shoulderpet
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I had one of those several years ago and stupidly ended up moving it on, big mistake as the stock pickup had a great Tone
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My first vintage bass - 1970s Jolana Iris Bass
shoulderpet replied to Iacopo San's topic in Bass Guitars
I like the double single coil P pickups in it, maybe a Duncan quarter pound single coil P pickup if they are standard size to fatten up the bridge pickup. Regarding the nut I would put some electrical tape on the zero fret to protect it and then use some bass strings in a back and forth motion to bring the nut slots height down -
Thanks, a quick look on basschat and I found someones impressions of the bass stating that the neck finish was a little off which is a bit disappointing to hear as to me the feel of the neck on a bass can make or break it and ime is usually what makes a (decent) Fender feel better than a Squier, maybe I will have to try one of these in person
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Have you played the Fender pj Mustang (the one that goes for about £550 new) ? Any idea how the Fallout tribute stacks up against that bass in terms of fit,finish, build quality etc? I have played one of the pj Mustang basses and was impressed with the build quality, it felt solid and had a good resonance to it.
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Good lord, how expensive are Mim Fenders now!! Nearly £700 for an Mim p bass!! I remember when you could get one for £300ish new
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Surprising to see some fairly heavy picks being used, I go with 0.73mm or thinner, 0.73 is the absolute heaviest I go with, I find that with heavier picks I end up absolutely battering the strings and ending up with lots of buzz, how do you heavier pick players keep your attack light enough for it to work or do you just use a high action ?
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I saw a Youtube video where someone looked at what was under the pickup cover on the Les paul Jr and interestingly enough it looked like two single coil p bass pickups with oversized polepieces
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Funny you mention that, I have had gas for one of those since they came out, they look great and in the videos ive seen they sound great too
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Yeah there is some nice growl in the mids there
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The Epiphone EB3 is long scale and the Gibson is more than I can afford to spend unfortunately
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+1 my least favourite finish too
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Awesome, I like my bass to sound like its out for blood so that is music to my ears
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Yeah it is looking like the Fallout bass is a good bet, I bet that beefy looking pickup has some serious balls to it
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Thank you for the replies, probably also worth mentioning, I like a bass that is wider at the nut for example my Hofner club bass is around 43mm at the nut and it is probably the most comfortable neck I have played (unfortunately for rock the Hofner needs a lot of processing to get a nicely gnarly tone). I am not after tight string spacing like on the Hofner and doesn't have to be slim on the dusty end like the Hofner
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That bass has been on my radar for a while, only thing that has stopped me from pulling the trigger is the plastic pickup surrounds but having heard good things about it I am really tempted
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Single humbucker is fine
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Now £100 which is a decent price as although the bass may not be pristine condition the Duncan pickups plus the Hi mass bridge would set you back £170-£180- 1 reply
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Putting my Squier ss Jaguar bass up for sale/trade, am looking for £120 £100 but open to trades, I only have short and medium scale basses at the moment so a trade for a long scale bass of some sort (maybe Squier P or J bass but open to other offers). First off I will say that this is definitely not a display bass, it has been well used and the condition reflects this, there are some scratches on the body and some other wear(see photos), there is a spot where I was fitting a string tree and it snapped off (see photos), the nut has been used for very heavy strings in the past and it has been repaired a little sloppily with the baking soda and superglue trick (the nut works fine, is just not the prettiest looking), there is a small gap between the control plate and the body (see photo). The bass plays ok but if you are after a super low action you will probably want to give the frets some attention. I also refinished the neck a while ago and did a passable job, I made the mistake of putting the neck back on the body too soon afterwards and the neck is pretty much glued into the neck pocket by the varnish used but this does not affect the neck angle in any way. With this said the bass plays ok, not a super low action but playable and imo it sounds pretty good, comes with Seymour duncan Quarter Pounder P and J pickups which give it a nice beefy tone and comes a Fender Hi mass bridge fitted, the J pickup does have a little feedback at loud volumes sometimes but I found the same thing with another bass I have that has a single coil in the bridge position so I think it is just the nature of the beast. The stock control panel has been replaced with a volume,volume control panel for extra brightness and uses a solderless wiring loom which is very handy if you fancy trying other pickup combinations. This was my main player for quite a while due to the lowish weight and the comfortable shape of the body, the SD pickups also give it some nice growl I am based in Croydon south london area, collection only but if in the london area happy to meet halfway
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Many of you will have seen my recent thread where I was fawning over some Thunderbird basses I had tried, it occurred to me that whilst I loved the tone of those 2 basses I tried, the common denominator was the humbuckers in both basses as they otherwise were not really all that similar and not all that similar to the Gibson Thunderbird. Whilst I could get a Thunderbird let's say that I am physically challenged when it comes to long scale basses, I am 5ft6" tall with short stubby fingers so I was wondering what is out there that is short/medium scale and is relatively inexpensive (I will have about £400 to play with in a couple weeks time), I could mod my Ibanez Mezzo to have a humbucker at the bridge instead of the J pickup but by the time I have paid for the work to be done plus the cost of the pickup I may as well have just brought a new bass.
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Glad you said collection from Newcastle , I think my wife would probably divorce me if I got yet another bass without moving one on -
Seems to be the Neodymium magnets that cause the loud output, seriously tempted to put some Neodymium magnets under the pole pieces on the Duncan QP's in my Jaguar bass but just a bit wary in case I end up demagnetising the Alnico pole pieces
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What size volume knobs do I need?
shoulderpet replied to shoulderpet's topic in Repairs and Technical
Yeah to be honest I dont even know why split shaft pots still exist surely solid shaft is much less hassle as you just find knobs with a set screw and you are good to go -
What size volume knobs do I need?
shoulderpet replied to shoulderpet's topic in Repairs and Technical
Ok so googling seems to suggest that I need 24 spline knobs, now to try and find the buggers , thanks to everyone for the help -
What size volume knobs do I need?
shoulderpet replied to shoulderpet's topic in Repairs and Technical
Good thinking, I had a look inside and they seem to be CTS 300K pots, i found the code EP4880 that seems to be a part number on the back of the pots and then after that code they have an A on 2 of the pots and what looks like BD on the other another , I will google the parts hopefully i will eb able to match up the pots with the type of knobs they need although I must confess that the insides of a bass are like another language to me so I may well end up more confused lol -
What size volume knobs do I need?
shoulderpet replied to shoulderpet's topic in Repairs and Technical
Ok thanks, I wont try that then
