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noisedude bought my Hartke T210 excellent communication and paid on the nose. totally dependable....thanks mate

[quote name='beerdragon' post='247384' date='Jul 24 2008, 11:09 PM']I noticed my pbass pup under the E and A strings was slanting downward away from my Estring. i leveled the pup up, and i was wondering how much gap there's supposed to be between pup and string[/quote] There may be a good reason for it sloping, as the pole pieces are not adjustable it may be to equalize the output of the pup. If you find thats not a problem then it depends on your style and how you want the bass to behave. When the pup is too close it dampens the string by the magnets pulling on it, so you loose sustain but have a good output. Alternatively have it too far away and the string will sustain well but you will lose output and maybe some overtones. Have a play with the height until it suits you, there is no hard and fast rule...

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='247214' date='Jul 24 2008, 07:56 PM']Wait for the "a bloke from a Hawkwind tribute act was in the same town as this once" Super bargain Silver knobs spray it pink and sell it to a dumb punk asshole like me for £150[/quote] Pink ! my step daughter would claim it... I once thought I was in Hawkwind when I woke up propped against some backline gear at the Stonehenge Festival whilst they were playing.....god knows how I got there ? although I have a few ideas...

[quote name='ahpook' post='246569' date='Jul 24 2008, 01:22 AM']so, you pulled the trigger on a fal eh ? [/quote] This may be a piece of rock history, I can't wait to pick it up and discover the Hawkwind association !!!!! I won't sleep tonigh t...

Looks like cardboard.....and Myrtle ? I'll call my next model the Cedric 5 that should get them selling No you are right its horrible......but then I've just bought a FAL combo....what do I know ?

[quote name='budget bassist' post='246347' date='Jul 23 2008, 07:24 PM']Ok so i bought a 21 fret neck off ebay for a project body that i'm going to be doing over the summer, and it needs a 21 fret neck, obviously. When it came today i found that the fretboard extended over the neck itself, so the bulk of it is only the length of a 20 fret neck, but the fingerboard is 21 frets long and sticks out over it. If you don't get what i mean i'll attach a picture. basically is there a way of getting that to work with this body without moving the bridge itself and the intonation being all out? IE moving the neck back in the pocket, or screwing the bridge saddles all the way back. If not then i've already left positive feedback for the seller, so i don't think i can return it... i might just sell it on here... or on ebay again.[/quote] Measure your old neck from the heel (bridge) end of the cutout in the body to the nut and let me know the distance ,I may have a neck that I can swop with you to help you out.

Nice looking bass but very little info out there apart from £720 new...try this guy and see if its still for sale. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEAVEY-CIRRUS-6-String-Bass-USA_W0QQitemZ330253420328QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Peavey[/url]

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='246411' date='Jul 23 2008, 09:05 PM']Use Bootsy as style inspiration…ultimate pimpage [/quote] Well Ben its good to see someone has a sense of humor here....I was getting worried... Q. What goes bump, bump, ........silence ? A. a pirate whose wooden leg has just fell off....... It don't get any better......I'll get me coat...

Just got a FAL on ebay with apparently Hawkwind connections , Anyone know Lemmy so I can ask him ?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='246358' date='Jul 23 2008, 07:48 PM']Hey people. I was playing last night over a Major chord loop, and thought that i dont actually think about scales or modes.( i may be playing them at the time, but i couldnt remember) Its probably an obvious thing to say to most of you guys/girls, but feeling and emotion gets me around the bass, either it be slow soul, or staccato fingerstyle, with out a thought of what scale i may be playing. Does anyone think this is bad practice?? Obviously i would not do this if i had company. but i dont seem to think about reference points and im not sure if im delving too much into, erm.. 'FREE' bass playing. As im not in a band at the mo... I always see other cats doing stuff i admire and think, i wonder if that was off the cuff.. maybe i need to put my head down in the books, and think about what im playing a bit more? Any wise thoughts[/quote] Sounds like my style of playing, I just cannot sit down and learn theory, I have no aspirations to be a session player and when I did play in bands years ago we never did covers and the basslines were all my creation. If you are happy with what you do then carry on. I have met bassists with amazing technique, sight readers and really good guys but their soul / groove came from being taught not felt ! Get the books out if you want, don't feel you need to, look at all the top musicians with no formal training, and can't read a note...if you want some theory books I've loads I'm selling and they are all mint !

Just bought this on a whim from ebay........ What a bargain £17.50 thankfully its a mile from my home......I'm not that stupid Any ideas for this 40 watt C40-T the T stands for TOWER OF POWER......

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[quote name='Deep Thought' post='245124' date='Jul 22 2008, 10:18 AM']Anybody see Dragon's Den last night? I didn't myself but I gather from GMTV this morning that one of them has 'invested' in a band. They were on this morning, seemed OK, but nothing special I thought. Lead singer plays bass (Yamaha RBX-shape job). Virtually inaudible brass section. Lyrically pretty good. Wonder if this will do them some good or be the kiss of death. Thoughts?[/quote] Looks like it had the desired effect we are all discussing it !

[quote name='chris_b' post='245175' date='Jul 22 2008, 10:55 AM']but, like all antiques, they really don't stack up against their modern equivalent.[/quote] 1960 Fender Jazz anyone.......?

[quote name='chris_b' post='245175' date='Jul 22 2008, 10:55 AM']Curley leads weren't even any good in the 70's, they used very cheap wire and plugs, but, like all antiques, they really don't stack up against their modern equivalent. Back then, I remember that speaker leads were made of bell wire! Leads are so much better these days![/quote] Try and solder a curly lead its nigh on impossible I think the shield wire was made from sugar !!! Nothing wrong with bell wire is there ?.....I found explosive firing cable makes good speaker wire...?

[quote name='rayfw' post='243804' date='Jul 20 2008, 02:39 PM']Looks like they have some other "homages" here: [url="http://www.amplificadoresmeteoro.com.br/site_english/"]http://www.amplificadoresmeteoro.com.br/site_english/[/url] I wonder if they're any good?[/quote] "boutros boutros Gali......schorchio"

[quote name='bassjamm' post='243739' date='Jul 20 2008, 12:37 PM']Yeah, i thought the process of fretting it would be simple enough. I originally thought about getting a new neck made, but i'd be looking at a lot of money to get that done, and i'm no tech so swapping the necks would not be done!!! Plus it won't add any value to it...simply having the neck fretted would hardly detract from it's value. Hmmmm...it's all a bit confusing![/quote] Don't do it ........ Good basses are usually designed from the inception as either fretted or fretless and some can be ruined by changing them. Its a very specialist job and needs a proper fret jig plus what if you don't like it or regret it in the future ? Other things like the nut, action and intonation will also be affected . I would leave it fretless and buy an inexpensive fretted bass, if you are not gigging. Its not the same as de-fretting a fretted bass as these can always be returned to fretted quite easily. pm'd

[quote]Thinking back this morning I just thought what a waste of money, might as well buy an X box 360 for my dog[/quote] Maybe your dog would prefer a Wii ? Seriously what pretentiousness, I call them Imeldas (Marcos) doesn't matter what item it is collecting things like that is a sign of madness, I used to do it myself, but now I am OK , I just collect therapists....

[quote]this "credit crunch" bullshit must really be gettin to everyone! coz prices of secondhand gear seems to have plumetted lately! is everyone really that skint and desperate for cash at the moment?[/quote] A pawnbrokers / secondhand shop in town has a Dark Red Yamaha RBX 374 with a Gator ABS hard case for £110.00 ! He was asking £170 a week ago.....I may be cheeky and offer £80.00 would that be a fair price ?

[quote name='nick' post='237457' date='Jul 11 2008, 05:04 PM']It's not 'bullshit' & it's more than just due to the 'credit crunch'. With spiralling food,fuel costs, plummeting house values > re-emergance negative equity - most (levelheaded) people are just realising where their priorities should be. Food,home,fuel OR spare instruments knocking around which can be sold - not difficult to understand why it's a buyers' market at the moment.[/quote] +1 on all that Looks like the good times are over for some, mind you I read an interview with a property tycoon who offloaded £700 million of assets in January that he had made £200 million on in 3 years and will probably buy the lot back when the market bottoms out for about £500 million then watch the market recover whilst enjoying his £400 million profit. Lots of people are making a fortune out of this "credit crunch" and a lot of those people created it in the first place, especially the sub-prime mortgage lot. Who cops for it ? Joe Public as usual.......and I've just started a Bass business...I must be completely mad.....

We all know whats gonna happen and I'm as guilty as anyone. Its very easy to open up trade links with the far east and import good inexpensive spares. As more do it the competition increases and the margins are squeezed. Lower margins means bigger economies of scale are needed and that means only the big guys can operate as they will get credit and sell parts alongside everything else, a good example is Thoman. The profit on the "fender" style bridges will be about £3-£4.00 so imagine how many you need to sell everyday to make a living from it. I have a friend who has a successful ebay guitar and bass parts store and he holds approx £50,000 in stock..... and has 30 years experience in the industry. For these type of enterprises to be viable you need large capitalization and you may not see a return for a year or so. On the other hand if they are able to get it running without it needing to pay the bills for a few months then good luck to them and they should be supported as the service and personal touch is generally better from smaller enterprises. Long term few survive, as for me personally I'll be sticking to building basses and I am leaving selling parts to others. At those prices I may even get some parts for my own builds.