paul_5

He needs to sort his drawers out too...

That better not be the BC relay bass, it might be catching!

In the UK I'd give Watford Valves a call. I've had nothing but great advice and customer service from them, particularly Derek, who knows practically everything about valve amps - it's a long conversation but fascinating. [url="http://www.watfordvalves.com/index.asp"]http://www.watfordvalves.com/index.asp[/url] Most preamp valves of this type (12AX7, 5751, ECC83 etc…) tend to be a uniform size and have a standard 9 pin array at the bottom, and are all skinny valves .

I'd like to play a fretless (4 or 5, I'm not fussy) just to see if it's as GAS inducing as it's supposed to be.

The voting page is still taking votes, so I'd say Carry on Clicking… https://www.loveourlocalbusiness.com/base/lolb2desktop?region_id=gb-en&content_id=94315&noflash

Lucky bugger, that's a GREAT bassline!

Boss ODB3s can be had fairly cheap on the used market, but there are loads of others that would fit this bill. Why not put up a wanted ad in the Market forum?

Yup, made a couple of Wooly Mammoth clones. I used 2N2088s, but you can get away with 2N3904s if you can't find them.

Just curious, how good is 'plastic wood' for strength after it's dry? I've always wondered whether this or epoxy based filler is better strength-wise. Sorry for the slight thread derailment.

How 'bout that "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead?

Ooh, High Voltage by AC/DC would be in my top 3, but it's hard to pick a winner. Are Iron Maiden heavy rock or NWOBHM? I'm confused...

IBTL

Good luck Paul, hope you've got enough votes.

I saw him in 1995 (March ish) at UMIST in Manchester. Got to meet him afterwards and he came across as a genuinely lovely bloke. Brilliant sense of humour too.

Muff style fuzz for 'Hysteria', ZVEX Wooly mammoth (or similar gated fuzz) for 'Time is Running Out', and you can get pretty close to the 'Plug In Baby' sound with an EHX Bass balls. Hope this helps.

My 'bitsa' has an Affinity neck, and with a DiMarzio will power pickup it;'s a lovely instrument to play - sounds great too.

Yup. I've learnt SOOOO much rom her "Electric Bass Lines" books.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1386673162' post='2302808'] oo nice, have you a link to summat similar please? [/quote] One of these: http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Kinsman-ABS-Pedal-Board-Case-5-Pedals/VE8?origin=product-ads&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=PLA+General&utm_content=LjDQubDC%7Cdc_pcrid_36894138439_plid__kword__match__

My DHA fits perfectly inside my aluminium case (a cheap Kinsman one) without putting pressure on the knobs or switches.

You'll need to rout/drill/chisel a big hole for the hum bucker at the neck, fortunately if it's not too neat a job then it's covered by the scratch plate, so that works in your favour. Choice of wood [i]does[/i] make a difference to the tone - go for alder, and a maple fingerboard and neck to give you plenty of bright, grindy goodness

Trumpet player seems to have monopolised all the hair - could he not have shared some with the 'bone and 'phone players? Cad

Pre Fender® SWR kit gets my vote every time.

Yup; offboard wiring (pots and switches and sockets etc...) is a bit of an aquired skill. It can end up like knitting with spaghetti if you're not careful. That said it shouldn't put you off having a go. If something goes wrong then it's not dealung with dangeroys amounts of voltage and yoy'll learn a new skill that can be used to mend a bass or replace bits of it as and when the need arises - can save you a few quid by not having to pay a tech to do that sort of stuff for you.