Ou7shined

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='939456' date='Aug 29 2010, 04:53 PM']I always struggle to get the solder to stick to the copper shielding, think you need quite a powerful iron - a bit of degreasing with white spirit can help but its easy to get what you think is a good solid joint just slide away like an errant ice cube on a western bar a few minutes later.[/quote] Really? I find it the easiest stuff in the world to solder. It heats up instantly with a standard 30W iron. Maybe the stuff you've used had some sort of a coating?

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='939230' date='Aug 29 2010, 10:04 AM']I was lucky getting Old Git's Shuker...[/quote] The P5? That would make you an I (and JJ Burnel and Simon Rix) [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/pbassgal.htm"]gallery brothers[/url].

It depends on if we are talking about our additional basses as being backups or taken along to enhance a particular sound or tonal range or just part of our collection. Like I say I see your point.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='938668' date='Aug 28 2010, 10:50 AM']Im sorry guys I just dont get it,Would you have just one set of clothes (more than one set but all the same like Peter Griffin from Family Guy!) Or only ever eat the same meal 3 times a day? Thats the same and it would not harm you in any way and could be done be why would you? A jazz does one thing a P does another and a Ray different again and thats before you go to anything other than those three main choices and into 5,6,8 strings fretted, fretless etc etc etc. Has anyone really got an all in one bass truly? I like Rays (as some of you know!) and nothing sounds as funky as a pre EB and nowt growls like a 3 band EB say what you like I have heard them all trying too.Im not saying the Rays can do the myriad of sounds these sort of bass can quite the opposite and all the more reason for more than one.I know a guy with more basses than you can shake a stick at covering everything and I mean everything yet he looked pretty happy when he tried my pre EB and remembered what they are like and it made him play in a way he perhaps had not for a while which is where the all in one bass fails big time.[/quote] I see your point Pete but that analogy doesn't quite stand up. It would be like carting all you clothes around with you every time you went out and changing into a new look each time you wanted to portray something subtly different about yourself. At the end of the day punters can't tell the difference between a Westfield and a Wal - We have all these basses because we love bass.

Cool story bro. Here's your coat.

For a moment there I thought you were going to say you've changed your mind and it is now a clucking noise. Glad you solved it.

I've only skimmed through this vid but the guy (Ronnie Barker meets Dave Vanian) seems to cover most points.

[quote name='Jigster' post='938363' date='Aug 27 2010, 07:14 PM']hi out7hined, how do you earth the shielding then?[/quote] Just make sure that there is continuity by soldering a wire to each isolated area of shielding then make sure that one (usually in your control cavity) is connected (earthed) to the common negative/earth - for example a pot casing.

I used to only have one bass.... then I signed up to basschat.

You'll be looking for an ABY pedal. Make sure it has a buffered output as I don't think passive ABY's are good for driving 2 amps.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='937798' date='Aug 27 2010, 08:45 AM']That's your string ground. Solder it on to wherever you've got your other main ground (probably main vol) and your earthing will all work. Plus if you've still got hum you can just put your fingers on the strings to stop it [/quote] Seeing as your shielding it out you might as well solder it to the shielding - that way it's one less thing to do if you are taking the control panel off and on at any point. Also remember to earth every bit of shielding that you put in and solder overlaps at at least one point otherwise it won't work. Here's one of mine - note the solder joins and how each cavity is earthed (red wire) to the next.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='937760' date='Aug 27 2010, 03:13 AM']yeah yeah Steve Harris, this is the bass I am talking about[/quote] Nope, it's definitely Keith.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='937712' date='Aug 27 2010, 12:53 AM']I vote for mirrored like the Iron Maiden geezer who's name escapes me right now, something Harris?[/quote] Keith.

I do. I always go for the belt and braces approach though. In fact I remember I was having a problem with TV interference in a SUB I had (single hb) and it got rid of it.

[url="http://musical-instruments.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=copper+shielding&_sacat=619&_dmpt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&_odkw=shielding&_osacat=619&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]Ebay[/url] is a good spot to find some - I prefer sheets to rolls of tape myself.

Eew. It seems to have been built as a mirror image of a proper one.

[quote name='lanark' post='936830' date='Aug 26 2010, 09:58 AM']Luckily, this is much smaller and it's definitely screws holding it in on the outside (well, it was, before the plastic smashed around it).[/quote] Cool.

If it's the same as my Laney linebacker then you may have a job getting it out at it has rivets not screws holing it in. All you have to do is drill them out and fit something like the one you linked to above. But be sure it has the same rear connections as this... (you may need a Laney part)

It may be worth checking that it is not just spade connectors on the back of your socket.

[quote name='danweb22' post='934153' date='Aug 23 2010, 08:42 PM']...I first noticed this when playing my Valenti...[/quote]