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[quote name='eude' post='1086432' date='Jan 12 2011, 09:37 AM']The Mustang had it's own baby Precision style pickup, the Musicmaster, I ain't sure as it was under a plastic case hiding the pole pieces, but I'm pretty sure the cheapy Squier Bronco ships with a strat pickup, which is usually the first thing to go when folks start modding. Eude[/quote] Correct. The Musicmaster reused guitar pickups that Fender had lying around, the plastic cover is used to hide this fact. Here is a pic of someone in the process of swapping out the original 6 pole guitar pickup for a 4 pole bass pickup:

Replacing the bridge with something which allows lateral string adjustment per saddle would work. Direct replacements which shouldn't require modifications to your bass would be the Schaller 3-D (uses the 2 outer screw holes and the middle one) and the Hipshot A-style (Fender Mount), a Badass II with slotted saddles or a vintage Fender one with the threaded saddles. Remember to keep the original bridge - cockeyed though it seems, the vintage crowd will prefer a wonky original bridge over a functionally superior replacement.

Quite a workout! I did better than I thought I would. Enthusiasm 67% Perception 99% Emotional 6% Social 56% Curiosity 78% Scored 16/18 in Match the Beat, 7/9 at high accuracy in Tap to the Beat (one medium and one low where I got the time signature completely wrong and was tapping out something else, oops!) and 9/12 in Melody Memory (way better than I thought I'd do). The grouping thing is a bit arbitrary.

It's only been a day after you asked, calm down I can't explain why there's a braid in conjunction with an earth wire, but I'm sure there's a good reason. You'd best use the braid in conjunction with the red wire, as that's how it's clearly designed to be wired. I don't know what (if any) negative repercussions will arise from leaving the braid disconnected. If you're having difficulty getting all that into the blend board (as it only has 3 small holes - neck, bridge and a single earth) you can try soldering in a short length of solid core wire in the hole then use that as a point to solder several wires to.

It's probably an Ibanez with a Traben style bridge grafted on - you can buy these bridges on eBay. It looks like the G string is perilously close to the edge of the fingerboard at the dusty end - a sign of a bridge put on a bass with no thought given to string spacing? The rest of the bass is not pointy/twisty/deeply carved enough to be a Traben

Can't say I'm keen on the ones I've tried - roundwounds too abrasive feeling and flatwounds way, way too tense.

No thanks!

[quote name='4 Strings' post='1080408' date='Jan 6 2011, 08:33 PM']Such a great finish and colour in those earlier pics great stuff. Just a little thing, did you mask off the dates and stamps in the neck pocket? Be a shame to lose that little bit of history. No idea how you get the finish so flat and shiny no doubt lots of elbow grease but very skilfully done.[/quote] Anything that might have existed in the neck pocket was obliterated in that ill-advised dark blue. All the stamps on the neck heel have been preserved though, and that's where the tasty stuff is (date, pencil initials) Cross your fingers for an improvement in the ambient temperature up here! Matt

Very nice, if my numbers come in this weekend then I'll snag it, but other than that it's a little expensive for the Bank of Matt at the moment A small part of me wants to go for a tyre kick, but I won't do that.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1080889' date='Jan 7 2011, 11:45 AM']Your hands are too big, booo!!![/quote] I think it's more a case of my technique requiring a bit more +/- leeway than Jazz necks allow

Necks are too thin! Boo!

[quote name='icastle' post='1080155' date='Jan 6 2011, 05:26 PM']If you're running active pups then a preamp really needs to figure somewhere in the equation.[/quote] Preamp doesn't NEED to be there - I have run 2x EMG-HB through a passive VVTT setup without problem - in fact that's how they're supplied, with a battery clip and a passive VT loom. However, an active EQ circuit is desirable to give you more control over the sound, but it's entirely optional.

Fender have dabbled in such experiments themselves:

Welcome to the forum. Nice line-up there

Yup - the last time I was recording in a studio and I heard the bass by itself I thought it sounded awful. Bring in the rest of the band and it sounds fine though. What does that tell me? No solos for me

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I bought a Boss ODB-3 overdrive pedal from Mike. Despite Christmas getting in the way he managed to get it to me before the end of the year, just in time for my birthday Good comms, no worries.

Darren bought a Boss limiter pedal from me, paid promptly and was patient while Christmas intervened and delayed my posting of it. Good guy all round.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1073118' date='Dec 30 2010, 08:27 PM']What ward are they on so I know where to send the Get Well Soon card? [/quote] I was thinking more about where to send the flowers?

I think the bridge has a more subtle effect on the overall tone of a bass than some may claim. The biggest difference I ever heard (or thought I heard ) was when I swapped out an Epiphone/Gibson 3 point bridge for the Hipshot Supertone. To me it seemed the sound was more "focused", perhaps the attack was a little clearer and the notes rang out a little better, but I'm quite sure that a part of that was my brain wanting to hear that after shelling out money for the bridge, waiting for it to jump over the Atlantic, fit it, turn the place upside down for a couple of hours trying to find the imperial allen key which Hipshot had omitted to include and setting up For me, the principle reason for swapping out bridges is one of functionality rather than tone. Any bridge that improves your ability to set up your bass better is a good thing as far as I'm concerned, be it upgrading to individual saddles from shared, individual string height instead of moving the bridge as a whole, or adding the ability to fine tune the string spacing (as not all basses are created equal, especially at my price point) then I'm all for it. Also I'm all about direct replacements, or at least ones which don't leave any visible marks. I've had a Badass before, and the best things about it were its imposing bulk and the fact it said BADASS on it. But filing saddles (yes I know you can get notched ones)? The thick base plate sometimes necessitating neck shimming/tilting? It's not a one size fits all item, it isn't foolproof and to my mind there are far simpler ways to improve a bass than a Badass. To answer your original question, no, in my opinion Badass bridges are not the best choice for ALL basses because they don't fit a lot of basses without modification/damage. I don't even think they're the best choice for ALL Fender basses, if that's what you meant by "ALL basses" If I was upgrading a Fender type bass then I'd go for the Hipshot A-style Fender mount, or the Schaller 3D - both of which provide the upgrade of limiting lateral saddle movement and the ability to fine tune string spacing.

Cham bought some bits and bobs from me. Everything went great - prompt payment, good comms, you can't ask for more. I would not hesitate to deal with Cham again.

Not much really. I've hit the wall when it comes to basses. A nice thick, wide strap for my Gibson Victory Artist A couple of gig bags in order to transport my harem to Moffat Maybe upgrade the old TU-2 to a TU-3 If I'm feeling flush then I wouldn't mind scoring appropriate hard cases for my Gibson basses.

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