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Is this the weakest line up ever for Glastonbury?
fleabag replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
I only went to Glasto once. It was a free festival back then. Unbelievably laid back. You could amble without trauma upto the main stage ( there was only one ) watch an unknown band widdle away , wander off to one of the suspect choc cookie sellers, wander off to the beer seller, flop down on the grass, and generally float. Happy days. Once it became a paid festy, i stopped going. I also went to a couple of other free festies, one being Watchfield and the other was Windsor. Windsor was a tad more manic then Glasto, as it was a much bigger festy, but nothing like the asbo filled horror of paid festivals these days. I cant remember if Knebworth was a pay festival ... anyone ? I was at the Floyd one -
P bass with Mudbucker instead of split coil
fleabag replied to hooky_lowdown's topic in Repairs and Technical
Yup, it's a 34 " String spacing is around the 17mm area. My digital caliper battery decided to die, so i may be a .5 mm out Strings over the DP120 poles is bang on. Strings over the Bassbucker poles is a tad out but its only a tad. Basically, if that Bassbucker was a bit nearer the bridge, it would be bang on, because the poles on both pups are the same distance apart. So the reason they're not bang on for the Bassbucker is because, of course, that the string spacing narrows as we get towards the neck. -
P bass with Mudbucker instead of split coil
fleabag replied to hooky_lowdown's topic in Repairs and Technical
oooh oooh i have a bass in the that catergory ! An original ( and rare ) Schaller 232 Bass Bucker at the neck and Dimarzio Model 1 DP120 at the bridge. Yum -
Take the bridge to an enamallers or get it poweder coated
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To my knowledge, you dont install active pickups. Well, maybe apart from those EMG models, but most others are passive from the start. The onboard preamp is what makes the bass active, not the pickups. So i assume your Spector performer is a passive bass, and if you fit a preamp, you will have an active bass. The pickups dont become active.
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The most irritating bass (or guitar) You Tuber
fleabag replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Likewise. Not even bothering to watch the vid either. -
He also used to turn his back to the audience and fart
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I dress stand to the left
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Japan/Mick Karn: 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' bassline
fleabag replied to iconic's topic in General Discussion
Try these 2 ... i played both using these tutes. -
HB Silv ! Let us eat cake
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I wonder why other reviewers couldnt follow the Ed Friedland format. He really gets the balance right
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Gabriela Gunčíková could have joined Deep Purple She's awesome
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I had the privelege of seeing that line up in the 70's at some venue or other. I blame the copious amounts of jazz cabbage back then.
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I suspect ped minor will be plotting dad's demise in a freak yachting accident at some point, and taking over the throne
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Take dog treats if you're visiting @TheGreek
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Your'e a tad late. It's gone to Colonel Chris
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Trace Elliot SMX amp head - Shredded Allen bolt heads!
fleabag replied to Davy's topic in Repairs and Technical
I'm taking notes here, just in case -
Trace Elliot SMX amp head - Shredded Allen bolt heads!
fleabag replied to Davy's topic in Repairs and Technical
Cut a slot in the head of the bolt then unscrew using a flat driver. How do you cut a slot on bolt/screw head when its flush mounted ? -
Likewise - and they wont interfere with the sound. I think Bill F advises that you need a lot more than the height of some castors to get de-coupling Rubber castor wheels, and the 75mm size would be my choice. You only need 2 locking, not all 4.
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Good for me, but i've never been plagued by this. Regardless of showers or baths, i dont lose the hardened finger skin. Then again, gigging or not, i play every day so the fingers in question never get a chance to soften up. It probably helps that i'm not an animal when plucking strings. Handy i suppose because i've never had to play with a pick, and wouldn't want to, as i detest the sound
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I love a nice authentic relicing...
fleabag replied to yorks5stringer's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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I had a similar problem when i was looking for some Status humbuckers and preamp, ( not for a Status ) but the descriptions were not good enough so i phoned and got Dawn. She was fine, but needed to ask Rob, but i got vague answers back from Dawn, presumably relaying what Rob had said. I got nowhere, so i left that option and bought elsewhere. Might be wrong, but i had the feeling i wasnt really spending enough money. If i was commissioning an expensive bass, i guess i may have had a better response, but i cannot prove that. They are a small quality outfit, and maybe i called on a bad day, but we'll never know, since i didnt bother buying in the end
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I never got to the bottom of it, because it fixed itself without any changes. Aged was right i think, in that he believed that is wasnt the valve, because the hiss disappeared before i replaced the Ruby with the Sovtek. The only thing i did to the amp was take the lid off, pull the original Ruby valve out, and simply put it back in, but the hiss continued. Sometime before the new valve was fitted, the hiss disappeared. This was whether bass was connected or not ..made no difference.
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Looking at the back of the headstock, i would assume anyone that was a woodworm hobbyist would be watching that
