Damonjames

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1377297334' post='2186103'] Those are the colour combinations he played this eve - white/maple & sunburst/rosewood. Think both looked really good. Only thing that puts me off of them is if they`re as heavy as the original MD Sigs. [/quote] Oh yes, I forgot about that! You certainly know you have it on!

It doesn't look particularly "road worn" to me... If I am going to pay for that look I think they need to try a little harder. Sounds like they may have changed the pickup from the description which is a good thing, the previous model had a fairly low output. They have always had the forearm contour though. Road worn or not these are a cracking bass for the money, especially if you have big mitts cos the neck is mahoosive!

When we moved to the uk last year we bought our first iMac, after years of being a pc guy and building my own high spec gaming pc. At te the end of the day I agree no platform is perfect, I get the occasional glitch with the mac, but the biggest difference I have noticed is the 1. You have to pay for everything you want to download ie no freebies like with pc. The upshot is that as a general rule, everything works! I lost count of the number of times I tried to download something on pc to have it not work. I'd vote mac, but that's jus my 2 cents

I recently modded my mike dirnt signature and absolutely love it, so I understand where you are coming from. At the end of the day, it's YOUR bass and you need to be happy with it. If that means spraying it then go right ahead. Having said that, my bass was worth £400, so I would fancy I've not lost too much on the value if anything. Yours sounds like its worth considerably more, and that's the catch. I've seen a brand new top of the line range rover re sprayed in matte black, personally I think it looks good, but put it in a for sale lot along side the exact same model in factory finish and see what the resale is. You will no doubt create something pretty dang sweet, but chances are you will significantly reduce your potential market and therefore the value. There are countless threads and opinions on the sound/tone quality of acrylic vs nitro finishes so tread carefully or you may end up losing what you love so much about your go to bass. Also if you were planing to spray over the existing finish, your beloved sunburst might start peaking through! Personally I'd say sell reggie on, and buy something cheaper and mod that. I'm tipping there can't be anything too special on a fender that you couldn't re create on something else. Good luck!

Haha, don't you hate that! It's an interesting beast this bass, I know Rob trujillo from metallica loves them, he has tried to make 2 or three manufacturers copy it. When you compare what's on offer with the fernandes (approx £700 in te US) vs the warwick rob trujillo sig (approx £800) which is made in Korea vs Japan and is a bolt on neck vs neck through, it starts to look like good value. But compare it to the gravity 5x there is nearly £500 difference? Still would love to try one!

Has anyone had much experience with the fernandes gravity bass guitars? Especially the deluxe 5? They are really hard to get hold of, and even the uk distributor said they would have to one off order it from the US. I'm not in the market for one right now but would love to try one, it might just cure my GAS!

I put a set if dimarzio j123 pickups in my Mexican jazz, and swapped out the bridge for a gotoh 201 and changed the pots.... Results? Awesomeness!!! It's a completely different beast to ally now. I installed a SD quarter pounder p and j bridge pickup into my mike dirnt signature fender again awesome!!! So much more growly on the p and much more variety with the j bridge. It pays to do you homework before hand and have a realistic expectation for the results.

It's not exactly a classic, but I'd love to find a fernandes gravity 5 deluxe to try. The uk distributor doesn't even stock them! Anyone know of anyone who has one??

My matamp 610 sounds pretty awesome, but id be keen to see how this sort of setup worked out as I've considered adding either a 210 or 115 cab to it and run at 4 ohms

Hey all, I bought two effects loop pedals off Tom. great price, quick delivery, sound bloke. Cheers nessy.

Hi all, not sure about this one but has anyone tried to bring back gear from the USA while on holidays/business?? Have a friend who travels regularly to the states, and was wondering if he brought a bass back for me would he get smashed on tax? I have heard if people taking a cheap crappy guitar out and bringing back a high end bit of gear but not sure if anyone here has done it recently? Same applies to the smaller bits and pieces although I'm sure this would be more difficult to police. Cheers

Noel, sounds like you are the oracle of Aria! Thanks for the info, so I would be looking for a post 83 R60. Cheers!

I am pretty sure Cliff's was a passive one as I can recall reading he didn't like te active electronics. Thanks for the info though!

Hi all, wondering I there are any Aria Bass experts out there who might be able to help me out. I really like the aria pro ii black and gold as used by Cliff Burton, but they are hard to come by and far more pricey than other aria's of similar vintage. Can anyone explain to me the differences in models an if there is another model that is essentially the same bass in both look and sound to the B&G ? Colour doesn't matter. Cheers

Hey all, just started to notice there is a big difference between volume levels if I plug directly into my amp instead if running through the tuner. Has anyone else had this issue? Wondering if the unit is faulty?

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1375275310' post='2159094'] First sig came with an SPB3 mine has a SBP1 wound to basically be the same as a fender pup I believe. Not sure if they now come with SPB4s [/quote] Fender site still showing spb-1, I think Steve just has a signature pickup with SD the spb-4. Open another can of worms here, but does he use his sig pickup? If so then he's not using an off the shelf sig bass!

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1375189350' post='2157849'] its heavier. Badass II, Seymour Duncan SPB1 pup. I think its the blue sparkle and mirror pick guard that really make it sound unique. Its really hard to explain but it just sounds and is more P than my MIA P [/quote] Doesn't the Steve Harris model come with a signature model spb4 quarter pounder? I think though a rewound hotter than an spb3 😈

I think the fender signature models are a good bet. I know the idea can be a little cheesy, and if you don't like the artist you would probably never buy their sig, which is a bit if a shame. I think the fender digs offer an in between product, they might be built in Mexico, but the hardware and build quality is much better than a standard mex, and they are not that much more expensive.

Yep I agree, loose the power board, move the pitchblack to the top row and add the wah on the right. I have my pitch black top left but first in the signal chain, then into the 105q wah on the right of the board. I have a power supply unit to power all my effects though.

I recently changed the stock p pickup in my fender mike dirnt with a sd quarter pounder, and also had a quarter pounder j added at the bridge. Massively happy, and considering the j is only a single coil it's pretty damn quiet. I highly recommend a pj, I don't know whether I would own a straight p again now...

Last year I went to the BOSE shop looking at home theatre stuff. I had a listen to their sound bar at the request of Mrs DJ, because she hated all the wires on our previous 5.1 setup. I have to admit I was surprised at how bad it sounded, IMHO, if BOSE can't get it right then no one will. Stick with the bookshelf Ones you have, and maybe add a self powered sub.

[quote name='iamtheelvy' timestamp='1373987300' post='2143895'] I'd like to get a pedalboard just consisting of Big Muffs from every era... Not to play through as such, just because... [/quote] +1 😈