Recent content by Giles Isaac

A friend of mine in Hawkwind bought one in the late '70's, so I'm kind of familiar with them, and have played through one. I know they used good quality Partridge transformers, and were made by a UK company. I believe John East was involved. I wasn't enthusiastic about the sound, which I thought...

Various times within normal hours, but I'll just wait until August.

Is anyone else having trouble getting through to EBS Sweden? The phone seems to be switched off, and their contact form on their website is not working. No response to emails either.

All useful info for someone.

To clarify my post, the gain remains tge same, but the increased wattage gives you more 'welly' or punch - exactly the difference you are hearing.

It's a popular misconception that more watts equates to higher output. What it will give you is increased headroom.

Here's another Mex built Fender without the hole.

Here's another Mex built bass without the hole.

So why don't the USA and Japan guitars have the same hole?

Because the USA and Japan built guitars are made using CNC routers, yet they do not have the same hole. It's a bit brutal doing that to a musical instrument.

I have a road-worn Flea Jazz bass made in Mexico and was surprised to find under the scratch plate / pick guard a hole about 1/2" diameter & quite deep, next to an engraved 'Road-Worn'. I know some people say this is for indexing a cnc machine but I can't believe this can be correct. Is this...

How do you identify a road-worn neck?

If the neck date is '66, and the pots '67, it is likely that the pots have been changed as they were generally bought in batches and are usually dated some years previous to, say, the neck date. If there is no date on the neck pocket, then it is reasonable to go by the neck date. As necks were...