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[quote name='Rich' post='128620' date='Jan 27 2008, 11:54 AM']The Fiddlers in Bristol last night... being January we weren't expecting much, but it was a belter. Great crowd well up for it, and our very own [b]joegarcia[/b] behind the desk... I've heard nothing but excellent reports on the FOH sound, most of them being of the "best sound you've had at the Fiddlers" variety. The only sad thing is that it was Dr.Liz's last gig on alto sax... she's off, taking her shiny new medical degree to pastures new. Gonna miss her.[/quote] Ah The end of an era ... I suspect you have an equally attractive young bright alto player to take her place though

[quote name='NickThomas' post='128467' date='Jan 26 2008, 10:20 PM']For sure .. go ahead and search for prices etc but the guys at sax.co.uk are very knowledgeable in there field. Phill the owner is saxophonist is in a band I used to play in , and still dep for occasionally . It might be worth seeing if he can match a lower quote , worse thing he can say is no Good luck, Nick.[/quote] Hey Nick, I wasn't saying they are not good guys .. Just a bit of general advice to shop around, in case Crikey is new to web shopping OG

[quote name='Crikey!' post='128344' date='Jan 26 2008, 05:55 PM']wooow that website is amazingly useful. thanks a lot [/quote] Surf for prices though .. I've not checked many on that site but the AKG bug is currently about 80 quid in Sound Control whereas he's got them on for £200! There's also Thomman radio systems like this one: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_tws_lavalierset_854mhz.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_tws_lav...rset_854mhz.htm[/url] If your choice of clip-on mic will work with that transmitter then it's just £80 for the wireless bit (still plus the mic of course ...) oh and "This wireless system is only licensed for use in Germany - please enquire about countries/frequencies. " So you may not want to go that way after reading the licencing thread

Welcome Jester .. Sounds like you are going to fit right in here OG

Thanks to all I'll go and have a go at some of these ideas now

[quote name='steve-norris' post='128137' date='Jan 26 2008, 08:33 AM']You could try one of these I used one in a single pickup bass very good, one thing i liked was that you were a click away from a known change in tone. You can replace the tone control with it or wire it along with the tone control. They come with leads pre-soldered so are easy to fit. have a look here[url="http://www.has-sound.com/index.htm"]HAS SOUND[/url][/quote] Oh wow that looks good 5 tones and an overdrive and a chicken head too! P bass KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) is looking less attractive the more I see

[quote name='bremen' post='127872' date='Jan 25 2008, 04:53 PM']Have you had the opportunity to address a cop as 'son' yet? One of the very few things I'm looking forward to as I age gracelessly...[/quote] Ha ha yeah and vicars and headmasters

Hi That's just the mic. Then you need a wireless system to get the signal to the PA. You need to read the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=10362&view=findpost&p=109878"]Wireless systems licencing guide thread[/url] and then ask Sennheiser which transmitter unit you can use the mics with. If you are lucky they will work with the [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/view_product.php?product=senfp12"]FreePort presenter set [/url] and cost you about £130 per setup. You'll need a cable from the mic to the transmitter (try OBBM on here for that) If not you may have to use something more expensive. Personally when I'm saxing I like to use a mic on a stand so I can get off mic sometimes (for tuning, noodling, etc) They will also find it a bit tricky sorting monitoring all over the stage unless you use in ear monitoring. I use (and sell ) clip on sax and trumpet reflectors that attach to an SM57/58 or Sennheiser MD421 (or anything like that) and bounce the sound back at the player ..

[quote name='bnt' post='128045' date='Jan 25 2008, 09:34 PM']Dublin store Waltons is still selling them with the SX label, [url="http://waltons.ie/waltonsshop/index.php?cPath=60_62&sort=2a&page=2"]here[/url].[/quote] Expensive though .. the Jazz and P bass are £160 plus post ... They have that good looking photo flame quilt finish Jazz with the gold hardware too .. but it's got 21 frets - normally those are the ones in packs that are not as good... based on my expeience of one of those and three 20 fret ones ..

This looks a lot like an SX Jazz ... £130 (+ VAT + £10 P+P) ... works aout about the same as a Rondo import with SX on teh headstock ... eBay shop Item number: 290199640618 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAZZ-BASS-4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BLACK-GUITAR-FENDER-PICK_W0QQitemZ290199640618QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]Link Here[/url]

[quote name='SJA' post='128019' date='Jan 25 2008, 08:40 PM']if you want more brightness, try a controls bypass switch- a DPDT switch that takes the vol and tone pots out of the circuit completely, the same as wiring the pickup straight to the jack. this eliminates the loading of the pots on the signal, which tends to drain some treble away. I've put them in my precisions- there is a noticeable tone difference.[/quote] can you recommend one and a supplier? Can I do that with the push pull switch, IE pull it out and it takes the controls out of the circuit? The Maplins DPDT switch is a foot switch Where did you fit it and how did you wire it up? Thanks.

[quote name='Beedster' post='127772' date='Jan 25 2008, 02:38 PM']Real men carry their gear and don't wheel it around like a bloody air stewardess Is it just me or has there been a recent 'trollyisation' of everyday life? You get off a train these days and get held up behind a queue of otherwise fit and healthy men wheeling what are clearly small and lightweight bags on an inherently unstable trolly as if they were in fact moving a grand piano up a 20% hill. The bloody things invariably require their puny-limbed owners to make numerous adjustments before/during/after stairs, corners, kerbs, cracks in the pavement etc and the resultant slowing of everything else whilst 20 or 30 wimps make said adjustments at the same time renders me utterly speechless. I have however found that the odd word of encouragment such as "do you need a hand carrying your bag love" to a bloke in his mid 20's struggling to get his 10kg trolly bag down the stairs does the trick. Well, it makes me feel better anyway Take home message: If you can't carry it, buy a smaller one! Rant over Chris[/quote] Wait til you are old and your arms, shoulders and back are shagged, not from playing wearing a 12 lb Stingray but from carrying your rig. or worse, the drummer's gadget box or a PA cab ... Then you'll wish you listened to us young man [b]Old[/b] Git

[quote name='Buzz' post='127744' date='Jan 25 2008, 02:01 PM']This one is in the UK, could be worth chasing them for a giggle.[/quote] Don't bother, spend the time doing scales or marketing your band .. It will be more fun and you'll get more out of it. Seriously.. There's little fun to be had in spambaiting ...

[url="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128524/show_product_gallery"]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128524/show_product_gallery[/url] Ebuyer not Ebay Flying V set but what a great fun starter set for the kid who may not like a stratocaster-alike .. I wish I'd had the gonads to play a V as a kid. Way too old and white to play one now, unlike [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqPXSA9bQE&feature=related"] Albert King [/url]

[quote name='nedsbeds' post='127716' date='Jan 25 2008, 01:23 PM']So, I presume this is one of those where they send you a cheque that is for "too much" and ask you to refund the difference?[/quote] I'd asume so .. Last one was a gig in the US ... Some brave BC soul followed it up but I don't think they ever got to the sting ...

[quote name='Sean' post='127687' date='Jan 25 2008, 12:51 PM']Just come back from Aldi in Cheltenham and they haven't got any. [/quote] They come up on ebay too Item number: 370016382296 try this one too Item number: 370016106666 It's £15+ £8 P+P.. Maplins do one just like that. It's normally about 30 quid though usually 20 in their sales ..

[quote name='Hamster' post='127450' date='Jan 24 2008, 11:37 PM']Sorry I'm not good at explaining things properly Hamster[/quote] Hamster that's very clear. Thanks. That makes a lot of sence. I'll have a look at what it's got already and decide where to go from there. Cheers Oh anyone got a diagramme for wiring the tone on a push pull with two different capacitors? I fancy trying that

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[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='127395' date='Jan 24 2008, 10:50 PM']We've got one of those Aldi trolleys (purchased, not stolen from outside the store ) and its brill.[/quote] +1 me too Not really great for big gear but 6 Aluminium briefcases full of mics and stuff go on well

[quote name='Hamster' post='127171' date='Jan 24 2008, 06:39 PM']If you take the cap out of the circuit, you just hear the true output of the pickups - which may be a good or bad thing. You can't remove any of the lower frequencies by just fitting a cap. The much lower value .0047 cap just lets through more highs which may sound better on the bridge pickup. Hamster[/quote] OK Well its P bass so there's only one pickup I don't mean I would take the cap out completely but I am wondering if having a different capacitor will give me a different starting point. So, when the tone control is on full treble/no treble cut does the different capacitor make a difference there or is the difference only effective once some treble cut is applied (ie by turning the tone knob back a bit towards the bass end) ?

Well I think this is teh UK SX dealer's eBay shop [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Macsmusic"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Macsmusic[/url] Pester away ...

[quote name='stevebasshead' post='127144' date='Jan 24 2008, 06:09 PM']Fender experts will no doubt answer better but it sounds similar to what Rickenbacker used to do on the bridge pickup. They put a .0047 (that's one more nought than the one you're talking about) capacitor in the bridge pup's tone circuit to remove a shedload of bass and lower mids. A .047 cap like you mention (I would imagine) do the same but to a lesser extent. So it doesn't so much add brightness as lose some bottom end giving a more clear tone. Ric have recently added the cap back but on a push/pull tone pot so you can switch it in and out of circuit - if the Fender cap is the same sort of idea maybe you'd want to do something similar so you can get the best of both worlds. Of course, I could be talking complete b*ll*cks, I'm not up to speed on Fender tweaks [/quote] Ah now there's an idea... I just happen to have a pushpul pot hanging around so maybe I'll try having both and see what the difference is ...

[quote name='Hamster' post='127139' date='Jan 24 2008, 06:02 PM']Don't know about that particular cap, but the cap in the circuit is to roll off the highs. If you want a brighter tone, try swapping it out for a .022 cap. Hamster[/quote] So I know the tone knob on a P is a simple treble cut but does it start at zero cut or does the capacitor make a difference when the tone is on "full up"? Cheers