Lfalex v1.1

I forgot about the SBV. They even look good the wrong way up!

On the subject of Red...

Loving that Flashback. Never seen a red one, mostly green or blue! I also like the black hardware on the Masterman.

Thanks for that. Forgot about Warwick Forums! So you've got a One, Masterman AND a Flashback, then? Did they do a Pro-M, or was that just Streamers?

Dare I say Rickenbacker 4003?

I guess it's the Warwick Corvette you're not liking... So anything that's passive and 2x single coils counts? Hmm. I'll have a think.

Pau Ferro on Shoreline gold is a nice combo on the Roscoe Beck..

Whilst it's unacceptable, I mightn't send it back. I'd find a luthier, who'd doubtless remove the hardware, pop some decent glue in there and clamp it for a day or so... Job done. The bass you get in exchange might have other issues...

As per the title, I guess! I've a Warwick Fortress Masterman 5. It has the MEC active twin Jazz (also used in the Infinity, Dolphin & Vampyre at the very least) In this application, it has a Volume & Pan (stacked) , and a Bass/Treble (also stacked) for EACH coil. As far as I'm aware, the MEC active 2-band won't run at 18v, so series connection of two 9v batteries is out. There's enough room for 2 9v blocks in the cavity if I remove the original single holder. I'm sure I can improvise something that'll hold a pair. What am I trying to achieve? A bit more headroom, I think. It can all sound a bit compressed sometimes. Battery life is ok. I don't need to double it! Does series connection double the voltage and parallel double the available current? Anyone with a bit of knowledge, feel free to chime in! Thanks in advance, Alex.

Just stick a magic tree in the accessory compartment! Huge choice of flavours, even some wooden ones!

I can never get anything to sound right (to me) unless it has a tap tempo function. Then it just slots right in, reverb in particular.

Depends how you practice. I like to jam along to songs, so I like a stereo line in that I can mix to taste. I have a Zoom b3, but it lacks that facility. I've used a Korg Pandora PX4d, but it's pots are worn out. I've settled on a cheap multi-track mixing desk. It may have no built in fx, but it does have a blendable loop, and if you want a stomp box as a front end, it can deliver 48v phantom power if needed, so only one cable to the box. Keeps it tidy. It's also really clean-sounding, is all analogue and can really drive a "proper" pair of headphones. Best part is its flexibility. It's been partnered with various stomp boxes and pre-amps, myriad different basses, fed power amps to drive cabs. There's not a device that I can't patch into it one way or another. It's about 30cm² by about 5 cm deep and sits on a desk in the corner, permanently ready to go. If I record again, I'll take it along just as a personal headphone monitor mixer. I've had problems with the sound I've had back from the desk before, and this would have eliminated that, too.

Me, too.

Pretty much. But may include anything that the owner percieves to be an upgrade, including, but not limited to; Pickups, Neck swaps, bridge replacements, active EQ, passive modifications (as per the Kiogon loom), Tuner changes, other aesthetic or functional alterations.. Many companies sell such items, Sadowsky being a fine example. I'd suggest that the only aspects that would prevent a bass being described as a "super jazz" would be a move away from 2 single coils in loosely the correct position and the retention of some sort of offset body shape.

Best I could manage! The only non-black bits are the Vigier/Benedetti logos, frets, strings and the EQ switch. The neck and headstock are painted, too (but aren't in shot) Can't take photos at the mo' as my phone camera has given up 🙄

A Tony Levin 3 string 'Ray, please MM. (Yes, I know there was only one. And it's a bit burnt now 😓)

No matter how bad the assorted beverages of Watney Combe & Reid may have been, they could never be as dreadful as my experiences with some Warwick Strings (Reds and EMPs) Yellows are alright. As for the £6 six sets, are the gauges as arbitrary as the lettering on the packaging?

I had a Stingray 5 fretless. Might've been a 1990 (?) B/W/B pickguard, Black on Poplar body. Nice light figuring with a smattering of Birdseye on the neck (maple, of course). Pau Ferro board. Best of all, it had the AlNiCo pickup. And the electrics are one of the best. Why do so few other manufacturers buffer their (switched) pickup output down to the level of the single coil setting? Then there's no appreciable volume change between Series, Parallel and Single coil. Just the tonal variation. I miss that bass. Even just to look at.

I like the look of the Jazz-bodied double-P pickup RBPX.. That or the P bass. I've done the Jazz bass thing.

Well, the old nail fell off while I was practicing on Sunday. Felt a bit premature, but there's nothing to be done for it now. Well done whoever mentioned moisturiser for the nail bed... The exposed area really does dry out badly.

I should've signed up for this. I'd still be "in" No danger of my being able to afford anything anytime soon! 😫

Likewise. My voice broke, and it really did break. If I've a sore throat or have slept with my mouth open, I sound like Darth Vader/Barry White's mutant offspring. There's a reason I play an instrument 🤣 Edit- and I look stupid wearing a guitar. They're just too small against me, even though I'm only of average size...

Does it sound even remotely like a stick? I love the Stick's ringing, resonant low-end. Less so, it's twangy melody strings. I always liked the look of the NS. And the SB8, too.

Much as I like a bit of Maiden... Why did they cover one of the worst songs on the album? And thank God they didn't do Aqualung!

Er... Not better. Very different!