paul_5

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1370672362' post='2104164'] I never managed to get past Morrissey's consistently slightly sharp singing. [/quote] +1 . It took a bit of effort but it was worth it.

it's a fairly straightforward one but a bit fiddly; basically you cut the PCB track going from one of the caps (0.01µf IIRC) to pin 8 of the LM13600 chip and solder a wire from the same cap to pin 9 of the LM13600 - that essentially turns it from a band pass filter to a low pass filter. Once you've done that it's hella loud, so I stuck a volume control on it to tame the output. Like I say, fiddly but worth it. If you're interested I can open mine up again and let you know exactly which cap it was. If I get time today I'll do some sample recordings and put them up on here.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1368208638' post='2074558'] You ever tried the FX25? Even simpler and is really good at [i]that [/i]sound. [/quote] Got one - modded it. Even better!

Yup. Transcribed some Smiths basslines a few years ago for a student - really enjoyable to give those lines the attention they deserve.

Built it on veroboard. It's [i]really, really[/i] vicious when you push it - probably unusable on bass without the blend control, although if you turn the 'texture' knob down it gets really mellow. As for mods then the obvious place to start would be to alter the input cap to let more bass through to the drive stages... I'd start by whacking that up to .1µf and seeing what that sounds like.

I wouldn't even get on stage if there was a stool on it. Dirty bastards.

Dunno, w It's got a horrible, nasty, spluttery/gatey/spitty sort of sound to it - you can see why they put a blend on it! Mine's mounted in the same box as my Colorsound Bass Fuzz clone so I can switch between dirty sounds really easily.

Still more expensive than a Behringer BDI-21 though...

got some HOT 'buckers for the SG and both of my basses are active; it's all good!

So anyways, a load of MPSA14 darlington transistors arrived today. Scramblers ahoy!

I did this to a 'Yamato' headstock that I wanted to fit 'proper' size machine heads to. I dowelled and glued the original holes and then marked out and drilled new holes (wood awl) and the job was a good 'un. It looks a bit weird, as the dowel is pine and the head is maple, but I reckon if it bothered me that much I'd get some veneer / paint on it. It's my 'stay at home' bass, so there's no issue.

Not seen this, so thanks for posting the link - I'll have to have a 'butchers' when I get some down time in the house. I was just listening to 'Axis: Bold as Love' this morning and was asked to turn it off. Now I'm sad.

I've never had any issues with Melodyne but like you, I try to avoid it. "if it's not right, then do it again"

Yup. Brassic.

Don't play. I don't want bass playing to be a chore. If I've got gigs or stuff coming up then I'll make sure I really hunker sown to it, but I've got definite targets in situations like that, and it's easier (for me) to put the hours in.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1369854038' post='2093605'] If you remember how cheap these were when they were sold new, you probably wouldn't be surprised at all! [/quote] £40 for my first one - brand new from Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester - many, many moons ago.

DC power sockets on these can be a bit tricky, as I seem to remember it's something quirky like a positive ground. Fitting the socket is easy enough, but wiring it up so that it does't buzz can be a bit of a minefield...

Nah, it's 9-12v DC. Nice!

I'd say DHA VT1. Might be slightly bigger footprint than you're after but it's WELL worth the size. They're the canine's testicles! I think they a use 500mA supply, but the 1spot delivers 1700mA, so that shouldn't be a problem. Newer ones use centre negative, but the older ones use centre positive, this one should see you right... http://www.davehallamps.co.uk/page55aa.html

Ace! Thanks for wasting massive amounts of my time.

Wow. Who [i]wouldn't[/i] want to be married to a bassist though? We're sooooo goddamn sexy, good with our hands and can keep a steady rhythm... ...oh, and we know how to set up the PA too!

Probably. Some of my best friendships have been formed with band members. I'm not in bands with them anymore but we're still great mates.

The wiring loom inside those old Russian Muffs is notoriously thin stuff. It could be a dry joint, the pot could be dicky or (worst case) the gossamer-thin wire needs replacing. I might have some pots in my man-shed taken from a Russian Muff if you'd like me to have a wee look?

Brilliant stuff chaps - I've really enjoyed all of the entries this month (as always). It was a [i]really[/i] close one to call this time.

Gott in Himmel, das is über tat und keine mistake!