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Aria ProII SB900 - still got it along with it's original hard case.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='1243674' date='May 24 2011, 11:26 PM']linseed - like raw tung oil, will not dry properly unless it is boiled and treated with dryers, I don't know if neat linseed from DIY outlets is the right thing to use.[/quote] My local B&Q does both plain linseed and boiled linseed.

[quote name='4000' post='1243273' date='May 24 2011, 06:58 PM']Aw cripes, I'd love to play for Kate Bush! (notice I said "for"...)[/quote] We noticed what you said but know what you meant...

[quote name='skidder652003' post='1243601' date='May 24 2011, 10:38 PM']Dont get me wrong, i love em but FFS whats that saying about every young bass player in a commercially successful band, sheep or what?[/quote] Why should it be so surprising that there are so many of them in use? Fender have been knocking these out for over 50 years now and will probably still be knocking them out long after many other manufacturers have disappeared. It's not about their customers being sheep, it's about supplying what their customers will buy.

Not come across that one before. You could make your own of course. Linseed Oil is easily available from most DIY shops and Lemongrass Oil is used in aromatherapy (you might find it in a well stocked chemists or there are plenty of places on the internet). I'm guessing that there's not a lot of Lemongrass oil in that mixture (it's rather strong smelling) - probably just enough to dull down the smell of the Linseed. Not very scientific but you could pour some linseed oil into a jam jar and add the lemongrass one or two drops at a time until it smells roughly the same as the tin.

From a practical point of view, flight cases need to be stowed somewhere once you've taken the contents from it. You might get lucky and find a space on the side of the stage you can use, but my experience is that you have to do a load of repeat visits to the van to get them out of the way (and then bring them all back in after the gig). So, potentially you might be hefting that flight case about 4 times per gig! The advantage of using a rack is that the kit is permanantly housed in it and you just stick it on top of your speaker(s), take the front and rear covers off and away you go. I've never tried out the padded case type ones but to my mind they only provide scuff protection - drop it and you're going to get damage. I've always used those plastic racks with no problems at all but last year decided to try out a more traditional wooden\aluminium type one. The plastic ones still look good after nearly 6 years, but the wooden one looks tatty already...

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1242531' date='May 24 2011, 01:58 AM']Let's start a trend of non musician endorsements for our basses. I have a MIM 5 string that needs to be a Natalie Portman model. How about a Carl Sagan Precision? A Bob Fosse Jazz Hands? When I refinished my old Tokai I made a Phender logo for it. Mock the sheep! [/quote] I already have a Les Dawson Sig. Jazz Bass...

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='1242205' date='May 23 2011, 08:44 PM']My dad might be more 'impressed' with Beyonce mind, but he wouldn't mind Kate Bush.[/quote] He might also be impressed with your mums right hook...

[quote name='cetera' post='1241332' date='May 23 2011, 11:15 AM']This guy is amazing!! Love it! [/quote] That looks so much like Clive Sinclair on vocals...

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1241100' date='May 23 2011, 02:52 AM']Yeah but you can get your choice of dozens of celebrity names on them.[/quote] For all the difference that makes I'd be better off buying a marker pen and practising me joinedy upply writing...

I think I'd probably say Mike Oldfield. Sorry Fairport Convention, you'll just have to wait a bit longer...

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1241373' date='May 23 2011, 11:49 AM']And a photo of our own Dood (Dan Veall) with an article in which he discusses the merits of his 7-string Shuker![/quote] [b]Only[/b] a 7 string? I always said Dood was narrow minded...

[quote name='seashell' post='1241363' date='May 23 2011, 11:41 AM']Bass playing has turned out to be the best therapy [/quote] Every cloud has a silver lining and you get to meet us as well - I'm told we're all lovely*... * Please excuse the wax crayons wielded by some members, their ASBOs prevent them from handling shiney things...

[quote name='gsgbass' post='1239920' date='May 22 2011, 04:29 AM']Fender offers quite a few models and variations to choose from. That sure doesn't hurt much.[/quote] Not many models when you think about it: Strat or Tele for guitarists and a choice of Precision or Jazz for bassists...

[quote name='Waterboarder' post='1239691' date='May 21 2011, 08:49 PM']Cool, thanks. Right, where's me soldering iron...[/quote] No problem. For future reference, this is a good representation of how the wiring on a standard PB should look like... [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/pdfs/support/schematics/std_pbass.pdf"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/pdfs/support/...s/std_pbass.pdf[/url]

[quote name='Waterboarder' post='1239660' date='May 21 2011, 08:17 PM']Ok, cheers - do I swap 'em round on both pots then?[/quote] Yes, if both pots are working backwards.

[quote name='Waterboarder' post='1239513' date='May 21 2011, 05:46 PM']Hi fellas, Yes I know it doesn't get much simpler than this, but I'm just wondering if I've managed to cock it up!? I bought new pots, cap, wiring and p'up for my Precision and wired it up as per these instructions; [url="http://www.ehow.com/how_7156347_wire-fender-bass.html"]http://www.ehow.com/how_7156347_wire-fender-bass.html[/url] Sounds fine, except the controls work anti-clockwise! I've checked and re-checked looked at other wiring diagrams but don't seem to locate a problem, so am thinking I could have been sold dodgy pots, or is there something else I'm missing completely? Can anyone who knows about lecktrickery shed any light? Cheers [/quote] That's easy enough. On the back of the pot you have three contacts. The middle one is OK so leave that one as it is. The outer two need to be wired the other way round - so whatever you have got attached to the left hand contact needs to go to the right hand contact and vice versa.

I'm a simple soul. For me, if it feels right and sounds right then it is right.

[quote name='dood' post='1238042' date='May 20 2011, 12:19 PM']"I'm the one on the left.. errrr 20th on the left, 30 rows back, tall one with black trainers.. oh wait, you can't see my trainers. Ah, I was facing away at the time too.. but ya know, if you could see me, I would have been in the picture, honest ..it's me..." [/quote] LMAO

[quote name='73Jazz' post='1237626' date='May 20 2011, 12:33 AM']..or each bass stands for a happy and fullfilled year of love with her^^[/quote] Ooooh - you're good...

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1237886' date='May 20 2011, 10:46 AM']The Mrs had said that if she had the money, she'd buy me whatever bass I wanted.[/quote] Cool - tell her to start saving...

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1237539' date='May 19 2011, 10:45 PM']Just ask her with she needs so many pairs of shoes, always works for me. [/quote] Or... Van Gogh expressed his artistic prowess using a paintbrush whilst bass players use bass guitars. Van Gogh had more than one paint brush...

[quote name='dood' post='1237497' date='May 19 2011, 10:14 PM']Part 2: (Me me me me me!! ha ha) [url="http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2011/05/biscuit%E2%80%99s-bassment-the-london-bass-guitar-show-2011-part-2/"]http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2011/05/bi...ow-2011-part-2/[/url][/quote] Who are you again?

...and if you're the sort of muso who fancies a snack hafway through a drum solo, they also did a rack mounted microwave oven as well...

[quote name='goblin' post='1236894' date='May 19 2011, 01:30 PM']Genius! [/quote] I can't find it on the site, but they used to make a 12U rackmounted beer fridge as well. I included one in the design parameters of a 125 rack datacentre to see if anyone noticed... EDIT: Yes... eventually