Kiwi

Noone seems to know much about Musicman Cutlass basses there either, huh Ben?

I know its not very helpful but at least Cubase comes with MIDI drivers. I had a similar experience using M-Audio Pro Logic M-Powered until I eventually understood that MIDI drivers needed to be installed (unlike my previous experience with Cubase which was a lot simpler). I'd like to help out but my experience of Cubase is probably out of date. However, these sites may be of some assistance perhaps? [url="http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/tutorial-cubase-pdf.html"]http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/tutorial-cubase-pdf.html[/url] [url="http://pdfdatabase.com/download_file_i.php?file=4240172&desc=cubase+.pdf"]http://pdfdatabase.com/download_file_i.php...esc=cubase+.pdf[/url] Good luck with it.

I can't tell you how they will sound and I think you will be hard pressed to know the difference between them (assuming there is some difference) unless you buy both. What made you think that piezos sound different? I think you should go with the bridge that has the biggest transducers. Mine are by ABM BTW.

[quote name='Golchen' post='438953' date='Mar 19 2009, 09:40 AM']I have a strat neck that feels great, but in a previous life some wally chose to try and stone/level the frets without taking the tension off the truss rod. Thus all the middle frets are flat! Can anyone recommend a decent place for restoration, either by a really good fret job (might just take it still?) or a refret? The joys of buying instruments unsighted![/quote] If the middle frets are flat, wouldn't that mean the neck was back bowed? I'd say take it to Martin Petersen, he's the closest to you who does good quality fret jobs. Might be a bit expensive though, so just be prepared for that.

[quote name='Ant' post='439000' date='Mar 19 2009, 10:27 AM']acrylic paint! it's dried nice and hard. i love this amp.[/quote] lol ok, flake off then. Apart from that I like it but I wouldn't buy it off you.

Basically piezo transducers are a type of rare earth ceramic that generates an electric current when pressure is applied. Pretty amazing stuff! Phil Mann and I were comparing notes on the piezos in our basses on Facebook this morning because we've both had issues. Mine have been described elsewhere but basically its important to get good contact between the string and the saddle. They can otherwise be a little temperamental if not set up properly. Taperwound or exposed core strings are usually needed to get the best out of them too. Phil uses La Bella Super Steps on his and recommended them to me. I may go with a handmade custom set from Newtone as well though because they can do a thick, exposed core. I'm not aware that treating the piezo in any way has an effect but I could be wrong. As far as I'm aware, it all comes down to good string contact and making sure there's a buffer preamp in place to take care of any impedance issues. Buffer preamps don't have to be complicated and are even sometimes included already in some circuits. For example, you could have a chat to John East about creating a customised U-retro with an additional buffer preamp to handle the piezo output. I think it might be relatively simple for him given his units are modular in design.

that paint will probably rub off on anything it touches...car boot interiors, carpets, hands...

You're looking at not only establishing a different regime of muscle memory but also facing the prospect of rewiring your brain. I'm a lefty-plays-righty and I've tried to play left handed and it feels worse than starting from scratch. Its like you have to get comfortable with your muscles before even beginning to learn, inspite of my left handed dominance. Playing bass is the only thing I do right handed. HOWEVER. The best session drummers can play ambidextrously, so there's no reason why not if you immerse yourself completely in the task for maybe 6 months to a year perhaps? In an ideal world I'd play fretless right handed and slap left handed so my left hand is doing the most important things in both cases.

In a normal circuit, you just solder the pickup signal wire to the appropriate tang on the volume pot and make sure the earth is soldered to the casing or another earth lead (depending on the pickups). Not sure how the EMG battery wiring might make things more complicated though. It depends on how the tone pump has been removed and even then its going to be tricky to talk someone through that on a forum without the instrument in plain view.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='438053' date='Mar 18 2009, 09:34 AM']£17? No wonder it takes Jon so long to build stuff.. he's always on the phone to kiwi...[/quote] LOL, oh yes, Jon was telling me about the different flavours of noodles he and Rob have been trying out. He said he quite likes the kimchi flavoured one.

only if its being used to remonstrate a deceased mammal of the equine persuasion.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='437695' date='Mar 17 2009, 07:19 PM']a hundred years ago it was all about the brass instuments in big bands and stuff[/quote] Are you sure about that?

Well its a little late but thanks to Hamster, we've recovered the thread discussing string anchoring. (FWIW) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21840&st=0&p=221592&#entry221592"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry221592[/url]

count me in, its very minimalist. I like that, there's thought gone in to what's absolutely necessary rather than carving an sexy looking shape that might fit the human contours so long as it doesn't look ugly...

bring things back on track for a moment... ...irony. Would Jeff recognise an ironic musical statement?

its nice but would be more impressive if you were playing the whole tune by yourself I like your plucking technique, how did you develop that?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='437433' date='Mar 17 2009, 03:54 PM']I'd rather trust my ears than all this newfangled algebra.[/quote] Yes yes but you missed the point completely.

[quote name='Hamster' post='437564' date='Mar 17 2009, 05:14 PM']and a [i]moderate [/i]amount of ladies clothing [/quote] Do you have Robert Webbs legs?

but what about the equation? [url="http://web.njit.edu/~gary/430/assets/physics430_lecture13.ppt"]http://web.njit.edu/~gary/430/assets/physi...0_lecture13.ppt[/url] I refer the honourable member to slide 7 in the presentation? (Before I run screaming out of the room with my skin on fire).

Tsk, tooooo late now. To quote Scottie from Star Trek, [i]"ye cannae change th' laws o' physics..."[/i]

[quote name='ARGH' post='437359' date='Mar 17 2009, 02:59 PM']I was being a git I wonder what the equation of a Bass note being created is...[/quote] I'm sure it's out there but equations bring me out in hives. Claber will probably know. I'll go and get a bottle of camomile lotion just in case.