Bobby K

Anyone else going to see Geddy next month? I'm going to the Birmingham show, got pretty decent seats too

Got some Silvo wadding and it was just the trick Amazing how much crap actually comes off the frets!!

[quote name='deanovw' post='1209304' date='Apr 23 2011, 05:09 PM']I have used Brasso Duraglit Metal Polish Wadding for years on my basses. After polishing the frets with this I use a fretboard conditioner to feed the wood.[/quote] Ahhh, of course, Duraglit. I'll give it a whirl.... Cheers deano

I've just noticed on my CV P bass, the last five frets or so have become discoloured, a sort of yellowish colour. I've hardly been playing the bass in the last few months and took it out to have a play on it and noticed the frets at the dusty end looking very dull. It almost looks like a sort of mild corrosion - Would've included a picture but it's very hard to get a detailed enough shot... Anyone else noticed this on theirs?? Mine's the fiesta red one, about a year old, dunno if that matters mind you... Can anyone recommend anything to clean up the frets nice n shiny? Cheers Bob

Did somebody call my name?? With reference Andy Rourke, i play in a Smiths tribute and have looked into this a bit but I'm far from an expert... Andy did indeed play a yellow natural BB2000 on a vast amount of Smiths records in the studio, but like others have said, he mostly played P basses live, most notably his sunburst 1964 P bass, which he bought during The Smiths' first trip to America (apparently bought it partly because he was born in '64) He did use the BB2000 live now and again though. There are a couple of youtube videos of The Smiths playing on The Tube and Andy has his BB2000 on those. There is also this famous shot of The Smiths backstage at Glastonbury, featuring Andy's BB2000, on the gatefold of the HATFUL OF HOLLOW album Amazingly, Andy sold the bass in 2003 for $5800 on ebay check out the story here: [url="http://tour.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/0454213"]Andy sells BB2000[/url] The Yamaha has therefore been something of an unsung hero on the Smiths albums given that Andy is more visibly a P bass user. But you can't deny the superb bass tone on recordings like [i]Barbarism begins at home[/i] and [i]William, it was really nothing[/i] which are undeniably the BB2000 (Mike Joyce, Smiths drummer confirmed this for me himself a couple of years back at a gig) In the quest for authenticity, I've been searching for a similar yellow natural BB2000. Last year, I picked up the next best thing, a natural BB1200 from 1979, in fabulous condition Basically the same as a BB2000 but without the bridge pickup It's a gorgeous bass and has that great Yamaha punch and does the job just fine. Beautifully constructed and as people have said before, sounds like a p bass on steroids! Here's a nice shot of the thru neck on mine: Having played both the Yamaha and a P bass live with my band though, I'm starting to see why Andy didn't use the Yamaha as much as the P bass. The Yamaha, with its punchy clarity, definitely seems to work better as a recording bass and the P bass better for live. I can't put my finger on why, but it just seems to be the case, although I still do use both live. Partly because I have one of them (usually the Yamaha) tuned up a whole step (F#, B, E, A) - Andy, especially in the early days, used to play in this tuning - A lot of the songs, particularly the two I mentioned earlier, are definitely a breeze to play in this tuning - I still haven't found out why he played in this tuning though - any ideas anyone?? Anyway, to wrap up - I think the Yammys are definitely underrated basses - unsung heroes of the bass world for sure, as was Andy Rourke!

Just sold my Shine 5 string to chay. Very nice bloke, very prompt payment too. No problems at all. Top bloke

[quote name='witterth' post='1075469' date='Jan 2 2011, 04:59 PM']Its a AH500 mark4 so quite old (but Emily loved him-thats how old it is, if you get that reference!!)[/quote] Well, I liked the Bagpuss reference I love my VA350 in much the same way, my fan generally behaves well but I will keep an eye on it

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1030176' date='Nov 20 2010, 09:51 AM']I love this bass and it's my main gigging bass now. I've also learnt a lot about wiring and pots etc. Just as well it's a cheap bass. I don't think I would have done this with a MIA.[/quote] I couldn't agree more dave and like yourself, I've learned loads too with regard to wiring/soldering etc over the recent months. It can only be a good thing, bud

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1029415' date='Nov 19 2010, 02:49 PM']Agree with all the above. One thing i will point out is to check the size of the PG cut out first. I say this as ive just changed the pup in my Squier CV P and the replacement pup wouldn't fit the cut out. The replacement is a Wizard (well worth going for over a Fender IMO, and cheaper) and is a standard Fender size. I had to file the cut out which although wasn't hard to do, it did involve a lot more work.[/quote] I had the same problem as Dave. I replaced the pickups in my Squier Classic Vibe P bass with Seymour Duncan SPB-1's and had to file away a little of the pickguard pickup cutout, to get the new pickup to sit right (to align the pole pieces properly with the strings) - it was only about 1mm to the right mind you, pretty easy to do. The bass now sounds a lot more [i]lively[/i], for want of a better word. Also changed the capacitor for an orange drop. More tone variation available now as a result. Definitely worth doing mate

[quote name='Doddy' post='1004630' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:56 AM']'Insert obligatory Spectraflex plug here' Seriously though..... Spectraflex make great cables.[/quote] Another bump for Dave (OBBM) - I'm about to put another order in myself as it happens....

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[quote name='dave_bass5' post='995019' date='Oct 20 2010, 04:24 PM']My CV P just arrived and i think im going to keep it as stock for a while. Pots seem good and they feel better than the ones on my CV Jazz for some reason. I will try a new cap, and definitely a new pup but i dont think ill be in any rush to do either.[/quote] I had mine for a few months before doing any mods at all. It's a great bass for the money innit?

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