The Burpster

Should it not work as a passive even with a flat battery? I cant find enough info on it from Yamaha to answer this but your manual shoudl tell you this... If so, plug it into the passive input on your amp rather than the active input and turn both pup volumes up to max and then back them off as req'd.

Beg borrow or buy Dan Erlewines guitar repair book and read the 3 chapters on fret dressing..... If you have some manual dexterity you should be able to do it.... If you have some skill you should be able to a good job of it.. 1. What bare essential tools do I need? I'm going to buy an 8" level to uses as a sanding block. From what I read, sanding is a little easier than using a file. Please add comments here about this. One straight edge or the best qaulity 6" metal rule that you can afford (nearly straight is not good enough) 6-8" diamond file preferably varuious grades. Yes you do need a fret file to radius the frets when levelled but there are vearious diifernt porfiles you can shape them too! Dont use grit paper its not accurate enough. 2. Where can I find a cradle for the neck or is there an easy way to build one? I use a rifle support (my other hoby) but making one is easy out of 1/2 ply or MDF.... You need a U section cut out the top to rest teh neck in lined with felt or foam set about 18-24" apart. [url="http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/gun_vise.html"]http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/gun_vise.html[/url] Should give you the idea 3. Do I really need a fret file to crown the frets after leveling or can I use sand paper and steel wool for this. Again, comments please. As above YEs is the short answer 4. It's a rose wood fingerboard. Do I need to tape it off while doing the work or can I leave it as is being careful not to take any wood while sanding, and restore the wood afterwards with lemon oil or something similar? Yes if you want to save the finish, it is essential you tape it or alterantively use teh proper fret guide saver...(thin plastic with a slot fret width cut out of it) and Lemming oil is essentil when you have finshed. Ideally read well on teh subject before you undertake it! Prcatice on a cack neck if your unsure.

I'm not going to question your taste and you obvioulsy know what you want..... Just one question, will it not be quite neck heavy with such a short top bout on the body? Just thinking out loud, CERTAINLY not trying to put you off! B

I have a great book called "The gig bag book of bass scales" by Joe dineen and Mark Bridges....yes it has scales in tab and notation... but I find thats a great way to learn ......I flop the book open, and learn D Lydian today.... I'm still learning new shapes after 2 years.... dont give up!

^^^ Poo........ Hadnt thought of that..! Thanks WH.

[quote name='tauzero' post='88845' date='Nov 15 2007, 10:46 AM']Digitech BP-200 and use the digital whammy to pitch-shift down a tone. Easy... [/quote] T, thats a cool idea..... how clean is the signal exiting the box.... (obvious pitch shift but does it alter or clip the signal in doing so?) :wacko:

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='88842' date='Nov 15 2007, 10:45 AM']So in summary, I don't know.[/quote] OHM, thats the best laugh I've had in ages......

A repait may be cheaper and more effective..... However ths would be better in repairs and tech, so that where your orf to!

IMHO..... Maple looks better, feels better and is more versatile as it generally produces a brighter tone.... Its lower mainatainance tooo as it is generally varnished. HOWEVER and this is a big however a bright rosewood board can be brigther than a dull maple board/neck.... see where I'm coming from? In the looks dept, I prefer blonde!

Maybe a valve pre-amp pedal?

I got a set, and put them on my 'tweaked' Ibanez Blazer..... they really are the dogs danglies.... Proper gutteral double bass sound but they still have a nice 'way oop the neck on the G string' sound..... I'm pretty impressed.... (can you tell?) NOW I see why Herbie Flowers only uses these...... VERY rock 'n roll! PS GHS do a set along the same lines (guages) and I'll be trying some of them in the not too distant future!

I guess theres a few famous players out there who have never learnt scales, but learning them sure makes using your fingers properly a lot easier..... you may not subscribe to one finger per fret mode of teaching, but if you do, after all the pain and aching suddenly you'll find one day, your reach is increased, you can pick up notes much quicker, and using all four fretting fingers independantly just works..... IMHO yes its worth the pain and boredom.

[quote name='theosd' post='87864' date='Nov 13 2007, 02:12 PM']You could always string your 4 banger BEAD?[/quote] Its mostly for those "Tommy Shannon" moments and they (SRV and Double Trouble) just down-tuned a tone... I would have to leave one down tuned and would have to do a new setup and different strings and I cant be ar5ed.... And you kinda need the G string for thh twiddly idlly bits he (TS) does.... ^^^Butter?? putty maybe... I've gotta play one before I decide..... The article in in BGM this month is impressive but, the contact I've had with the company this last two weeks has impressed me a lot more.... Very slick ! !

^^^ and that I feel is the definative narrative and statement from one of the few amongst us who does actually play ERB...... Thank you for the time and effort you put into that. __________________________________________________________________________________ To those who dont play, or understand ERB or like ERB that's fine..... But please do not say its wrong [b]JUST[/b] because you don't play, understand or like it..... Any more taunts, or goading and I'll consider closing this thread.

FWIW- I shall be ordering a Clover 5 (because I cannot afford a C/S PRS V) in the new year as I need to go lower than E, but cannot be ar5ed with a D-tuner or de-tuning. So the 5th string will be a low B.

I have a Roland cube 30X that could do with a new home will let you have it with the Roqsolid cover for £75 of your Earth Pounds (plus postage) as your a noob"! Bob. (shameless plug I know but, I'd like it to go to a noob! as it served me well)

Nik, Shame... But of course the screw will come out provding you didnt solder it in! Its a damn shame your not a bit nearer me as I could have a go for you. I'm pretty confident it would work. Bob. PS hoping to hear from brother soon... Oh and PM me if you need any more tips on the above technique I'll give you my fone number incase you need more help!

I guess it depends on what finish you put in place of the varnish.... I dont recomend sanding and leaving it unfinished! it will be horrid after a while.... Have you tried polishing the neck with a good guitar polish? I wipe my varnished Maple necks after every time I use then but every 6 months or so polish them with (in my case PRS ) polish and then they are lovely and slidey again.... Erine ball makes a good polish too... I'd try that before you take sand paper to it.....

What a find..... great story ....... What a treat! Oh and complements to the chef for a top dish!

Nik, How good are you with solder? I was going to suggest heating the brass part and putting a small amount of solder on one cleaned side of it. Whilst its still molten, wipe of the solder leaving a very fine residue (or 'tinning') on the surface. it should no longer fit the hole of teh saddle. Put the saddle in your domestic oven on its hottest setting and let it come up to temp. Put the tinned brass insert in teh freezer. When they are both at their extremes of temp. (wearing gloves) take the brass insert out and with a spare screw in it (all the way in so all the threads are used) Gently tap it into the saddle. let it all come to room temp and should be locked in place..... Bob.

DAMN I wish I was at the bash instead of being kanckered and going to bed early becouse I'm at work early tomoro! Bl**dy job!

Gotta say as much as I do like a nice bit 'o wood...... I also hava thing for black......That sir, is a doosey leave is just the way it is...... (or add black screws to the bridge!) PLEASE.

Nik, have you taken the saddle off and flipped it over? I can only think that they out a brass insert in to allow it to articulate. I would have thought there was some means of retention for that bush/insert that may have just come undone. If not and it is just a plain insert that fits into the sadle without articulating I have no idea why they did it but an idea for re fixing it.

See I love W's to play and noodle with and that blonde 4 string is sweeeeeeet...... However as nice as the 5 string is undoubtably to play, that phallic top bout just puts me right off 'em........Sorry .

^^^ Nice clean fight please....! No kicking, elbows, gouging, biting, punching below the belt or general roodness..... Gentlemen, Seconds out, round one! Clang clang....