Jean-Luc Pickguard

Brandoni Guitars in Wembley - bodies, necks, pickups, hardware etc... [url="http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk"]http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk[/url]

[quote name='nik1093' post='13616' date='Jun 7 2007, 02:53 PM']does EMG make p-bass pickups[/quote] Yes - I used to have an active EMG in my old P bass. I took it out and put the original one back in as it was frankly a bit dull and unpunchy sounding. I might try the it again (perhaps in my fretless precision) with two 9v batteries as I have heard that the EMGs very different (in a good way) with 18v. As for painting the body, you probably want to strip the old finish off first. I used nitromors on my daughter's old musicmaster bass, (the previous owner had already removed 95% of the finish though) then I sprayed it with car paint from halfords - larger branches can mix the paint & put it in the can, so you can choose just about any shade you want. I used a can of white primer, two cans of custom-mixed lilac and a can of clear over the top.

+1 on the thomastik jazz flats - I won't use anything else. Also I'm sure they get better with age.

I have three - two big fender-type ones on a precision & a jazz, plus a gotoh 'Y'-type on an Epi T-bird. I keep a tiny tin of vaseline with my pliers, cutters & allen keys to keep 'em greased up but they don't need much attention and they work perfectly once they're set up properly. I've only had to adjust the little thumbscrew when changing from one type of strings to another. If its set up correctly the tuning stays spot-on in both positions.

[quote name='presoulnation' post='12362' date='Jun 5 2007, 10:34 AM']Hmmmm theres something about that I like. It would benefit from being a different colour methinks.[/quote] ...And maybe a different shape

I'd like a Five string Lakland decade USA 35" scale, rosewood fingerboard with pearl block markers & side LEDs. transparent red finish on a mahogany body with b/w/b pickguard & Black headstock. Strung with Thomastik JF-355 flatwounds. A pair of Fred Hammon's darkstar pickups & a John East U-retro with black knobs. I'm not sure when the 5 string version of the darkstars will be available though.

Thomastik Jazz Flats JF344 on 6 basses. TI JF345 on the 5 string. LaBella flats on most of the short scales, Old Roto flats on the ones I haven't got around to changing. Stock NS strings on the Ned Steinberger CR-5M. Thomastik spirocore light on the upright.

Hello everyone So this is the new place? Change of name - I was Mikey at the old place. To recap my bass collection: '81 Cherry Sunburst Precision '90 MIJ "Jameson" '62RI Precision Fretless FrankenPrecision '03 'Pimped' Highway 1 Jazz with J-retro & Lots of Chrome '71 Sonic Blue Musicmaster Shell Pink Squier Musicmaster Blueburst Danelectro Longhorn '86 Hohner B2A 'Cricketbat' Epi 'Snowhite' T-bird Stentor 3/4 Upright with K&K p/u & preamp Dean Pace EUB (possibly up for sale soon) NS-Design CR-5M I also have a few g*itars: my favorites are a CIJ '72RI Tele Thinline & a Stratacoustic