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  1. K

    Another 6 string Squier Deluxe Active Jazz 6 string DJAVI

    Current Status: THE CRAZY SH**TY JAZZ SOLOING BIT!!! Anyway, here is a soundcloud clip of it. I recorded it in like 10 minutes, and it was all improvised. I have also been sanding a lot today, and my girly arms hurt, so I could barely hit notes, let alone the right ones, at the right time...
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    Static noise, known problem, cant fix...

    So on my squier deluxe active Jazz, which I have almost finished modding to a 6 string, I have the original pickup in the neck cavity, and a passive MEC bridge pickup (yeah probably not great to have 2 different pickups, but Im waiting for the pennies for the next one :(). So this has always...
  3. K

    repainting the head on my Squier Jazz deluxe

    So, during my current 6 string conversion, I have managed to make a pretty poor job of the headstock, and I think the best route is just to clear off the current, and repaint. Can anyone help on how to go about this. Im guessing very fine 4/600 grit paper? plenty of coats of white, then a...
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    Help installing new single Bridges

    So I just bought these off of ebay (had to buy 2) Bridge I am going to put them on my Squier Deluxe 5 string jazz to make it a 6 string. I would like to know how to go about placing the bridges. And also, I was wondering whether it would be good to place the E and B bridge a bit further back...
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    Double Bass Please Please Helo me get my first Bass (BASSically, Size???)

    So I have been an Electric Player for 5 years and now play mostly Fretless in Jazz and Swing bands, so I thought, why don't I just man up and get a proper bass ;) All Joking aside, as I am currently still at school, i can Hire a bass for about £90 a year, not bad just to see if i like it...
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    How to make my low B Louder.

    I have tried everything, I search endlessly, i tweak and adjust until I cant think of anything else, then i sit around and do it some more. Basically, I used to think it was because of my amp, but then tried the bass in a mixer and headphones, and the Low b was still flat. So... is it the...
  7. K

    How to add passive tone control to active/passive bass??

    Hey, given this diagram... [url]http://purgatoryshift.com/wc/WindowClippings_d394ef55bff146ccb7607d6e41376e6c.png Do you know how i could add a passive tone control to it, after installing an active passive switch like this... Link Removed Any help appreciated :D
  8. K

    Has anybody else ever seen this kid??

    Iv been playing about 5 or 6 years now, thought i was gettin pretty good.... then this :D
  9. K

    I there a difference between neck and bridge Pickup?

    Besides size, is there a difference between bridge and neck pickups, e.g tone, output, etc... I ask because on my squier jazz active deluxe, both pickups are 91mm, meaning i would have to buy 2 neck pickups
  10. K

    fitting bigger pickups in squier jazz deluxe

    Hey, in my 5 string squier active jazz deluxe, the pickups are both 91mm(ish), which i believe is the size for one of the standard 4 string sizes. I want to replace the pickups with some open pole ones, but this raises the issue of them not fitting. How could I make the holes bigger...
  11. K

    Squier active jazz deluxe 5 string bridge pickup quiet

    Hey, on my squier jazz deluxe, the bridge pickup is really quiet, like 80% less volume. its not because the pickup is really low, it is about the same height as the neck PuP (probably 4mm away from string). i cant see anything wrong with wiring (1volume, 1 tone, 3band EQ) Is it more...
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    Make Low B louder

    Im really sorry if this kind of thing is asked a hundred times a day, but i cant find anything when i sear and its really bugging me. but basically, how do i make my low b louder and more prominent, so it sounds as good as the other strings. is it an amp issue, or bass issue. its not so much...
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    Replace speaker in Cabinet

    This will probably just sound stupid, but hey ho! :D basically, in the product manual of my Hartke 410TP, it says the lowest frequency the speakers can handle is 40Hz. would it be possible to replace just one of the speakers, with one that can handle 30Hz (which I am told is the Freq. of a...
  14. K

    Purpose of Pickup Covers

    I'm soon to buy a Jazz bass, and thinking of adding a pickup cover over the neck pickup. iv searched and i cant really find an answer, do they serve a purpose tone wise, or purely for aesthetic purposes?? thanks
  15. K

    changing pickups in Warwick streamer $$

    hello, i am thinking of changing the pickups in a warwick streamer $$. if i simply wire in the new pickups as the old ones were wired in, would the switches still function the same etc... (i.e, will the switches have the same effects as they had with the mec's, or are the mec's specially...
  16. K

    looking for bass, nice thin neck, wooten style, >£900

    after careful consideration, i am thinking that instead of a jazz bass, or stingray, i may be better off looking for something with a nice thin neck that is easy to move around, much alike wootens fedora. sadly i cant afford the many thousands of one of those, but does anyone have a...
  17. K

    is there a better bass than the marcus miller signature for the money

    i absolutely love artsist such as miller, wooten, all the big funk cats, and am slowly leanring to develop my own style much alike some of theirs ( i say this in the vein hope that one day i maybe a hundredth as good as these guys) anyway, i was looking to buy the fender marcus miller...
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    adjusting a neck with 2 truss rods.

    hello, on my 6 string hohner bass, it has 2 truss rods. i understand that i need to be very careful when adjusting the truss rods, incase i snap the neck, and ideally, i would take it to a professional, but sadly i dont have the money. anyway, does anybody have any advice on doing so...