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Don't know what other folk might think but I dumped the soapbars out my Zephyr today and added a preamp. Neck pickup sounds throaty and huge. Would quite happy use it for everything. Man alive !! I sound like a guitarist with a new pedal

What about the Bass Collection ones ? Definitely lightweight and narrow necks too. There's one in the classifieds, seller could give you the spacings.

Set of halfwounds arrived from Paul this morning. Pretty amazing as he'd just posted them yesterday Great fella to deal with.

Fantastic. Strangely the Dimensions and Cabronitas are the only Fenders that interest me, I'm too late for the Cabronita party 😀 Congrats on a lovely bass.

A thread on TB said ESP. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/muzz-skillings-living-colour-bass.584678/ Then quickly derailed to Doug Wimbish and Vernon Reid's playing

Would something as simple as placing a metal strip across the pole pieces give me the string coverage needed ? I'm thinking of fitting Entwistle JBXN fellas to the Zephyr 5.The eyesore would be hidden by rosewood covers Cheers KB

Bought a Wal JG for £500 in Romford back in 88/89 but had to sell it when I returned to Scotland a year later. Got £250 and a beat up SG.

Go to http://www.shapeways.com/ It was originally for prototypes and templates but folk are using them for products. Bit pricey for me though. Another thing is if the shape is drawn then saved as .dwf anyone with a laser cutter machine can cut them out. Plenty of free 3D software out there https://www.blender.org/

I'd have a word with Cranes Music, pretty certain Hudson is their brand. http://www.cranes.co.uk/guitars/bass-guitars/hudson-basses Had the back off my Tanglewood Canyon to see if there was any info on the preamp,they appear very similar basses. Preamp on that uses connector blocks but I'll have to drop the electrics out as it's a very neat job. Must have saved a packet on wiring they're that short If I get time through the week I'll investigate further.

Set of Carvin flats arrived from Nick. Absolute doodle of a purchase,1 email & 1 reply and the deal was done. Cheers Nick.

If you look at the other basses he's selling you'll see the "D" plain as day. They stamp base of the neck or where the neck plate would be. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-5-STRING-BASS-WITH-ACTICE-PICK-UPS-WHITE-/282067187197?hash=item41ac83b5fd:g:GqAAAOSwbYZXWE5G

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1466098478' post='3073376'] Is this a British phenomenon?[/quote] I believe it may be. Got a bass from Germany couple of weeks back, GLS collected it,had it processed at both local and national depots then delivered to the UK. All within 27 hours , and it was £30 not the £48 I'd been quoted here ! Once here Parcelforce got it and buggered around for 3 days,

There's a line of Peavey flagship basses in front of me while I play a £70 Harley Benton PB-50. Course a SC P-bass is hardly a cutting edge design so £70 bass & tapes does the trick grand. Actually have 2 of them,the other sports TI's and a Peavey Ferrite SC. Not because the Wilkinson is bad but because I had a spare Ferrite ( one with tapes is stock)

Ped There was the B-Quad 5 string. That's the Brian Bromberg bass. Serious bit of kit ! Modulus made graphite neck,mono & stereo output,piezo bridge. Piezos have individual pan for stereo and trim pots. Have the 4 string version myself. Lovely bass and there just happens to be a B-Quad 5 on eBay Italy. http://www.ebay.it/itm/PEAVEY-Bquad-5-string-electric-bass-basso-elettrico-BRIAN-BROMBERG-Model-bajo-/152119734394?ssPageName=ADME%3AL%3ALCA%3AIT%3A1123 They're not cheap,seem to remember they were the most expensive bass Peavey made. Also look at the G-V bass. Never had the neck off my again 4 string version so not sure it's 100% graphite. I imagine it is though if G stands for graphite

@Twincam It's about 25-30 mile. Want me to see if he's still got it ? I saw them advertised in Guitarist mag early 80 and labeled it a fad,like the Hipshot D-tuner & Badass bridge. It's OK I'm not a betting man £20 back then rings a bell. Can't have taken off and patent must have expired cause Peavey have a similar thing on the new Milestones only it's called "Powerplate" Sod sustain,it's for guitar players when they hit the right note.

I remember these from years back. Don't remember anybody using them though https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/fathead-brass-sustain-plate-for-fender-jazz-precision-basses/1173389224

[quote name='AustinArto' timestamp='1465515481' post='3069006'] If all of them were killed in a bus crash tomorrow I don't think the world of music would pine for them. [/quote] True but I fear there's more waiting in the wings.

The man's a fool.

Another set of flats coming from Dan. Easy fella to deal with. He lists stuff I want,I pay and he sends it out pronto Doesn't get much easier than that edit Dan texted me Thursday morning saying strings were on the way. Saturday the wee lassie from My Hermes handed them over. Didn't I say it was easy !!

Aye they're cheap enough when they do come up. $300 looks about the norm in the states. After getting robbed by paypal's exchange rate this was £330 delivered,damn we live in an expensive country. Even the UK shipping quote was high, I got £48 but Jogi's was 40euro. He split the cost 50/50

Totally agree,its a daft name 😂

Congratulations on the Yamaha. Will be keeping fingers crossed you find the correct knob.