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Cheers guys. Yes, i was hoping it wouldn't be that horrible light/yellow finish.

Yeah, I was worried about poorly matched wood but it looks really nice. The only issue I can find is that the jazz pup doesn't seem to be the right size to cover the strings, so that each string sits in the centre of each pair of magnets. It actually seems like they might have used a front pup rather than a bridge one (just a guess). It's siting in the bass correctly but the spread of magnets seem a bit too short. I don't see it being a real world issue though. I'll be changing them at some point, quite fancy a model J in there along with the Fralin.

No, both pups are stock. These are Fender designed rather than Duncan like on the older VM range. I've been comparing it to my CVP with Fralin tonight, the fender is definitely lacking fullness, but other than thay it's not a bad set of pups. The bridge is also stock. It's more high mass than the usnusl a BBOT, but not quite a full high mass bridge. It's quite close to a Gotoh 201, and I expect that's what I'll replace it with, as I'm finding the saddle screw on the g string is digging in to the side of my palm already. The closest I've seen to a PJ 5 in the VM range is the Jag V, which has the same pup arrangement.

Cheers Billy. I just wish I had a few more gigs to play it at. It's funny but it's been sitting in the living room all day, yet no one has questioned it or asked about it. Think I got away with this one lol.

Thanks Nick. The body is made of Agathis I believe. It's very light, even lighter than my CVP which has been the lightest bass I've owned. I'm not sure if I need a PJ, but I have wanted a sunburst for a while and couldn't be bothered to just get another P, this made more sense. I recently had the chance to play Frans Ibanez PJ at a gig and loved how the bridge pup can add more colour to the tone without losing the P tone. I'll be changing the pups, and maybe the neck at some point, but for £250 I'm really happy with it.

Thanks Gareth. Less flaws than the MIA's I tried a few years ago. It still feels cheap but I can't put my finger on why. Might be because it's so light.

Ok, a few pics. Ive now done a set up and changed the strings and its liek a different bass. Very comfortable to play and the tone is very close ot my Fralin loaded Squier CVP. I intend to do more mods on it but for something to do rather than it needing any. For now its goin got be my only gigging bass. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365227415/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365227415/"]Squier Vintage Modified PJ Bass[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce (London)[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365241106/][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365241106/]Squier Vintage Modified PJ Bass[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/]Dave Pearce (London)[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365431853/][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/10365431853/]Squier Vintage Modified PJ Bass[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/davebass5/]Dave Pearce (London)[/url], on Flickr

Thanks. Ive always prefered the feel of the CV necks, i love the vintage frets, but the VM range seem to offer almost every combination i could ever want from a Fender style bass. I think this will become my only gigging bass very quickly.

After being more than happy with my Squiers over the past few years, but never getting to like the look of my Fiesta Red P, ive splurged out on a lovely looking Sunburst PJ. I was going to get a P5, but i dont really see the use for it, whereas with this new bass i get to keep the tone i love (ill be putting a Fralin or Fender 62RI in it), a much, much nicer looking bass, and if i want i can put my CV Jazz neck, or my Lakland JO neck on it. I do intend to mod it but in no rush as its quite nice as stock. The bass is lovely, no issues with fit or finish, which is more than i can say for the MIA's i had briefly a few years ago, and the tone is pretty good. I dont really like the strings, and the action was very high, but a few tweaks of the truss rod and saddles and all is very good. Its also noticeably lighter than my CVP, and a lot lighter than my CV Jazz. Pics may or may not appear, im sure anyone who wants to see one can find something on line, but i will take some at some point.

Used GAK a few times, but these days i seem to use Gear4Music most of the time. Thomanns are also a good bet but dont seem quite as cheap for the widely available items these days.

[quote name='Westie9' timestamp='1381909109' post='2245141'] Someone's already mentioned it but what are they like when people's phones go off in the audience, hearing aids, sound limiters etc? I'm seriously looking to go the wireless route... [/quote] I've only had the one bad experience, and the phone was literally less than 2ft from the receiver. Ive now done a good handful of gigs without any issues, and i keep my phone in my jacket pocket when playing. A few gigs have been in small hotels where there has been a very good wifi signal at the stage area, yet ive had no issues (cant say if the phone owners had any though).

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381236705' post='2236165'] Some people just won't attempt it, so they need to justify the cost of paying someone else to do it. Hey presto. [/quote] I also find it strange that some people mention the setup in for sale adds, and bung on the cost. Unless it was something drastic i cant see that one persons preference is worth paying extra for.

My last highway-one jazz had this, as did a MIM 70s jazz I had just before it. I sent the MIM back but lived with the HW, it didn't really effect my playing much.

Sorry, i wasnt having a go, just pointing out that we have a Amps and Cabs section (its always been there). Its a nice amp, i just found the GK tone wasn't for me. Enjoy.

Did this thread get lost on the way to the Amp forum ;-) Personaly I hated the one I had, but good luck with yours.

[quote name='Ziphoblat' timestamp='1380104291' post='2220743'] You've knackered your current neck/body and want a replacement, you're building a parts bass which isn't all Fender, etc. There are plenty of reasons; I don't think the intention is that you might buy the same bits as on a standard model and assemble it yourself. Missing the point really. I'm considering grabbing one of the Mexican bodies and a Status jazz neck. [/quote] Exactly. We are talking part's for a bass here, i cant possible imagine buying a whole bass and having to break it down and sell all the other bits off as normal. As some of you know more about all this than i do can i go off topic and ask if someone could point me in the right direction to getting a Fender spec sunburst body (not bothered too much about what wood), all pre drilled and ready for hardware and a neck, and that is cheaper than the official one? Im all for saving money.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1380106416' post='2220794'] Presumably the AKG was analogue running on the old deregulated band though? Not prone to drop out, more prone to static! [/quote] Yes, it was analogue. Ive never suffered from any issue's with it other than the battery door popping off a few times.

Ive been using a old AKG system for years and never had any drop outs, although i have had the battery drop out a few times lol. i did think it could be to do with wifi, as i had read there can be issues, but the venue i was in had no wifi connections available, not even from other buildings, so i think it was the phone causing this. Andy, the G30 is really nice, and so easy to use.

I've not done many gigs with my recently purchaed G30 system, but in the few I have it's worked really well, and seems to have brought out some of the highs I've never head with my old system. One strange things though, at one gig it cut out for about a second. This seemed to coincide with my iPhone receiving a text. The phone was very close to the receiver. Might be a coincidence but I'm not taking any chances and I'll keep the two well away from each other.

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1380062553' post='2220471'] £378 for a Mexican Precision body & neck or the whole bass brand new for £483 from Soundslive. Same goes for the US one - £738 for a US body & neck, £869 for the whole thing. [/quote] Lol, what's on earth has that got to do with buying a neck or body? No one in their right mind would expected to get a Fender bass cheaper by buying parts over a complete bass.

There has already been a thread about these on here, this was just a heads up that they are now available over here. Here's the first thread http://basschat.co.uk/topic/211247-fender-selling-necks-and-bodies-separately-seem-pretty-cheap/page__fromsearch__1

As far as I know the American standards have truss rod access at the heal, and the Standard MIM's have access at the headstock.

Ive just had a mail shot from them and was very pleased to see they now stock these. I can see my Squier CVP body being replaced very soon.......finally. Necks [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/c/957/bodies-necks/necks/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/c/957/bodies-necks/necks/[/url] Bodies http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/c/956/bodies-necks/bodies/

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1380034074' post='2219869'] +1 This is definitely something we need to get right at future Bashes and it's good to see a 'calm and reasonable' discussion taking place about it already.. We obviously want people to be able to come and enjoy the day as much as possible and that can sometimes be difficult to achieve because people have very different expectations of what sort of facilities/activities a Bass Bash should have on offer.. There are logistical and organisational issues that affect this directly; having enough spaces at our disposal for the day, having enough people to set up the various spaces at the start, being able to manage all the different rooms/spaces properly through the day, etc, etc, etc. Suffice to say that we're going to have a debrief about it between us, take on board what comments have been made, and then hopefully, we'll have a 'cunning plan' for going forward (as Baldrick would say). [/quote] Assume you are talking about the slapping and not the volume lol.