Jean-Luc Pickguard

Its a cool rig and I want one. the bloke demoing seems to be talking a load of old bollocks as if its been soaked in snake oil. My modern lightweight rig sounds just as good to me and weighs much less - it doesn't look as cool though. I already have all the tubbiness I need. Didn't Jamerson normally DI into the desk?

[quote name='Rasta' post='1364445' date='Sep 6 2011, 07:11 PM']Does anyone know if all Japanese precision necks has PB stamped on them????[/quote] The ones made by Paddington Bear certainly did as he was always proud of his handiwork when he was sent to Fender Japan on work experience. The marmalade did tend to stain the lacquer though.

The Jazz with two single coils & the precison with a single split p/u (or a PJ) are so iconic that these just look wrong. I'd rather look at what Squier are doing (currently trying to work out how to buy a candy red jaguar shortscale without the missus noticing)

£467.14

Yep - I have Kent Armstrong 'Jazz Lipsticks' in my Highway 1 and an Alinco P in my fretless bitzer - great pickups at good prices. I believe the pickup wizard learned his trade working for KA.

[quote name='markstuk' post='1357611' date='Aug 31 2011, 03:03 PM']And how about this for speaker cable? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORDOST-VALHALLA-SPEAKER-CABLE-4m-PAIR-4mm-Z-PLUGS-/160505091401?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item255ed95549"]Speaker Cable[/url][/quote] Bollocks! I hit the buy it now by mistake

neither - the most important bit is the cable connecting them

I own, have owned and have played through in no particular order: Trace Elliot, Ashdown, MarkBass, Crate and Ohm, Marshall, Peavey, Ampeg, Behringer and probably several amps. I have never had any trouble getting a good sound as long as I start with everything flat, and then either tweak what needs tweaking or leave it alone. However I have also see people twiddling the same amp and getting a crap sound by not setting input & output volume correctly, pressing pre-shape buttons & adjusting the graphic eq into smiley face.

[quote name='paul_5' post='1350046' date='Aug 24 2011, 10:55 AM']What about the H&S issues here. You should have warned people that they "may contain nuts". Can't be too careful. [/quote] Nah - not a problem. They are for ornamental use only.

Another good pedal for making a bass sound more open & acousticy is the Behringer ADI21 brown 'acoustic' preamp. I use it with both an NS-Design CR5M & Ashbory. The Ashbory is better for portability (obviously) and sounds wonderful. The Pahoehoe (Kala) polyurethene strings are 100x better than the rubberjohnnie ones, but being so weenie and fretless intonation can a hit & miss. I'd swap my ashbory for a fretted Kala in an instant if I could. The NS upright is a much more physical experience to play and looks great on stage, but its strength is that it offers something unique rather than trying to be a louder doublebass or a bigger bass guitar stood on its end. It can cut through in a two guitar band and the B string is the best B sounding string of any bass I've heard (at 42" scale length helps!)

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1349186' date='Aug 23 2011, 05:08 PM']Are you sure they were not once chocolate covered peanuts ? if they were,that means that they've been re-finned,and so are worth less than original.[/quote] I could have them refinished in something that looks very much like chocolate if you like.

No idea what it sounds like as it needs some weird plugin I've never heard of & don't trust to view the video. What about that fugly headstock though? - it looks like a club foot

Never happened to me - its hard to lose your place when everything's Rt-5th-Rt-5th

[quote name='Monckyman' post='1347658' date='Aug 21 2011, 11:33 PM']Not much call for possibly re-finished peanuts. Now Monkeynuts and you get my attention.[/quote] I found some monkeynut shells there as well, but sadly the contents were missing.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1347600' date='Aug 21 2011, 10:26 PM']When you say 'sofa' do you mean 'uncle's loft'?[/quote] Nah - I'm not pretending they're vintage planters dry roast or anything. They're probably M&S extra large salted [quote name='tommorichards' post='1347605' date='Aug 21 2011, 10:28 PM']Are they still the original factory colour?[/quote] under the fluff, yes they do appear to be. [quote name='Ian Savage' post='1347613' date='Aug 21 2011, 10:36 PM']Interested in a trade for these? [/quote] already have enough of those thanks

Whoa - just notice the "no access to the pots" - a bit of a schoolboy error. The answer to one of the Qs "In order to create the sealed cavity to the correct volume i had to include the electrics cavity, if i had added an standard access this would have compromised the cavity." is a bit odd - even if that was the case it is no excuse for making access to the pots impossible. Reading the rest of the blurb, it seems the bridge p/up isn't a piezo in the bridge as I guessed earlier from the style of the bridge, but another MM type buried and not adjustable. Just plain weird.

[quote]Mwwhahaa[/quote] You're going to rip the frets out & put it through a delay pedal?

Just found some peanuts down the back of the sofa. Very good condition once you've brushed off the fluff, but the salt may need replacing. There are around eight in total, but to be fair I will split them into pairs unless anyone really wants all of 'em.

He also had an amp made by Dudley Moore, but it wasn't up to much.

Whatever gauge TI JF344 are