MoonBassAlpha

Nice SG there! is it an old one?

Ieuan is very nice to deal with. Just got the Lowdown 110 and all is fine and dandy.
Thanks for dropping it off too!
Cheers
Jules

[quote name='MarkP' post='456305' date='Apr 7 2009, 12:17 PM']What watt amp do you think I should be aiming for, would 15 be loud enough?[/quote]
I currently use a Roland Bass Cube 30 and that's fine with a drummer with a light touch playing using Hot Rods (a halfway-house between brushes and sticks).
Also, fretless bass seems to go nicely with acoustic guitar and soft drums in this "unplugged" scenario.

Looks like a Gordon-Smith guitar.

Hi
Acoustic duo playing original music at the Vegetarian café at 110 Magdalen Rd., from 13.00.
I have no idea what to expect...
cheers
Jules

Hi all
I'm kind of glad you did this, as it reminded me to make a donation, and made me think how much less of a good thing a fully commercialised forum with the sole intent of getting you to buy stuff would be.

Cheers Guys

[quote name='Peaty' post='449854' date='Mar 30 2009, 08:09 PM']Hi MBO

Depending on where you are in oxfordshire this may be of use.

Gun stock oil can be got from the "country sports" shop in Witney just out the back of sainsburys.

Else wise as you can borrow mine if you are passing through Oxford or Eynsham I have a pot of the stuff but as a little goes a long way I am happy to share.

PM me if you are interested.

Pete[/quote]
Thanks for that Pete, but I've just scored some off Ebay, and it was from some country shop! I got an 8oz bottle as I wasn't sure how much I'd need for a whole bass. Sounds like it will be plenty. Still a bit of sanding to go before it goes on yet too. As soon as you get some white spirit on the bass, ALL the scratches you thought you'd got rid of seem to spring to life again.
I imagine it is the same when you put the oil on?
cheers
MBA

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='450915' date='Mar 31 2009, 10:01 PM']As impressive as that clip is, that's a guitarist playing a bass.[/quote]
I found that rather soothing and quite pleasnt. It's nice to hear a flamenco stylee in that register. The bass sounds fine in that context.

Nice old Hacker radio there too! Mmm

I don't believe it is the boiling that makes strings snap, it is the flexing during the rethreading that buggers the string.
I've boiled quite a lot on double ball end strings which have a straight pull attachment and tuning, and as far as I can remember, I have NEVER broken a string in about 20 YEARS, and I used to play some very aggressive slapping!

That's my 0.5p worth!

I really enjoyed that documentary, I'd say it's a must for anyone interested in that fascinating transition period. I'm sure you can "watch it again" on BBC's Iplayer.
The Dizzy Gillespie concert after was interesting too. What WAS he on though?

[quote name='tauzero' post='446007' date='Mar 26 2009, 02:13 PM']There's packs of them sold [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400039024521"]on That Ebay by Janika's music shop[/url]. Looks a good price for a big bag of screws.[/quote]
That's a good call Tauzero! I've just bagged myself a, er, bag!
Cheers!

[quote name='mrdirtyrob' post='445246' date='Mar 25 2009, 06:28 PM']My goodness am I tempted. Saving for amp first sadly. Can't believe nobody's gone for this!![/quote]
I can't believe this either. I played Bob Palt's one of these and it was awesome - to my mind Stingray-ish but much better in pretty much every respect!
The sound just leaps out of them!

[quote name='Twigman' post='442384' date='Mar 23 2009, 01:13 PM']I had a Sessionette 4x10 for years in the late 80s.

I loved it!

Mine was the cloth covered one and I really regret selling it.
I paid £350 for mine new and sold it for the same amount. [/quote]
I know it was a long time ago, but I thought I paid £180 for it.
Anyhow, it served well. I think it would probably sound good with an extra 15" cab plugged in, though I never tried it.
Might just give it the oomph at the bottom end it needs when played loud!

Cheers Ian!

I find the Jacks more woody and organic sounding than most more modern basses. I don't think you would get wood from a Status (though many on this board do )

put the bass a little higher in the mix so we can hear the nice playing cheers!

I has one for years.
Good eq and pre-shape, compressor ok, I found it JUST loud enough in a 2guitar + kbds drums lineup, but it gets a bit flappy near the top of the volume range.
The pre-amp is very quiet for direct recording.
Fairly light weight and managable for a 4x10.
A +1 on the cutting out too, easy to fix. Its well worth going over the power amp stage and reflowing the caps, power resistors and fuse holders to prevent cut outs and crackles and some other sounds that sound like a speaker giving up, but isnt! I'd stick the caps down with hot glue gun or epoxy as it is the vibration that does the solder joints in.


Jules

hi there Ginge,
it is 250W , 500W peak! It also has 230/115 voltage selector. The model is 1210HSM, I believe (my friend was trying to read the label from an upside - down position -don't ask!)
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Jules

Most of them!
Pickup surround screws (small raised countersunk) Bridge screws (larger plain csk, only 2 out os 5 present!) in black finish.
I'll check Axesrus' site, cheers

I'm nearly finished stripping the finish off a maple neck-through bass. I'd like to finish it in some kind of oil/wax "natural" style finish without building the colour too much, though I realise some change is pretty much inevitable.
The bass has little value, so it doesn't matter too much if it turns out badly
Any thoughts or previous experiences welcome please.
Thanks
Jules

Also, any good sites recommended for buying screws that were missing when I got it?

it's been a while, so, err... boink?

Hi Ian
I've a friend selling one of these for £350, not in as tidy condition, but the Preamp has the valve stage and dual band compressor. Even at £300, there was no interest on this board (other than kind words about how good these amps are!)

It's a lot of amp for hardly any money. Good luck pitching your sale.
Cheers
Jules

Hi folks
there is a coach load of people from Oxford going to Paignton.
There are several bands and poets etc. doing Saturday night and Sunday Lunch at the Spinning Wheel in the town.
My Band, the New Moon will be on at about 8.30 Saturday, and possibly some time on sunday too in the afternoon.
We play alternative acoustic with a touch of psyche, fretless, Ac guit and drums or perc.

The other bands are Mighty Redox, dance along, and Pete Fryer Band (dodgy pub covers)

Say hello if you pop along
Cheers
Jules

The 80's Vox Standard has a Dimarzio P at the bridge. Sounds good in a Jaco-esque way.