EssentialTension

[quote name='4 Strings' post='787307' date='Mar 26 2010, 06:39 PM']Really? Thanks for that, the old Precision I have is '78 and was fitted with flats with green silk and I wondered what make they were. From what you say, perhaps they are the original strings. I put them back on yesterday.[/quote] They could be original. I think the Fender stainless flats still have green silks today.

In 1976 I bought a new Precision and it came with factory fitted flats with green silks.

[quote name='Spoombung' post='786945' date='Mar 26 2010, 02:13 PM']The Basschat 'for sale' section is choka -block with 5-string and 6-string basses.[/quote] Good, that will save me some money.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='786517' date='Mar 26 2010, 12:17 AM']Quite right - I always get this lot mixed up! Info: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/tsb/tsb.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/tsb/tsb.html[/url] down the bottom. So it'd either be the 400 for a bolt-on or the 650 for a through then - might as well have two pickups eh? P.[/quote] My TSB-550 from 1980 had the four-a-side headstock not the 2+2 which dates from 1981 I think. ...and I always found one pickup satisfactory.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='786365' date='Mar 25 2010, 09:34 PM']I reckon he's a ton out. Keep 'em peeled for a TSB-650. Single p/up but through neck.[/quote] +1 on the price. +1 on TSBs being very nice basses. I had a TSB-550 which is the through-neck single pickup version. I think the TSB-650 was the two pickup version.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='785738' date='Mar 25 2010, 12:47 PM']You all need to read the link the EssentialTension posted.[/quote] Yes, I heartily commend that link to the forum.

[quote name='Faithless' post='783754' date='Mar 23 2010, 06:02 PM']Oh yea, we could count notation into this..[/quote] You really need to change the title of the thread then.

This was already discussed only a couple of weeks ago: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76285"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76285[/url] I can't see a problem myself.

[quote name='Faithless' post='783461' date='Mar 23 2010, 02:15 PM']Ok, I know, it's a bit of a rant, but I'm fed up with situation in this forum section - most of threads are far away from Theory either Tech (though, they should be, yep?..) - it has transformed into sorta 'Tabs request' thing. Mods, can't we make a separate section for 'Tab asking & sharing'? We should solve this eventually.. Faith[/quote] So, did you mean for tabs and notation too?

If you're certain the strings etc. are exactly the same, I think you need to look for other possible differences such as: * 'through-body' or 'through bridge' stringing * shorter versus longer distances after the bridge saddles or nut to the fixing point * greater or lesser break angle over the nut or the bridge saddles to explain the different levels of compliance/elasticity - i.e. what we often call 'tension' but which is not, in physics speak, 'tension' at all.

[quote name='Doddy' post='783419' date='Mar 23 2010, 01:45 PM']I'm not 100% sure on this,but don't the strings have to be at a certain tension to give the desired pitch??[/quote] From a physics point of view, that's correct; for the same scale length and the same strings (by guage and material and construction) then the 'tension' is the same for the same note. See here: [url="http://liutaiomottola.com/myth/perception.htm"]Human Perception of String Tension and Compliance in Stringed Musical Instruments[/url] [quote]The tension of the string of a stringed musical instrument is defined completely by the pitch the string is tuned to, its vibrating length, and its mass (weight) per unit of length. This is a matter of basic physics. But there are all sorts of other quantities and qualities that are said to affect string tension. They do not, but (and this is a big but) some of these may indeed affect the compliance of the string, and this will affect how tight the string feels to the player.[/quote]

[quote name='Clarky' post='782751' date='Mar 22 2010, 09:14 PM']Ah, my bad bro, innit (read the eBay car ad thread from mykesbass!)[/quote] [quote name='EssentialTension' post='782773' date='Mar 22 2010, 09:28 PM']I can't find it. EDIT: Found it now.[/quote]

[quote name='Clarky' post='782751' date='Mar 22 2010, 09:14 PM']Ah, my bad bro, innit (read the eBay car ad thread from mykesbass!)[/quote] I can't find it. EDIT: Found it now. [quote name='Clarky' post='782751' date='Mar 22 2010, 09:14 PM']Still think the control plate looks too crowded[/quote] Agreed.

[quote name='Clarky' post='782650' date='Mar 22 2010, 07:56 PM']Is it me or is the fourth knob on the Precision too close to the jack socket? All looks a little too bunched up for me. Why didn't they put the jack socket on the lower edge? See Oly White one below: [attachment=45386:0194070705_xl.jpg][/quote] I think it's the passive switch which is between the fourth knob and the last pickguard screw and the jack is on the side.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='782194' date='Mar 21 2010, 10:22 PM']Seriously ? Andy[/quote] I don't know but I merely recall reading it on one of the forums. It could be nonsense. We need someone who's actually tried it to tell us.

[quote name='Rumple' post='781925' date='Mar 21 2010, 06:47 PM']Really? I would have thought making a Skyline look more like a US model would be frowned on. I might drop them an e-mail and see how I get on. Thanks Dave[/quote] Well, I could be wrong but I seem to remember a basschatter (I can't remember who) doing exactly what you're looking to do. I believe one way Lakland do stop people making a Skyline look like a US is that US necks don't fit Skyline bodies.

[quote name='Merton' post='781984' date='Mar 21 2010, 07:37 PM']Doesn't matter where it was made as long as it makes the sounds you want and doesn't fall apart.[/quote] +1

I used to have an old (about 2001) MAG250C115 combo that was 'Made in England' but the newer (about 2006) Mini 15 I used with it was 'Made in PRC' (i.e. People's Republic of China).

[quote name='Rumple' post='781885' date='Mar 21 2010, 06:19 PM']Well I finally got myself a Lakland Joe Osborn and I'm enjoying the passive tone of a jazz bass again, I like the look of the concentric knob layout you get on the US version of the JO and was wondering if this was an easy mod to do? sods law says the control plates are not the same. Any advice would be appreciated. R.[/quote] I believe that if you contact Lakland they will sell you what you are looking for - I don't know what the price would be.

[quote name='bass5' post='781298' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:42 AM']Well what can I say, I emailed them, told them it was a Squier, they've said no problem, they didn't charge me extra and as you've seen in the pics, it fitted bang on. I guess they must have changed their templates or something. This is the first time I've ordered something from them. Be prepared for a 3 weeks wait, they send them like.... 3rd class or lower. Cheapskates. Mine took fffing ages![/quote] I thought perhaps they now had a template for the CV Jazz but if so I guess it wouldn't have the trussrod cut out. But, hey, it fits!!

[quote name='bass5' post='781282' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:17 AM']errr.... I assumed it would fit because they assured me it would fit all standard Jazz / Mexican / American and Jap basses.[/quote] Strange because when I look at the Jazz pickguards on the website it says: "This will only fit USA and Mexican made Fenders (not Squier or Japanese). If you have a Squier or Japanese or non-Fender copy we'll need you to mail us a tracing or the original part and we'll duplicate the shape for a small (max. $20) set-up fee."

[quote name='bass5' post='781283' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:18 AM']They even asked me if I wanted the holes drilled for the ashtray covers, which I obviously declined.[/quote] The big ashtray could have been a milk pail in your case.

[quote name='bass5' post='781280' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:10 AM']Yes 100%[/quote] Did you send a tracing or what model was it?

Hey, bass5, did that new pickguard match up with all the screwholes, neck, and pickup?

[quote name='Musicman20' post='780902' date='Mar 20 2010, 04:33 PM']Can I just confirm these are Nitro? How does the finish last with a few plays a week or so?[/quote] Spec says that it's nitro. Mine is holding up fine so far after about twenty gigs and probably twice as many rehearsals in about 12 months. No marks or wear at all really and I am at least the third owner - serial number date is 2006.