Recent content by Grant Jack

I took the SA-70 to a luthier when I got it, he reckoned the tone pot should’ve had a much larger range than it does, so changing that makes sense. I have it set to zero 90% of the time for that dead plonky Hofner kind of sound so it didn’t really bother me especially once I got the 75 which...

Ha! Thanks for asking… I had assumed they were the same construction but I just checked, poked a pipe cleaner in the f hole and it does indeed have a centre block 😮 (also gave it a tap and it sounds solid too)… that explains a lot, much more sustain than the SA-70. The bridge looks the same as...

I have an SA-70 too (with the F Hole plastic) and a later SA-75 which didn’t come with the plastic. They sound really different, but I don’t think it’s down to the plastic I have no issue with feedback on either, the 75 it just has a lot more growl and much hotter pick ups…

I found the dimensions online and 3d printed one. Then painted it with enamel spray paint and scuffed it up a bit so it matches the pick up covers.

Newer than 67, the earliest ones have black pickup covers, early 70s with the chrome.

My two Yamahas 1968(?) SA-70 and 1973 SB50. The SA-70 is a full hollow body, short scale and the SB is a 32 inch. I use rounds on the sb (it’s great with pedals) and I have flats on the SA-70 so it sort of has a tubby hofneresque tone. They’re both great but I’m really attached to the SA-70...

I bought that one! I made what I thought was a low offer but the seller accepted it, and I had to come clean to the wife about another bass purchase. It came with everything, ashtrays, case, a mute thing, and even the original truss rod tool. It’ll need new frets soon, but it’s so cool. I...

I bought this one a couple of months ago. 31.5 inch. Nice build quality, and more importantly sounds and feels really nice. No neck dive at all.

I just got one of these, thought I’d replace my Markbass compressore and free up some pedalboard space. The result was a new appreciation for how good the Compressore sounds. I don’t think this was designed for bass, it kind of makes the noises of your fingers on the strings louder, it knocks...

This is My bass! Just did a search to see what was on here about these basses and low and behold photos from the Ebay listing I bought it from popped up. Its really great (those Japanese listings where there's three or four of the same instrument listed for sale are weird, but I took a punt...)...