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PJ pickups from a Squier Vintage Modified

20cm of wire on each.

£18 posted

What is "too heavy" and "don't want to spend a lot" in kg/sterling?

How about https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/484191-fs-cort-gb75-jj-5-string-bass-now-just-%C2%A3250/ at £250 and 4.0kg? 

Further info in response to a couple of PMs:

I'm not sure of their age, as they came to me on a used bass.  Chromes behave as follows: when brand new, they have an initial 'zingy' stage; then after a short while they settle down to be slightly mellower, but still with high end content, where they spend most of their life.  These ones have been broken in and are in that second stage.

22 minutes ago, Dazed said:

Im not sure whether that was done for simplicity, another score I saw had it in 4/4 & 3/4. What would you write it as?

Yes exactly that - some sort of mixture of 3/4 and 4/4.  There's more than one way to hear it though, so one person might come up with different bar divisions than the next. 

6 hours ago, Dazed said:

And for the readers amongst us

I would say that writing it in 7/8 is not correct.  By doing that, none of the strong beats is ending up in the right place.  My starting point would be putting the pulse at quarter note = 159bpm, and listen to where the bass and drums are falling.

D'Addario Chromes, cut for a P bass (4 inline).
I don't know for certain the gauge, but they are most likely 45-100.
£22 posted

8 minutes ago, Mama Huhu said:

a pair of Schroeder 1212L 800w 2x12 4 ohm cabs

The photos show one 4 and the other 8.

1 hour ago, Gasman said:

After an hour we got fed up with discussing it and reached a compromise, with the new guy offering to put in £300 and the rest of us subbing up another £75 each to pay the leaver off completely.

The PA cost £3,000 new, but is now only worth (say 70%...) £2,100.  So the leaver's 20% share is worth £420, not £600, and the five of you have overpaid.  In absolute terms, the new guy is worst off, having paid £300 for something worth £210.  The other four of you have paid £75 for something worth £52.50.

Going forward, by my arithmetic the new guy has 10% stake in the PA, and the rest of you now have 22.5% each.

On 05/11/2023 at 09:43, ossyrocks said:

I have also been thinking about an Aguilar Tone Hammer 500.

How about pedals?  E.g. an alternative to the Tone Hammer amp is the Tone Hammer pedal into your existing Markbass LM III.

On 02/11/2023 at 19:31, Bass Wielder said:

Also the bridge saddle legs are at the maximum….

I've had a bass like this, and had success with a reverse shim (i.e. at the other end of the neck pocket than a shim typically goes).

£37 collected from Bristol, or +£3 UK postage.  Update: Now £30 posted

RightOn make great, comfortable straps, with an accurate adjustment system.  This one is pristine as it was bought new but then used literally just once.

Width: 3.15" (8cm)
Adjustable length: 37.4"–59" (95–150cm)

https://www.rightonstraps.com/en/bass-strap-black-vegan.html

19 hours ago, Linus27 said:

I really like the idea of the Micromark 801 and the 802 if I could ever find one.

As if by magic... https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/485191-mark-bass-mini-mark-802/

Unless... do you mean put a 4-string P bass neck on a 5-string body?  Unfortunately no, that won't fit.

I don't think they ever made a Classic Vibe precision.  There was the old Vintage Modified precision but it had the same nut width as the jazz (1.875").

23 hours ago, Linus27 said:

Ones on my list so far that seem light and are all priced at about £350 are,

 

Orange OBC112

Ashdown RM 112 Evo

Ampeg PF112

8 hours ago, Linus27 said:

I have a Two10

None of the cabs on your list is significantly smaller or lighter than your existing Two10 - in fact the Ampeg is heavier.  And although the Two10 is taller, it has a smaller footprint.

You said "very small, intimate gigs with my acoustic group" - what's the band line-up and type of venue?  In venues with good stage acoustics (theatres/concert halls) and listening (i.e. quiet) audiences, I've been using a Micromark 801, which is a 27cm cube and 6.6kg.  This is with a 10-piece acoustic swing band.  It's a very minimal setup which makes for a very easy load-in and setup.

1 minute ago, Phaedrus01 said:

Is this still available?

Hi - yes, it is.

I've bought a few things from Thomann post-2020, both above and below the £135 threshold.  The price paid at checkout is the final price you pay - nothing extra is added by anyone.  The outbound delivery process is as it used to be (i.e. takes about a week to arrive).  The issue now though is that the logistics of returns take a lot longer, with the courier (DHL) tracking unreliable.  So if you do need to send something back, it's 3-4 weeks of your items/money being in limbo, with no one on either side really knowing what's going on.

From a Squier Classic Vibe Late '60s jazz bass, with a replacement concentric pot loom (CTS pots).  The three pickguards are included too.

£135 posted

Active speakers are a great choice, and have the advantages of generally better dispersion; DSP for speaker protection and crossover; and convenient form factor (they can be stood upright or be tilted back).

One question is which size to get i.e. how loud you are.  I recall your other thread where you said you play in two bands: a function band, and a quiet Americana-type band.  I play in a 10-piece (sometimes larger) function band and I use a QSC CP12 active speaker.  We generally have full PA, so the active speaker is for the stage sound - but occasionally we don't and so on those occasions I will use the active speaker as backline.  I've used smaller/quieter and larger/louder active speakers over the years, but the QSC CP12 is what I've settled on, as it goes more than loud enough, and sounds good.  It is very manageable at 13.7kg and a footprint of 35 x 32cm.  QSC will also give you a six-year warranty.

Brands other than QSC which I've used and would highly recommend are RCF, Yamaha, and FBT.

I've used Zoom B1 Four, MS60B, and B3 in the past, plugged straight into active speakers with no issues.  It is just as simple as you are imagining it could be.

If in the future your tonal goals or tastes change, just swap out the Zoom for another pedal - much easier and cheaper than swapping bass amps and cabs around.

14 hours ago, bass_dinger said:

Can anyone please recommend a company that sells boxes?

All the previous replies have good advice on sourcing and cutting up boxes as a DIY solution.  To answer the question directly about where to buy boxes - I've used the ones from https://www.sellusyourguitar.co.uk/product-page/guitar-packaging-electric-bass-guitars a couple of times.  They come in two pieces which slide together to get a snug fit.  So at £10 (plus postage) it is expensive for just one box - but the option's there if you don't have time right now to traipse around the local shops etc.

I had a successful transaction with @JapanAxe  Thanks Graeme!

12 hours ago, TeresaFR said:

So, if I'm playing in that theoretical key, [...]

Well, you should nearly never actually find yourself playing in a theoretical key - that's why it's called theoretical.

Sometimes a piece changes key to the parallel minor, which means the root stays the same and you just switch from major to minor.  An example everyone will know is Norwegian Wood, when it moves from the verse (E major) to the bridge (E minor) at 0m32s: https://youtu.be/Y_V6y1ZCg_8?feature=shared&t=24

Now suppose your piece was instead in Db major; the equivalent change would be to Db minor.  However, as the screenshot in the original post of this thread shows, Db minor has six flats and one double flat, which is basically impossible to read.

So that is why Db minor is called a 'theoretical key' - strictly speaking it is technically correct, but nearly no one would ever use it.

Instead, i.e. in real life, a songwriter or composer (unless they are being a dіck) would be pragmatic and use the equivalent key signature - C# minor, which has four sharps and is a lot easier to read.  There is a beautiful example of this exact parallel minor change in Clair de Lune: https://youtu.be/FoD_AxKoJDs?feature=shared&t=107 and in that video you can follow along the sheet music and see where the key signature changes at 2m19s and 2m35s.

Audio-Technica AT2020 cardioid condenser - popular budget-friendly mic.

https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/at2020

£50 posted.

StewMac truss rod tool, unused.  It's to adjust a heel-end truss rod.  They call it a 'Tele' crank but reading the comments on this page suggest people have used it successfully on JMJ Mustang and P basses.

£10 posted

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Female XLR to mono 1/4", 50cm
Neutrik connectors and Van Damme 'Pro Grade Classic XKE' cable.
£9

Female XLR (Neutrik) to stereo 3.5mm (Switchcraft), 50cm
Van Damme 'Tour Grade Classic XKE' cable.
£9

'Chord' brand stereo 1/4" to stereo 3.5mm, 6m
£4

Kettle lead, 2m
Cut your socket usage in half with this double kettle lead.
£3

Blue XLR cable, 4m
Neutrik connectors and Van Damme 'Tour Grade Classic XKE' cable.
£11

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USB-C to phono, 3m

Stereo 3.5mm to phono, 2m