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I've had it tuned up a semi tone this afternoon and it definitely looks like higher gauge strings will do the trick so I have a set of the Steve Harris gauge roto flats on the way. They're not his exact strings but the RS77LE as opposed to the SH77 saving me £2.50. I did say I wasn't putting flats on this but I just can't help myself. i thnk that's me finished with rounds for a long while at least. That video certainly was interesting. the guy reminded me of Chris ( Thornybank ) the way he would say stuff and it would sound funny

From what i can remember, they were made for a couple of years around 1999 - 2001 so its already 10 years old. They seem to be pretty well specced and Laney has 'forgotten' to mention the weight in the instruction manual but its likely to be heavy. You'll be paying shop prices for it, does it come with any kind of warranty, even 3 months, if not then you'd be as well getting something in a private sale.

its a double expanding truss rod they use but only adjusts in one direction

No idea what the cheese refers to but [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-cheese-Double-neck-4-6-electric-Bass-guitar-/390347405058?pt=Guitar&hash=item5ae284b702"]this is a cracking double neck[/url] but very cheeky as the necks both have Fender decals on them

Doubt it. these necks are rigid as anything. I'll have a gander round the La Bella website and see what I can find. I've never used any of their strings before cheers

I'm trying to set up my warmoth neck and was about to loosen off the truss rod as it has a bit of a backbow to discover that its already as loose as it can go. I've got three options: 1 - get another neck 2 - have someone remove the frets, plane the fretboard flat and refit the frets 3 - get heavier gauge strings The warmoth neck has 2 steel rods inside as well as the truss rod (which isn't doing anything in this case) Would getting heavier gauge strings move the neck enough to create some relief? At the moment I've got the just-a-nut raised quite a bit and the saddles are pretty high as well I want to use rounds on this so was thinking about either Power Slinkies or D'Addarrio EXL165 (or 160) Any ideas if this will work?

[quote name='Bankai' timestamp='1317143253' post='1387327'] I have an Epiphone Pro IV. Absolutely love it, the only reason why I won't play it in public is because it says Epiphone on the headstock. And yes, I know, I should be ashamed for being such a snob [/quote] Ta da - just a shame that you can't do that as the Epiphone logo on the pro is printed right onto the headstock

As always, the [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=rickenbucker"]Seymour Duncan website[/url] is great for wiring diagrams

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1317635507' post='1392445'] I wonder if this is Fender slowly removing the Squier range and replacing it with all Fenders since we already have the Cheapy nasty Fender Starcaster Jazz junk. [/quote] Apparently they have already done away with the Squier acoustic bass. With all the new models that Squier have been producing, not to mention the quality, has this been a test bed for things to come? Another thought; At £400, this is just £100 less then a MIM standard bass so are they going to discontinue MIIM basses or or wait until this range takes a foothold before bumping up the prices of the MIM basses? Do fender really need to have MIA, CIJ, MIM and MIC when a lot of other manufacturers only have MIA and another facility somewhere in the far east? MIA for the top end stuff, CIJ for the next layer down (although arguably better than MIA anyway) and MIC for the entry level Fenders (which will still be bloody good if previous MIC stuff is anything to go by)

I've aways wanted one of those big bright orange semi-acoustic basses but they're about 2000 clams and I've never seen one close up before

glad its not just me. Yes its very slow today but it has been quite quick at other times Another thing I've noticed is that when I edit a post of mine I get the edited version with the original right below it in the same post so effectively the post twice but when i go back out and then click on the thread the post appears normal

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1317659296' post='1392875'] Haven't Fender tried a few changes on the basic shape and have basically failed? I mean like the cow poke, [i][b]the Slim one [/b][/i](Canny mind it's name) and the aerodyne. Okay all just variations to various extremes on a theme but then arent the majority of basses just variations on the P or J shape? Unless you go for mega pointy, T-Bird or Rick shapes. [/quote] Would that by the Lyte? people who buy Fenders want a Fender. if its too outlandish then they won't buy it, they want traditional, zillions of versions of the same bass and 25 different layers from Starcaster Argos special to made like they have been played in a social club for 60 years

A complete guess but maybe a trial for the Sterling by Musicman range?

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' timestamp='1317656695' post='1392832'] i think that most players want what Fender used to produce. [/quote] What, Hawaiian steel guitars?

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' timestamp='1317656584' post='1392829'] Yes it is loud,Bob and Sting phoned me to complain about the noise,turn it down. [/quote] He just doesn't like Mondays, that's his trouble.

There really should be more basses that have the facility to connect Terry Wogan era Blankety Blank microphones to [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/LarryGraham.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='krazy_olie' timestamp='1317651305' post='1392705'] It think Fender Fender's design team is a bloke with a few buckets containing bits of card that say things like "jazz pickups". [/quote] That sounds like a larf: Precision Body Mustang Neck Mudbucker at the neck Double Precision pickups in the middle and bridge positions We can call it the Fender Shortarse Motherbucker Classic Modified Vintage Closet Precisitang © Then people would say, if only it came in bile orange or phlehm yellow with mother of toilet seat scratchplate I'd be all over it. That's why Fender make 100 squillion different versions of the same basic basses

Chilis - One Hot Minute - very loudly

Just sold a Bartolini preamp from Ivan. Would happily sell to him or buy from him again

Thinking that myself - I'll try this new pickup first when i get it and take it from there. And to put you out of your misery its one of [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/bass-2/single_coilstac/"]these[/url] I'm getting

I've been thinking over the weekend as it is now With an extra EMG 35HZ pickup or: go the whole hog and get the a body routed for a set of EMG 35CSs It looks good as is and i think the third one looks good but am not too sure about the second one. Hypothetically speaking, is there anyone on here that could do the routing for this and a battery box?

So £273 for the single pickup squier and £399 for the Fender. £126 for an extra pickup, pot and a Fender decal. Nah If they'd put the Squier decal on it and said maybe £325 then that would seem fair enough. A lot of made in China stuff is scarily good so I'm sure this will be a corker. I wonder if this is Fender slowly removing the Squier range and replacing it with all Fenders since we already have the Cheapy nasty Fender Starcaster Jazz junk.

Possibly any pedal with an EQ of some description. The Boss ODB-3 can get quite distorted Apparently the intro to Around The World by the Chilis is done using one of these. I know its an overdrive pedal but I could never get it to overdrive the way I wanted it before the distortion set in

[quote name='benebass' timestamp='1317574879' post='1391923'] Snap! [/quote] I've got the power

[quote name='73Jazz' timestamp='1317568514' post='1391821'] Yes, sorry^^ i am really busy at the Moment. This bass is so one of a kind that i would be surprised if it is not the one of germany:) Nice bass indeed, hope you enjoy it [/quote] It would be one of a kind as it was me that ordered it originally from Warmoth and its came back to me via Austria and Germany.