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[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1340550712' post='1706012'] To me he's not the new guitarists but just trying to be another John. [/quote] People were saying the same thing about John when he was drafted in after Hillel Slovak died....

I've had the same problem with Ampeg grilles - firstly on the 8x10 cab and then on the 1x15 and 4x10 that I currently own. In the end I just screwed them in - job done!

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1336607451' post='1648491'] my first bass, warm tone. got superseded by a P bass as needed more punch in the band I was in. - tried finding out where it went, passed around basschat for a while then 5 owners later traded part exchange into a shop and they think it went overseas. Top top top quality bass, great neck. Oh well, sold it for a warwick streamer. The other one I've kinda been offered is natural with a tort scratch plate like this.... it's cheap for what it is.... but a good buy for me?? (ps if anyone else is interested PM me) [/quote] Something strange going on with this bass if you ask me... What's with the string spacing at the nut? That knob situation looks a bit iffy too.

I use an M-Audio NRV10. It does all the things you want it to, plus it has the advantage of being an audio interface which can be connected to a computer via FireWire.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1332321296' post='1586463'] And the gap around the 12th fret? [/quote] Roughly 2.25 to 2.5mm - but I'm just eyeballing it using a ruler, so don't quote me on that!

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1332302457' post='1586358'] Can you achieve low action on it? That is, action low enough where you can't slide a 1 quid coin between the frets and the strings without making contact? [/quote] Ermmm, I don't know how thick a £1 coin is, to be honest - I left the UK in '96 and don't have any laying around - but the gap between the top of the last fret and the string is around 3mm. I'm not a fan of super low action anyways, so it suits me. BTW is that 600 number you mentioned an official figure for how many Cutlasses were made? I always wondered how many there were out there...

Hello! I have a Cutlass 1 too. I bought mine from the Bass Centre in Wapping in 1991 - just walked in there one day, saw it hanging on the wall and had to have it. Mine's black and it's a 1983 model - so not strung through the body and with a 4-bolt neck. [attachment=103033:Cutlass I.jpg] Years ago I remember talking to a guy from Strings & Things - UK distributor for MM gear - and he told me that 12 Cutlasses were only ever imported to the UK. The only other guy I've met who has owned one was Paul Raven of Killing Joke - he played mine and asked if I wanted to sell it to him as mine was in much better condition than his. The answer was a resounding "NO!"

The basses I use most frequently for gigs are both from '79 - the StingRay and the Precision - and I have never ever had any problems with either of them. In fact, apart from the occasional broken string, I've never had any problems with a bass at a gig. Have I just doomed myself....?

How about this one? It's a quality bass! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/159514-aria-pro-ii-sb600-1985-blacknatural-l225/page__p__1555209__hl__aria__fromsearch__1#entry1555209 I'm not selling it BTW or have any reason to plug it, other than the fact that I bought a very similar bass back in 1983 and still have it. I part-exchanged my Westone Thunder 2A fretless to buy it...

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[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1329653605' post='1545317'] . I've owned various P basses in my time, a US 78, a 70s CIJ and a 51 and found them all missing something in a live situation. BUT at the studio I played a mexican 50s P and I loved it. [/quote] One man's meat etc., etc., - for recording I prefer my Jap 57 reissue, but for gigs prefer the US 79... Funny old world, innit?

Don't listen to the naysayers! I have been a long time Stingray & P bass type too and took to the Rickenbacker like a duck to the proverbial. "Why oh why is there no Ric in your sig?" I hear you cry - cos I had to sell it when I was skint. If ever a 4001 V63 comes up for sale when I have some cash at hand, it will be the next bass I own! I have PMed you with info you might find useful...

I was at college with Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. My sister was at school with Grog Prebble of Die So Fluid. That is all...

HOLY sh*t!!!! BigRedX advises someone to buy not just a 'traditional' bass, but a Fender!!! Will wonders never cease?

I have one - but it's been so heavily modified over the years that it doesn't count as a JV any more The only original parts left are the body (which has been refinished) and the volume pot!

[quote name='Paul_C' timestamp='1327402991' post='1510506'] "menu's" [/quote] menus

[quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1327401986' post='1510493'] As a designer myself, it's easy to overlook very simple things [/quote] The golden rule for proofreading is: "always get someone else to check your artwork" - as it is difficult to spot your own errors.

I have a Fender Precision '57 reissue - a Japanese one - and it ticks all your boxes: light (about 8lbs), lovely neck (quite a flat rear profile - not big and chunky), and it definitely does the fat vintage warm tone thang.

I know what you mean - I do the same thing all the time. [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1327070072' post='1506030'] Half the trouble with bass is knowing what position you played it in in the first place.. [/quote] Yep, your fretting hand falls into place, and you have an "Aha!" moment.

Must have been a nightmare doing the casting...

You should also try asking in the 'Items Wanted' section of the board too. I did last year as I wanted a replacement maple neck for a Fender Precision 57 reissue - specifically that model - and the same day got a response which led to me buying the neck. I think I ended up paying £90 for it. Basschat is your friend.

You only need one choice: black.