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[quote name='wotnwhy' post='135173' date='Feb 6 2008, 05:17 PM']this has always made me wonder with 5 string P's, a lot of the ones i've seen are like yours 2 low, 3 high. but surely the logical way would be 3 low, 2 high. after all, it would be weird having a 4 string P with 1 low, 3 high.. so just wondering if there's a specific reason you went with your config?[/quote] I don't recall any technical reason, it just looked right to me at the time virtually every other 5 string p had two equal length pickup halves .. some blank like the EMG's but with a short pickup inside the cover and some with showing pole pieces where one had 6 and one had 4+blank space. That looked terrible Some P5 even had Jazz pickups Here's the Fender bloke selling the "great new features" of the P5 "people have been walking past all day saying 'at last'" yeah Revolutionary ideas including light tuners (well der!) no tricks or actives (previous P5's had that) and a thin top coat (?) Oh and an awesome new case ho ho It's funny when corporations catch up. [url="http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=32"]http://www.fender.com/blog/?p=32[/url]

[quote name='Ant' post='118139' date='Jan 10 2008, 08:18 PM']hello all, thanks for the replies and help - ive decided to go with a shuker. and i shall keep you all informed!!![/quote] So.. doing a build diary?

[quote name='Jase' post='135099' date='Feb 6 2008, 03:43 PM'][url="http://www.flashbacksales.co.uk/articles/compression.htm"]http://www.flashbacksales.co.uk/articles/compression.htm[/url] I seem to remember a little from music tech in Glamorgan....but I dropped out far to technical and I kept failing maths [/quote] Cheers ...

Steve Wright's having a good day T Two Blue Mink tunes back to back with Herbie Flower's brilliant swooping and sometimes tuba-like bass lines and then Renaissance's Northern Lights with the best Chris Squire impression, ever.. I've got Northern Lights on CD but it doesn't sound as good as it does when it's played on the radio .. How do they do that?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='128917' date='Jan 27 2008, 09:24 PM']Him: Me: I think I'll leave it at that. On his head be it. J.[/quote] Got a nice Alto sax here (100 quid from crack converters) anyone want to swap for a genuine 4001? Just wondered ....

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='134860' date='Feb 6 2008, 10:07 AM']An extra £500 for a B string? Sheesh.. [/quote] It's the extra 100% to buy it here that annoys me

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='134850' date='Feb 6 2008, 09:28 AM']I don't believe you Si!! [/quote] ha ha yeah Ok I confess .. However if I wasn't a custom bass sort of bloke I'd have had the Fender and put up with it's shortcomings.

Swapped the Pup for my old P pickup and now it sounds like a Precision should. So now to sort my dodgy soldering and get the tone side of things back to normal ...)

New for 2008, the American Standard Precision Bass® V Shuker P5 copy ..... It's a fret short, the pickup's on upside down and there's no LED's but, goodness, if this had been available a few years ago (at US prices!) I'd probably not have my Shuker 5 string P .. They have even used nice string trees like mine rather than that unsightly bar they use on the Jazz, and ... there's no extra J pickup to spoil things as on the earlier Fender P5 Just £600 in the US ... Fender Shuker [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0190560700"]P5 on the Fender Website[/url] [url="http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemPos=3&TempID=4&STRID=20449&Method=0&CategoryID=0&BrandID=0&PriceRangeID=0&PageNum=0&DepartmentID=0&pagesize=10&SortMethod=2&SearchPhrase=&Contains=&Search_Type=GROUP&GroupCode=2008%5FAmerican%5FStd%5FBass"]Sam Ash page Just $1200[/url] [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/48144/"]DV247 page - Just £1200[/url]

[quote name='Dodge' post='134702' date='Feb 5 2008, 10:48 PM']Ask the seller for the weight and dimensions of the package and do your own calculation. For something that small, USPS will be cheaper than $60 for sure. I had the same problem with someone sending me a Hicks Mender from Canada - he wanted me to part with £40 for postage but I logged onto Canada post and paid him £10 recorded delivery. In his defence though, I don't think he was trying to rip me off, he was just stupid.[/quote] Hicks!

[quote name='neepheid' post='134475' date='Feb 5 2008, 04:20 PM']Just finished* an email exchange with an eBay seller in the USA wanting $60 to post an EMG 40P5 pickup to the UK. I think that's completely ridiculous considering I've had a 36 5/16" long, 3 1/16" wide, 1" thick neck blank sent to me for $40. Anyone else agree with me, or am I being unreasonable? * I assume it's finished - I haven't heard back after I told them that I thought they were taking the mick, in firm but slightly more polite terms.[/quote] Yup That's excessive SX basses only cost 80 dollars (£40) - that's a whole bass - by US Postal Service from Rondo ..

[quote name='MB1' post='133724' date='Feb 4 2008, 05:22 PM']MB1. A Large herd of Rhino (handbags optional).[/quote] We played Bristol Zoo last year for a wedding. No Rhinos to be seen, even with handbags....

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='133702' date='Feb 4 2008, 04:47 PM']Found one review for the Alba: [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Alba/Precision+copy/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...ision+copy/10/1[/url] Only 1 person to review it, but it was very positive. Only bad thing was that there was no foam under the pickup - but I was planning on replacing the pickup anyway. I originally said under £200, but I meant as cheap as possible! I am now swung between this and the SX. The SX works out twice the price, and have a lot of followers - but then again the Alba could be exactly the same! [/quote] It's not ,but then again if you want something for the least possible outlay it's probably good enough .. I have a Str@t that looks like it came out of the same factory and with a decent set of strings it's good enough ... Heres's another possible: Cash Converter auction for a [url="http://www.cashconverters.co.uk/item/159296/Musical_Instruments/Jim_Deacon_4_String_Bass/"]Jim Deacon P bass[/url] Maybe they'll sell it to you for 50 once the audtion has finished. looks like a full size one but it's worth making sure its not a 3/4.. They also havs a Navada with a slight dent - so that may be cheap. And .. a lot better .. An Ibanez Sound Gear SR300DX currently at £15.50 ... Descriptions funny "Ibanez first introduced the Soundgear bass in 1987. That same bass continues to be one of the world's most played basses. Why? Because it is not the same bass." And a Peavey milestone featuring "Multi-lam hardwood body" or plywood as we tend to call it And a Westfield P bass B1000 currently £30 ... Loads of options

[quote name='Freuds_Cat' post='108784' date='Dec 24 2007, 06:03 AM']I dont think the blame for My Sharrona by the Knack can be laid at Australias feet thankfully. quote] Gosh you are right! My apologies!

[quote name='jonthebass' post='133427' date='Feb 4 2008, 09:08 AM']Hello again OG, That answers that really. The only thing I could recommend is shelling out for a Channel 69 license and setting the Sennheiser system to work in that range. Jon.[/quote] Ok Thanks OG

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='133346' date='Feb 3 2008, 11:30 PM']These are on ebay for £50: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALBA-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-NATURAL_W0QQitemZ150211618309QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Alba P-Bass[/url] Natural finish which is unusual, and very cheap price. It might be absolute garbage, or it might just come form he exact same factory as SX, Richwood, etc in China and be the same thing with a different badge (or no badge, these seem to have a blank headstock). Tempted to get one of these, put in a Seymour Duncan and slap a Fender logo on the headstock! Anyone tried one, or shall I be the guinea pig?[/quote] 21 frets, plain s/plate and flat top knobs suggest a different factory to the rest .. Be worth a go though (of your money not mine )

[quote name='jonthebass' post='133201' date='Feb 3 2008, 07:11 PM']Hello OG, As a rule of thumb about 350KHz spacing is required between transmitters, e.g. 863.100, 863.450, 863.800, etc. That puts the AKG bug too close to 2 other transmitters already! There are issues that arise, interference wise, with the more transmitters used all at the same time in the same place. This can normally be avoided with a bit of frequency planning. I will need to put my brain on it in the morning and see if your situation can be sorted, but think 5 transmitters between 863 to 865MHz may not be possible. I'll have to confirm. Can all of the equipment you mention 'free' tune (like your Sennheiser EW172 kit) or is it pre-set to a set of frequencies? This will also determine the outcome of your conundrum! Until then, Regards, Jon.[/quote] Hi Jon Only my EW172 can be tuned. The rest are fixed. Ho hum OG

[quote name='poptart' post='133112' date='Feb 3 2008, 04:37 PM']Hi All It looks like I am able to get the bash again this year - I will be bringing some basses with me and hopefully some amp stuff as well. If anyone has anything in particular that you would like me to bring please PM or contact me. Regards Mark[/quote] Oh Please bring any W & T's you have

Cracker of a gig last night at Coaley Ceilidh VIII The 8th year running for the first Saturday in Feb, Gloucestershire Save the Children fundraiser barn dance. The organiser's become a personal friend over the years and looks after us really well - tea and coffee with biscuits during the setup and break down, help shifting gear, posive vibes all round. First gig with out radio mics so we got in early to get them sorted. Very nice indeed. Thanks to P-T-P for some valuable assistance. I've been on a wireless for years but our squeezebox man just got an AKG Bug to replace his constantly crackling cables and is as happy as Larry. I had a good 30 minutes to mess with my relatively new compressor and zoom settings as well so that helped and the Shuker sounded magnificent Sadly the gig clashed with the local choir's big concert night so there were mixed loyalties and split ticket sales but we still had 85 in a 100 capacity hall, with about 50% returners from previous years, dragging their mates along. So it was very cosy on the dance floor for all of the dances. Steve decided to wheel out new dances for 90% of the called ones with tunes we haven't played for a while. This lead to some interesting moments We don't have a set list or anything like that, oh no, we do it all by feel - how the dancers are managing determines the dances we do and that then dictates the tunes we can do. It's exciting to say the least We make the arrangements up dynamically too ... At one point I was out in the audience between dances giving out jelly babies - our reward system for dancing well, in bare feet, with enthusiasm, when someone clearly has no idea but has a go anyway, kids, etc . The guys started playing The Princess Royal - and old Morris tune. I had on my bass so put Bertie the jelly baby container down and joined in with the tune only to find Steve, making full use of his new wireless, playing his squeezebox at my shoulder on the empty dance floor. Well what should we do? Play whilst Morris dancing of course! It went down storm and at least 3 people filmed it so maybe we'll get some cool footage for the website. Rock and Roll and Morris Dancing, who'd have thought it At the end they wouldn't let us off the stage and instantly booked us back again for the 9th year. Makes up for abusive drunks at weddings and nice to know we've helped make some more money for the kids as well.

John, Do you know how far apart the frequencies have to be to avoid interference problems? We have 4 Sennheiser Freeports mics using 863.1, 863.7, 864.1, and 864.9. We also have an AKG bug running 864.375. I have a tunable Sennheiser EW172 system and I'd like to use a frequency in the free range but not interfere with the other systems receivers .. Should I just set it to somewhere between the others such as 863.375 or will that risk interfering with the signals either side? Thanks OG

[quote name='lwtait' post='132174' date='Feb 1 2008, 08:10 PM']you wont get a squier standard for that price, you could easily get an affinity.[/quote] Squier Standard P Bass Special (with J pup too) £149 ... [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/10702/"]http://www.dv247.com/invt/10702/[/url] The Squier Affinity starts around £117 [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier-affinity-p-bass/3820"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier...ity-p-bass/3820[/url] So .. they should be out there used for about £60 then ..... This subject came up recently and OutToPlayJazz talks about the options here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=3806&view=findpost&p=40314"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...ost&p=40314[/url] His recommendation for his students is the Crafter Cruiser for £90 ... Peavey Milestone gets a few ticks too at £120 [url="http://www.guitars.co.uk/acatalog/Milestone_III.html"]http://www.guitars.co.uk/acatalog/Milestone_III.html[/url] Blige wish I'd had this much choice when I started out - all pretty fine instruments, really, and all for the fee you'd personally earn for playing two weddings ....

[quote name='noisedude' post='132124' date='Feb 1 2008, 06:47 PM']I'm learning!! Looking through the various sites it would seem that SX have a lot in common with both Richwood and Shine's Chinese models ... the tell-tale numbers in the product codes and the combinations of finishes (not to mention that Telecaster with a dope leaf which I'd recognise from Shine's Frontier Series anywhere!). I reckon there's really only about four OEM factories in China and they account for the Chinese output of dozens of brands.[/quote] You're learning It's mostly just badge engineering.. You can get ones called "Mavis" in Japan .. Ishibashi has used ones in sometimes ... I'd love one of those just for the fun appeal.

[quote name='noisedude' post='132117' date='Feb 1 2008, 06:31 PM']Richwoods are absolutely NOT made in the UK. They're imported from China via a company in Holland by a chap who has an old farm in Pickering. He happens to be local to a photography firm who on the side sell his Richwood/Boston/Caliber etc lines for him. I'm intrigued by these SX things. My experience of cheap stuff is that you can stumble across a great one (I have an awesome Caliber T*le) but they're inconsistent. Do these SXs really keep coming through good? Who wouldn't want a good backup for that price??[/quote] Seem to... Talkbass guys like them too and you know what they are like for expressing their views ...

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='132083' date='Feb 1 2008, 05:26 PM']Yeah, was thinking about those, only thing is paying £130 for a £55 bass somehow seems so wrong! You can get the Richwood ones here, but they work out the same price, maybe slightly more: [url="http://stores.channeladvisor.com/dangleberry-music/Guitar%20%2b%20Bass/Bass%20Guitars/Precision%20Bass"]Dangleberry Music[/url] LOL... Dangleberries...[/quote] Well all these cheap ones cost about £20 quid to make (including the Squiers). It's the shipping, tax, duty and profit that makes them cost £150 ... You can decide where your money goes... The Jim Deacon 62 p bass sells for about £110 in my local shop .. they are pretty good and I think they are probably made by the same co as the Richwood and SX .. but they have a Fender shape headstock .. Save £30 quid I guess .. [url="http://www.jimdeacon.co.uk/Products/Basses/FPB62.html"]http://www.jimdeacon.co.uk/Products/Basses/FPB62.html[/url] However there's a nice mystique about having an SX .. people know Squier and Jim Deacon as cheap beginners' bases.. I think you could tell people that the SX is a "custom handmade" as it says on the headstock and they'd believe you

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