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bought a book from Mark, very smooth deal. many thanks!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1434383409' post='2799082'] Hi, Roman That's a sort of 'Yes and No'. The intention is to have a bass that has the same feel, balance and sound as the thumb tribute I built but without it trying to look like a copy. As such, by and large, the dimensions, woods and hardware are going to be the same where practical. The other reason is that I like some of the features of Warwick hardware and it is really not comparatively expensive in terms of bang-for-buck. It is remarkable how reasonable the prices are considering that this is what they put on their very expensive German-made models. I like the adjust-a-nut...especially for a fretless...and I like the mass and height adjustment options of the bridge (the top half is adjustable for height as a block, and then additionally each of the saddles. Particularly for a homebuilt set-neck, that means that - in the event of the action needing to be higher - I don't end up with the rather unnerving 'saddles on stilts' . Instead, the whole block is adjusted for the correct general height and then the saddles simply adjusted to match the radius. Andy [/quote] Andy, Thanks for explaining. Don't think Warwick use mahogany (much) so interesting how this one is going to turn out tonally (maybe somewhat deeper/warmer tone?)... May be wrong, but is mahogany softer than the more "typical" Warwick neck woods, e.g. wenge / ovangkol- so does the mean any changes in terms of the finish you are planning to apply? Roman

Andy, this is looking really great, and I look forward to seeing this progress :-) Just a question re: hardware, did you choose "W" hardware because of a particular characteristic / tonal quality? Would be interested to hear a builder's perspective here .... Cheers, Roman

Indeed. I hated the idea of someone paying top $$$ for a vintage Warwick, without full knowledge of (prior) issues...

I think anyone can learn to sing well, and singing lessons are indeed a great place to start - not least because you'll develop your ears and start hearing music/intervals/arrangements in a fresh way. Some people are born with natural voices, others are not... Practice and a GOOD teacher would be a good recipe for most. Lots and lots of quacks out there though, so pick which advice you follow sensibly!

FromFrFr [quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1433928460' post='2795076'] All my life I've been told not to sing. Recently however I've accidentally stumbled upon something that has completely thrown me. If I sing through monitors I can sing in tune. If I turn the monitors off it sounds hopelessly out of tune to me, but in tune to everyone else, turn them back on and my voice is still in tune. What the hell is going on? It seems I can't hear my own voice properly. It works the other way too, if I start singing without monitors it sounds in tune to me but the monitors (and the rest of the world) show it is way out. Please, please if anyone has an explanation I'd love to hear it. If I understood it there might be things I could do to find my way round the problem. [/quote] It sounds like it could be an issue regarding relative pitching. Good singing is largely a mental process (no doubt, some will disagree...), and if you've heard yourself back through the monitors to be able to pitch correctly initially, you should be able to retain the memory of the relative pitch.... If, on the other hand, you could not "align" yourself to start with (i.e. you were not sure where the note you were singing "should" be pitched), then it sounds plausible that you will be off-key when you can finally hear yourself, having not previously established a link between your vocal pitching and the other instruments. I guess just to add to that, securely knowing where the pitches without simple reference is hard and may take years of practice!!

coffee. lots and lots of coffee :-)

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1433538664' post='2792058'] My guitarist used to run his delay pedal in his FX loop....not sure why. Si [/quote] this makes sense if the pre-amp is overdriven / distorted - running delay post "dirt" will sound cleaner than if the delays were also being overdriven.

wow, the knobs look great and match perfectly!

Not sure if you mean MiniFooger or MoogerFooger... I only have experience with the latter, which is incredible. You can either be very musical with it, and go completely mad with modulation on effects and get infinite feedback. I don't think it's muddy, compared to digital delays, it actually sounds clearer since the delays seem to be less in the "way" of what you are playing now.... not tried it with bass, and mostly used it with synths, though.

When I was looking for a 5/6 string, it also came down to a choice of those two brands in the shop... new Ibanez or 2nd hand Germamn Warwick thumb. Ibanez was much lighter and the neck felt ridiculously easy to play, but the Warwick had a deep growly tone and more character... for me the right choice was the Warwick thumb :-)

does indeed look like a BB614, and someone got a great deal for sure! seems to happen when owner is unsure of model name :-)

"used for recording"..... eeish. I'd sort of understand playing one live - visual impact, etc, but surely record on something closer to a real instrument? :-)

Brilliant stuff! I actually have late 80's Warwick streamer unlined fretless, which is a gem, so I figured this one would be a great instrument, especially at this price point (I don't want to side-track your NDB thread, however). My lazy plan was to see if I could snipe it at below BIN price, but I think you did very well, a killer find, and lucky for my wallet too :-)

nice one, I had this one on my watch list ;-)

bought some strings from Alain - arrived next day. many thanks!!

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another option could be to get install a stacked volume/pan control (or stacked volume/volume), and then 3 band EQ split over remaining two knobs (e.g. treble and bass stack as one, and mids/mid frequency as the other). no drilling required and you can sell components separately....

Switchable wattage on H&K is a great feature. Anyway, good choice - Mesa do make killer amps (I have an old-school one)! :-)

i'm a big fan of hughes & kettner stuff for guitar... if you want "mesa" tones in a box, I personally recommend the original tubeman pedal. they crop up second hand at around 80 quid and sound killer (i guess reissues are OK but ideally mk1 is the one to go for). with this you can plug into an amp head or even straight into a mixing desk (i just finished tracking a demo and the tube man actually stands up as a second rhythm track to an expensive half-stack thru a sm57 ;-)). otherwise, if you do want a portable head solution, try tubemeister18 - plenty loud for gigs. PM me if you want more info. cheers, Roman

Al is an excellent guy to deal with, buy with confidence. Very honest and super fast comms. Thanks - enjoying the Moog gear :-)