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  1. shoulderpet
    Thanks however I have brought entwistles before and though the pole pieces looked adjustable they were firmly glued in place, I think they are meant to be adjustable but quality control at that price point means it's a crapshoot, still might be worth me trying, at that price if I break it in the process its not really a big deal
  2. shoulderpet
    I had a similar thing happen, I went to a jam night with a friend and we told the house band what song we were playing which was in the key of A and they started playing it in E, I started playing along and it sounded horrendous, figured it out eventually but those first 30 seconds were rough.
  3. shoulderpet
    Some of this is spot on Clique-y-ness - yes is often an issue fear of people not getting a fair 'turn' - yes this is often an issue, the house band often has there "favourite" jammers that they allow to play for several songs whilst everyone else just gets a couple of songs fear of too much 'widdling' - Yep song selection be too cliched - Yep
  4. shoulderpet
    Hi Are there any jazz bass pickups with adjustable pole pieces? Other than model j that is, I like that bright, slightly scoopy sound of both pickups on full so don't want to change that with a mid heavy pickup like the model j but am struggling to find any other pickups with adjustable pole pieces, thanks
  5. shoulderpet
    Yeah Labellas are like bridge cables, I remember a while back somehow someone managed to get tension data for the 760fl set which is meant to be there light tension set and the tension was around 185ibs or so, not exactly light tension, can only imagine how much tension the heavier sets are. They are also stiff in addition to being high tension, it is this stiffness imo that causes them to snap if you try and string them through body
  6. shoulderpet
    Do they feel stiff? If so then they are probably Rotosounds.
  7. shoulderpet
    Rotosound swingbass nickel, sounds like a strange suggestion but they start out very bright but I then found within about 2 weeks they practically sounded like flats, people think the stainless steel ones die quickly but the stainless ones last as long as any string for me, the nickel ones die very, very quickly
  8. shoulderpet
    No idea but I love the look of those threaded saddles
  9. shoulderpet
    I'm with you 100% on this, is a great album. Loads of good songs on this album- Aeroplane, my friends, coffee shop, walkabout, falling into grace
  10. shoulderpet

    Loving 90-35 gauge, nothing lost in tone and so easy to play

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    2. jb90

      jb90

      I use custom EB Slinky 40-55-75-100 and I love it. Very balanced. But everything below 45-105 is perfect for me. 45-105 and higher sound very good too but for gigs and playing pick I think. Practice couple hours a day or playing slap/tap, etc. is a nightmare on high tension/gauge strings. 

    3. karlfer

      karlfer

      35 - 90's make Rick 4003's so much easier to play & set up IMO. 

      Only use them on my Rick but what a difference.

    4. Ricky 4000

      Ricky 4000

      Rotosound 30-90s. And they're called 'Funkmasters'. What's not to like!?

  11. shoulderpet
    No but thanks for reminding me, I must give it a try
  12. shoulderpet
    Wow, doesn't help that they follow it up with the most spinal tap sounding song, Kiss are a strange band, maybe he was inspired by this https://youtu.be/uN3JKXTj7gw
  13. shoulderpet
    The funny thing about Flea for me is that I like the Chilli peppers and I think he is a great bass player, some great bass parts, a great ear for melody and some great melodic parts, he is a better player than I could ever hope to be but for some reason whilst I recognise all of this, for some reason his bass playing just doesn't really do it for me.
  14. shoulderpet
    Newtone are great strings, much nicer than any of the big players strings that I have used, only downside with them is they dont publish tension specs which is not a big deal to some people but if I have my setup dialed I tend to try and match the tension with whatever strings I use when I change strings so that I dont have to do the whole eighth of a turn on the truss rod, wait, turn some more, repeat etc, especially as my main bass has the truss rod at the heel end so I have to take the whole neck off to adjust it.
  15. shoulderpet
    I actually prefer Phil Collins era Genesis, I know that probably puts me in the minority here
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  17. shoulderpet
    Honestly, give them a few weeks to get their s!!t together and then leave of it doesn't improve. I have been in a similar situation with a guitarist who doesn't practice and my experience has been that no amount of nagging will make a difference because the problem is the musicians whole attitude towards making music. Sadly some musicians are happy to show up to a gig and wing there way thorough it and see nothing wrong with that.
  18. shoulderpet
    I would add that if you are comfortable with taking basses apart and with electrics then it might be worth taking out the pickups and the wiring and going nuts sanding the body and once it is looking better finishing in a dark-ish laquer to cover any grotty looking bits
  19. shoulderpet
    +1 nothing to lose really, the front of the body is not too bad so I would probably just sand the horns a bit at the front of the bass and go nuts sanding the back of the bass
  20. shoulderpet
    That sounds interesting, I feel like with most P pickups if for example you compare to a J or other single coil there is usually a steep drop off of the highest frequencies, it seems like most P pickups get any brightness they have from the high mids/low treble area so full range sounds interesting
  21. shoulderpet
    Interesting, I don't think I have ever used a P bass pickup that fits that description, I might have to give them a try on that alone. The other pickup I am intrigued by is this Guyker P bass rail pickup which is around £30.00, I think I will give both a try, they are both cheap enough
  22. shoulderpet
    I think this may be the issue, boiling them will get some of the brightness back but there is no substitute for new strings, you mentioned you replaced the electrics, not sure what you are using but replacing the tone pot with a 1meg or a no load tone pot will brighten up the tone. Finally as a last resort, a pickup swap might help, I say as a last resort as it is easy to get sucked down the rabbit hole of endless pickup swaps to find "the one" but some Seymour Duncan SJB-3's will give you a good meaty tone, Model J's also will but will be darker sounding
  23. shoulderpet
    when I had my shortscale Jaguar bass I replaced the control plate with a 2 hole mustang control plate and went with 2 volumes, I never use tone controls on basses they are always on full, I recently had a Kiogon harness made for a P bass with the tone control replaced with a bass rolloff, much more useful to me
  24. shoulderpet
    What did you go with in the end, 2 volumes or 1 volume 1 tone?
  25. shoulderpet

    Hmm it would seem that Seymour Duncan secure there pickup wires with Pritt stick, or maybe spit and Blu tack

    1. Bassfingers

      Bassfingers

      +1 on that! 

       

      I have had to re-solder two of my Antiquities P Bass pick ups so far. One went on a gig and left me bass - less (yes I probably should have taken a back up!) 

       

       

    2. shoulderpet

      shoulderpet

      Yowsers, is bad enough with most Seymour Duncans but the antiquities cost twice as much, you would expect more for the cost

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