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If you know me, you'll know that I've tended to convert my passive basses to active via the addition of John East circuits; I reckon I'll installed maybe ten Uni-Pres in total (not all mine). About three years ago I put a Uni-Pre 3 in one of my Lulls (the JAX/NRT); the installation wasn't that straightforward to be honest, just problematic. John and I had a loooong conversation over the phone; he gave me a diagnosis that proved 100% correct (it was unrelated to the Uni-Pre and was actually a ground-wire issue on one of the pickups) and I fired up the soldering iron and repaired it while we were speaking. Oddly, the bass itself was generally fine, there was an intermittent issue where if I fiddled with the stacked mid controls too much the bass would make a noise not dissimilar to a theremin until I tapped the mid-pot a few times. Given the reliability issues, I tended to lean on other basses and left the Lull at home, thinking that at some point I'd just get another Uni-Pre and just swap it out. I decided to give John a shout. We exchanged emails, he advised me to take the mid-pot out of the circuit (there's a little jumper that allows this), remove it and send it off to him. I did this and a couple of days later I got the pot back (with a clean bill of health) and a new wiring loom. All fitted. Fantastic. I'd wager the bass actually sounds a little different too. I'd just like to convey that John's customer service here is off the chart. Legendary. I really have no doubt that had the issue been with one of the bigger manufacturers (ie EMG/Aguilar), I wouldn't even have got a reply from their service teams given the age of the part, but John seems to thrive on this stuff. He's all over Talkbass threads. 100% legend. What a bloke.

So Damo And The Dynamites had a residency at this year's British Motor Show in Farnborough, where we played on a sponsored stage under a (thankfully thoroughly waterproof) canopy. The pub benches provided for picnicking attendees proved to tempting for @Happy Jack...

Bedford Bandstand

Guy Pratt is attending the South East Bass Bash this year! 😊

As my esteemed colleague Mr Blank has just so eloquently answered the questions @BigRedX has, could I just point out... The "in jokes" are only in jokes because those of us whom contributed in the beginning, had broadly the same sense of humour. They are not meant to exclude anyone and if , as a newcomer, somebody wants them explaining we are more than happy to do so.. My alter ego of Dr Mondeaux for example (the one where I am probably responsible for hurting your brain... because of my ridiculous phonetic spelling ,meant to imitate Parker of Thunderbirds fame, using a Nottingham accent...sorry about that), came about because I was meeting @Teebs in real life to go to a gig in his area, and I jokingly said "don't worry I'm not going to be harvesting your organs." I happily ignore just about everything else on Basschat because I got the information I was after shortly after joining, and I have no interest in the minute details of, ownership, playing, or the recording of bass, or any other instrument. The DOI kept me sane during lockdown...I live alone ,have health issues and was getting more and more depressed...so I am grateful that @ped allows it to flourish. I hope we don't bother the mainstream members too much!

I'm happy to collect it from you. It'll be used as a raffle prize at the South East Bass Bash 😊

I've got five gigs and a rehearsal (three different bands) in five days starting tomorrow...today I shall be resting as much as possible (working from home)...

Aaaaah, now it's starting to make sense...

I feel differently in that I have no problem with scrolling past things I don't fancy engaging with. Of the 25 threads currently on the first page of Off Topic, I may delve into about six of them, and occasionally have a look at one with an interesting/bizarre title e.g. "Are those my feet?". The mods on here could tell us if it would be easy to rig up a system where you could have the option to hide a thread but it sounds like it could be a lot of unnecessary hassle for them. That's just my guess, I don't know, I'm not a computer systems person. Again, I can only reiterate it's probably best to ignore the threads you have no interest in. It seems the simpler option. I sympathise regarding some posts that make your brain hurt. In the DoI we have to cope with the unusual stylings of @Ricky 4000 😁

Couple of shows at Greenman festival over the weekend, one a mini show for some TV/social media thing and a full show on the Sunday. The Ampeg sounded awesome behind me and stage sound was pretty perfect. Nice big crowd, good weather and a lot of fun 😊.

Greetings from my GWB 1005 - Rosy.

Quadrophenia - The Who

There's nothing like basing your entire assessment of a manufacturer on a sample of one.

I suppose it was a little bit over the top, bit I simply don't "get" the DOI thread. Every so often I dip in to seem what is happening, but to me as an outsider it just comes across as a clique with it's own set of in-jokes, and seemingly no connection between the various posts. I wouldn't even begin to know how to make a contribution. I suppose what I really want is the ability to hide the thread from me permanently. I would have said the ability to hide all of "Off Topic" is what is needed but very occasionally there are threads in there that I am able and want to, make a contribution to.

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Can't do the same with The Big Alikat.

Been learning this one the last few days, it’s Robbie Shakespeare off the album Uhuru in Dub, great Bassline

Here's mine. This setup is also our drummer and second synth player.

a few more:

I honestly think Dave that it is better to keep doing frequent gigs than the odd one with gaps between. For me I find your body gets into a ‘routine’ of doing it, and so long as you can get quality sleep most days it is more of a state of mind than anything else. For example, in the last ten days of July, I managed to do gigs in Bury St Edmunds (2 days), Scarborough, Hull, Swindon, Manchester, Sunderland and Beverley, plus a full day’s band rehearsal too. At 65, I do get the usual aches and pains but can fortunately overcome them most of the time - worst bit is getting out of the band bus after a 5 hour journey!

I can attest to this. I used a hole saw with a hand drill rather than a pillar drill. It was dangerous and stuff flew everywhere. Lesson learnt. For woofer cutouts I put a nail through the centre of the cutout, and rotate the wood around the nail, trying to keep the running jigsaw steady. I've ended up with some pretty good cutouts although I do say so myself.

I do mine with a router using an arm, but it is a faff - lovely finish though A jigsaw and a steady hand works fine. You don't really see any wobbles as long as theyre not too wild. A new, narrow blade helps with the cut. Slow and steady wins the race.... I've also got a bigger, souped up version of the image attached. It's probably as old as I am and was always in the toolbox in my dad's garage. I use this with a pillar drill though. I wouldn't fancy trying it with a hand drill....

I spoke to someone at the shop today and its going back. I had to book parcelforce myself, but I was told I'll get the cost of that back.

Afternoon lads. Thread resurrection, eh. Despite the age of this thread and the time since my procedures, my hands are issue free and in great shape. I'll pass on the same advice. Always decline the steroid shot and opt/push for the operation in all instances.

Make use of this great opportunity to practice playing the bass without staring at the neck.

Ask the landlord to pay their electricity bill. 😁

Half way through four rehearsals in as many days with three different bands. At the weekend looking at two gigs with one band on Saturday so very glad the gig with another on Sunday is 6-8pm!

Thanks for answering. May I suggest just ignoring it? It's very easy to scroll by. The 'Wordle' thread does nowt for me, but if it makes others happy I've no issue with it being there.

The Bass Centre have now got their Ashbory bass out - I suppose it would be approximately the Mk 3. https://www.basscentre.com/bass-centre-ashbory-bass/bass-centre-ashbory-bass-natural.html

That seems a little harsh. After all, it has more postings than any other thread, and a reasonable number of followers, and there's no longer Finnbass for us to take refuge in.

Record digging win of the century was finding a SIGNED Wurzels album in CYPRUS. I tried getting a fiver off because it was scribbled on. He pointed out that (a) it was definitely signed and (b) "no one else is going to buy that shite" so I got a fiver off anyway. Win win all around I'd say

Only to excess..

Great that we acknowledge good service not just winge about poor service like some other forums/ fora.

Yes indeed..!

Amen. Get a roster together to go round the block a few times each night pumping out the bass at 10.30pm. Then when you have gigs they will be used to it.

Spiral Galaxy 24968 - Hawkwind

Our gig on Sat was an early start for a Sat at 7:30 and due to finish 10:15pm because of noise complaints from neighbours. Here's me expecting to be home easily for 12pm. We ended up finishing at 10:30pm at request of audience to carry on. Everything packed up and loaded by 11:15pm. Had to sit around for approx 30mins until 11:45 before we got paid and bar was completely empty. I was expecting to be home for midnight but almost 1am. Its only an hours drive for me too. The things we do for enjoyment. Its a great wee venue that we play regularly and i'm not sure how long she's going to be able to keep putting bands on. It annoys me when people move next door to a bar that has live music and then complain about noise. They now have an excuse that due to pandemic they got used to weekends being quiet. Dave