MoonBassAlpha

Nose grease, aka squalene. Some people produce more than others though...

9 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

I'd carefully check the screw holes and see how they match up with a generic one. You could get one made but that's probably not economically viable on a £150 Bass. Equally a cheapo generic is not a huge outlay. The other issue may be the heel of the neck shape which may differ on the J&D to a generic one, you may need to do a little filing.

 

Cheapest way is to buy a piece of Tort and make your own using the existing plate as a template but you need a few tools and some time.....

Out of interest,  would it be usable without a plate, or do they have ugly routing holes/trenches?

@theyellowcar thanks for the info,  I  wonder if that's still the case? How long ago are we talking,  roughly?

Hi All 

My mate has just got a sunburst fretless,  has anyone changed  the scratchplate on theirs? We both agree that tort would look better than the white it comes with. Is a generic jazz plate likely to fit? Cheers 

15 hours ago, Hellzero said:

You mean S-shaped ?

No, definitely talking a-holes! 😉

11 minutes ago, Si600 said:

Are they f holes if they're not f shaped? 🤔

What if they were A- shaped? 😀

On 26/07/2021 at 22:45, Triumph_Rock said:

My black bass, a Rickenbacker 4003S5.

What's the idea behind that shaped pickup?

Nothing hate about the voice there matey,  that's rather lovely!

On 04/09/2021 at 17:26, Dad3353 said:

 

If only ...

 

From ...

 

 

... to ...

 

 

Dangerously close to Eric Clapton, now that I've got my glasses on. (... or it's time to change specs..?  )

Aww, I  liked the Robert Wyatt look!

At Oxford's Cellar  (r.i.p) club, featuring Satan on drums

Get someone to cnc rout it?

ReaTune in Reaper does a pretty good job,  just tweaking the attack time to help it sound natural  works well for me  so far.

My singer generally isn't too far off, so I guess that helps for  a lack of artifacts. 

Result!

They'd be interesting mounted sideways on a slotted head too...

Never come across those before, but that's an elegant solution. Do they weigh more than equivalent standard ones?

Looks nice! The body has a touch of Alpher (Mako?) about it.

Did it come out particularly weighty?

On 10/08/2021 at 22:21, Sambrook said:

Dean Evo?

Missed this suggestion earlier,  thanks!

19 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

 

What's wrong with the Danelectro Longhorn?

 

It's an awesome bass that sounds great and looks amazing too, and you won't get any other bass with easier upper frets access.

Nothing wrong with the Dano, just scoping out alternatives. The look may even be appropriate for the slightly psychedelic stuff we play. I assume they're pretty light too?

One of the capacitors on the preamp is wonky, is it still attached?

Hmm, thanks, I think! 😀

Any recommendations for 24 fret shorties other than swb and Danelectro longhorn? They (shorties) mostly seem to be 19 or 20 fret with dubious top end access . I  have a Mustang and nearly ran out of frets the other day!

10 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

You mean inside the bass ? I’ve tried two different cables 

Yeah,  could be a wire off grounding the bridge or the socket,  or pickup.

On 06/08/2021 at 08:47, Leonard Smalls said:

 

 I suspect I will to...

Perhaps I should start apologising early!

For I have Made Music (*), and Doug will be pleased to hear it's not constrained by the bourgeois concepts of melody, time and key... Watch this space (preferably with industrial ear defenders on).

 

 

 

 

 

*or at least something related to music, perhaps a closer relation than a shovel of dog do, though not as close as steel nails on a blackboard

Sounds grrreat! As my friend Tony used to say...

It's entirely possible that it's just the vdr itself that has failed,  for no particular reason. 

18 hours ago, Geek99 said:

I have this active bass and I got it out of storage on Friday. I replaced the battery. I put it straight to amp through two or three different cables and it buzzes on all strings when played - worse on lower strings 

 

does the same if sent straight to a zoom b2.1u and headphones 

 

Is the preamp burned out somehow, I’m wondering, and what would I replace it with ?

Sounds like a grounding issue