Noisyjon

[quote name='bobpalt' post='1010181' date='Nov 2 2010, 11:16 PM']...Why is it that I always have turn the volume up on the telly to nearly full blast for this programme? Then when I forget to instantly turn it down at the end I am deafened by the next thing to come on. What technical reason can they have for broadcasting such a ridiculously low sound level?[/quote] IMO it's that this show is put out with some dynamic range whereas most other shows are not. That's the same reason adverts seem louder during films.

Facebook page won't display for me either. Any chance of a picture on here please?

Thanks Guys for the kind words. Still a bit stunned I've landed a Masterbuilt! Clarky - On the name front I'm torn between Phil or Rosalie!

Hello All, I just fell in Love with it as soon as I saw it on their website and after a mental wrestle with myself (buying blind, price, import duty, VAT, great piece, great price, etc!) and a few emails with the man here we are What we have here is the base model of the '59 re-issue P bass in terms of specs with the additions of a Custom Shop Jaco jazz bass bridge pickup, a Badass 2 bridge and a Chrome pick guard with Vol, Vol, Tone controls, a side mount jack socket and 70's TV logo. It is finished in Black Pearl, New Old Stock. I appreciate that this is a serious 'Marmite' bass but enjoy the pics! (more/better pics to follow in due course) Also the shop's page for it is: [url="http://www.themusiczoo.com/Guitar-And-Bass-Hall-Of-Fame-Photo-Gallery.php#/6"]HERE[/url] Cheers, Jon. *UPDATE* I cleaned and re-strung it last night and wow did the fretboard clean up nicely. I used the Dunlop 2 part set and it has really brought the luster of that Madagascan Rosewood out!

LOL I hear ya, and I'll watch my mouth

I'm [i]kind[/i] of with you on this one. Where I falter is that I can see the POV that, for instance, I could never afford an early to mid 60's Fender but could stretch to a Fender Relic/Closet Classic/New Old Stock instrument from the Custom Shop to look, sound & feel like a genuine older instrument. That said I have a bass that's just over 10 years old, that I've had from new, and it has been naturally relic'd which I much prefer the look of as I know I done all that wear and tear/damage! Cheers, Jon

Thanks Stevie. I won't mention that I occasionally look at Finnbass either then!

Cheers BassBod. I was reading similar things over on TalkBass!

Hello, I'm interested in how the bridge pickup sounds in comparison to a regular USA bridge pickup. If anyone has experience and can shed some light on it for me then that would be great, Cheers, Jon

WOW - Well done for tackling it with the the DB and injured hand Mate and glad it all went well. ATB

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='1005562' date='Oct 29 2010, 06:18 PM']Just a thought. If you do stash a bass away, avoid the loft ! the temperature and humidity goes up, down and every which way, which can turn a nice playing neck into a twisted banana. Investment then = loss [/quote] +1 I'd go for Musicman20's theory of a 'Sunday best' bass along the lines of a late 50's/early to mid 60's Fender bass. Good luck! Jon

From what I understand the backing tracks are made by Producers with session Guys/Girls in the week. There's a Producer for each Judge/Category. The people that are on stage pretending to play along during the show are booked by the production company but whether that's through an agency or something similar I don't know.

Only just seen this thraed Interesting - will have a look at mine ASAP!

I can never decide myself so have collected nice examples of each over time!

I would use the CTS pots & Switchcraft jack but with a different Capacitor. From doing this before I've found the Sprague caps to be pretty cheap and widely available...

Hi there, Where are you based in London? Regards, Jon

[quote name='Alfie' post='991347' date='Oct 17 2010, 05:45 PM']...On the subject of refinishing, would it be counter intuitive to get a Road Worn and refinish it? I really like the spec of the 50s style telecasters and a road worn nitro finish would be easier to strip than poly.[/quote] I've wondered before if it's an option to overspray a HW1 instrument with a nitro colour of ones choice - a la custom shop Fenders. My concern was it would still wear/flake off easily so didn't bother in the end.

[quote name='BassBod' post='990563' date='Oct 16 2010, 08:13 PM']Umm...yes. A few weeks ago..just a phone no in the window to contact Mr Manners for repairs. I know its not good for business, but they should mention it![/quote] Just seen on their 'Contact Us' page it says "BATH STORE CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT, PLEASE CALL LONDON STORE!" Cheers, Jon

Loads of info here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=248[/url] Cheers, Jon

I use my MarkBass SA450 into one of my Barefaced Compacts for recording. Marvelous sound! Incidentally last time I did record this setup the engineer said the mic on the cab was a better sound than the D.I.!

Very cool! What's that J position pickup in there?