zapp Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 I really like the sound of the Marcuss Miller sig Bass but I'm not overly keen on the big black scratchplate that the controls are mounted into, so my question is......... Is the body routed out under this plate or is it just cosmetic? Quote
Chopthebass Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 [quote name='zapp' post='148990' date='Feb 29 2008, 03:17 PM']I really like the sound of the Marcuss Miller sig Bass but I'm not overly keen on the big black scratchplate that the controls are mounted into, so my question is......... Is the body routed out under this plate or is it just cosmetic?[/quote] Hi mate, You might find the pickup route for the front p/up may not be as neat as the rear - as its intended to be covered by the scratchplate. I could be wrong, but I know that is the case with some J-basses. Cheers Ian Quote
Machines Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 I think he means the control plate rather than the pickguard. I would imagine that the preamp is fairly large hence the larger plate, so I don't think you could really remove it.. Quote
zapp Posted February 29, 2008 Author Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Ian, yes Machines is right I meant the control plate (sorry if I wasn't too clear). Thanks for the responses guys. Quote
bass_ferret Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Just get a 70's RI Jazz and stick a J-Retro on it. Quote
RayFW Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 [quote name='zapp' post='148990' date='Feb 29 2008, 03:17 PM']I really like the sound of the Marcuss Miller sig Bass but I'm not overly keen on the big black scratchplate that the controls are mounted into, so my question is......... Is the body routed out under this plate or is it just cosmetic?[/quote] It looks like this underneath: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/wiki/index.php/Silencing_the_Noise_on_a_Marcus_Miller_Signature_Bass"]http://www.talkbass.com/wiki/index.php/Sil..._Signature_Bass[/url] A pretty big hole unfortunately. Quote
JD1 Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 I had an Auderre fitted to my 5 and the hole wasn't as big as the 4. Crucially however it went round the passive / active switch and that took it past the line where a regular control plate would be. Quote
zapp Posted March 1, 2008 Author Posted March 1, 2008 Thanks for the pics rayfw, thats a mighty big hole! I'm really loving the pic of the Ash Jazz bass_ferret, just the ticket Quote
bass_ferret Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 Cheers zapp. Its a KSD V70J, a 70's Jazz style bass made for Ken Smith. Mine has an EBS pre-amp for even more marcus-ness if you want it. Quote
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