mixingwithtom

Andy this is looking superb!! Nice one

This is why I have truss rod paranoia!! Am surprised it's not easier to buy really great ones in Europe, choices seem limited. Anyone got suggestions? Other than that, what an amazing bass and can't wait to hear/see the finished instrument and know how you find the scale length etc

WOW!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooh

Does the birch ply laminate give more strength than say maple, or is it just a convenient/practical choice? (G&L neck looking really good too!)

Neck blank looks wicked !!!!

I'm hoping to get to the London show too. Hopefully catch you there Molan..anyone else?! Tom

I'd be interested to know across the board how many people use Nickel vs Steel? Picato probably have stats on this, or there may be forum threads. But, i'd guess a lot more people play nickel than steel? That said, I would imagine people playing on steel change strings more often (and might even be drawn to lower cost sets?) Let us know if they figure it out! Tom

^ I use a DL1608 a lot and really like it. Certain convenience of iPad control if mixing whilst playing (eg can have iPad on a mic stand, music stand or on top of a keyboard/bass cab, whatever)....then again some stuff is slower than analogue (harder to reach down and 'tweak one knob' in between playing if you actually have to go through menus).

^ That's interesting Molan, have you had chance to try the RH750 at higher volumes?

Hiya, Take *all* of 1kHz out of the graphic and you'll probably lose a lot of that feedback on your 58s...if there is any low rumble, take all of the 250Hz out as well (the vocals and sax don't need it, you can always boost the LF on the keys channel if it needs more low end retaining)...if the rig sounds too 'thinned out' with this extreme EQ, gradually bring a little of whichever frequency back in. I don't know those particular Peavey cabs but would imagine they sound pretty scooped - in addition to what I suggested for the graphic you might want to drop the treble EQ and bass EQ on each channel by a small amount. I know it might feel like you're cutting everything but doing this on the channels in moderation could be a good move especially if you don't have loads of experience with the graphic. Remember you can always use one cab, the mixer and one 58 to spend a little time at home or rehearsal getting to understand what frequencies have what impact on your sound with that specific gear - this time will be well spent! I guess the feedback you're getting is mostly HF as your instincts were to cut the treble, so get someone to speak in the mic and listen especially to how 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz on the graphic affects the top end when either boosted (at low volume...very slowly and in moderation, careful not to hurt anyone's ears!) or cut. Hope this helps! Tom

I was just checking these out, shipping charges came to $24 for a 4str set...does anybody regularly order from them and if so what is your approximate cost for a set or two plus shipping? Given that i'd be trying a new balanced tension style set of gauges i'd ideally like to just get one set and see how I get on! (i've also been playing around with some drop tunings, so hoping that I can go with higher tension at the bottom end and compromise some playability in standard tuning, to gain a bit in drop). Any thoughts very welcome, either on Circle K or other good alternatives for the Drop stuff! Cheers, Tom

This is a wicked looking bass!! Please can we see the tuner?

Hi Linear, I play violin and engineer for a large amount of my work, so have quite a bit of experience with this - feel free to shoot me an email at [email protected] with some more details Beer of the Bass is spot on with his advice with a preamp for impedance matching, it's really important..I can make a few more specific suggestions suggestions (DB players may be familiar with what I use personally, which is an EDB1 - some gigs I use it for violin and some for electric bass!) It does depend very much on how loud you play and the style/tone you need Hope this helps, cheers Tom

I play viola.....! (feel free to PM me any questions)

This is gonna be a cool bass

Curious to hear about your planned refinements for the bridge, and all round seems like another great project!

What mrtcat said!! ^^ haha

Damn I forgot how nice this looks ...

Looks great! Will this be tuned low B > high C ?

This looks wicked! Any chance of some more pics of back of neck, was it literally 1pce ebony? Does it have any neck dive, I'd imagine that to be a heavy neck!? Fab ideas and execution

Hi Owen, Did Pete end up making the machine heads himself for this? I don't know of anyone in the UK that makes machine heads! Cool! Tom

Wooooooo!! Lol. Neck is looking amazing!!