warwickhunt

I have a Parker Fly bass with a dead E string piezo; it has been tested this morning and is defo an ex-piezo, deceased, shuffled off mortal coil etc! I contacted Parker a few weeks back re. this and they just got back to me to say that basically they couldn't help and don't manufacture this bass any more and as such couldn't supply a replacement. I have a feeling it is a fairly 'stock' bridge-saddle piezo as it looks outwardly identical to my Bolin piezo saddle but I'm no closer to knowing the manufacturer (though I'm certain the Bolin is a Fishman unit). Can anyone confirm the piezo type/make and/or recommend where I can get a replacement? [IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/100_2128.jpg[/IMG] Cheers.

[quote name='voxpop' timestamp='1325517456' post='1483849'] I will check on mine tonight as my battery is now dead. [/quote] Do you think you'll need this?

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1325882100' post='1489459'] Eat Em & Smile was and is awesome. [u][b]Shyboy[/b][/u]. wow. oh bloody good god... [/quote] That track pre-dates Eat Em & Smile by a few years it was a Talas track in '78 iirc. Still a great showcase for his playing.

As I've just bought a bass from the States I thought I'd give an up to date 'real-life' costing for importing from the USA. On a purchase of $2000; on arrival in the UK you'll be charged £42 (Customs Duty), £270 (Import VAT) and if it is being handled by Parcel Force (importing by USPS means that PF will handle your package this end) an extra Clearance Fee £12. In summary a bass costing $2000 / £1330 will incur costs of £324... approx 25%

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1325869063' post='1489157'] Nope.. pull the tone pot out, and... click! The neck pup is backed off slightly. Yay! [/quote] How does that work then! Did they in fact design this bass specially for you do you think?

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1325868095' post='1489137'] When I use a J, I only over really use neck solo'd, both full on, [b]or neck backed off slightly[/b] so I'll not be missing anything... [/quote] ...except the above!

Nope I didn't have that in my list, though it makes absolute sense tbh! Look forward to seeing/hearing it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1325849529' post='1488622'] Mrs. WoT went to a ladies' salon in Ashington once, and asked for a perm. The stylist said 'Whey aye, pet. [i]I waanda'd lurnely as a clood...[/i]' [/quote] I was playing a WMC in Ashington and I was standing with a plug in one hand, I turned to the Concert Chairman and said, "Where's the mains mate?", he replied, "Whey next to the wimmins owa yurn corner!"... just realised these quips only work if you've been to Ashington.

I initially thought that his asking price had the decimal point in the wrong place! LOL

OK so the seller says it is a rare limited number bass but I've NEVER known Ashbory basses go for anywhere near £750! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASHBORY-MK-II-BASS-Guitar-Active-Electric-Silicone-Strings-22in-1-80-RARE-/290653920009?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43ac52db09#ht_2140wt_1396"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASHBORY-MK-II-BASS-Guitar-Active-Electric-Silicone-Strings-22in-1-80-RARE-/290653920009?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43ac52db09#ht_2140wt_1396[/url]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1325613986' post='1485245'] A. Yes. [/quote] Ooof that's my thought that it was a Stingray or Sterling out of the window! As I've failed with Q2. I'll wait till Thursday to find out.

Q2. Does it have a 4 in a row headstock? If the answer is 'NO' then I'll keep schtumm as I think I know what it might be!

Q1. Is it a PJ?

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1325610253' post='1485151'] Sadowsky? [/quote] That would be my guess... in fact possibly a bass that WoT actually tried a couple of years ago!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1325533158' post='1484121'] [sup]Shack used to do one where you could reset almost anything you like....right across the range, but you would have to have the back off ..and not something you could/would do mid song so not a sweep as such[/sup] [sup]tbh...It was too much choice and it could get confusing unless you were VERY methodical about your settings.[/sup] [sup]I wouldn't say this was a drop in pre either...[/sup] [/quote] Yes I had a Schack bass and tbh the ability to tinker was MAHOOSIVE almost too much as you could get some very weird results... including a whistling feedback! It was a great preamp but I don't think they were available as an after-market!

I drove from Northumberland down to Lincoln to buy a motorbike which was described as 'excellent condition'... hand painted over every panel and surface inc' swingarm where it had slid down the road at 30+mph did not constitute 'excellent' in my book and that was virtually a full day wasted travelling to and from! Folks on here can generally be expected to be fairly accurate (at least if they wish to maintain any integrity over time) but the problem is definitions of poor/average/good/mint! Oh and in the very near future I will go into greater detail about sellers not declaring faults that they 'knew nothing about' and what one can reasonably expect to be done to rectify things when it is found that basses have things like duff pups and seized truss rods!

No worries, it was a spare with the SONY and would have been used at some point but hasn't been in a laptop for a few years (laptop died years ago). If you take the battery do you want the floppy as a spare or for emergencies (it is a genuine integral SONY part and does go into the actual laptop not an external drive)?

Spare battery pack (Sony - PCGA BP71A 14.8v/3000mAh), no idea how often it was charged used and also a slot in floppy drive (i.e. you remove the CD/DVD drive and this fits in the slot). Free if you can collect (NE24) or pay for delivery and I'll post.

[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1325437747' post='1483137'] Use the VU meter and trim it to just less than 0dB. Its what its there for so you trim the input to the optimum level irrespective of passive or active input.. [/quote] This is the 'Ashdown' VU meter we are talking about... well known for being as much use as a chocolate fireguard!