The Burpster

[quote name='Buzz' post='695821' date='Dec 29 2009, 06:47 PM']I think it's just that time of the month for dear ol' Burpster.[/quote] OK I apologise..... I'll get meself down the chemist and get me some lilets........ As to the alteration of tone, the beauty of these is that the amount the rubbers damp the strings can be tuned. There is also 2 settings on the cam lever so you can increase it if its not enough at setting one. On mine with flats the 1st position just dulls down the sustain, the 2nd dulling it to an EUB like thud, which for 12bar blues is excellent. If I had more time at the mo I rceord a few bits and put them on as MP3s.

Oh dear, have I been abrasive.... If I have appeared to be, its because too often folks diss a piece of kit purely because of its cost. They have more than likely never come into contact with the piece of kit in question but because it costs £XX they quote it as a waste of money. This piece of kit allows you to damp in the way I pointed out. Do I pick up that you are implying then, that because I state that a Bassmute would allow it to be used bewteen notes, that I have to be able to damp between notes to have a bassmute fitted? Will you also tell me I have to be able to slap 16ths to be credible..? I dont have sufficient skill to damp to similar amount repeatedly with my palm and I end up being hamfisted, hence the reason I bought and use a Bassmute. I dont have the luxury of being able to practice for hours on end, and playing is not my career so it is not essential for me to be able to palm mute with a high degree of skill. I use it to deliver a sound that I require. It is for complete tracks most of the time, but I can and do flick it to damp for parts of tracks if I need to. Why do folks find it neccassary to give a critique on their opinion of 'what something costs or is worth' when that was not the question I originally posed.....? I was genuinely interested to see if others had bought and use this piece of kit. I was not interested to see if anyone thought it 'value for money' or if they could 'justify buying one'.......

Mapas, unfortunately Al is correct. If you are going to practice live with drums and guitars you will need a 100w solid state or maybe just less (75w+) valve amp. if your drummer is using real drums (as opposed to digi drums) you will not be able to be heard. Of your basses mentioned above I'd go for either of the Warwicks and try to push for the 60w blue cab amp! (you might just be heard with that!)... OR get the Warwick bass then look for a good 100w combo 2ndhand.....?

I'll put money on your strap having a suede or suede effect inner to the strap....? Levys are like this, which is great if your bass is very nuetral balanced which it sounds like yours maynot be. Get a strap with natural finish on the leather on teh inside and it will move more freely (my PRS straps are the same hide but differing colors on both sides) these move easily over clothes teh Levys straps I have dont - they pull clothes around just as you describe. Any help?

Rob at Status might be able to cobble something together from one of the 'off the peg' models...? If Moses dont then your really gonna struggle is my honest guess....

Greetings ancient mariner. Interesting subject and there is a wealth of info and experience on here to help. I found this a help when I first started [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/"]http://www.tunemybass.com/[/url] but I have moved on a bit since then. I'm going to move your post to the repairs and tech section as the folks that browse there will answer pretty much anything you care to ask!

I think you may find that if you play a Status Streamline, you may struggle to want to play anything else afterwards!

[quote name='gjones' post='693759' date='Dec 26 2009, 03:23 PM']I could never justify spending actual money on a piece of kit to do the job a bit of foam rubber could do for free.[/quote] Hmmmmmmm, justification is relative isn't it. This device is completely tunable, to allow varying degrees of mute. That is across all strings or on each individual string. Whilst I agree with a lot of to55ing about you could do that with little bits of FREE foam..... Could you however, i) flick into and out of the damped string mode between tracks or indeed between notes while you are playing? I think not. ii) you replicate EXACTLY the same amount of damping that you set up with your bit of foam over and over again? I think not. iii) you select how much damping you use mid track? I think not. I am endebted to Ellio and his team for developing a quality peice of kit, and believe me it is. Whilst this doesnt fit into a 'minimum budget at all costs' approach to basses, you may have noticed that these are both fitted to my PRSs so that isn't on my agenda. This is a superb piece of kit. It works. It may cost as much as some basses do, but then it only costs the same as a quality effects pedal with which I would have to s0d about with to try to get the effect that this produces and it is not in the signal chain. The exchange is crap at currently so they do not seem like a 'bargain', but then would you spend £100 on a pedal...? My guess is that you probably wouldn't, I mean why would you spend 'actual money' on an overdrive when you can just turn the gain up: Right?

[quote name='ped' post='671493' date='Dec 1 2009, 08:07 PM']Let's see some PRS pics BTW![/quote] OK Pics you want.....? Sorry for the delay! Its Boxing day, and FINAlLY I have some spare time to do stuff! Pics of the boys and their toys....

Two Makes.... Schaller or Hipshot. Both very high Quality engineering and Uber reliable. I'd have anything out of either of thier catalogues.

For me "Albatross by Fleetwood Mac". My part is jaw droppingly boring, but to watch Neale play both parts simultaneously on his PRS with new strings, makes my eyes damp every time.... :wub: Actually I must record it and put in on here soon!

Its your bass - do as you want/need...... IF you intend to keep it. If you dont then think long and hard about mods..... Thats my advice FWIW.

Do quadruplets count.....? My 4 PRS EB IVs are all the same model but they are not all indentical..... In fact considering they are all the same model they all 4 have distinct characters.....

Bugger. All the same as I currently have........ Thank you Mrs T for looking! Oh and thank Mr T from me too! BB, thanks for the offer I'm going to try the 2 shops in Lincoln tomoro, I may be lucky and find somthing that will do temporarily..... Thanks again to those that have replied....

Rich, replied to PM, thanks for your help.... Mrs T, do all of Mr Ts strings stiil live in thier packets...? Do any look like these....? [url="http://store.daddario.com/category/145851/Chromes_Flat_Wound"]http://store.daddario.com/category/145851/Chromes_Flat_Wound[/url] Or [url="http://store.daddario.com/category/145912/XL_Nickel_Round_Wound"]http://store.daddario.com/category/145912/...kel_Round_Wound[/url] I can't remember what he uses now.... although we did have a discussion about strings about a yr ago.... If his string colection does look like those above could you get back to me and I'll PM my fone #. Bob

Is anyone within 50miles of Lincoln got an unused set of D'addario ECB81 Chromes (45-100) that I can blag until I can get some sent.....? I want to restring my new acquistion before I go away on Weds, and it wont take 50-105s which is what I now use on the PRSs..... At the min I would settle for a set of EXP170 (45-10) if anyone has a set of them uncut..... (Me..! roundwounds...? what is the world coming to!) Thanks in advance if anyone can help....

You could buy a proper bassmute for less than that..... you get SPARE pads with those......

Pedster, that being the case I'll put money on the Silver one on my Swampy PRS is your old one from your old Bacchus!!!!! Pics - I will do when I get my shoite together.... Nikon havent done an upgrade to ViewNX for Snow Leopard yet so I have to do everything pic wise by proxy...... PITA!

Haven't Monster cables been known to have resistors built into them to filter out mids and highs to get the "bassy sound..." was a big article somewhere in one of the comics a few years ago.... My g'tarist used to use a (very expensive) Whirlwind cable (I'm sure he paid well over £40- for a braided toaster one) until I made him one the same spec as OBBM does. He hasnt used the Whirlwind since, quoting the Van Damme and Neutrik lead is brighter and looses less signal than the Whirlwind.....

OBBM is the man, will make them up for sensible money.....