tom1946 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Hiya gang, I have spent a lot of time and money making this out of control, loud, yobbish bass into something quite sublime and very good easy to play bass. When I got it new the volume and preamp were uncontrollable and I was told that a common mod was to fit the Stinger preamp which I ordered. However it was soldered together badly and wires kept falling off so I gave up on that. Sooo... I had a word with John KioGon on here and this is what he made for me: the sub wiring is MusicMan Passive, 2 volumes + tone, CTS Premium 250K Audio Log pots .047uF cap. with a "Jimmy Lloyd Rea signature 4 string MM bassbucker" from Warman. MM 4 string bass humbucker 13.2k 4 wire overwound pick up This has made a massive difference! It now has an excellent range of tones and some great thump too. All very easy to control now. I will also include the Stinger and the old pickup, wiring etc' Sadly I have now bought two lightweight basses and this is redundant, it's not heavy by normal standards at about 9lbs. Price is £225, with free postage in the UK./ pics [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0315_zps5225a0b3.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0316_zps03de80eb.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0317_zpsc4d40ec1.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0318_zps86aee0c5.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0320_zps24525eb9.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Peasmold/media/IMG_0321_zpsa4b3c04f.jpg.html"][/url] This bass is a bargain. Edited July 17, 2015 by tom1946
Thunderbird Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 These basses are not my cup of tea but Tom is a great bloke to deal with and if he says its a goodun it will be GLWTS mate
hitchy64 Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Hi, I have a TC Electronic bg250 1x15 combo on here for sale at £200. Would you be interested in a trade plus £50 cash for your mm??? Regards Hitchy.
Bass_Guardian Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Amazing pictures as always Tom! Deal with confidence with Tom, top bloke!
tom1946 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks BG, Hitchy, thanks for the offer but I'm good for amps now.
Thunderbird Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1436615571' post='2819531'] Bump for a terrific bass! [/quote] And at a bloody good price too makes me wanna buy it even though there not my bag lol
tom1946 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 Nice low action, great sound and 'that maple neck'
sellisnba Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 I had one of these and loved it. If only someone would buy my P bass
Funky Dunky Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Beautiful bass. How hard was the mod? I have one of these in blue, but it needs taming and I'm loathe to invest - probably just going to sell it, sadly. Edited July 15, 2015 by Funky Dunky
Naetharu Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Out of interest, what is the neck like on these? I prefer a p-bass style neck to the super-skinny ones and was wondering how chunky this one's is?
tom1946 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Posted July 15, 2015 FD the mods were easy and not expensive, give Kiogon a shout. Neck is more P than jazz.
tom1946 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Posted July 17, 2015 Nuvver bump. Thought this would fly away. I'll keep it if it doesn't sell on this bump.
blockhd Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Hey, does it sound close to a real deal? I have played FAME MM copy ( musicshop.de) with Seymour Duncan MM pickup and SD 3 band preamp... Wow it was awesome. I just don't think its worth investing in a real Stingray anymore, especially now that price have gone sky high, or so it seems to me...
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