Norris

As a bit of a coda on this, the lacquer has cracked/crazed in a couple of places. Andy isn't happy with it so he wants it back to refinish again. He's a top bloke is Andy! Btw, whichever BCer has the Ibanez Musician with Andy at the moment - that's a gorgeous bass! I'm wondering what all the knobs do though

I think that means to check the continuity of the connection between the bridge, the cavity shielding and the outer sleeve of the jack socket. There should be a wire that makes contact under the bridge - if the humming stops when you touch the bridge that's a sign of a dodgy connection

Another alternative when doing the final finishing is to use a cabinet scraper. They are quite cheap and can give a really good finish. It's basically a piece of spring steel with a burnished "hook" on the edges, and will let you get a lovely smooth finish

I'd be tempted to use a bandsaw rather than a jigsaw if you have access to one. Otherwise, be prepared for a lot of rasp/file work. I've never found a jigsaw that will cut vertically yet, so leave plenty of material to finish by hand if you go that route

Another vote for the Comfort Strapp here. Comfortable and bomb-proof

... unless yours has had a similar mod done and the capacitor is knackered

I'm sure my Databass combo thumped when you turn it on, but just the once. Mine did have a habit of blowing fuses when switched on until it was modded with a capacitor across the main power lines. Sorry, that's probably not much help

If you're not keen on a combo you could get the standalone Rumble head and cabs

I bet you need a forklift truck to haul that in & out

Thanks nash. That's food for thought. Keeping the PSU strapped down next to the gadget would help minimise wear and tear. I'll rewire the original Boss PSU (which has the internal break in the cable)

I just remembered the freezer spray trick and then Phil beat me to it

Sounds like your guitarists are too loud. The V3 is the latest afaik, which I think Thomann list as the "2014" model. If it's got the old school silver cloth it's the V3

The 14V one I bought was advertised as being suitable for the GT6B but tbh is the flimsiest piece of crap that should never go near a stage. I'll keep looking (or maybe there's a business opportunity there?)

B-stock doesn't mean broken. If the truss rod doesn't work send it back

Mine played up after about 6 weeks of use, but was sorted by GAK and Fender. It's done a LOT of gigs since and I have great confidence in it. Most stuff tends to either fail early on or to last for years

I recently had the 14V PSU for my Boss GT6B develop a fault - the strands broke where the cable goes into the strain relief grommet. I bought a replacement and it's the cheapest, flimsiest thing imaginable. Then last night the 9V (but +ve cenre pin) PSU for my DMX lighting controller had severed through the strands at the same point where it enters the grommet. I made do for the night by stripping the cables back, twisting them together and wrapping in gaffer tape. They all seem so cheap and fragile, even the OEM supples. Can you get decent, robust PSUs? Can anybody recommend a brand?

We played through the last half hour of the match, stopping to cheer when England scored, then carrying on from where we left off It's bad form from the OP's pub though. They should have made a lot more effort in trying to contact you, let alone spotting the issue well in advance

I hate doing solos. Last night the singist decided to announce one by yelling "Norris - walk!". So I stopped playing and strutted around the dance floor for a bit

The other night a punter came up to complain about the lack of banter. Usually there is a LOT of it but on this occasion it was an "open" birthday party in a pub so we thought we'd better play a bit of music. We are blessed that our guitarist/singist has the charm and gift of the gab to entertain pretty much any audience. However it doesn't come naturally to most ordinary mortals. In that case you have to put on the persona and do the "act". Watching other frontmen is a good way to learn what and what not to do.

You jammy sod! Lovely looking bass

Ha. Thanks. The trouble is that running bores me senseless. I think I might have to do something to get fitter though. I'm not overweight but I don't think the walking a mile each way to work every day is really enough. Edit: It's better than nothing though

That's a rather nice piece of wood

Visualise yourself playing it as you listen along, maybe accompanied by a bit of fret hand twitching

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1458664917' post='3009637'] I find a 5k all out effort at ParkRun on the Saturday morning sets me up for the day. [/quote] Come to think of it I did spend about 3 hours splitting logs that morning - does that count? It's not the first time I've felt myself flagging though, even when I've not been that active beforehand

I've got a Rumble 500 combo - feather weight. The heavier stuff is the lighting - I really must get some new stands. I don't think the carrying is the issue though as we don't usually have far to carry it. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed similar fatigue, considering the BC demographic