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  1. therealting
    £50 for dream kit from 40 years ago? Cheaper than a vintage Fender 😉
  2. therealting
    I’d be tempted to swap them around to try: 1. Neck 2. Neck and bridge 3. Bridge 4. All on If it’s solderless, it’s really easy - just take a photo and make notes so you can reverse it if desired.
  3. therealting
    You could swap the bridge and neck pickup connections on the pot to get: 1. Neck 2. Neck/middle 3. Middle 4. All on.
  4. therealting
    Black paint over contours can often indicate a plywood body. Not that that necessarily means lower quality at all. (you can probably check this by looking at the sides of a cavity)
  5. therealting
    Perhaps the owner at the time thought it would protect the wood or something. Not all owners are vintage minded - the previous owner of my 64 Precision had the body replaced with a plywood one and also had a REALLY bad refret done (some of the higher frets were done with two separate pieces of wire...)
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    Id be intrigued to find out how they compare to the CIJs - I have one of those and it’s really nice already.
  7. therealting
    I love my Super P5 (similar colours to yours), it’s pretty much the best bass I’ve ever owned. Really want a four string version now...
  8. therealting
    How good is the isolation from the floor? Will me neighbours really not hear me?
  9. therealting
    The feel of a tuner isn’t just about whether it holds tune - it’s also about how confident you feel when tuning. My Eminence uprights have some Musicman-type tuners on them that feel like they’re going to break when I tighten the strings. @knackeredjazz recommended swapping them for Hipshots.
  10. therealting
    What are the differences between the V3 and V7?
  11. therealting
    I have three instruments with Sadowsky preamps, and I have to say they are particularly magical with Nordstrands.
  12. therealting
    I am intrigued by this and quite tempted...
  13. therealting
    Whereabouts are you based? You’re welcome to come try my MTD if you’re near London. I could be persuaded to part with it as I’m playing upright more now for acoustic stuff
  14. therealting
    I would have jumped on it if it were a 32”!
  15. therealting
    The obvious answer is to get a fretless Jazz and a Warwick Alien (: Should be able to get some good stuff for under £2k. If you definitely want a fretless Jazz, there is a stunning Bravewood in the classifieds at the moment...
  16. therealting
    It’s completely up to you. I’m just saying that for me, fretless and fretted bass feel like somewhat different instruments, and what I like in one isn’t necessarily what I’d want in the other... and I didn’t know that until I’d owned several fretlesses and played them for a while.
  17. therealting
    I wouldn’t go custom made until you’re very clear what you want. I’ve seen lots of people pay money for specific features that they later realised were the opposite of what they were looking for.
  18. therealting
    I bought a four string fretted deko one of these for my school. Nut was terribly cut and needed shimming, but once that was rectified it was a hell of a lot better than it deserved to be for the price.
  19. therealting
    My first fretless was a European-made MTD JJ 5er. I liked it a lot but sold it as I wasn’t using it. Later I picked up a Revelation PJ fretless on here for about £150 and I leave it around the house. Traded back for that MTD and so I now have two great fretlesses... that I don’t use nearly enough!
  20. therealting
    I would get an inexpensive fretless first to try it out for a while. Use it to learn what you like in terms of pickups, fingerboard material, strings, electronics... then if you are still loving it in a couple years’ time, you’ll know exactly what you want.
  21. therealting
    Some basses just explode under day or stage light!
  22. therealting
    You might be better off just getting a new bridge...
  23. therealting
    There’s certainly an irony in a bunch of people on the Internet trying to help you figure it out by looking at their... screens! 😂
  24. therealting
    Great trade with Lawrie, who was very communicative and friendly. Would definitely deal with again!
  25. therealting
    Awesome seller (and terrific bass player), buy with complete confidence.
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