Clarky

[quote name='BassManKev' post='229492' date='Jun 30 2008, 09:38 AM']just to explain why that is the best combo: you always want the tuner first in line so that you get the most acurate reading without any buffered bypasses or anything to interefere (id actually have the tuner in a seperate loop, but thats just me). Compressors work equally good before or after distortions, i always switch between which i prefer! compressors after distortion can be great for keepin it from goin out of control too easily, but can make them more noisy. compressors before will even out playing dynamics and so should make the distortion equally even, however this may hinder playing if you want to dig in hard and drive the pedal more.[/quote]
thanks for the insight - looking forward to getting the pedals this week and trying them out

[quote name='johnnylager' post='229460' date='Jun 30 2008, 08:35 AM']Doh, of course, most Aphex pedals do including my Xciter. I'll give the next soundman a choice of 3 DI's next time and watch him sweat

Yup, TU2 > MXR > Punch Factory [i]would[/i] give you a compressed DI out.[/quote]
Cool, sorted then

[quote name='johnnylager' post='229456' date='Jun 30 2008, 08:23 AM']I have a similar set-up to you mate, but the OD & DI are seperate (unless I use the SansAmp as a 2nd OD) I go - TU2 > J-Lo fuzz > EBS MultiComp > Bass Xciter > SansAmp DI. I found the OD sounded better compressed than being fed a compressed signal. It's a fairly recent change - Cheddatom's idea in fact - and works. Like if you went TU2 > MXR > Punch Factory.

It does mean that you would be sending an uncompressed signal to the desk if you DI out of your MXR though, should that be an issue. I tend to use the amps pre-EQ DI out...[/quote]
Thanks - re: issue, can't you DI from a Punch Factory? - the spec sheet for this says "Balanced Pro DI output". In which case TU2>MXR> Punch Factory would work on all levels?

I have a Boss TU2 and have just ordered an Aphex Punch Factory and an MXR-M80 OD/DI unit. I have scouted a few threads on ordering these but am none the wiser. Presume tuner first but is it best to compress the signal pre- or post- the overdrive unit?

Thx in advance, Clarky

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='229018' date='Jun 29 2008, 02:12 PM']I use a pick and that is it, so not for me then?[/quote]
+1, I always wanted to know the answer to this as a pick user but was too embarrassed to ask!

Thanks for all advice - got beginners soldering kit from Maplins today and - blimey - it worked a treat. Reattached earth wire from bridge to tone pot in a couple of minutes. No problem with lead-free solder either.

Smelly business mind you!

Beginners soldering kit from Maplins duly ordered!

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='226421' date='Jun 25 2008, 08:28 AM']In my experience and if I remember correctly (acronyms would have looked ridiculous there :wacko:), the grounding to at least 4 of my basses has gone from the back of one of the tone or volume pots. I’ve never seen grounding going from the jack input before, but theoretically it should work from the jack anyway.

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If you look at the back of the tone pot I’ve circled you can see the grounding wire running from the tone pot through to the bridge in my Warwick Thumb. This is the only grounding solution I’ve come across (ie – not from the jack).
If it’s come loose then it would literally be a 2 min job to solder it back on (and 1min 50 seconds of that would be waiting for the soldering iron to heat up ).
Seeing as you don’t have an iron I would suggest you buy one and a small reel of solder and have a go yourself. Something like this can be very easily re-done if you manage to cock it up completely and it’s also likely to be much cheaper than getting a ‘pro’ to do it because you can pick up a soldering iron and a bit of solder for under a tenner from maplins, then you’ve obviously got the gear to do some soldering again in the future.
If you’re not confident with soldering then have a look at a few online guides, but there’s really nothing to it. I’d definitely suggest you give it a go yourself though rather than paying someone else to do a very simple job.
Every muso should own a soldering iron [/quote]
Thx BenWhiteUK from your and Hamster's reply it looks like buying a soldering iron is the way to go

[quote name='Hamster' post='226415' date='Jun 25 2008, 08:20 AM']It's attached to earth, the back of the tone pot IIRC, but there's no reason why you can't attach it to the ground on your jack - all the earth points are linked.

As for attaching it - IMHO soldering is the only way to go. You [i]could [/i]try to secure it between the pot and foil backed scratchplate but that would be a real bodge job repair.

Where in London are you? - there might very well be a fellow basschatter near you with a soldering iron. Apart from that, soldering is very easy - have a go!

Hamster[/quote]
Thanks Hamster, thought soldering would be needed. Damn

Hi all. just bought a new tort scratchplate for my P bass and carefully took off the old black one (see Avatar picture). As you all know the scratchplate is attached to the wiring underneath for the tone and volume knobs and the wires that go to the jack plug. Anyway, due to what appears to be a half-hearted soldering job the single wire that runs through to the bridge (I assume for grounding purposes) de-attached itself in the control cavity and is hanging loose. My questions are:

1. Is this soldered to the jack plug normally?
2. Can it be re-attached any other way than soldering (as I do not know how to solder and don't have the equipment)?

If 2 is a 'no' I guess its a trip to a luthier

Many thanks in advance

Clarky

[quote name='SteveO' post='225895' date='Jun 24 2008, 02:12 PM']+1. I never feel comfortable playing pick, although it makes it a hell of a lot easier playing 4 mins of straight semiquavers punk style (yawn)[/quote]

For those of us who do like 4 minutes (well 2-3 anyway!) of Ramones type semiquavers (not that its all my band does) a pick is the way to go unless you want your fingers to drop off!

Different (pick) strokes for different folks

Jaco "Three views of a secret"

Beautiful piece of music

There is a lot of snobbery about finger-style but frankly you should use whatever works IMHO - Jaco, Jamerson and Flea all play(ed) fingerstyle but noone ever accused McCartney or Chris Squire of not being 'proper' bass players. Top jazzer Steve Swallow was considered sacrilegious when he switched to pick.

Mind you I might be saying all this because I'm rubbish at finger-style

On behalf of many Forumites ... if only I were fabulously wealthy

Seriously nice bass

Hey Mr Legoheads - I have the same bass minus the black pickup cover.

Asa favour to this Forumite, I would really appreciate if you could ask your buyer if he wants the p/u cover - if not I would willingly buy it off him. Cheers Clarky

Don't knock it - I would never have been able to get in a band if complex lines with a modicum of skill were needed!

Actually in one of my more repetitive bass lines at Tommy Flynn's in Camden the other night I totally lost it as the Euro 2008 was on TV near the stage and there was a great attack by the Russians .....

Thx guys and do you know how it sits against the EBS?

Sorry if this is re-hashing old ground but what does this do that a Sansamp doesn't?

I ask because I am thinking of getting an OD/DI pedal and considering a Sansamp VT bass (when they arrive; July I think), an MXR like yours or an EBS Microbass (I used to have a Sansamp Bass Driver but couldn't get the tone I was after)

Ta, Clarky

[quote name='The Funk' post='222140' date='Jun 19 2008, 01:45 PM']I'll always be courteous and polite but I'll never for one second assume that just because I'm getting on with someone from another band they're not going to do something to f*** it all up. If they do run over or act like twats, there's no reason not to be blunt about it.

It's not just the other bands that are likely to work against you. Everyone else is likely to work against you, including the stage manager, the door staff and the sound engineer. Noone does their job properly and everyone talks out of their arse.

Part of gigging life is learning how to deal with all the BS and overcome it. My way is to expect everyone else to be a total d!ck: unprofessional, unhelpful, discourteous, impolite, with no sense of punctuality. I always act the opposite way at gigs.

On the other hand I know if I lend someone from another band something, they will either damage it, complain about it not being right or forget to return it at the end of the night. And if I offer to do sound for their soundcheck to get things rolling 'cos the soundman's an hour late, I know I'll hear nothing but whingeing and complaining. You can chat away with them and compliment them during the gig and after their set only to turn around at the end of the night and see them bitching to the promoter about your band. This is what musicians are like. They are selfish c*nts. They are your enemy. Sure, there are some exceptions. But so what?[/quote]
Blimey, I'm scared in case we are ever on the same bill

What I don't understand is that the promoters send out these detailed timetables (Band 1. S/c 6.30pm, onstage 8.40pm, Band 2 s/c 6.10pm, onstage 9.30pm etc) and - when other bands fail to meet the deadlines - take no action whatsoever - its like they expect prima donna behaviour. The promoter last night, for example, said nothing to the band that kept us all waiting the longest other than "you're onstage in 5 minutes" and appeared not to care that we had kept our part of the bargain and been kept waiting for hours.

Would be nice to think he remembered that we were trustworthy and timely for future reference but I'm not so sure

No, its a different venue but still in the Camden area. Best not say which because with luck the promoter was sufficiently impressed by us (cr@p sound notwithstanding!) that he will put us on in one of their bigger London venues

Anyone have a hankering for six bright yellow cones, chucking out some serious volume at only 77lbs?

I just think that, as musicians, we all know the hard work it takes to practice, get gigs, schlep gear to venues etc - surely that should give you some sense of camaraderie with other bands on the bill? Apparently not

Played gig tonight - four bands, all due to soundcheck between 6-7pm. We get there at 6.10pm, no other band. As we are not headlining we are not allowed to soundcheck. An hour later, no other band. 8pm only one other band has turned up. 8.10pm the opening band finally walks in the door with no apologies to be told they should be performing on stage in 5 minutes - they promptly take 20 minutes farting about, changing batteries in effect units and tuning up. We go on stage after their set, no soundcheck having been at the venue for close to 3 hours. I cannot hear any notes on my bass, other than the lowest notes (on boomy stage) and do not have one of my greatest nights as a performer.

AAaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh

What happened to manners and courtesy??????????????????????????

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