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  1. Martin E
    That's a nice bridge, really looks the part. (I guess any half decent bridge with a good solid tracked base and substantial saddles could be described as 'high mass'. I don't think it means much). I see Amazon are currently selling the Fender Hi Mass bridge at £24.99 the lowest price I have seen. I already have one on my Player Jazz. Can I detect any difference in tone? No, not to my cloth ears, but if you want a good quality replacement bridge you could do far worse than buy one of these. Ignoring all the high mass, increased sustain nonsense the saddles are rock solid and and the screws don't move. So it does the job and doesn't look too shabby. And it's a hundred quid cheaper than the one above 😉.
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    I've never used pedals when playing live, partly because a pedal board its something else to lug around, takes up valuable floor space on stage and is yet another source of something to go wrong. I've seen boards on here with 20 or more pedals, does that mean that even when all are bye passed the signal still goes through 20 patch leads and 40 jack sockets? If so I'm surprised anything at all comes out the end.
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    These were one of the first roundwood strings weren't they? I remember trying a set donkeys years ago when I started playing bass. I recall they were the roughest feeling most abrasive string I've ever played leaving your finger tips sore after a few minutes of playing. I guess they've improved them over the years.
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    I'm a very happy user of TI flats on all my basses including my jazz. The only strings I'd like to try sometime are black nylon tapewounds. All the sets I've seen however seem to come in such humongously thick guages it's rather put me off.
  5. Martin E
    Absolutely this, I have the same instrument. You should never put steel strings on a nylon string guitar which effectively this bass is. A great little bass but proceed with caution.
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    Yes, thanks for the warning. I've been using TI Jazz flats on everything for years now which I understand are nickel alloy so I assume thankfully I'm not allergic.
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    I also had this in my fretting hand, third finger bent at right angles with the contraction running down my palm. They straightened my finger and opened up my palm to remove all the nodules. My hand looked like it had been chewed by the dog afterwards. Recovery I'm afraid took months not weeks, it's really quite invasive surgery. I was warned of possible nerve damage and indeed I've been left with only partial feeling in my fingertip. I can play bass again thankfully but I can't manage chords on a guitar. Sorry to sound so depressing but it depends so much on the individual case. It happened to me late in life when I was giving up regular gigging anyway but I wish you all the best if you're still very active.
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    One problem which can arise is not being able to adjust the saddles on the new bridge low enough to get a decent action. Replacement bridges are more substantial than the original with thicker base plates which can mean the whole thing sits a little higher. It depends on the make and your individual instrument. Hopefully a replacement will work perfectly but sometimes you may have to shim the neck to get the required adjustment. Just something you should be aware of.
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    I'm considering replacing the tuners and bridge on a Player Jazz bass with some more 'vintage' looking items and am having the chrome vs nickel debate with myself. I've never had nickel hardware before and am tempted to go that route. I appreciate it ages differently to chrome which I'm quite happy with. (I have no chrome ashtray or pickup cover to consider though I guess the control plate should also match). All totally unnecessary of course, I just like tinkering. Does anyone have any words of advice before I proceed? I believe Fender themselves used a mixture of finishes over the years even on the same instruments.
  10. Martin E
    Get a bottle of surgical spirit and dip your fingertips in the top a few times a day. It really does work to toughen the skin.
  11. Martin E
    Now SOLD thanks everyone for your interest. My SB14 is up for sale - in a nutshell a slightly downsized/more compact Stingray, lighter weight and with a slimmer 'jazz' neck. I've owned this from new and it's in great condition. Candy apple red on a basswood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets and 38mm nut, 34 inch scale. Truss rod adjustment with spoked wheel at heel end. Ceramic MM pickup, three way switch giving series, parallel and single coil operation with hum cancelling phantom coil. Active pre amp with volume, treble, middle and bass controls – centre notched with boost and cut. Single 9v battery compartment. All the controls are noiseless and work as they should. The bass weighs 8.6 lbs and is fitted with Marvel straplocks. The bass is in great condition with no dings, dents or scratches. The only mark is a small chip just in the lacquer top coat by the jack socket which I have tried to photograph. The maple neck has matured to a nice honey colour. There is a small amount of fret wear but it's worn flats most of its life so it's fairly minimal. The pickguard has faded a little from white to an off white. It's strung with a very mature set of TI flats, you'll either relish their tone or immediately want to bin them for something new. Comes with it's correct gig bag which is also in great condition. Collection only from Horsham I'm afraid where you are welcome to try out of course. I have no case or packing so please don't ask if I can post. Sorry no trades either as I'm downsizing my collection. Thanks for looking.
  12. Martin E
    I appreciate your kind words of endorsement Adee, thanks. I thought I'd pitched the price about right though the market does seem a little slow recently. 'Tis a nice little bass.
  13. Martin E
    Right angled jack, feed the cable up over the strap button behind the strap. Works fine for me.
  14. Martin E
    The other problem with barrel jacks is they have such tiny tags to solder onto. Particularly if you have an active bass, the stereo jacks needed to switch on the circuitry have really minute tags all within a millimetre of each other. They have no holes to hook the wire in to make a mechanical connection and just rely on the tiny blob of solder to keep them in place thus making another weak link for things to go wrong.
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    Thanks everyone, I'll get one of those Planet Waves jobbies and enjoy the luxury of a string winder, good price as well. I have several pairs of supposedly half decent cutters and none of them will cleanly cut through a string hence my question.
  16. Martin E
    Can someone please point me towards a pair of string cutters that actually work properly, something that will happily snip cleanly through a bottom E in one go. I've acquired several pairs of pliers, snips etc over the years which whilst fine for general wiring take several goes at getting through a string. Loads of stuff on Amazon and I don't want to pay a fortune just something that actually works? Thanks Martin
  17. Martin E
    Along with the Grabber and Ripper can Epiphone also please resurrect the Rivoli bass.
  18. Martin E
    NOW SOLD Thanks for looking. For sale (no trades thanks), Phil Jones C4 compact cabinet - 400 watts, 8 ohms – black. 4 Piranha 5 inch drivers in a lightweight and compact cabinet. 30Hz-15KHz Dimensions 14.2 x 12.4 x 13.4 inch 360 x 320 x 340 mm (W x D x H) Weight 29lbs / 13 kg I bought this new during lock down for a project which never materialised. It is in perfect condition and has never been gigged/practised or even out of the house. Absolutely mint and unmarked and with supplied cover. I'm asking £299, the new price now is around the £400 mark so save yourself a hundred quid. Collection from Horsham in West Sussex where you are welcome to come and try it out. I haven't used a courier in a while and am rather out of touch but as you can see I have the original box and packing so it can be safely packaged if you want to arrange your own courier/insurance. Thanks for looking.
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  19. Martin E
    Interesting. Nothing worse for me than strings right on the edge of the fingerboard. I think the gap to the edge should be the same for the E and G strings measured from edge of the string. Having set that the centres of the strings should then be used to space out the strings in relation to each other.
  20. Martin E
    Sorry no photos, here we go hopefully...
  21. Martin E
    SOLD Thanks for looking. Up for sale is my 2020 Warwick RB Corvette active short scale bass. Only a couple of years old and is in really lovely condition. No dings or chips anywhere, zero fret wear. High gloss black body, 3 piece maple neck, wenge fingerboard. Active MEC pickups, the controls are volume, pickup blend, active two band treble and bass controls - cut and boost with centre detent. The scale length is 30.75 inches, 38.5 mm nut, 20 inch FB radius. Weight is around 3.5kg a little under 8 lb. This RB has the same hardware as the German models ie the 3D bridge, tailpiece and adjustable nut. Currently strung with a nice set of hardly broken in TI flats. Also comes with a Warwick gig bag also hardly used, and T handle truss rod adjustment tool. Collection from Horsham, West Sussex where you are welcome to come and try out of course. I have no case or packing so please don't ask if I can courier. No trades thanks as I'm thinning out my collection. Thanks for looking. Any questions please shout. Martin
  22. Martin E
    I did the same with my old TE combo. I made a sleeve from a scrap piece of mdf. No corners needed, oversize end cheeks with rounded corners. Handle on one end 4 small feet on opposite, 4 large feet on bottom. Weight not really important as an easy size and shape to carry with handle on side. Just matt back paint if I recall. Cheers Martin
  23. Martin E
    There's something really fascinating about small speakers that punch above their weight. My little Markbass 801 never ceases to amaze. Another similar sized extension speaker under that to make a mini stack would be great fun, or maybe alter the shape for a tiny kickback shaped cabinet for rehearsals. Really interested in seeing your plans Phil, thanks a lot.
  24. Martin E
    I don't think it's a bad looking bass per se. The pickguard looks positively restrained compared to some of Fender's efforts which often cover acres of body with unnecessary odd shaped plastic. And I've always liked oversized two a side tuners on a small headstock, but that's just me. The main problem as already said is that it would appear is that it doesn't have any chance of balancing on a lap or strap. If by some magic it does it might even be a nice little bass.
  25. Martin E
    Yes, I used an SB14 as my main gigging bass for years in a function band doing all the usual stuff. I tried TI Jazz flats on it ,my first dip into flatwounds. I thought they were fantastic, I liked the soft feel and low tension. We used to play long sets and my finger tips used to suffer with rounds. I've subsequently put them on all my basses and now use nothing else. All very subjective of course but for me thay worked well on the SB14.
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