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Well it won't feedback (which electro/acoustics often do) but you won't be able to adjust the intonation (should it need it)with that type of bridge. I would have thought the main benefit of that design is that you can pack it up small and possibly ( although it does not say) play it through headphones. You'll still need to put it through an amp so no advantage over a sold bodied bass. If you do a search others have bought similar skeleton/silent basses Aria ? so their comments could be useful...

Withdrawn, test flight revealed major safety flaw as blade broke on landing. Luckily no-one injured!

Having a clear out and my remote control Knight Air Helicopter can go. It's just a £25 from 4 years ago one so no bells and whistles but it all works and comes with spare batteries for the hand set and adaptor for charging the main battery power pack. Spare Tail rotor too. I can't really be ars*ed to post it unless someone want to pay the postage (£3-4), otherwise it's free (FOC) if you pick up from BD17 5BN

Could someone clarify that the hot pickup wire colours on my SD active JB pickups are white and not red please?( I have red, white and bare) This seems to show them as white [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...tive_jazz_bass"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...tive_jazz_bass[/url] as does this:http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...c=2b_t_circuit ( in that you join the red wires just above the battery and hot goes to blend control) I'm also a little confused re the ground (bare) wire: should it be connected as the pickup schematic or as the tone circuit schematic as I have the tone circuit set-up?( or is it essentially the same thing with the bare ground being linked to all pots on the casing? It's just the tone circuit schematic does not show where the ground attaches! Thanks for any help!

I have a Mark bass 2x10 t and had a 1x15 t also and sold the 1x15 as I never needed the volume and the 2x10 sounded better. Needless to say I converted it (turned the badge around) so the 2x10 is vertical, as you can see here: [attachment=24762:S5000363.JPG]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='475318' date='Apr 29 2009, 06:06 PM']There is no [b]bass guitar[/b] part on [i]Riders On The Storm[/i] or on [i]Superstition[/i].[/quote] or Whiskey in the Jar

Do you mean the screw that attaches into the bass? If so then your screw hole has got a little enlarged and you could use dowel, cocktail sticks, matches and or glue to fill the cavity a bit. There's lots of suggestions if you do a search. Alternatively over here in the UK we have "Yorkshire screws" which are reverse threads: they might be your answer...(only joking!)

Into the SO's Punto goes: 1 HK Lucas 15" sub 1 Mark Bass 2X10 Traveller(of course!) 1 LMII 1 Large metal tool box 1 5 u rack case filled with lights 1 stand case with speaker and mike stands 1 1x15 monitor 2 basses, 1 hard and 1 soft case CD's for sale gig diary Tux, shirt and shoes

Nice but should'nt this be in the build diary thread...(runs for cover)?

Just carefully inspect what they send you, something they told me that had been on display and never used had clealry been used.....

[quote name='JPJ' date='Apr 20 2009, 03:05 PM' post='467513'] Cheers, but as they say "[b]necessity is the mother of invention[/b]" I'm sure it was Frank Zappa......?

Excellent, love the way you got around not having a thicknesser and bandsaw by using your router to carry out different functions:i.e. thickness and cut.

54 but still feel like I'm 18.......as the avatar shows if you surround yourself with an attractive female and a bald guitarist you can look quite young!

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='466737' date='Apr 19 2009, 02:19 PM']Linda Ronstadt. Bassist - no idea.[/quote] Lee Sklaar on a few I think?

Shawn Colvin-John Leventhal Aimee Mann- herself, Jon Brion, Paul Bryan Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings-Bosco Mann Rickie Lee Jones- Neil Stubenhaus Norah Jones-Lee Alexander Joan Osborne-Mark Egan Lizanne Knott-Chico Huff

"Cant decide whether to steam the maple and drop it......" I did a maple cap and if you get it thin enough ( 2mm) it is possible to just glue it onto the forearm contour by clamping your body template above (and below) and tapping in wedges above the contour to bring it down on the body. Can't remember if I wet it as well...... See [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27964&hl=kbass"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27964&hl=kbass[/url] and on post#2 theres a photo of what I have inexpertly described. Sorry if I'm teaching you to suck eggs!

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='466324' date='Apr 18 2009, 07:14 PM']I sat and watched Standing In The Shadows Of Motown with our drummer a month or so ago, and we immediately both thought of putting a band together just to do that. I'd absolutely love it.[/quote] Hi Pete Our singer is going by the summer and we have an Aretha soundalike lined up, so watch this space.....!

"Therefore I wanna start my own band, doing more Stevie W, Motown, Stax, Funk, a higher class of rock, and a higher grade of venue." I wonder how many bassists on here are thinking, I'd like to do exactly that too? I would!

Not trying to be clever but isn't that where a harmonic is? If you don't want them then don't play them, it could be due to the new strings and you not being used to the neck as well. You could also try muting with your other l/h fingers too....

What a gig, Norman was spot on and man, he sweats buckets. I watched the sweat start from the first number, by the end his jacket was soaked through and his trousers down to almost his knees. he needs to try that Lynx stuff! I'm not convinced he was playing through the TE stack as I could not see any cone movement at all.......? Other interesting facts: I first saw John Turnbull on guitar with Bell and Arc in Newcastle City Hall in the very early 70's. Last night he was playing a £200 Peavey guitar...just goes to show! [attachment=23992:090417_223547.jpg] [attachment=23993:090417_224556.jpg] Here's a couple of photos from my phone of NWR with his Bass Collection Jazz as described in the new rather glossy (controversial?) BGM! P.S. Grabbed the setlist at the end, how sad!

"How did you shape the contour where the upper horn meets the neck? I was trying to picture it (before you posted the pic of the back) and I just couldn't imagine it" With great difficulty: it looks good from the front and back but when you look directly down it goes off at an angle. When I decided to do the conversion I spoke to a couple of luthiers who both said "Dont do it" as the angles are all wrong on the donor bass. Also I shaped quite a lot of the body before glueing it on: big mistake, as the contours flowed better once you have it as a whole. A lot of the shape was just my imagintion and "following the wood": many a time I've gone back and just shaped it a bit more. If you compare the earlier photos to what I have now you can see the difference..... Oh and thanks for all the feedback folks, its nice to know people are appreciating what I'm doing. Re the control cavity: my router bit was too long so had to shim the template, which slipped at one stage( always double side tape both surfaces!!) but all in all quite pleased with the result. I had to use some wood filler in places and you can see where I'm touching in tiny holes prior to final sanding. [attachment=23951:S5000423.JPG] [attachment=23952:S5000424.JPG] [attachment=23953:S5000425.JPG]

I joined the SD forum, posted this issue and within a minute someone came on and recommended a US guitar shop who sold SD pickups. I emailed them and within 30 minutes had a response and they contacted SD. Another email later yesterday was confirming SD will supply them and all I need to do is pay the postage. Result! Doesn't say a lot for going to SD direct mind......

"and don't forget that with Thomann you can sent it back if you get a turkey. " Speak to JS and help UK guitar builders PS. Not sure you'd want to wait till Christmas......... I'll get me coat

Capacity is 1000, I'll be there.

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' post='463185' date='Apr 15 2009, 05:27 PM']Guess this is a dumb question but do any of the majors (EMG, Bartolini, S. Duncan etc) make a circuit that has 2 dual concentric pots in a VOL/BLEND stack and a 2 band EQ stack in one circuit ?????[/quote] Funny you should mention that.....because I think this is how mine has been modded! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380[/url]