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  1. Paul S
    so no drum kit to share. This has happened to us twice now (at the same venue - won't attempt playing there again) First time we heard the day before and the whole night was cancelled. This time we got there and found out. Silly thing is we rehearsed yesterday and our drummer only took his kit out of the car before leaving tonight. Really annoying. [/rant]
  2. Paul S
    Yup - both happy bunnies - thanks Tom.
  3. Paul S
    Unbelievably, sold pending usual within a few mins of posting.
  4. Paul S
    Moving on my Westone Thunder Jet bass. Made by Matsumoku in Japan in 1984, it is slightly less commonly seen than many of the Thunder series such as the 1A. Satin black finish, satin black hardware - pretty cool looking thing. Passive split coil pup, volume and control knobs - nothing complicated. Neck is superb - a lengthy 34" 22 fret, rosewood. Nice and straight and probably the best thing about it. Loads of life in the frets. Info about them on here [url="http://www.westone.info/thunderjetbass.html"]Westone Info website[/url] where, if you follow the links, there are scans of the original catalogue entries and also some contemporary mag reviews. It is in reasonable nick - a few dings here and there but nothing major. It is a good honest used bass, punches considerably higher than it's cost would suggest - these 80s Westones are built like tanks - Matsumoku rules! Had I been keeping it I was going to stick some hotter pups in it and maybe a high mass bridge. As it stands it is a good back up bass or starter. Add the better pups and bridge and you have a good working tool. I have a Thunder 1A and am slowly moving to active basses - no point keeping both - so this one is going. I paid £72 for it a few months back on eBay, spent a bit getting it set up. I replaced the control knobs with generic knurled (but sufficiently black) ones as there was only one original on it (can see this on the pics) and they are impossible to find. I also changed the bridge saddle adjusting screws to smaller ones that don't poke out the top and catch on my hand. Currently strung with D'Addario Chrome flats - can easily stick on some decent rounds if these are are going in the bin as they were expensive. Looking for £75, £15 to post. Can meet/deliver a reasonable distance for the cost of diesel or, of course, collection from southeast Essex.
  5. Paul S
    Damn. More choice...
  6. Paul S
    [quote name='chriswilliams666' post='1001332' date='Oct 26 2010, 04:47 PM']Hey There Ive got an original mid 80s Jazz Bass Special (PJ-555) in all Black inc. Headstock, Neck and Hardware. Really light, comfortable to play. Sounds great, and has a TBX tone pot which is a great feature. They come stock with the High Output (1/4" pole pieces) Jap Fender Pickups. I'm a big Duff Fan so mine is modded with Knurled Metal Knobs and Seymour Duncan STK-J2B Bridge pickup. Also worth looking at is the new Duff McKagan signature model. Pretty much the same guitar, although the neck shape is a bit suspect ;-)[/quote] Chris - sounds gorgeous - any pictures you can post? Andy - yes I saw it. Nice. If only it were black... are you still interested in a lucite bass BTW? I was looking at one for sale on'tnet recently [url="http://www.bringmusic.co.uk/bringmusic/Welcome.html"]here[/url].
  7. Paul S
    Ok, that's brilliant. I didn't know the distinction between the Jazz Special and Power Jazz Special - ie which ones were active or passive. I think the PJ-555 is passive (but not entirely sure). Geddys nose - PM coming soon.
  8. Paul S
    Anyone? Am I using the wrong deodorant here?
  9. Paul S
    And replied.
  10. Paul S
    There must be someone out there in Basschat land who currently/previously has/had one of these 3?
  11. Paul S
    Just a thought - does anyone by any remote possibility have a Fender Precision Lyte, PJ-555 or Jazz Special they could bring with them for me to have a look at? Or, preferably, all three?.....
  12. Paul S
    I live in a place called Benfleet, which is just about slap bang between Southend-on-Sea and Basildon in south Essex. And where mid-late 80s MIJ Fenders are in short supply!
  13. Paul S
    I apologise in advance for keep asking similar questions but I am gradually getting more focus on what I want from a bass and I think these just about sum it up. Does anyone have any of these? What are they like to live with? Are they active? Are they similar to Precision Lyte basses? ta.
  14. Paul S
    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-JACK-BRUCE-LED-ZEPPLIN-/130447092224?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e5f40aa00"]A new listing made me laugh[/url]. Gibson EBO copy, the lister has no idea what make but it 'feels Japanese' and 'could have been made at the famous Fuji Gen-gakki factory'. A bargain at £750.
  15. Paul S
    Yes, the more I read about the Hot Vintage pups the more I think they are the ones I want. Thanks chaps. Any other opinions/advice/experiences are most welcome, though.
  16. Paul S
    As per title. As part of my Scavenger bass makeover (as well as an East Retro P) I want to change the pups to something that gives more oomph - better tone, more growl maybe? The stock pups I think let it down a bit. My initial thoughts were for Seymour Duncan SPB-3s - from reading the stuff on here it seems they are almost the 'industry standard replacement' for a P-bass type configuration. But when I mentioned it to my tech guy he said he usually fits Kent Armstrong Hot P ceramic pups - he reckons for half the cost and pretty much exactly the same improvement. Then there are the Hot Vintage P. Can anyone explain what the differences would be? The money is a consideration but not a major one. I play dad rock and heavy rock with flat wound strings and am not too keen on too much brightness, if that is an issue. Thanks all.
  17. Paul S
    And up!
  18. Paul S
    [quote name='cetera' post='995040' date='Oct 20 2010, 04:37 PM']Paul, don't forget to bring that black Scavenger with you [/quote] Oh don't worry, Gary, I'll bring it along all right.... you can have a go on it if you like.....
  19. Paul S
    How loud? I have a Fender G Dec 30 I could sling in the car. And, Alex, did you want to use my Trace Elliot rig to do the tone/eq demo? (then I can try to remember what you did on it...)
  20. Paul S
    So you do play covers, Bilbo? I thought you didn't.
  21. Paul S
    It is difficult to tel exactly from the pic - is it chrome or black? It looks black.
  22. Paul S
    Yet another 'our guitarist bought one and it broke' post because just that - our guitarist bought one - 100W valve job - and it broke during the first hour of rehearsing with it. He got a refund, put money to it and has bought a Marshall.
  23. Paul S
    Indeed. A quick Google says Korea but, er, maybe some weren't... I mean, it says on the label so it must be, right?
  24. Paul S
    Saw this new listing on eBay this morning -[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jackson-Charvette-electric-Bass-Guitar-/230540402774?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ad476056"]Jackson Charvette[/url] bass, claiming to be MIJ. Are they any good? I've had a brief Google and opinions seem to vary between not bad to little better than firewood.
  25. Paul S
    Using the 'search' facility I have found all sorts of chat on here - including the original development of the concept! Fantastic. I should have done that in the first place. I will get a P-Retro unit for sure.
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