Kiwi

[quote name='Buzz' post='7771' date='May 27 2007, 07:40 PM']What's that you say Kiwi? EvE online you say? Do it, you won't look back. Ever.[/quote] That is exactly what I'm afraid of. No time for keeping an eye on Basschat and then where would you lot be? Probably a lot happier... ...aha! Now I see your cunning plan, Sir!

I guess the first place to check is a separate connection for stereo from the E-A pickup (assuming it exists) with a multimeter. You'll have to make sense of the wiring though and then you'll need to test the solder joints. The only way to really wrestle with this kind of problem is to be very methodical and logical about the process you're following. Or take it to someone qualified

Thanks guys - I know and have worked with letraset often in the past at work. I should have thought about that before posting really. I was hoping for something that didn't rely on the eye for letter spacing and level just because I'm lazy more than anything when it comes to doing this. The coat of lacquer might do the trick as far as protecting it is concerned. Marker pen and Dymo tape is possible although I'd prefer something better quality.

[quote name='NickThomas' post='7481' date='May 27 2007, 08:36 AM']Strange thing about Herbie Flowers is.... his name is very familiar to me, as I've heard him mentioned for years. But I have no idea who he is, or what he's done . The photo on that ad gives me a first impression of him I could do without lol Nick.[/quote] He's a lovely bloke too, just go up to him and introduce yourself as a fellow bass player. He's done sessions with pretty much every big UK name in the 70's and 80's plus others. He's also famous for writing the bass line to Lou Reeds "Take a Walk on The Wild Side" and not getting paid any more than studio scale for it!

[url="http://www.myspace.com/bassmusicianmag"]http://www.myspace.com/bassmusicianmag[/url] This is going to be interesting. Perhaps a publisher has decided to have a go at competing with webforums? I hope the articles aren't as sycophantic as in Bass Player.

[quote name='andyonbass' post='7354' date='May 26 2007, 10:16 PM']Heads up for all you Sussex based low enders, theres some great bass players attending the Adur festival in Shoreham in June , check out [url="http://www.ropetacklefestival.org.uk/pages/_Marquee_Series/1106"]http://www.ropetacklefestival.org.uk/pages...uee_Series/1106[/url] Shame I moved to Swindon [/quote] I'd like to catch up with Herbie but I'm not going to drive back from Shoreham at 11pm.

Let me know if you decide to come to one of the bass bashes we have every 6 months. Hopefully I might be able to give you a nice surprise.

Does anyone know of a system I can use to label the controls of my new custom rack mounted mixer? I guess the alternatives are 1) Opaque white marker pen 2) Plastic strip lettering (which looks tacky) 3) Engraving (at 50p a letter) At the moment, I've used chinograph pencil but its not a permanent solution by a long way.

What about Warwicks? No potential there? They've reached a point of market saturation and were widely endorsed.

well we're all extreme noobs now, so welcome aboard

Shrewd? Thats setting someone up for a fall, innit? I think there are some basses that achieve a certain iconic status through a combination of band associations and general availability so I'd say they're the ones to go for. However its important to bear in mind that the pre-CBS boom was driven by baby-boomers with a severe case of nostalgia and a bucket load of money thanks to the 80's stockmarket boom. Obviously Wal basses are a classic in the making in that they look set to attract huge sums for the forseeable future. If we don't already own a Wal then we've probably all missed the boat on that one. I remember there was a bit of a blip in the prices of Jaydees for reasons of nostalgia a few years back too. However, it looks like they might have settled back down again in the last year or so. At the height of the madness I even saw a refinished flat pink Supernatural Mark King with pink neck LED's go for £1300 on one Ebay auction. Ibanez Musicians are probably worth investing in if you can get them for less than £300. There's a nostalgia thing going for them at the moment. Similar fallout effect for anything early 80's and japanese really, particularly Ibanez basses. Steinbergers are probably worth getting if they're below £1k, too. Particularly white ones which were relatively rare. Trouble is, because they're graphite, there's not as much mystique attached to them over aging etc. So although I would've backed them a few years back, it looks like the 20 year window of desirability has passed them to a large extent. It could be argued that 70's Alembics are potential investment with their high standards of build quality and iconic status. But I don't think they were ever popular enough in the way that preEB Musicman's or Fenders were for them to accrue a lot of value to anyone but an Alembic collector.

Good grief, OK then. If I didn't have a conscience and had loads of money and room to spare, then this is what I'd be diving for: Alembic Series 2 (5 string with standard point body and 5A maple facings in black cherry 'burst) AGC Custom 5 (fretted and fretless) Carl Thompson Scroll Bass Fodera Beez Elite 5 (quilted redwood facings) Jaydee Calibas 5 (fretted and fretless) Jaydee Supernatural Classic (if I could ever find one of the originals) Ken Smith BMT bass (pretty much every single example I could get my hands on) Michael Spalt custom 5 (fretted and fretless) Modulus Quantum TBX 6 'Andy West' (fretted and fretless) Musicman Cutlass II Musicman Cutlass (without the I on the headstock) Pedulla Hexabuzz Pedulla Pentabuzz (in greenburst) Rainsong Graphite Acoustic bass guitar Sandberg Basic 5 (fretted and fretless) Shuker headless 5 (fretted and fretless) Status Stealth 6 headless custom (fretted and fretless with redwood tops) '79 Steinberger L2 prototype (or 1980 early serial #) Steinberger XL2 Transtrem '83 Strata bass (one without a banana shaped neck) Spector NS-5XL (fretted and fretless) Preamps: Alembic F-1X Eden WT1000 Navigator preamp Custom preamp/mixer/Alembic power supply + Stereo rack mounted valve compressor + Peavey DEC1400 or BK Electronics Mxf 1200D 1u Class D power amp Amps: Burman Pro4000 (whatever I could lay my hands on, in good nick) Eden WT1205 Fender Bassman Gallien Krueger 2001RB Mesa Boogie 400+ (again) Trace Elliot V8 Trace Elliot Hexavalve Walter Woods Ultra Cabs: Aguilar 4x10" x2 (for the Mesa Boogie and Walter Woods) Fender Bassman 4x12" and 2x15" Schroeder 4x12 neo x2 Trace Elliot V type 4x12 to match the V8 Burman 4x12 to match the Burman heads I reckon it could probably take me a lifetime and a half to accrue that lot!

Well, I'm just looking at my smacked up pre EB Stingray and comparing it favourably to my Smiths and Celinder, thats all. There have been some gorgeously muntered 70's and early 80's P-basses I've played as well. They've got fag burns between the tuners, stickers on the body and rusted pickups and bridge parts. Plugged in they sound like they've spent 20 years inside and have been on a regular course of steroids. A reckon a bit of moderate abuse over a long period of time mellows an instrument out.

[quote name='OldGit' post='6517' date='May 25 2007, 02:25 PM']I think Rich has a Senheisser 172 now ... I had a Trantec s2000 and was happy as larry for a while. but it's VHF and the sound way way inferior to a cable.[/quote] Does he? I was going by his photos in Bass Porn and I thought he was showing another Trantec... ...maybe it was his old one. Anyways, in all honesty, I'm hard pushed to tell the difference between cable and wireless on my units. All three sound pretty crisp and full to me during an AB test - maybe I just got lucky?

To be honest, I don't know that age is the factor per se. But there's definitely a difference between a heavily gigged bass and a new bass in terms of feel. I like heavily gigged basses because they feel more broken in and supple. Having said that, there are some manufacturers who do a pretty good job of getting a broken in feel on new basses, Ken Smith and Celinder to name but two.

Andy, how much of a cliff williams fan are you?

Madhouse? Nooooooooooooooooooooo. Everyone in here is very very sane. Its the rest of the world that is mad, we've set this forum as a way to keep the rest of the world out.

[url="http://www.strangefates.com/StrangefatesSLvideos.html"]http://www.strangefates.com/StrangefatesSLvideos.html[/url] I just saw this vid on the band site for strange fates. Hmm. They need to work on their moves a bit more, don't they?

hi hippy, welcome aboard!

Sounds like y'all need to get some advice from the amps forum, and keep an eye on the reviews forum too. Hopefully that will expand so if you need advice on gear in the future, you can get it easily.

hey duney, do you rehearsal at the Premises at all?

Welcome aboard keiran, you'll have no problems fitting in. Where did you get your avatar from?

welcome aboard Philli!

Croikey! Another member, Bassaussie, is an Aussie living in Portugal!! [i]SPOOKY POSSUMS!![/i] Have you two met yet?

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='6327' date='May 25 2007, 10:34 AM']Hi Guys, My 5 year old Shure T series wireless died last night - well, it didnt die, but over the last few weeks, its been "farting" somewhat and I have tracewd it back to the bodypack. It has been through many gigs and has been knocked around a lot, so its seen a fair bit fo abuse. Ive been through the usual troubleshooting of checking cables, batteries and power, and its definately the bodypack... ...Any recommendations appreciated, im looking to buy something soon - but my GAS is for the Senheiser at the moment. Any Freeport owners?[/quote] Rich and I swear by our old Trantec systems. I've got three of them secondhand off Ebay and they were each about £100. I can use them all at once as they occupy different frequencies, so in principle I could have the Alembic running wireless in stereo and have the Pentabuzz ready as well. Build-wise they're almost bomb-proof with sheet metal cases. The only downer is that they're not rack mountable but given that I run combos now, its not a great inconvenience with the use of adhesive velcro gripping pads.