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[quote name='Al Heeley' post='486099' date='May 12 2009, 04:42 PM']I'm getting together some stuff to make a few custom PCB's for people on the UK Guitar Buiders forum. Generally we're talking about small etched and drilled PCB's to put together a stompbox pedal - tubescreamer, micro-amp, compressor, treble booster, that sort of thing (-the simpler circuits!). If there's anyone frequenting this forum that's into making their own pedal or interested in having a go, and needs a pcb etching, let me know, and for a nominal fee to my Paypal account to cover consumables I will knock one out for you. Alternatively if you're interested in having a go yourself, I posted up a How-To guide somewhere, pm me and I'll sned you the link. I realise this is a particularly niche and geeky area so am not expecting floods of requests, otherwise I may have to go out and commandeer more lolly sticks and Chinese take-away containers for my production line.[/quote] If you get round to doing the qtron or Mutron 3 clone i would be very interested as long as the qualitys very good,i have a nightmare trying to get certain parts for pedals im building while in the u.s. its dead easy to get anything even old bucket brigadr chips and the like.

Pound shops,some of em good some of em bad.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='484947' date='May 11 2009, 11:55 AM']Good call guys, may well make an OD pedal first. Any recommendations?[/quote] Do a google search for any of aron nelsons tube screamer clones,i warn you though it can be very frustrating when you start trying to build these from the raw,i would start with a fuzz rather than an overdrive.

[quote name='Golchen' post='484645' date='May 10 2009, 09:41 PM']I was actually quite a fan of Wham back in the day because of the bass playing of Deon Estus. And that was even before I touched a bass myself.[/quote] Did you twig about ridgley being the stooge?

My dad saw im,and i think stan clarke mentions him somewhere.

[quote name='Paul_C' post='484602' date='May 10 2009, 09:02 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYsVDuM5Lcs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYsVDuM5Lcs[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8[/url] [url="http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-112.html"]http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-112.html[/url][/quote] Heard these mate its just lifted from records,hardly studio outakes cheers anyway.

Skool sucks!

A precision bass which some dirty arab has vandalised/carved out and written funk machine in biro! on the heel of the thing,i would then set fire to my underpants and would be rescued by a passing ship,sell the bass at bonhams and live happily ever after.

[quote name='JJTee' post='484585' date='May 10 2009, 08:46 PM']Club Tropicana is great fun to play... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwN_ouVbwPA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwN_ouVbwPA[/url][/quote] Ahh JJTee wondered where you had been if your still in the collectors market i have a beautiful Pogo patterson at the moment its circa 1980 grange hill one of the last models if you are still trading,hes got a few dings but still has that fantastic faded ginger patina.You got anything for trades at the moment im really after a macluskie mate.

Bernards style was unique but i often wonder who he nicked his licks off no one is totally original and im sure its not just motown he was using,there still is very little info on the guy considering how good he was,has anyone got his solo album he did?

Young guns bassline is pretty good to.Who was first then? Edwards or estes. I know Bernard was around funkin in 76 but this dude must have been about the same age.

Would love to hear jamerson raw.Shame no bootlegs of practice are around.

Phoaar lucky martin kemp and hes got a good collection of wals some dudes have all the luck.

[quote name='crez5150' post='484475' date='May 10 2009, 06:51 PM']I saw wham before they 'Made it big' at the 100 club..... absolutely fantastic.... DE on bass.... full brass section and girly backing vox.... loads of soul and funk music... DE bass playing is superb...[/quote] Everybody loved it at the time no one will admit it though.Wish id been old enough to be there.CHOOSE LIFE.

I plan to cover this tune at some point,if only i could find pepsi and shirley,how the hell no girls in my school yard twigged george michael was on the other bus,hahaha.

Cheers lads.

Who is the bass player ripping off Bernie edwards on wham rap hes very good.

[quote name='Oscar South' post='484430' date='May 10 2009, 04:57 PM']This is the most ridiculous argument in music. Do you see professional tennis players using classic style wooden rackets? Do you see office workers using typewriters? Do you see the military sending out spitfires to fight aeriel battles? Do you see mathematicians working out complex equations on an abacus? You use the best tools available for your trade, and what constitutes the best is an entirely subjective judgement.[/quote] Good,at least i know im not cheating now.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='484413' date='May 10 2009, 04:35 PM']It's an old argument, one where effects pedals are called talent boosters. Well let's see you get a nice chorused sound with a touch of delay from your fingers, is what I used to say. Anyway compression rules! Nice big phat bass mmmm... [/quote] To be honest i have stopped using delay and chorus and have just got into either envelope filter or straight jazz bass i find most effects thin me out or suck tone.

[quote name='The Funk' post='484410' date='May 10 2009, 04:31 PM']Valves -> natural compression.[/quote] Ive had a shot on a portaflex before though and its not like having a compression pedal on,does smooth you out a bit though,less brittle.

Am i cheating by relying on compression i dont use it that often but have started messing with it a lot lately? Does anyone else have any views on this.Also did Jamerson and other early pioneers rely on any effects or outboard stuff apart from there amps and fingers,surely they must have just wanted the sound to be good and easy to play in order to just get the job done when they performed as paid artists,so i would imagine they would have grabbed anything that was about,i know fuzz and stuff was about early on but was there any bass pedals that affected the dynamics of the sound around at this time.

Top this,ive slept with all three of em at once!

[quote name='Kongo' post='483917' date='May 9 2009, 06:46 PM']LOL really!? I take it it only needs chopping to fit length then? Hmmm and of course, finished to go with your bass.[/quote] There you go! see easy.