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2 hours ago, Bobthedog said:

What come out of this is collectively we could not build a bass that anyone liked in it’s entirety. 😀

But could we, perhaps, build a bass that was universally hated?

We could start with stick on f-holes and work from there.

These threads:

"Good sir, the conditions of this sale are unacceptable to me. I refuse to deal with someone who sets such unreasonable terms."

"Sir, the conditions of the sale are the conditions of the sale. If you do not accept them, then I will not deal with you."

"I shall take my custom elsewhere. You have lost a sale, sir."

"It is of no loss to me, as I cannot deal with you, sir."

"I do not think you understand. I shall not purchase the item."

"It is you who has misapprehended. For it is I who will not sell it to you."

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Reminds me of the time I stood drunkenly outside of Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh, and declared loudly to any who would listen that I would in no case be entering, because it was, and I'm paraphrasing for the swear filter here: a hole such as might be found under a latrine.  To which the bouncer promptly announced that I was not to be allowed onto the premises.  Never have I been so miffed about a situation where the end result was exactly what I wanted.

There's a lot of choice, but in my experience you get what you pay for in this world.  You might think your bargain Aldi sponge is the bee's knees, but that's only because you've never had the sublime pleasure of muting your strings with a genuine Marks and Spencer dish sponge.  The difference is night and day.  The feel, the build quality, it's on a whole other level.  Once you've experienced the real deal you'll never go back.  On top of that, the resale value will be much better if you ever decide to move it on.

On 28/03/2020 at 11:26, Jonesy said:

How could we forget this..... 

 

Did somebody leave it leaning up against an oven?

Do any production basses out there actually have active pickups? (i.e. ones with a little built-in preamp circuit, as BRX describes above)

It's something you read about, but Ive never encountered one.  Is it more of a guitar thing?

13 minutes ago, Kevin Dean said:

I work out all my stuff on this ....I'll be thrown off of this site for this 

At this stage, I would suggest nuking that thing from orbit.  It's the only way to be sure.

I would use a software mixer like VoiceMeeter to solve this problem. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/

- Send both the inputs from your interface into a single virtual audio bus, and then set Skype to use the output of that bus as its microphone input.

- Send the output from Skype to your interface and have Direct Monitoring turned on so you can hear your bass.

(A word of caution if you do choose VoiceMeeter in particular: take a note of your computer's default audio input and output sources before installing.  VoiceMeeter likes to insert itself as the default, and you'll want to undo that after installing, unless you plan to have VoiceMeeter running all the time.)

Edit: Just noticed you're using a Mac.  VoiceMeeter is PC only, I think, but the principle is the same for any software solution

https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/     perhaps?

iKaosillator on IOS and  Kaossilator for Android are also free right now.

Here's what I'm going to do:

• Set up a savings account separate from my current account.
• Install a time logging app on my phone and use it to log my bass practice time.

At the end of the week, for every hour I've spent practising I transfer £1 into the savings account.  This will be the only money I am allowed to spend on gear.

Money earned from gigging or busking could also go into this fund, if you wished.

16 minutes ago, grandad said:

They are a hell of a fiddle.

3 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

Is that a rubbish rhyme dissing American rap, or is it an embarrassingly poor typo in the middle of a diss, which makes the diss-pissssss poor, like a fool tripping on his laces walking out the door? I never heard anything like that before(!), but the lack of originality means my jaw don’t drop to the floor, so are you sure you don’t need to spell check yourself before you wreck yourself, coz mistakes in your posts are bad for your health.

Word.

I like the special cutaway on the lower bout so that the instrument sits comfortably when you want to play bass sitting cross-legged on a tree stump in the park.

The negativity is an observation on the perceived conservative nature of the customer base, not on the company or the new bass itself.  There's a reason bass manufacturers continue to offer sunburst, black and white finishes.  You have to tread carefully when it comes to innovation, because people will constantly tell you they want change, but what they actually want are a few small changes that benefit them specifically, and for everything else to remain exactly as it was, for eternity, never having to change or compromise their own behaviour in any way whatsoever.

10 hours ago, SubsonicSimpleton said:

Yes as far as I am aware - I looked into this in some depth a while back, and IOS restricts the outgoing current to a very low level to prolong battery life, as far as I'm aware it isn't possible to hack this limit (and probably not that smart even if it was possible due to the flimsy nature of the lightning port and low power output of standard ipad chargers).

Thanks for confirming this.  I have a USB hub, but I was vainly hoping this new version of the adapter might pass through power from a power supply connected to the lightning connector.  The blurb from Apple softly implies that it does, but reviews suggested it does not.  Thinking about it now, I guess it couldn't do that and supply sufficient current to charge the iPad at the same time.

So, I think I'll go with a cheapie version off Amazon, and just return it if it doesn't work with my devices.

3 hours ago, SubsonicSimpleton said:

Firstly ipads are restricted to a very low power output on the USB bus, so any USB device needs to be either powered by it's own power supply, or you need to use a powered usb hub between the ipad and usb device.

Is this the case even with a power supply connected to the lightning connector on the adapter?

I much preferred fretless, it just made more sense to me.  The only downside is that I can't venture much beyond the 7th, as the short scale and rubbery strings make intonation too tough up there for me, but the intonation on the fretted ones I tried wasn't that hot either, so it's a bit of a moot point.

I can't even decide which one I prefer.  The first one has a cool scooped tone.  The second one has more of the 'polite passive bass straight into the desk' sound, but I prefer the mellower highs.

I'm guessing the first is the stingray.

On reflection, I think I prefer the first in the mix with the track, but in general I love them both.

On ‎02‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 23:11, frankzelf said:

This is one of the best things I've ever seen.

Based on the evidence of my downstairs neighbours' parties, people don't even listen to entire songs any more.

Red knob notwithstanding, it helps that that guitar player has done so many other things smarter than the two bass players.  Obviously, playing one of the most recognisable and well loved guitar songs of all time helps a great deal but he's also a stronger entertainer all round, despite looking like a shy guitar nerd.  He sounds better, he's louder and he looks significantly more at ease.

Sorry, this is a bit of an annoying question, but do you know how close the MM pickup is to the position it would be on a Stingray?

Can anyone explain the practical significance of the Stone test?  The one with the ground loop.

The cable that did worst in that is very similar to the ones I made up for myself.  In fact all of the cables with the large pancake jacks seemed to do pretty badly in that test.

13 minutes ago, Powertripper said:

The problem I have with Schallers is the the actual straplock holder rotating so the weight of the bass isn't held as the catch has rotated 90 degrees, and eventually, one sad sad evening, the bass drops on the floor. Tightening it with an adjustable spanner every so often seems to prevent this but it's another thing to keep an eye out for.

Yea, you need to use threadlock,, and you need to crank the nut down very tightly so that the straplock grips the strap well.  I hear a small dab of superglue is a suitable alternative to threadlock, but it's not something I've tried personally.

They are fine straplocks if you've got all the bits and pieces to hand that you need: a decent quality spanner;  grips, or some other way of holding the strap cup secure while you tighten the nut;  threadlock;  cocktail/matchsticks as described earlier, if your original screws won't go through the buttons;  a leather punch or something else to widen the holes on thick leather straps.

We could do with writing a Schaller fitting guide on this forum, these things come up so often, and Schaller don't acknowledge all of the issues in their instructions.  And Schaller could do with redesigning their straplocks a little bit.

I wonder if it suffers from neck dive at all.

I refuse to respond to any enquiries about items I'm selling.  If people are really interested in buying they'll make the effort to find me.