geoffbyrne

I remember a while back there were probs with the Artec - namely something about the outer shell earthing the electrics. This may well have been fixed as it was about 4 or 5 years ago. However, it would be quite easy to try the Artec without its outer shell just to see if there's any difference. G.

Levinson? G.

I had a red one of those, & I wouldn't mind another. It was very beaten up but once it was set up it played great. Could probably have done with a better (pair) of pickups in it, but it fulfilled the need at the time. It would be a good vehicle for modding. G.

I had a Wesley guitar (Honeydripper) when I was restarting playing after 25 years off - it was poo. Even an Indian-built Sunn Mustang P Bass felt like luxury after it. (Actually, apart from the pups, the Sunn wasn't half bad....) G.

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1377461607' post='2187873'] I have gigged an EB0 too. It is a perfectly adequate bass for providing a bit of tuneful thump. But I cannot get the action down to where I want it for accessing the higher frets, maybe it needs a shim or something. Or maybe I need to stick to the frets 1 to 5. It is crazy good value bass though. [/quote] I shimmed mine with a strip of business card behind the 2 screws nearest the pickup. Gave the neck the perfect tilt to get a decent action with the bridge adjusted up just a bit. A plastic credit card was too much. G.

It has also been noted that some Planet Waves leads seem to have either a slightly bigger radius, or some kind of flange which makes it seat more securely. Unfortunately in some instruments it also seem to stretch the internal contacts so that when you put in a standard jack it is slightly loose and this is when you get crackles & pops. G.

Just check the truss-rod adjustment nut isn't reamed - I got cought that way. G.

Sounds to me like when you're digging in, the pre is overloading & protecting itself by cutting. As you say you haven't experienced this in passive mode, it points to the pre. G.

You don't have a 20 fret neck on a 19 fret body, do you? G.

Best thing to take out (fresh) blood is slightly salty cold water -after all, that's what most of the fluid in blood actually is..... G.

.....just don't plug a 4 Ohm cab into both simultaneously...... G.

Works for me. G.

.....the best music was in the 60's..... G. (well, it was!)

Beware of messing with the truss rods on a 4001!!! This is the model you have to loosen the rods, move the neck to where you want it to be, then re-tighten the rods with the neck clamped in place. Not the sort of thing you can achieve in the living-room. You need a luthier or proper tech to do this. 4003s are ok though - same as any other truss rod adjustment, just double! G.

^ That sounds like an opportunity........ G.

Could you convert one of your existing basses? I've just sent the neck from my Yammy BBG5 to Uncle Horrid who is putting a new ebony fingerboard on it as he advised me that the fretboard was 'too open-pored to be good for fretless' (i.e. crap). This ought to give me an extremely useable 5 string Fretless. For those who remember I had a Yammy TRB1005 Fretless, I found the 35" scale was throwing me, so I traded it locally (& to a board member) for a fretted TRB5. G.

I'd go with a red tort - I've done this with a couple of guitars: Haven't done it with a bass, tho'. G.

I see where you're coming from with the EADGBE, but as someone who plays both bass & guitar, I think I'd find the span at the bottom frets very difficult for chording. I'm seriously considering getting a shorter-scale Squier Bass VI for things like this. G.

Don't DR HiBeams have black silk? G.

Try filling the case with freshly-mowed grass overnight. Often removes smells. G.

Looks like this Wednesday (14th) Jazza - will phone. G.

Pop Howard The Bass Doc a PM & see if he's got anything lying at the back of his desk drawer....... G.

[quote name='Oscar South' timestamp='1375965943' post='2167985'] 'double diminished chords (or arranging melodic minor harmony in a way which accentuates two independent diminished triads) [/quote] Blimey!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! G.

PM me, Jono. G.

Try loosening it. G.