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I can also recommend Bass Gear in Harrogate - [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/used-stock/"]http://www.bassgear.co.uk/used-stock/[/url] They have some interesting used basses and Phil Nixon is extremely helpful

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1023587' date='Nov 14 2010, 04:49 PM']...I'd be prepared to travel to give them a go and could organise a day out and about going to shops a bit further away for it.[/quote] How about a nice day out in Warwick at Bass Direct - www.bassdirect.co.uk/ Loads of interesting stuff there and only about 60 miles from Nottingham

There's a wiring diagram on the Seymour Duncan site for their musicman replacement pup 3-way switch here which may help: [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=musicman_3way"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...c=musicman_3way[/url] EBMM customer service are generally very good though, I've had quick responses to several questions over the years

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1018885' date='Nov 10 2010, 03:31 PM']The chrome plated tuners on my cherry sunburst precision are as shiny as the day I bought it in October 1982, however the nickel-plated ones on my MIJ '62 reissue took on the aged patina naturally after a short while. If your new ones are chrome plated, I think you may need to change them for a set of nickel plated ones to get the desired look.[/quote] This is true, regular aging techniques work for nickel plate but won't touch chrome

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1014705' date='Nov 6 2010, 07:59 PM']And as if by magic... The single-coil has a distinct upper-end honk that the humbucker doesn't have, and the triple-coil combines the two pretty well.[/quote] Ah now I'm getting it! Very distinct tone with the piezo as well (which I really like). I can see there's endless fun to be had with filter tweaks as well. Thanks for sharing that, very useful..

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1013889' date='Nov 6 2010, 12:14 AM']Right, OK. Finally sat down and made a bit of a tone demo with the Recurve: Some shoddy playing in there, but you get the general gist. 5 different pickup settings, and if you [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3C81HWdRU"]click through to the video on YouTube[/url], you can read some info about the recording and preamp settings.[/quote] Lovely growly sound! The difference in tone between the settings isn't as pronounced as I'd expected, maybe that's because the filters were both wide open. Also the triple coil didn't seem noticeably quieter to me, did you even out the levels when you stitched it together?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1013688' date='Nov 5 2010, 07:49 PM']Ta-daaaa! Everybody needs one of these. Only I have one. Mwahahahahahaaaa! [/quote] Damn, that's the one!!

[quote name='Faithless' post='1013124' date='Nov 5 2010, 11:42 AM']I think it's a bit of myth of that scale thing, and there are other folks who could probably prove that (Eude? ) and there's also much more comfort playing 33" thing than a regular one or, even worse, 35" thing.[/quote] I'm liking the sound of 33" scale and maybe chambered and single cut ... looks like I need several ACGs! Thanks for all of your input everyone

Thanks BottomEndian that's all very helpful. I'm (pleasantly) surprised that TI's work with the shorter scale. A bit curious about the triple coil - and so much else! Do you have any recordings or sound clips of yours that you can point me to? [quote name='BottomEndian' post='1012721' date='Nov 4 2010, 11:05 PM']Oh lord, that one's just lovely. If I didn't have one that was virtually identical... On both of my 33" ACGs, the low B works perfectly. Alan's worked some sort of voodoo magic into the necks (I think it's actually just that they're [i]incredibly[/i] stiff) that means it feels pretty similar to a 34" B-string. I've got TI flats on both of mine, which are pretty low-tension, high-flexibility strings, and they don't feel at all flabby. And the sound of the B-string is well integrated into the rest; it's not like some 5ers where you hit the B and it sounds completely different. It's part of the instrument. (If you're really interested in the 33" thing, try dropping Eude a PM and see if he's going to the SE bash now he's a Londoner. He's got 33"-scale basses, ACG and Shuker, although they're both fretted and I think neither has the piezo.) The RFS is a monster pickup, with the meaty humbucker sound (reminiscent of a StingRay) and funky single-coil in one unit. The only downside is that there's a volume drop when you switch to triple-coil mode (unless Alan's worked out a solution to that problem). It's another great sound (kind of like the humbucker but with extra bite) when you whack up the volume on your amp to compensate, but it's a fair bit quieter than the others. Just a minor quibble. The piezo, though... that's where the joy is. Suits fretless really, [i]really[/i] well, and it ties in with the filter preamp to bring out the mwaah really nicely. The filter's a very "musical" system, and although it's not intuitive when you've been used to 3-band (or whatever) for years, it doesn't take long to get your head round it and there are loads of great sounds in there. Hope that helps in some way.[/quote]

[quote name='obbm' post='1012656' date='Nov 4 2010, 10:09 PM']Ian, I am hoping to have my new headless 5 in time for the Bash.[/quote] Thanks Dave, I'll bet you can't wait!

[quote name='charic' post='1012630' date='Nov 4 2010, 09:52 PM']If you find yourself in my neck of the woods give me a shout may also bring to these bassbash if I can go![/quote] Thanks charic and if you do decide to take yours to the SE bash let me know. Cheers

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1012623' date='Nov 4 2010, 09:45 PM']Ooooh, which one is it? I can't remember there being any recent stock builds with 33" scale. (FWIW, I'd say just go for it, but then again I've got two 33"-scale flat-boarded ACGs with filter preamps. )[/quote] It's 0067 (http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Gallery/237/), this one's actually a 34" although I'd be interested to know how well a low B works with 33". Alan mentioned that you had the same/similar spec. I'd very much appreciate any views you can offer on the RFS and piezo setup and this configuration in general.

I'm looking at buying an ACG (one listed on the ACG website) but would like to try one out first to get an idea of the 33" scale, flat fingerboard and filter preamp. Does anyone know of any ACG owners in the Surrey/W.Sussex neck of the woods? If anyone has an ACG to sell better still (fat chance I know)!

[quote name='tom skool' post='1002737' date='Oct 27 2010, 05:21 PM']the oil would seal it though wouldn't it? I've left the lacquer on the rest of the neck, it just the finger board i need to re finish.[/quote] EBMM use Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil to seal and finish their maple fingerboards. You can get it here - [url="http://www.ukcamo.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=546450"]http://www.ukcamo.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=546450[/url] I've used this myself, it's easy to apply and buffs up to a nice satin finish.

[quote name='silddx' post='1002657' date='Oct 27 2010, 04:19 PM']I would hope that's 12lbs not kg! [/quote] BGM must have reviewed the one with plutonium pups 4kg (8.8lbs) according to Bass Direct [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Yamaha_BB_1024.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...ha_BB_1024.html[/url]

Sold my EBMM SR5 neck to Cham. Couldn't ask for a more pleasant and straightforward buyer. A credit to the basschat community. Cheers, Cham!

[quote name='REDLAWMAN' post='1001484' date='Oct 26 2010, 06:19 PM']And here's another of it now.[/quote] Looks pretty good to me. Fender bridges don't allow for fine string spacing adjustments, it's just a case of finding the best spacing you can with the pre-grooved saddles. You've done a good job!

As mentioned above the decal is completely wrong - too many patent numbers under the 'Fender', the 'jazz bass' bit isn't aligned correctly and is too compressed (the final 's' should almost touch the G tuning peg, the 'offset contour body' should be higher up towards the ball of the headstock. Also 70s tuning pegs didn't have rivets joining the padel to the shaft - the ones on this bass look like vintage reissues. Definitely not what it says it is

I have a set of Villex pups on my Squier VMJ fretless which I can highly recommend. They have a very different sound to regular pups ranging from a fundamental tone not unlike an upright bass (with the mid-tone control rolled off) to nasally jaco-esque tones (with the mids up). I've also heard good things about DiMarzio Model Js for fretless (not Super Js). Plan to try these myself sometime soon but haven't yet.