Bassybert

If it's good enough for Timmy C it's good enough for me ☺️ He also seems like a proper gear head, would fit right in here!

I've literally just put a precision neck on my jazz as I'm really struggling with the toothpick feel of the neck, but I love the sound of single coils and the playing position of a jazz. It's probably a lot more common than you think.

I bought Martin's GK 700RB II which he'd recently repaired with a new power supply board. I've always wanted a GK amp as I love the punch and growl some of my favourite bands get using those amps. Being a good few hours away from me and not wanting to courier the amp he kindly agreed to meet me halfway at one of the M5 services near Worcestershire. All communication was great, Martin was super friendly and we stood talking about all things music/bass for well over 45 mins in the car park. The amp was exactly as described, and even though I'd bought cash with me to pay for it he insisted I took it on and saw how I got on with it before paying for it. What a gent. Needless to say I took it to rehearsal a couple of days later to try it out and duly paid via bank transfer that evening, I was sold within 5 mins of hearing the sweet sounds coming out of it. A top bass chatter to deal with, thanks Martin!

Really enjoyed listening to that, nice one. Great illustration of Mr Smith as well 😊

Bought a Zoom B1 Four from David and everything was super easy from start to finish - The pedal was exactly as described, he had great communication throughout and it was fast postage. A top guy to deal with ☺️

Thanks for that, never seen it and thought it was hilarious 😂

This looks ace! What’s the neck profile like?

Welcome aboard @FugaziBomb, I think you'll find your style of humour is positively encouraged here, you'll fit right in!

Here's an update now that the pedal is finished, I forgot to post an update so thanks for reminding me guys! 1. The enclosure ended up taking around 4 weeks to arrive but I managed to get hold of another one way before that thanks to @LukeFRC - The plans came with a drilling template included so I did the best I could with a centre punch and my cordless drill. 2. I added the switches and pots to test the PCB alignment, which was surprisingly fiddly trying to get the 2 SPST switches in the bottom row level with the height of the pot lugs. 3. Once the board was aligned (It was a tight fit) I could start looking at how everything else, including the footswitch daughterboard would fit in. There isn't a huge amount of room, it's all very snug let's put it that way but the quality of the Aion kit was great, no complaints there whatsoever. 4. Once I was happy everything was placed correctly I started to wire it all together 5. In line with the Broughton style I used a set of metal letter stamps that we already had in the kids craft cupboard in the hope that they'd do the job - They were probably too big, and getting them all lined up was no easy feat 🙂 I use a wooden block underneath the enclosure to support the stamping, but even then there were still some indentations in the surface - when doing this you definitely need a rock solid surface/support underneath, any hint of give and the aluminium will warp. 6. I thought rather than leave the stamps as they are I'd fill them in with black enamel paint and then rub back to reveal some nice black indented letters - This process was NOT simple and I should have just wiped off the excess enamel paint with a cloth at the time rather than leaving it to dry and rubbing back. To get anything resembling text I had to use my random orbital sander to blast away at the enamel and in a few places the stamps have almost been removed it was that tricky. Definitely a learning curve! 7. The finished pedal - I'm really pleased with how it turned out, the lettering isn't amazing but I can read it ok - Apart from that the PCB was nice and clean soldering wise and it fired up first time so I must have done something right 😄 So how does it sound? Well I don't have an actual TS50-B to compare with, but from messing around with the settings it's easy to get that gnarly Jesus Lizard/Shellac tone. The boost really kicks the signal into hot territory and has a noticeable effect on how harsh the drive sound is. Bass and treble seem to work as normal EQ pots but the middle is definitely some sort of filter, it doesn't have the normal mid effect that you'd normally get in a 3 band EQ. Will post some sound samples when I get 5 minutes. If you like the Bob Weston/David Wm Sims bass tone this pedal is right up your street and the kit quality was top notch, definitely one to recommend IMHO.

This is a fantastic thread, very inspiring well done @RonC, the quality of work is beautiful and that finished bass looks incredible. Were you constantly using your other Wal basses for reference? There is something about the Wal shape I really love, I wonder if there’s a set of plans out there somewhere 😊

Anyone in the Darlington area might want to check this Ampeg rig out, looks a proper bargain for a B2 head and 610 cab. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226578799288?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=G11MeVxWTUu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8opeMDmJRvm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Apologies if I’m teaching you how to suck eggs but have SPF, DKIM and DMARC records been setup for sending email from the server/domain?

Just the mere £500 for a bass that’s been hacked to bits and had a very large split in the neck. What are these people smoking.

I play in an originals band so it’s not something we play live, but it’s a song I’ve played at home practicing a fair bit. I don’t think it matters if no one’s heard of it, it’s one of those tracks that just hits you and stays with you I think. Like you say it’s an infectious song, and if you nail it, one that people will probably search for when they get home.

I absolutely love playing Waiting Room. I found it tricky to pickup at first timing wise but once you crack it, it’s such a great groove.

Or maybe the market’s flooded and we’ve all got way too much gear than we’ll ever need 😂

Same here