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[quote name='REDLAWMAN' timestamp='1322916220' post='1457244'] Gareth; you know what I'm getting at though: if the way they lined up didn't matter a jot to anyone, they wouldn't send new basses out with the saddles all lined up to perfection as they do! [/quote] I can't say that I've seen new basses 'with the saddles all lined up to perfection as they do'. However, if that is the case it's probably because the bass has not been set up properly.

[quote name='REDLAWMAN' timestamp='1322914486' post='1457210'] Yes, action uniform and as low as I can achieve without rattles! It would be nice to start with the saddles all lined-up nicely again, though, as they all seem to be on new basses. Is it just guess-workthen, and you simply put them in a diagonal, sloping line that's pleasing to the eye, rather than any set formula? [/quote] Well, the formula is get the action and intonation correct, not make the bridge saddles aesthetically pleasing. On my Precision the E saddle is furthest back, A and D are about the same, and G furthest forward. On my Decade, the E and A are much the same, and D and G much the same but further forward.

Being a Brummie who was a teenager in the sixties, I saw Slade countless times (as well as the predecessor bands Ambrose Slade and The 'N Betweens) well before any hits. I recall seeing them at Shenley Green Youth Centre when they had gone 'skinhead' and some of the real skinheads, from the Northfield Mob, were waiting outside for them. They always were a great live band and Lea is a great bassist (just like Jack Casady and Phil Lesh who were mentioned as an alternative above).

[quote name='REDLAWMAN' timestamp='1322913835' post='1457199'] Hi everyone, I want to restring my Precision. I've sorted the intonation by moving my bridge saddles on my current strings and I understand that process, but currently, the saddles are not in that staggered alignment that you see from the factory when you buy a new bass: to get the intonation correct (and to get each note playing in tune) I moved them so that at the moment, the e and a string saddles are give or take equal and the same for the d & g, although the latter are closer to the neck. Is there some sort of formula to get the saddle placements back in that diagonal line as per the factory as a starting point when I re-string? Does it really matter, save that it looks nice? Thanks guys. [/quote] It doesn't matter as long as the action and intonation are as you want them. E-A about the same and D-G about the same is not so unusual. Is your action at the 12th fret about the same for all strings? If not that might have a little effect on the bridge saddles for intonation. When you restring, even if it's same make/model of string, you might still need to check the intonation.

Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D-Eb definitely looks better.

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1322909376' post='1457143'] Just been writing out the major triads, when i noticed this. Why is the major 3rd in the D# triad an F## and not a G ? [/quote] I think because in any scale there will be C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C with each sharpened/flattened accordingly. Hence D#-E#-F##-G#-A#-B#-C##-D#.

[quote name='Tankdave' timestamp='1322899213' post='1457057'] So, does it make the bass sound different? [/quote] Some people hear a difference some don't.

I had to come back for another look.

Looks fabulous.

[quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1322780371' post='1455951'] If you want the McCartney tone and low tension get thomastik jazz flats. They sound fantastic and are a perfect marriage with a ric. [/quote] He's already tried the TIs and didn't like them - see here:[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161184-which-gauge-ghs-precision-flats-for-rick-4003/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161184-which-gauge-ghs-precision-flats-for-rick-4003[/url]

[quote name='fryer' timestamp='1322682374' post='1454531'] So as long as I get the nut in the right place, where the 2nd fret was, it should be ok ? It sounds ok with the capo, so I don't think the pup position needs to change. I think the only problem will be the fret markers, as lond as I can alter the truss rod. Anyway, I've got the saw ready. [attachment=94223:M-AKKU_MSA160C_CE-S001_p2_1.jpg] [/quote] But have you got the video camera ready?

TI Jazz Flats are low tension nickel flats and have a brighter more middy sound than is common with many flats. They are sensitive to the way they are played and can produce a range of sounds. They age very well. I've never used a five string set but I see no reason to think it's any different to a four string set.

[quote name='fryer' timestamp='1322600923' post='1453463'] I've tried a capo, and the frets and intonation are fine. Re the strings, I am going to fit the adaptor so I can use single ball end strings. Just got to have a look at the truss rod. Not sure about the dot markers. Where's my saw. [/quote] May the force be with you.

[quote name='Dave D' timestamp='1322601392' post='1453474'] Wouldn't it be easier just to hold the bass 4" further to the right across your body?!!! [/quote] That would be 3.7"

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322604162' post='1453544'] Before and after pics please. [/quote] Pics is not enough, we need a video for Youtube.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1322559644' post='1452473'] Thomann do the gigbags - this one looks identical to the one which came with my CR5M [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/ns_design_bass_gig_bag.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ass_gig_bag.htm[/url] [/quote] Yes, that's where I saw it.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1322515088' post='1452044'] Sellers are free to avail themselves of the marketplace, advertising goods they posses at the price they determine, so long as they do so within the rules established for the regulation of the marketplace. In that context, stating that the freedom of the market is sacrosanct is completely correct, and there is no double standard being advocated. It's also the case that, for other than auctions, roups and exchanges, it's also common commercial practice to rely on privity of negotiations/contract, so, observing the rules and common practice all comments on price should be reserved for private communications. [/quote] I really don't see how you can claim 'freedom of the market is sacrosanct' and at the same time say that this freedom is 'within the rules established for the regulation of the marketplace'. It's logically incoherent. Either the freedom of the market is sacrosanct or it's regulated and therefore not sacrosanct. [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1322515088' post='1452044'] As far as the current situation is concerned, if you want a change in policy, petition the controllers of the forum. [/quote] I don't want a change in policy, I think it's fine regulated as it is, without sacrosanct freedom.

Very good.

I was googling for something else the other day and I'm fairly sure I saw these for sale separately. Can't remember where though, sorry.

I'm only in one at the moment but occasionally dep for three others. I've often been in two or three and at one time four. First in the diary gets the gig. Almost everyone I play with is in at least two bands.