warwickhunt

Heavy European Fat Tone.

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

A bit more from Tim

 

Funny story.  I depped in one of Nick Jennisons band projects and the other guitarist in the band gave me a set list to learn in 3-4 days (no rehearsal).  I turned up to the gig to find there was also a dep drummer (3-4 days with the song list, no rehearsal); introductions done we sound checked and had 30 mins till gig start.  At this point the drummer and I were chatting about the songs... and it dawned on us that Nick had given the drummer a different set of songs from my list!  LOL  We winged our way through it but when Nick was launching into a Led Zeppelin riff and you are staring around thinking 'I've never played this in my life', it was character building.  

They certainly look like DiMarzio pups.  It'll be worth getting them tested to see if they are OK; they are a good set of pups.  

47 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 

I would very much love to hear from warwickhunt what PSU make and model he is using with his desk?

 

Fidus label on the power supply

There's been a few comments re 'regular' Stingrays not being as consistant as Specials; I have to say of all of the mainstream manufacturers (where you can buy an off the shelf bass) that I've played in the last 40+ years, I'd say that Musicman USA basses have been (arguably) the most consistant in terms of quality over pretty much every other brand and they've certainly not had peaks and troughs like some brands. 

Are they almost always consistantly heavy... yes.  However, with consistancy I'm referring to hardware, electronics, fit and finish.  You are always going to get the odd bass that came off the production line late on a Bank Holiday shift but by and large they are one of the few bass brands that I'd buy blind (even used).  

It doesn't seem so long ago that £800 was the going rate for a pukka full fat USA Stingray and you could pick one up on BC most weeks... I said 'seems'!  

I'd be surprised if there are many around as cheap as £1200 and I'd expect a regular/non-special to be closer to £1500.  

Love (most) of her stuff as a listener and I've played more than a few of her songs over the years and he bass lines feel comfortable and the kind of thing that I'd improvise/write.  Lots of respect from me for SC.

Are those pups DiMarzio?  That preamp is period correct.  If you haven't already ordered the new preamp can I suggest you fit a new battery and a jack socket... hiss doesn't sound like the issue of low battery but well worth a try.  It likely has had a new jack socket at some time but they are notoriously bad for breaking down; you'd be advised to fit a new one any way, even with a new preamp.

As @dmccombe7 has said it could have been ordered new with a multitude of pups and preamps (if I'm honest, less so the pre).  In the 80's, especially pre 88-89, Warwick would take modifications from their distributors and tweak basses to suit customer orders.  This was pre Custom Shop and literally a person in the factory would have picked up what you wanted.  Around 86-87 I was going to order a Streamer but I liked the Jazz pups that I'd seen in an advert for the new 'Stage II' bass, the local distrubutor said they could get me a Stage I bass (visible neck) with the SSII pups... and I could have the Yin/Yan inlays at NO extra cost.  They really wanted to have a share of the market!  Warwick offered their first basses with EMG, Bartolini, Seymour Duncan and even Alembic pups (and I bet I've missed a couple!  

Saying all of that, owners sometimes buy an instrument and make mods on day 1 of owning, so there's no guarantee that didn't happen.

Pics would help.

13 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

The auction ends in 8 hours time, currently 25 bids, up to £310, 19 watchers.

 

Someone needs to walk into this place and stop this!

 

https://auctions.wellersauctions.com/catalogue/lot/f72e04251781ce1fd69a2f03361751e1/45205abdbb84d2df36d33a64cd5790b5/unclaimed-goods-from-a-major-uk-courier-network-lot-1412/

They'll log onto their system this morning and hopefully find an inbox full of messages saying this has a legal owner!

3 minutes ago, Aidan63 said:

This happens all too often, the parcel companies dispose of goods through the auction houses instead of actually doing due diligence and tracing items back and cross referencing with the lost and missing reports because to do the job properly is time consuming, requires humans, though tbf AI might help, and does not benefit their bottom line. You can be absolutely sure the auction house is indemnified by the parcel company and won't be responsible for auctioning goods which rightfully do not belong to the parcel company. Its what happens when the parcel company is owned by an overseas billionaire instead of the people of this country. And the politicians care not a jig, all is fair in the pursuit of efficiency and revenue generation.

 

A friend of mine had 2 gearboxes disappear never to be found - doubtless disposed of via whichever auction house UPS Castle Donnington disposal passes through, and somebody got themselves 8 grands worth of very specialised transmissions/130kg scrap metal, doubtless for less than scrap price.

Say 'what'?  

I might be simplifying it but as I see it, it is all about the disposal of stolen goods... or at least goods not owned by the seller; rather than counterfeit et al.

33 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I've emailed Wellers, FWIW.

Good idea.  I've done likewise; they can't ignore multiple messages... hopefully.

Oooof dear me that is a great spot!  

It'll be interesting to see how that plays out as the person putting that in the sale has a lot... ONE question to answer.  

Hope the rightful owner can get it back though.

I think I've had a PX3 in my gear draw for 20+ years and it's not been used more than 5-6 times!   

1 hour ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

So when I watch British TV programs (which is almost every day) why do they keep referring to feet, pounds and miles per hour? 🤔

Don't get me started Bill!  As a school teacher I was required to educate pupils from Y1 to 6th form to be able to use feet, inches, miles, oz, lbs, pints, gallons (but not quarts) etc AND mm, cm, km, ml, L et al... still teaching this even though we went decimal 55 years ago!  Honestly it used to do my head in!  

I should add that I was still doing this up to 7 years ago when I retired aged 55.21 years.  

Visit a Halfords that has a cycle dept (or any bike shop tbh), they are happy to give away bike boxes which are nice and thick.  

1 hour ago, jonnybass said:

I dont work in general insurance but I'd say thats apples and pears, an insurance policy that covers mulitple options with exclusions is different to a one off contract for a specific purpose. 

 

The point i made is that when the agent is presented with information on the item being transported, the exclusion shouldnt apply if they have accepted the insurance premium.  Contracts are two way, if the insurer doesnt know whats in the box the exclusion can apply but i still fail to see how if the insurer knows whats being insured, that the item cannot be insured that they can accept the premium.  that act in itself would fail to meet FCA principles surely?

 

 

Jonny

I can assure you I have gone through this very process INCLUDING going to the Ombudsman... when you agree to terms and conditions the onus is on YOU to identify if any relevant clause(s) apply to you purchasing basic or enhanced insurance.  In my instance the Ombudsman investigated the loss of my instrument and concluded that as PF's T&Cs excluded instruments it was my fault for still going ahead and paying for enhanced insurance (through them), I wasn't even entitled to their basic £20 cover as it was an item specifically included.  Oh and I couldn't even get back my delivery fee!    

Not the same noise but we had a proper b4llache dealing with a pulsing 'noise' through our desk.  We thought we pinned it down to the sax players Zoom effects unit (when disconnected)... only to find that if he was plugged in and one of the guitar Helix was unplugged it went off!  Argh. 

Packing my gear to head off from the NE to Grimsby for a double header!  

22 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

First time i've heard of a Cheap Trick tribute band. Well done and sounding great.

Dave

To the best of my knowledge, the only one in the UK.

9 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

 

The HX version is a Mk1 without a mid control. And as always - models of the same thing but on a different modelling platform sound different due to different approaches to the task.

This where I get lost off...  

It may well be the Mk1 with no mid control but the HX has dozens of ways of adding/subtracting mids while using the Tech 21 block.  Surely if the core tone is right, then anything else is just embellishment as you'd get by tweaking EQ from the bass through to an amp or desk?

6 hours ago, acidbass said:

I suspect the change to digital will lead to Sansamp licensing their sound to Line 6, Neural etc which I would support whole heartedly!

Just an observation but if this is the 'digital' version of the Tech 21 DI bass driver type thing, is it not already modelled in the Helix/Stomp units?  

It may well be getting produced by the originator of that tone but at the end of the day it is just software/capture/modelling?

The Diamond - Sutton in Ashfield.  

A great live music venue with a lovely family feel to the whole thing.  It was an early Sunday afternoon gig but there were still 70+ Cheap Trick fans in attendance despite a £10-£12 entry fee.