The Burpster

your welcome! I have to say I am stunned by last evening....... In this financial climate too!

Very very nice....

I've PM'd you daft lad.....

[quote name='neepheid' post='349840' date='Dec 9 2008, 04:08 PM']£20-£30? That's a typical spend that down the pub on a Fri/Sat night! At the risk of making an assumption about your lifestyle - stay in for a couple of weekends then get the Streamer?[/quote] Or request Santa brings you £30 ..... Trust me its a [u][b]whole lot better[/b][/u] that what your looking at!

If you want to fry Incx then do it on another thread. I'm not having what a few of us did soured by petty bickering.

[quote name='Jesus' post='349478' date='Dec 9 2008, 10:53 AM']Brand new left handers in my price range are basically all the low-end stuff, and second hand are few and far between.[/quote] Not sure I agree with that.... You do a lot worse than one of these, and they are VERY playable as standard..... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_rockbass_streamer_std_4_bs_lh.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_rockbass_...std_4_bs_lh.htm[/url]

Dave... Sorted it thank you.. The pup has a central blade that can be removed from teh plastic housing. This blade had a sliver of the earth brading from the shielded wire runnig up inside the cavity and sat between teh magnet and blade. This was causing the two parts to rock... So took out both parts of the blade and stuck them together with very thin double sided tape and soldered a piece of copper foil to the shielding and that sits alongide the blade in the cavity now..... Job sorted, two very happy non microphonic humbucking pups now. Thx for putting me on the right track..!

[quote name='Beedster' post='349456' date='Dec 9 2008, 10:34 AM']Guys I posted this elsewhere but though it warranted it's own moment in the limelight! After about 5 years of various ebay and BC transactions without serious problem I've had several problematic transactions in the last few months, all of which related to dishonest or, at the very least, not sufficiently conscientious, sellers. I have returned two basses for being fake vintage 'Fenders' (seller's responses along the lines "well the guy who sold it to me said it was original"/"it says Fender on the headstock, how was I supposed to know", and by the way, one of these is still on ebay listed at over £2000), a neck for being simply unplayable (the owner had inflicted a DIY refret on an otherwise finely crafted vintage Fender neck but 'forgot' to mention this in the listing), and several smaller items that simply didn't work or were not what the seller described (Allen_Baker's Warwick 3.2 being a good example). There's two issues to me, firstly, the fact that the seller is less than honest in the listing, which can perhaps be the result of genuine error or naivety, and secondly the seller's response to any such issue. A failing in the first is forgivable, a failing in the second not. Most of the sellers above accepted the items back and refunded me, so failed on the first but passed on the second. Allen_Baker may have passed on the first (OK the amp [i]might[/i] have been working when he sent it) but failed on the second. Jake failed on both. It's not even face-to-face that ensures the deal, it's the degree to which the seller has demonstrated previously that s/he is trustworthy. The reason I was extremely (perhaps too) hard on Allen_Baker last week is that I don't think we use the feedback section well enough and should probably be prepared to be a little more honest in doing so. I know, from PMs on various issues, that deals on BC have gone bad, in some cases seriously so, but I don't see any negative feedback on the site about those deals? Let's face it, unlike ebay, at least a seller on here can respond and a decent public dialogue can ensue. Most people on here are reasonable, and if most of the facts emerge during any such dialogue, I imagine a level of consensus will determine the rights or wrongs of any situation (trial by jury if you like?). So guys, let's see the feedback section being used. Chris[/quote] Agreed Chris, but I have 2 issues from your post..... 1. Only buy and sell to nice folks then that wont happen.... 2. Don't keep swapping your gear...... PS you never did answer my PM about fretlessessess

[quote name='Waldo' post='348751' date='Dec 8 2008, 03:53 PM']If you ask someone to do that, you're a f*cking idiot.[/quote] In your opinion, of course!

Im currently at 6 but would prefer to be 4 PRSs ( I will be one day!) and an EUB.

[quote name='Jesus' post='348870' date='Dec 8 2008, 05:49 PM']Im asking because im a lefty (tried learning right handed, and just found it very very hard), and ive sold on my right handed bass and im in the market for a new one at around £150-200. But the options are few and far between. But i have noticed Johnsons, Aria's, and some other very cheap bass's knocking about for under £100, and would be interested if i knew they are just as good a starting point as the much loved SX's.[/quote] To give as straight forward answer as I can (bear in mind I only have 1 bass out of 6 that is 'as it came from the factory') is yes and no to your question... So yes its a good starting point, but is it better or worse than the others you mention? No. With entry level basses you will get budget wood and budget components. As you get up to mid range you wil get good quality wood or components but rarely both (but you can be lucky) and then further up the foodchain you eliminate the doubt by paying more. So you COULD get an absolutely cracking body and neck with your SX or it could be average, and any amount of pimping will just give you a pimped average instrument. My suggestion is get a better bass 2ndhand and one with nice wood components of neck and body. Live with it for a little while and you will know exactly what direction you want and need to upgrade. My first pimp job was an RBX Yam. It made it a very playable instrument but it still had a sloppy neck pocket and the body was similar to Balsa...... On the other extreme the Highway 1 Fender P bass I did recently, was as good as any US P that would cost twice as much to buy (ask Voxpop) and was EXACTLY what I wanted (and as it seems to do as he wishes too).... So I guess the advice I would offer is get as good a starting block as you can and work with it rather than decide what you want to do to it before you get it..... If that makes sense......

Yes I have just fitted one (a 4.2AP) to a PRS and definately do it..... I conected mine straight to the main earth from the jack though the pot bodies.

Whilst to some extent I agree with those posts above.... changing bridges in the main is not rocket science or particularly difficult. As long as you are competent with marking, drilling and if necassary plugging before drilling it is not a huge job. It kinda depends what your long term plans are for the Ibby? If are keeping it and want/ need more adjustment as well as a colour change then I'd say go for it. Putting say a Schaller or Hipshot on there will definately make an difference, but would it make a difference in proportion to the expenditure..... well that is purely subjective. If you decide to go ahead and want more advice come back on and you will get it I'm sure. If necassary PM me.

Great news!

Had a noodle on a 505 a few weeks ago and it is a very nice instrument, especially for what it costs...! I guess teh 305 stayed in teh shop?

I've been listening to Dire Straits quite a bit of late and wondered if any of you own or have tried a resonator bass? I know Ozark made them for a while and I have no idea what they were like..... I have this sad romantic notion that one would sound pretty good trough a valve amp.....

[quote name='BassBus' post='345252' date='Dec 4 2008, 12:20 PM']Has anyone ever tried using cello strings on a BG? It's that old Holy Grale of trying to find that DBish sort of sound on a BG. I would asume they have a shorter sustain time which might help with that sound. I use flats on my Status fretless but the they sustain for ever with the graphite neck. Any experience?[/quote] You can get near that experience with plastic (nylon) wound flats, leave 'em on for a few months and they have that DB limited sustain thud.... It would be a very costly experiment as stated above, and with teh light gauges you may struggle with intonation and relief issues.... but that is mere speculation.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='345131' date='Dec 4 2008, 09:43 AM']Exercises also help : program a drumpattern with one bar with snare, hi hat and bassdrum, followed by one bar "empty" and keep on playing while filling the gaps and ending on the "one" after the empty gap.[/quote] Soooooo spot on there.... I use this as part of my practice regime... Warm up playing along with a couple of fave tracks to loosen up the fingers, and then play to pre-recorded drum tacks concentrating on the 'one' or 'two' for the odd backbeat track that we do.. Best to mix up some timing in there too, make you work at it and feel more relaxed. Several of my fave tracks are in 3/4 or 6/8 timing which can be a bia-tch to get right if you loose it mid track!

Yep I use GHS ones. They are average on the PRSs (and P basses that I've had) and not really that nice sounding... However on my Ovation Viper (electro accoustic) they sound fabulous. I concurr with the above comments about double bass sound - thats exactly how they sond to me. On the right bass they are lovely to play and very tactile and produce a lovely warm tone, on basses that a they dont suit they sound dull and thuddy.

Yep I've done a few now.... Dremel and cut off discs by these folks.... [url="http://www.permagrit.com/"]http://www.permagrit.com/[/url] Then when nearly to shape a Dremel flap wheel.... then diamond files, then wet and dry paper and finally polish. Drill holes and countersink with a permagrit countor tool..... All you need is some manual dexterity, skill and plenty of time....

[quote name='Wil' post='341230' date='Nov 30 2008, 04:47 PM']That's not true at all. I think you'll find its more a case that people can express their opinions in the open without flame wars happening. Or getting banned. Or moderated. It's certainly not a "them" and "us" thing, though, because a great many members on there are members here too, myself included. So it would be more accurate to say: "a lot of members of finnbass and basschat think there are a lot of dicks on basschat" Of course, that's like any big forum though. The vast majority of users are diamonds, but there are always a couple, and generally some people like 'em, and some people hate 'em.[/quote] Please keep this thread on track, it was a thank you from me to those involved in retreiving Reuels bass, not a platform for open warfare between two sites...

I laughed so much I wee'd a little...... [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-PRS-STYLE-BLACK_W0QQitemZ300254644692QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-P...p3286.m20.l1116[/url]

Excellent replies, thanks fellas.... I believe I know what the problem is now..... I'll just have to give it some thought...! Thanks again. Bob.

Dave, What is the cause of microphony on single coil pups? can it be rectified? Is it amplifed by a pre-amp (proprtianally) or does it just make the problem louder? Is there a test I can preform to identify if this is the problem as opposed to just very sensitive pick ups....? Help please.... (cant find any tech reading on this!) Bob

A bit of slapping should be reserved for the bedroom, but I understand some folks like to do it in public and have others watch them! I also belive there are websites set up that guide you to areas where those exhibitionists like to ply thier skills!