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I"m ready to start on a precision project but the body i have has been stained by the last owner and not very well, i think its a basswood body. Is there anyway i can sand out the stain (cherry redish) back to bare wood and reapply some different stain. Idea"s about how i go about it would be...

Are the chrome pickup covers for a precision and a jazz different sizes, the bridge covers are obviously bigger on the jazzes to accomodate the bridge pickup. The reason i ask is the wife has just bought me a precision for christmas and i had a jazz pickup cover lying around and when i tried it...

I"m in the process of doing a jazz bass. basically its a johnson jazz bass with a new all maple neck and cts pots. Squire VM"S Use "Duncan Designed" pickups and Johnson Guitars /Basses Use "Johnson/EMG,pickups. What is the difference between "Duncan Designed" and "Johnson/EMG. I personally...

I"ve been with a friend of mine today scouting round the music stores trying out new basses. Incredible. Thats all i can say about most of the basses i had a noodle on. It also opened my eyes to other brands except the "usual". In fact. "i"m afraid the main one didn"t get a look in". I...

I know the BBN4 is the bottom of the pile in Yamaha circles but mine is awesome, its been set up to play spot on ( by me ). I"ve only been playing a few months but i love this bass. I played my mates American Precision the other day and while it was a very nice bass it doesnt sound a patch on...

Theres just no need for it. Anyone else been watching local bands that have a bass player you would love to just slap in the face. I Remember going watching a local band at one of my local pubs and was intrigued by the bass player, he wasn"t brilliant but the band sounded fine and they...

These are mine, A Yamaha BBN4, i love this bass to bits as it sounds brilliant and is very light. The other 2 are projects i have on the go, the precision i refinished myself in "Rustic Blue" and i bought the jazz fully loaded but hated the neck, there both having maple necks with maple...

You know what i meant people. It was a serious question but you always get ( certain types ) who think there clever.

We"re not talking brand names but names you have never heard of. Were they any good or just a lump of wood with strings on. I started playing bass a few months ago (im 41) and my missus bought me a "cheetah" bass, medium scale, precision copy. I"m not qualified to comment on vintage basses...

I"ve tried once on here but i"m gonna try again as its driving me mad. I Recently got a yamaha BBN4 bass and the serial number dates it to dec 06. All the other pics online of bbn4"s have the 2 either side tuner configuration and i"ve yet to see one with the 3 & 1 configuration ( which mine...

I Meant David Beckham ( not Backham).lol.

NO. Is any footballer worth £60.000 a week. Its the same thing and its taking the p**s. While its a beautiful instrument i very much doubt if anyone would pay that sort of money and even if they did i very much doubt they would actually play it. A collector would lock it in a case and...

I"m 41 today ( happy birthday to me ). You play whatever you wanna play. I"m stuck between the 60s and 80s and i cant listen to anything after that period,no matter how hard i try, i just cant get along with it. Do what you have to and dont listen to no one.

I picked up a natural coloured BBN4 today and although its been gigged and has the marks to prove it, im a bit confused about the serial number, the yamaha site dates it to dec 06 (LZ06***) but all the BBN4"S i can find on the web all have the 2 either side tuner configuration where mine has...

Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I"m starting on a precision project and i dont really want to clearcoat the body once its been resprayed as i dont want that new shiny look, the bass is about 20 years old and the all maple neck has already aged and looks awesome. Could i just buff...