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Play the song in Windows Media Player, go into the VIEW menu, select ENHANCEMENTS, then PLAY SPEED SETTINGS, where you will find a slider to alter the tempo, as well as fast, slow and normal buttons.

[quote name='Beedster' post='915981' date='Aug 5 2010, 02:05 PM']Ah, OK, that makes sense, but, if you'll excuse my ignorance, it still strikes me as a little risky. Is there not the possibility that a neck will get to a certain point at which only working the wood will do the job, i.e., that by increasing the tension on the rod as you've done you run the risk of pulling it out of its housing? C[/quote] Possibly, in which case you'll end up with a neck that cant be adjusted......Which is what you've got anyway!

Ever thought about building your own? a BFM Omni 10.5 can be built for a fraction of the prices mentioned above, and would probably out perform them.

I think over time, the pressure of the truss rod nut against the wood compresses it, requiring additional turns to achieve the same level of relief, and its also likely the wood dries out and shrinks a bit. The method above enables me to achieve a few more mm of threads. On a decent neck its probably not an issue. [quote name='Beedster' post='915656' date='Aug 5 2010, 09:34 AM']Interesting, glad it worked for you. Do you think it's a safe strategy, it kinda pre-supposes that the neck can be infinitely tightened? I'd be interested to hear what luthiers think? Cheers Chris[/quote]

You sure its not the Little Mark 250 at that price?

Had a very pleasant transaction with John, recently, thoroughly nice chap and very patient waiting for me to arrange to meet up at a halfway point. I'd happily deal with him again

Ever tried to adjust your trussrod and found it to be tightened up to the maximum with no adjustment left? I just did, so I thought I would post my attempt to get round it. First thing I did was take the strings off, and then removed the neck, which is not strictly necessary, but I find it easier to handle. I then gingerly unscrewed the trussrod nut and removed it, exposing the threaded end of the rod (sorry for the poor quality, havent figured out how to work the camera properly yet!) [attachment=55799:S6300075.JPG] Here's the trussrod nut [attachment=55800:S6300077.JPG] Now I need to find a spacer, after a rummage through my odds'n'sods drawer all I could find was this [attachment=55801:S6300082.JPG] Its gotta fit down the trussrod hole and over the threaded end of the rod so the hole in the middle has to be bigger than the threaded end and I'm gonna have to round the corners off a bit to fit [attachment=55802:S6300083.JPG] That was too much like hard work, so I devised a cunning plan, I screwed it on to a bolt, stuck it in a drill clamped to my workmate and held the file on it while it rotated. [attachment=55803:S6300088.JPG] [attachment=55804:S6300087.JPG] Which soon whittled it down to a similar diameter to the nut, enabling it to fit down the hole and over the rod [attachment=55805:S6300089.JPG] [attachment=55810:S6300090.JPG] You can just see it in situ, over the trussrod, with some of the threads still exposed [attachment=55806:S6300096.JPG] Trussrod nut screwed back on, after a smidgen of vaseline applied to the threads [attachment=55807:S6300101.JPG] Back on with the neck, [attachment=55808:S6300103.JPG] string up to tension and check relief. After loosening the tension and adjusting the trussrod a few times I now have a nice low action and plenty of adjustment left. Job done! [attachment=55809:S6300106.JPG]

[quote name='algmusic' post='895557' date='Jul 15 2010, 12:55 PM']Right I'm definitely getting a terror..[/quote] I have a Bass terror but I'm really after a cleaner sound. If you haven't already got one, would you consider a trade for your Markbass? Andy

[quote name='orangepeelneil' post='881740' date='Jun 30 2010, 11:18 AM'] [size=3] I have seen bill fitzmaurice's designs, but there doesn't seem to be a 2x10" design- I guess there is a technical reason for that? Cheers Neil[/size][/quote] How about t Bills 210 Jack [url="http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Jack.html"] Here[/url] (its about halfway down the page). I've built a pair of Omni 10.5's and if I can do it, anyone can! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28447"]Build Diary[/url]

My favourite, cracks me up every time

[quote name='robocorpse' post='811585' date='Apr 19 2010, 05:33 PM']I used to have one that had a 6mm shaft on it so you could attach it to a drill.[/quote] That'll be the [url="http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=132"]Jim Dunlop Turbo Tune[/url]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78350"]This [/url] may still be available, seems to tick most of the boxes

[quote name='Toasted' post='797596' date='Apr 6 2010, 02:37 PM']Just make sure you play as many different basses as you can to find out what you like and dont like before you order.[/quote] +1 I'm just up the road from you, I think, and if you want to try out an ACG, you're welcome to pop over and try one of mine

Dont forget that some (but not all) of these sites will allow you to reply to an ad, but the original poster must be a fully subscribed member to continuue the correspondence. As a basic member he'll get notification that he has a reply, but in order to read the reply he'll have to pay to become a fully subscribed member. You could try including your phone number or email address in the reply, but it might get blocked if it gets detected.

[quote name='Bay Splayer' post='777777' date='Mar 17 2010, 06:23 PM']the cab aint got to look pretty cheers P.S. i know about tuff paint but this stuff is less than half the price of that [/quote] If it aint got to look pretty, why not leave it as it is - even cheaper than bitumen

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='774567' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:04 PM']Any beginners out there, get some earplugs. You be thankful in years to come.[/quote] [size=4]+100!![/size]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47268"]This[/url] is how I do it

Saw a band a while ago where the bass player used a black and decker workmate thingy to raise his amp with. Didn't look great, but I suppose you could cover it with something. Spoke to the guy and he'd had the same issue with loss of top end before using it.

How are you setting the eq? Excessive bass boost is likely to cause clipping. You could try it with the controls flat and see if it makes a difference

You can get rack ears from [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/19-RACK-MOUNTING-EARS-BRACKETS-1U-PAIR-NEW_W0QQitemZ220557035147QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Rack_Cases_MJ?hash=item335a39468b"]Here[/url] which you may be able to attach to the amp if its a standard 19" width. May involve a bit of careful drilling though

I'm just in the process of psyching myself up to knock up a case for a bloody heavy 1u power amp I've recently acquired, using off cuts leftover from my BFM O10 build. Whilst the amp is only 1U high, its over 45cm in depth and wont fit in a standard case. if you wanted to go down that route, [url="http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/rackcase.html"]this site[/url] is a good resource.