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Vintage Fenders have a 1/2" body radius. According to the blurb on fender.com the new American Standards are the same: "The Fender American Standard Series Jazz Bass has a vintage body radius"

Yamaha TRB5 has 19mm string spacing. Less aggressive sound than an SR5 but also a great bass and worth a try if you haven't already. I regularly use both in my covers band. Which one depends on my mood and the phases of the moon [attachment=81811:P1020721.jpg]

This is normal for a vintage style bridge with no seating channels for the saddle screws. The string/saddle will just find it's natural position. Nothing to worry about looks fine to me

The Audere JZ3 and battery should just drop into the existing control cavity. Went into my JO4 no problem. Its a great pre, the eq frequencies are very well chosen to bring out the best in a jazz. I use the 'standard' z mode most of the time which is familiar jazz territory. Lo-z opens up a deeper and darker range of tones for when the occasion demands. I don't find a lot of use for hi-z mode. You can buy over here from Bass Direct - [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Audere_JZ_Preamps_.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...Z_Preamps_.html[/url]. If you order direct from the US add about 25 percent for VAT and customs charges.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='1243798' date='May 25 2011, 07:36 AM']I've heard others recommend Bore Oil, might give this a try, just pretty expensive for a tiny bottle but I guess it lasts a few years.[/quote] This is what you need - [url="http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm"]http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm[/url] Mail order from the US but delivery is very quick. A little goes a long way, it's excellent stuff

[quote name='obbm' post='1244614' date='May 25 2011, 07:00 PM']Ian, I have an A5 fretless which you are welcome to come and try.[/quote] Hi Dave, brilliant, thanks I'll pm you. Cheers

[quote name='walbassist' post='1244277' date='May 25 2011, 02:16 PM']You can always come and play my Veillette instead. It costs a lot more than the Godins but my god what a bass... [/quote] That's stunning! Beyond my means (and my abilities!) I'm sure but that's a beautiful bass. One day...!

[quote name='walbassist' post='1244190' date='May 25 2011, 01:10 PM']I had one, bought new, for a short while a couple of years ago. This was prior to the new version with the added magnetic pickup. Nice warm sound from the piezo, not too clicky like some and [i]very[/i] woody. Good EQ as well, and the synth access was fun. Bit of a one trick pony, albeit one it did very well, so the new version with magnetic pickup should be more versatile.[/quote] Thanks, sounds promising. I guess with synth access it could be a 1,000 trick pony but I'm only really interested in the one trick. I'm a bit confused as to what piezo it uses. On the Godin website it says an undersaddle transducer and preamp by L.R.Baggs but I was recently in touch with RMC about their piezo saddles and they said try an A4 to hear what they sound like. Maybe the new A4s us RMC saddles and preamp? Shame you haven't still got it or I could whip over and have a go! Cheers

If anyone out there has one of these I'd be interested in comments. I'm particularly interested in the quality of the piezo sound (rather than the hex output features). Sound clips or videos would be good if poss. Thanks

Take a look at Fret Doctor fretboard treatment - [url="http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm"]http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm[/url] Can only order online from the US but delivery is amazingly quick (mine was anyway). This is intended for nourishing and preserving natural wood instruments. It penetrates the wood and is much longer lasting than lemon oil. Use sparingly and wipe off any excess, it doesn't leave any oily residue. It's great stuff will bring up and enhance the natural depth of colour of your fretboard. However, I suspect the only thing that really looks like a vintage slab of brazilian rosewood is exactly that!

May be worth tryng a high pass filter to cut out subsonic frequencies such as this one from SFX [url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=micro_thumpinator"]http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?pag...cro_thumpinator[/url]

I think you've pretty much got it - nut slots are cut lower on a fretless and a straight neck will give the mwah, if that's what you want - [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/32783"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/32783[/url] The Gary Willis setp manual is also a useful guide - [url="http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html[/url] I find too much mwah can become a bit tiresome after a while so if you want a more full bodied fretless sound just add a little more relief. Worth experimenting with string damping as well for a more thuddy upright sound.

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Have a chat with the very nice people at Proel - [url="http://www.proelint.co.uk/"]http://www.proelint.co.uk/[/url]. They're the UK distributor for MarkBass and have been very helpful to me in the past

Take a look at the 'Amp tech' thread in the pinned listing at the top of this section and see if there's anyone local to you - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198[/url]

Just came across the MK.4.23 boost pedal (25db of ultra clean boost) while looking for something else. One of the configurations they mention is to boost input to a power amp stage. Should do the trick so thought I'd pass it on: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Creation_Audio_Labs_MK4_23_Boost.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...4_23_Boost.html[/url]

[quote name='markstuk' post='1224271' date='May 8 2011, 05:05 PM']Apparently there is a mod to the PLX 2402 to increase sensitivity by changing 4 (sic) resistors.....[/quote] This thread on talkbass may be of interest - [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/qsc-plx-input-sensitivity-issue-129819/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/qsc-plx-...y-issue-129819/[/url]

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Sounds like an earthing issue of some sort. Have you checked that the earth wire from the Audere is connected to the ground wire from the bridge?

[quote]Checked Amp and Leads. For sure the bass[/quote] The way a jazz is wired, if one of the pups or vol pots fails you'll still get sound from the other. So the most likely culprit is the jack socket itself or the wiring from the jack back to the pups. Use a multimeter to check wiring continuity of all hot (signal) and cold (earth) connections if you have one

May sound stupid (probably is) but have you checked your lead..? Unlikely for both pickups or vol pots to fail at exactly the same time so I'd double check continuity of the wiring working back from the jack socket.

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[quote name='son of frog' post='1202709' date='Apr 17 2011, 04:26 PM']Ahh, You see, i think my combo is actually connected to the 10" speaker via this external speaker output, I will enclose a picture to show what i mean.[/quote] Hmm, yes you're right. No connection for an additional extension speaker so looks like the head won't be suitable for a 4 ohm cab.

This review of the BLX-80 suggests it outputs 80 watts into a 4 ohm minimum load - [url="http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=137&type=combo"]http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=137&type=combo[/url] I'm not familiar with the back panel of this combo. If the '8 ohm' speaker output on the back is for an extension cab rather than the internal 10" speaker then the amp will be able to handle a 4 ohm min load. I looked for the BLX-80 manual online but couldn't find one.