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[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1496911523' post='3314595'] Tried everything, pretty much! Different amp/cab combinations, different pre-stages, balanced set strings (and so on). It's not my main bass, but I love to use it. I was considering getting a new scratchplate so I could reverse the pickups, but that would involve getting the chisels out. It just hit me that I could try a VVT set up and retrofit a stackknob pot to have some independency over each side of the strings. I had an old Fender P and that suffered as well...D&G were too quiet/lost. [/quote] couldnt you just reverse the pickup by extending the wires between the two halves(and probably the output wires as well) so no chisels would have to be involved?

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1496739902' post='3313486'] Yes, there is a guy near me who can do that and he is very reasonably priced. Let me find his details for you [/quote] Here he is: http://jdaveyguitars.com/feedback/

Yes, there is a guy near me who can do that and he is very reasonably priced. Let me find his details for you

I'm in Sedgley but work in Tipton. If that is close for you drop me a PM and i will sort you out.

That one didn't sell by the look of it. Well not on eBay at least. Probably a deal was done outside of ebay.

Just so people have all the info there are 7 different Sire models Scott is giving away. Most expensive is a 5 string beauty with a retail of 799.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496016449' post='3308159'] Yamaha makes great basses. I've always wondered why they don't have a larger market share. Blue [/quote] I would hazard a guess that Yamaha probably lead the world in sales of bass guitars

Best to double check on the red wires as the red on my Streamer pre is connected to the positive of the 9V battery. Where is the battery currently connected to? Re. The ground wire from the bridge, that can be connected to almost any other ground point in the circuit but yes, it does need to connected.

Can't believe no one has mentioned the Yamaha TRBJP or TRBJP2!?!? Truly stunning instruments in every respect!

I hope so but surely eBay is the best place to check They have a fee calculator you can use...

The title of this thread makes me wonder what some one will post if they happen to break a nut... 😉

I clicked on this thread thinking somebody had shipped a Status bass packaged only in string... How very dissapointed I am!

I dont know any bass players off the top of my head that play MTD. Which is strange given that their top level instruments are rather pricey. I would have absolutely no idea what an MTD is supposed to sound like. Compare that to say Fodera, Warwick, Fender, Sadowsky, Pedulla, Rickenbacker etc. and you see where I am going with this...

[quote name='A.G.E.N.T.E.' timestamp='1495718846' post='3306114'] The business card does the job, but i like to use several tools when doing my setups [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I use feeler gauges, u[/font][/color]nderstring Radius Gauges, and astring action ruler [/quote] I was half expecting a joke about G Strings and feelers in there, very dissapointed....

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1495653285' post='3305684'] You may be thinking of feeler gauges; a set of very thin metal 'shims' of various thicknesses which slide between the string and the fretboard. Here's a pic... [/quote] These can be had cheaply from screwfix or ebay and I think they are vital to getting your bass setup as well as possible. I also live by this guys guide to setting up your bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te44eWXd9pc&t=24s

I really love the look of it and it certainly seems to have had plenty of time and effort put in to the build as well as qualty materials, hardware etc. When you look at the price some of the exotic/boutique bases change hands for these days I dont think the price is too unrealistic except that it is missing the name like Fodera or Ritter.

[quote name='Anfrax666' timestamp='1495495879' post='3304274'] Finally bit the bullet and got around the stripping my bass and sanding down the body. Luckily the blemishes were only in the lacquer which were removed after sanding down with a 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper. I used Dartford's satin clear lacquer which created the desired finish. I also upgraded the hardware to gold as an homage to an FNA Jazzman i once saw. [url="http://s59.photobucket.com/user/Anfrax666/media/IMG_20170522_224235_zpss5pupfah.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s59.photobucket.com/user/Anfrax666/media/IMG_20170522_224253_zpsqbumjjfo.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s59.photobucket.com/user/Anfrax666/media/IMG_20170522_224303_zpsn87v7qk3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s59.photobucket.com/user/Anfrax666/media/IMG_20170522_224314_zps1gnamfbd.jpg.html"][/url] I'm still contemplating whether the nut upgrade is worth it though. Also, any sources for gold neck screws and pickup switches would be greatly appreciated! And advice on the control knob fitments, currently they are not sitting flush, is it a simple ase of useing a narrower nut to secure the pot? [/quote] Drop me a PM, I can almost certainly help with the gold screws - they are from Warwick btw! I might also be able to loan you a brass just-a-nut as well for you to try.

[quote name='theplumber' timestamp='1495205347' post='3302156'] I messaged the seller,to point out that I thought it was an Encore,having owned a few over the years. He said he had had the guitar over 10 years,paid about 300 for it and ''had never been sure'' thats why he had not listed it as a Fender. Went on to say it had been in a couple of shops over the years for set ups and they have never questioned it. Certainly plays and sounds like a Fender. ...Well,as I said,I owned a few of these made in India guitars.To be honest,they are good enough and sound fine. Well built,a bit heavy. I thought after giving him the info,he would have seen that the guitar is worth £40 to about £100 not over £400 that the current bid was.I was hoping he might have altered the listing at least,but no.....Reported it to ebay. Seeing as how he started the bid at £450 and wasn't sure about it being a Fender just seems bull sh*t! [/quote] He is definitely lying. No way it's been near a shop for a setup and come back with the intonation like that!

[quote name='crompers' timestamp='1495204219' post='3302138'] Cant get my head around why someone so successful and talented, who obviously has a loving family would take their own life at 52. Its very sad, and confusing. [/quote] That's mental health issues in a nutshell. too most people they are so hard to grasp that those suffering from them feel even more isolated and misunderstood.

And what is it covering??? What is going on with the back of the body?

Yet another example of intonation being an unknown to most....