warwickhunt

A quick search showed that 3 have sold in the last 4 weeks for similar values so it can't be uncommon!

...but it wouldn't be £680! £680 + shipping = £800 + 25% = £1000 So your £680 bass is in reality £1000 and you really have no idea how good it will be when it arrives. This one just sold on ebay for £30 more but you could have picked it up and tried before buying. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165593451318?hash=item268e238b36:g:ThYAAOSwKZBi06zu

If you are only 1 - 1.5mm off what you literally need a piece of thin card almost bordering on thick drawing paper. Actually, looking on my coffee table for reference you'd be thinking along the lines of the cover on a soft back book... Peter V Brett 'The Painted Man' if you must know! LOL In 'the old days' you'd be talking the thickness of a fag packet which might be too thick in your case.

Cardboard. You don't put in the equivalent shim thickness to the amount you want it raised; a thin piece of card 1cm wide and the width of the neck, inserted into the very heel of the pocket will give you more than enough. You aren't trying to raise the whole neck but add a little bit of angle which gives you the extra height over the whole adjustment.

iirc I had a packet from 'guitar' strings... skinnier than the packets for BASS strings.

I know you can tweak stuff on the broader parameters while playing but I'd not tried while it was linked to the PC and you were editing toneprints in edit mode... off to give it a try.

It's such a shame that when you edit the toneprints that you can't listen in real time to the changes.

OK yes I see what you are saying.

That's really helpful, I'll have a look at that today. I've got my Plethora board set so that the compressor is first then the Sub'n'Up, followed by the chorus (using a tweaked version of Tom Hamilton's toneprint). I also have a flanger at the end of the chain but I've not had need to use the subnup with that... that would start to get very 'vibey'.

That is the correct answer! I've no idea why all of these vertical 2x12s have the speakers 'slightly' off-set; it has no aesthetic or acoustic advantage!

So you are going to build this... but 9cm wider?

Oddly enough I'm using the Plethora and I use the chorus with the sub-up (dialled out all the sub down), with a touch of drive on it.

Sorry for the resurrection but your '12 string on a 4' toneprint setting; did you use a particular toneprint as a base to create your own or did you use an out of the box one? I'm looking to replicate as close as possible the 12 string bass (4 bass strings and pairs of strings octaves up) but I'll likely need to offset/detune (subtly) the octave strings.

I've put the slimmest of shims in 2 of my 3 Sandberg basses in order that I can get the action down as low as 'I' want but leaving me with 1mm under the G saddle to set the curve. I can get it as low as most people would want without the shim but I'm finicky and want it my way. When I say the slimmest of shims it is the thinnest card I could find... a piece of paper folded over might have done it. Sandberg are defo not the only ones guilty of this, I've known USA Musicman basses that I've needed to do it to and they are normally great at sorting fit/finish. We won't even mention F3nd3r as I've seen shims from the factory that were as thick as a plastic credit card... in fact I've known folks cut up old store cards to shim some necks.

What are they? I'm a firm MM/EB fan and I've yet to see a sub standard/Friday afternoon bass (unlike Fender) but I fail to see what is 'superior' on this model over a stock USA bass.

To get back on track... that bass is still over rated/over priced.

The godfather of the 12 won't be coming over any time soon. Just hope it isn't anything to do with health issues in the band, Tom had a recent heart problem.

Zombie thread alert! This topic has raised its head for me recently and I found it interesting to come back and read this. Lots of local banter on FB groups and pages of the fact that everyone's costs have gone through the roof, none more so than fuel costs... gig travel costs are 50% more than they were 6 years ago when this thread started and that band fees are pretty much as they were in the 80's and 90's... almost 40 years ago! I'm presently in a few 'bands'; a 3 piece power trio, a 3 piece acoustic (sometimes becoming a 4 piece adding a drummer) and an acoustic duo. * the power trio are well established and we do local pub gigs for £250 - £300. * 3 piece acoustic, very few gigs and just finding its feet... fee 'negotiable' (more later). * duo, newly established and getting £150 - £180 As it happens the power trio is 90% of my gigging and we'll have done 60 gigs by the end of this year. However, the acoustic trio (vocal/bass/guitar) are looking to up the gig ratio and touting for gigs. Despite the band having formerly had a decent rep (inc with another infamous BCer on bass duties), the addition of a new singer means starting from scratch, which is fair enough and we've done a few gigs at a very discounted rate, which gives us the thorny issue that we are being pegged at that rate! I suppose the situation isn't helped by the fact that I know I am getting gigs with the other bands at £80 - £100. Recently came to a head when we (3 piece acoustic) were offered a gig 1 hour from home, playing 3 sets over 4 hours (17:00 - 21:00), which means leaving home at 15:00, maybe back 22:30; for £60 per person (minus 8 litre of fuel) and one of the band was happy to take it... I wasn't. No 'answer' to this as such; I know my worth and won't gig for that, another member of the band will... we don't gig or they get a dep who will. It will create some tension I'm sure but I'm a big lad now.

I'm sure I've seen a J Ament orange bass for sale recently, did you buy it used?