chris7273

Great. Thank you for your experience sharing. I think I am going for the C4 and then add The aftershock if I don’t get the sound I want. I am not Too “difficult” and once he heavy guitars and drums are there I feel that all the finesse is lost 😀

It seems that there are also distortion possibilities integrated in the C4 synth. Any experience with them ? 

Thank you. I don’t want an exact copy : if it’s close enough that’s good for me. 
 

Hi 

I am not a pro for effects and I only use three for the songs of our band setlist : a Big Muff, a Boss OC-3 octaver and a TC Spark Booster. The octaver is only used for Uprising ans sometimes at home for my own fun.

I plan to buy an Audio Source Synth C4 just for me because I like the sound of the eighties 🙂 

But it seems that this pedal can also emulate an octaver : interesting as this could replace the OC-3 on my tiny pedalboard.... and then why not replace the big muff that generates some noise by the Aftershock ? 

Is the aftershock a good alternative to the big muff ?

Thank you for your return of experience 🙂  

Fine steel wool or fine “wet and dry” sand paper are better than an agressive scouring pad and also cheap 🙂 . The result will be “more even”. But if it works for you : good   

When you are happy with how the neck feels 🙂. Don’t work too fast and/or to hard 

I used fine Steel wool ("000") on the neck of my Squier. just enough to have a "satin" surface but leaving a protection for the wood.

- I isolated the neck from the body with a piece of fabric and covered the pickups with masking tape.  Why ? : the pickup magnets "love" the steel dust 🙂 and once the dust is on the magnet, it's there for eternity....

- I used masking tape one the edge of the rosewood fretboard. Why ? : because too much enthusiasm is not always good 🙂

I think I am going to use Eurosender for the first time to send a bass from belgium to France. The belgian post is cheap (16.4 euros) but there is no insurance otpion and I don't want to take the chance... if something goes wrong it's an almost complete loss. 

So I will use Eurosender. Any tip for a first time user ? 

Thank you

Washburn Status with a rare rosewood fretboard

My L-2000 from 1998, honey burst body. 
bi-cut neck. 

Fender rascal : Seymour Duncan lipsticks. Output is not very high but is decent 

That’s sad... 

I can open them with Tux Guitar or online with : https://www.soundslice.com/guitar-pro-viewer/

The second (without Stevie Vai in the file name) seems close to the Bilbo's transcription. 

Thank you Dad3353 for these GP files

13 hours ago, Fabrice said:

I don't have the means to measure it's weight accurately, but it's about ten pounds / 4kg.

Maybe I am nitpicking but some people are quite selective based on the weight of a bass :  1 pound (lbs) is around 450 grams (not 400g following your ratio)...

I put a link in this topic. Search on my name. I did it with moise.ai Web site 

If it helps : I have isolated the tracks with this website tool : moises.ai

Source : this video 

They are here : https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmA5zf7XPDdug_AKW_UoiM-Wh0aKTw?e=M24eUf

Drums / Vocals / Bass / other

IT WOULD BE GREAT 😀

Some news :

The string factory will send me a replacement pack but unfortunately their double ball end string machine broke down and the production is stopped for a few weeks... GREAT....

No explanation given on how it's possible to include a used string in a pack... 

The J pickup is nice as a thumb rest to play near the bridge. That’s why I like pj Basses. P Basses are great but I feel “lost” when I need to play closer to the bridge 

indeed : double ball ends. 

Sorry Andy, my English is quite basic and scholar. I don’t get it... maybe a private joke? Please educate me 🙂

the seller is going to send me a correct string... I will update when I have news. 

Hello

it seems unbelievable. I bought a set of a 45-105 double ball end strings from a well known brand. I placed them yesterday and the D string Looked different : upon close inspection,  the ball end is made of brass instead of chromed metal, the wire is darker and, tadam, there are wear marks at frets intervals ... 

incredible... 

I have contacted the online shop and I am waiting for an answer. I wonder how they will handle this case. My word against their word... 

i don’t give the details before having received their position. 

Did it happened to one of you ? It seems so impossible 🙂
 

26 minutes ago, Iacopo San said:

Vox AmPlug is £30 and allow you to play along anything you connect through a AUX cable. It's been my only practice tool for the past 4 years as I live in a flat and can't have an amp.

It works but I was very happy when I replaced this noisy, cheap built item by a Zoom B1Xon. 

Sodium bicarbonate works well to absorb funky odors. 

Indeed 😀

Ikea oil

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/skydd-wood-treatment-oil-indoor-use-00046786/

this is just a mineral oil. I use it for the rosewood fretboards.