Jean-Luc Pickguard

My twelve year-old got a Lovely violetburst DaisyRock Stardust Elite active bass which she's been after for about two years, complete with a set of 32" thomastic flats and extra wide white leather strap. It was a complete surprise to her so her face was an absolute picture when she opened it. I got the bladerunner 5 DVD box set tin, but I have to sit through the DVDs the kids got before I can watch any of it - Shrek 3, High School Musical 2, and very episode of Mr Benn. Oh Well...

There's nothing wrong with a simple 4 way extension cable, which is what I currently use. I don't think there would be much advantage in fitting a mains socket in the combo. I don't know much about electrics, but I'm sure it won't have any safety advantages. Have you seen these kind of [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=26767&doy=22m12"]2 way mains cables[/url] That would probably work well if you can get a PSU that uses an IEC cable for the fx .

It looks like its made of a lump of cheese that has been found at at the back of a student's fridge. urgh :wacko: :wacko:

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I'd be surprised if they were discontinued, especially as they are stock item on a few fender models. If the Leo Quan company do cease production, I'm sure sure a new licensed version (or even an unlicensed copy) would be made by someone else. Perhaps certain finishes that are no longer being made There's nothing on [url="http://www.leoquan.com"]http://www.leoquan.com[/url] about this, but that site doesn't seem to have been updated for a while.

Hi Lucy Nice to see you here Don't forget to post pics of your Ashborys in the Basspron forum.

Another option is to keep the original body as it is (or sell it) and get a brandoni alder precision body for £90.Then spray it with paint from a larger branch of halfords where they mix the paint to your requirements - last time I did this there were three large books of colours and my daughter chose a pale lilac for her musicmaster bass.

Duck's 66 and he's still going strong.

I'm hoping to get a nice relaxing stress-free week away from work. I know I won't though - the kids are far too excitable for that.

Oh no it isn't Sorry - couldn't resist

Get some weatherstrip from your local DIY store - that what Fender use. [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_foam.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bpickup_foam.htm[/url] Or if you're a cheapskate like me, get a 50p neoprene mousemat, cut up & stick some slices together with double-sided tape or glue.

[quote name='Stag' post='100975' date='Dec 7 2007, 03:54 PM']...but it does seem a little stoopid to advertise them as short scale strings and then make them TOO short???[/quote] That's what I though, but it was the same for both sets I had. I may have had a couple of rouge sets or they may have been from a Friday afternoon batch, but they were two different guages. On the other hand maybe they forgot that fender made mustangs, musicmasters and broncos and designed the strings for 2x2 headstocks like hofners & danelectros. I suspect that the 32" TI jazz flats may fit - I've just put a set on a daisyrock, bit forgot to measure them up against the musicmaster. The Rotos short scale flats definitely fit,but the last few sets I bought had a very inconsistant feel across the strings where two were smooth one was a bit rough and one was very rough. They sound nice on my '71 music master though. Have you thought about what pickup you're going to use in the musicmaster when you put it back together? I can recommend a plain black covered cool rails strat humbucker from brandoni - It was £30 when I got mine. When fitted it looks 100% identical to the original pickup. Wire the coils in series and it sounds massive. Also of course there's none of the hum like the original single coil pickup and the bass doesn't sound weak & wooly at all which was a problem particularly on the E string with the original.

[quote name='Stag' post='100852' date='Dec 7 2007, 12:55 PM']Got some nice new La Bella short scales from Stringbusters to put on it when it arrives... cant wait!!! I must say - Stringbusters - A1 service there. Uber-fast delivery and very good prices. Two thumbs fresh [/quote] [b]Check the G is long enough[/b] I've had two sets of LaBella shortscale flatwounds and couldn't use the Gs as they were too short for the musicmasters. Used one set on a daisyrock & the other on a musicmaster with a G from a set of old (but not too old) similar but long scale LaBellas.

Not this then...

Its not as if he could make it any uglier with the stupid big pickguard on those things.

[quote name='dood' post='100427' date='Dec 6 2007, 06:40 PM']His prescription nearly had me falling off my chair with excitement. "Lots of sex, as often and for as long as you wish." - True story![/quote] So I wonder what your would doc prescribe for people with hand/arm problems?

[quote name='metaltime' post='99901' date='Dec 5 2007, 10:42 PM']yeah i think tomoro when i practice i will get the metronome out ...[/quote] Don't tell Jeff Berlin

[quote name='bremen' post='93355' date='Nov 23 2007, 03:10 PM']Nice finish! What wood is that? Are they Warmoth parts?[/quote] I think Nino has used Warmoth parts but may get them from USA custom these days. It certainly looks like this bass on the Warmoth site: [url="http://www.warmoth.com/gallery/gallery.cfm?fuseaction=include_featured_a"]<a href="http://www.warmoth.com/gallery/gallery.cfm?fuseaction=include_featured_a" target="_blank">http://www.warmoth.com/gallery/gallery.cfm...lude_featured_a[/url]</a> His headstock is also features on the usacg site: [url="http://usacustomguitars.com/pegheads.html"]<a href="http://usacustomguitars.com/pegheads.html" target="_blank">http://usacustomguitars.com/pegheads.html[/url]</a>

YMMV but what I do is relax & play with a lighter touch & let the amp do its share of the work. I used to get terrible cramp in my forearm during gigs when doing a few faster & louder songs in a row during the second set. These days as I have the amp a bit louder and use a limiter I don't have that problem. I can play faster and for longer with a lighter touch & don't need to hammer the strings hard to get an agressive sound. - I also use very low tension strings. I also use a red gripmaster which I used to think strengthened my fingers, but I was probably imagining it as Jeff Berlin says they're no good - and he always seems to be so certain about everything.

I'm sorry guys, but this is really not a good idea. If basschat is seen as somewhere people openly arrange to exchange illegally copied CDs to each other as is being suggested it might attract unwanted attention and potentially cause trouble for the site owners. It would be better for people to send in their own original tracks for which they own the copyright. jus' sayin'

Surely this would contravene copyright laws if commercial tracks are distributed on burnt CDs.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='98126' date='Dec 3 2007, 02:05 PM']What's the diff between up/downstairs?[/quote] the direction of the stairs?

Thomann do a thing that attaches to a strap if that's any good [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_wireless_holder.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_wireless_holder.htm[/url]

Well, if Ashdown's example is followed it won't make any difference to the quality or reliability of the products then

To say metronomes have no use is far too sweeping a statement to take seriously. Jeff Berlin doesn't do himself any favours if there are bass players that know him for coming across as a bit of a knob and consequently don't check out his music.