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This has prompted me to dig mine out and give it a clean. The action's not as bad as I remembered, it plays OK all the way up the neck although it could be a bit lower, and the tension isn't that bad. There don't seem to be many ready replacements for the pickup, that don't require a router. A Seymour Duncan NYC neck would just fit but these are very expensive and hard to find. What do people reckon to buying a couple of Entwistle Jazz Pickups, cutting off some of the mounting loops and sticking them together back-to-back?

An oscilloscope? I don't have one myself but I know a man who does. I would guess it's an Accutronics unit from it's age, but there's nothing visible with it still in situ. This amp will need to go to a technician anyway for re-biasing and generally checking over - it was supplied with 2 wrong power valves, one Sovtek the other EXH - so much for a matched pair. I'll probably get them to look at it at the same time, although modern effects pedals probably render it redundant.

Thats an interesting mod. I've got one of these somewhere which needs some TLC. Do you mind me asking what strings you put on it? I have Status half-rounds on mine but they seem to have a bit too much tension.

A PJB double four, a clip-on tuner and a backpack.

Why do you need to rest your thumb anywhere?

The Yamaha THR10 is pretty good with bass but costs more than twice the Fly. I had a PJB Double Four for a while and that was incredible, but not really comparing like with like.

At least the spoon is a neck-through.

£126 quid with a day and a half to go? Silly money.

Best wishes for a successful outcome @Bassman Sam

A splendid effort! I salute you.

Being a couple of years older than @Krysbass I grew up with both systems and then worked as an engineer for a while where both systems were still in frequent use. Timber yards are the best. "I want some 4"x2" please" "No problem, 1.5 metre or 2.0 metre lengths? "I was hoping for 8 foot lengths "No problem, we can do some 100mm x 50mm!" The real bugger is not being able to buy Mint Imperials any more.

Aircell. They really do work.

I used to have a tenor banjo that weighed 12 Kg. Balance wasn't an issue.

Thanks @Chimike, I'll check it out. I was thinking of maybe opening the holes out to square and putting some captive equipment rack nuts in. Edit: Actually those look just the job. Thanks for the tip.

The effects loop runs at line level and is aimed at line level equipment, like rack compressors and other studio gear. Effects pedals are normally designed to run at a much lower instrument level. Some will work in a loop, many will not. Looks like you found another one that doesn't. There's probably nothing wrong with the amp. I suggest you forget using the loop and put the effect in the line between the bass and the amp, and all will continue to be well.

Parcelforce Pat has just delivered a lovely old Burman 501 to the residence. Nothing to do with me, it's my eldest son who bought this on fleabay. It seems to work OK but has a couple of issues: The top of the chassis is supposed to be bolted to the top of the case. Some of the little threaded inserts which press-fit into the chassis have come loose or fallen out. I can see that at least one has been soldered in place at some point. Are there any better replacements that I should be looking for or do I attempt to re-solder the originals back in place? Secondly , there's no output from the spring reverb. Assuming that the valve is OK, are there any hints or tips to get this working again?

Smoothhound is centre-positive, virtually everything else in the world is centre-negative. There's a reverse polarity adaptor, Diego make them and probably others too.

Great to see they still go up to '11'.

Paging Vail Johnson! Seriously though, a rack compressor could work for you, if it's just going to be always on and not used as an effect. A DBX266 new is 99 quid from various places, lesser known brands can be picked up second-hand (I have a Phonic 2-channel which I picked up for £35). The advantage is that you get really decent metering and all the controls you need to fully shape the sound. The disadvantage is that you have to know what you are doing.

Outstanding job.

Distance Selling Regulations were withdrawn in June 2014, to be replaced by the Consumer Contracts regulations. These give you from the time you place the order unitl 14 days after your order is delivered to cancel the order. It seems to me that, providing Barefaced are efficient at turning around the order, under their one trial offer you are likely to have the cabs to try for a longer period than the statutory minimum, so it's not surprising to see them making a feature of it. In Barefaced's case, the offer also applies to cabs purchased direct from the factory, which you don't get from anything bought in a shop. I don't know of any other vendors or shops who exceed the statutory requirements in this way. Happy to be corrected. Disclaimer: I don't own and have never owned any Barefaced equipment, and can't be under any circumstances be described as a fanboy.

Perhaps the OP's guitarist is a fan of Venom. I think the bass player (Cronos?) used a half-fretted bass, frets up to about the 10th fret.

Or a urinal 🙂

Easier said than done. Since the UK brewing deal with the brand owners Asahi expired in November last year, some supermarkets no longer stock them and bottles are getting harder to find. Asda and Tesco's no longer stock them. Flensburger might be an alternative but the bottles are smaller so I don't know whether the seals are the same size.