tom1946

Colin that's a great looking bass and with those low cost mods why spend more on an expensive model? well done sir.

Yes mine is much easier to control now plus I don't need to alter the amp settings if I change bass mid flow, my memory is poor now

Neck is fine for me, I'm used to precisions so it feels smaller, yellercar, yes just 4 wires to solder and that's it, if you can solder it's a doddle

I fitted the Stinger preamp yesterday and it's transformed the bass, in fact I've put my amp levels back and it's very articulate too, I'm glad I did it.

That looks fabulous! gorgeous colour but no maple neck so that's why I bought the black one. I fitted the Stinger preamp yesterday and it's transformed the bass, in fact I've put my amp levels back and it's very articulate too, I'm glad I did it.

No worries Dunky, I've put a load of pics in the 1st thread....

Thanks for the advice guys, it is hellish hot! volume & gain down by half so I've ordered the stinger pre-amp to hopefully tame it a bit.....

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1423256227' post='2682977'] Come on Tom, you know the score. Pictures please. [/quote] oops, thought I'd got away with that I'll take some today. Is the stinger a straight swap Raslee?

Dunno if this has been done but never mind. I recently tried out a black Musicman that was almost a grand and didn't buy it so I wondered how much different the SUB 4 would be. Same setup ie' black with a maple board. I ordered this from Musik Produktiv in Germany and it arrived today, excellent service. It was playable out of the box but I like a very low action so I gave the neck a quarter turn and dropped the saddles a tad (might have been a midges?) The result is a powerful sound but the preamp is not the best. It now has a very low choke and rattle free action. Only other thing was the fret edges which were quite rough in places so I spent time filing them because the rest of the bass was so good it's a keeper. Apart from the bits mentioned there's not £800 of difference imo. Have I read somewhere that I can buy a new active preamp for this that'll improve it? Oh and the cost of this loveliness? [center][size=8]£225[/size][/center] [center][size=8][size=4]delivered free.[/size][/size][/center] [center][size=8][size=4]Pics:[/size][/size][/center] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0315_zps5225a0b3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0316_zps03de80eb.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0317_zpsc4d40ec1.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0318_zps86aee0c5.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0320_zps24525eb9.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0321_zpsa4b3c04f.jpg.html"][/url] Hope y'all happy now

I've bought a few new MIM's lately and they are very variable, my current white one has immensley powerful pickups and a slightly chunky neck than a couple of the others and I haven't had a bad one. I have owned USA & Squiers too, in fact the one I really should have hung on to was a honeyburst Squier P with a maple board, it was awesome.

Thanks guys, Steven James at Middlesbrough has one, I'll go and have a play.

^^^^^^^^ Neepheid, thanks for that, I think, quite impressive what lightweight tuners can do, how much are they? Got a cure for falling forward? (the bass I mean, not me) then I'll buy one.

Thanks for your imp...err report Dave, I was considering a JCB but I won't buy one now. I've been told they are great sounding but the neck dive however slight would make my already weak arms worse and having to stop it tipping forward as well would be too much for me. It's a shame Epiphone couldn't strengthen the upper bout to take a strap pin. Oh well, Fender it stays then.