Owen

I need a hard case for my Hofner President. It strikes me that the only Semi-Acoustic bass case out there is the Jack Casady one, but I need measurements on a JC bass - lower bout, upper bout, overall length and depth at bridge. Does anyone out there have one? TIA

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[quote name='pete.young' post='1045833' date='Dec 2 2010, 11:38 PM']Sorry, but no. In order to retune the Variax you need the Variax Workbench, which only works with the guitars..[/quote] Phew! That is another bass I need off the list

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1043910' date='Dec 1 2010, 03:15 PM']I've got a Chevin A1000 I bought from Flanker during the summer which has had no use since I got it ... and clearly now won't be getting any for a while. I can pass that on for £160.[/quote] Chevin amps rock. With the right lead you can bridge that to deliver 1.2K into 8ohms.

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1045351' date='Dec 2 2010, 05:01 PM']Indeed. The variax guitar does digital retuning on the fly, just tell it what you want each string's pitch to be and off you go. I can't see it working as a pedal though, you'd need to be impossibly precise with your playing so there aren't any fluffed notes or two strings ringing out at once, chords, etc would be hugely problematic. The piezo pickup for each string is the key to it on the guitar.[/quote] Does the Variax bass do that? Could I go down to bottom F sharp? Now I'm excited!

[quote name='geoffbassist' post='1026812' date='Nov 17 2010, 12:51 PM']I've haven't tried any innovation strings. Let us know how you get on. Cheers Geoff[/quote] I have, I like them. If anyone wants to try an Innovation Rockabilly B, drop me a PM.

[quote name='icastle' post='1020290' date='Nov 11 2010, 03:50 PM']Is there perhaps a friendly luthier on this site that could act as an intermediary on a "don't come running to me if you can't get it to work" basis? Of course, you "could" always become "Owen Bass Research" and order one for a new prototype you are working on... but that'd be sneaky and we'd never condone that.... would we? [/quote] I like the way you are thinking!

[quote name='icastle' post='1020171' date='Nov 11 2010, 02:51 PM']Ok. Clutching at straws here but the only realistic thing I can think of now is have you considered dropping Bolin a mail (they look like very laid back guys!) to see if they have any systems left over? As it was a standard production model there are usually a few odds and sods left over in dark corners...[/quote] I have tried, but to no avail. However, another email cannot hurt

It's a bass made by a company called Bolin. They are a high end US custom maker who bought out a line of production models and then stopped. Fishman have told me that this kit is only available to OEM manufacturers so I am guessing that my search is futile. It is the only piezo system I have tried that has worked for me. I'm sure that there is other stuff out there, but without direct experience of it I would be reticent to drop the £ on them. [quote name='icastle' post='1019624' date='Nov 11 2010, 03:52 AM']Can't find any trace of a product from that description - what bass is the one you have in? Ian[/quote]

Buying and selling 2nd here is more or less cost neutral. Taking a loss of £20 or £30 is certainly cheaper than a day trip to London or wherever both in time and money. There is also the thrill of the chase

[quote name='icastle' post='1018754' date='Nov 10 2010, 01:40 PM']Can't find anything like that I'm afraid I presume it's on an acoustic or DB?[/quote] No it is in a Bass Guitar with a piezo bridge. It is an internal pre-amp.

"3/21/01vk", "piezotrim", "fishman" and "rev 2.1" They are the only identifying features.

[quote name='icastle' post='1018064' date='Nov 9 2010, 08:12 PM']I've seen a pile of Fishman kit somewhere on my travels - which model number is it you are trying to find?[/quote] I will open it up and have a look

I have one in a bass and REALLY like it. I want to put one in another bass but they only sell them to manufacturers. Does anyone know where I might get hold of one? I have also posted in items wanted, but I think I might have to buy through a builder.

[quote name='casapete' post='929549' date='Aug 19 2010, 10:11 AM']Owen posted me some MM bridge screws FOR FREE!!! (And he chucked in the allen key and some EB wipes too) What a top bloke. Good to know that this is still the place to meet decent people who help each other out etc. Restores my faith in human nature it does... Many thanks Owen, ATB Pete.[/quote] I had no idea that the wipes were in there, this paints a false picture of me. I'm not that good.