EssentialTension

[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.

[quote name='bass5' post='780991' date='Mar 20 2010, 06:06 PM']Forgive my ignorance on the matter but what does TF means in TF Fretless Fender Precision? I know it must be something very silly I just can't place what TF is short for... muchas...[/quote] Tony Franklin ... [url="http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0190085800"]http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0190085800[/url]

[quote name='endorka' post='318031' date='Oct 29 2008, 11:19 PM']As you have no doubt discovered, bowing is a very tricky technique; don't expect results quickly![/quote] I bought a bow from Dougal, which arrived on Thursday. I've discovered very quickly that Jennifer's comment is very accurate. OK, time to practice again. EDIT: BTW, this is an extremely useful thread.

I've always asked at one of the local guitar shops and been given one - unless they had just had them taken away by the recyclers, in which case go back another day.

What happened to the udder pickups?

[quote name='mogli66' post='779170' date='Mar 18 2010, 09:52 PM']It was made in Korea - Serial number - S 1020878[/quote] S1****** = Samick Music Corporation, Korea, 1991 Someone who knows the value will be along in a minute.

I bought a bass bow and case from Andrew and it was as smooth as smooth can be.

[quote name='Sibob' post='777971' date='Mar 17 2010, 08:54 PM']Couldn't see that this had been cleared up, but split-coil doesn't mean hum cancelling. You can get humbucker Precision pickups (Dimarzio DP122 for example), but it's the arrangement of the magnets in each coil that makes it 'bucking! Cool Si[/quote] Si, maybe you're correct, I don't know, but I had always thought that the P pickup was hum-cancelling in that the two coils were RWRP. Do you think that's wrong?

[quote name='bh2' post='777948' date='Mar 17 2010, 08:32 PM']They're just the standard reverse gotohs... allparts. Not mine BTW. I quite fancy the hipshot vintage 'lollypop' style ones.[/quote] I fancy the lollipops too but I don't think the screw-holes will meet up.

[quote name='bh2' post='777938' date='Mar 17 2010, 08:21 PM']I would certainly swap out the machines for some vintage ones, they fit... these on a CV 60s P... Aren't they luvly![/quote] Very lovely - what model are they and from where, please?

[quote name='bass5' post='777929' date='Mar 17 2010, 08:14 PM']No the serial number is CGS0918859 whereas my lake placid blue 50's precison has CGRH08000517 and the Jazz one has CGS0913566[/quote] Interesting. Maybe I was talking nonsense (again). Someone told me that the 'C' was 'China' and the 'GR' was the factory 'Grand Reward Education and Entertainment' in Guang Dong. But who knows???