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[quote name='thebeat' post='331787' date='Nov 18 2008, 08:48 PM']Still think it's just the fact that they're single coil pups ....what do you mean when you say 'If it was due to the lack of humbucking in the pickups it'd get louder as the volume was turned up' ? Do you mean when he turns the amps gain or output up? If so, he hasn't said that this doesn't happen. Most of the time the most obvious answer is the correct one.[/quote] Because if it was because they were single-coil the noise wouldn't be dependent on the setting of the bass's volume controls. I may be wrong but the way I read Geek's post it was only a problem when they weren't fully on.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='331743' date='Nov 18 2008, 07:46 PM']An old Hondo or Encore precision copy. I'm going to need a fire.[/quote] They're made of plywood, burn really badly. You need bubinga or birds-eye maple. With an ebony fingerboard.

This is probably due to lack of screening. If it was due to the lack of humbucking in the pickups it'd get louder as the volume was turned up. As it is, the volume controls show a high impedance to the amp when turned down, allowing capacitive (ie through the air and the wood of the body) coupling. It's the same sort of effect as using a non-screened cable between bass and amp. Fully lining the cavity with copper tape, and grounding this tape to the metal plate, should fix it. Ground loops are not an issue when there are no heavy currents flowing. They are hugely significant in power amps and systems where multiple mains-powered devices are interconncted, but it really doesn't matter how the ground connections are arranged within a passive bass, so long as the connections are all there. The metal plate of the Jazz should be fine as a ground return (so long as the pot bodies are connected to the ground wires of the pickups and the bridge).

[quote name='gafbass02' post='329391' date='Nov 14 2008, 08:33 PM']iPhone foible, I don't seem to be able to edit posts on the Iphone so excuse me replying to my own post! I just wanted to add that I shielded the bass with adhesive copper as well and the buzz has gone as much as it ever does in my house, so it worked but am I going to fry?[/quote] No, you are not going to fry. The reason the bridge is grounded is to rduce hum, not a safety thing.

[quote name='ardi100' post='331226' date='Nov 18 2008, 07:46 AM']No amp = double bass![/quote] Good point well made. If there was an amp though, it'd be the fretless. I'd have time to learn to play it in tune, and since there'd be no-one else there the intonation would not offend the ear.

[quote name='Break Neck Speed' post='331065' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:49 PM']Ive heard good things about crown. Second hand is defo a good option as i cant really afford a new one. Im still very tempted to go for the samson one i posted above for the price/power ratio. Its not bad looking either.[/quote] It'll sound as good as the Crown, and it's probably a bargain. 2200W isn't very much louder than 1400W. Thing about Crown though, you know they're going to be reliable.

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='331055' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:41 PM']Don't like it. Looks quite dated to my eyes. What's that extra hole in the neck plate?[/quote] I think it's got a screw behind it, to tilt the neck instead of shimming it.

[quote name='jerseytrev' post='331030' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:12 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=290275366745"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=290275366745[/url] is this a good buy ,anyone know it ?[/quote] it's very pretty..

[quote name='escholl' post='327860' date='Nov 12 2008, 07:09 PM']bump.[/quote] Someone will take it if you stick it on Freecycle. They're like vultures round here.

[quote name='Jake_M' post='328443' date='Nov 13 2008, 03:45 PM'][attachment=15951:Basstar.jpg][/quote] That's pleasingly minimal. Shame they didn't make it 50mm longer at the bridge end, so you could fit a standard adjustable bridge (and not worry about the strings not being long enough).

[quote name='bigjohn' post='328421' date='Nov 13 2008, 03:20 PM']I wonder if it's got something to do with the wiring and caps.[/quote] Is that you applying for the research grant then? OK, I'll put in a quid if you try disconnecting all the wiring associated with the J pup and comparing the basses. I have a Wizard J pup that I *might* put in my FrankenP but I'm wary about disturbing its P-ness. tee hee, I said P-ness ps Who's that in your avatar, Tee? Looks like a right yob ;-)

[quote name='bigjohn' post='328381' date='Nov 13 2008, 02:30 PM']For me, they don't really ever sound completely like a P does even with the J totally rolled off.[/quote] Why do you think this would be? Could it be the magnetic effect of the second pickup on the strings? Surely cutting the recess for the pickup wouldn't make that much difference? Mine was never 'just' a P to start with, actually it's a Warmoth 'dinky P' so it's hard to say whether it'd sound like a P without the J. Maybe I should try adding a J to a real P, just in the interests of science. Where do I apply for the research grant?

[quote name='Tee' post='328343' date='Nov 13 2008, 01:36 PM']I'm a Precision lover because i like its fatter tone (compared to JBs i've owned), thicker neck and general aesthetics. However, i miss the Jazz growl, which would work better for me on some tunes. Amazingly, i haven't actually played a PJ configured bass (just one or the other). So, i'm wondering, would a PJ pup config on a Precision help get that bridge end growl and add it to the P's pick up, or does it have to be a Jazz? I'm simply looking to add a bit of jazz growl to a Precision sound. So i guess this is one for all you PJ owners. [/quote] I have a bass with Seymour Duncan P and J pickups and yes, it can sound very like Geddy Lee's Jazz. I'd describe it as a 'snarl' rather than a 'growl' though.

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='328325' date='Nov 13 2008, 01:19 PM']i use to use Warwick EMP strings and they were great and lasted ages!! [/quote] YMMV, as they say: I tried them once and they didn't sound as bright as Warwick Red Labels to start with, and didn't seem to last any longer.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='328113' date='Nov 13 2008, 08:43 AM']Yes, I always check my batteries with my tongue to see if they are running down, and it wakes me up before a gig...[/quote] There's a thread somewhere called 'pre-gig rituals'...

[quote name='Hamster' post='328064' date='Nov 13 2008, 12:33 AM']Korg PX4-B, or PX4-D. Great little headphone amp / effects module / drum machine / recording interface etc etc.......... read the blurb - [url="http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=PX4B"]http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=PX4B[/url][/quote] If my dad got me one of them it'd be the Best Xmas Ever :-) maybe I should ask my daughter to get me one...

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='328178' date='Nov 13 2008, 10:03 AM']Nowadays Wilko's bass player is of course-Norman Watt-Roy![/quote] Still?! I saw them together in about 1984; they did seem made for each other.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='328161' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:43 AM']Everyone focusses on rhythm! And rightly so, too! Few of us seem to consider guitar/bass interplay. I personally like the way some "String Sections" manage to avoid stepping on each others' toes, as it were. To wit; Dave Navarro / Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) John Frusciante / Flea (RHCP) Andy Summers / Sting (The Police) Larry Lalonde / Les Claypool (Primus) Gary Sanford / Graham Maby (Joe Jackson) Note that I didn't include Navarro / Flea RHCP combo. They are both super in their own right, but fell all over each other on the "One Hot Minute" album. C'mon! Gimme some more![/quote] Wilco Johnson and...who was the bass player in Dr Feelgood? Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn Pete and John!

[quote name='Protium' post='325971' date='Nov 10 2008, 03:09 PM'][b]Finished pictures:[/b][/quote] That is *the tits*. Where did you get the grille?

[quote name='budget bassist' post='327908' date='Nov 12 2008, 08:03 PM']Has anybody seen anywhere that sells a black jazz guard cut to fit a precision pickup? I can't find anywhere that sells them, not even fender! Also Simm's custom shop do them. I'm considering sending mine in for them to copy it.[/quote] [url="http://www.axesrus.com/axeplates.htm"]http://www.axesrus.com/axeplates.htm[/url] haven't tried them, but they do blanks

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='327795' date='Nov 12 2008, 05:47 PM']I have various basses with two pickups, Three have a master volume, a balance and common controls (or two), but my most recent, a Westone quantum has a volume for each pickup and a common tone pot. My opinion at this stage is 'why would anyone want to have separate volumes for each pickup', rather than master volume and a blend. As far as I can see having two volume controls just makes it difficult to adjust your volume without altering your tone, but I guess it must have some advantage or no one would do it that way? I'm thinking of changing the Quantum to a Vol-Balance configuration - should I do do it or not?. All thoughts and comments gratefully received.[/quote] If you want to use both pickups simultaneously: a blend control in centre position will attenuate each pickup equally, and (unless you're running an onboard preamp) you'll lose top end due to the capacitance of the cable. You'll only be able to get the 'full volume' sound with one or the other pickup on full.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='322974' date='Nov 5 2008, 09:11 PM']£112 + £9 postage final price!! Amazingly expensive! I could import one brand spanking new with the machine heads from the USA for less than that!...and I wouldn't drill through the f***ing fingerboard when I fit it... Looks like I'm getting one from the states then [/quote] That's a ridiculous price. Why not buy this [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31416&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31416&hl=[/url] and sell the body and electrics on Ebay - you'd probably get 150 quid for them from the guy who paid £121 for a 'slight seconds' neck.

[quote name='foxthebiker' post='324300' date='Nov 7 2008, 04:25 PM']How about this then.... I may get the opportunity of buying the late Patrick Waite's of Musical Youth's Fender Precision. Thing is, how much would you pay for it? I have little info yet except: It comes complete with a metal ally flight case Bridge ashtray It's a 70's Precision in what looks like custom shop red (as played in "pass the dutchie on the left hand side) here: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xt6V3Ic72nE"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xt6V3Ic72nE[/url] It has a fair amount of gig damage to it, plenty of cigarette burns on the neck and plenty of road damage to the body. The neck has a kink at the nut which may truss out, not sure. The board is a rosewood and the frets have the appropriate amount of wear on them for the year and usage. The pickguard has a small break in it under the jack plug and that piece is missing. I haven't played it as my friend needs to prep it. the tuners have some main shaft nuts missing (2). This is a tough one, I like it, it's a no brainer that it is valuable but what does everybody else think? I can assure all that it really was Patrick's, I have confirmation on this. Any of your thoughts would be very appreciated....(I'll try and get some pics soon) [/quote] Sounds like a mess. Do you want it to play, or to hang onto for a few years and sell for stupid money on Ebay?