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andydye

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  1. is your bass strung through bridge rather than through body? it sounds like there isn't enough angle between where the string comes out of the back of the bridge and where it goes over the saddle, this is what stops the saddles from flopping up and down...falling off the thread on the saddle sounds like the same issue... for fret buzzing between 1st and 12th string I'd be looking first at the curvature of the neck, if you sight down the neck from the headstock end, using a string as a straightedge as you look, does the neck appear dead straight (not so clever), convex (bowed out towards the strings (not at all good) or slightly concave (much more like it)? Another test you could would be to fret both the 1st and 12th frets on the e string and see how much clearance the string has at about the 7th fret, if it's touching there's not enough curvature (concave-ness) on the neck, if it's not then there might be something else wrong. If you have buzzing at 13th fret or higher then it's generally a raise the saddles type fix. If any of the above don't help it might be a fret problem rather than a neck problem which (for me) means find a luthier to have a look at it or the neck might need some kind of shim (which again needs a luthier for me!)...
  2. Paypal's exchange rates aren't great, IBAN transactions incur a fee too, they're both costly, not sure which has the higher 'fee' though... If the seller is twitchy about bank transfer despite you having reassured him/her then unless you can agree to use paypal I suggest there isn't a deal. Agreeing on payment terms is a part of the deal and if that doesn't work the deal is off.
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  4. [quote name='k50' timestamp='1334935069' post='1623753'] Master vol. , individual pick up vol's , tone sweep for each pick up . Middle switch is the pick attack , treble boost and the other two switches give each pick up an altered Q setting . That's the way I would explain it , I'm sure somebody will correct me . Also a toggle switch for the pick up's . [/quote] Wowsa, even more options available than the usual Wal 4 knobs with tone/mid sweep that gives you just about any sound! More sounds than you can easily shake a stick at in fact!?!
  5. Wal always look stunning, what do all the knobs and bells & whistles do?
  6. [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1334922069' post='1623468'] Andydye - loving your avatar! [/quote] Thankyou kind sir
  7. if it's first in the chain I'd have a TU-3 as it's buffered which will help with signal loss if you have a few TB pedals on there...
  8. Si just bought my BDI21, polite throughout, got back to me as soon as he could on all pm's, he's working silly shifts at the mo so I completely understand sleep-deprived-brain-not-working-ness as I get it all the time (we've got 3 boys under 5 and the youngest is 8 months!)! Have no qualms about recommending him, lovely guy.
  9. [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1334900223' post='1623101'] Wow, that was quick. Just goes to show. Things do sell quickly if they are good. [/quote] +1
  10. Really nice to hear him talk about the evolution of his sound, seems like a pretty nice guy (but then, he is a bassplayer after all!). The clanky / 'lacking bottom' sound of his bass may be more to do with the microphone on the video camera than with his lack of bottom end? I may not appreciate his current flamenco technique but I can't deny his history of amazing bass work, it was the bass parts on presto that first drew me to Rush as I'd only heard 'spirit of radio' before then, superb playing!
  11. [sup]As I understand it (from my 55-02) the switch only controls the coils of the humbucker, the balance pot deals with the single coil / humbucker blend...[/sup] [sup]The switch is neck/both/bridge as regards coils of the humbucker.[/sup]
  12. bump for a lovely looking bass and a top gent!
  13. Thanks for the kind words guys. I have now had an offer so this is potentially sold subject to minor details like payment and postage etc...
  14. For sale my Behringer BDI21, in mint condition (minus original packaging due to it being plastic and having to cut it out when it arrived!), only a couple of months old, used 2 or 3 times, have ordered an SFX headphone amp so this is now surplus. Pics: [attachment=104915:IMAG0510.jpg] [attachment=104916:IMAG0511.jpg] [attachment=104917:IMAG0512.jpg] [attachment=104918:IMAG0513.jpg] Behringer blurb: [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx"]http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx[/url] They're about £35 new, this is as new, £30 shipped in the uk? PM me offers questions etc...
  15. Neck for sale in another thread cos am keeping the body and bits bump ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173368-fs-shuker-custom-neck-from-geddy-jazz/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173368-fs-shuker-custom-neck-from-geddy-jazz/[/url])
  16. [i]This neck came to me as part of a Geddy Jazz that had been seriously pimped, beautiful to play, sounded great but I needed a fretless and block & bound maple wasn't gonna be an easy defret (I also didn't want to spoil Mr Shukers lovely work!).[/i] [i]I have therefore decided to have a fretless neck fitted to the body by our very own BassDoc which then leaves me at liberty to sell the neck to someone who wants to have a superb jazz neck that plays beautifully![/i] [i]the spec:[/i] [i]The new (Shuker) neck is identical in shape, profile, nut width, fret size, blocks, binding, scale length, etc (even down to the degree of gloss and tinting on the neck, the original is a vintage tint somewhere between matte and gloss, not fully one or the other - Shuker cloned it perfectly) except for the following differences: - 21 frets not 20 - so it gives the highest note as an E rather than an Eb as on a normal 20 fret jazz bass - 16" radius - flatter radius so bends don't fret out - graphite reinforcement - haven't needed to adjust the neck once... all the comfort of the original geddy neck, none of the fuss = epic win. - slightly fuller shoulders, so slightly more D-like neck profile rather than uber shallow C. - 3 over 1 tuner arrangement rather than 4 inline - this was to reduce the overall length of the bass and get it to sit better on the body (the original one was too neck heavy for my style of playing).[/i] [i]- Hipshot ultralites tuners (included with the neck!) - The Geddy signature was traced and lasered onto the new headstock rather than leave it blank.[/i] ...a few pics, some of it still on the body, some 'neck / body only' shots too: [media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_dye/sets/72157629542231959/[/media] The extra fret: This is achieved by means of a slight fretboard extension that goes beyond the end of the neck (body end), giving a slight overhang, this means that you get an extra fret without having to rout anything or move the bridge or anything. Same scale length, same position. superb snug fit in the original jazz neck pocket (I've shown a couple of pics of the existing body rout on my Geddy body, it still has all the original paint in there along with the date and model stamp). Issues: There is a tiny tiny mark in the lacquer on the back of the neck, it's almost behind the nut, I can't feel it when playing as it's above where my correctly positioned thumb rests when right at the nut end! There is a missing gear screw from one of the tuners, I have emailed hipshot and a replacement is on its way - screw received 1st May, new photo added to end of Flickr set! In short, nothing of note! Not sure how much a Shuker custom neck is new but I think £300 shipped (in UK only) might be a good starting point? PM me if interested as I can't always see posts on my mobile... I may be interested in trades but I'm really after the cash to part fund my new fretless one!
  17. ...exploring a couple of trade options and also a possible mod option (BassDoc styley)...
  18. [quote name='djc63' timestamp='1333974553' post='1608931'] Hi, Heel depth is 25mm Heel width is 62mm tapering to 59mm. Hole centres are 51mm lengthways and 38.5 across. I Hope that helps. [/quote] thanks matey, am exploring/costing-out ways of keeping my geddy but making it fretless...
  19. Hi, can you tell me the heel depth and width please? I'm wondering if it light fit on my geddy jazz? What's the bolt hole spacing too please? Ta
  20. £800/900 bass with added shuker custom neck, dimarzio model j pickups, schaller 2000 4s bridge and hipshot ultralites tuners The parts are worth more than £550?
  21. [quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1333629361' post='1604515'] another chance to remember a great loss - this is the proper devil horn sign [attachment=104237:photo.jpg] sorry the pictues a bit small [/quote] RIP RJD once again!
  22. I'm trying to wangle a trade on my Geddy which, if it comes off will probably require some nice 60's pickups so will give you a shout!
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