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  1. kwmlondon
    I. Am. In. Shock. I don't know the name of their luthier but he's a sodding miracle worker - my bits-jazz is just amazing! It plays so, so nicely. The cheap Squier body is LIGHT and the neck and body combo is perfect. It has a very slight dead spot but nothing like the USA Pro I used to have. Thank you Bass Gallery! £45 well spent indeed....
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    This one: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/enfield-eye-ex-demo I mean, it's a beautiful piece of work. Looks and feels amazing, can't fault it and I'm sure I could play anything at all on it with those pickups, but I didn't feel like I wanted to. Mind you, I really don't like lacquered necks so maybe that put me off a bit. I don't know why...
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    Just tried an Enfield out in the Bass Gallery earlier today. It left me cold. Oh, a superb instrument, without a doubt, but it struck me that it was very much a professional tool to get the job done, any job at all. I didn't get any kind of vibe off it so while I'm sure it was worth the £3,000 asking price I was very happy to hand it back to the nice man in the shop to hang on the wall. For me, a Dingwall has that "modern" feel and style, just as versatile but seems to have mojo.
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    They're not bad, very nice team in there. My local dude is Graham Park, he's very good but rather pricey and too busy at the moment. I'll certainly let you know the outcome.
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    Yeah, I'm going to take it to a luthier for a proper setup. I'm going over to The Bass Gallery on Friday.
  6. kwmlondon
    I did a very tidy job with my needle files, never went near the ones from Amazon so they're going back. However, I'm hot happy with the end results and rather than go too low I'm gonna take the bass for a setup. I've shimmed the neck and I'm convinced in more experienced hands the action can be taken lower but I'm reluctant to mess too much with the truss rod.
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    Cheers. I'm gonna do some work on my FrankenJazz this weekend, if I end up not ruining it then I may be back in touch. Cheers!
  8. kwmlondon
    Hi. I've just looked these up and they came as either “warm and wooly” or “clean and clear” wind. Do you know which these are? Cheers!
  9. kwmlondon
    Ah... just saw this. Well, I'll give it a go and I'll be very gentle and if they don't work I'll just get a refund. That's the good thing about amazon.
  10. kwmlondon
    Right, yes. I followed the link above and got a set through amazon. I'd been looking on eBay but the amazon set seems fine and for £8 or whatever I'll stick with them. A little project for the weekend!
  11. kwmlondon
    Thanks for this, everyone - I'll see how I get on!
  12. kwmlondon
    Hi, can I ask, are these active or passive pickups? Thanks.
  13. kwmlondon
    Yeah, I think that'd work for the heavier gauge strings, but I don't want the first string rattling about. One of the needle files has a nice oval shape so it ought to make a good groove, still, it's just a cheap plastic nut so if I mess it up it won't be the end of the world.
  14. kwmlondon
    Hi. I've got a replacement neck and need to file the nut for the strings. This is something I'm not likely to do again so I'm reluctant to pay for a specialist set of files, but I do have needle files. Could I cut the grooves with those? Or some fine sandpaper folded over, say, the edge of a credit card? It's just a cheap plastic nut.
  15. kwmlondon
    I've played one of them in the combo they did. Odd dimensions, very shallow, but fair play it's got a great sound. Amazing amount of volume for a 200w amp and you can run it with a power amp too as it has a crossover. Really nice piece of kit. Worth a bump.
  16. kwmlondon
    Got a couple of pickguards of Dave, all very straight-forward. Look at it. LOOK AT IT! Isn't it nicer than the white one it used to have? Thanks Dave, you made the bass much better!
  17. kwmlondon
    Definitely - and the upgrade in the electronics is definitely worthwhile. Can totally recommend KiOgon's products.
  18. kwmlondon
    I guess it's hit and miss - I found my bass just got louder and "bigger" but I realised it wasn't a tone I would use. Maybe live, but recorded I prefer the woody tone of the neck, the scooped of both together or the poppy-honky bridge but that may be the particular pickups on that specific bass. It's hard to know till you try.
  19. kwmlondon
    This may be why the emails didn't get through... No. Actually for Graham Park, a very good luthier in Lewisham. Well, if people find this review for him anyway he was/is really good.
  20. kwmlondon
    I had a bass setup by Graham. He's a lovey chap and knows his stuff, for sure. He's expensive, but he's good. My only criticism is that my emails to him weren't getting through (for some reason they were ending up in spam) and he didn't give me a phone number so I ended up having to call round to approve the work! I'd happily use again, but only on an instrument I valued enough to take to him or had such big problems it needed someone with his skills.
  21. kwmlondon
    Those strings are on that bass for life. I'm not paying that amount of money for a set of strings ever again.
  22. kwmlondon
    Well, they've been on a few months and it's had a fair bit of play but I kinda like it - it's really not a Bernard Edwards tone though, that's what it sounded like before. Now it's so tight it's like nothing else really. It's taken me a while to get used to it but yeah - it's very much its own animal!
  23. kwmlondon
    I got a cheap set of Olympic things off amazon to try and they were lovely, then I put a set of LaBellas on and they sounded and felt so different, really tight and rubbery, my 'ray sounds like an upright bass now. It's astonishing. I think they'll take a few years to calm down...
  24. kwmlondon
    Just sold - hope they go to a good home...
  25. kwmlondon
    Hi. I've got these for sale on eBay so they may go for peanuts or they may sell for a fair price. Who knows... anyway. I got them on Gear4Music for £140 last year and the project they were intended for just hasn't come off so they're for sale. Work fine. Let me know if you're interested. Make me an offer or get a total bargain on eBay if you find 'em. Price here includes postage.
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