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  1. Obrienp
    I was going to ask about the pickup in the original Fender Musicmasters. Was it a proper bass pickup, or just a Strat pickup, like in the recent Squier re-releases? There seems to be a healthy market in proper bass pickup replacements that will fit without modification. I just put a Tone Rider split P in the Squier I had a few years back. It sounded great but it required quite a lot of modification to the body and a custom made scratchplate to accommodate it.
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    I’m 2 years behind you and I play in a blues/rock band, and a covers band. I perhaps get more musical satisfaction from the blues/rock stuff but the covers are much more rewarding from the audience participation perspective: dancing, singing along, etc. We do throw in a few originals too but they largely go unnoticed, people think they know them but can’t remember who charted with them Lol! I would worry about the multiple gigs per weekend scenario when it happens. You are doing really well when you can get that many gigs! Train up a dep and cherry pick the gigs you want to play, when it gets too much.
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    I’m a Maruszczyk fan boy too. My Elwood 4a 32” is the nicest instrument I have ever owned and the neck is amazing. If money wasn’t an issue, I would have a Jake 32” in a flash. A Mensinger with a MM style pick up would be next. Just great gigging basses.
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    All the best for the treatment and the upcoming gig. Yes, try not to catch a cold. Might be worth wearing a mask for a bit of protection.
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    AndWhy’s Feedback

    Obrienp replied to ash's topic in Feedback

    Andy bought my BF Two10. He was extremely easy to deal with and a great communicator. In fact, having arranged for Andy to come and try the cab this morning at my place, I was unable to be there myself, because I had been admitted to hospital. Andy was happy to be let into my studio by my partner, set the cab up with his own amp and bass to try out. He then made a bank transfer to our account for the agreed amount. Despite what could have been a major set back, everything went extremely smoothly thanks to Andy. Deal in confidence. A great BassChatter. Pat
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    Thanks and having checked, the V2 has a pre-post switch for the DI out.
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    That picture looks a bit like a Smiley with a monocle 🧐.
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    NSSBD

    Obrienp replied to Chienmortbb's topic in Bass Guitars

    I just used various grades of sandpaper on a cork block, plus the paper held in my fingers to get the roll off more rounded. A bit hit and miss TBH but I’ve seen my local luthier do it that way. Of course, he has infinitely more skill than I do but I wasn’t too disappointed with the result.
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    NSSBD

    Obrienp replied to Chienmortbb's topic in Bass Guitars

    No, fortunately but I really didn’t go that deep, so I don’t know if it is genuine roast maple, or just stained to look like it. It required a bit of care when it came to those fret markers. Rounding them off too much reduces their visibility from above. P.S. It’s probably the other side of the neck from the fret markers that really benefits from rolling anyway. I probably needn’t have touched the fret marker side.
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    NSSBD

    Obrienp replied to Chienmortbb's topic in Bass Guitars

    I had a go at that on the Satellite. It was crying out for it, given where the frets end. I’m not sure I have achieved Sire levels of smoothness but it definitely feels nicer.
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    NSSBD

    Obrienp replied to Chienmortbb's topic in Bass Guitars

    Congratulations. I have its Hartwood stablemate, the medium scale Satellite. I was very impressed with the neck on that and the fretwork. The general fit and finish was excellent for the money. In fact, the only things I wanted to change straight away were the strings: far too clanky and very rough feeling. By all accounts the Delta is the better of the two, so I think you’ve snagged yourself an excellent value bass there. Enjoy!
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    Interesting config!
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    I doubt it. Sorry, I had missed that part of the discussion. WRT importing from Japan: the adverts normally say that you are responsible for custom charges. I should imagine that it would be similar to my experience importing from Canada. You get an invoice for custom duties, VAT and a service charge, from the courier/shipping agent. P.S. Just looked it up. Import duty on a guitar from Japan is 6.7% calculated on the cost of the guitar, plus shipping. You also get charged VAT at 20% on the total of the cost, shipping and import duty. The courier will also make a handling charge. It sounds as though it could get quite expensive!
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    Depends where from. Thomann is dead easy. They do everything for you. I imported from Canada and got an invoice to get it released from customs but the shipping agent handled most of it.
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    So if you have a driver rated 600watts @8 ohms, does that mean you need to be using something like AWG 12, or 10?
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    If you can stretch a few more quid, the Sire U5 is a great little bass and very versatile. In the value category, there is the Hartwood Delta from Gear4Music. Very similar to the HB Mustang look alike.
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    Resistance is futile. Soon you will be assimilated into the abstinence hive.
  18. Obrienp
    That’s the idea but there is many a slip twixt cup and lip!
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    I’m going to try really hard to maintain abstinence next year. In fact I’m in a shedding phase at the moment. I’ve decided 5 basses will be more than enough for anyone. I’ve already sold one of my 8 and I’m going to break up my two bitsas and sell the parts. I also have a few guitars to get rid of, plus amps and cabs, pedals, active PA cabs that rarely get used, 3 mixers (1 is enough), etc. it is quite cathartic but I suspect I will fall off the wagon in 2027 🥴.
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    I’ve found the Boss WL-20 perfectly adequate for the last 10 years. No need for transmitter pouches, it’s built into the unit. Battery life even now is over 6 hours. Range is excellent and it’s pretty good at choosing a frequency that won’t clash with other systems in use by your band mates. The only “feature” I have found in one band, where one of the guitarists uses the same unit, that they can connect to the wrong receiver, if you connect at the same time. It’s easily fixed: one of you repeats the set up procedure and they chose different frequencies. It won’t fit into a Strat style jack socket though.
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    No good for someone like me: if you are going to draw that much attention to yourself, you’ve got to be a very good player!
  22. Obrienp
    So it’s not necessary to use some specialist hifi speaker cable?
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    Cool looking bass! One you would actually want to own and play. Mine was a short scale Vox. I think it was called a Clubman or similar. It had two surfy looking chrome covered pickups and an ashtray bridge cover. It got off loaded onto me by a school friend who had decided he wanted to play drums instead. I had not idea about scale lengths, truss rods, or intonation. I remember it being horrendously out most of the time but I had no idea how to fix it. After leaving that school band, I didn’t touch a bass again until I was in my 60s, the experience was so traumatic. I definitely would not want to buy that bass back!
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    I used those (plus machine screws) to secure the feet on my BF Two10 after the ply got a bit messed up by rough handling. Much more secure than the original wood screws fixed directly into the ply.
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    And it’s a very good bass.
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