Pedro1020

[quote name='pete.young' post='151421' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:30 PM']What is your 'gauge' ? I've got a brand new unused set of light gauge Stainless Steel Elites S35, 35-55-75-95, yours for £7.50 including postage if you want 'em.[/quote] My usual gauge is 35 mostly, 30 whenever I feel like it & 40 rarely. I don't think I go any higher. I feel alot of muscle strain in my forearm on my picking hand, and these were with 50's and 45's. So I went with the loose tension and I don't experiance the pain anymore Woa, thats a score price. I'll think about it

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-of-Cheetah-Bass-Guitar-Strings-40-95_W0QQitemZ370026947826QQihZ024QQcategoryZ20987QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-of-Cheetah-Bass-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Just been searching about for strings my gauge, the shops are no help. Plus they seem shocked whenever I ask for 30/35 gauge steels. these seem cheap 'n' cheerful, tho a shot to try at.

Can anyone tell me if this neck is straight or bowed? can't quite tell, but strings are damn high. will it need to be adjusted?

Thanks for all the suggestions BC'ers, but I think I'm gonna go with the Musicmaster. Need a passive sound, plus it'll be a good renovation project. Pete, I'll have to try out a SX bass, watched some on youtube..they have a good sound Cheers!

[quote name='Sibob' post='146552' date='Feb 25 2008, 01:20 PM']Where did you see a '78 Musicmaster for £130????? Si[/quote] lol ...but its in a raite state though, so it needs alot of attention.. an SX? I've never tried one tell the truth :blush: *sigh* skipping lectures to try one..

Ok, so I've been on the hunt for a secondary bass, researching round all over the t'internet and locally...I've listed these mainly & aiming under £300 as much as possible tbh.. A 1978 Musicmaster Bass (£130) cream with black scratchplate, local, needs a complete setup, clean and a replacement E tuner (may put a hipshot D tuner) A Vester 5 String clipper (thanks who told me the make ) in natural, streamer shape (£250) Yamaha BBG5 (£280 ono) or a cheapy MIM jazz Which to choose? or any preferable basses under [b]£300 [/b]mark, active mostly but the musicmaster has that lovely thin neck & I may (possibly) rout it for active (if I cba tbh) the MIM jazz was a "meh, Ill settle for anything". I'm kinda skint now since purchasing my lovely Streamer Stage 1 & a Vauxhall corsa :blush: so more hours at work Thanks!

ahh thats cool, atleast I know the name now What's the name of the streamer shaped ones? got my eye on a natural 5 string but the Thumb copies look gorgeous, esp for the price. Thanks EDIT: lol, sorry thought they had seperate names..my bad :blush:

Are these good? They look very nice basses, plus Im looking for a "toss about" one how much would a 5 string natural be worth? Thanks

it's always good to modify your instrument to your preference, there is alot of pickup choices out there so just research round, youtube usually has peeps who demo them, so you get a basic idea. Squiers are pretty stable basses, they do the job quite good actually, and a good cheap basis if your ever considering a project bass ahh thats cool, hope it sounds great! all the best for the gig. lol I'm on the look out for a cheapy bass, yamaha rbx270 to be specific (since I'm buying a car soon). MIA & MIJ basses are quality, you won't be disappointed.

The squiers actually have an ok sound if you intend to just twiddle/bash about on it. I've never tried an affinity model but I don't think they compare to the standards, affinitys are usually sold with starter packs & standards for seperate sale. With that said, there is always room for improvement. Put some Seymour Duncan SPB3 quarter pounders in there, they sound pretty good (IMO) My friend placed them in his Pewter Squier Precision & they were a huge step! or EMG select (if you don't wanna spend all that much) congrats on what you bought, £70 a cracking price.

The Silver serial number on the back of the neck looks like a quick job, the decal seems prominant so it hasn't been properly lacquered over....that well The screw in the middle is an odd thing :wacko: I have a gut feelin' thats bogus but I could be wrong, its hard to tell with Fenders since anyone cud take a cheap bass, add a fender decal, imitate a serial number and sell it off.

Looks mexican...I may be wrong.