The Bass Doc

From past experience the 1 second delay in 'cutting in' is normal for these pickups. The principal they work on is similar to EMGs except the preamp is external (the black box you have) instead of being built into the body of the pickups themselves (the EMG system). As such you do not have an active circuit in the usual way - the pickups being passive and the active boost applied when you plug in. Afraid the cutting out you are experiencing is not something I am familiar with - others may chime in with a possible cause?

Somewhere in my ancient records of circuitry I have a wiring diagram relating to Reflex Reds. Would this possibly help?

Ultra smooth deal for a set of tuners. What a splendid chap

Keep the children in the cupboard and the bass gear in their bedroom...........simples.

I agree. Both the music and video are class and I sincerely hope the if Lootube ban it we could somehow preserve it on here.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361992450' post='1994198'] He [i]is[/i] handsome though. He reminds me of the young Cliff Richard. [/quote] I suppose one should be be grateful for that comparison The last person to comment was Mrs. BD whose comparison was 'like an older Willie Nelson'.

I particularly like the sound of your custom P bass. It sounds like the guy who created it is outrageously handsome.

My ex wife had a one out one in rule..........and none of the blokes seemed to mind.

Wow those prices for fish. I'd be interested to know how they are imported. Presumably they are paid for C.O.D.?

Hello Martinez backwards. If you have any specific requirements I will try to give an estimate via PM.

[quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1361533659' post='1987031'] Who is this Bass Doctor? [/quote] You rang?

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1361435189' post='1985792'] Another shot... Mark, Ruby, and the other fella: [/quote] But my wee Georgie only recognises the bass player. This confirms I am bringing him up correctly.

Nice one. You'll like this:- Young George (aged 8) was shown the pic at post 87 and said straight away "hey that's Michael.....who's the guitar player though?"

Bought some DiMarzios from Mike. Ultra smooth transaction - obviously a splendid chap

Bass Doc is back to making custom pickguards (and sometimes scratchplates for those who play finger style ). [Anyone out there I may have missed while being without internet access please get in touch]

If it helps even as a temporary measure I have a spare 125 Fat Beam string sitting in a drawer - it's been there a little while but is unused/uncut. You'd be welcome to it if you need to keep the bass gigging while taking the complaint up with whoever.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360181373' post='1966368'] Uncle Horrid! Welcome back! [/quote] Theng yow. I'm able to help hamfist on the scatchplate front And anyone else on the custom scratchplate list. At a recent gig a mate of mine repeated the old adage that "It's not what you play, it's what you leave out that counts" then followed it up with "and you left some bloody good stuff out tonight" 'Cheers' I said

I assume you will try to fit the post from one of the other M4 types. If so, I will be interested in acquiring the remainder as I often get asked for spares

I did dismantle one of these years ago. As far as I recall it involved drilling a small hole in the perimeter of the cover into which a 'progger' could be inserted to help prise it off. Good luck if you're going to try this

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360081899' post='1964544'] I believe The Bass Doc would do you one for less than that. [/quote] True dat. I'm back in action now. BTW anyone I've overlooked in catching up with jobs please contact me and I can promise a swift response this time.

I've fitted a fair few over the years and have settled on a placement where the J is 60mm back from the 'treble' half of the P pickup - that's pole to pole centres. The precise distance for a 60s Jazz bridge pickup has the effect of it 'bumping' into the scratchplate so spoils the look. And if you go any further back you the response becomes a bit too thin. Others may have different opinions of course

Looks kosher to me*. Not all headstocks were the darker colour. (*without prejudice, subject to status and mobiles will be considerably more).

OK I'm back on line now! Finally got rid of the builders so I will catch up with all outstanding jobs H.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1351163551' post='1848062'] no idea what the SWR link is [/quote] Strange connection to make though Steve W. Rabe was an engineer at Acoustic before striking out on his own.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1351168132' post='1848152'] Very cool! How useful do you find them? I was thinking it might be useful for reggae stuff (of which I do a lot) and it also might improve note tracking on some effects I use. Now I've seen someone else with a neck pup Jazz bass I must have one. [/quote] The fiesta red was my main gigger for the best part of 20 years. In that time I was fit enough to carry around two 200 watt valve stacks with the Fender circuit plugged in one and the Gibson circuit into the other. If you can imagine dialling up the Fender jazz circuit flat out in treble mode then dialling in the 'felt rather than heard' EBO circuit/stack it was a hellava wall of sound to be standing in front of.