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  1. hooky_lowdown
    For sale is a 1989 Squier precision bass made in Korea. I believe these late 80s MIK basses were made from Japanese Squier parts, shipped and assembled in Korea to start production at the Samick factory, you can certainly tell the quality. The bass has a lovely straight rich/dark rosewood fretboard and glossy amber maple neck, black body with naturally aged off-white pickguard. Schaller licensed tuners. Truss rod fully working, minimal fret wear. In overall very good condition for a 30+ year old bass, does have marks, small scratches and dings (especially around the strap buttons), commensurate with age. Weighs a reasonable 7.8lbs, 40mm nut. Fitted with brand new LaBella roundwound strings. £215 (sale only, no trades). Buyer can arrange their own courier, I will package the bass very well.
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    If it has six screws in the neck plate on the back, I'd guess it's a late 70s or early 80s Kay kb24 precision.
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    P basses are humbucking, they're not single coils, so the noise shouldn't be from them. The hissing is probably a grounding issue, check there is a wire under the bridge. If the bridge is black (i.e it's painted and not chrome metal) the copper ground wire won't be grounding properly. There's a simple fix, determine where the copper ground wire touches the bridge, and scrap the paint or finish off with a craft or Stanley knife.
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    Against cats??? 🤣
  5. hooky_lowdown
    Does anyone know what value capacitors Gibson used in their 60s/70s eb0, or even newer Gibson eb0's? Are they 0.047u or something different?
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    The Rumble range is far better, for basically the same money in the used market, especially the newer ones with the silver cloth fronts.
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    As I said. Get a hearing test. Otherwise you don't know what you are talking about, for all the differences I mentioned. I can tell the difference even with the tone rolled off.
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    Think it's incase you may want to add a switch there.
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    Err... Yes there is. If you can't tell the difference you have poor hearing. The 51 for starters has masses more low end, a fuller and more rounded tone, not to mention punchier sound. 🙈
  10. hooky_lowdown
    Everyone knows it's Jazz bass for learners, P bass for Pro's. 😆
  11. hooky_lowdown
    Agreed, lovely basses the CV and VM ranges. I think because theres greater competition in the lower price bracket, Squier (ahem...) Fender had to up their game!
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    Fenders flats are different to the GHS ones. There are two types of flats, old skool and hybrid (or modern). Old skool are the classic wooly, thumpy sounding. Hybrid are more modern sounding, i.e brighter sounding, more articulation. Fender flats have a hybrid flat sound, as with most hybrid flats they are higher tension then the old skool ones. Fender flats are one of the highest tension flats, so keep these things in mind. 😁
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    I have the same strings on my P bass, had them on for six years now, never had an issue. Aesthetically I don't have an issue, and they're always in tune, so can't see any problems with the tuner post.
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    Man... Mark does some nice stuff 😍
  15. hooky_lowdown
    DiMarzio ultra jazz. You can thank me later. 😁
  16. hooky_lowdown
    They are all decent enough basses, can't go wrong with any of those mentioned. The rbx270 and 350 are Passive basses, which means they are just plug in and play. All the others are Active basses, what means you need a 9v battery to play them through an amp.
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    Give it a week, and it'll probably amazingly reappear for sale on flea bay again.
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    Monkey wrench
  19. hooky_lowdown
    Maybe sponsored. Doesn't mean the hardware, electrics or pickups are stock! Modern "Vintage" brand basses are great bang for buck. Easily on par with Squire's CV or Sire ranges.
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    Headstock looks like the ba3tard child of an 80s Aria Pro and a Fender. 🤤
  21. hooky_lowdown
    +1 The bass that got away (for me) was my CIJ 62ri precision in CAR. Played great, sounded great, looked great. Why, oh why...?!?!!?!
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    If you can find one, Tanglewood do a violin bass and the sides on these are more rounded, more comfortable for playing sitting.
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    If playing sitting I'd suggest the club bass. The violin has pointy bits along the sides which dig into your leg and are uncomfortable. For a thumpy sound you'll need flatwound strings. If on a budget I'd suggest Status medium scale flats, really good strings for around £20 new! 😁
  24. hooky_lowdown
    Going by the title, I thought this thread was a New Harley Benton Bass Day. 🤣
  25. hooky_lowdown
    The seller wanted less than what it sold for. After they mentioned there was issues with the neck, but couldn't tell me what as they're not musical, I declined to pursue. They also decided not to declare that info in the ad, or too lazy to, I'm not sure.
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