MoonBassAlpha

Use anything you like, it really doesn't make any difference IME

This is an Americanism, and to our English ear sounds rude.

This Saturday we are playing at the Spinning Wheel in Paignton, Devon. There is a big charabanc trip for a load of freaks, hippies and general music fan types from Oxford, they pretty much take the place over for music Friday and Saturday and acoustic/poetry etc. sunday lunchtime. It's a bit of a hoot, though god knows what the locals think of it. It's a nice venue with a great atmosphere, and a cool balcony overlooking the dancefloor and band. My band is opening the Saturday slot, so I'll be able to have a few beers with no driving after. Result!

[quote name='goblin' timestamp='1427320723' post='2728986'] I'm playing at The Fleece in Horbury near Wakefield with The Undecided this weekend. Never been before, looking online it looks alright, recently refurbished. Sports oriented so probably quite a lively crowd too. Also can't gauge the size or shape of the place, so working out what PA I'm taking is a bit of a pain! Could be interesting! [url="http://www.fleecehorbury.co.uk/gallery-8215.html"]http://www.fleecehor...llery-8215.html[/url] [/quote] Wow! Horbury! I was born there and lived just round the corner from that pub up to the age of about 6. Look out for the Blue Plaque on Tithe Barn street.

I'm sure nobody would accuse you of being a mincing Froggy ...

Grammer instead of grammar.

So it is that Fender cleared Genz out of the way as competition to their new(ish) Rumble Bass range. I wonder if they will be doing the same with any other competing, upcoming brands soon? I guess they kept some IP and chucked the rest in the bin.

Hold on, does this mean you can still buy new Genz stuff? The KMC website is listing dealers in the uk

Is this the 4 ohm variant?

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1427064749' post='2725446'] Well i'll tell you over the next 10 pages.....the story will involve craftsmanship, truss rods, John Lennon and possibly Jesus. lol 😉 [/quote] Not to mention Hitler AND Stalin!

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that the o.p.'s opinion seems to be based on a sample of one... I guess we passed that phase a few pages ago and got to the "discussing o.p's mental state stage", as per usual.

Pics?

http://www.hotrodguitarparts.com/ claim to be hand wound too, formerly Wizard, which had a good rep for bass pickups.

as few as possible

Or... it could be the battery.

I saw Snarky Puppy last year and had looked forward to it for months. The big problem for me was they tried to play it like a big rock show in a place with terrible acoustics, and all the subtlety was lost. I can't speak for the smaller venues they played, but for me, their sound just didn't translate to the big format. Despite all that, I still quite enjoyed the show, but felt it could have been so much better in a more intimate setting. I know some of the venues were smaller for that tour and was quite gutted not to have seen them in that atmosphere.

Mr Foxen is out Bristol way, not that handy for Lincoln

Actually, it all went very well, and the series (4th) position is a useful fat, louder setting. Gives a noticeable lift, like the middle position on steroids (cliché alert!)

Hi all I've posted this on the Eggle guitars forum, but suspect there may be more traffic here? The Berlin Pro has no tone control, just a rotary 3-way coil tap that isn't working that well. The guitar is quite bright sounding, so I think a tone will be a better option for me. [color=#000000]I was going to do a straight coil tap but then got thinking about series - parallel instead. How close sounding is parallel to a single coil, and is there less difference in the drop in volume?[/color] [color=#000000]I was concerned the parallel mode would be sampling over a wider string length so not really sound like a single at all, though some on youtube suggest it does. I quite like the idea of being hum cancelling but it isn't the be-all for me, hell, I own a Telecaster! [/color][color=#000000]I've gone for Alpha 500k push-push pots for volume and tone so should have plenty of options available.[/color] [color=#000000]Any thoughts either way?[/color] [color=#000000]Cheers[/color]

Mmmm, driftwood chic!

Does the coating prevent the string making an electrical connection with the bridge? That would do it.

It's a Bosch GGS 27, like the Motorhead of Dremels, no speed control, on or off, and it really is quite scary. Pics will probably be on an x-rated You've Been Framed in a couple of years time under the section "what was he thinking?"

Yes, definitely getting the vernier out for this. I've borrowed a brutal grinder from work, so I'll probably go through the guitar and my table!

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1423771806' post='2688942'] I think Peavey did with the VB3. [/quote] If they did, consider me un-baffled!

I fitted a new 4-way switch to my Korean Squier telecaster to give the extra both pickups in series option. It's a bit more faff than a straight replacement as you need to earth the neck pickup independently from the grounded pickup wire. Got it all together, and it turns out the switch is about 4mm deeper than the cavity. The body is deep enough to take the switch, just that routing it out would have been easier[i] before [/i]wiring it all up. It never even occurred to me that there would be an issue with a proper Fender part.