JPJ

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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='177005' date='Apr 15 2008, 01:08 PM']I recently bought a new combo, and unfortunately Mrs. WoT has just found the receipt. So... I have to sell my EBS Microbass II. God damn it.[/quote]


Hehehe, been there, done that, got the T-Shirt

[quote name='bassbloke' post='151185' date='Mar 4 2008, 05:43 PM']Any decent music shop should be able to knock one up for you. You could also see if Paul Arrow head can do one for you. He'd just need a trace from the existing plate with all screw holes, truss rod bit and pickup holes marked out.[/quote]

There are two different types of Fender J 5 strings, each with a different pickguard. The DLX's are a different body shape and hence different pickguard from the regular 5 string. Be careful to get the right one.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='131708' date='Feb 1 2008, 07:28 AM']Cheers for that glowing reference Kev (you'll get the dosh next time you're with FM )[/quote]

Not the time of year for making much dosh with my cack handed bass skills mate, but out with the FM boy's again on Fri 22nd (the Office, Sooth Shields) and Sat 23rd (Horseshoe, Crook) if your around?

Jesus John, I can't believe what I'm reading. A clear out on this scale is unprecedented in bassworld/basstalk/basschat history!

To anyone contemplating a deal with Warwickhunt, I can personally vouch for this guy as being genuine with an amazing collection of first rate warwick's. I have played one of the Infinities (I think, can't remember which one but it had the 'f' holes!) and I'd be first in the queue if it didn't look stupid on a fat ba$tard like me!

Good luck with the clear out John. What with this and the amp sales, I guess you are no closer to discovering 'the sound' that you've been pursuing for the last x years?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='110013' date='Dec 27 2007, 08:01 PM']Long time no hear mate where you been hiding?[/quote]

Work, work and more work. The business has really taken off this year so I havent had much down time for all things bass.

[quote name='Krysbass' post='109827' date='Dec 27 2007, 12:13 PM']The Tramp was made by "Ohm" I seem to recall and they made some other good quality stuff. I wanted one of their larger combos, having heard one in use at a small jazz/rock gig where the bassist was playing a fretless and a Chapman Stick through one - I think it would have been a 1x15.

Never got round to buying one though and I can only guess that Ohm must have either gone belly-up or been swallowed by a competitor?[/quote]

I had an 80w 1x15 Ohm combo with a five band eq and a flat/contour switch. Canny little amp but ran out of steam about halfway up the volume knob! Ohm are still going strong, though not in bass amps but in installed theatre and club systems.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='109988' date='Dec 27 2007, 07:00 PM']Did I mention that it includes the 4U Gator case (which is as new)?[/quote]

Having tried this amp (and the black cat) I can understand your dilemma. Both are beautiful amps with great tone.

Ok then, first the big heavy back knacking trouser flapping rock rig,


SWR750x, Goliath 4x10 + SoB 1x15

And then the not so big, not so heavy, not so back knacking but still trouser flapping small rock rig,


SWR750x, Schroeder 21012

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='102452' date='Dec 10 2007, 10:48 PM']Hello Chop!

I know exactly what you mean... that's why I want to leave it to someone less cack-handed than me.

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WoT,

The only person I'd trust one of your beauties to is Chris May at Overwater. Not too far away and a nice day out for you and your lass and the little'un.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='55569' date='Sep 4 2007, 09:53 PM']Right, well we'll have to firm up where and when because if WoT is joining in "I think we need a bigger boat"

By my reckoning we will have:

1 x Thunderfunk head
1 x Tech Blackcat head
1 x Ashdown Superfly
1 x H&K Bassbase 250
1 x SWR 750x head
1 x Genz Benz 750
1 x Acoustic Image
1 x Tech Neo 6x10
1 x SWR Goliath 4x10
1 x SWR Son of Bertha 1x15
2 x Schroeder 21012
1 x JPJ self-build 1x12

Apart from the SABBDI, EBS & BBE preamp pedals is there anything that I missed?[/quote]

If I can blag a crane and a forty foot artic, I'll bring my 'vintage' Hiwatt 4x12 along as well

Chris,

I went down this route a couple of years ago and I can tell you that the rack versions are much more suited to mastering than live sound especially for bass. The rack version didn't have half the effect on the sound as the pedal version. I have since gone back to the pedal version as it works better for bass. I have a mad idea to rip the innards out of my Exciter, Punch Factory and Yamaha NE1 and put all three in a one unit rack. Only problem is with the Aphex stuff everything (footswitch, jack sockets etc) are mounted on the circuit board so it would be quite a major (if not nigh on impossible task!)

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']After watching JPJ's jaw hit the floor when I lifted my cab out of the back of my car with virtually one hand it was almost as amusing as wondering if I was going to induce a hernia or force the tortoises head out when I lifted any one of his cabs![/quote]

My jaw is still aching today, when you lifted that monster out of the car I thought for a minute Charles Atlas had moved to Blyth and taken up bass playing!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']though I think Mrs JPJ is gonna be p*ssed when he buys a Neo cab![/quote]

I havent mentioned that yet, its her birthday today and I just didn't have the heart......

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']What is it about blue lights on amps that just looks so much cooler than reds and the like? [/quote]

How did I forget to mention that cool blue light! Senility must be setting in or I'm suffering from post gig trauma!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='54999' date='Sep 3 2007, 10:19 PM']We now just have to establish if digital power sections have a different 'delivery' of output to... non-digital![/quote]

whoopee, count me in, I'll get the kettle on again!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='53664' date='Sep 1 2007, 12:00 AM']What was that you said fearplugs! Nah our lass scares the beejezus out of me as it is

I'm coming to terms with the controls but I'm seeking local opinions as to what does what, this weekend... hope the whole of the NE has their own supply of earplugs.[/quote]

Hope yesterdays gear'fest helped with the decision making. Its an interesting amp that one, seemed to prefer being driven quite hard and seemed to like my East powered Precision mutant.

That Tech cab of yours is amazing, a six by ten should not weigh so little, it defies the laws of physics, I'm surprised your not able to pack all your other gear inside it and travel home in it as well, afterall it must be made from the same stuff as Dr whatsits tardis!

For the rest of you, WH and I got together yesterday with the following gear to check out various theories re cabs, amps and sounds;

1 x Thunderfunk head
1 x Tech Blackcat head
1 x SWR 750x head
1 x Tech Neo 6x10
1 x SWR Goliath 4x10
1 x SWR Son of Bertha 1x15
1 x Schroeder 21012

2 x Warwick basses
1 x five string precision thing

I don't think we actually discovered anything new despite the multiple variations of amps and cabs other than the Tech cab on its own doesn't quite have the rounded bottom of the 4x10+1x15. Having said that, the difference is small and certainly not worth the weight penalty of the 4x10+1x15.

The Blackcat head likes being driven hard, and the eq is very sensitive to preamp volume and master volume settings. That said, it had a nice sound through the 6x10, definitely old skool.

Surprisingly, the SWR head did not sound that good through the tech cab. The Thunderfunk sounded pretty much the same through all the cabs save for the Schroeder, where the character of the cab would have need some eq tweaks to match the others (we ran all the amps and basses flat, or as near to flat as we could given the difficulty of deciding what was actually flat on the Black Cat!).

I think we concluded that the SWR sounded best through the 4x10+1x15.

The Tech cab is seriously sexy, the weight or rather lack of weight, is hugely seductive.

The Thunderfunk is a nice sounding amp. Perhaps a little too clean for my liking, but it suits WH's Warwick basses with a really well defined full range sound.

The Blackcat is similarly a nice amp, a little dirtier sounding than the Thunderfunk, but we both concluded that we'd be a little concerned about that passive eq setup in a difficult room.

It was great to get to a/b all this gear. Also, it was the first time I've been able to get up close and personal with a Warwick bass. I found both easy to play, light weight and the necks were not as clubby as some would have you believe. WH will, I am sure, be along shortly to clarify which of his arsenal of basses we were using.

All in all a fascinating couple of hours, only problem being is that I am left with serious gas for a Tech 610

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='54104' date='Sep 2 2007, 10:22 AM']Aww... sorry I didn't make it, JPJ. I had a gig this afternoon that I thought was cancelled, but it's back on again, and I'm utterly wiped out at the mo.

How'd it go?[/quote]

Cheers WoT,

Dont worry about it, the gig went really well (well both gigs did actually) The Pheonix is a nice little pub gig with a good knowledgeable and appreciative crowd.

If I recall correctly, I think its Kiwi's Celinder, but I'm sure somebody more knowledgeable will be along shortly to confirm or deny this!

Bloody hell mate, what changed overnight?

I thought you would have at least waited to Sunday before you put this up for sale?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='53107' date='Aug 31 2007, 06:54 AM']Hey JPJ!

Might see ya on Saturday. Who cancelled on Sunday?[/quote]


More on the cancellation taken from Riffs website.

"Linda Cross, who has worked so tirelessly to put bands on at Harleys in Sunderland, has now the unenviable task of informing everyone that, due to such poor turnouts, the venue has ceased live bands altogether. How she actually conveyed this information to Riffs was much more from the heart: 'Due to the apathy of the sh*tty punters in Sunderland Harleys, possibly the best venue in the town has ceased staging live gigs. The manager could not stand losing the amount of money that having two bands on over a weekend was costing. So its "Up Yours!" Sunderland punters you are not worth the effort that goes in to staging such gigs.' "

Do you think she's a bit miffed or what?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='53107' date='Aug 31 2007, 06:54 AM']Hey JPJ!

Might see ya on Saturday. Who cancelled on Sunday?[/quote]

The Venue cancelled, apparently they are not putting bands on anymore?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='53167' date='Aug 31 2007, 09:50 AM']Oh dear now won't that be fun... I was thinking of going Saturday![/quote]

Woohoo, this could be the inaugural Basschat North East branch meeting!

Guess I'd better be on form with all this talent in the room

Now only Fri & Sat as the venue on Sunday has cancelled, apparently they are not having bands on. Just goes to show you cant trust bloody makems!

[quote name='charic' post='52818' date='Aug 30 2007, 03:05 PM']The templates your talking about. How do you mean about making your own? Also whats the best size router to get then? For neck inlay work would a dremel multi-tool do the job or would this be bass suicide? lol[/quote]

I make my own templates for pickups neck pockets etc from 6mm MDF. I simply draw (accurately) around the pickup directly onto the MDF then cut out the rough shape with a jigsaw before spending many happy hours filing the thing to finished size until the pickup fits neatly in the template. For Fender style pickups I drill the template for the mounting screw blisters first and then jigsaw the outline. Once your pickup fits neatly inside of your template.....

Take your router, set it up with a straight cutting bit and the template collar and measure the distance between the edge of the cutter and the outer edge of the template collar. This is your offset dimension. Then, go back to the template and mark a line from the edge of the newly finished template hole that is the offset dimension away from the edge (best done using callipers). Now file your template to this new line!

When you have done this, you can fix the template to the guitar, and route out the pickup by letting the router collar follow the inside egde of the template.

Your local B&Q will have a range of routers available. For pickup cavities / neck pockets etc. I would recommend something greater than 1300w.

As to using a dremel to do neck inlays, thats a definate yes, providing you have the router style stand for your dremel. Remember, the edges of your route for an inlay need to be at 90 degrees to the fingerboard otherwise your inlay will either fit but be loose with an unsightly gap around the edge or it won't fit at all.

Couple of separate questions really.

If your going to be routing for pickups, you'll need a fairly high powered plunge router and either the time/inclination to accurately make your own templates or a set of templates from say StewMac in the states (although the good ones aint that cheap, hence why I make my own).

Routing for inlays etc requires a smaller router, as the big ones are just too akward for small / shallow work such as inlays. Again, to get repeatable accurate results you'll be best of working with a template of some description, freehanding especially straight lines around block inlays etc almost always results in some waveyness no matter how steady your hand is. Also, you will probably need a reverse template to actually cut the inlay material to finished size.

When selecting your router, pay attention to the diameter of the templating collar. The bigger the collar, the bigger the hole in the template will need to be. The bigger the collar also means the bigger the corner radius of the routed hole will be. Generally, american made templates assume you will use a 3/8" diameter collar, but the bigger black&decker & makita routers tend to come with a 1/2" collar which means they won't work with the templates.

Finally, router bits are not cheap, but like most things you get what you pay for. The more money you pay, the better, sharper and hence cleaner cutting bit you will get. But expect to burn a straight cutter out by the time you've routed one complete bass body (i.e. router cut the body from the blank, routed for the control cavity, pickups, neck pocket, bridge etc). Also, cutters come in a range of shank sizes so make sure you buy cutters that fit your router.

Other than that, practice (a lot) before you attack your favourite bass!

[quote name='cetera' post='49998' date='Aug 24 2007, 10:43 AM']Tell us more![/quote]

Come on WoT, we are all waiting.........

[quote name='bassbloke' post='51610' date='Aug 28 2007, 10:48 AM']The internal cab of the combo is prob 4Ohms, Adding a second 4 ohm cab would drop load down to 2 Ohms, allowing the full 500 Watts. Adding an 8 Ohm cab would give you an impedance of around 3.5, so a slight increase in output. However, you're driving twice as many speakers, so you will be shifting more air.[/quote]


I seem to remember that 4ohm + 8 ohms = 2.7 ohms total not 3.5, but I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly to confirm/deny this

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='51202' date='Aug 27 2007, 10:11 AM']Three days in a row? Ouch. What's the band called? Got a web link pls?[/quote]

Yeah, three in a row, my shoulder will be toast by Sunday night!

The band are called FM (www.effemm.co.uk) and they play three or four nights a week every week. I get to gig with them a couple of times a year when their regular bass player is on holiday.