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I too have used both OBBM and the Chord Company. Whatever you decide cables are not something players should ever skimp on. If you spend all your hard earned on a decent bass and amp, it is quite simply absurd to then connect them with a £3 cable. And yet people do!?!

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Nice one Wayne. I'm amazed we don't all do this more. My old 57RI P-bass had been redundant for years so I put a 62RI neck on it and now it gets gigged a lot more. As for the neck from the 57RI, I stuck that on some old 70s parts and that was my number one gigging bass all through 2010. We forget the Fenders were designed for the necks to be easily switched.

Nitro Mors is a strong paint stripper. Not for indoor use really (unless you have a well ventilated area) and you can get it from any hardware DIY store. I wouldn't say I made a "massive" mess anymore than if I'd have been using power tools. Obviously you get your body free of the neck and all hardware and then just paint it in Nitro Mors. You leave it for 1) they say 20 mins or 2) I say a couple of hours and then use a stripping tool / stripping knife to peel the paint off. The first application should take about 85% of it clean off and it literally falls off in a chemically mess. So you then repeat on the stubborn areas. I was interested to see a thread the other day on a stripped bass where somebody commented that the stripping had been a "professional job". It looked about as good a job as mine so I figured I must have got something right!

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It's not the best one though. I've seen this one before and just tried it again. My MIJ 51RI which is circa 2008 is according to that site 1994. It really isn't though. It's a guide but I think the Japanese ones tend to confuse the system a bit

Hoping to go on the 12th but certainly put an appearance in on one of the days.

Buy from a music shop or if you go second hand buy from a player - a badly set up (i.e. not actually set up at all) bass can really put you off. So avoid Argos! Personally I'd go for a Squier too. It's what I started on & the resale value is excellent.

[quote name='captain black' post='1091427' date='Jan 16 2011, 03:01 PM']It doesn't have that much intrinsic value now, I know, but I love basses that have been well played in like this one.[/quote] Very cool & I think I'd have done similar. I'm not massively interested in value & I do like something that is playable

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[quote name='Musky' post='1090965' date='Jan 15 2011, 11:13 PM']Not a combo, but the Orange Terror Bass and SP210 (or 212) makes a pretty compact package and should give you all the dirt you can handle. May be a bit above your budget though.[/quote] It's loud & light. I love mine

Changing the neck makes no difference to the sound, just changes the radius of the fretboard to something more to my tastes

Whatever people say, it's two sides of the same coin

I use Roto flats in the same gauge & haven't had to recut the nut. They are on all 6 of my electric bass guitars

it's one of the many smart things about Basschat

What's the story behind how you acquired this? These really don't come up too often

[quote name='captain black' post='1090155' date='Jan 15 2011, 09:28 AM']I've recently acquired a worn-in '78 mocha and I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the colour. Today, since looking at yours, I love it.[/quote] Looking at the pic I posted in this thread, it doesn't do it justice As you can see I have original strings, till receipt & case candy. I'd love to see your one

I love the look of yours Happy Jack

If you want it vintage & don't mind it not being the most lightweight & portable [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118634&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118634&hl=[/url] I have a 1978 135 & they are great. Failing that I had my Terror really cranked up in Bristol on Thursday. Keep the gain down & turn the volume up and your tone is there I mention this as you commented on post #35 about it being too gritty. It doesn't have to be.

[quote name='Krohurte' post='1090236' date='Jan 15 2011, 10:55 AM']This forum was recommended to me due to my bass issues.[/quote] Welcome This forum may give you [b]more[/b] bass issues

I've shared this pearl of wisdom on these very pages before but it's worth hearing again; [b]Never[/b] have more than about 3 pints [b]before[/b] you go onstage. I love talking about my technique [quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1090091' date='Jan 15 2011, 02:11 AM']"Always go for Bands that are better than [i]you[/i] think you are.[/quote] I've been given this advice too and it is good.

I don't know about the best but I find EBay is always best for pickguards. Often I get them shipped over from US sellers from EBay. I was able to get a white 51RI pickguard to replace the matt black one and learnt through searching that simply getting a Mike Dirnt one wouldn't fit so easily. They don't appear to have a HWY1 pickguard listed at the moment but there are 8 pages of alternatives from international sellers

I'm surprised they don't have one for telecasters. Hopefully they'll get the basses addded soon