RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Will give it a try

Like using the Zoom pedal, but that noise is doing my head in. Sounds like I'm crushing a rodent with my foot.(which is very cruel) Should I use wd 40 or something? Please advise

[quote name='KiOgon' post='755114' date='Feb 23 2010, 03:48 PM']I'd bet it will help a lot more than any commercial moisturizer & it's 100% natural. Have you got a plant? A mate years ago working as a scaffolder used to always piss on his hands & rub it in, he said it was the only thing to stop your hands cracking, working outdoors all weather. Worth a try - wash your hands before playing though [/quote] That scaffolder ,sounds a bit like a p**taker...(gets coat)....

All of the above mentioned, are top notch quality basses You could possibly add an original Steinberger,to your list If you're gonna sell/buy equipment ,you'd do much better here than flea bay.

I've just been playing around on my,Kustom KBA 16 . A nice,cheap,fairly small practice combo. Maybe you want something like that.

[quote name='Dubs' post='751797' date='Feb 20 2010, 02:12 PM']Depending on what bass it is, I'd be tempted just to leave it as it is... it adds to the mojo [/quote] me too. Sanding it down,(or attempting to) could make it a lot worse. What bass is it? What does the pic look like of the whole bass?

may seem a sill question but, have you checked the bass(battery) ,the amp head(dirty pots) and the cables?

A live nation event? No f***ing way! They make hassle of selling gig tkts to people as it is! I think that the novelty,of going to these things has gone for me now. I've got enough equipment as it is ,and don't need to do this anymore. I've been to a few indoor ones in the past,but got bored of it .

Wow! Thanks again for all your help. I suppose ,when you see something'different' from the norm basswise,you do start to wonder. Must say that I had a result, as I've been looking on 'n' off for sometime . I expect to get some strange looks,and plenty of comments from the band nxt wk. Now to get the new strings sorted..........

Actually, it does look like neck is a bit f***ed I looked at other ones on the net. Wonder how much I'll get stung for adjustment. It's a 'set neck' . Hopefully ,it's not set too badly. It does need new strings anyway,but I don't really wanna fork out a huge amount for a 'bargain bass'.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='750183' date='Feb 18 2010, 08:47 PM']I'd agree with that. The fretboard itself looks flat; it's just the bottom edge of the neck that's been kind of chamfered off. Maybe it's supposed to look cool. Give it a couple of years though, and there'll be enough dust in that gap that there won't [b]be[/b] a gap any more.[/quote] oh, there's dust in there I'm beginning to feel reassured (he says ,crossing his fingers)

I'm a bit confused I've got one (purchased'88) It's a ''24-fret phenolic neck made under licence from status uk''. What's a ''phenolic neck''? There's me thinking I had this, bright sounding,graphite necked ,headless bass........

Lemmy is the man

[quote name='Musicman69' post='750160' date='Feb 18 2010, 08:33 PM']Im certainly no expert but it looks like its meant to be that way. And you say it plays ok.. if its sounds good too, enjoy it![/quote] Hope you're right. (just looks a bit odd I think) Thanks for your kind words

Well, I managed to track down camera,(and tiny usb lead!!) please advise,if you can I think it looks worse close up,gulp!

if you're gonna pay for something,I'd just forget about using the amp,and get a recording interface from say line 6 (toneportgx). If you want something more adventurous ,you could go for something like reason or logic. There are thousands of things you can do on those. Free stuff: Audacity

Thanks for your replies folks. I will ,at some stage upload a couple of pics. At the moment, my relatively new phone is hopeless with apple macs. So ,when I find my camera, I'll upload. Back to the issue, I think it's a combination of what you've both said. Set/glued neck deliberately (hopefully) det in a certain position, with room for a shim Any more ideas? Cheers

I have just collected my Dean Cabbie bass in bright yellow. (flea bay bargain) I know it needs new strings. I've played it at different times in the office,and briefly at home to test the electrics. Well,everything feels/sounds ok,but there may be a neck issue. (please tell me it's not too serious ) Condition wise,I'd say it's about 9 out of 10. (Slight corrosion at bridge. No dent's/scratches/chips etc.) However,around the 23rd fret the neck seems to be missing glue towards the pickup. The neck looks like it's rising slightly (gap about the size if a 2p coin) Question is, is this seriously damaged ? Or is it a quick fix by mr. repairman? Things to bear in mind are, if it's too costly to fix I won't bother. Also ,as I mentioned above , it plays ok . Please bear in mind,it's a big hollowbody bass.neck thru,not bolt on . Please advise Cheers

Not my cup of tea either. Reminds me of one of those'80s funk basses.