jrixn1

https://custom-lynx.co.uk/product/tukrj45-cat5e-tukrj45/ ?

Just received a bass I bought from @BaggyMan  Great communication, keeping in touch throughout.
Bass was packed well, and he scheduled the delivery to be on a convenient day for me.
Thanks!

On 15/04/2025 at 18:26, Paddy Morris said:

The trouble comes when I'm playing slap upright against a drummer who has had a bad day and is taking it out on his drums.   The transients from the slapping play absolute havoc with the amp headroom.  With smaller powered amps the Class D module goes into protection mode for 2 seconds at a time, and the 800w ones just break up.

So something's clipping, but is it possible the problem originates upstream of the amp?  What's your entire signal chain?

Sire P7 Alder 4-string fretless PJ

Bought new by me in January 2025, but has remained unplayed due to zero free time.

It's a 2nd generation model, so it has the very nice rolled ebony fingerboard and redesigned pickups.

N.B. anything in the photos which looks like marks, it's just reflections as the bass is quite glossy.

Nut width: 38 mm
Scale: 34"
Fingerboard radius: 9.5"
Controls:
- volume/tone (dual pot)
- pickup blend
- treble
- mids/mids frequency (dual pot)
- bass
- switch: active/passive

Weight: 4.1kg (9lb 1oz)

£360 posted within UK.

4 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Have been using a pair of RCF 912As for a couple of years. One of them seems to be on the blink

You've probably already checked, in which case apologies - but don't they come with a three-year warranty, although perhaps it might depend on which retailer you bought it from and if you registered the purchase?

On 18/03/2025 at 22:57, JPJ said:

I guess what I’m looking for is an accurate reproduction of the acoustic sound of my bass rather than sounding like a fretless bass

Another thing than pickups and EQ: I found if my amp volume is quite high and I play lightly, it doesn't sound great - no attack and a long sustain.  But if the amp is set low and I pluck a lot more firmly, it sounds much more natural - a thump and then quick decay.  Related, experiment with changing (increasing) the string height.

I bought a pedalboard from @ordep in an easy transaction, well packaged, and with prompt postage - thanks!

3 hours ago, TimR said:

Guitar is written on Trebble cleff and I was sure bass was written on bass clef on octave above what it sounds.

Bass does sound an octave lower than written - but so does guitar.  Strictly speaking both instruments should be written with octave clefs, although most often they aren't.

8 hours ago, AlexDelores said:

Am I correct or have I got this completely wrong?

There are lots of wiring diagrams here: http://www.ak-line.com/medium/Bassschaltungen.pdf

Is it a Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass with stacked pots?

Now £30 posted.

I bought a bass from Pete.  It was packed well, and he sent it out very quickly.  Thanks!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/buyer-protection-fee?id=5594

Now £165 posted.

Some info in this thread: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/497820-ir-for-eub-3sigma-in-a-live-setting/
 

Day trip to https://www.thedoublebassroom.com/

Hi, the advert title says "MB58R 121 P" but photos show "MB58R 121 Energy".  The Energy is a better cab than the P.

https://www.markbass.it/product/mb58r-121-energy/

https://www.markbass.it/product/mb58r-121-p/

Peterson StroboStomp HD tuner

Manufacturer: https://www.petersontuners.com/products/strobostomphd/

A great tuner - quick and accurate, different colour display options, and Peterson's (optional) "sweetened" tunings.  I have both this larger HD and its smaller sibling the Mini, but I'm downsizing my pedalboard so keeping just the Mini.

In the photos, that's a thread of fluff to the left of the footswitch, not a scratch.

The rubber on the underside has been removed to assist attaching it to a pedalboard, and afraid I don't have the original box.

£95 posted

Lusithand Alma Comp MKII

Manufacturer: https://lusithanddevices.com/product/alma-compressor/

Review: https://www.compressorpedalreviews.com/post/lusithand-alma-comp-mkii-review

£185 posted  Now £165 posted

Squier Vintage Modified fretless jazz neck - spares or repair

I picked this neck up recently to make a bitsa, but it became apparent that:

• The truss rod feels fine and turns in both directions - but doesn't seem to have an affect on the relief.  The relief with Fender Nickel Plated Steel .045-.150 strings is 0.25mm.
• The fingerboard has some unevenness or playing wear, to the extent that a few notes sometimes choke or buzz slightly.  It's not awful, but it would be better if it got planed.  Higher action helps though - I found it playable enough with action at the 12th fret position of E string 2.5mm, G string 2.25mm.  But I think you wouldn't be able to get super low action.

Number of fret positions: 20
Radius: 9.5”
Material: Ebonol
Nut width: 1.5” (38.1mm)
Scale length: 34”

£50 posted within UK.  Now £30 posted.

One thing to consider about getting two 4-ohm cabs is that while they will work fine with your current Yamaha amp head, if you want to change heads in the future you might find that your choice is restricted, since many (most?) heads don't go down to 2 ohms.

Another is that while the combination of a 1x15 and a 2x10 is not necessarily wrong, and some people are getting good results - it's also not generally the modern modular approach, which is two identical cabs.

While impedance and speaker diameters are quite important, there are other factors.  Describing your situation might get useful specific cab recommendations (e.g. living room vs pubs vs functions; jazz duo vs heavy metal nonet; any budget or weight considerations).

Thanks Michael for selling me a pedal and posting it so quickly - great transaction!

Low B is B0 (30.9Hz).

https://www.mooeraudio.com/product/Baby-Tuner--96.html says "Detection range: 12Hz ~ 4186Hz"

However https://www.korg.com/uk/products/tuners/tm_60/specifications.php says "C1 (32.70 Hz)–C8 (4186.01 Hz)".  So it's not something you can fix; unfortunately it's just not designed to be used with a 5-string bass.

Possibly out of range of your tuner.  Why is there a range?  Not sure, but frequencies are logarithmic so I guess it's easier for tuner algorithms to distinguish between higher notes than lower ones.

You can tune to the harmonic when setting intonation.

I'd get a right-angle jack in case you need to back the cab up to a wall, or just have less chance of something snagging the cable.
https://custom-lynx.co.uk/product/nl2fxx-w-s-sc15-np2rx/