Richard R

Project back in action as I sold a couple of bits of kit and so was able to purchase that V-bass and GK2-B that was on e-Bay. Coupled with a bass that was free on the recycling thread I now have this setup, for essentially zero cost: @Franticsmurf - it arrived complete, extremely well packed, and it all works 🙂 The floor unit is big - 48cmx30cm and built like a tank! There are some decent sounds in there, as well as some terrible noises. The "MG-Bass" sound is rather nice, as is the "Fretless 8 string" emulation. I'm not sure if it's an accurate emulation of a fretless 8-string (or even if such a thing exists) but it sounds nice. I'm starting to experiment a bit with editing, but mainly just trying to play cleanly so the more synth-y sounds work OK. @ped - I saw that you sold a V-bass previously and in the advert it said you had set up custom patches. Is there any sort of desktop editor for the V-Bass, or did that only come in with the VB-99? I've not found any patch libraries either, I suspect that is just the age of the unit. @NoirBass - I've joined the V-guitar forum, though most people there seem to have moved to the later VB-99. Thanks to everyone for all the advice - really appreciated. If anyone is interested then let me know on here and I'll post a few clips of the more interesting sounds.

The real reason I was intending to go out this year Roland V-bass and pickup. 😁 The truss rod nut on the free bass responded to a high quality Allen key of the right size with a ball end, so the hex pickup installed on there with tape for now. The V-bass has some excellent emulations of different basses, but I need to play a lot cleaner than I do.

Clamps? Were there no inner tubes long enough?

Pinching that! We have a tangle of four at church.

The BC profanity filter strikes again! "It's the Buzz, pink torpedo!", coming soon to a t-shirt near you.

This is excellent. I have (for no reason I could fathom) kept several old bike inner tubes. Now I know why I have them - they are providential provision for when the fretboard comes off my project guitar in the autumn! 😅

All the best for the house move 👍

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Welcome aboard! @Smanth is down Brighton way if I remember correctly, and there are definitely a few others.

Test Welcome!

Did you decide to stain the fretboard, or leave it?

Just read this. Congratulations on polishing all the grain texture out, it looks excellent. But is there a pic of the finished version with cream pickups, and you in a rolled-sleeve baby blue jacket?

Always puts a smile on my face. Though more of a grimace at the moment as the bass line I am trying to learn is fiddly. As in, it's almost the same as the fiddle part would be if we had one!

What make is that? Ah - it's the same people that make the backdrop stand, in the link you posted earlier.

I would like a magic wand to be able to follow/predict/ recognise chord progressions. Which I am crap at as I always use chord charts. Given that, or chord charts in advance, I would give it a go and see what happens. Without that, walk away and not screw up the artist's set.

How did I forget those two examples?

I can't put both a Like and Sad TLRT on a post.

Roy Wood leaving ELO. He took half the band with him and formed Wizzard, expecting ELO to maybe make an album or two then fold. Jeff Lynne never looked back!

Hi all, I have a V-bass synth and GK-2B split pickup on the way from ebay. I'm assuming it won't come with the spacers, foam pads or double sided tape to fit the pickup. What is the recommended double sided tape that won't trash the finish on a bass? Is the adhesive- free "nano" tape OK? Thanks as ever, Rich

Of course not! That's another problem to solve. (Anything to avoid practicing)

The truss rod does move with a torx head rammed into it, I'll give it a go to see if I can get it to intonate and play about over the summer, but the board is coming off for a proper job. Before I start a new thread to recount my equivalent misadventures with sharp implements, two questions, probably for @Andyjr1515. How many clamps are realistically needed to clamp a bass neck? Is ToneTech the recommended source of truss rods? Cheers, Rich

I'm out. Free on the recycling thread from the most gracious @jonsparrow91. The truss rod nut is very badly mangled, but otherwise in good nick. I have an autumn project in mind and wanted a donor 5 string, so this is it. I will see if I can get some adjustment using a torx key, enough to string it B-G and play it, but the project will need a functional truss rod so I have added "remove fretboard and replace truss rod" to the list. Of course it's not economically viable, but it will be interesting.

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