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Bigguy2017

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  1. Sounds like some high speed motor boating is going on. One of the op-amps oscillating? Suggests decoupling caps are faulty (or op-amp is blown). Check the soldering for dry joints (big cap bottom left corner in the underside looks a bit blobby). Gently wiggle the cables... any crackles? Lift one leg on the caps (green ones and electrolytics) and put a cap tester on them. Otherwise you need a 'scope and follow a signal through.
  2. But you didn't level them...
  3. That looks like the one .pdf drawing here https://www.neutrik.co.uk/media/8513/download/nlj2md-h.pdf?v=1
  4. Something is obviously vibrating, but what, where and why... If only certain notes it sounds like a resonance thing. Are the troublesome notes harmonics; does the octave of the nota also buzz? Is it volume related? If you have another amp, can you connect that to the suspect speaker? Can you plug the Frontman's amp into another speaker cab? This should isolate the problem. Possibilities; Something loose / foreign body in the speaker. Check the speaker spade connectors, bridge wires, surround and cone for splits, anything stuck to magnet, plectrum in speaker (!). Mechanical noise - something loose is rattling. Dry joint in the amp + cabinet resonance. Dirty pot or jack socket + cabinet resonance. Can't think of anything else...
  5. Excellent series, well worth watching. Beautiful to look at and great music choices throughout.
  6. 2004 Les Paul Standard for humbuckers 2019 MIM Tele for single coils Ovation 1993 Elite for acoustic...
  7. Audiomovers will stream from a DAW to a browser at very low latency https://audiomovers.com/
  8. Yes, pretty much. Big brother was the guitarist and a friend played violin so I got bass...
  9. My 2012 Ric 4003 has the narrower inlays
  10. Have a look at https://audiomovers.com/ It's a super-low latency plugin for your DAW, which streams audio into remote browsers. My brother has been using it for teaching and it works as advertised. Can be used in parallel with Skype or Zoom. AAX, AU, VST, VST3 OS X (64 bit only) Pro Tools 12,2019,2020 Cubase 9.5-10.5, LogicPro X, Ableton Live 9.5/10 Windows Pro Tools 12,2019,2020 Cubase 9.5-10.5, Ableton Live 9.5/10
  11. Hmmm... I'm not certain Fender are correct here.

    My P bass HMB uses 1/16" allen key for the saddles.

    0.07" (70 thou) doesn't really exist as a size...  there's 0.7mm (for M1.5 / M2 machine screws)

    Fender has the 0.05" (50 thou) one for strat saddles

    closest sizes are 

    1/16"    .0625"    1.587mm
    5/64"    .0781"    1.984mm

    Have you tried a 1/16" ?

    1. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      That's funny.  They're usually precise.

    2. Roger Eve

      Roger Eve

      Yeah, I think it was a 1/16 I was trying it was too big. Managed to get .0.05 to work with the strings loosened. Thanks

  12. Start with a Stingray...
  13. For simple musical idea jottings I've found Audacity (Free) to be ideal. Best to get a simple USB I/O module Focusrite Scarlett Solo Gen 3 £83.00 delivered Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Focusrite-Scarlett-Solo-Audio-Interface/dp/B07QR6Z1JB/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Focusrite+Scarlett+Solo+Gen+3&qid=1585659442&sr=8-2 Gives one balanced mic i/p with phantom power and one line/instrument input with headphones/line outs with vol knob. I've got the line outs from my tc bass amp and Friedman combo on XLR to TRS jack cables. Plug in and play. If you're feeling a bit more ambitious and want to multitrack stuff then get Cubase Elements 10.5 for approx £85 If using Cubase and anticipating wanting MIDI keyboards etc. get the larger Scarlett 4i4 interface... Alternative cheaper 2 in 2 out with MIDI Steinberg UR22 MKII USB £101.00 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steinberg-UR22-Audio-Interface-Support/dp/B017LVWBKW/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=steinberg+usb&qid=1585662318&sr=8-2
  14. Home at Last - great groove...
  15. All it needs is the magnets and longer screws to replace the pedals' own cover screws. Screw the magnets on like rubber feet and stick the pedal to a steel pedalboard ?
  16. Nice bass..... I'm sorely tempted by one, so I'd better start saving.
  17. Look no further.... 🙂 https://www.pinegroveleather.com/ https://www.pinegroveleather.com/double-padded-straps/bs64-superwide-bass-guitar-strap-brown Super quality, hand made in Hebden Bridge, God's County, UK Any questions, call Rod Boyes Pinegrove Leather www.pinegroveleather.com 07973 154888
  18. Assuming (!) the truss rod was correctly installed from the off, and now it's doing nowt', something must have let go somewhere. Truss rod come loose at body end, truss rod snapped or nut run out of thread? What is the adjustable end like - allen or hex nut? Try some washers under the nut?
  19. Good find - bought a Gator case for the tele...
  20. My starting point is when a 10p piece in the 12th fret just touches the strings. A bit lower on the Stingray, where I did a nice fret level and polish...
  21. There are some (non-genuine?) ones around... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Control-Plate-for-Stingray-Musicman-style-Bass-Guitar-Chrome/163895885832?hash=item2628f4c008:g:4sQAAOSw3hxdmyuS https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=stingray+bass+controlplate&i=mi&ref=nb_sb_noss very cheap so worth a punt?
  22. Pinegrove Leather in Hebden Bridge are excellent. I have several of their straps and the quality is superb https://www.pinegroveleather.com/ https://www.pinegroveleather.com/big-buckle-straps/gs78-leather-guitar-strap-with-buckle-brown
  23. Ernie Ball are AOK Neutrik / VanDamme better... Ernie-Ball-Straight-Speaker-Cable Designacable-NP2X-VDSP2150600-NP2X-Custom-Speaker-Neutrik
  24. Hmmm, not a fan. Tried some on the Precision and they were very flat and boring. Took them off after a week - you can have them if you like... but there's only four of them 😉
  25. I had to do something similar when I swapped out a PJ's J PU. The split P pickup should be wound RPRW (Reverse Polarity Reverse Wound) so it works as a humbucker. It is possible it is incorrectly poled with the two halves wound out of phase but the magnetic poles the same. If so, half of it will always be out of phase with PU2 giving the symptoms you report on two strings. Check to see if the P pickup is correctly wired / magnet poled by connecting a meter on ohms range across the pickup and pulling an allen key off the pole pieces - this will show the true phase of the PU. Reverse the phase of PU2 and try it - OR - do as paul_5 suggests and reverse half the P pickup (this looses the humbucking as a single PU)... Ideally a two PU bass should have the two PUPs wound RPRW so they hum cancel when combined?
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