Alien

Livin' after Midnight - Judasa Priest

Santa Claus is coming to town - The Boss

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Your knob must be nearly 3/4". I'm surprised Mrs Pickguard can still walk 

Especially with it being knurled like that - bring tears to the eyes thinking about it!

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White lines - Grandmaster Flash

U and ur hand - P!nk

Everything about you - Ugly Kid Joe

Problem with Behringer TU300 tuner.

There's your problem...

Zoom B2.1u covers almost everything I could want from a multi FX unit.  The only other thing I need is my Korg UB-1 Unibass, that I use like a rhythm guitarist in a box.  He's a useful chap too - sits there quietly, doesn't argue, carries his own gear, keeps perfect time with me and doesn't need a cut of the gig money - what more could you ask for?

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On 10/02/2022 at 08:28, LeftyJ said:

(Prix / Pre, get it? )

Never noticed that before!  I like it!

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Jump - Van Halen

On 02/03/2022 at 16:51, MacDaddy said:

 

if something can go wrong it will?  

No, that's Murphy's law.

O'Toole's corollary says that Murphy was an optimist.

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58 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

Puzzled ... surely the pickup in a P-style bass IS a humbucker? What am I missing here?

 

And don't call me Shirley.

 

 

Completely correct.  This is one of the reasons for a P pup is in 2 pieces - they're wound in opposite directions.

Looks great, especially as it's your first attempt!
My first (and so far only) build was designed around an Aria neck that I bought locally, with body wood coming free from work (apart from a few quid going into the staff tea & coffee fund)

It's still around in MK somewhere, and it resurfaces from time to time at local jam nights.

On 11/03/2022 at 08:57, Velarian said:

It looks like the original bridge on these was a pretty crude two saddle affair and I’m guessing that intonation was never an exact science. In this example the E and A saddles are further forward than the D and G. It seems counterintuitive but is it possible there there is a point further forward where the bottom strings intonate more closely? I seem to remember there was an example of a left hander on here a while back where this was the case.

 

 

Use your tuner to compare the 12th fret harmonic against the fretted note at the 12th.

If the fretted note is flat by comparison, move the bridge saddle toward the nut by loosening the intonation screw.  If the fretted note is sharp, move the saddle back a little.
You won't be able to get perfection across all the frets on all strings, but doing this will get as close as you're likely to ever need.

Hope this helps!

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On 06/03/2022 at 01:08, Downunderwonder said:

Check the scale length. From the sound of it the bridge is too close to the neck. Measure the nut to 12th fret. Should be same again to the bridge.

12th to bridge is usually a bit longer than nut to 12th - more so on the lower (B&E) strings than the top strings (G/C)

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Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Get out of my dreams - Billy Ocean

Good Times - Chic

Dancing with Tears in my Eyes - Ultravox

Ship called dignity - Deacon Blue

On 05/11/2021 at 14:39, Woodinblack said:

 

I have family in Kent and Cumbria, would need a pretty impressive amp for them to hear it!

 

Reckon a small amp and a small car to carry it around in would work equally well.  Unless you wanted them both to hear it simultaneously...

Ocean Size - Janes Addiction

My last full-time band (well, strictly part-time, as we all had day jobs) was a 3-piece where I was the singing bass player.  The guitarist took lead vocals on a handful of numbers, but other than that, I could live the Geddy/Sting/Lemmy dream.  Loved it - I got to be the centre of attention (I've always been a bit of a show-off) while still remaining in the classic 'supporting' bass player role, keeping everything together, controlling the dynamics etc. (and occasionally pulling the rug out from under anyone who got too big for their boots 😈)

Can't wait until the day I can get back to it!

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On 03/12/2021 at 17:25, Stub Mandrel said:

I got kicked out of an originals band for not playing boring basslines.

If the bass player's not got the creative freedom to play his own lines, then it's not really an originals band, is it?

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On 03/12/2021 at 12:38, Jus Lukin said:

The pleasure to be taken is knowing that you have created an environment in which people's enjoyment of the music can happen... If your first concern is for your band to sound awesome, keep at it, and recognise that the singer and guitarist would get less adulation if you weren't providing the foundation for them to shine on top of.

Speak softly, and carry a big stick.

Never were truer words written by any bass player.

Kudos to you, good sir.