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  1. miles'tone
    [quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1404159564' post='2489933'] This has a little bit of the sound. http://youtu.be/y38C30bleOI?t=56s [/quote] I really like that sound alot, reminds me of a mij P bass with a maple board I had in the '90s. I used Elites Players steels and they had burp a plenty. Had them on there for months and they always sounded good.
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    Pm replied to.. And sold.
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    Sold. Hi there. I have a new Dimarzio Model P in black that has only been screwed into a project bass of mine and never wired up/soldered so it is unused: £50 posted Also, a brand new Dimarzio Model J bridge (black) pickup that is still in the box unopened: £40 posted If anyone wants them as a set I will do them both for £85 posted Cheers, Simon.
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    [quote name='deaver' timestamp='1404067464' post='2488963'] Very tempting. What's the scale length? [/quote] 34" full scale, 22 frets.
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    [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1404063189' post='2488913'] Is the neck C-ish like the Mondial Classics? [/quote] I have no idea sorry but it's very comfortable to play. Not too wide or too slim, front to back is nice too. Not a baseball bat nor cramp up thin. They got it just right in my book. Sorry I can't be more exact, hope that helps!
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    Sold.
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    Italia Rimini hollowbody bass, bought by me off a fellow basschatter in March and has only left my house to have a pro set up. Sounds fantastic, is very easy to play and weighs only 7.3 lbs. It's condition is superb. Comes with a brand new light set of GHS Precision Flats which on this bass are just the cherry I'm only selling as I have my eye on a really nice 5 string and, as I'm not in a band at present, I only really use this bass to play along with The Stone Roses debut album every now and then (perfect tone for it) * edit -Collection from the Cardiff area or £185 posted. Cheers, Simon.
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    [quote name='EricOnBass' timestamp='1404051182' post='2488778'] Can this be collected? Where are you based? [/quote] Hey there. Yes it can be collected for £200 and I'm based in Cardiff. Cheers, Simon.
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    Sold. I bought this lovely bass off SlapBassSteve about 2 months ago and it blew me away. Now that I've been bitten by the BB bug I have decided to jump in feet first, sell every bass and all the bits of basses I own and get one of the "super" BBs. I only need one bass really so I'm going to go for it. So this beauty is up for grabs again. It has just been professionally set up with a full fret dress, nut slots dropped a tad and wears a brand new set of Pedulla stainless steel strings (made for them by Labella) and is playing wonderfully. I am taking a bit if a hit here as the set up cost £60 and the strings £30 (which are unplayed as I only picked it up from my Luthier on Fri :/ ) BUT my minds made up. I'm selling it on for the £220 posted I payed for it off Steve. Also, I'm going to link to Steve's original thread (hope he doesn't mind) as I can't take pics right now and his are great, plus there's a very good demo of him playing it with his band. (Thanks again Steve!) http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234985-yamaha-bb415-five-string-pj-bass/ Cheers, Simon. Edit: By the way, it can be collected for £200. I'm in the Cardiff area. Ta.
  11. miles'tone
    In my opinion I would leave the bridge as the original 70's fretless P basses just had a standard bridge and sounded like God I would also leave the electronics as ok, they may be cheaper pots etc than a USA or classic P but they will the same values so if it ain't broke... Pickups - Fender Original. I've had few different types of P pups (including the holy Fralin), and the Fender is amazing for the money. Sounds like all my favourite records. Job done. I'd spend my money experimenting with strings instead. Oh and a good set up by a great tech is always first on the list for me. Good luck!
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    Congratulations discreet, she looks the bomb! Ain't no day like a NBD!
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1403620866' post='2484603'] Gah! You're right... I wonder what the story is there? Maybe they're just GHS Precision flats in disguise anyway? I shall find out... I hope they haven't changed. Luckily I have a stockpile... [/quote] I seem to remember from somewhere that they are/were GHS flats, just in a custom gauge (100-40?) No bad thing if they are as I have GHS P flats on my hollowbody and they are fantastic, love them (long/light gauge 95-45 which on paper looks a bit odd but they are perfectly balanced and very easy to play - only $24.65 at bassstringsonline.com too! ) Edit: thinking about it, it's probably because JO has jumped ship and joined Dan Lakin on his new venture (new JO sig Jbass) Well done stockpiling a few sets BTW!
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    Hey Wot, did you have the JO flats you used here anyway as I've just been looking at the Lakland website and it seems they just sell GHS Precision Flats now. Normal gauge. Shame as I wanted to try the custom JO gauge at some point.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403516717' post='2483347'] 'Refin' being the operative word there... no manufacturer would release such a [i]faux-pas[/i]. I wondered just the same re a 5-string 1960 Jazz Bass... It would certainly be unique and cause more than a few double-takes! [size=4]Decided against it in the end... I'm just too conservative (with a small 'c') when it comes down to it.[/size] [/quote]
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    F**k the police! (in the nicest possible way of course) this '65 refin really works for me. Plus I don't believe any of us are in a position to tell Pino he's wrong about anything! (I refer to his fiesta red P with tortness of course) Back on topic briefly, I wonder if Limelight would be willing and able to make me a reliced "vintage" 5 string Pbass? A historical folly but it certainly would tick all my boxes.
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1403461869' post='2482927'] I jest of course. Tort on Antigua - y'know when you pick your nose after a nosebleed? Just sayin'. [/quote] Probably explains why JJ is sporting this colour scheme (bloody-bogey burst?) as he shouts, "stick my fingers right up your nose!" The Stranglers - Something Better Change: http://youtu.be/-uxgTQHHbdg
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    [quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1403031201' post='2479092'] I've used the DR DDTs 115-55, which I thought were pretty good but really expensive. I found the 55 gauge 'F' string and 75 gauge high 'C' on the DRs to be pretty tight, while the 115 low C was pretty damn loose, although perfectly usable. I have been using the D'addario balanced tension 120-50 set. They are pretty much half the price of the DRs and are way more balanced from string to string. [/quote] Interesting! Thanks, I must look into those myself.
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    DR DDT 115-55 are perfect. Made for the job.
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    Yes the Ray34 and Ray35 are very good indeed. So good that they are reasonably hard to pick up second hand. The question then is, do you buy a new Sterling by Music man Ray or a second hand real USA EBMM Stingray for the same price?
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    [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1397150591' post='2421234'] Distance from 12th fret to pickup centreline is a fairly standard way of doing it. On a standard P it's 295mm to centreline of the two pickup halves [/quote] This was being discussed on another thread last week, ta for the measurement there. My recently acquired BB415 measures the same which makes me happy. Can't believe I've ignored these BB's for so long, brilliant basses!
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    I was just about to write that it's nice to see some real life relicing there as you said it was YOB (not heard of limelight before), fooled me until I read on! That looks amazing! Congrats on the new addition A grand you say? THUMP!! (cue Mrs. 'tone running for the smelling salts)
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    [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1401488966' post='2464276'] I heard, though it may be apocryphal, that the original tort material is fairly unstable to work with. I imagine that the swirly patterns are caused by the plastics not mixing too well together. Part of the story states that the American manufacturers no longer want to handle this unstable, otherwise obsolete, plastic. However apparently one source in Italy still remains. The cheapest tort appears to be printed, some at frighteningly low resolution. Some appears to be printed in tiles, with straight lines appearing in the pattern. Not good! [/quote] The original tort was made of celluloid which, if stored in larger quantities, can be extremely combustible.
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    How heavy a bass weighs is the deal breaker above all else for me these days due to back issues. I quite fancy a Squier VM P5 and was going to ring around to try and source the lightest one (they seem to weigh between 7.5lb and 9lb so I don't fancy taking pot luck there really). www.sweetwater.com in the states show the exact weight of all their basses in stock. Wish someone over here would!
  25. miles'tone
    Gorgeous colour, congrats!
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