Lifer

[quote name='Gloria stits' post='186433' date='Apr 27 2008, 11:46 AM']I use the G77s on my semi acoustic Tacoma Thunderchief. Nearest thing that I've got to a double bass sound. Although it has decreased the unplugged volume compared to phospher bronze. very smooth sound and very smooth on the fingers. Never tried them on an electric. About £18 from Stringbusters[/quote] Realise this is an old thread but thought I'd add some more info. I fitted a set of G77s to my electric fretless last night and had a play through my V-Amp, and they sound very nice. The most balanced set of strings I've used, very finger friendly too! Was a bit worried when I opened the package because it says "acoustic electric bass strings" but they're definitely "acoustic/electric bass strings" Will be giving them a bash through the amp on sunday so will know better, but even through headphones there was a nice double bass thump

Fast bump - tonight!!!

[quote name='Merton' post='316616' date='Oct 28 2008, 12:26 PM']Can't make this Friday but are you up Redhill way anytime soon?[/quote] We've only got 4 songs at the moment, after friday we'll be sorting a couple more and a few covers then we'll be gigging more

Line up and running order is: 1. The Drone Rebels 2. Agent of the Enemy (ex Eviscerate) 3. Droptear Modelmaker (ex Zevicon) 4. Eight Dirty Pages (ex Dogs In Space/EighthNerve) 5. If Heroes Should Fail (ex Far From Escape/EighthNerve) 6. Nausicca I think they've all got myspaces which are pretty simple myspace.com/[bandname]

Last night my band won our heat in the world famous Horsham Battle of the Bands The final is on Friday 31st October on the bandstand in the Carfax (Horsham town centre) 6 bands in all, 25 mins each everything from electronica to heavy metal Starts @ 7pm, we're on fourth and we are [url="http://www.myspace.com/eighthdirtypages"]www.myspace.com/eighthdirtypages[/url] Anyone in the area, come on down!

[url="http://www.myspace.com/eightdirtypages"]www.myspace.com/eightdirtypages[/url] Recorded live at our rehearsal rooms a couple of weeks ago Bass was recorded with an SM57 about 2 foot away from the middle of the speaker (bottom cab of 2 2x12s) and I reckon I'll be doing it again like that in future

Funnily enough I had a copy of 'To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak The Truth' waiting on my doormat when I got home yesterday, love the production on that album 'filth' doesn't do it justice!

Brilliant, thanks guys! It's because I'm changing from a musicman neck (3 + 1) so don't have any point of reference, got all I need now though. It's gonna be a long night I reckon lol

Hello me again! Just received my Mighty Mite Fretless P bass neck from the states, all undrilled (as I expected) but one thing I didn't think about is how to get the string tree in the right place? Does anyone have a Mighty Mite P bass neck diagram to show where the proper placement is? Thanks again in advance

Low battery? My tonepump makes weird noises when the battery's dieing.

Here's some (rubbish) photos of my Euro LX35 Currently strung with 135 Elite Stadiums

I always think Andy Fraser when I see one of them

Thank you so much, I can stop crying in the corner now! EDIT: After some searching: [url="http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=1200402"]http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productde...jsp?sku=1200402[/url] [url="http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=1200400"]http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productde...jsp?sku=1200400[/url]

:wacko: Okay I'm gonna have to ask someone to tell me exactly what caps I need on the bass pot and the treble pot, because it's getting me even more confused now, ignore the values in the diagram because I drew that! Thankyouplease

tbh I'd probably just stare blankly at them! What would you suggest, just running a 0.047 on both tone pots? This is making me go a bit cross eyed now

[quote name='bremen' post='307715' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:53 AM']Lifer was asking for 0.05 = 50nF. What's the circuit? 50nF isn't a standard value nowadays. 47nF will usually be close enough; if not, get two 100nF and wire them in series.[/quote] I got the .05 from the seymour duncan website, and the 0.047 was recommended in my 'wiring question' thread. So I could just wire [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Sprague_%27Orange_Drop%27_0.1_Capacitor_.1CAP-OD"]two of these[/url] up in series? And thanks for the freebie offer toasted!

Just ordering parts for my circuit, but can't find .05 caps anywhere. I don't know enough to substitute so can anyone recommend something to use instead or know where I can get one? Thanks again!

Missed out on some bargains there didn't I! I've been using nothing but a Euro LX35 for a couple of years now, anyone else got one? It's the 4 string 35" scale neck, my current tuning is CGCF and it's perfect for that. If i remember I'll post some pictures tonight. One thing I would say for anyone considering a Spector is definitley try one first. I went from a flat topped Peavey Millenium and it took a couple of weeks to get used to the curve (I'm a pick player 85% of the time and rest my wrist on the bass) but now I wouldn't change it for anything!

Thanks Thunderhead! I can order me bits now

[quote name='Thunderhead' post='305525' date='Oct 13 2008, 02:34 PM']Very close! You made just one small mistake, which is that the pickup ground should go to the back of one of the pots, not to the tag on the tone control as you have it. (You probably knew that, but drew it wrong! )[/quote] No I don't know nuffink! So the cap on the treble control goes from the anticlockwise connection (as is) to the pot casing, and the ground goes straight to the pot casing EDIT - UPDATED DIAGRAM FOR CLARITY (my clarity that is!)

Thanks for the replies! Using my amazing paint skills I've knocked up a new diagram I'm hoping that's right?

I've got a Status Musicman pickup from a couple of years ago, it has a grey sleeve which houses a red and bare wire. I want to connect it volume tone tone and have a diagram that helps but needs tweaking to fit my circuit: [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=musicman_passive_2v_1t"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...n_passive_2v_1t[/url] Excuse the basic terms but I'll try and describe each connection as best I can, am I right in thinking that: -I can connect the 'front coil volume' as my master volume by connecting the red wire on my pickup to where the black on the diagram is, keeping ground (bare) the same -Make the 'rear coil volume' the tone 1 control by running the 'out' black wire (bottom wire on 'front coil volume') to the middle connector on Pot 2 (where the red connection is on the diagram) -Capacitor on the top connector as in 'master tone'? -Connect to the 'master tone' from the middle connector on pot 2 ignoring the bottom connector? -Then wire the output as the diagram Basically I've replaced 'rear coil volume' with the tone control and just moved the pickup input to the main volume. How do I achieve the bass/tone cut? Is it using different capacitors on the two tone pots? I'm guessing I need to shield everything as well? Can anyone recommend any think to improve the circuit for a fretless? I'm after a deep double bass tone (as much as possible) My fretless neck is on the way and I'm getting a bit excited, sorry for the barrage of questions! Many thanks

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='303806' date='Oct 10 2008, 01:22 PM']Do the scale lengths match? It won't have to be much different for it not to internate.[/quote] I'm quite confident I'm swapping a 34" for a 34" so should be no problem, but can move the bridge to compensate if it is different.

[quote name='rjb' post='303660' date='Oct 10 2008, 10:37 AM']You could get hold of a fancy bridge that allows you to adjust the string spacing to your taste. Hipshot do a nice one:- [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_hipshota4.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_hipshota4.htm[/url][/quote] Thanks for the replies guys! I've stripped it back but am waiting until the neck's arrived and I've sorted all the issues out before I paint it.

Got a mighty mite fretless P neck on the way to go on my musicman copy. According to the measurements the heel dimensions are the same so should be a snug fit, but does anyone know what the string spacing on a P Bass and Musicman are? Will I have to get a P bass bridge? I'm well prepared for some work; the body's getting a stip down and respray, new electrics and some new hardware so no problem with moving stuff around to get scale length etc right, it's just the little niggly bits I'm not sure of. Anyone think of anything I've missed that could be important? Thanks!