dannybuoy

I've tried a few including a Fender Original 62 and Duncan SPB-1 in my US Standard P and ended up back with the stock one! Sounds a bit brighter and louder than the others did.

Very similar to the Phat Phuk (dirty germanium boost), but with a gain and tone control is the Cream Pie I happen to be looking to offload...

New option out recently also: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/TC_Flashback_x4.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/TC_Flashback_x4.html[/url]

Now in stock at Bass Direct! http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mark_Bass_Multiamp.html

I cut one of mine, used a Stanley blade to lop it off right at the root, no band aid necessary.

The definitive guide: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/tim-commerford-265221/

I like that! I am a big fan of matte black finishes like that. The pickup looks like it's placed somewhere inbetween the Precision and Stingray positions, what does it sound like? EDIT: I guess this answers my question: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0cmBpZNKUo[/media]

If you like your neck, but don't like the single pickup or body color, just look out for a loaded PJ body! Then you can return yours to stock at any time, or sell the CV body.

I've tried the D'Addarios half rounds, GHS Brite Flats and Status half rounds. D'Addario were kinda meh, a bit too rough for my liking, more like rounds than flats. GHS were good, although the G and D felt a lot rougher than the E and A. Status are what I use now, all strings are nice and smooth, almost flatwound, yet still fairly bright, and I somehow get more mwaaah out of these than the others! Plus the Status strings are far easier and cheaper to obtain.

Sonuus Wahoo if you don't mind a built-in expression pedal rather than a separate input for one! There are two filters, plus clean blend and a bit of drive, and you can set the start/end freqs for each and also have different resonance values for the high/low frequencies.

Lower frequency grunt describes the SFT to a tee. You dig in harder and it has a nice throaty roar like putting your foot down with a big V8!

[quote name='Mog' timestamp='1377152184' post='2183927'] [url="http://www.catalinbread.com/SFT"]http://www.catalinbread.com/SFT[/url] This should do it nicely [/quote] Definitely, especially the original MkI version with the chunky white knobs.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1376901719' post='2180415'] Try adding more Shirley. [/quote] Bravo! I think you've just discovered that the Precision sounds better than the Jazz. Next step - sell the lot and buy a decent P!

MTD CRB 5 is another one to check out - had my eye on the ones at Bass Direct. And you can't go wrong with a BB! I don't like the Fender 5 string necks personally, 47.6mm is too wide at the nut for me so I find it uncomfortable fretting the low C. The BB is only 42mm at the nut though so much narrower, and the MTD is somewhere in between and very slim front to back, with an asymmetric profile. If you're used to a slim Ibanez neck and have small hands this might be a factor so try before you buy if going for Fender/Squier!

The cabs are well overpriced when you compare them to the SVT210AV, which is half the price of the 112!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1376707102' post='2178331'] tone control on a passive only cuts treble...no bass boost per se...unless ive missed something? [/quote] There is complex interaction between the inductance of the pickup and resistance/capacitance of the tone control when it is rolled off nearly all the way, resulting in a bass boost. Easy to demonstrate by turning up your amp loud, play some low notes with the tone open and closed - the room will shake more with it closed! Here's a graph stolen from a Talkbass thread: [url]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/simple-question-about-tone-capacitor-975342/[/url] I happen to like this effect, it sounds great for old school Motown. It looks like I can tame the peak slightly with a bigger capacitor, so I think I'm gonna rewire the useless S1 switch on my P to be a tone control that can switch between two different capacitors!

I had your old black 442 at one point, didn't know about the new one but would love to give one a go! My Sonuus Wahoo covers every filter sound imaginable but sometimes I want something more portable for the mini board, hence I just picked up an AMT mini bass wah.

If that was mine it would be getting a single ply black guard without a doubt!

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1376659159' post='2177516']Besides thickness and texture has anyone ever preferred a pick because of its [i]"sound?" [/i] [/quote] I like using a leather ukelele pick sometimes for a mellow sound: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/914692/jumping-cow-leather-ukulele-plectrum-black/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/914692/jumping-cow-leather-ukulele-plectrum-black/[/url]

Rolling the tone control off does actually boost the lows on a standard passive tone control - the Fender American Specials feature a 'greasebucket' tone control that rolls of highs leaving the rest alone. I bought one of these in a wiring harness from KiOgon but ended up preferring the original setup!

My favorite is the Team Awesome Fuzz Machine - older ones aren't great with active basses (sounds thinner and lows disappear) but apparently the newer ones are slightly redesigned to solve this.

If you want cheap, I recommend the Behringer MA-400 for only £18.99: [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Behringer-MA400-Monitor-Headphone-Amplifier/GX7"]http://www.gear4musi...e-Amplifier/GX7[/url] Only drawback is it's designed to accept mic XLR inputs rather than plugging your bass straight in - if you have a DI or Sansamp, or an XLR out on your amp you could go via that. If you have none of those you could team it with a Behringer BDI21 Sansamp clone for around £30 or so, or a plain simple DI box. I had and sold the PX4B as it was very noisy. The Vox Amplug is another option, not the greatest in sound quality but has the advantage of running off a single AA battery and plugging straight into your bass, so you can rehearse anywhere in the house or garden without having to worry about cables.