gafbass02

Only been playing the guitar for two years or so really, as opposed to 22 on bass, but I've found I enjoy it. My fender marauder is amazing, but I'd always wanted a jaguar I just got a Squier VM jaguar. It didn't go smoothly with the first one having to back and the retailer letting me down over and over again, but I kept this one! I changed the pick guard, stuck in some blocks and a stripe, changed the bridge to a mustang one with a buzz stop, filed down the nut, fed the dry fretboard, gorgomyted the frets, taped up the bridge posts, screwed down the trem, flipped the trem screws round, shoved matchsticks in the strap button holes and fitted strap locks and voila. A jag that works pretty well. We downtune a full tone, but it's not a problem with a careful set up. I had it set up fine with the original bridge once I'd clear nail varnished the saddles, but the mustang bridge is an improvement. Still might reverse the switches at some point. [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-7.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-7.jpg[/IMG][/URL] With it's bass counterpart [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] My marauder and jazz [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] By coincidence, the same week I ended up with this 70's (no idea when, poss 78?) Hondo deluxe series 734 SG. It's beautifully set up, and sounds HUGE! I cleaned up the fretboard and gorgomyted the frets, stuck on blocks and strap locks and that's it. It's amazing. Brutal sound with very smooth cleans. Really surprised me, I always thought of them as junk. [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-10.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/Mobile%20Uploads/image-10.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1395536843' post='2403549'] am i the only one who doesn't like graphite necked basses. are Zons any different.? i had a Modulus Jazz, it was the best feeling bass i have ever played, but tone wise, it was not to my taste. no character in the tone at all. [/quote] I went off them too mate, similar reasons

Yeah, by all accounts the first mb112 is to be well avoided, the mb150 was very tasty back in the day, never used one myself though

I have an mb112-ii. Bought for practice/small gigs where my rig would be impractical. I have to say, it's a fantastic thing. Yes, don't expect cheat crushing low end at high volume, but it does sound damn good, and is loud enough for a surprising range of gigs, it's beautifully built too.

I wanted to send a copy of an old bands album to a mate, I didnt have one spare so I thought I'd pick one up from amazon for 50p, typically at that time the only damn hard copy I could find was a signed one that was on eBay with bids about £25. I decided not to bother.

I need one. I actually swear I NEED one!