All Activity

Be aware that most of the budget IR loaders add quite a bit of latency to the signal, some of them approach unacceptable amounts. IME adding cab models always seems to make my bass sound worse. I just use the EQ until I get a sound I like.

Another Wednesday night for me playing rock n roll at a local club. A three piece band ( guitar, bass and drums ) using the house PA for vocals and our own backline. A reasonable crowd all wanting to dance, so we obliged with a good selection of stuff including ‘Flip flop and fly’, ‘Lipstick, powder and paint’, ‘Sea cruise’, and some more recent tunes like ‘I knew the bride’ and ‘Rockabilly rebel’. We ended the evening with ‘Tennessee Waltz’ as a tribute to Connie Francis. I used my P-Lyte into a Hartke 3500 and my old Loud 4x10. Couple of musos commented it didn’t sound as good as my Rumble 500 I used last week, and I have to agree. We get to leave the gear at the club though, and I use the Rumble on other gigs so it’s easier for me to use this set up , but I maybe do need to consider getting another Rumble at some point.

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

The original ‘95 pickup would need to be modded for coil split, but it’s possible as I’ve done it before. I wonder if the switch wiring is causing the issue though 🤔 If you tap the coils with something metal, like a screwdriver, it’ll let you know for sure which ones are on/off in each position. Odd that the blend wasn’t removed from the circuit tbh - maybe because the OBP-1 wiring can need a few changes when using different set up configurations, but it’s not that hard really, there are diagrams on their site. Anyway, lovely bass - I have a couple from that period 👌

Hi. When the cable you spent considerable time and money on lets you down much earlier than you'd expect, or feel it's failure is unproportionate considering the cost, even if postage was free. Rather than burn energy writing to the manufacturers to provide productive feedback, restore the situation by fitting the elasticated clip tie to the instrument. In addition to helping cables last longer, the elastication can prevent whiplash when other showbiz stakeholders become entangled. Patent applied for 2025.

Sent an email to Mooer, they got back within 3hrs amazing ! Told me that the blue BT logo only lights up when playing music from your phone through the Prime M1 ( had not tried playing music from my phone through it ) Hey presto .............all lights up and works great ! I suppose you could put it down to user error ! 😉 Anyhow , cancelled the Thomann return , this is for keeps now Pete

I'm surprised that Gotoh didn't offer a Musicman / G&L version of the Resolite given that there were MIJ G&Ls and the Musicman EX series. Ultralites will leave visible screw holes but only you will see them, although you could use HB1 tuners. Not as light as the Ultralites but possibly lighter than the originals. Out of curiosity, how light is your Sterling that it has neck dive? Mine is 10lbs but feels lighter as the neck points slightly upwards so I never had an issue with neck dive.

Yes please, @MikeBrooks can you make it?

Hi. I finally got the battery into my Vernier and measured the strings on both guitars. They are the same. The Spector definitely feel under less tension. Then I heard a reasonable explanation. I hadn't considered that the core wires could be different thicknesses, and that's the part under tension. The lower tension ones are more sensitive, good for widdling, but have to hold my breath to keep things even. The high tension ones sound strong, but can only bend notes mid way up the strings. Horses for courses and all that. Which ones to settle for. Probably thick cores, because they help to even the bumps.

Yeah, it's a nice instrument. Mostly good quality, though the tuners quickly died on me (one broke and fell apart and others became wobbly) and had to do a costly swap. And while I was at it, nut swap came as well - Tusq XL eats the cheapo plastic for breakfast. I swapped the bridge saddles for more stability, too. The rest of bits is fine. Frets are nicely rounded. Even the stock pickup wasn't half bad, but I wanted it to have more kick. It's a match made in... well, in some cool but formidable supernatural place.

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

Breakout - Swing Out Sister

Please Release Me - Englebert Humperdink

Sorry for the late reply Mat, it's 7.25" but if that changes for any reason, I'll post it on here. 9.5" is a typical Fender radius.

Technically it's possible but for a batch of two, the costs would be a bit higher.

I've just bought a cab from Mike, who's a lovely chap and a absolute gent. I was in a bit of a rush so didn't get much of a chance to chew the fat. Maybe next time. Another great basschat deal and one of the reasons why this community works so well. Thank you, Mike.

In 1986 Peavey changed their Fury bass from a single coil P-bass (angled) to a split coil version, while they were at it they also changed the neck from a proper P-bass to a 38mm nut jazz bass neck. You can see the changes from mine below. Left is the 1986 , Centre the 1984, Right the final version.

So....I have no input or output from my amp, and the VU meter is stationary at about 40%. Any advice? I have checked all the fuses. No issue with those

I take it you are used to the Elf getting quite warm tp the touch when working? Overloading the input stage isn't going to make diddly squat extra heat before it would sound incredibly angry. I think your fan isn't working or you obstructed it somehow.

All Tied Up - Robin Thicke