Chiliwailer

Very nice, where’s it from?

This bass was a real saviour during a period when I couldn’t play a long scale, but was playing a lot. 1971 Musicmaster, cost me £250 in 2004. When I got it the pickup, pickguard and bridge were changed and it had a natural varnish finish. I soon after added a Jazz pup, and Mustang tuners. Later it had a new bridge, pickguard and sunburst respray shortly before I sold it to a guy who also bought my ‘78/9 Sabre that I always wanted back… Sold this Musicmaster when I was able to use a P Bass again and needed some cash. Great bass, really loved it, ideally would have kept it for nostalgia and odd times of playing it. The neck was divine 🤤

In my 20s I was playing a lot and living in single room bedsits and moving often, I always had at least 4 basses/guitars with me and could move all my belongings in a small hatchback (this was the late 90s when there were pretty small). Guess it’s about priorities 🎸🎸🎸🎸😂

Harsh, but very fair 😊

This is what was doing my nut in - the bass is shielded really well, and for a while my thoughts run away with me. Someone had added a series/parallel switch to the bass, and I never use it, so I put it back to stock just in case there was an issue with how it was done, even though it looked fine… but no, noise still there. Then my brain kicked in, and when checking the chain I used the blend knob on my compressor, and yep, no naughty noise when the blend was dry (or when taking it out the chain), but it came in when going wet. I guess the comp was amplifying the fact the pups are single coil, and picking up interference from the room’s electrics perhaps. Recorded the part where the noise was previously an issue, and the bass sounded fine (until I decided my Stingray was actually better for the track after all 😂).

Really glad that it’s not the bass after all, I was already stumped with what to replace it with while I was in Basil mode…

Yep, classic Fawlty with a mix of classic Homer afterwards, a nice big doh!

Sorry, I should elaborate - I was getting a terrible hum, really standing out on a quiet part of the track. But wasn’t get it so much on my Ray, I put it down to single coil issues and home electrics, but then realised the culprit was in the chain and the different setting I use for each bass didn’t come into my mind at the time, doh 🙄 Ended up using the Ray anyway, but good to know as it’s been nearly a year since I gave my Jazz a good work out.

Almost had a Basil Fawlty type moment while recording, though just about spared beating my Jazz Bass... Best not take it out on the bass when other factors are at play too, just took me a bit to realise 😂

Just got it, thanks for the heads up 👍

Gets a bit confusing with Ray 5 pups. Up to 1991ish they we alnico, then switched to ceramic until 2008ish, and back to alnico until the bass was discontinued. Ray Specials are Neodymium as standard. Nice bass 👌

Spot on bro. I can live with a ‘very good’ Warmoth for that money, but I want ‘outstanding’ for Lull & CS money. My mate has a CS that’s a belter, mine is very sweet too, but it does feel like a lottery… Glad I’m sorted!

Man, they feel so comfy 👌