Burns-bass

Did you own this before or just want it because it was made on your date of birth? Either is absolutely fine. I’m just intrigued. I’d not consider the whole idea of buying something because of production date until I heard the YOB bass thing. Still don’t get that either, but we’re all unique.

Great tip! My brother bought me one of these, maybe we’ll use that. https://www.crystalheadvodka.com

I’m with you 100%. A strip down, clean and a set up is all part of taking ownership. I did this on a double bass this week and now it feels mine. It’ll properly be part of the family after the first gig.

Im not sure if this is a joke or some kind of old Russian tip!

Update is in. The alcohol wipes worked an absolute treat. Thanks for that, great tip!

OK, so I used some switch cleaner on everything and it's now producing a sound. The one issues I can see is that there's a switch that feels weak. It alternates between the signals (guitar - guitar/synth - synth). Do you think if this switch was faulty it could be causing the cutting in / cutting-out stuff? The unit itself appears to function perfectly well, so I can't see that's a problem.

That’s wonderful to know. Might take the bad boy to Chinatown later (love that song)

Thanks. I’ve ordered some alcohol wipes and will update!

Bog standard beater bass. But will do pics when it’s clean!

I just picked up a really lovely old Musima bass which will do for my indoor and outdoor gigs. However, the fingerboard is err, a bit rank! I’m going to swap the strings so I can clean it then. What would you recommend I use to do so? Appreciate it.

There’s no chance I’ll be able to do it. Thanks for the link. I’ll drop them a message!

Thanks for the advice. Really appreciate you taking the time. I've got some time set aside to do a bit of a set up on it. It doesn't really need much, just a tweak of the truss rod and it should be fine. The frets are almost like new, it's a lovely instrument and I'm really pleased with it.

Brilliant advice. The bass works perfectly as a standard bass. I do wonder if it’s the cable but they’re £100 to replace, so I’ll see. When I raised the digital pickup height it improves the connection (but the signal is still intermittent). Ive had some recommendations of experts and there’s a diagnostic cost and a fix cost. It is what it is. I don’t want to use it live and happy to invest some cash in getting it fixed. Always makes me laugh when people complain about the cost of a musical instrument expert but won’t balk at paying an electrician £80 an hour… As I said, the seller acknowledged all the issues (he nearly out the synth unit in the bin!) so I was essentially given it for free, so spending cash fixing it is no problem.

I see what you did there!

This is excellent advice. The only thing is that it’s a 24 pin adapter and I think the newer units take a 13 pin. I really need someone who knows the units to take a look as it’s just not something I have the experience to touch.

Yeah it’s from 1982. I basically got the bass and the unit and cable were free.

Hi all, I was lucky enough to get this package today. The bass is exceptional as you’d expect from an Ibanez build. The sound from the synth pickup and synth unit is both intermittent and crackly. Volume changes up and down randomly. (I knew this issue before paying for the package and it was all priced in!) I wanted to know if anyone could recommend a synth repair specialist or someone who could help me get it back to working order? All comments and advice appreciated.

The videos where he plays the fastest, most challenging and complex lines is the logical end point for someone like this. He’s incredibly talented and is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Is it musical? Possibly. Does it have any real artistic value? Probably not. Is it fun? Yes. This is his job. He doesn’t profess to be a musical genius, just a guy who’s using what talent he has to make an independent living. Good for him. I really can’t see much difference between what he’s doing and the people at the Olympics. Both pushing the boundaries of human endeavour in arbitrary and ultimately pointless activities. It’s the essence of humanity.

100% this. World has changed, just got to respect the algorithm!

Looks like a great festival. Fingers crossed with the weather!