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As the title says I'm looking for a really good luthier in Scotland. I have a luthier I use but they haven't managed to setup my bass as well as one I bought off soneone else, idk, maybe they aernt that experienced setting up basses. The bass I have is super low action, it had its frets levelled and has absolutley no fret buzz anywhere, I need a luthier that understands this.

This is a lovely precision, I have thought a lot about keeping it, blah blah, etc etc......(edit, so I'm keeping it).....

I have one of these, it doesn't just cut through the mix  it decapitates it with a samurai sword, reccommended.

13 hours ago, Thunderthumbs said:

Just a couple of questions.....

 

Is it still available?

Does it include a power supply?

How much for postage to Manchester?

 

Cheers

Hi, yes its still avaliable, it doesn't come with a power supply, it takes a regular pedalboard 9v power supply, 9v battery or desk power from the DI out if you're plugged into the PA.  Postage is £7.65 Royal mail special delivery.

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I usually don't dig gold hardware, but I'll make an exception here, thats lovely.

I have an Elite like this in champagne. I`m never selling it. These things are amazing.

Check this out for jazz pickups. I like both of these. As far as onbozrd preamp I have the 'Jazz Elite' preamp, its good but very aggressive kind of very off or on. But it requires 2 batteries. Consider Darkglass or Aguilar preamps.

I like the necks as they are but a black headstock on the black bass would look sick. Black hardware too. Not everyones cup of tea I'll bet, but we all like different flavours.

58 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

Is it not possible to book the same time and day every week or every fortnight?

We all work alternating shifts, honestly its a miracle we do anything. We gell really well though so its worth persuing.

I'm just at work fella, I finish at 2. I'll head home after that and get all the details sorted.

Yes its V2.

Hi everyone,

Organising band practice with our lot is like herding cats, does anybody know any good apps that the band members can share, is ideally free, and isn't a pain in the wrong-un to view/use/understand?

Cheers.

Had this for a while, it's great but I'm using another setup for my band, so moving it on.

Immaculate condition.  Can post for a small fee.

Any questions just ask, cheers.

Had this for a while, it's great but I'm using another setup for my band, so moving it on.

Immaculate condition.  Can post for a small fee.

Any questions just ask, cheers.

Had this for a couple of years, and I have gas for something else now, but its a lovely bass.

Condition of the neck, body and headstock is immaculate, there are the usual scratches on the scratchplate, overall its in superb condition, no dings or buckle rash, very little fret wear, home use only.

I had it professionally setup by Ram Jam music of Aberdeen and It recently had a set of Rotosound stainless steel strings fitted, so its nice bright and zingy.

Price drop £1300 - £1200 and i can post for a reasonable fee, the bass will be insured for couriering.

Or collection from south of Aberdeen.

6 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

What happens if you just turn the actual bass volume down a touch? 

And if it's a active bass, try changing the battery - I've found distortion can be a sign of fading battery...

Tried turning the volume down and it still happens, its beginning to look like string to pole contact.

7 hours ago, ezbass said:

 

Both of the above ^^^

 

As soon as you mentioned it not occurring when slapping on the fretboard my immediate thought was pole piece contact.

I know Pier Piras uses pickup covers on his Jazz Elite, maybe its just one if the oddities that this bass produces. I have noticed that the onboard preamp is way more aggressive than any other active bass I own.

6 hours ago, Skybone said:

Just to be a bit pedantic here, but the HX FX isn't a preamp, it's an effects modeller. It's just the effects models from the Helix, not the amp/cab models.

 

The Helix Stomp, LT, Floor, Rack, or the POD Go, or any other type like a Headrush or Kemper, then they're preamps.

You are not being pedantic, you are quite correct. The only reason I put it in there was my head was on fkn fire.

6 hours ago, Rich said:

This was my first thought too. It happened on one of my basses too if I started digging in too hard. Put a strip of black insulating tape along the top of the neck pickup, to cover up the polepieces. Won't affect the sound but it will help, if that's where the popping is coming from.

I did put a strip of insulation tape accross the neck pickup and it has greatly improved things. I chained my BK7U and my AOU together, when the BK7U is last in the chain, I still get it, but its much reduced than before. With the AOU last in the chain there doesn't appear to be a problem. Though I was using headphones with my amp, so I need to do more testing, could be fixed though, cheers dude.

27 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

That is strange. Maybe your idea of gain down is still a boost going into the 2nd pedal. What happens if you bypass the 2nd pedal?

Firstly I made sure the overdrive light wasnt kicking off on my amp (it wasn't)

Secondly I set the gain or (level) of each pedal so I don't get a volume increase when I turn any of them on.

Thirdly, it doesn't matter which pedal I turn on the issue can arise (one pedal on, the other on bypass).

Fourthly, the order in which I put the pedals on the board does make a difference, The BK7U is a main offender here.

Fifthly, turning my compressor off also helps, its like the compressor is picking up the noise and highlighting it.

I feel that its an issue I have created myself becasuse I process the bejeezus out of my signal and I dig in big time. But that's how I like my sound. I am very puzzled how a pedal can affect another pedal when its in bypass mode, but it absolutley does.

1 minute ago, chris_b said:

What's wrong with the preamp in your amp?

Nothing, but most of the gigs I play I go straight to the desk. I decided to just 'take my sound with me' usr the house rig as a power amp only.

I feel I have become obsessed with preamps, apart from all the fannying about it's raised an issue, heres the list.

1. EBS Microbass 2.

2. Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra.

3. Line 6 HX Effects. (more for mucking about)

4. Darkglass BK7 Ultra.

5. Sansamp Bass driver DI.

I do like running 2 preamps together as I switch between generes during a set.   For example I can run the sansamp or the AOU for a clean signal, with the BK7U for the dirty stuff. Sometimes I run both preamps as it just gives flavour to flavour.

I am getting a weird 'popping' noise in my amp at home when I really dig in on the E string, or slap the E (not an issue if I slap on the fretboard)idkw. Practice seems ok might be my home rig, but thats EBS, so not budget.

I play a Jazz Elite, which seems to have a hot signal, and U make that hotter again, twice.  Just trying to figure out what is going on.

The BK7 ultra is a keeper, because its genuinely unique, The EBS is superbly engineered and just 'works very well' The AOU has a superb EQ, but the distortion I could live without, which makes it an expensive EQ, The sansamp is probably the 'warmest' but I find it a bit 'vanilla' idk, cant put my finger on it. The line 6 I havent made my mind up yet.

Just need to sort out that popping, still happens with the amp gain right down.

Any pedal on its own is fine, it happens when I chain them.

1 hour ago, Bigguy2017 said:

Try lowering the pickup(s) on the G side.

Mate, that sorted it, guys thank you so much for your help. I just dropped my bridge saddles the other day, so it makes sense now, every days a school day. 😅  Thank you again.