Recent content by tescott

I've just worked out that I have an allergy to nickel. I love nickel RW strings, but looks like I'll need an alternative. So, I'm after recommendations for non-nickel strings that maintain some of the warmth and smoothness of nickel. I have liked GHS Boomers in the past and more recently...

Not as far as I know. Since I didn't ask otherwise, I guess it's just a standard NP4. Unless Adrian or Carey knows better...

This bad boy is on its way to Australia on monday! Pumped to play it!

You could have a nordstrand big split installed. Extra output and girth might iron out some of the common problems of balance and tone.

I've just put a deposit down for an ash/maple VPJ(big split)4! Though, there are a few things I'm still trying to work out. My preference is pretty heavily with jazz-width necks (they are all I play at the moment), so I've ordered this bass with a VJ4 neck. Now, I have also been scouring the...

Another question, if you'll indulge me! Again, planning on ordering a VP4 (with a big split in jazz position) sometime soon, and I'm trying to decide whether to get a preamp or not. Not really an active guy, so I'm leaning toward passive, but thinking it give the bass something extra that I...

If brazilian rosewood could be shipped to Australia, this might very well have been mine... Bump for an awesome bass.

Thanks, Gillento. Your nordy looks smokin'! How does the ash/rosewood combo go? Any particular reason you opted for ash over alder?

Has anyone seen a CAR vP4/5 with maple fretboard? Pics? I'm still considering ordering a nordy VP4, I want maple/ash, and I love CAR, but I'm not certain about the maple/CAR combo...

What are the frets like on this? Vintage sized or jumbo or somewhere in between? And... PM'd

Really? I've heard the other way around...

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I believe that the series/parallel thing makes it sound like a different bass altogether. Is that right? I'm after a similar Jazz tone, but just with more. It really is bright, but the problem isn't so much the brightness (which is useful in some...

Hi guys, I'm after some advice. I've got a US DJ Lakland #35, and its an awesome bass. Love the feel of the neck neck, it's light, and is has beautiful natural finished ash body with blocked (not bound) maple neck. My problem is that I've always found it lacked a bit of oomph. It has quite an...

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Anyone?