neilb

That looks like a right old pile of sheet. Not surprised he is "playing and owning more acoustic guitar more these days " with a bass that crap. The nut alone is a work of art.

highly recommended.

are we now off topic.....or what!!!

I wouldnt bother my friend, be more convenient and probably cheaper to get it done. How many plates are you considering cutting? One? Doesnt justify the grief. Not only will you need to get nice smooth curves, but you need to get the angle of the cut right to if you want a "chamfered" edge. You can get a plate cut from a template for about £40-£50 all in. Be a better job too no doubt.

A grand will open up no ends of options for you. The trouble with asking for recommendations for an instrument like a bass is like asking for help in deciding what you will have for dinner tonight. Its subjective....a matter of taste. Some members here swear by Jazzes, others by Musicmans others by more bespoke makes. Im sure the most common advice you will get is to ignore recommendations and go to a good dealer and try out everything he has in stock. Its even worth making a day of it if the dealer is not local. Try,try and try. You may even end up buying a bass you would never have normally considered because it feels right to you. Thats whats important. Dont reject a certaim bass just because no one here has recommended it. You may love it. To me, basses are very personal instruments, they need to fit with your style of play and more inportantly, YOU. Finally, dont think dearer is better....its not always. Good luck. PS - On the other hand, just find yourself a really nice Jazz and sod anyone elses suggestions!!!!

whats you budget my friend, that will have an effect on what people recommend.

Wuthering Heights - China Drum I implore you to find it and listen to it. Hard to believe that a soppy Kate Bush song can be transferred into a thumping good rock tune. Also, Dancing Queen by Red Kross...........for the same reasons as above.

John East has a sponsored section on this very forum. I havent used Johns pre's but I know may people love them.

You have a lovely pair of smoothing caps there Dave........................

[quote]All band produce dross at sometime in their career.[/quote] True, The album Its Hard by a band called The Who springs to mind.

BIYF Where did I intimate that I cannot/do not accept that people don't have musical tastes? I have merely expressed my view re the band. Have I rejected the views of others as wrong? If so, I apologise.

Watch this, tell me that John doesn't make Mark King look arthritic. 7 min song but wait for bass solo (at 4:14). Ignore the cock on the yellow Strat....what [u]was[/u] Pete thinking when he hired him for the tour!!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vfwKKtnZA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vfwKKtnZA[/url]

Most people forget that in fact The Who were great innovators of their time.Yes, I agree, The Boring Beatles started it all, but in my view John,Paul Goerge and the drummer bloke were at the right place at the right time. Five years later and they would be regarded as good, not the best. The Who were more than just a bolldy good rock band. They started the rock opera approach, an album of songs around a specific theme, story, if you will. They were the first to use lasers and complex light shows at concerts. They were the first band to start up their own PA hire company. They were the first to use big backlines of amps, manufacturers like Marshall and HIWATT actually making equipment specifically to order. They have one of rocks greatest poets as their main songwriter. They had rocks greatest bass guitarist. They had rocks most non conformist drummers. Never kept a beat but played melodies often alongside the vocal line. Their influence is not just recognised by subsequent rock bands. Punk, New Wave, Britpop etc all recognise the lads from Shepards Bush as the beginning of expressive rock music. Finally, They had a secret formula that only worked when the guys played together, explains why the solo projects never took off. Listen to the Isle of Wight gig, Monteray, even Glastonbury more recently. Especially watch the Concert for New York concert, just four songs played but made the hairs on yer neck stand up. You may not like all their material, Im a Who nut and there are songs I don't rate, but the ones that do gel are timeless and only The Orrible 'Oo make them what they are. Pete and Roger owe us nothing. They have given us and millions of others inspiration and pleasure for over 40 years and still do. I know its said many times, but which bands today will still be doing world tours in 40 yrs time? See...... none. Exactly. Im off to listen to some Floyd, to restore my balance.

New York Minute - Don Henley Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young

Agreed. As I said earlier, dont start me off on The Who. I could be here some time. If anyone doubts there prowess even in the later years, check out the Concert For New York on YouTube. I hate to use youth lingo, but they "pwnd" that show. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2sWjouB1YA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2sWjouB1YA[/url]

Think he has missed a "0" off the price!!

Superman - Black Lace

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[quote name='DHA' post='66387' date='Sep 27 2007, 12:46 PM']It's just a lash-up to try it out and I have not cut the shafts yet. The pots will be mounted on the front panel. Dave[/quote] Knob trimming is an important stage of the build, isnt it Dave?

Dave Cant see the muffplate in your picture. I see you are going for the cocktruss array idea....good old boy!

Dont start me on The Who, I will be here days!!

[quote name='DHA' post='66106' date='Sep 26 2007, 08:32 PM']I ran the valve stage power amp up today into a 4x12" - after a bit of mucking about it sounded great and even better when I used a VT1-Purist to overdrive it and acting like as pre-amp. It goes into a nice warm output distortion at about 1/2watt, very rich in harmonics. The next stage is to DI the output and also reduce the 1 watt back to line level to drive the 400W power stage. Dave[/quote] He's off again!!

[quote]DHA said: It is running in pure single ended Class A mode with Cathode bias. It will drive a speaker or the internal dummy load when the speaker is not connected. The 400W power stage picks up the signal from the dummy load which is reduced back to line level. So its the valve power stage signal after the output transformer that is sent into a very clean SS power stage.[/quote] Abso-bloodly-lutey Dave....exactly the design I would use. I would also attach a silicone nangeflaglet to the output of the reverse cathode muffplate so that the inverse current can draw sufficient voltage from the cocktruss array. What do you reckon? PS - Dave, loving the Purist VT1 mate. !!!

You DARE post a picture of your old poof.