gary mac

Saw one recently on ebay that went for £120ish but it had been rewound I think. I've seen 70's pups being offered for a lot more on US sites but I've never revisited to see what they actually achieved. Check out US sellers on ebay sure there will be some completed listings.

You'll be lucky, Mr Wizard wasn't too keen on emailing pre retirement. He was much more a phone sort of chap. Sorry I can't help, like you said measuring resistance and getting some comparisons sounds like the best bet.

Good luck, sure someone will be able to help.

Very well done, wish you luck with it.

Trying asking in General Chat if anyone has any recommendations for tutors, your post will get more views in there I should think. Good luck Have you searched this part of the forum for a tutor?

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1391382486' post='2356638'] Making sure you're turned up loud enough is important too I think, if you almost turn up slightly on the loud side, you'll feel less inclined to play really hard to cut through. One other tip is to make sure your strap is high enough for you too, if it's too low for you really it'll put a lot of extra stress on your your hands (especially your fretting hand) and encourage better posture generally. [/quote] Have to agree with this. Probably no help at all though for the cramp I endured in my calf during saturdays gig.

Having said all that, I mostly gig with my G & L SB1 My fave bass is my 66 P

It took me a lot of years to realise that generally a P bass doesn't really do its thing in a shop. They hang there looking a bit old hat. You plug one in and it sounds ok but not exciting and the tone knob doesn't seem to do much. So you drift over to the fancier instruments that look so attractive. Loads of knobs to play with, interesting pup combinations and lovely grainy wood. Plug in and sonically get your socks blown off. Ooh that tone, that power and it looks so cool. Get to the gig down the slug and lettuce and two numbers in thinking, "hell what's happened to my tone and volume" Much frantic knob twiddling on the bass and amp. Anticipating a point in the set where I can swap over to the P bass brought along "just in case". Plug in the P and all is right with my world again

With that title I thought, "hello, hello, hello", I'm going to be doing my first bit of moderating on the accessories and misc. forum. But as you were, the excitement is over and I've put away my mods truncheon

Seen this posted before but worth another viewing, really enjoyable Zepp purists will be along presently to give it a slating

Maybe wait until you've played it at another venue. Some instruments will just not be right in a village hall, whatever you try to do. I've experienced the same in the past. Give it a chance

Duraglit did a splendid job on my p bass. This was on a maple fret board though, so no need to mask off.

That's a cool looking instrument

Wow Jamie, that is properly roadworn. Like others have said, leave the electrics alone. Give it a clean,,,, play and enjoy. It's certainly an instrument you can gig and not worry about it getting a dink or two.

We have a gear porn forum for this very thing

Good plan Lozz. I'm gigging that night, so giving it a miss though.