warwickhunt

Sorry if that was green and standing up it would be the ideal bass to advertise Taco Sauce or some Mexican Chilli Beans (maybe Earl Hickey could use it in Phish Tahco)!

[quote name='cetera' post='31243' date='Jul 13 2007, 01:22 PM']Twas a nice Jazz bass...... and they rocked out to the Styx xlassic 'Mr Roboto' at the end too...!! [/quote]

I was so chuffed with myself when the missus asked who that was and I was able to reply 'Styx' (though I did find myself almost saying 'Rush') as I was never a huge fan of theirs (nor Rush for that matter).

Must be so bad they've deleted it as I can't get it to display either!

[quote name='paul, the' post='31059' date='Jul 13 2007, 07:07 AM']Was this last night? I missed it - Any repeats? E4?[/quote]

Yes it was Thursday evening and I'm sure there is a repeat but don't know when!

Oh yes, had to be.

[quote name='Vasquez Rich' post='30917' date='Jul 12 2007, 09:04 PM']Treat???? hmmmmmm chocolate......[/quote]

Just make sure you wash your hands before you touch that lovely clean neck

They are a very good amp but don't kid yourself that the 900w will be massively loud, in comparisson to say a 500w amp. Loads of features (some which you'll never use), in's and outs etc. one thing I will say is that they are blinkin' heavy!

[quote name='JPJ' post='30275' date='Jul 11 2007, 01:46 PM']Room from hell eh, I guess you've played Sleepers @ Boldon then? [/quote]

TRUE... absobloodylutely, I believe I had that room in mind when I typed that. First time we played there, I glanced around and thought the sound would be fine. How wrong could I be!

Not the biggest room in the world by far but I hadn't realised that it was essentially a carpeted conservatory. The singer swore never to go back as the sound was abysmal.

I'm another ex-BC customer that had problems sorted through the old site by Napper. Never met the guy but he comes across as a sound guy, I wish him all good things.

As much info as possible on the gear could potentially help, as those Tech cabs aren't common. Old or new style, do you have pics?

[quote name='Vasquez Rich' post='30004' date='Jul 10 2007, 09:53 PM']Thanks for all the advice guys... not sure what to do now, sounds like a few of you have had some nasty experiences.

I'm absolutely absolutely sure they will not give it to the work experience person (very PC there).. I know the main guitar man, he's well known around these parts anyway, and have played with him on a couple of occasions.. I doubt if he'd skimp the job, have known him for 20 years. They are a Warwick dealer as well and should know what they are dealing with.

Just to let you all know I'm not (hopefully) a complete numpty, the pre-amp in my Warwick was fitted by yours truly [b]on the kitchen table[/b]. Your all gonna go "aggggggghh no, don't ever do that!!" now aren't you. hahahahaha

Richard[/quote]

Aggggggghh don't ever do that... you might inadvertently apply an even spread of butter on your bass instead of your toast! The upside is that there's always a knife handy to get those screws out with when you can't be bothered to go to the tool-box.

Working on your bass on the kitchen table... I take it you are single or recently divorced? My missus would lynch me.

I've possibly misunderstood your reference to Akai pedals from a certain 'period' in your earlier posting, hence I was pointing out that this was 'new' not the earlier Headrush model or similar pedal.

[quote name='steve-norris' post='29992' date='Jul 10 2007, 09:25 PM']you might like the neck on my warmoth sg, its a jazz neck but feels chunkier (not as bad as a warwick) so i will get on topic by saying "whats going on with warwick necks? just too deep and thin, ITS WRONG.COM! (tm) not for me at all"[/quote]

It appears to be my duty yet again to point out that not all Warwick necks are the same!

[quote name='finnbass' post='29940' date='Jul 10 2007, 07:31 PM'][b]Did Akai make a bad pedal in that period[/b]?

I was lucky enough to be able to scoop up most of them when they (Akai) lost interest and they are the ones I would never sell...[/quote]

This is the brand new E2 pedal and what you get for your money makes it a steal.

[quote name='finnbass' post='29932' date='Jul 10 2007, 07:24 PM']Unless you're lucky, [b]they'll give it to the Saturday boy/girl (no skilled person would take on this job)[/b] who'll just do the first thing that comes into their head, and you'll get a bill for fifty quid!

Do it yourself my man! It's dead easy..and there's a lot to be said for being able to look after your own tool...[/quote]

I decided to do my own clean up after finding this very statement to be true!

Honestly it is a doddle and the razor blade tip is good, just bear in mind you are just scraping (not planing) the cr*p off. If you are worried about the scalloping potential just use a piece of stiff plastic. You'd never dream of taking your bass to the shop to change strings and honestly this is just as easy. If you think it'll be too time consuming bear in mind the whole job on that neck (inc' taking strings off and taping up etc) took 1 hour! How long will it take you to drive to where-ever you will take it? £30 - £50 will pay for a couple of sets of strings.

If it's really cacked up just scrape the cack off with a stanley blade/razorblade (careful with those digits) or for the safe option use a piece of plastic like an old credit card etc. then a few drops of lemon oil on a soft cloth, wipe on then give it a thorough polish/rub.

If your frets are actually dulled/green, then clean the board as above and mask off the board between the frets. Mask up as close as you can to the fret (you can literally get the tape tensioned and in tight), then get a green plastic scourer, squirt a smidgen of WD40 on the cloth and wipe it backwards and forwards along the fret to polish it. You'd really struggle to do any damage as the frets are rock hard and the muck polishes off pretty quick. Give it a good wipe and polish with a soft cloth and whip off the masking tape and one further wipe with lemon oil. If it needs a fret dress that's a different matter!

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[quote name='Toasted' post='29484' date='Jul 10 2007, 12:01 AM']It has[b] trails[/b] too. More delays should have trails.[/quote]

What are trails?

+ another one for Rickies as they are just bigger and flatter than a big flat flat thing in flat land!

[quote name='martthebass' post='29323' date='Jul 9 2007, 08:33 PM']I'll third it.

Every couple of years I get gas for a Rick, y'know, black/white thing. I toddle off to Electro and play one for 5 minutes then I realise why I never bought one. Shame they look so sweet.

[b]On the Warwick thing though - hate the balance (Thumb), neck dive and weight but gotta love the sound - made me persevere[/b].[/quote]

+1 on that.

I've tried soooo many times to get on with the Thumb but it just doesn't happen. Not through neck dive just the combination of 26 fret neck, small body, short upper horn/bout means that the first position is just so far out that I don't get it!

I'll be interested in the response to this as I've always found that having the cab with all four feet firmly on the floor gives more bottom end. It would appear counter-productive to raise the cab off the floor other than to get it closer to ear level so that you hear it better!

Occasionally you get the room from hell that no amount of positioning is gonna help and in those circumstances I go back to square one with EQ (everything flat with filters etc off) regardless of my 'normal' settings.

Any bass that isn't a Warwick or Spector... especially a Fender

Great big flat slabs of wood that don't curve and feel uncomfortable

[quote name='alexclaber' post='29120' date='Jul 9 2007, 03:10 PM']The most reliable amp is one that is running well within its limits, both in terms of power used vs max power and [b]impedance driven vs minimum impedance[/b]. I'd also say that of all the gear out there Peavey seems the most indestructible.

Alex[/quote]

I considered this when buying my 6 ohm Alex cab but couldn't find any research to indicate that running at 6 was any better for the amp than at the recommended 4 (for most amps). It makes sense that running a 6 ohm cab from an amp rated at x into 4 ohms would be less stressful than running at its limit of 4 ohms.

Do you know if it can have an effect on the tone? Assuming that an amp was running at the same volume (adjusted for the difference in resistance not the same fixed input/output) into a 4 or 6 ohm load (I'm not talking about valve amp)... does that make sense

I agree with the recommendation for Peavey's reliability, I've seen them get heaps of abuse in rehearsal rooms and just keep chugging away. Massively under-rated and cheap considering!

[quote name='Sharkfinger' post='28973' date='Jul 9 2007, 09:38 AM']Hi Guys

What are the chances that this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330142554239) actually had that jazz bridge pup fitted at the factory? I think it's prettly unlikely, myself, which may make that price-tag a little rich. Howerver, I own both a JV squier J and P and can vouch for their value for money. Having said that; really hankering for a P with a maple fretboard and the J pup is always good to have, so I'm a bit tempted.

Thoughts?[/quote]

That is soooo not right!

JV's would never be modded at the factory and the fact that it's a Dimarzzio and different from the P pup screams wrong added to which it has a battery cavity and actives! If that much is wrong you can't trust the guy about any part of the bass.

£499 for a bitsa bass is a bit rich, for that kind of money it'd need to be mint and stock.

[quote name='thumb4bob' post='28778' date='Jul 8 2007, 08:48 PM']where can you get them from??[/quote]

Sound Control (Newcastle) did mine for £100 as I said I'd seen one for £100 elsewhere, otherwise their retail is £105. Not bad considering I've seen used ones on eBay for £90 + P&P!

Just got myself the Akai HR and it's great fun!

Intend using it live for a few numbers where I just repeat the same 4/8 bars all the way through a song (U2 - All I want is you etc.). I'll then be free to noodle over the top which at the moment as a 3 piece (+singer) I can't do because as soon as I start to ad-lib and move around the neck the bottom end drops out of the song. Really makes you focus on your timing and can be a catalyst for exploring musical modes/keys.

£100 worth of fun!