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Hope you're well!
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I bought a Safran Hollow Body Single Cut fretless from Phil, and even if we got the usual glitches with Parcelforce joining the Belgian Post and some slow customs, the bass arrived sound and safe, just as described. Phil is a true gentleman and another credit to BassChat. A++++++++ as they say elsewhere.
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@Dood, I truly think that your reviews are amongst the best, if not the best, that's certainly why there's not that much enthusiasm. Just jump everywhere, scream nonsense while doing these, never focus on the subject and say in the title that what you're reviewing is something you don't have to buy because it sucks with a thumb down and it will work... So sad to confirm that honesty never paid.
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Bullfrog cabinets?
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500k pots then. 😉
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Are the pickups humbuckers or single coils?
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I had both, the 110 and the 210 Katana Bass with the Bluetooth receptor and even with the quite useless pedalboard unless you really need to change settings during a tune live. The app is great plus to me as you can noodle everything, change settings, store them and use it as a fingerboard (see what I did here). Sound wise, once you've understood the principles behind the two volume controls in cascade, the sampling is excellent, the tone too and the power, especially on the 210 is amazing. The 1 Watt option is very interesting too to practice without disturbing the neighbourhood and with the full power of these combos, you really can... As it's a Roland product, the build quality is to the top and the sampling is certainly amongst the best. Hélas they are very heavy, which is the downside that made me sell them after a while as my back didn't like it. That said they are the new Cube for sure, especially the 110 and you can gig with it, but the 210 will be better for that purpose.
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P bass project (pic taken on the usual plywood floor!) :-)
Hellzero replied to mrbacco's topic in Build Diaries
The external lug (on the right when you look from the top of pot) opposed to the pickup input is certainly not grounded. 😉 -
P bass project (pic taken on the usual plywood floor!) :-)
Hellzero replied to mrbacco's topic in Build Diaries
And if everything is ok, as @Rexel Matador said, string it up to check all alignments. -
P bass project (pic taken on the usual plywood floor!) :-)
Hellzero replied to mrbacco's topic in Build Diaries
In fact, the neck certainly isn't 90° to the pocket, but is tilted a bit more to again be aligned with the bridge, the saddles to be precise. Simply put a long enough straight ruler on the whole neck directly on the frets and it should be just very very slightly above the saddles, like this, thanks to @Andyjr1515 : If it's lower, simply shim the neck by putting a ... shim close to the bridge in the neck pocket. If it's too high, put the shim at the opposite end of the neck pocket, but it's quite rare. -
70s/Geddy Lee Jazz Bass pick up placement
Hellzero replied to ForbiddenWytch's topic in Bass Guitars
If it helps, I have this Excel file with all you need and more. Pickup Positions For Many Makes Of Bass.xlsx -
P bass project (pic taken on the usual plywood floor!) :-)
Hellzero replied to mrbacco's topic in Build Diaries
Generally, I measure these 34 inches (864 mm) scale distance from the nut to the place where the D saddle should be, which is more or less what you're doing. It's not a rookie question at all and you were right to ask it. Also check the parallelism with the neck to be sure the bridge is correctly centered. -
It was his cousin, Charles Haznovoice.
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More than one, three... 🤣
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Through neck build 10+ years in the making!
Hellzero replied to MichaelDean's topic in Build Diaries
I like the way you're "rescuing" this old project @MichaelDean ! 👍👌 -
Coated string options and questions.
Hellzero replied to fretmeister's topic in Accessories and Misc
A bit further away in the alphabet. -
And here is my Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block bought brand new by my wife and offered to me:
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Coated string options and questions.
Hellzero replied to fretmeister's topic in Accessories and Misc
That's the question... -
Coated string options and questions.
Hellzero replied to fretmeister's topic in Accessories and Misc
The problem with strings is everything going between the wounds, including gunk and corrosion. The Elixir way prevents both, the others just prevents corrosion. So what's to bin? -
Wiring... I just can't seem to get my head around it...
Hellzero replied to Rexel Matador's topic in Repairs and Technical
The effect of a fully grounded shielding is silence, so shielding the pickup cavities will have a huge impact on the final signal to noise ratio. -
Wiring... I just can't seem to get my head around it...
Hellzero replied to Rexel Matador's topic in Repairs and Technical
First of all, all shieldings wherever they are must be grounded otherwise it's useless. Don't forget to shield the pickup(s) cavity too and star ground it. All the wires going to earth have to be star grounded including the wire coming from the bridge. Star grounding simply means that all these wires come to a single point, here, for example, in the control cavity on the copper. Is it clear enough? Do you understand the rest of the diagram? -
Wiring... I just can't seem to get my head around it...
Hellzero replied to Rexel Matador's topic in Repairs and Technical
Quite easy, but harder to explain to a 5 years old kid, but I'll try. I'm on my third coffee, so it will help. -
Wiring... I just can't seem to get my head around it...
Hellzero replied to Rexel Matador's topic in Repairs and Technical
Can you show that diagram? -
Or even more... but, all considered, it's almost the entry price of a Fodera...
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In fact, the preamp you had was a boost only model, so no center detent here as it starts flat at the zero position, and there are plenty, not only by John East. Sometimes, reading the manual helps a lot. 😉