Matt P

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1439919913' post='2846805'] De-fretted it's 3.9 kg on the bathroom scales and the nut is 45mm wide: B-E is 0.9cm, E-A 0.9cm, A-D 1cm and D-G 1 cm assuming you use Nylon Flats. It does not feel heavy and the body is quite contoured. At the Bridge the string spacing is between 1.6 cm and 1.8 cm depending on which strings! [/quote] H Thanks, unfortunately that string spacing is too wide for me, the hunt will have to continue elsewhere. Matt

Yorks5stringer, any chance of measuring the string spacing on your progressive 5 please? and a weight would be nice too, I've been looking for a backup for my Letts 5 and these look mighty tempting (even at full price) if there were options for drop-in replacement pickups that would make it a no brainer (I've been wanting to try nordstrands for ages!) thanks Matt

I'm now thinking more of a snare lamp for his living room, not sure I'd trust him with fire (he tends to get distracted and there would be a high probability that he'd set fire to his garden) Matt

now I know what i'm going to do with the scrap snare shell that's been gathering dust under my desk, the perfect housewarming present for our drummer!

I think for me it would just have to be simple to setup. would it be possible to have 5 or 6 button unit (metal momentary footswitches would be my ideal) and a 2 digit 7 segment display and then use the software to setup what each one does? a connection for a standard expression pedal would be nice but not essential. that way everyone could configure it to how they need it. my setup would probably be: patch up patch down select (so that a new patch can be selected during the ending of a song and then punched in at the right moment for the new song) blackout/background lighting strobe fog/smoke a 2 digit display gives 100 patches, I don't think i'd need any other leds Matt

Pffft, there's still a gap in the bottom case! actually that's awesome beyond all description! I can't imagine what it fees like with all the barefaced cabs (I know it will sound awesome!) something like standing behind a jumbo jet on takeoff? Matt

they're all the same, I've got about 7 or 8 of them of different ages and all the keys are identical. i could probably find you a spare key if you want? Matt Edit - beaten to it by hubrad! Hiscox are known for their aftersales, and them an email, they might be able to send you replacement catch as well, they just pop-rivet on.

I'm liking this, we took ages to come up with a name for our covers band and now that we've got some original songs we've realised that the first name isn't appropriate for the original material, I think one of these might work out perfectly! Matt

I use the MXR super comp, bought it off ebay before the bass comp was announced, I've never noticed any hiss at any settings, does the job for me and it was about 45 quid if I remember right. Matt

double check that they're not on holiday, that was the case when I ordered mine, there was a note on the website saying they were away and would return on a certain date, my covers arrived a few days after they got back. Matt

the single button would put me off TBH, I've got a clip on tuner at the moment that has the same button for on/off and pitch change, I find I'm constantly changing the pitch rather than turning it off, and it takes loads of presses of the button to put it back to 440Hz, drives me nuts so it's relegated to backup use, my Snark clip on tuner is far less annoying to use (although I might pick up a polytune clip on as well) Matt

The Badderer has already said this but I think you need to run more of the band though the PA, and have speakers pointing in more directions, from the description that you gave I'd guess that a pair of speakers pointing straight out plus one either side of the stage pointing at 90 degrees would be needed to cover everything (all running in mono to give the same sound from all the speakers), depending on the surroundings you might not need to mic the drums, and with the barefaced cabs I'd doubt that you'd need bass in the PA. the ideal thing would be to set up in one of the corners rather than the middle, that would allow you to cover the whole area with just 2 speakers but I'm guessing that probably won't be allowed. Edit - Beaten to it in far less words by Stylon Pilson!

my parcel made it to the national hub at about midnight and is now loaded for delivery at my local depot, the trouble is that the parcel force delivery to work never arrives before 2 and is usually about 3, that seems like an age! unusually it took nearly 4 days to get to Koln then parcel force took under 24 hours to get it over here and onto the local delivery van. hopefully It will arrive before i finish today, as it's coming to my work address it's very likely to arrive (difficult to claim no-one was In when we have a staffed reception during office hours) i'll get a polite message from our wonderful reception team when it arrives. Matt

as a markbass/barefaced user myself I have to echo that the combination is very good indeed, a 2x12 barefaced with a markbass head is a great match and I doubt you'll ever fail to cut through (I've drowned out the whole band with a single midget and witnessed a single midget standing up against a pair of marshall half stacks and a drummer with no issues at all) I would have quoted Alex but this browser doesn't let me or some reason! Matt

I think the soldering iron line was a nod towards how easy this job is to do yourself, the tools will cost you about the same as the job will and you'll end up with a useful skill at the same time. there are plenty of youtube tutorials to teach you soldering, or there might be a helpful Basschat member locally who would teach you. if you were local to me then I'd happily teach you the skills and help you swap out a pickup or two. Matt

Have you got a makerspace/hackerspace/community workshop nearby? they might have some CNC machinery that you could use, probably not for machining bodies but making templates should be possible. Matt

I think that most of the custom builders just use the handheld router and template method, CNC machinery is so expensive that you have to either be building huge numbers of instruments or charging incredibly high prices to make the machine pay for itself. unless you fancy building the CNC machine yourself? [url="https://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx"]https://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx[/url] Matt

I've got the Kala Fretted, I tried a Korala one and an ohana one at the same shop and the Kala came out on top, the other two each had little things that didn't quite sit right, one had no access panel in the back for string changing, the other had the panel but it was held on with screws which weren't flush to the body (in at the wrong angle) I played them back to back over the space of about 40 minutes and the Kala was the most rounded so I bit the bullet and paid the extra money. i've used it plenty since and haven't regretted he purchase one bit. I did try some fretless ones a good while ago but I'm just not a fretless guy. Matt

What about this stuff? http://truetrim.com/epages/42340869-907a-48f9-b50d-659447fb8071.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/42340869-907a-48f9-b50d-659447fb8071/Products/54.2&Locale=en_GB Matt

This is a completely different option but what about a maple neck and a new pickup for the mex precision you have in the cupboard? the Fender basses are the easiest to get parts for and a breeze to work on. Matt

Ahh I didn't realise that it had separate standby switches for each side, very cunning! Matt

hopefully the previous owner didn't try the y-cable trick as it could have damaged something, if this was me then I'd be looking to swap it out for a mono valve power amp, your cab isn't ideal for stereo as Dad3353 has already pointed out, and running just one side at 50w is a bad idea too as it may damage the amp (valve amps are supposed to always be running into a load when switched on) Matt

I completely forgot about this thread, I bought my Kala u-bass from the store in Newcastle (tiny shop but they had 3 different uke basses in store) the guy was super helpful and I happily handed over my money and went home a very happy bunny. Matt

Conan beat me to it, I've got a couple of the 2nd generation barefaced midgets that you'd be welcome to try, I've heard them with a bass terror and it sounded great (plenty of volume to keep up with a loud drummer, I've witnessed a single midget keeping up with 2 marshall 4x12 half stacks!) the TKS cabs are pretty darned good too, there are a few of them in the north east. keep an eye out for he north east bass bash, I'm not sure when the next one will be but its a great chance to try out some fantastic kit. Matt

have you tried the Gen 2 midget? it pairs wonderfully with the original compacts and might give you the definition that you need, really small as well, perfect for tiny stages in small clubs. The midget+compact stack is a real wonderful rig ( I would have gone for it but there wasn't quite enough space In the spare room) Matt