The Burpster

Acrylic over nitro= OK Nitro over acrlyic = bad. Nitro lacquer or pure lacquer will be fine over your nitro base coat as would acrylic... HOWEVER the nitro over the acrylic prep stage may not work. I'd test it on a test peice first IIWY.

[quote name='martinbass7750' post='227266' date='Jun 26 2008, 12:14 PM']I threw a box full of 12AX7s away about 15 years ago - and they were new. Could have made loads of money on eBay [/quote]

Focus estate- [url="http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=ford+focus+estate&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title"]http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&am...=1&ct=title[/url] Answer to you question! (Get the 1.9 Tdi, or 1.4 petrol)

Headphones is easy to explain as teh speakers are much smaller they will produce higher frequencies better. As to whats causing teh hum, my simple guess is that you are driving some elements too hard but thats without seeing it all. DHA may be your best source of knowledge on this one!

Very groovy bit of pimping sir.... Me likeeee!

I'm seriously tempted by the S-1004 semi, but the split PG doesnt float my boat, as niether does the Derby girls bottom shape design of the jupiter.

Off to teh tech sec. for you!

off to tech for you.....!

This is what I use.... [url="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrt3/index.php"]http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/mrt3/index.php[/url]

[quote name='OldGit' post='226521' date='Jun 25 2008, 10:34 AM']It's economical 'cos you only have the iron "on" when you need it so it's not using gas whilst you're arranging things. It also re-lights itself once it's up to heat so that is a one handed operation A butane tin's about £5 and seems to last for ages.[/quote] +1 I have a serious gas iron.... [url="http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=68224&group_ID=12178&store=uk&dir=catalog"]http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P6...amp;dir=catalog[/url] And I have had the same 250ml butane refill tin for 3 yrs. VERY very economical to run for its power!

I havent succumbed yet but feel it wont be long. just out of curiosity...... I take it you dont find any serious issues with playing them?

On my P and other P bass alikies that I've played with (my preferance is for side exitting jacks) I wire straight form the jack to the bridge as its the shortest piece of wire and its permanent. Soldering simple processes is not rocket science and a cheap soldering iron and solder is a shed load cheaper than a trip to your local 'shop. There is plenty of advice already on this section (search for soldering) and I believe on a thread somwhere that there was a link to a you-tube lesson in simple soldering for complete noobs!

[quote name='Oscar South' post='226248' date='Jun 24 2008, 09:44 PM']I got the new Korg Pitchblack the other week, it beats all the competition for me because on top of being well built, small, highly visible, quick and accurate it has true bypass (which obviously every tuner should have) and an AC out, you can daisy chain the rest of your pedals out of this one.[/quote] The pitchblack is a scaled down DT10 to fit in with smaller size pedals and pedal boards.

[quote name='hogi63' post='223233' date='Jun 20 2008, 08:32 PM']Ok, I'm getting a big thumbs up here for her first choice anyway, so looking good. I can have a go at talking her out of shocking pink, but as it's gonna be hers, maybe I'll just have to get more in touch with my feminine side.... Thanks again all for thoughts![/quote] As long you're secure with your male side, shocknig pink should be no problem! If it ticks all her boxes she's more likely to get hooked!

I'd say you're BT7 guess is spot on shape wise. But the holes look a lot closer on the BT1- The only way to be sure is measure the hole spacings and send them with a quick pic to the team at Hippy.... They are pretty cool about helping with these things...

Lots of money = Peterson Strobostomp II Not lots of money = Korg DT10

[quote name='BigRedX' post='224924' date='Jun 23 2008, 12:17 PM']Could you share with the rest of us the thread size and your source of suitable longer screws?[/quote] Indeed sir I can ..... as you asked so nicley....! it is a 4-40 thread. The std length in the Hippy A is 1" so if you want longer you need 1-1/4" and shorter 3/4"..... Supplier of all bolts you need....! [url="http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/"]http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/[/url] Enjoy....

[quote name='Galilee' post='225893' date='Jun 24 2008, 02:08 PM']Well that's just a lash up surely?[/quote] No 5hit? check that rusty old bracket out! How about a jig saw and piec of angle iron and a snare drum.... One person rhythm section Actually had it been done nicely with a Hohner B2B and one of those dodgey keyborad guitar alikies fro the 80s it may have had some credibility..... as it is, my dog Meg could have done one better than that ....

[quote name='neepheid' post='224080' date='Jun 22 2008, 12:11 PM']Nothing's perfect. I love the Hipshot saddle design, but their bridges could do with some more intonation travel - like a Badass. I used an A style bridge on my first project bass and I ended up having only just enough travel available to intonate the E string.[/quote] Neep, I too was a littel frustrated at the Hippy A designs lack of adjustablity with the supplied set screws. I contacted teh tech dept at Hippy and they told me what size thread the screws are and I now have a selection of screws from a model engineering supplier.... Result? I now have the entire range of the CNC rails in intonation adjustment...... Maybe you shouldnt have to go to that trouble but its very cool once you know!

Actually Hohner made a fretted/fretless 4string headless IIRC

Clover..... [url="http://www.cloverbasses.com/"]http://www.cloverbasses.com/[/url]

[quote name='rmorris' post='222605' date='Jun 20 2008, 12:38 AM']btw the Neutrik 'Red' jack plugs with the shorting link to avoid 'plops' when unplugging look good too.[/quote] They are.....

[quote name='Faithless' post='220295' date='Jun 16 2008, 11:24 PM']Umm, sorry, but, shouldn't this be in General Bass Discussion or Offtopic forum?.. [/quote] Indeed it should....

Hogi... Huge +1 for daisy rock.... far too many put these down without actually seeing one. Very good quality intsrument and well built, but WAY too small for me, but then I've got shovel like hands. Ideal for a small person who doesnt want or is likely to be put off by a heap of cheap camel poo! Several on here have had the same dialemma as you and opted for Dasiy Rock, and got great results.