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roger just bought an mxr envelope filter from me....top chap to deal with paid as soon as we'd agreed the deal. many thanks

i'd replace the preamp and/or pickups in the warwick. i had a similar feeling about my fortress...loved the feel of it but didn't get on with the sound. i got hold of some bartolini pickups and put a glockenklang pre and it's the business now.

anyone got any info about this ? a bass comp with a gain reduction meter...[i]very[/i] interesting, especially how impressed i am with their bass envelope filter

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1179965' date='Mar 28 2011, 08:24 PM']Thats very cool! I used to really like Pulp back in the day but I have never tried one all in good time....[/quote] bought from howard's (the bass doc ?) shop in newcastle in about 1997...i only popped in for some strings !

here's my late '79, early '80 sabre (the neck and body date differ by one month) ...also in the garden

i've been using a smps amp (a soundtech PS802) for quite a while with my ampeg pre. brilliant ! light and amazing bass response. i don't think you'll be disappointed

blimey... that's some serious wiring going on there. good work.

[quote name='TimR' post='1177661' date='Mar 26 2011, 09:26 PM']The Sky's Gone Out![/quote] seriously freaky album !!

it depends on the strength of the magnets, so try dropping them a little and seeing if the sound goes.

how close are the pickups to the strings ? if they're too close the magnetic field can affect the vibration of the strings, leaving to a wobbling or chorus-y sound

crass

it's not cheap or that easy to get hold of, but the wounded paw [url="http://www.woundedpaw.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=150"]battering ram[/url] is by far the best overdrive/fuzz pedal i've ever used. NO loss of bass, lovely overdrive to distortion and great fuzz too. the main downside is the cost and ordering one from canada. the upside is its ability to keep the low end intact, something i found amiss in most pedals, even those like the fulltone bass driver. EDIT: don't forget bassfuzz.com for a great round-up of the fuzzy end of bass.

here's a couple of shots of my home studio...or the spare room as girlfren likes to call it there's a dual core PC using nuendo and ableton, running from an m-audio nrv-10, with midi link to an alesis d4 drum module, a roland jv-880 and also a ridge farm gas cooker valve DI (old skool !! ) does me fine. the spare bed adds an essential vibe too

never taken a backup myself.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1170611' date='Mar 21 2011, 01:16 PM']I get that they are to stop scratches appearing on your bass but I just find myself asking, who plays that chaotically that they hit the bass hard enough to scratch it there as opposed to anywhere else?[/quote] i do the scratchplate on my jazz is covered in scratches from where i've played chords heavily. and i don't see it as playing chaotically - it's just the way i play.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1170631' date='Mar 21 2011, 01:30 PM']I saw them a few years ago,and enjoyed it for about 10 minutes,and then got really bored.[/quote] i'm not sure i'd get bored...i just can't stand the singer's histrionic wail and sixth-form lyrics. /looks round room at everyone staring at him in silence/ i'll...um...get my...? yeah...ok... tatty bye

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1170621' date='Mar 21 2011, 01:22 PM']Yup, he must have really well developed neck muscles.[/quote] /nods/

[quote name='crez5150' post='1170475' date='Mar 21 2011, 11:11 AM']I think it's more about the sort of tone you get from playing up there.... I do this when playing James Brown's Cold Sweat. You get a different tone and tension going on.... nothing 'beginner-ish' about it at all..[/quote] plus the one. i'm no huge muse fan (quite the opposite in fact), but i do appreciate what a wizard mr. wolstenholme is on bass so i've learned a few muse basslines for the exercise. hysteria sounds much better (to my ears) played around the 8ves rather than the lower positions - it's thicker and works better with fuzz. but each to their own.

[quote name='yorick' post='1170121' date='Mar 20 2011, 09:56 PM']mmmmmmmmm.......Ritter [/quote] plus the one

good job i'm not hungover... oh hang on...i am now.