CraigPlaysBass

Cheers for the advice, unfortunately the badass is a bit much for me :/ however the Gotoh 201 does look good and has recommendations here on basschat, do you think it would be a worthwhile upgrade? And cheers for the link but i'm going with all black hardware

Ok, So I have decided I would like to upgrade the hardware on my yammy, mainly for aesthetic reasons but also because... I want to . As it is the 'Wine Red' model, I am planning on going with black hardware as the wine red means dark red fading into black. Now the important bit, I am a bit of a noob when it comes to the advantages and disadvantages of different bits of hardware. So, what is the difference between four of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-CLASSIC-STYLE-BLACK-BASS-MACHINE-HEADS-FOUR-4-ASIDE_W0QQitemZ350320026200QQcategoryZ42455QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D10%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8141446384694062279"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SET-CLASSIC-STYLE-BL...446384694062279[/url] at £14.49 for the four. And these: [url="http://www.bassguitarpartsdirect.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=118"]http://www.bassguitarpartsdirect.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=118[/url] at £54.95 for the four? Next, the bridge: What is the difference between a cheap ebay bridge: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-4-String-Bridge-for-Fender-Bass-Guitar-New_W0QQitemZ350310905722QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item519028377a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-4-String-Bridg...=item519028377a[/url] at £12.46 A Gotoh 201 bridge: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gotoh-Bass-Guitar-201-Bridge-4-String-Black_W0QQitemZ130367154795QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=e285ce1b1200a0aad2a13901ff5f96ad"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gotoh-Bass-Guitar-20...2a13901ff5f96ad[/url] at 31.99 or a more expensive Badass 2, which I won't buy because it is too large a percentage of the overall value of my bass: [url="http://www.bassguitarpartsdirect.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=98"]http://www.bassguitarpartsdirect.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=98[/url] at £78.95 Any thoughts would be muchly appreciated. I would also love to hear recommendations of other hardware (within budget, I'm looking to spend < £100 in total.) Also if anyone is selling any hardware (black) and would like to offer a reduction to an honest young bass-player trying to make his way in a world of spoilt guitarists it would be much appreciated! Regards, Craig (my bass as it is currently, excuse the phone camera quality) [attachment=43693:27022010104.jpg]

I've got a yamaha bb414, gotta say i love it. Just got to the stage when i want to add some new hardware methinks

Cheers, I am a bit of a wiring noob unfortunately :/ i dont see any loose wires but theres some that look frayed and have melted bits of the cable plastic in the solder :S

It has a volume, pickup selector, then tone for the neck pickup and a seperate tone for the bridge pickup

I have checked the website and the passive version has 4 control knobs also... When i say quiet, i mean it's the same volume in my 300 watt marshall at half volume as my other bass is at half volume in my 30, yes 30 watt marshall... :/

Just bought a second hand rockbass corvette, I'm pretty sure it is the passive versoin as i cant find a battery anywhere Anyway, when i plug it in, the volume is very low, I have checked the amp with my other bass and it's fine so I am not sure what is wrong? Please help! Craig Just realised this is in the wrong section! Help moderators!

Yeah it's got the 4 nobs. Interesting point you made about the electrics, they seemed a bit dodgy when the guy showed them to me, looked like a bit of the wire had come away from one of the pots and needed resoldering :/ and like i said, no sound at all to start with...

I'm not sure... I think it has treble and bass controls but... i'm not sure :L

Got it off gumtre for £145 in the end. Went round to pick it up, tried it out quickly at the guys house, no sound at all... He whipped the back off and jiggled some wires, suddenly great sound. The variety of tone was fantastic. I'm probably gonna whip the electrics out or maybe just resolder some wires and perhaps replace the jack. Any suggestions at all about what to look out for or anything else I should do? It is well used and needs a clean, new strings and re-setting up...

One of the bands I am working with has decided to do some busking to raise funds in the period before our gigging calendar begins. As such I have been asked to go with them to various local town centres etc. They will be using acoustic guitars and percussion, none of which require amping, however I do not own an acoustic bass. Are these a good idea? Are they as loud as acoustic guitars? I have heard some theories that you require a guitar body bigger than a jumbo guitar to get to the same volume... I was also considering a battery powered amp, are these any good for bass and are there any cheap ones available as, by the very nature of it, I do not want to spend much which I then may not get back.

Ha cheers guys :L Just go a text from the seller, its a Starforce bass with a Jackson strap, don't ya just love it when they explain things clearly