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I highly recommend you use West Systems 105 epoxy with their 205 hardener. I’ve used this to repair some pretty significant damage to carbon fibre racing sailing boats and it’s the only repair we’ve found that forms a molecular bond with the original carbon fibre resin. You should be able to get some from a marine chandlery. Be careful though, it’s pretty nasty stuff so wear appropriate PPE when using it! Oh and once it’s set it’s set for life so check check double check the alignment before it fully cures (around 45 mins with the correct amount of hardener).

Basschat member @KiOgon who makes excellent wiring looms. I have one in my 5 string PJ and it’s an absolute work of art that doesn’t deserve to be hidden away under the pick guard.

^ This

The best bang for buck little combo for home use and the occasional gig is the TC Electronics BG range. They’re available in 2x8, 1x12, and 1x15 formats, but I’ve got the 2x8 which is perfect for home use, and covers bass duties (Inc EUB) on ‘acoustic’ gigs. Easy one hand lift, and a 250W power stage if you ever need to get that loud. Also the amp has one TonePrint slot allowing you to run your favourite TonePrint effect.

Loads of stuff I haven’t tried (yet) due to spending most of the last twenty five years convinced that if it didn’t have five strings and an active EQ, it wasn’t worth trying. More recently, I’ve got into using four string passive fretted and fretless basses, so given that Lemmy was one of my hero’s in my teenage years, I must try a Rickenbacker 4001 soon.

This, and have a DFA (does feck all) fader for the ones who insist on watching you make a change 😉

This coming Saturday (31st) I’ll be gracing the main stage at one of the biggest local bike rally’s Stormin’ The Castle with our tribute to Southern rock “Southern Incorporated”. We have the prestigious 8:30pm slot just before the headliners Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons (let’s see what the profanity filter makes of that 😂). This is probably one of the biggest local gigs you can get as a covers band so to say we’re excited is an understatement. If any Basschatters are in attendance please come and say hello.

This morning whilst procrastinating on Facebook I saw a video by an American bass player who was giving beginner tips, one of which was if you normally practice sitting down then you should adjust your strap so that the bass is at the same height when standing, otherwise you’re wasting all the muscle memory you build up practising in the first place. Despite playing for over forty years, this had never occurred to me, but a quick check showed my bass was sitting a lot lower when I was standing. So I moved the strap lock up two holes and now not only is my bass position almost the same when sitting or standing, but the bass is much more ‘locked in’ to me when standing. It was also a lot more comfortable to play too. This just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks after all.

Thanks, that does look good 👍

I feel like I am really missing a late 70’s style passive J bass in my arsenal. I’ve looked a few of the real thing and they are either heavily messed around with, or eye wateringly expensive. Being a reasonable wood bodger, the body presents no obstacles but I’m not about to tackle a neck so I am looking for a recommended source of a rosewood block and bound Jazz neck. Any suggestions?

I hear you. I actually tried to sell the Warwick for a long time but as many have found, acoustic bass guitars are very difficult to sell secondhand. Defretting has made it more useful to me so has added ‘value’.

So the Shure arrived yesterday and I am very impressed. I used to think that my old Line6 G50 was road-ready but the Shure is built like the proverbial tank. Everything connected up as it should, and the battery is now fully charged (note: you have to connect/pair the transmitter with the receiver before the rechargeable battery in the transmitter will charge). The only negative is that the supplied cable to connect the transmitter to your bass feels a bit flimsy. Sadly, it arrived just too late to make it onto my board for last nights rehearsal so its first outing will be on the main stage at the North East’s largest bike festival on the 31st. What could possibly go wrong with this plan (although if anything does, having the direct input on the receiver will soon sort it out). 😎

Nice work, like mine, it will be interesting to see how long the fingerboard finishes stand up 👍😎

I had the Harley Benton one, and just sold it recently to Guy Trigg. The build was actually very good, but the fitted strings were a bit rubbish. Upgraded to Aquila strings and it was a fun little thing to play.

Thanks for this. I’m looking for a pedal board style unit to shorten up setup times so I think I’m going to go with the GLXD16+

At one time most rock bands had as much side fill as they had FOH, and a few years ago, I got to play the main stage at the Bulldog Bash where the PA had two big stacks of side fill and it was the best on stage sound spread I’ve ever had. You could literally wander anywhere on stage and still hear yourself clearly.

A final update. I found a little bit of time this morning to complete the setup on the Warwick. In the end I had to spend quite a bit of the little bit of time I had filing 1mm off the bottom of the bridge saddle, and cleaning an amalgamation of tru-oil from the baseplate of the just’a’nut. Restrung, added a bit of relief to the neck (I had it flat when the strings were sitting higher) and boom, she plays like butter (not that I’ve ever tried to play butter). To say I’m very happy with the end result is an understatement and I think the conversion has changed this bass from a case queen to a daily noodler 😎.

I currently have basses with BBOT, Hipshot model A, an original Ibanez hi-mass from the 80’s, a Badass, and monorails. The only bass that sounds significantly different is the bass with the mono rails. The difference is more noticeable unplugged, and I put it down to less sympathetic vibrations from the unplayed strings.

Personally, the Noble is totally out of my price range, but for a lot less money you can get the SushiBoxFX Finally “with bass in mind” valve driven DI. No EQ, but gain and level, switchable HPF, DI out with separate level control, and ground lift. Mine has become my ‘secret sauce’ box and it brings my passive fretless precision to a whole other level.

I was reading the other on a luthier Facebook group about just how common this issue is with wenge necked Warwick’s. Good luck with the replacement.

So I’ve been browsing options and as I want a reliable system, pedalboard mounted, with a proper body pack rather than a dongle so it looks like the Shure GLXD+16 is the only option unless the Basschat collective have any better alternatives?

If you want to include rack mount, then trawl through the Amps for sale section far enough and you’ll find I was trying to sell the superb SWR Marcus Miller pre a while ago with zero interest.