Hellzero

Bought some ABM parts from Flavius. All went fast, smooth and easy. Even got a superb sticker as a free gift. 😉 Flavius is another credit to BassChat, for sure. 👍

If you've got a clamp-on tuner always clipped on and that it acts on the dead spot, I mean creates it or remove it, you'll know which way to go too. In fact, that's the reason why Leo Fender modified the headstock and shape of the neck when creating the Jazz Bass : the dead spot. The dead spot on the G string between the D and E is a well known fact on four strings headed basses. The problem with the P-Bass is that it's often precisely on the note and not in between. It's mass, strength of the wood, type of strings and truss rod tension related, all interacting to create that dead spot that simply is the resonance frequency of your instrument. ALL instruments (and in fact everything on earth) have a dead spot, but builders knowing that hide it in between two notes by the construction itself, so you won't notice it. Even pianos like Steinway have one, that's why players take so much time to choose their instrument before buying it. First thing they search is if the dead spot will annoy them, their playing and what they play, then comes the sound itself. You can also try to simply change the brand, gauge or type of strings you use or even add a few turns of strings over the tuners, this can work. Some players have glued a coin on the back of their headstock (you can try with double sided tape) or hung a small bag with some weight inside on a tuner. Putting higher or lower mass tuners can also solve the problem. There are many ways to get rid of it. Some are cheaper than cheap, others are very expensive, without speaking of the snake oil ones. The Fender Fat Finger is great for that because you can move it on the headstock and find THE best place for getting rid of that dead spot, but it's not what can be called cheap for what it is. Another very often forgotten source of dead spot are the screws themselves. Are they all well secured and very tight fitted. Check this first, and especially the neck plate ones.

For me, it will be these 2 "fretless basses". 1. LEDUC Moaï U-Contrebasse 6 (EUB). 2. NOGUERA Yves Carbonne Signature 8 Fretless. Being a fretless player, I'm just awaiting the third one, which is a(nother) LEDUC U-Basse 8 Fretless. I think it will end my fretless bass quest or, simply put, my bass quest as I don't play fretted basses, even if I had a lot and still have two. Check the "For sale" section in the next days. 😉

I've bought, traded and sold hundreds of instruments all over the world in the last 3 decades. My last buy, a Noguera Yves Carbonne Signature 8 Fretless was bought from an Italian guy living in Ireland, but the bass was still in Italy. After the usual tractations, the bass was sent through a packaging center near the brother's seller place who was in charge of the bass. Everything went smooth and easy. It was a more than 3.000 Euros bank transfer to the seller account who is not even a BassChat member. The insurance is simply mandatory each time and doesn't cost that much, depending on the the insured value and the courier, it can vary from 15.50 Euros using the post of Luxembourg (for 3750 Euros really insured) to more than 100 Euros using the leader couriers which are not always the best choices. Investigate a lot before buying and ask for specific photos... Don't hesitate to ask for feedback too. I'm not an overconfident guy, so I do this with great care. Ok, l'm not in the UK, but in Belgium. Check my feedback if you want, Dave. 😉

Of course, they are as it's Music Store, the other biggest online European store with Thomann. 😉

Hehe, like that a lot too. 👍

And it's been remastered. 👌😊

Listen to this album then, sort of milestone in his career :

If that helps, here's what Didier answered when I asked about the module as, to me too, it was very close to a Pascal module. It's in French as it's his mother tongue. Need to remove the email address first...

You know what, the funniest think is that I read what you wrote before posting. Young Teebs has surely been taking control of my brain, or maybe Dr. Mondeaux. Shouldn't have assisted last night board meeting. Was feeling dizzy just afterwards. 🤣 But why would I bother reading before posting. 😁 Thanks for noticing it. 👍

The video you shared was recorded earlier this year, in 2019. Minneapolis 1987 is the title of the song... 🙃 https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/10/14/brian-brombergs-unapologetically-funky-big-bombastic-band-minneapolis-1987/

And there he is playing that Peavey B-Quad, in 1992 (with dark long hair). The B-Quad was his signature model. Always fancied the white fretless version... I think you've also mismatched the dates, Dave. It can't be 1987. Did your stock actions raise that high that you went high too ? 😂

No, that's the Carvin. 😉

In fact it's Music Store, from Cologne in Germany. They were clever enough to buy a franchise so they still will be present on the UK soil after the Brexit.

Indeed, they glow first because of the heater, then the electrons begin to flow from the cathode to the anode through the grid on a triode, but there must be enough tension at the anode to work properly otherwise you won't get the amplification expected (the gain) as the grid will block the flow of electrons. It's the simpliest way to explain how a triode works.

Too many 9's, maybe...

It's surely good for metal.

YT's fault, not mine. 😁

Something like this :

All that noise for a new plectrum. Pfffffft. 🤣

It could be worse, I could play tapping with my nose ! Or slap. 😱

And I'm not sure there is 200 to 300 Volts to make them work properly... Here is the data sheet of a typical preamp valve (or tube), a 12AX7 aka ECC83 aka 7025 :

If you really don't need it, just buy it. Gas works that way. Don't let common sense win, do it. NOW !

A tribute, maybe...