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[quote name='~tl' post='612600' date='Sep 29 2009, 10:59 PM']You could try the more specialist electronics suppliers: RS, Farnell, Rapid, etc. It might also be worth sending an e-mail to EHX, they might be able to suggest where you can get spares...[/quote] +1 on emailing the manufacturer/UK distributor of the device in question - I picked up a Hartke 3500 head second hand for cheapness but it had a missing knob. I contacted the UK distributors of Hartke at the time to enquire about purchasing one and they sent me a replacement for free, which was damn nice of them I thought

I learned just by online information and books. Then I just went ahead and had a go.

[quote name='agoulding' post='608263' date='Sep 24 2009, 10:51 PM']That is lush. What kind of music are you playing?[/quote] Oh no, I hate it when people ask me to describe our music I guess it's rock with some folk flavours sprinkled on top thanks to the presence of violin. Perhaps the best thing to do is check out the tracks on the myspace link in my sig and make up your own mind. I'm not playing any scary metal music, put it that way. Traben seem to be associated with that kind of thing, but I don't think this model is too much in that direction - it's easily the most traditional looking instrument they do. The headstock's a bit pointy I suppose and the fingerboard inlays are a bit "metal" I suppose, but I think they're much more interesting looking than dots. I basically was after this model because it had a pickup configuration I don't currently have, a 24 fret fingerboard which while my current protozoic playing doesn't require it, it may become useful in the future, and I just like the way it looks in general. It also has 18V electronics (which I didn't know at the time), another first for my collection. To everyone else: thanks for the comments

If it isn't 4 or 5 mm I'd be very surprised. Definitely metric, I remember adjusting at mine long before I had to dive into the idiosyncrasies of imperial keys. Not exact, but it narrows it down.

I am looking forward to our guitarist's reaction to my Traben Chaos tonight - he does play a little bass but considers all basses apart from the Fender Precision to be unnecessary (although I reckon a few people here might agree with him ) Having said that, he wasn't too disparaging about my Gibson G-3 (even going as far as wanting a go of it) so maybe there's hope. Until I tell him the Traben's active...

Please excuse the iffy photography - it was late due to having to charge my camera batteries, and the light in the room isn't the best - very harsh from little halogen spots in the roof. As far as sound goes, I haven't given it a good crank up (got new neighbours to think of ) but I'll give it a good run out at band practice tonight. Good range of sounds with the 5 way, and the EQ pots are centre detented for extra win. I'm not a Jazz Bass man, but I'm sure Rich will be able to tell me how Jazzy the outer coils setting is when he gets his mitts on it

It's here! It was a little bit delayed due to a customs oops. I'm at work just now, I'll be able to give a better idea of how it sounds and looks later on. First impressions: Reasonably lightweight. The finish is more satin, less glossy than the stock pictures would suggest. It's also got much more of a pronounced sunburst effect over the burl top, much more vivid colours used than the stock picture - not that it's a problem (in fact it looks rather spiffy). Nice hardware - that chunky bridge, Grover tuners (Gotoh GB7 size), fretwork seems good. Neck feels comfortable. Only niggly bit so far is a couple of spots on the neck which feel a little rough to the touch, but I guess they'll polish out. 18V electronics, which I wasn't expecting, I've never had an 18V bass before 2 screws to get to the batteries though - no quick changes here Control cavity looks fairly neat and tidy, soldering looks decent, wires cable tied. Preamp is a sealed unit. More info later

I for one would be very self conscious about my standard of playing, also the sound quality is often poor on these things. Beyond proving that the thing works (which I would hope could be taken for granted from the esteemed users of this forum), I don't see that it's of much benefit.

It works, it's nothing spectacular, but it's reasonably portable, has dual active/passive inputs, CD line in and headphone socket. I take it to my drummer's place for "rhythm section homework" and it is enough to make itself heard over dampened drums (mats or reed sticks)

I was asked to get hold of a cheap starter bass for someone's son, I knew they didn't have a lot of money so I managed to get hold of something surprisingly playable for < £50, set it up so it played even better and passed it on. He said he's pay me back but I knew he couldn't so I said nothing more about it. I also gave my niece a nice old Harmony acoustic guitar which I had fixed up - she was about to move up from a 3/4 size nylon strung guitar to the full size so it made for a nice present. I don't know if I could do it with instruments of greater value though - I'm a kind person generally, but there's a limit

When this thread first started, I hadn't even set foot on a stage! I make a point of making an effort to look smart - shirt, tie, often a waistcoat, smart trousers. My only concession to rebellion is that I wear one of my wacky pair of Vans on my feet. You can't be completely seriously dressed - you look like you're going to a funeral, a job interview or court or something

[quote name='erisu' post='595542' date='Sep 11 2009, 11:47 AM']Excellent! Cheers for the pointers! Making it a usable x2 volume and x2 tone pots electronics seems like a headache I did think about using the Rickenbacker diagrams to by-pass the pickup selector and even a Gibson diagram but hmmmm.... it's all abit fiddly for me soldering an extra tone pot when I just turn up the tone for both pickups anyway... Im edging to go for just a V-V-T config. to save time (and also less chances of me messing up the soldering) The seymour duncan standard jazz diagrams are simple enough to follow and it gives me a master tone control (leaving the extra tone pot as a dummy) over both pickups anyway. What are the advantages of having V-V-T-T compared to just a standard V-V-T anyway?[/quote] I would say that the advantage of a separate tone for each pickup would be to mellow out independently the bridge pickup. Passive tone controls only cut treble to various degrees after all. With a single master tone, you're logically applying that one tone control to a single pickup - being the summed total of pickup volume 1 and pickup volume 2. With VVTT, you can have a separate preferred tone for each pickup then blend them as you like with the two volumes. It is more flexible. VVTT is how my Epiphone Les Paul was wired in stock configuration (before I EMGed it) and is how my DeArmond Starfire is currently wired (but with an additional 3 way pickup selector and separate master volume)

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[quote name='Ou7shined' post='595311' date='Sep 11 2009, 01:28 AM']Well, if your passing through Aberdeen give us a shout and we can go for a pint and chat bass - specifically 50's P's. Come to think of it, I'll be down your neck of the woods (ish) at the end of Oct for the Moffat bass bash.[/quote] I think I will redo my sig with those tiny pictures of my basses, I've seen a few people do that and it looks better than heaps of text.

The closest thing I can think of is a Rickenbacker - but you'll have to bypass the 3 way switch (wire the pickup output direct to the pot in question as if the switch wasn't there) and the stereo/mono jack stuff (just join both outputs from the two volume pots to the hot output of the jack). [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=rickenbucker"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...ic=rickenbucker[/url]

I (usually) buy cheap then mod. The trouble with my mods is that I sometimes spend more on the mods than I did on the original bass - prime example is my Epiphone Les Paul (Not So) Standard - got it for about £170 then spent about £200 putting EMG stuff (2x EMG-HB and an EMG-BQC) into it It does look and sound pretty though! Having said that, my last two purchases have been a 1978 Gibson G-3 and an incoming Traben Chaos Attack 4 (new), so I guess that's my reputation out the window!

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Welcome to the forum I'm in a band and I know naff-all about scales. I'm not advocating that (in fact I would like to remedy my shockingly low grasp of music theory), but merely pointing out that it's not a pre-requisite.

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I wouldn't go so far as to say it's ugly - unremarkable perhaps...

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Wizard P/J Combo (Big) - [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass&page=2"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?ca...Bass&page=2[/url] Seymour Duncan quarter pounder - [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/progressive-1/sjb3_quarterpou/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...jb3_quarterpou/[/url] and [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/progressive-1/spb3_quarterpou/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...pb3_quarterpou/[/url] Delano looks interesting with those huge pole pieces - [url="http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cHash=ddc58fffeb&tx_smtdelano_pi1"]http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cH...x_smtdelano_pi1[/url][cat]=1&tx_smtdelano_pi1[series]=6&tx_smtdelano_pi1[strings]=5&tx_smtdelano_pi1[system]=45 and [url="http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cHash=54bcaec391&tx_smtdelano_pi1"]http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cH...x_smtdelano_pi1[/url][cat]=1&tx_smtdelano_pi1[series]=5&tx_smtdelano_pi1[strings]=5&tx_smtdelano_pi1[system]=34 I can only speak for the Seymour Duncan split P in passive, had plenty of output and growl for my ears. I've used a bridge J quarter pounder, but it's hooked up to a 2 band EQ preamp.