Bigwan

On 15/11/2025 at 23:02, ead said:

 

Used to be mine, lovely bass.

Mine too... I'd have it back in a heartbeat but @Leonard Smalls ain't for parting with it...

Ah, I've built a few similar projects... Still, there's a huge unknown from mounting the board in the enclosure before testing it.... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

On 01/11/2025 at 18:19, bnt said:

This morning I thought I ought to make a start on the Parasit Studios Into The Unknown kit I bought a few weeks ago from MusikDing. It might be a bit ambitious for my first electronics job in decades, but I thought I should try and I wanted a 4046 PLL pedal. Six hours later and the board is fully built and fitted to the case.. Which took some doing, what with eight pots, three switches and two LEDs. What's left is to hook up the connectors and footswitch, then hope I don't have a bad solder joint somewhere in there ..!

 

 

You should NEVER spend time building a board and not check it before you stick it in the enclosure...

Answered Ian's wanted ad for an Origin Super Vintage. Prompt payment and comms. The kind of dealing that makes Basschat a joy!

If you're persistent, it's still working...

Damn I really wish you were closer... I too had a Tech Soundsystems 4x12. A religious experience when cranked!

Well... I wouldn't for one second suggest anybody does anything sketchy... BUT...

There are ferries between EU (Dublin) and the UK (and roads but let's not get too political)... Just comes down to how far you're willing to travel!

Oh my days... and just down the road too!!!

The 2 best B strings I've played, I own. A Vigier Excess 5 and a Spector Euro LX 5. I'd give the edge to the Spector if you twisted my arm. Only have GAS for more Spector's now...

Honourable mention to the Stingray 5 I had in the late 90s which had an OUTSTANDING B string.

I've tried a few including custom builds from Shuker and ACG, Dingwall AB1, Fender RB5, MM Bongo, Lakeland, Sire... None were awful but I'm coming round to the idea that stiffness of the neck is rather more important than scale length to a good B string. 

I don't really need a 3rd ACG... Doesn't mean I don't want one though!

21 hours ago, Sean said:

Mine, even with the HAZ-03 units in, don't like the 2.4 GHz wireless NUx bugs.

Interesting... I didn't go with the HAZ-03, instead opting for the supplier who advertises his version on the Spector Bass Nation FB page. I'll see what it's like when I get it fitted. Been sitting a while so about time it was in there. After next weeks hols perhaps!

My Euro 5LX really didn't get along with my Boss Waza Air wireless headphones. Made a VERY similar noise...

Have you tried turning the tonepump preamp down? Depending on the age of the bass there is an internal trimmer control on the preamp. Worth a look and if it's there turn it down to just below half way.

I've bought a HAZ labs clone preamp to put in mine when I get around to it!

42 minutes ago, rwillett said:

 

Did you have a schematic for this please?

Schematic and chassis layout are quite freely available online if you search for Brown Note D'lite. It was a kit build.

A guitar playing buddy who'd been through (conservatively) £20k of amplification in 5 years at that point said it was the best amp he'd ever played so I was pretty chuffed at that...

18 hours ago, fretmeister said:

I like the Paradriver more than the BDDI or the VTDI but as far as I know there aren't any clones of the paradriver.

 

The Begringer ADI21 is a Paradriver clone

Great cabs these. Should have bought a second one instead of selling the one I had because it "wasn't enough". Ended up with a 4x12 from another company which was WAY too much....

Wow this takes me back... I built a 20w Dumble clone for my brother's 30th birthday. This looks quite a bit... BIGGER!!!

2 hours ago, ped said:

Hm I had a bass with a flat top and binding and it hurt my forearm when sitting. It doesn’t look like the ones with binding have an angled bit… I know the ones without binding do. How did you find it?

 

I’m only looking out of idle curiosity tbh. 

Playing fingerstyle isn't a problem. Using a pick isn't particularly comfortable, at least not the way I do it!

1 hour ago, ped said:

@Bigwan and anyone with a Roger Glover sig (with the binding) - is there a forearm cutaway or is the top flat? 

Depends. Mine doesn't 😭... The last one sold here did.

May be selling mine btw.

Happy to help

39 minutes ago, HoorayForAnonyms said:

Great to see him building instruments again. A batch of 5. I wonder if these are effectively prototypes and there might a be cheaper Made in China version in the not too distant future. I’d be interested in that! 

They're not doing import basses any more...

How have you partitioned this up to separate the basses @Beedster?

Oh... Wish you were closer! Something else to add to my list of filters on Facebook marketplace and gumtree...

Don't know anything about it and haven't downloaded it yet myself, but UA are giving away Polymax Synth for a limited time: https://www.uaudio.com/products/polymax-synth

These are awesome. While I've owned other preamp pedals this one just hits a little different! 

Recently bought a GK PLex preamp from Paddy. Possibly the most useful bit of kit I've bought in many a year! And the transaction was smooth as the proverbial. Wouldn't hesitate to deal again!