MoonBassAlpha

Me too! I hope to put a bit more effort in next time too.

This is a tricky one - as what you end up with will be something you really shouldn't move on, even if you want to in the future. Only one bass will ever be [b][i]that[/i][/b] wedding gift.

I use an old Zoom 1608 hard disk recorder. I normally play bass along with a metronome, then try my best to play live drums along with it. Then guitar and vocals, or just layers of guitar. That said, this month's effort was just the band jamming along with an ill-defined set of chords.

You can still vote for the 3 you hate the least! BTW, I hardly put any work in to mine, so slag away, I really don't mind this time!

10 entries and only 14 folk have voted (so far). Doesn't seem to be capturing the imagination of Basschat at large, does it? It looks like only the entrants have voted and one or two of their acquaintances.

Not much love for psychedelic pop then? Must put my band in the 0.05% category

Crimson guitars do a range of tools for all sorts of guitar tasks, as do many other companies, with the added benefit that he does a load of tutorials on youtube on how to use them. He has an easy to watch manner, and is happy to share mistakes he has made so you don't have to!

Charms are on at 8.15. We are also acting as backing band for Anton Barbeau, originally from Sacramento, California, a cult master of psychedelic pop. His usual U.K. band is Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor, of Robyn Hitchcock's bands the Soft Boys and the Egyptians, so big shoes to fill! Anton will be on about 9.30 The Wheatsheaf is just off high street, opposite the covered market.

Sometimes, just working them back and forth will clear the crackles, if not, Electrolube contact cleaning spray squirted in to the pot itself is the most often recommended cure. Just work the pot after spraying and they usually clear nicely.

To demonstrate the ability of whatever kit to produce a full frequency range, especially the high bit? You can always turn it down, but can't add it if it's not there in the first place.

Tony Levin.

I've never really liked the idea of metal mains switches. I'm sure it's irrational, but I prefer to be touching an insulator!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1485453091' post='3224097'] I'm also confused as to what they're going for with a very feature free amp with potentially gigging power levels? [/quote] Simplicity?

The treble cut switch in the top diagram needs a diagonal wire from the top left pole to the bottom right pole to give 2 different flavours of treble cut. Likewise, in the bass cut switch, the link at the top should be from top left to bottom right to do the same thing for bass cut. I think I've got this right! Feel free to correct me!

I wonder if these class-d amps have some kind of fuse internally on the speaker output, but the phrase "I could smell some electricity fire..." would suggest that it's more than a fuse blown, unfortunately.

Simplest thing to do is to Dremel the rounded portion of the Hex key off - hey presto! - fresh hex key with nice square end. (That reads a bit wrong, but you know what I mean!)

Really enjoyed this. Great bass face at the start too!

Now with a Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/julian-moss-511168525/slowly-sloping-sunset-saunter

Can you be sure the 065 on the G wasn't a typo?

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1485267363' post='3222617'] all true, but I dont see how that helps the bridge wobbling on the softer mesh transducer. [/quote] I guess it depends on how deep the saddle slot is, but could you beef up the thickness of the saddle, say, with superglue, then rub it down to a good fit in the slot so it can't wobble.

[url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8e5k74frmzfu19/Slowly%20sloping%20sunset%20saunter.mp3?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....aunter.mp3?dl=0[/url] Late, as usual, and half as baked. Just no time this month, but it sort of fits the picture vibe. Bears an uncanny resemblance to one of my band's tunes, but that's got words and singing and everything. Less is more, but sometimes it is just less! Will try to put it on Soundcloud later if that's easier for some to listen to, but at least it's here!

You could try a thin sliver of veneer the whole length of the saddle slot to restore the height.

Well done, it's always good to hear of a happy outcome. And free too!

A photo of the issue would be useful so we can see what we're up against. Off the top of my head, would it be possible to swap out the ball on the string for one from an old guitar string?

make good use of the mute button when plugging and unplugging. Wouldn't want to pop a nice speaker like that.