Zenitram

No, really. Come on guys, Look at those photos. Wow. Seriously.

You, sir, are an artist, a craftsman, a scholar, a visionary, the genuine article, a defender of the faith, a protector of the heritage of the tortoishell truth and dreams that are found within us all, and I salute you most humbly and most admiringly, from the geniune bottom of my poor sinner's ugly, debased, sickened and poorly heart. I hereby declare my ever-lasting love and abiding devotion to you and your incredible wondrous delirious fantastical groovy-ass tortoiseshell acts of God. I will be in touch. In the meantime, enjoy the praise and acknowledgement your artistry is bound to cause here on these shores. What you do is beautiful. Thank you.

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1393545562' post='2381870'] Logan String Melody II... I got it for £75[/quote] [b]Wow![/b] Nicely done. I've often tried to buy a Logan (for cheap). I have a Roland RS-09 which I like a lot, but would very happily own more string synths, especially the Logan. Back in the day, when I lived in Spain, a friend once told me his family had some old "Yamaha organ" in their garage from some embargo case ages ago (his dad was a lawyer), and that it had been sitting on a shelf in a bin bag for years. I said, oh, yeah, great, would love to take a look. The next time we were up there at their house, I mentioned it, and he said, oh, yes, let's take a look. Here it is, you have it, it's no use to us. It was a Korg MS-20.

And I'm not taking the piss.

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Whoever that person is, they've got a great way with words:[/font] [font=georgia,serif][b]THE QUEST[/b][/font] [font=georgia,serif]That discovery led me on a search to find a modern pickguard with the same captivating craftsmanship—a search that led to dead end after dead end. I couldn’t find a single pickguard available today that resembled the quality of the original from the 60s. I realized that if I wanted to possess this art ablaze, I had to harness the elusive flames myself.[/font] [font=georgia,serif]So I began researching how I could resurrect the exotic fiery relic. My determination began a years-long exploration. I never had a taste for chemistry in school, but passion drove me. I searched for the perfect compounds—some highly toxic. I experimented with admixtures, I tested materials, and sometimes at my own peril: blisters, blood and chemical burns challenged my resolve. But I should have known that when I attempted to tame the inferno it would bite. So I shifted tactics and continued my endeavor with greater respect for my newfound craft.[/font] [font=georgia,serif]Then it happened: after many years, like a billowing explosion captured and frozen in time, [i][b]Spitfire[/b][/i] Vintage Tortoiseshell pickguards were born.[/font] Hell yes! And it's all about Jesus, which is ace. Fire, brimstone, tortoiseshell, Jesus, it's fantastic.

You need to do the Litmus Configuration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxQrE0BpixI

Yeah, you'd need a DI box of some sort to turn your bass to line level first. I thought you said you had one, sorry. Edit: not a DI box, a preamp of some sorts. Or something.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Channel-Line-Mixer-/390780872084?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5afc5ae594"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5afc5ae594[/url] or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SoundLAB-4-Channel-Mono-Microphone-Line-Mixer-/200940406523?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec8fb46fb Maybe, unless they're crap.

Basses all sound the same anyway.

How much does it normally cost?!

I like the idea of a begineer. It has a more pioneering sense to it than just a beginner. Beginners get started. Begineers set forth.

Peach. Classy.

Nice pink carpet as well.

[quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1392635653' post='2370800'] So what's wrong with something like these?? I'm genuinely asking about the cons [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Jack-Jack-PRO-Patch-Cable-15cm-Pack-of-6/GCG"]http://www.gear4musi...m-Pack-of-6/GCG[/url] [/quote] There's nothing wrong with them. Some people like every part of the signal path to be of the highest quality, whereas others don't care or don't feel it matters, and are happy to use the cheapest options available (within reason; quality things tend to be made to last and so tend to, er, last longer, which can make pricier cables better value for money, if your gear gets a lot of battering). Other people want very short leads between connections; some people just like to fiddle around with stuff. And so on. That's all.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1392398137' post='2368267'] No, that can't be right and that's also probably why nobody said it was right. [/quote] That's true; nobody said it. What I'm trying to get at is perhaps best expressed by what I suppose to be the answer to "What's the point of frets?", which would be something like "To make it easier to get each note right", rather than "To give that unique fretted sound". Or something. I don't know.

So are frets [i]only[/i] there to make the (electric) bass sound a particular way, and weren't actually designed to help with precise intonation at all? That can't be right, surely, can it?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1392232421' post='2366302'] I prefer no lines myself but I'd say you should be putting your finger right up to and on the fret even when there are frets. Are you putting your fingers somewhere else? [/quote] Taking things to extremes, if you put your finger right up to where the fret is, then why play fretted at all? Surely the frets are there, as the other person says, to do the "precision" bit, allowing you the player (well, certainly me) to worry less about the intonation and just hit the gap between frets as I play up and down the neck, at varying speeds and varying levels of difficulty. Close to the fret is clearly good practice and good sense, but the whole point of frets is that they do the micro-accuracy work for you, surely?

There's probably no point me mentioning Orchid Electronics, is there. So much cheaper than the rest and as good in terms of quality as anything ever made, anywhere, ever, since things were first made. Ever. And that includes all the really good things that have ever been made.

Email Orchid Electronics and ask for a price. John there says he makes such big savings on buying wholesale that it tends to work out cheaper to buy cables made by him to your spec than to buy the materials individually and solder them yourself. http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/

Look at them all. Tripping their nuts off.

We could have a competition to see who comes up with the best name for it.

Aye, and rightly so.