AngelLaHash' timestamp='1369835627' post='2093246'] So what ever one is telling me.. You couldnt tell what is GOOD and a Cheap Nasty Pickup without Wiring it in and try it. well thats scary [/quote] The pickups will sound different depending upon where along the string length they are installed. Different types of string will interact differently with the magnetic field surrounding the pickup. That's just two examples of other variables that the simple electrical properties of a pickup can't tell you squat about when the pickup is actually being used (i.e. played). I don't think that's scary at all. To me, installing a pickup and playing it to see if it's any good is no different to a chef tasting the dishes he or she creates to see if they're good.

That is the go-to barrel jack socket. [quote name='TurnItUp' timestamp='1369827174' post='2093102'] Cheers for the clever replies there... [/quote] You're welcome.

You are trying to apply logic and measurement to something that is intangible and subjective. This is impossible.

[quote name='lowvoice' timestamp='1369734235' post='2092005'] It was indeed buzzing on all frets on all strings! Yesterday I was passing through denmark street and thought I'd just take it in for one of the techs to have a look at, a guy took one look and said, 'looks really nice, but theres no relief in the neck', within five minutes he had adjusted the truss rod half a turn, and checked the intonation. Within moments most of the buzzing had gone (now it only does so when played with a pick pretty hard!). Best of all, I went to give the guy some cash for his efforts and he wouldn't accept it, saying that it was such a small thing he couldn't possibly take any payment! Really nice to know that people like that exist in this world! [/quote] Which establishment was that?

All I know about your bass is that it has a popping output, not an input

I haven't sold anything on eBay for nearly 5 years, and I don't miss it one little bit.

The best way is to remove the neck, hopefully there will be a date stamp in there. [url="http://guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=19"]http://guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=19[/url]

[quote name='1970' timestamp='1369648917' post='2091130'] I've had enough of the 'sassy' bedroom shots from all angles. Just show me the whole damn thing front on please. Ahem. [/quote] Grumpy.

It's an output. Sorry for the pedantry.

Excellent stuff, looks really good. How are you enjoying the G-3 sound?

For some balance (which is more than can be said for the bass in question), I do not miss in any way my first bass. It turned out to be the antithesis of what I now know I like in a bass and I couldn't care less if it has been turned into a coffee table. No pining here. Hope you're liking your first bass though!

Just started dabbling in it, of course I do it the "wrong way round" and often start with something on the bass, the rest of the guys then build around it. Then none of us come up with any melodies/vocals. I'm trying really hard to break out of that and have started to try retrofitting some ideas with melodies. I don't know if I'm doing any good or not though - I suspect that I'm making it too complicated, particularly as I'm not the one who's going to be singing it. Just recruited a singer so I hope he'll bring some ideas to the table. Absolutely +1 to the idea of shared credit with the whole band - without the band, the songs simply wouldn't evolve and exist as they do. It might have been someone's idea originally, but once everyone brings their contribution to the table, it's usually far removed from where we started. Our sax player sent a recording of him humming along to some piano chords. He was late to rehearsal so the rest of us started mucking about with it. He came in later and said "that sounded good, what is that?" and was rather surprised and amused to learn it was "his" song

I felt I crossed a line at my last gig. Was in a venue which has a usable house amp so didn't bother taking anything - because sometimes it's nice to be able just to turn up with a bass and a bag o' bits. Arriving for our soundcheck (on first, so soundchecked last) I find an unfamiliar Ashdown combo on the stage which had a sticker with the headlining band's name on it. No sign of said headlining band so I couldn't ask. House amp was buried in the corner of the stage. Sound engineer told me to plug into the DI box under the combo (on a stand). I felt a bit hmmm about it, but I did as I was instructed. I didn't touch anything on the amp other than the mute button when appropriate. I made sure I stuck around for the whole gig and afterwards thanked the bass player in the headline band for the use of the amp. It was the wrong way round to do things and I felt a bit bad about it but thankfully the guy was cool.

[quote name='munkonthehill' timestamp='1369336103' post='2088055'] Well folks this ain't going well at all :-( [/quote] Try this: [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Gibson/Talk-2-Us.aspx"]http://www2.gibson.com/Gibson/Talk-2-Us.aspx[/url] They don't have a bloody clue about historical stuff, but you might have more success with a current/recent product.

Well, it's not much of an update but I've received my waterslide Gibson logo and I've found a source for the dial plate - a guy in the States is planning on making a run of replicas.

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1369177327' post='2086062'] Maybe he's indignant. [/quote] Indignation isn't a licence to be rude. And there's never an excuse for bullying, which this basically amounts to.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1369142884' post='2085354'] Last time we had some grumping about John Hall on a personal level. Seemingly he's active on the forums, so I would ask people to keep maintain decorum with any responses. [/quote] You can ask I have no interest in Rickenbacker, their products or ones that look like them, so their legal bullying is a matter of some irrelevance to me. But thanks for the headsup.

The SG will certainly be "well bassey" Good luck with whatever you decide to go with.