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The Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickups are also high output which may be to your liking.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='560357' date='Aug 4 2009, 04:46 PM']When I Googled the Hipshot your BC review was the first thing that came up, and the pics of it on your EB were what swayed me away from a conventional bridge. Thanks for the links, I'm pretty certain it would fit my bass, and the seller in the States is pretty reasonable. Interestingly, when you Google Westbury Track 2, half of the results seem to be about broken bridges - obviously there was an issue with the part! Really surprising considering these were Matsumoku basses & the quality control was generally excellent. Of course bridge replacement option no. 3 would be a standard 3-point bridge, which would return it to stock - and this does appeal to the JapCrap purist in me. I'm very drawn towards the Hipshot but I suppose I don't know if the Westy's a keeper until I've played it a bit & gigged with it - so I feel a bit reticent about buying a part that will cost more than the bass did! Have you still got your old one & would you consider selling or loaning it? J.[/quote] Sorry man, I sold it some time ago when I parted out my Epi EB-0. Bought it when the pound was strong last year and got £50 for it if memory serves, so I think I got all my money back

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That bridge is so bad it looks photoshopped! I can vouch for the Supertone bridge, but yes you'll pretty much have to source it abroad. However, the pound is strengthening against the dollar so it might work out not too bad. Obviously, dimensions are quite critical - [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/supertone.pdf"]http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/supertone.pdf[/url] $100 from BPR = £60. Alternatively there's always here: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260456582644"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260456582644[/url] - I bought my last one from this guy with no problems. Because they're in short supply here, you should get most of your money back if you choose to move it on, particularly if customs overlooks it on entry...

From Cort's website, it states that the neck width at the first fret is 45mm and 68mm at the 24th fret. No help, but it does remind me that I saw a Curbow 4 in the flesh yesterday and couldn't believe how small the body is.

Bit too far for me to attend, but I wish you the best of luck Peter. Remember than mistakes are forgotten very quickly by most audiences, if they are noticed at all. Don't dwell on them.

It's been a long time, but we've secured a gig for next week at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen on Friday 7th August. It's part of the Youth Festival so it should be a good night. Also on the menu are: Ded Rabbit - [url="http://www.myspace.com/iamdedrabbit"]http://www.myspace.com/iamdedrabbit[/url] Kristoffer Morgan - [url="http://www.myspace.com/kristoffermorganmusic"]http://www.myspace.com/kristoffermorganmusic[/url] Amber Wilson - [url="http://www.myspace.com/amberacoustic"]http://www.myspace.com/amberacoustic[/url]

Somewhat brutal, but very permanent solution to this problem: [url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/hardware.html"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/hardware.html[/url]

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[quote name='TheButler' post='553682' date='Jul 28 2009, 11:03 AM']Aberdeen has a much better music scene [/quote] Does it? Oh well, I'm glad I stuck around then!

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[quote name='TheButler' post='553299' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:28 PM']Its just the difficulty in finding something else good in Edinburgh.[/quote] You're in a place with twice the population as me and it seems that bass players are always in demand here. I wouldn't worry about it.

[quote name='tom1946' post='553516' date='Jul 28 2009, 08:04 AM']Morning folks, I'm having some issues with a jazz pickup and need a definitive way to test it electrically. I have a digital ohm meter and not much ability, so can anyone say what reading I should get across the pickup wires that would tell me whether there is continuity or not? Also I've searched about earthing the bridge. I see that mine just has the wire stripped back and laid under the bridge where it meets the body and relies on the bridge being screwed down? At the moment I don't know whether I have an earth issue or a fu.. broken pickup. Any help would be very much appreciated as it's driving me potty! Thanks, Tom.[/quote] What are the issues? Ohm-meter will read infinity if you have a broken wire or something. Wire stripped back and sandwiched underneath the bridge is a standard practice, nothing to worry about.

[quote name='chris_b' post='552102' date='Jul 26 2009, 09:40 PM']They sounded terrible and Fenders sounded good. They broke while Fenders bounced. Real men used Fenders, pop groups used Gibsons.[/quote] You are wrong. Also, I hate generalisations.

[quote name='Buzz' post='550672' date='Jul 24 2009, 10:51 PM']I'll be suprised if they don't get reissued soon, they look pretty lush.[/quote] I hope they don't do what they did to the Grabber then - which was fundamentally change several aspects of it - most of all the affordability.

Traben Chaos 4 (preferably the Attack model - nice wood and fretboard markers - don't like the Limited (chrome hardware looks yuck) or the Core (no front fret markers except 12) or the Obsession (don't want soapbars, want Stingray style large pole pieces)). Trouble is there's absolutely none available in the UK at present, and I'm skint (unless someone buys my Takamine acoustic ).