budget bassist

Pretty nice, and I imagine it would take some serious craftmanship to get those tops to match together perfectly like that

[quote name='Conan' post='993171' date='Oct 19 2010, 09:09 AM']Is it normal for the machine heads to look so dull and oxidised in a Fender of this age? Or is that some kind of "custom finish"? [/quote] Given that it's 36 years old... I would assume so.

My streamer $$ (though that combination of natural and chrome hardware is definitely not my first, but beggars can't be choosers).

Fair enough, looks like a cool bass anyway I had a tribby L2k very similar to yours, was an absolute tone monster!

Was that black one owned by a BC member? I seem to remember someone having something similar...

Fender HW1 basses have nitro finishes that i hear wear pretty quickly.

[quote name='simon1964' post='985665' date='Oct 12 2010, 01:17 PM']My advice would be to spend time trying jazz and precision necks. A lot of people find Jazz necks more comfortable and easier to play, but a lot don't. I prefer Precision necks. Jazz necks feel cramped to me with the narrower string spacing near the nut. Neither is inherently easier to play - its just what you find most comfortable.[/quote] This, I prefer jazz necks, myself. However I don't like how large the bodies are (same with any Fender bass really). You just need to try stuff and see what sound/feel you prefer. You can get jazzes with precision width necks and vice versa, and the neck pockets are all the same size anyway, so the necks are interchangable.

Phwoar, that 20th SR5 is stunning, I've lusted after one of those since they came out, unfortunately I probably would never get on with the neck.

[quote name='Tait' post='975528' date='Oct 2 2010, 11:27 PM']Serious?! I love the neck on mine! Mind you, I loved the neck on my Dad's old Mexican Precision, and thats essentially what this is.[/quote] Yeah, it's one of the main reasons for getting rid of that stingray and SUB I had, I like skinny necks.

The original SUB5 pickup is exactly the same as a stingray 5 pickup, you won't get closer to a stingray sound than that. (though the 'ray 5 did recently change from ceramic to alnico or alnico to ceramic, can't remember which way, either way it's essentially the same pickup)

[quote name='Tait' post='970017' date='Sep 27 2010, 08:57 PM']My newly acquired Mark Hoppus! [/quote] Sweet, I tried one of those once, really nice bass, except the neck...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='960235' date='Sep 18 2010, 10:47 AM']Even though the bass has sold previously on here for a very low price (sure Gaf was gutted) I'd say it's worth about what you paid for it! In an ideal world the NT Streamers should be selling for about a price mid way between a Euro and a USA Spector, alternatively about 33% less than new price (+/- 10%) and the BO/LX Streamer should be a bit less than a Euro Spector or about 25% behind the Streamer NT. However we don't live in an ideal world and Warwick prices are massively variable; hence it's a case of throw a price out there and see if anyone bites![/quote] What you said, if it wasn't a Warwick, lt would be worth a lot more, but that's just how these things go. It's probably worth hanging on to, to be honest.

[quote name='Jigster' post='960357' date='Sep 18 2010, 01:16 PM']i find this hard to accept about the truss rod experiences on here - That a guitar of such obvious build quality has this flaw with its truss rods - Really??? I guess even more so as I feel I am edging towards an eventual Warwick purchase.. [/quote] If you strip the nut on the truss, you're doing something VERY wrong. I've made a couple of minor adjustments to mine with absolutely no drama at all.

You should be fine to drill it out...

I'd say £650-£700ish, lovely bass

Ah right yeah, i didn't think about the carved top, nevermind then

That looks awesome, bet it sounds the dogs bollocks as well! The only thing I'd do to it would be change that nasty 3 point bridge for a slightly more tasteful hipshot number, but of course that's just me.

[quote name='neepheid' post='959338' date='Sep 17 2010, 12:23 PM']Of course, anything I haven't liked initially, I've modded to my tastes. Take the Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass - loved the looks (bought it mostly for looks to be honest), loved the neck, blah passive humbuckers. So I gutted it and put in EMG-HB pups and an EMG-BQC 3 band EQ. Fitted a selector switch (not the easiest job what with the carved top and all). Now it's great and I'm unlikely to get rid of it.[/quote] Pics? I don't think I've seen it since you put new pickups in it, sounds pretty cool!

I think you would have to get one custom made from somewhere like sims. However, the new classic stingray 5 has an oval shape pickguard same as the SUB 5, as opposed to the standard SR5 pickguard, have an ask on the EBMM forum, as they may fit, same as the standard 'ray pickguard fits on a SUB 4, and if so, you may be able to order one from strings 'n' things (official UK EBMM dealer). You definitely can't order the pickguards for the SUB 5 (or you couldn't before the classic 'ray 5, if my assumption is correct).

Apart from my stagg and jay turser beginner basses (everybody knows they're crap), I don't think i've really owned a 'bad' bass as such, however the preamp on my fender reggie hamilton jazz was truly awful. The tobias toby pro 5 i had was pretty poor too, it had some potential, but the preamp was just rubbish and the pickups sounded so dull and lifeless.

[quote name='Linus27' post='957649' date='Sep 15 2010, 08:25 PM']So has anyone got or even seen or played one of the new Pro Series Corvette's? Would be intesting to see how they compare to the German made models.[/quote] Nope, and at that price, I'm not even remotely interested.

Save for an Ashdown ABM, huge upgrade over the EB180, i used to have an EB180 (well i still do, but it's broken) and the difference is just incredible.