Chiliwailer

Nice… are you John Entwistle’s lovechild? 😊

I had an sweepable East preamp in my Ray for a while, can’t fault it. And the bonus, for me, was the treble boost switch akin to a Sabre, super useful 👌 I only took out the East due to sentimentality (you know the score mate) when I put the bass back to stock, as I first had it in 1996.

Oof Chris, that LPB Precision 😢 I’ve let go of far too many nice basses, though either to pay for my first flat, or for other of life’s demands, or just as they weren’t for me. Of all my (many) vintage Fenders (57-69), a beaten up 66 P is the only one i’d like back. I sold it for a lovely 64 P that then got sold to pay towards my first flat. But I wouldn’t pay today’s crazy money for that ‘66. I’d ’maybe’ go into debt to get back ‘79 Sabre that I sold to fund a 64 Jazz - great Jazz, but the Sabre was special and long term was the wrong move. But the main one I’d love back, and definitely hit the credit card on, is a Modulus FB4 - sold to @hiram.k.hackenbacker when we needed a new floor and couch and I got my priories completely wrong 😂 big mistake. Got another FB4 a few years later but it wasn’t the same.

I’m with everyone else that says go for a pedal. The Darkglass Microtubes is a fave of mine, you may find the Deluxe or Ultra version could tick the box for you.

A Wal is like… where as a clone is more like…

Still worth a try if ever possible for you, quality bass for sure 👍

I went from 3EQ, to a Special, then back to my 2EQ… The Special is a lovely instrument, EQ and ergonomics are excellent upgrades IMO. However I personally didn’t get on with the Neodymium pickups, even on the passive short scale. Alnico works better for me on a Ray.

Cheers for the link, bought back good memories, I worked there for a many years - started in Andy’s in 1993, aged 15. Graham Noden was a mentor and we still get on great. Brian and me used to hang out at Andy’s, chatting about weed and music mostly, and I offered Crispin from Regents his first job in Denmark Street when I was managing Regents Sounds. Tom from Wunjo was a mate from teen years. So yeah, really nice to read from them all, and the other names that popped in the process. I’m still close to Ron, who owned Roka’s and Two-5 back in the day, we often talk about how we both have a book in us about the behind the scenes shenanigans from our days there. Good times, even if it is just retail at the end of the day - and although some people on the street deserved a bad rep, it’s always a shame to read posts that paint everyone from Denmark St with the same brush - as arrogant, rude, failed rock star, wanna be rock star etc… that’s just bollox, I was there for a period of 12 years, in 10 shops, and although there were some tossers (like anywhere I suppose) I knew some awesome people that did a great job. Worked for a bit at Bass Centre and New Kings Rd after leaving the street, great places, but never the same buzz, not by a mile. Personally, mid to late 90s was really special there - not seen that vibe since amongst the staff and various shops, for me it felt it was really more connected back then, in a social way, and prior to Music Ground bringing a different vibe - but that’s 3 chapters of the book I suspect 😂

I very much doubt the 66 Pure Vintage will do that - you’d likely need an overwound pickup for a darker sound. Though it messes with the mids a bit, so not for everyone. Things is Aston used a stock pickup, and his tone came from a ton of variables. I had a cool conversation will Al Anderson once and when we chatted about Aston’s tone he was like “he’d take the mids off everything and whack the bass right up!”. Family Man was the man.

Paul bought a pickup from me - super easy sale, and friendly funny emails, top man 👌

Thanks Colin for an easy, friendly, and swift sale. Enjoy the pedal mate.

Definitely wasn’t my experience, the bass hadn’t even been checked and had multiple issues. Just saying as it’s worth checking with them, despite the website marketing.

Sold some items to Joe, was a pleasure all the way. Cheers

Was a pleasure to sell Mike some strings - cheers 👍