1970

Nice OFF! hat

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1357408127' post='1922297']
Basses had no frets from about 1500 AD until the 1950s now everyone wants them!
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And while we're at it, what's the deal with [b]pickups[/b]?

Never played one, why did/do YOU play a fretless?

Fingers or pick?

PM'd

in:

'05 Ric 4001
'65 Mosrite Ventures
Matamp GT200
Matamp Clubman II
Ampeg 410HLF
Barefaced Compact

out:

Westone Thunder 1A

good year

aluminium

Glanced at a late 60s eb-2 with different fret/neck inlays today - they seemed to be floral, almost similar to gibson banjo inlay designs.

Anyone got info on Gibsons from around this era with different inlays to the usual dots?

any idea of the year?

guessing it's one of these:

I have a Thunder 1A and I'm willing to bet that Thunder III would DESTROY prettymuch any other sub-£1000 bass on this forum.

SO as an update (I know you've all been on the edge of your seats). I opened it up last night and wailed on it for a bit until it did the feedback, then started with the tapping.

Preamp valves - went through all of them, no noticable sounds from the amp.

So I set about on the power amp valves - got to the 2nd one and gave it a tap - all of a sudden the ringing stopped. Hm, that's interesting I DID THINK TO MYSELF.

Maybe the poweramp tube was a bit loose and I tapped it back into place? Seems weird but I don't have much more of an explanation.

Put volume and master on 10 and wailed like killmeister for a couple of minutes, threw the fuzz into the mix as well. Then I STFU'd and there was no feedbacking.

Success? maybe so

the HLF is also very deep, but I love mine.

might upgrade to a matamp 4x10 next year.

My Blazer just wants to sit around and get high all the time

The scale is 33 1/4", so a fair bit shorter than my 4003 (36 1/4), but longer than say an eb-0 or a Mustang, which I think are around 30".

The skinny nut width and miniscule frets definitely make it feel smaller.

The tone on this thing is so damn cool.

MUCH less than 2000

what was the price tag on that one?

will measure tonight...

plays like a dream, smells like a retirement home.

Surf's up.

How much for the Bean?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1348152347' post='1810083']
Ding the valves with a plastic chopstick, especially the pre ones, one has probably gone microphonic, and you'll hear the sound coming out the speakers.
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yeah I've read about this - will give it a shot, thanks.

[quote name='simwells' timestamp='1348151818' post='1810076']
Is the ringing only there when there's a pedal in line?
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If I play clean, no probs at all.

Kick the fuzz pedal in and that sets off the ringing (but not always).

A problem developed with my rig over the weekend. Amp is a Matamp GT200 through a Barefaced Compact.

Started when I was using a POG for sub Octaves through a muff (for the first time)

when i turned the pedals off there was a ringing sound.

even with the volume turned all the way down on the amp, or pull the instrument out, the ringing is still there.

If I put it on standby then straight back on the ringing stops.

Now using a fuzz pedal triggers it sometimes but not always.

The electricity is the room is known to be on the dodgy side.

Thoughts? Microphonic preamp tube?

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