Noisyjon

How much do you think it would cost to have it re-finished and relic-d to its original colour & look?

Got a black USA P with a J pickup for sale if you're interested? Rosewood board, SD Quarter Pounder pickups & hardcase.

[quote name='OldGit' post='133257' date='Feb 3 2008, 08:37 PM']Hi Jon Only my EW172 can be tuned. The rest are fixed. Ho hum OG[/quote] Hello again OG, That answers that really. The only thing I could recommend is shelling out for a Channel 69 license and setting the Sennheiser system to work in that range. Jon.

[quote name='OldGit' post='133024' date='Feb 3 2008, 02:07 PM']John, Do you know how far apart the frequencies have to be to avoid interference problems? We have 4 Sennheiser Freeports mics using 863.1, 863.7, 864.1, and 864.9. We also have an AKG bug running 864.375. I have a tunable Sennheiser EW172 system and I'd like to use a frequency in the free range but not interfere with the other systems receivers .. Should I just set it to somewhere between the others such as 863.375 or will that risk interfering with the signals either side? Thanks OG[/quote] Hello OG, As a rule of thumb about 350KHz spacing is required between transmitters, e.g. 863.100, 863.450, 863.800, etc. That puts the AKG bug too close to 2 other transmitters already! There are issues that arise, interference wise, with the more transmitters used all at the same time in the same place. This can normally be avoided with a bit of frequency planning. I will need to put my brain on it in the morning and see if your situation can be sorted, but think 5 transmitters between 863 to 865MHz may not be possible. I'll have to confirm. Can all of the equipment you mention 'free' tune (like your Sennheiser EW172 kit) or is it pre-set to a set of frequencies? This will also determine the outcome of your conundrum! Until then, Regards, Jon.

A very fast and smooth transaction with excellent comm's. What more can a bass anorak ask for??!!! Many thanks again Simon.

[quote name='bremen' post='131366' date='Jan 31 2008, 04:09 PM']Same goes for this: [url="http://www.behringer.com/BVT4500H/index.cfm?lang=eng"]http://www.behringer.com/BVT4500H/index.cfm?lang=eng[/url] they are so cheeky! they are to Ampeg what Bjorn Again are to Abba ;-)[/quote] Read very similar things on that American bass forum! What's the deal with Behringer, isn't it that the equipment is designed in Germany and made in China?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='131175' date='Jan 31 2008, 10:46 AM']It does look good on the page, but I think that's 2,500 [b][i]Marketing [/i][/b]Watts - There's no indication of whether the stated power rating is at 8 Ohms, 4 Ohms or even 2 Ohms, neither does it say if its peak or RMS.[/quote] I hear what you're saying and agree, but if the BX4500H is anything to go by then 'The Nuke' should be stonking. The price is the sweetner - £430 RRP (inc. VAT) I'm thinking backup/spare amp here.

Hi All, I have been using the Behringer BX4500H amp at my local rehearsal rooms for ages now and must admit I think they've excellent 'bang-for-buck'. Was on the Behringer website looking at their bass amps and found this - 'The Nuke'. Look at the power of this beast! [url="http://www.behringer.com/BT25000H/index.cfm?lang=eng"]http://www.behringer.com/BT25000H/index.cfm?lang=eng[/url] This looks like a superb amp on paper and if it sounds like it's brothers then think this could be a winner! Can't wait for it to hit the shops and try one out. What do you think?

[quote name='Dazzlovski' post='125873' date='Jan 23 2008, 12:58 AM']Hi Planethead, Just thought I'd let you know about my Sadowsky experience. I try and get over to New York once a year, and after dragging the missus around all the Bass Boutiques of Manahatten last January, we got a yellow cab over the bridge to Brooklyn to the Sadowsky workshop. We were warmly welcomed by the Roger Sadowsky and his dog, offered a drink and ushered into their 'sound room' where we encouraged to play everything and anything for as long as I wanted ! I left Brooklyn without making any hasty decisions about facing woods, fingerboard etc, but was back in touch with them as soon as I got home. Kevin Drexler is their Sales guy out there and was very attentive and couldn't help enough. Although they are a well respected brand I got the feeling they were genuinely interested in making sure I got exactly what I wanted, and were very precise in clearing up any concerns I had. Kevin obliged me by e-mailing pictures of the woods he'd selected for me, and this kept me from chewing off my fingers whilst waiting for the bass to be built. I had regular updates from Kevin every month telling me what his team were up to with my plank of wood.... $Deposit was minimal, with payment on completion and with the $ currently poor against the £ its a good time to buy ( if you have GAS its always a good time to by ) The build took a good 6 months, was shipped using fedex and arrived safe and well last October-ish. At first glance, the bass is a classy looking jazz... but once you get to play one, the bass is second to none that I've played IMHO, from the finish , the balance, the tone, the whole bag. I have played various Warwick's (Thumb basses mainly) for the best part of the last 10 years, and couldn't imagine something surpassing these by such a margin bit they do! I ended up having a 4 string Jazz, with swamp ash body, faced with AAA quilted maple, '59 Burst, Ebony neck, abolone dots, D-tuner, VTC (std). Pricey, but worth the wait and worth the brass!! If you need any more info or any more of my heavily biased opinion....shout up ! Dazz[/quote] Any chance of a nice picture of this lovely sounding beast please?

Hello All, A quick update. Ofcom have issued a final (I think) report on the radio spectrum sell off and it looks like this: The last areas receiving analogue TV will finally cease in 2012. When this 'Digital Switch Over' is finished the situation is this: Channel 70 is staying 'as is' and available in terms of the free to use regulations. Channels 21 to 30 (470 to 550MHz) and Channels 41 to 62 (630 to 806MHz) will be available on an 'Interleaved' basis. This means whatever frequencies digital TV transmission isn't using in a particular area then you can in theory license and use. The Channels and frequencies that are being auctioned off and that will be un-usable are: Channels 31 to 37 (550 to 606MHz), Channels 39 & 40 (614 to 630MHz) and Channels 63 to 69 (806 to 862MHz). I think the repercussions for us Guys & Girls is that there are a lot of people out there using wireless kit especially between 838 to 862 MHz. When they can't use 838 to 862MHz after the Digital Switch Over they will have to migrate up to 863 to 865 MHz, so that area is going to be very busy. Now I'm not sure about the lower 'free to use' frequency range (173.700 to 175.100MHz) and will find out how that is going to be affected. This may be a sweet spot to start buying kit in if it will be unaffected. Until then, Cheers, Jon.

[quote name='bcbass' post='66524' date='Sep 27 2007, 04:53 PM']Any experience with Sadowsky outboard preamp/DI box,especially with Fender basses?How it works?Thank you[/quote] As said previously it only boosts the signal, but man does it do it nicely! I use one of these pedals/DI with a USA P bass and a USA PJ bass and it makes them sound awesome.

I run my USA P basses through the Sadowsky pre/DI pedal and can't recommend them enough.

[quote name='ahpook' post='116553' date='Jan 8 2008, 09:12 PM']seems a of of people really favour the bridge pickup on jazz basses... i only ever use the neck on mine...not blend of the back at all - i find the bridge far too nasal. hmmm...[/quote] IMO with the PJ combo both on full it gives me just what I need - a nice bit of 'zing' to the sound.

[quote name='Hamster' post='116572' date='Jan 8 2008, 09:27 PM']Sadly no - although I'm building a P bass Olympic white project with a tort plate at the moment :wub: Hamster[/quote] How's the bass building going for you? I have been looking at Warmoth's web site and costing a bass myself!

Thanks for the pics Hamster. Are they your basses?

[quote name='Sibob' post='116146' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:31 PM']My vote goes for tort!! Black or white looks nice on white basses BUT a solid 'colour' one might look a bit weird on the trans white finish with the wood grain, would look better on a solid white, like the DJ above. So all things considered, yup, a tort! lol Si[/quote] aarrgghhhhh!!!! Anyone got a white jazz with a tort scratchplate I could see please?

I was thinking along those lines but would like to get just one for now! What colour would you go for?