Bassman68

[quote name='LeftyJ' timestamp='1386853799' post='2305361'] Interesting SSI to the far left, I've never seen one with dual splitcoils! [/quote] Ex John Entwistle collection, Monster sound!

My bass contribution to the German economy..

Can I come to play? Love my MB gear, gives me a lot of options but I love having the chance to split the heads & cabs for a stereo rig...

My first fretless was a '86 Vox white shadow in black, seeing the body shape in this post I instantly thought 'Vox' although never recall a 5 string version available in the '80s or with a humbucking pick-up. Mine had a standard Dimarzio P-bass pick-up in roughly the 'Stingray' sweetspot with a small coil tap switch. Not a bad little bass overall. This bass looks an interesting option to me, the binding looking very 80s Washburn?...

"You're on after the puppet show & the bingo needs to start at 10 o'clock sharp?"

Pretty sure they used to be made by GHS, as in 'boomers'....

[quote name='MarkBassChat' timestamp='1358354172' post='1937657'] So how exactly was the problem solved? [/quote] When this happened late last year, Warwick didn't show the part on their spares list, even a message from Mr H.P. Wilfer couldn't help. Having given up with Warwick, I was looking into having a new back plate made & routed so I thought I'd try on here before taking drastic action. Only an act of desperation made me check once more on the Warwick website which has had an overhaul & update since I last checked, An Item similar in size being advertised, so after an E-mail to the nice people at Warwick to enquire whether it was the correct part & a confirmation sent back, All is happy for my 17 yr old Thumb bass once more.....

All sorted now, thanks to those nice people at Warwick.....

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1358250622' post='1935439'] warwick streamer stage one pup placement is pretty much centred on the mm sweetspot... [/quote] S'funny because, to me, most of the songs he plays on sound more 'front p/up' almost 'P-bass' ish?

My Thumb bass is the same as above post. Ordered from factory, 18v 3 band circuit in main cavity & 3x9v for L.E.D's in another. Still working on uploading a picture... Think I might be in luck, Had a look on the updated Warwick website & have seen a part that looks a similar size. Just waiting for a confirmation e-mail back (fingers crossed).

Hi there Anybody out there able to help with this? The catch on my '96Thumb basses battery cavity for the neck L.E.D's has finally given up the ghost after 17 years.. It must be an M.E.C part, as all Warwicks cavity boxes are these days, I tried contacting Warwick about a replacement but they don't list a size for 3x9v batteries. Before I go down the 'Having a new lid routed' route, I wondered if anyone or any Luthiers on here might have one spare or know where I can get one from? Having trouble uploading a picture but will persevere....

My personal findings on phenolic fingerboards are that they are fine on 'inert' carbon necks offering a tone very similar to a good ebony fingerboard (any 'coldness' soundwise more due to the graphite neck itself), I like the tone personally. The only problem comes when a phenolic board is married to a wooden neck, that moves & shifts/warps, Unless a multi-laminate neck is used or graphite rod inserts, there will always be the danger of the neck shifting & the fingerboard not, causing lifting problems etc. I seem to recall Washburn Status's having this problem in the late 80's when they first come out?

Just to add a bit of confusion to the issue, I'm sure the 3 in certain era cabs referred to 300 watts handling? As these cabs (1153 & 2103) were sized to add to the existing combos as well...Anyone ever use a 1210 combo with an 1153? (tidy little stack). No mention of the 1810x or 1510x cabs yet either..18'' & 10'' with cross-over, 15 & 10 etc. Then there were the 'Multistack' wedges in 18,15 & 2x10''.

Hi there Recently joined another band concentrating on dance music (Think post-house music electronica/early '90's dance/Snap, Culture beat etc.)) & am looking for some help on effect/sounds to recreate these bass sounds. I appreciate the vast majority of bass sounds in this genre are keyboard based but was thinking along the lines of synth pedals/filters/fuzz boxes? I have a Boss GT6B & an original Line6 Basspod pro & have been toying with the synthbass functions on the GT6B with some 'dubbie' sounds coming from the pod but was wondering if a specific synth pedal might be a better option, something like the Markbass synth pedal perhaps? It's a bit out of my 'comfort zone' playing this style of music as I was never into it at the time but it makes a nice change as there seems to be plenty of work available...

Back in my murky past, I used to work for Status & built myself a series 2000 5 string in 1989/90 (serial number 0440) i had a green L.E.D installed next to the active/passive switch as a 'hark back' to the early series II 's... It was my first 5 string & had that classic Status 'Clang' about it soundwise & I nearly had a heart attack one day, when the gigbag i was transporting in to a rehearsal malfunctioned & it crashed to the ground chipping some lacquer on the top of the forearm chamfer, it spent the rest of its days in my possession with a piece of black tape hiding the chip... I PX'ed it in a moment of madness a few years later for my first Warwick in Ipswich, not that i regret getting the Warwick, just that I wished i'd kept the Status as well.. I've learnt my lesson since then, managing to keep most of my collection when a 'newbie' enters the fold!

First bass...Stagg Jazz bass copy with maple neck/block inlays & p/up covers Go to bass...Musicman Stingray 5 Your bass...Alembic Rogue 5

Sorry I'm probably too late but single H as nature intended!

Hello out there Can anyone recommend a company that will rewind a MM stingray Pickup in the uk? I'm trying to restore my '87 stingray to its original glory. When i bought it 20 years ago the original pickup was noisy & crackling, someone suggested that some of the coil wraps were perhaps broken, so as soon as possible a Bartolini was put in place. I know Kent Armstrong used to do this sort of thing but just wondered if anyone knew of anyone else providing this service? & how much this would cost... Cheers in advance Steve

Try to play with people that you think are better than yourself Dont overplay unless asked (I like that one!) Look after your bass/gear The money's in the first 5 frets It's as much the notes you don't play Remember to breathe Play every gig like it was your last.... And remember, unless you're also the frontman/singing bass player it's only other muso's that are looking & judging you (& if they were 'that' good, why haven't they got a gig on the same night?) Sorry i've run out of cliches!