Paul S

I do favour the stealth look but, well, I guess the cream covers were original. I bought the P-Retro unit secondhand - had I bought new I'd have gone for black knobs, then probably changed all the hardware too for a completel stealth look. Which would have been pointless, probaby, as the bridge is a good quality chunky thing and the tuners are fine. Jon - would the tuners be Gotoh or a look-a-like? Anyway, I'm still grinning and REALLY looking forward to giving it a blast tonight.

Ultimate here too. Does everything I need from a stand and it folds up and fits in my gig bag ok.

Another endorsement for OBBM. You could tow a truck with the speak cables I got from him and he is an absolute gent to deal with.

I think I will - black is best, I think. Shame the original routing is a little too small for a regular split coil cover. I have a black Westone Thunder - maybe the pup covers are the same as on the Washburn so I will have a fiddle first.

I have a Washburn Scavenger. You don't see too many about - I would say in my limited experience it was the upper end of the JapCrap market, built in 1979/80, probably by Yamaki factory, and IMO has a similar build quality to my two MIJ Fenders. Single split p-bass style pup. And this was a true 'loft find' - only played for the first two years of it's life, kid left home, bass put in loft. It is made of mahogany and very heavy - normally not a problem for me unless my back is playing up (which it is at the moment), 40mm width neck at the nut that just seems to fit my hand nicely. But I have become a fan of the active bass sound. So I thought I would spend a little bit on it to make it more suited to me - it is a good enough quality instrument to warrant the cost. I bought some Kent Armstrong pups, a John East P-retro unit and a set of DR Black Beauties. Then handed the lot over to my usual tech guy as I am a nonce when it comes to this type of thing. Got it back today. Apparently it wasn't straightforward to fit - lots of routing to allow the pot spindles and jack socket to protrude through the bass body. And the new Pup covers were slightly too big so the old ones are back on - luckily the pups fit ok. Would have preferred the black Kent Armstrong covers but, well, never mind. The tech guy says he hasn't fitted a John East unit before and he was well impressed - best onboard preamp he has ever fitted to anything. He even mentioned how good the soldering was! Anyway, my wife was out so I plugged it into a Trace Elliot AH250 head/18" cab. WOW. Playing it in passive mode the new pups have breathed life into it - much brighter and more powerful. But click up into active - woosh. Then click the other pot for the boost - woosh again. I have no idea of the range of noises it will make but it seems at the moment to be capable of all things. Have a rehearsal tomorrow so I should be able to put it through it's paces a bit while my back holds out. Had to tell someone before I burst! Crappy pics - took out the SD card on my better camera and it is elsewhere - bass doesn't look a whole lot different - new knobs and a polish. Charge indicator LED is on the back routing cover. [attachment=69316:DSCN0527.JPG] [attachment=69317:DSCN0528.JPG] [attachment=69318:DSCN0530.JPG]

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1093462' date='Jan 18 2011, 08:41 AM']I've only ever played Muscle Museum, for a covers band. When I heard it I though "how on earth will I play that" but once you sit down and work it out, it actually makes sense where each note is, and isn`t that difficult at all. I suspect that a lot of Chris Wolstenhumes basslines may be the same, in that they sound far more complicated than they really are. Which makes him a very clever bassist.[/quote] Wot he said. I am not a very technical or complicated player and when our band said they wanted to have a crack at Hysteria I nearly backed away from the start. But, yes, once you break it down into bits (there was actually a decent YouTube on this but I can't find it any more) it is actually not that difficult - I have learnt more difficult lines TBH that don't sound as complicated. I play with a pick, too - don't know if that makes it easier or more difficult?! But the easiest way to build up strength and speed is to just keep doing it. Using dumbells and tennis balls, IMO, gives you strength to use dumbells and tennis balls.

Me too, please - another Essex location here, this time Benfleet.

Just hypothetically, I wonder if it might have been possible to resin the strap lock button onto the screw then turn the button like a giant screw head? Don't know if resin glues are strong enough.

Fender Jaguar also has a skinny neck. As in width and depth. Also a Fender Precision Lyte.

Bought Jack's Zoom Q3 - great price, immediate dispatch, well packed. It has been a pleasure!

'Tis my pleasure to be the first to write feedback for zephead - Mike bought my surplus Gotoh-a-like bridge in a rapid. smooth as silk transaction. Have no fears! Cheers Mike.

Chris bought my surplus hipshot tuner - paid at speed of light, totally hassle-free. It has been a pleasure, sir. Glad it fits, too.....

It is more the look/vibe of the thing really. I'm no Jack Bruce or Andy Frazer, sadly, but both bands I am in have been known to dip into Cream/Free covers occasionally and it is a different looking bass that still fits in with the style. If I am honest I really don't need another bass but, well, you know how it is. As GAS goes this is pretty cheap stuff so i should get off lightly! I might even have a go at a doer-upper - try my hand at a re-fin or something - if the right one comes along. Need to try a shortscale first, though, and see how I get on. I get confused enough playing my headless B2A with more frets than I am used to!

Fantastic, just what I was looking to read. It seems the short scale bass would be the one I would be more interested in but, as I have never played on one, I need to try it out. Gotta love Basschat.

I can answer my own question here - I got a reply from Hipshot and, yes, a BT2.

I sort of fancy one of these and was wondering if it might be possible to do a kind of overview thread - there's lots of stuff dotted here and there about the different models and how they are similar/different, but it would be useful I think to have it all in one place? One thing I remember reading that struck me was that all they had in common was the same approximate body shape. But which ones have the short scale (just the EB0?) Which have through neck/bolt ons? Do any have 38mm neck or are they all precision width? Do they all suffer from neck dive? And what is their USP? What are the ones to look out for - I would guess there are one or two Japcrap gems to be found?

Having already got the wrong one(BT10 is too small!) I want to ask if anyone can confirm - Hipshot BT2 for a mid 80s MIJ Fender Power Jazz Special? Someone has said he thinks this is the one I need and it is the only other one I can see that mentions MIJ. Thanks.

Unsurprisingly there is a Shergold Discussion forum that has amongst it's members some exceptionally clever folks, including an old boy who used to make them and a chap who has recently made (from scratch - cast metal things and wound his own pickups) a bass/12 string/6 string interchangeable double neck Shergold replica! They would be able to help you with any issues that arose. [url="http://www.shergold.co.uk/forum/"]Forum here[/url]