Clarky

[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??????????????????????????

[quote name='The Legoheads' post='221391' date='Jun 18 2008, 02:19 PM']I'm currently selling one of my Rickenbacker basses as detailed below...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260252939918"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260252939918[/url]

I'm looking for around £1150 and am located near Oxford.[/quote]

listing has been removed by eBay????

Kismetik will be playing Tommy Flynn's (55 Camden High St, nr Mornington Crescent Tube) on Weds 18th June. We will be onstage at 8.15/8.30 ish, so its not a late one. All welcome. Enjoy a pint of Guinness and some vintage punk!

Cheers Clarky

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='217673' date='Jun 12 2008, 03:22 PM']These 6x10s that we both have are fantastic standalone cabs and for someone agonising over a single cab solution that doesn't want to go the whole hog and get an Ampeg monolith, they really are are a great idea! If I weren't downsizing bands (full on 4 piece rock band to acoustic duo) then I'd have a 6x10 any day of the week.

Hope you have more luck than I have Clarky... I have to confess that even though I've got a pair of replacement cabs I'm still gigging my 6x10 this weekend [/quote]
I'm amazed that noone's gone for your TechSoundsystems 6x10 - but thats what also makes me think I too will have no joy - could be a blessing in disguise as my band might have a few gigs coming up in July, some of which might require the full 6x10 monty!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='217564' date='Jun 12 2008, 01:07 PM']Hi all

Like the title says, I'm thinking out loud...

I've had a Schroeder 21012L for a couple of years, and done many, many gigs with it many different situations. It's been fab every time. Now, for the first time, I'm considering a change for two reasons.

1 ) GAS
2 ) My new head

With regards to 1 ) - yeah... I'm an idiot but I'm human and a like a change every now and then.

As for 2 ) - I recently bought a MESA MPulse 600 head which is fab'n'groovy and nice and round and tubey, just how I like it. However, it has big booty... as does the Schroeder. Put them both together, along with flatwound-strung Precisions, and it's MASSIVE, and possibly a little overpowering. It's not so much a problem with my fretted which is ace, but my Fretless P isn't as defined and growly as I'd like. It's there if I DI from the head to the FOH, but it's kinda lost via the cab.

I've been thinking of getting the board of my fretless epoxied to tighten it up, but.. I dunno. I also switched to rounds and half-rounds, but that gives me more of a 'boiiing' than a growl. Don't like 'em.

Anyway, to cut a long, rambling, story short... I quite fancy experimenting with a new cab. Probably a 2x12.

The general criteria is...

- Not too big (preferably with a depth of less than 44cm as that means it'll fit in the cupboard under the stairs during quieter times)
- Not too heavy (my Schro is 26kgs, so 30kg tops, say...)
- 600w @ 4ohm minimum
- Able to to the job as a standalone cab at a noisy pub gig, with a big'n'focused bottom end

Candidates (not all 2x12s!) include...

Schroeder 410
Schroeder 1210
Schroeder 1212
Dr. Bass 2460
Genz NeoX 212
Aggie 212
Epi UL212
TecAmp 212
EBS 212 NEO
Zoot 212

...and probably a million others.

I REALLY like the look fo the Genz and the DR. Bass, but are these good standalone cabs? I love Schroeder, and I'd be keen to see if the 410L has a slightly tighter bottom-end, too. Not much chance to try one, though.

I'd be interested to hear your opinions, even if it's 'Stick with the Schroeder you fool. It's just a GAS attack!'.

Thanks for not falling asleep yet.[/quote]
there is an Epi UL212 FS on the Forum at a reasonable price - been sitting there a month or two so you will have to search back - its in London though

Given current environment, I suspect it will be around in a few weeks!

* BUMP*

Have discovered that a smaller cab is fine for most of my band's gigs, which normally have PA, and thus Markbass 106 is a bit of an unused luxury.

Just wondered if anyone interested in this pretty lightweight (77lb) high-quality 10x6" 6-ohm cab. Has literally left my house only once, for a gig at the Hope & Anchor, Islington and is too big and powerful to schlep along for band rehearsals. It looks totally as new. Cost me, from memory, c£900 from Bass Centre in London in February (they now charge £1,035, prices went up during 2008 due to strong Euro). Would have to be pick up from Central London (I live nr Hammersmith) due to size.

I believe all the Sansamp bass DI pedals have the same sonic capabilities, be they the BDDI, the programmable or the rackmount (or the Landmark head which I own, which effectively combines a two channel rackmount bass DI with a 300W power amp)

...at least that what it says on Tech 21's website - if you go onto this site there are sound clips

[quote name='OldGit' post='213635' date='Jun 6 2008, 08:34 AM']I'm looking at the rather nice used basses that chingo123 has for sale on ebay.
[url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZchingo123"]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZchingo123[/url]

He's in Japan.
Really good feedback, frequent flyers (some then selling the stuff in their own countries) etc.
It all looks great..

So, has anyone on here bought from him?
OG[/quote]
Nope but bought from other frequent Japan eBayer, Lenoirvinyles (or similar) - reason for replying is to warn that you have to pay c20% tax on import from Japan as well as postage so it does bump up the cost - that said I got my nice 1990s Ramones-alike P bass that way for an all-in cost of just over £300 (helped by seller declaring a "conservative" value for the bass to customs )