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Quite a few basses seem to use small diameter pots and in the case of my Warwick Rockbass the larger CTS pots will not fit. Choice may be a good thing here ot the option above, board only.

If the base plate on the lightweight ones is too small, cut larger one from plywood, drill suitable holes and cable tie on if in a hurry.

[quote name='subrob' timestamp='1333754440' post='1606227'] Whatever i can get away with, without it cutting out incessantly *grumbles* [/quote] Mine cut out, I found the problem. There is a thermal protection thermistor(I think) near the power supply. It is a disk shaped component that bridges two pcb boards and is mounted in turrets. It was not soldered in to one turret (push fit I guess). Soldered it in, no cut out problems again.

BB300, 1980s (I think) very beat up, but is superb bit of kit, solid and with a bit of fettling is on a par with my G&L and the USA precision I owned from new in 77. The plus is it was only £100 - result. Is almost cheaper to wear these basses out than have refrets on high end instruments.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1333561908' post='1603654'] Consider it is the amp that makes the tone not the valves. Modifying the preamp circuit and amount of gain is going to make far more difference to the punch and grit. [/quote] Fully agree, read Merlin's books, [url="http://www.freewebs.com/valvewizard/"]http://www.freewebs.com/valvewizard/[/url] then get modding.

Biased viewpoint here.... get those TI flats on any one of your basses And, for Gary Mac... TI flats on my G&L SB1 immense, no shortage of harmonics /treble when needed, can do the Andy Fraser EB3 sound with it, clean hifi, a fair approximation of the Ric 4001 I once owned. They last forever, 7 yrs + on SB1 so despite initial £££ they work out cheap in long run. Big plus is zero fret wear as well.

Many years ago I 'upgraded' a 1958 EB2 to 1977 Precision. Wish I could downgrade back to the EB2, is the one bass I miss. Unlike horses, cars, wives, girlfriends, etc basses do not consume money. If you can afford to keep, keep. You will only regret it later.

500V should be ok. Remove power tubes, clean contacts, inspect closely, may be worth changing any suspicious valve bases. I have found JJ tubes pretty good. Then again my Sound City and Marshall still have original (as far as I know) Mullards in and are still good to go .

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1263897689' post='717569'] Hi Steve, I've had a DB in a micra so I'd be very surprised if you couldn't get it in a mondeo. Jake [/quote] Same here

What stopped you liking TIs?

I so want to write tuning, however best advice is find guitarist who will give some time to show stuff. Enjoy.

Kramer 4001 aluminium neck bass (aka string testing machine), just seems to have immense clarity through anything, is really a p bass on steroids. Seems good with cheapo practice combos, through my Fender super 60 guitar combo and quite a few bass amps. Plays very hi fi is best way to describe. MOTT I find whatever bass I play (mine, other peoples) I sound like me, is same with guitars as well.

Best Beatles song, well that narrows it down , just so many good songs.

Thanks for comments, my band can be b* frustrating, we have done a few gigs, everyone is very experienced (we are all 40s, 50s) and all are good musicians. We could be good pub/club/wedding band......... however work gets in the way, and life sometimes. Plus is all good friends, no egos, all grown up, and all in same situation, we just have fun when we do. Experience - you have - you are older than them, by a good margin, university of life, it counts.

Help them out, give them the benefit of your experience, but let them know it is not for you. When they get a new bass player wish them the best and move on. Music is supposed to be fun at whatever level you want to be involved at, keep it that way. Hope it all resolves well. My band (band is a bit optimistic lol), we are all in same job, have same pressures, it is just for fun, but is enjoyable, even when we go backwards from lack of rehearsals, commitment or whatever. We all know score and work around situations in our ageing years.

Looks great, makes me want one, I may get to have a fraction of Andy Fraser's talent one day. I Just hope it is not a neck diver at that money. Talking of money and basses, I bought a 2nd hand Chinese corvette 5 from a fellow bcer. The quality is beyond belief, it is just so well built. Is every bit as good as my two USA basses. I just do not see why mass produced basses can command price premiums these days. Bespoke luthier one offs fair enough.

My 85 SB1 so tight a gnats fag paper not get in crack and neck is hard to get out of pocket is so tight. If unsure move on, many others about.

or... wait....... and get lucky, s/h ones appear regularly at good prices, unless you are looking for something really special. Why not put up a wanted? importing - sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you get stiffed, VAT and duty is ok, the £12 or so handling charge for postage is offensive to say the least, absolute rip off. Factor it in before you buy.