D.I. Joe

Thank you very much! It's a bit of a rare sight around the forum nowadays though...

@Jean-Luc Pickguard I think you win the pony! Must be a post-64 model as there is no sign of the jack having ever been side-mounted https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/1965_Bassmaster.php Thank you so much for the help Here's how it sounds, for what it's worth! video-1620489151.mp4

I didn't want to proclaim that it was a Fender part in case you could tell that it wasn't Do you think there is a possibility that it could be a home build?

The bridge cover is the same dimensions as the Fender P bridge cover, and you're correct about the truss rod - no access to adjust. The neck is quite deep in profile as well.

Restrung with Picato flats and ready to go! The edges of the bridge are pretty sharp, making the bridge cover "ashtray" something of a necessity... ... Complete with homemade weatherstrip mute Of course I had a little help as well

Hardware cleaned using caustic chlorinated detergent "Made" - but where and by whom?? Single coil pickup, single volume

I have here a mysterious no-name, narrow-necked, short scale bass which was gifted to me a few years ago in working but rough condition. I've had the whole thing apart to clean up the hardware and couldn't find any marks of identification at all so I have no idea of the make/model/history of the instrument. I would guess that it's some kind of catalogue/Woolworths style deal from the 60s or possibly early 70s, judging by the general design and features (including flat head screws all around, except the machine heads). Do any Basschat resident experts recognise this or have any idea what it could be?

That's an expensive looking bib!

Nice! I've played a 50W Bassman. Great sound, but lacking a little headroom in the heat of the moment. I bet the 100W would be perfect.

Thanks Rich and Stevie for keeping and re-uploading this fabulous resource. I must admit, I too was puzzled by the lack of notation in the pdfs before taking a second look at the post!

Problem seems to be resolved... I plugged into another USB port and it worked! The port which I'm now using is the one which I have usually used historically, but I'm sure that it used to work from all ports on the computer Thanks for the advice chaps, I'll bear it all in mind if I have problems in the future!

It's the original B3, and I might just try that!

Until recently, the two seemed to exist in perfect harmony. Most of my practising is performed in headphones, through my B3 which is plugged via USB into my laptop. The audio output of the computer goes through the B3, so in the headphones I get both the Bass and laptop audio. Until I downloaded the most recent Windows 10 update... Now, the USB seems only to power the B3 and my laptop doesn't seem to register the B3 at all. Edit & Share won't open properly and I don't even get the options to send the PC audio to the B3. I haven't tried recording with it recently, but I assume that the situation is the same. I've tried downloading all of the latest software and firmware updates for the B3 from Zoom but this doesn't seem to have made any difference. Does anybody else have experience of this, and can anyone advise on a fix? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Check out the price reduction on the IV set. Bargain! http://www.basscentre.com/elites-groundwound-series.html

[quote name='Callumjord' timestamp='1445969256' post='2895809'] The whiskey is probably the best thing up here, so many different distillery to visit, and more importantly so many different whiskeys to try! The music scene is rather weird up here, there is a lot of folk making original music but not a lot of events for it. Although function/covers bands seem to be very popular up here and a lot of pubs in the smaller towns through out the area seem to be putting more and more cover bands on. [/quote] Sounds familiar!

Welcome to the forum Callum. You're in a very nice part of the country up in Moray. My wife and I honeymooned there this year. Plenty of good whiskey! What is the music scene like up there?

Does your band run it's own PA at gigs? Try EQ'ing your channel on the desk favourably to your fuzz. Rolling off the treble and maybe the very high mids on the desk would be the best (and cheapest) start to find the solution. Try it at rehearsals first to try and find the sweet spot. Running a little compression should help too.

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1440414569' post='2850390'] I'm sure a judicious application of peanut butter could get you where to need to be. Would that count as relic'ing strings?! [/quote] I assume that smooth would be preferred? And is crunchy best for Metal?

Back on topic. Try using some foam damping at the bridge. I picked up a roll of extra thick self-adhesive weatherstrip from Home Hardware for about £3; stick some on the underside of the bridge ashtray and away you go! If you don't have the ashtray on your bass then you could stick some onto the bass itself underneath the strings, as tight as you can to the bridge saddles, or take the Carol Kaye approach: