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[quote name='SteveK' post='1185426' date='Apr 1 2011, 11:22 PM']I don't have a clue. But, personally, if a band tried to play covers as per the original, then I would avoid like the plague. However, If a band took songs apart, put a completely different slant on them, and did them exceptionally well, then I would be interested.[/quote] +1 As an 'aside' to the regular covers band, we formed a little splinter group. We take songs apart, rearrange them, change the instrumentation and have no qualms about rewriting portions of the song. It's been a long process and a real gamble, but we're getting repeat bookings and a nice little following now. Audiences like it enough to sing along and dance and it's quite entertaining watching the realisation dawn on their faces as they realise they know the song but can't quite put their finger on it...

I don't think I've seen aftermarket wooden pickup covers. There are a few companies around who make wooden pickups though. [url="http://www.artecsound.com/pickups/index.html"]Artec[/url] make some gorgeous looking ones but I don't know how good they are as pickups!

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1185452' date='Apr 2 2011, 12:27 AM']Fortunately very short tunes...[/quote]

[quote name='mcnach' post='1183823' date='Mar 31 2011, 08:12 PM']To remove the WD40 residue, get some duct tape and... [/quote] LMAO!

Nope. I abuse them all equally.

Nah, WD40 won't hurt it. It gets mis-sprayed over cable and inside switches all the time.

[quote name='dave.c' post='1183528' date='Mar 31 2011, 04:41 PM']Try this! [attachment=76327:active_s..._no_tone.jpg][/quote] Nice one Dave - a picture is worth a thousand and you just proved it.

It's a rather odd requirement so it's unlikely you'll find exactly what you're after - although hillbilly deluxe's circuit comes close (passive pups instead of active ones). If you look at the SD diagram you posted earlier you can see where the wires join onto the tone pot - follow them a bit further and you'll see where they join the volume pot. Just leave the tone pot out and connect the wires to their corresponding locations on the first volume pot.

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1183251' date='Mar 31 2011, 12:59 PM']She's now my wife !!! Dave[/quote] Aaaarrrrggghhh!

Only a guess, but perhaps the prices that people are claiming the goods can be sent for are coming from large retail sites who pay a reduced shipping and insurance fee because they're shipping stuff in bulk on a regular basis?

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1182864' date='Mar 30 2011, 11:30 PM']So you've met my Ex. [/quote] Big woman, drives a JCB and arm wrestles hod carriers?

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1182761' date='Mar 30 2011, 09:53 PM']Surely your bass technique has developed to the point whereby your selective hearing mode, compression and clipping removes the extreme white noise from the spouse drone. [/quote] Oh the screeches were easy to deal with, it was just the constant rumble in the background that did the damage.

[quote name='tarcher' post='1182680' date='Mar 30 2011, 08:13 PM']Why on earth are these files so expensive. I needed to open up the slots on my Ryder to accomodate the black nylons I was putting on and used the file on my trusty Leatherman tool,or it might have been the swiss army knife. Any way,these are just files and they sell small files in model shops,radiospares maplins etc,i mean its only a bit of plastic for gods sake so why the mega price?[/quote] It's about precision, if you get a full set you can make all of the nut slots the exact size they need to be on a repeated basis.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1182583' date='Mar 30 2011, 06:59 PM']Cheers mate but bloody hell, they seem pricey! Know of any cheaper ones?[/quote] I just bought a single one and used it carefully to make wider slots for that very reason! I had a scout around at the time but the only cheaper ones I could find were on ebay and I avoid that if I can.

[quote name='Marvin' post='1182522' date='Mar 30 2011, 05:59 PM']Under the stage, even better [/quote] Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'sub bass'

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1182569' date='Mar 30 2011, 06:50 PM']I love your tag line and this thread will prove it :-)[/quote] Don't I know it!

[quote name='allihts' post='1182482' date='Mar 30 2011, 05:20 PM']Laney RB9 head, 300W minimum 4 ohms. 4x10 cab, 8 ohms + 1x10 cab, 16 ohms. I was going to have the small one facing me as a monitor and the big one facing the audience at a gig I'm doing where the bass isn't going through the PA.[/quote] That'll be fine. Only problem I can see is that you might end up drowning the rest of the backline by having the 1x10" facing back at yourself. I'd be more inclined to face it outwards towards the audience and make sure I was standing in front of it.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1182496' date='Mar 30 2011, 05:35 PM']And now I have your attention...Anyone know where I can get one of those little file/tools used for finishing off bass and guitar nuts? I used to have one but I've lost it. [/quote] Try [url="http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/Tools/Files-Knives-and-Saws/View-all-products.html?TreeId=33"]here[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='1182457' date='Mar 30 2011, 04:58 PM']Check this dude OUT! [url="http://www.ryan-larson.com/audio/allinarush.mp3"]http://www.ryan-larson.com/audio/allinarush.mp3[/url][/quote] Oh lordy...

[quote name='Hector' post='1182435' date='Mar 30 2011, 04:42 PM']Special[/quote] Hmm... 5 ±10% / 4 timing...

[quote name='Doddy' post='1182407' date='Mar 30 2011, 04:21 PM']This is the best thing I've seen all day......[/quote]

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1182289' date='Mar 30 2011, 02:44 PM']Christ, I don't think I've ever seen drums being played that badly. [/quote] I like the bit at about 0:30s where he manages to wedge his stick in between the toms and gets it stuck... Does anyone know what he does actually play? I've worked out that it's certainly not drums, electric bass or upright bass so far...

[quote name='Doddy' post='1182263' date='Mar 30 2011, 02:31 PM']Oh my god. He's so bad,even his intonation has turned off.[/quote] It's parked in a layby up near Stoke somewhere... Does make you wonder how the 'expert' criteria is applied on that site though...

[quote name='Doddy' post='1182246' date='Mar 30 2011, 02:16 PM']Is that from Idiot....sorry Expert ( ) Village by any chance?[/quote] Yep. How did you guess?

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1182061' date='Mar 30 2011, 12:23 PM']Any particular reason why ? [/quote] Marriage