Phil_T

Like you, I started out using stubbies in whatever thickness it was that allowed a bit of flex but found that they broke too easily. I then changed to tortex jazz picks but eventually got fed up of the scratchy noise they made on the strings. The best compromise I've found are standard fender heavy picks that give a nice bright round tone and are very resilient. The only downside is that they are flat and smooth so don't offer much grip - not a problem for me so much but might be if you have sweaty fingers.

Hi Andy - another wakey lad here

surely it's not a good idea to post your bank details on an open forum?

they're all good but that first guy is stunning on the gnr track

38%

I've had one for a couple of weeks now - I think it's great. You can't go wrong for the money

my CTM 30 is a bit baffling in that regard. I spoke to Dave Green (the amp's designer) when I first got it and he advised that 12 noon on all the dials was pretty much flat so that's how I ran it for a while but always felt it was very bright. Eventually I did a bit of knob twiddling and found much more pleasing tones with some very wierd settings. The eq knobs all seem to affect each other to quite a large degree so I can only suggest playing about with it and not being afraid to try settings that might seem 'wrong'

how much are these in GBP?

Love this colour - I built my own cheapo version of this bass last year and had a go at a light relic finish (mainly because my spray job wasn't perfect)

1 hour ago, Marc S said:

I can't tell from your photo - but is there a copper strip earthing the pickup(s) to the bridge?
I'd still expect to see the jack socket earthed though..... Perhaps you ought to add one?
Maybe then the slight humming would stop

I've got a MIJ Jazz, and from memory, I'm sure the jack socket is earthed....

yes, there is copper strip bridge earth. I haven't taken the pickup out yet to check thats it's connected properly but the eveidence suggests that it is

Yes, I expected to see a ground wire connecting all the pots to the jack which is why I was a bit confused. It only occurred to me that the control plate might be in the circuit while I was typing up the the original post

nope, all brass

1 minute ago, Islander said:

It looks like the metal plate is being used as an earth conductor which is fine as long as all of the fittings are tight and making a good connection.

by metal plate you mean the chrome control plate presumably, not the copper plate?

This is a photo of the control plate from 91 MIJ squier jazz that I bought this week. I'm puzzled about why there is no ground wire connecting to the jack. The copper plate that I pulled out sits in the bass of the control cavity and has three black wires soldered to it, 1 from the front pickup cavity and 2 from the back pickup cavity (I assume these are from ground shields in the pickup cavities/bridge but haven't looked yet). Two further black wires, one from each pickup cavity are connected to the back of the first pot and a wire then connects the pot to the copper shield. None of this, however, is connected to the jack ground unless it's somehow going through the control plate itself. Weird, anyone know what's going on?

The bass isn't particularly noisy so it appears to be working somehow. There's very little hum and what there is reduces when the strings are being touched. Touching the poles of the bridge pickup introduces a bit of noise but not much wheres the front poles are really bad so they are obviously not grounded.

6 minutes ago, Daz39 said:

Dim question; what’s a notch filter?

I’ve seen it on acoustic amps and often wondered!

It cuts out a specific frequency. The screenshot below shows a notch filter being used to cut most of the bass guitar from an mp3 file but in the case of a DI for live use it would, I assme, be used to tame a troublesome resonant frequency in the room

near....?

Easy transaction with Dave for some pickups, no problems at all and would happily buy from him again.

I was thinking the same thing

FGN Power Bass has two P pickups

https://fgnguitars.com/collection/eb/JMP-AL-R.php

9 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said:

And the even better news is the Bugera can drive two of those 4 ohm Peaveys. 😉

Yep, quite frightening really when you hear how loud it is already with the master barely above 1. It is quite a heavy cab though which doesn't bother me as it's going to stay parked where it is but I wouldn't relish moving it about.

I managed to get a new Peavey 210TVX for a good price (must be last one in the country surely?) to replace the vanderkley. Only had it since yesterday but It sounds nice and clear - and very loud - so it looks like the vanderkley might be for sale. Not a bad rig for just over £400 all in.

I've grounded the poles on my basses. As long as the bottom of the poles are exposed you just need to run a bit of copper foil across them and then solder a wire to the foil that then connects to one of pots. Works a treat.

Just started seeing these ads appearing in safari on a mac. They're sat over posts completely obscuring the text

I came across them this week while I was searching an ampeg cab - their price was about £200 lower than anyone else which made me suspicious but they seem legit from what I can tell. Not ordered from them yet though.

lovely tone on this, I assume this is a precision through an SVT and 8x10 but don't know for sure