NancyJohnson

I still haven't got this to work. Grrr. I'm picking up a multimeter to make sure the components are all OK. P

I still fancy to try one of these, but the black ones are £120.00. I certainly prefer the Supertone over the original Gibson bridge, but the Babicz just looks nicer and more in keeping with the three pointer. The Bass Centre unit in Bagshot is only a couple of miles from me...I've shot them an email to check stock. I have a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks. P

I tend to have the pedal always on, so always into the effects return here. Neither of my amps have a bypass switch, so if I go in from the front panel I'm layering drive, tone and EQ over the amp's equivalents and things just start getting mushy.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1447621125' post='2909059'] The - side of the power supply doesn't need to be switched. [/quote] Is this because the negative is effectively transmitted by the case? Cheers

I just found some crocodile clips in the garage. When it's light I shall test. Would sooner the house didn't burn down at night. Thanks! p

In my quest to add a light to my pedalboard, I'm at the stage below (electrics not my strong point and I have yet to break out the soldering iron); Effectively, left to right, I have a BNC socket (that will connect to a gooseneck lamp on the other side of the box below), a 2.1mm power input socket (12v - boo) and a DPDT latching foot switch with six terminals. The latching switch will just allow me to switch the lamp on or off when I need to - it seemed a bit more robust that a plastic rocker switch. Now then. Anyone got any idea how to wire this up? Thanks P

I think I might take a trip to Maplin tomorrow. I can probably build a prototype of this quite cheaply; the light connection is BNC, so I can pick up a gooseneck lamp and a D-sized panel for £14.50 the pair. I have everything else I think - latching footswitch and the casing (albeit plastic). The only downside is that it's 12v. I'm kind of hoping that I'll get something out of it at reduced power.

Rock Stock pedals make something. $90 is a bit steep, but this:

I'm just not a fan of the battery route, although I suspect it's going to be the way I'll end up going. My board is powered by small (Harley Benton/Thomann) brick; I have one spare 9v power outlet available and and would just like to utilise that for an overhead light. I have zero space under the board for three pin plugs or adaptors. P

I know its a pain in the bum, but a 12v DC psu will cost you £7 from Amazon. Had a similar issue with a Line6 G30. In the end you realise the hassle dealing with online stores sometimes isn't worth the angst and you end up just sucking it up.

Anyone got a decent heads up on how to add a light to their board? Really don't want to go the battery route...I have spare 9v power outlets available on my PSU and would prefer to utilise one of these. Only other requirements would be that it's clip on (or can be attached semi-permanently) and has a flexible neck. Mighty Bright stuff is nice, but there's battery/voltage issues. Need overhead illumination, not a string of lights/LEDs. P

A few years back, Gibson did a limited Pelham blue run for the Japanese market. A mate of mine owns one. Beautiful.

I've had dalliances with three five string basses on separate occasions and, to be honest, I only really used to go down to the low D on the third fret. Beyond that the notes were fairly inaudible and consequently redundant. Don't get me wrong, they were great guitars (Streamer, Bongo and DJ5) and I only persisted for the sake of the music, but am now firmly back in the four string camp including one tuned BEAD. Win.

As I understand it, the road worn Jazzes with the BadAss II bridges are the more desirable, but hey, if it's amazing, why would you want to change it? Changing the pickups will destroy any character the bass has.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1445999017' post='2896079'] In conclusion, I have to say I have had nothing to really write home about the New York music stores (etc.) [/quote] Didn't I tell you this? You could have spent more time doing the tourist poop. Best place I found was about 15 years ago. Small place in midtown full of vintage Jazz basses. That was it. Jazz basses. All their stock was under $1,500 a pop...several trashed/beautiful 70s models for around $800 each. Never found the place again on subsequent trips.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1445384278' post='2891164'] Luckily other friendly forum members have replied with their valuable input. Thanks anyway [/quote] Sorry, but this type of thread has been done to death and I was being 100% honest...window shopping or otherwise, there pertains this myth that New York City is awash with guitar/pawn shops, that you'll find a pristine vintage gear on every street corner or that friendly vendors will sell you new Fenders at bargain basement prices. If you just want to look, go to GAK or Andertons. My wife used to call this the GAP effect. Same sh*t on sale everywhere.

I don't want to seem like I'm on a downer, but the New York bass thing has been done here loads of times. The search facility is your friend. Sadly, the days of pawn shops having a pile of dusty 60s Fenders in the back is history and New York prices are yikes. Just go to the Bass Lounge, have a chat with Larry and look at the new shiny stuff that's on sale everywhere else. P

I'm slowly falling in love with Daniel Spriewalds tone; phat and slightly overdriven. He plays for The Drills - if you're familiar with the Phil X [i]Fretted Americana[/i] videos, you'll know that Daniel is the bassist in he Drills...they generally cover something at the end of each promo. In this case, it's Superstition. Song starts at 11:45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW13vfMrsxk

Straight neck, action low enough to get a bit of rattle/buzz when string fretted.

It's still a huge wedge for a bass that's fairly common and available (minty/secondhand) in dozens of guises.

It ticks all the right boxes here, it's a good album. Loved Kotzen for many years, from the first vocal stuff on Stevie Salas' Electric Pow-Wow album, through the solo stuff/Mother's Head Family Reunion and of course I'm more than familiar with Dream Theater too. Have to say that while I'm more than aware of Sheehan's talent and legacy, I do find his tone quite hideous. I concur with the OP, the bass is too quiet and in addition, there's simply no balls in his tone. His playing is lost when his parts are up front; all the widdly stuff lacks whump.

Nice.