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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395924772' post='2407966'] It did! They were the same smoked perspex as the pickguard. Well, it was the 70s... They too are rare as a rare thing and can't be got for any money. [/quote] Wow! Foam mutes under the bridge cover?

Judging by the additional screw holes/fixtures the bass originally came with pickup covers? I like the thick perspex part of the design

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1395909562' post='2407746'] You know what... I might just stick with the BBOT, Leo put it there for a reason. [/quote] But, Fender themselves are currently employing several different bridge designs on current instruments; some have the 'traditional' BBOT, some have a slightly uprated BBOT (with channels for the saddle height adjustment screws to run in), some have the new Fender high-mass bridge, some carry the Badass II, some instruments carry the Babicz bridge... so I suspect it's often to do with appearance as much as function.

Yeah I remember this from my youth. I think this is from the era when they were allowed to pre-record the instrumental backing track but vocals had to be live for this kind of TV spot.

Link? Not that I would pay that! LOL EDIT: Ahhh, I see. I wonder what alternate universe he inhabits?

Or you could go down the stacked tone/volume route for each PU, as found on some Fender Jazz basses, like this? [url="http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/fender_control_concentric_vintage_pot_cts.asp?gclid=CJim-PKPsb0CFdHLtAodqQMAeQ"]http://www.richtonem...CFdHLtAodqQMAeQ[/url]

Thanks for the heads up on that about Parcelforce - they exclude instruments from 'enhanced compensation' so you're stuck with the included £100 limit it appears.

I've just received a bass from another BC member - it travelled from London to Greater Manchester via Parcelforce 48, wrapped in bubblewrap inside a cardboard box (that actually was designed to hold a bass guitar) and there were no problems. I received a bass last year from an eBay member that arrived wrapped only in bubblewrap (again I think via Parcelforce) and remarkably it was undamaged! In both cases the instrument had been sold for less than £200 (so not hugely valuable guitars); you can up the amount of insurance cover (default is £100, the next £100 of cover costs £1.20).

I like some of Kate Bush's earliest work and also material from Aerial but I suspect seeing how she's matured would make me feel old and maudlin...

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1395825207' post='2406654'] Kramer look really good (and I've actually had hands on one and liked it as I recall). [/quote] Mmmmmm aluminium necked split headstock Kramer... I tried one of those out new back in the early 80s (before settling on my Westone some years later) and would love to find a decent instrument (though is it true that the aluminium necks can be a little unstable for tuning?). Good luck with the hunt!

Same thoughts here, clipping (if present) hurts the speakers more than anything else.

Now this makes far more sense! Dǎng ní bǎn dìngzhì diàn 70 niándài juéshì bèi sī jítā zuòwéi diàn jīdì de kāitóu suīrán shì jīngmì jīdì chūshēng de, zài shèjì hé guīgé wánchéng nǎxiē shì xiànzài. Yīncǐ kěyǐ shuō, suǒyǒu de diàn jīdì dōu shòudào yǐngxiǎng. Yīzhǒng huòwù de dàodá shì zài shǒucì zài 70 niándài de yībàn shíjiān zhì, zài 70 niándài, tiānrán huī tǐ, báo de tú B de cáo kuāndù de jǐng bù xíngzhuàng de guīfàn de tèzhēng de CBS tóu biāozhì Xíngzhuàng děng, zhè shì xìngnéng guīgé. Yǒu jǐng bù de chénshù. Zhè shì hěn róngyì zhǎngwò yīgè xìcháng de bózi, bìngqiě hěn róngyì shuǎi diào tā, tā yǐjīng chéngwéi, jíshǐ cóng juéshì bèi sī zài yǒu, bù xiétiáo de gǎnjué hěn shǎo gǎnjué dào. Zhè shì hěn róngyì bèi yílòu zài tā yóu yīgè 1P fēng mùqín jǐng yǔ yīgè shòuxiǎo de shēnyǐng. Zài yīgè dà qù gǔ jīdì de shēngyīn.

I've recently been reading about the activity of collecting (which is mentioned in the book 'A Field Guide to Melancholy' and it can be connected to existential anxiety) and I recognise the symptoms in myself (music collection, books, and now basses... ). Here are a couple more comments: [i]Kim A. Herzinger, an English professor, award-winning author and avid collector, provides yet another twist on obsession with collecting. "Collecting is a means by which one relieves a basic sense of incompletion brought on by unfulfilled childhood needs,” Herzinger said. “It functions as a form of wish fulfillment, which eases deep-rooted uncertainties and existential dread.” Psychologist Werner Muensterberger shares Herzinger’s idea. In his book titled “Collecting: An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives,” Muensterberger says that control of the object collected brings “relief of the child’s anxiety and frustration that comes with feeling helpless and being alone.”[/i] from http://www.horizonlines.org/volume4/about/why/ Now I'm not saying that all of us 'suffering' with GAS do so because of the same reasons or that we should worry that we enjoy looking for and buying equipment but I would argue that the introduction of something new (to us) does inject fresh energy into the activity and a great deal of personal taste is involved in finding instruments and amps that offer the sound and playability that assist us in expressing ourselves, hence the familiar (and for some, seemingly never-ending) search for that 'perfect' bass and rig...

You probably scared the bass into thinking it was going to be parted out so it decided to stop pissing about and behave itself.

I'm tempted to use these lines from the description in a song It is easy to grasp a slender neck And it is easy to flip it And it has become Even if again, had from Jazz bass...

It helps if you read the description to yourself in a heavy Russian accent.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1395750539' post='2405732'] Ovation Magnum! [/quote] Now you're talking! Loved the sound Barry Adamson got with his

Go and play a few Squiers in the 'flesh' if you can and then decide if you NEED to change anything at all... if the neck is comfortable and the fret ends are well dressed and if the standard pickups aren't noisy and get you there then I'd be inclined to leave as is (apart from maybe changing the tone cap if you want to get a heavier/lighter tone change). In fact having read up on this, changing the tone capacitor (for the cost of a few quid) in a passive instrument can have more of an impact than swapping out the pickups yet few people think of doing it

I can't help with the 3 hole spacing info but have you considered a five screw hole Gotoh 203? http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product=203b-4 I'm actually considering putting a slightly chunkier bridge on my Squier VM Precision as the current bridge doesn't have the channels for the height adjustment screws to run in and this doesn't look bad at all for the money http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271416410618?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Nice!

Shergold?

Aria Pro II Precise Bass from '77? Nice Fender copies... EDIT: Check this list out http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass.html

Hey, from the same eBay seller, this is FAR more impressive, with a Buy It Now price of £120,000! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEST-valve-amplifier-BEST-speakers-or-MONEY-REFUNDED-during-1-month-trial-1-/161253480657?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Amplifiers&hash=item258b74d8d1

We know Scott likes a narrow string spacing (his Overwater custom Jazz is around 17mm at the bridge) so maybe the grimaces are down to the P's neck width

Imagine the arguments over whether his guitar is IN or OUT of tune...