Clarky

Thanks LawrenceH and Ou7shined but when you see it in situ its so far out in both dimensions (its shrunk very unevenly, in some places a few mm in others 0.5cm, possibly more, and has twisted) that I think it would be near impossible to even get it close to fitting. Sadly I have to accept this isn't a salvageable situation

Thanks chaps. I have discovered the AI European office is in Carlisle. First things first, I will drop them an email. My fear is - as I bought it s/h and therefore have no idea whether its still covered by 5-year warranty (I doubt it as its an older model) - it will cost a lot to send it off and to get repaired and it may be more economic to buy something else and continue to use the extension cab.

Well a not great day bass-wise (see my thread re warped '63 scratchplate) just got worse. Went to band rehearsal this afternoon and my Acoustic Image Contra combo went doolally (technical term). To begin with it was not at all loud and could barely be heard, even with the extension cab. Then when I wondered if there was a problem with the pickup on my DB and tried to re-position it, forgetting to turn the master down, the amp made a feedback-y sort of howl and stopped making noise altogether. We tried playing an iPod through the amp to test it and there is some volume, but just about the level of a mouses queaking with laryngitis. Great. So - cutting to the chase - does anyone know who would repair Acoustic Image amps in the UK?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1186761' date='Apr 3 2011, 02:48 PM']Pants. Well if all is lost, why not try what I suggested earlier with the acetone fumes? You might still be able to coax it in the right directions with a rolling pin or something.[/quote] Thanks but it would need stretching really quite dramatically and I don't see thats possible. I am stuffed on this. Never mind. Thanks again though matey

B*gger, b*gger and thrice b*gger. The sun didn't do it, so I carefully used my wife's clothes press through a towel which flattened it pretty well very quickly (on a low heat). Unfortunately it has shrunk so much with age it just doesn't fit. Some of the screwholes are as much as 0.5cm out (bear in mind these need to align with the holes in the body and the holes in the metal shield). I understand now why it was off the bass, with no attempt made to re-fit. Going to have to get a replacement. Ho hum Apreciate all the help and advice anyway folks

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1186522' date='Apr 3 2011, 09:34 AM']you could try the glass sandwich in a bath of hot/warm water ?[/quote] Isn't it the UV rays that make it pliable rather than necessarily the heat? Which is why the sun works???? There's one blog site that says if you heat up celluloid it releases cyanide gas as well as being highly flammable

[quote name='martthebass' post='1186513' date='Apr 3 2011, 09:22 AM']Haaaa, My year of birth bass also. If I sold all my gear maybe I'd be able to afford the neck and a few screws of a 63P.....[/quote] Mine is an oly white refin (all parts are original) so its not that hefty price wise. Your Status and MMs should comfortably cover one

Si sourced a lovely 63 Precision from the US for me. It took a number of weeks to find the right one as he knows what he is doing here and I was picky in my demands (all-original, with exception of refin). I picked it up today and ts a thing of beauty - I will be very happy growing old with this one. Many thanks Si!

[quote name='Heartbreaker' post='1186326' date='Apr 2 2011, 11:56 PM']I need help to find a good not expensive postal service to post my bass to Holland from the UK, any help well apreciated, cheers, Rob.[/quote] Try Interparcel's website. Once you put in the basic info it will give you several service options and prices (hover over each with mouse and it tells you details). I used this to send to Finland and Italy

Thank you all! Been out all afternoon/evening hence my tardy reply. I like the sandwiched-between-glass-in-the-sun suggestion, lets hope we get some sun tomorrow! [attachment=76520:55377879...35a9_b_1.jpg]

I have just got hold of my 63P and very lovely it is. Its currently wearing a repro tort guard but I do have the original. The latter is very warped and quite rigid (as well as lacking a tip and having a couple of cracks). I am worried that if I screw it on to the bass it will crack and furthermore - given that the upper edge bends outwards with a fair (0.5cm gap) from the shielding plate underneath - catch on my right hand while playing. So is there any way of unwarping it or at least making it less warped? For example, would immersing in hot water soften it before I could lay something heavy on it to flatten it out (and then later screw on to bass)? All suggestions gratefully received [attachment=76469:IMG_6141.jpg]

Try the live albums made by Scott Lafaro with the Bill Evans trio just before he died (tragic, car crash in his 20s, just as he was hitting new heights in playing and innovation) - 'Waltz for Debbie' for example. Lafaro leads the melody very often as well as combining this with his role as back line. Stunning stuff and the solos are almost always very listenable as they are so melodic.

[quote name='KiOgon' post='1185006' date='Apr 1 2011, 05:17 PM']Yes thanks Howard , that's what it says on the packet! But are they the same as Jamersons?[/quote] Google is your friend "ORIGINAL 1954" FENDER STYLE (Registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments, Inc.) Flat Wound "Jamerson Set" The 0760 set was used by the legendary James Jamerson on virtually every Motown hit record in the Sixties. Donald "Duck" Dunn used the same strings on countless recordings with Otis Redding and Booker T. & the MG's. They are the fullest and deepest sounding bass strings ever.

[quote name='Paul S' post='1184775' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:29 PM']Ta. Was that about 6 weeks ago? [/quote] Start of last week .... but give it time, say a couple of months, and I'll come back to you!

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='1184793' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:36 PM']While we're on the topic, do the 760FL set have red silks?[/quote] I could be mistaken. It has happened you know

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1184765' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:25 PM']Or, you could buy a Rob Allen Mouse 30 bass, which is very close sounding *goes all starry eyed*[/quote] A set of strings is cheaper About 100 times cheaper

+1 to the above but - if you are sticking with a P bass - Rotosound Tru Bass black nylon strings come about as close as you will get

[quote name='BB2000' post='1184675' date='Apr 1 2011, 01:23 PM']That'll be the FS which are 45-105.[/quote] Nice one! Thanks BB2000

[quote name='Paul S' post='1184665' date='Apr 1 2011, 01:13 PM']The Barefaced Compact does seem like a good solution for a cab. Much of a waiting list, Clarky?[/quote] I was told "about a month" by Alex

+1 Was hoping to make it, to see the mighty Jetsonics and also to meet your mate JC (to pester him about accordion-ness). However Mrs C has made other plans which I cannot get out of and its "Mother's Day weekend" (hmmmmm) so I do what I'm told and do not argue Break a leg matey and hope its a cracker