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Night Crawler - Judas Priest

I'm currently trying to choose a pair of pickups for a Hofner I'm doing and I've come across some points that, either I don't understand, or aren't really points at all. Essentially a pickup is magnet and a coil of wire, the string moves through the magnetic field and produces an ekectrical current in the coil, job done, yes? So does it matter whether the pickup is a bass or guitar pickup, other than physical dimensions? The Seymour Duncan SM-1 & SM-3 mini humbuckers are, apparently, a good upgrade to the standard Hofner staple type pickups., but expensive. The Seymour Duncans appear to be Gibson Firebird replacements so designed for guitar. I think the toasters in Rickenbacker 4005 basses were just guitar pickups. So can I just find some cheaper minihumbers, or other style, that physically fit, and all will be good? What determines the tone of a pickup? Does the 'bassiness' come from the string gauge or the pickup? Sorry for all the questions but it would be an interesting discussion I think. 🙂👍

Gourd love a duck!

Woodpecker From Mars - Faith No More

Girl From Mars - Ash

In The Midnight Hour - The Jam (greatest cover band evaaar!!)

That freaky looking weirdo gives me the creeps, I don't mind Marilyn Manson though.

Raise Your Glass - Pink

I was about to say that looks great until you pointed out that it could be dismental. I'm in two minds now. 🤔

Is that Eddi Reader? Time Bomb - Rancid

This rings particularly true with me. I don't count or really have much knowledge of time signatures, but don't struggle playing them, unlike some of my more theory knowledgeable band mates. I just somehow know when it feels right. When I first started to play guitar, RHCP's Breaking The Girl was probably the first song I learnt, I had no idea it was an odd timing, it just felt nice. It's in 6/8 but I wouldn't know that without looking it up. I also learnt to play in the grunge era so maybe that does have a bearing on odd time signatures feeling relatively normal.

D'addario half rounds are my go to 34" string. I put a set of their short scale half rounds on my Longhorn (30") and they feel the same. I've also got LaBella flats on my Hofner Club. I'd say both of these strings are on the stiffer end of the scale and certainly don't feel at all floppy. I like a good stiff string too. This is a good page on SS strings on Scott Whitley's website. https://www.shortscalebass.co.uk/short-scale-string-choice/

Greetings From Shitsville - The Wildhearts

Yes, Rickenbacker. 😁

Man At C&A - The Specials

I really like the look of that now. The scratchplate works well and looks like it should be there. 🙂👍

Queen Of The New Year - Deacon Blue

Yep, they're decent flats, and as mentioned, offer a tenner 😉.

His book 'Ska'd For Life' is a good read. Amazingly he hadn't really been playing long when he joined The Specials and seemed genuinely giddy with the rollercoaster ride.

Orinoco Flow - Enya

Isn't it just. It looks like gold velvet. I could certainly give this bass a home.

Thanks. But I was only expanding on what @Happy Jack had noticed. He da man 😉

Totally what @Happy Jacksaid. Look at the heel, you can see a thin strip below the mother of pearl which should be inside the body, the 'fresh' wood tapers down the side of the neck towards the fretboard indicating the neck has let go and pivoted forwards under string tension. I'd slacken off the strings a bit until its fixed. Not enough to lose the bridge but to take the stress off the neck joint. I'd hate to see it let go properly and damage the top as it's a beautiful guitar. Best of luck with whatever route you take. 🙂👍

It's not that I don't think they're worth good money, I just wasn't aware of them to be honest, they've never popped up on my radar somehow. I really like the look of it but was hoping it was going to be more of a quirky bargain. Just lack of knowledge on my part. 🙂👍

Poison Ivy - The Lambrettas