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I've just tested the pickups on my Washburn XB600 as the neck p/up seemed much weaker than the bridge.Readings from my multi meter are thus: Bridge p/up - 16.2.Neck p/up - No reading at all.My questions: Is the zero reading a sign that the p/up is duff?If so,how can it give me an output through my amp?And secondly,is the 16.2 (not sure what the units are.Kohms?) reading normal for what I believe are Active P/ups?Many thanks.

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I would often say machine heads, that's what they were always known as at one time.
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The thing is,so do I,out of habit.I was told thats what they were called when I first started out.But it's just me.i just tend to question everything.I refer to them as tuners now,it's quicker

Machine Heads instead of tuners.This may sound strange,but I have always thought that perhaps the machine head,ie the part of the guitar where the tuning machines go,and the headstock were one and the same.But how and why are tuners known as machine heads?

[quote name='Deep Thought' timestamp='1317507177' post='1391474']

I believe it' s his own sig model from the Bass Collection (??) or some such. I was interested to note he was using GK stuff and not Trace. Looking forward to seeing him in Falmouth next Friday.
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Oh right.The headstock seemed an odd shape,thats why I asked.I remember see him a couple of years ago with Wilco and he was using a very battered T.E. 4x10 combo which seemed to be giving him problems.The set was delayed by about 5 minutes while he messed about with it.But he got it going and then played a blinding set.

What make was Normans bass?I know he's been playing it for years,but it's not a Fender.I could listen to (and watch) him all night.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1317465666' post='1390936']

Too late mate refund sent, don't worry it's fine. I'm off to Pamlieri's for a chorizo panini and a sit down

ped
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Refund duly refunded PED.To all other Basschatters,this has been the result of me getting a bee in my bonnet over something trivial,and I apologise.The shirts are fine. In fact they're quite fetching,and as I'm quite a portly chap,are actually quite slimming.Please ignore my inane rambling.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1317464426' post='1390917']
HI

I am replying to your email at the moment. I have just called the guy and had a right bloody go at him (again). All this stress of the last few weeks is killing me, I'm sure!

It's completely unacceptable for it to arrive in a ball. That wont happen again. The shirt should be as described, a decent quality polo. I'll refund you immediately (we'll talk via email) because if you aren't happy, I'm not happy (and neither wil the embroiderer be after I'm done with him)

I hope everyone else is happy with theirs. From now on all shirts are going to be quality checked, folded up properly and posted via 1st class signed for post.

Sorry you guys had to be the test pilots on this one.

I'm going to have a lie down, I think I need to give the internet a rest for a few months

ped
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PED,dont do anything.I've PMd you.Alls well.

Shirt arrived this morning.Frankly for £19 I expected better quality.I've bought sturdier shirts off Ebay for £7.Don't know about anybody else but mine arrived stuffed in a padded envelope.Not what I was expecting.However,I'll wear it with pride.

Still not here Ped.Thanx for the update tho'.
PS.Just checked my Paypal account.Payment was sent on 11/9/11.Is that one of the first batches?

I hear what you're saying icastle,but what intrigues me that neither of my 5's give anything like this trouble.Is in just inherent with 6ers?And if so,how come?Thats just a generic question,by the way,I'm not asking you directly.I too have moved from 4s thru 5s and onto a 6,and it's only now I'm having this trouble.You're probably right,it is a question of technique.I'll just need to keep practising,I guess.

Ok Bilbo.Well its reassuring,in a way,to know that it's not the bass at fault.You would need to be pretty dextrous to damp all the other notes by hand.I'll just need to find a way to damp the other strings.As I said,I tried the Scrunchie thing,but that didn't work.
I'm starting to get a bit disillusioned,like yourself,but I'll not give up.I'll see what others have to say.

I recently bought a Washburn XB600 on this very forum.The bass is fine but there are a few anomalies that are doing my head in.There seem to be a lot of ringing notes.Let me elaborate,but bear with me

1.When I fret E (C string 4th fret) it causes the E and A strings to vibrate,which in turn causes a loud E note to reverberate,and can only be stopped by damping those 2 strings.
2 B in the G string 4th fret causes the E and B strings to do the same thing. 3The worst is the E on the G string 9th fret which cause a loud E note which seems to increase in volume the longer you leave it.Again can only be stopped my muting the E and A strings
4 A on the C string 9th fret causes the open A to ring.

So you see,playing runs and fills on this bass is spoiled by these rogue notes.I had thought of finding a way of dampening all the strings at the nut for instance,which would stop open strings from vibrating when they shouldn't (a la Scrunchie).I tried one of those but it makes no difference,because it didn't exert enough pressure.
QUESTION: Am I stuck with this problem? Has anyone had this problem and overcome it (or not,as the case may be?)Any thoughts or pointers gratefully received,as I am now reluctant to use this bass onstage in its present form.

Same here.Was hoping to have it for Saturday.If it was Ebay I'd be lodging a 'Goods not received' claim by now.Still,I'll give it another day or so.

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Though I haven't actually ordered one yet
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Thats it.I knew it was said with a Liverpool accent,but I couldn't remember who it was.Thats going back a bit.Cheers!

I was looking for a joke I'd read earlier today in the 'Bad Jokes' thread.I searched for 'Bad Jokes' in 'Forums' and got 23 references..none of which was the 'Bad Jokes' thread. Help!

LOL forgot about the time warp.No probs.Just thought I'd ask.

Still no sign of the BC shirt yet.Ped says they were posted on Thursday 22nd and would be delivered in 48 hours.This is Wednesday and it's not here yet.Is there a problem?

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Isn't that just Newry

You weren't by chance at the wedding band showcase thingy in Antrim at the weekend?
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No.wasn't there.The thing is,we're not really a wedding band,but if somebody asks us to do a Wedding.....well, we're not fussy.We'll play anywhere

Changed my mind.Its a Bm with an added G#.That is all.

I think we'll leave it at E or E7.Well done Earbrass you were the first to suggest it.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1371761' date='Sep 13 2011, 01:40 PM']That'll be a Bmin6 then

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D'oh!!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5wFJEyj1rU&feature=fvst"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5wFJEyj1rU&feature=fvst[/url]

Found this.he seems to play a simple E or E7 at the 'incubator' point.The lost chord??

Bm with a G sharp?Hmm.That actually seems right.It works.my problem had been that we dont have keyboard in our lineup so we were trying to make it work with just guitar and bass.But that combo definitely works.What does the team think?I had thought that Garry's E7 might have been right.PS how d'ya get the 'Sharp' icon on your keyboard?

Just found a track on Spotify with Glen Tillbrook doing the song on his own with just an acoustic.Guess what he plays.....Straight Bminor! But even as SteveK suggested the Bminor 6th still doesn't sound right either.I wonder if Jools Holland follows BC??

EDIT Also - the incubator verse seems to be in a different key from the first verses and the following one. I think it's one whole tone lower than the other verses (so if other verses are principally E/A, the incubator verse wd be D/G).
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Yes,you're right.The song starts in E and then makes its way into the key of D,and then back to E again.I've tried playing a G sharp on top of the Bflat in question and it doesn't sound too bad,but when you experiment and try the same thing in the key of E (IE playing a Bflat on top of the Dflat minor chord) it definitely doesn't work,which leads me to believe that the band play a variation of Bflat at the point I mentioned.God this is getting complicated.