Count Bassy

I've heard that some people have lives outside Basschat!

More to the point, how do they get away with an all female orchestra in this day and age?

Perhaps a cardboard cut out?

A slight update - I've ordered some different strings to try (see the stings for a medium scale fiver thread, and also noticed that the Fret Rattle, if that's what is, is not instant but develops about a second after I've actually plucked the string. In my mind it seems like the energy in the harmonics is transferring to the fundamental as the note settles?

Thanks for all your thoughts folks. Iv'e gone double whammy and ordered a set of Warwick Black labels AND a set of Newtone Diamond Round Core Nickel Plated! Will report back once I have them and I've tried them out. CB PS @Blink I've used Status hot wires in the past, the half round, and loved them and their still on some of may basses. However their range seems a bit limited at the moment, and the don't list any medium scales.

Oh yes, forgot that one. I've been spoilt rotten in the past by having played with a superb & sensitive ex pro guitarists, with no ego problems. Unfortunately he gave up banding and the current guitarist, although generally very good and a good egg, seems to play everything at the same volume, irrespsctive of what's required. THis is a fairly new line up so when we're better aquainted I'll say something about it (and no doubt he'll have things to point out to me as well). A classic example is something like the start of China Grove where there's a couple of loud chords with a sort of much quieter echo (I think by a different guitarist in the original), but this bloke plays it all at the same volume, which, to my ear doesn't sound as good.

And, I'd have thought that anyone interested enough to want the correct logo on their kit is going to want it to be in good condition.

Erm .... that was a joke by the way. I didn't mean to kill the thread.

Anyone who 'noodles' between songs in rehearsal, which is normally the guitarist, and generally bits of song that never will be in our repertoire. Again in a rehearsals - Singers who insist on talking through their mic all the time, even though everyone else is conversing at normal volumes. Oh - and band members who don't practice the agreed material but come along with loads of other suggestions instead. Edited again- Singers who don't even own their own mic and do FA to help set up/breakdown.

Route out some big cavities in the Wal?

I like that. Very adaptable to other instruments as well. 'm going to steal it

Just make sure you stay well away from the Brass section

In Hellzero's defence he lists his location as South Belgium, so English may not be his first language, and something may have got lost in translation. Let's all kiss and make up.

Too long in that you end up with the fully wound part of the string going round the tuning peg, possible several times, which most string manufacturers say is not a good thing. If you cut it as you suggest then there's a chance that the end wont go down the slot in the tuner.

What's the cost of Newtones. Given that they are custom wound I assumed that they'd be out of my range. Actually just checked £35, which is more than I'd normally pay, but not a silly price - and if it does the job.... Do people generally like them?

Hellzero, I don't think Grangur's post was an attack on your suggestion, just a comment on what goes on in the bass string industry. I have looked at the Fodera site and their strings are made in the USA, as are the Warwick Black label. Warwick Red label are made in China. If the Fodera string are indeed the same as the Warwick Black label then it would at least mean that they fit the Warwick bass!!, if not the same then it gives me another option.

Following my question about fret rattle on the E string of a Warwick medium scale fiver I investigated the ideas suggested (thanks again), but to no avail. I am now looking at getting a new/different set of strings to investigate (& hopefully cure) the problem further. However the choice is very limited for a medium scale fiver, all I can find are: - Warwick Red Label : What it came fitted with, machine wound in China. Not readily available but do exist. - Warwick Black Label: Available in 40 - 130 or 45 - 135. Even the Warwick site is pretty unclear on how these differ from the above, other than being hand wound in the States (which doesn't inherently means that it's better). 34 euro/set - La Bella Deep talkers : 44 - 128 at £40/set. The La Bella's would seem to be the easiest to get hold of in the UK, but I've no experience of them. Any further suggestions or comments on the above folks? ADDENDUM: Just looked at details of the La Bella's and the winding length is 34", which is about 1/2" too short for the bass (Due to the Warwick two piece bridge design I guess), and the standard scale ones are 37" which is too long!!! Doh!

Though I think this is a different video to trhe one that 'normally' gets posted.

First of all thanks for thinking about this for me, and your suggestions. Good thought Dad, it certainly sounds like string on fret noise, whereas I would have thought that truss rod rattle would have been a bit less 'bright', but its certainly worth checking this out. I've done quite a bit of experimenting, and in the past I've always managed to resolve any issues. I would have thought that a high fret would affect more than one string, (hence my thought that the E might work out at lower tension than even the B) but again well worth checking out. Unfortunately it 's not only happening on the open string. As I say thanks for your thoughts - any more welcome. I'll let you know how I get on. CB

I have a five string medium scale Warwick Rockbass Corvette, and have a problem with fret rattle, but only on the E string. I am not trying for a particularly low action, but am trying to get it a bit lower than it is. The thing is that I can quite easily get the action where I want it to be, without fret buzz on 4 out of 5 strings, which includes the B string. I might have expected problems on the B string, especially being medium scale, but it is the E string which is the problem. To eliminate the buzz I have to have the action noticeably higher than the other strings. This particularly bad when playing the open string and the first 7 or so frets, but as far as I can tell by putting my ear close to the strings the actual buzz/rattle is coming from somewhere between the 12th & 19th frets. I've always done my own set ups and never had a problem before, but on this one I've fiddled with the truss rod, the bridge height, and even adjusted the string spacing so that the E string is as far towards the top of the fret board as possible. The frets themselves all look OK as well. The strings are the original Warwick Red label strings and I'm wondering if the E string has lower tension than the rest and hence moves around more than the others? Anyone have any ideas on what the problem might be?, or, if I should be trying some different strings, any recommendations for a medium scale 5 string set? (Round wounds or possibly half rounds). Thanks for any thoughts.

Unless it's something totally irreplaceable (which I don't have, bass-wise), then I would lend a bass, amp etc. to almost anybody, (once at least) but then I'm not precious about belongings. However, I'd make the terms re payment for damage very clear, and make it clear that if it is damaged (even when paid for) they won't be borrowing anything again, and if it becomes a regular thing then I'd suggest firmly that they need their own gear. After all, who know's when you might want a favour in return?

Not sure wether to be inpsired or just give up

+1 to Paris, Texas Also 633 Squadron.

Even better: set fire to your guitar while getting a blow job!

Still do have a B150, but not using much it these days. Have a B60 as my dining room combo, which is just fine for the odd noodle and practice. (Roland Cube 120 as my lounge combo and LM3 & a Vanderkey as the music room/ Gigging kit). Also have a DBS7400 that was my main amp for a long time. Still absolutely monstrous tone (but also weight) and I'd love to get it out more.