Muzz

Love the pickups and surrounds - the look's very close to what I was going for with my Thunderland, although mine are just the covers and rings over Dingwall pups, and I couldn't find split older-style stacked knobs anywhere... How do the pups sound?

Yep, I'm sorry I sold mine, I should really pick up another as a backup. As long as you don't actually stomp on them much, they're fantastic.

She's a competent player, they are some great lines, meh....

In situations like these, always remember the old adage: It's easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission...

It'll be interesting to hear anyone tell you with certainty what the change in sound will be. As much talk as there is about 'tonewood', it's all very vague when it comes to precise predictions, especially with combinations of woods. It'll certainly be less noticeable than a change in playing technique/strings/pickups/EQ. I had two basses, one Ash body/maple neck, one maple body/wenge neck, and with the same (admittedly hot) passive pickups (not even active EQ, which can be a real tonechanger), and same strings, the difference was minimal, and once the drummer started, pretty much unnoticable. There are people who will tell you they can tell the difference between fretboard woods without looking, but I can't. Birdseye maple will look lovely, tho, that's for sure Have you considered secondhand? I wouldn't consider a new one, as you say they're very very expensive, but most of the secondhand Warwicks I've seen are a lot of bass for the money.

That's fantastic, lovely voice.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1383841668' post='2269881'] Looks do matter to many. I`m one of them. There are many basses that are no doubt wonderful instruments but chances are I`ll never find out as I don`t like the look of them. [/quote] Yep, I've had some very nice basses, but moved them on because every time I looked at them, I went 'meh', and after a while, the 'meh' wins. Same for a lot of stuff I've never owned or tried.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1383823424' post='2269519'] Yes I am a little concerned about any potential warranty issues, amps do go wrong after all... I'm also not sure about the tube preamp in them - would that not make them a bit delicate for bumping around in the front pocket of a gigbag? Damn good price though... [/quote] I've been gigging my Streamliner for a couple of years now (ish), it lives in a padded laptop rucksack with my leads, it goes in the back of my car or in the van, depending on gig arrangements, and it's been absolutely fine, apart from the intermittent light thing, which it did from day one anyway, and is completely irrelevant for me. M

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1383764010' post='2268827'] However the goal is usually to put your own personality into the parts, not someone else's. [/quote] You've clearly never heard me trying to play Rush's YYZ - I get so much personality in there there's no room for most of the notes...

It is indeed a quartersawn Lakland US neck which I was very fortunate to happen upon, and lovely it is too. I talked to Sheldon Dingwall about the pickups, and as always he was very helpful indeed - his advice was similar to the above: "If it sounds OK, great..." Given that I've got a 'proper' Dingwall with the same pups in, the sound is remarkably close, even before the U-Retro, which just takes it further. I'm having a crisis about drilling holes in my Dingwall to fit a U-Retro now...

Very nice indeed, well snagged.

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1383476906' post='2264757'] Are there any in the northwest? [/quote] Drew at the Manchester Bass Lounge has some high-end amps and cabs in, MarkBass especially - he's even got one of the new Multiamps in, I'm dying to try that one.

Cheers guys, it's a nice feeling when other folk appreciate what you've done with a bass!

Actives. Been through a lot of active basses (including Overwaters, Shukers and several Rays), and what I think I didn't like was the active circuits. Finally got to put an East U-Retro in a bass, and it's like a light coming on - I love it, I have't touched my amp EQ since, and I'm seriously considering drilling holes in my beloved Dingwall to fit one into that, too...

So, it's finally finished, and I may well have completely jumped the shark with this one, but it's exactly what was in my head from the beginning, and it sounds glorious. Korean Epi body and neckplate, Lakland neck with the best birdseye board I've ever seen (looks even better in the flesh), Hipshot Supertone bridge and Ultralites with Detuner, under the chrome covers are a pair of Dingwall pickups (neck one is a P-Tone), and an East U-Retro finishes it off. No neck dive, and it weighs under 8.5lbs. Edit: I should give credit where it's due here to Steve Curtis (theguitarrepairworkshop.com) for a fantastic job on a very awkward neck pocket (a completely different sized neck, and 22 frets, so a lot of modification needed) - it's very tight indeed. It's my rawk bass, and with the Dingwall, I've got all my live bases covered for now. [attachment=147454:photo 1.JPG] [attachment=147455:photo 2.JPG] [attachment=147456:photo 3.JPG] [attachment=147457:photo 4.JPG] [attachment=147458:photo 5.JPG]

I'd do a bit of research as to the original pot values for those pickups, you may need to replace the pots to get the best out of the pups. I'd suggest a rewire anyway, if you're putting good pickups in, makes sense to put good wiring and pots. Kigon on here does great wiring kits, he may be able to help.

Mine does it occasionally, I've stopped worrying about it - the lights come on after a short while, so I really cant be arsed to do anything about it...

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Hmmm, I've had the opposite experience - I've found the B really did just get in the way, and I never, ever needed it for anything I was playing - I have a Detuner to drop the D, and that's all I need. If you love the B and, like Grangur, you'd miss it, then yeah, ditch the 4s and go for it. EDIT I meant to say, in a same-but-opposite-way, I shifted the 5 on because I wasn't playing it, and it had no sentimental value to me.

Anyone who thinks playing those covers to that standard is easy, or some sort of cop-out, should give it a go. It's a lot more than learning the dots, tabs and parts - I know some very good musicians who have perpetrated some of the worst covers I've heard. I play in an originals band and I also play covers, and the originals stuff is much, much easier: for starters, you have nothing to measure up against. Covers, very good covers as in the OP, sound easy till you try, but then that's more or less a definition of someone who's very good at what they do - they make it sound easy.

Great clip, thanks Clarky. That's some bassline for £24...

It looks a bit like my Gran's old sewing basket. In a good way, obv...

Yeah, you could get a pencil into that neck pocket gap. That means it's probably a genuine late 70s Fender...