WHUFC BASS

I wouldn't send 1p to Russia. The amount of people I know who have bought things from there and never received anything is really high.

Maybe I should have made this clearer.. there's no routing or wiring involved, the battery pack simply takes up the space of one 9v battery and delivers 24v. The battery in the picture on the right is for size comparision. No need to wire anything, it just slips in like a normal battery.

Firstly, I'm not connected to this seller in any way shape or form but I've bought from him in the past and the product he's selling was great for my guitars but they could also be used for bass. its a 24v battery pack that's the size of a 12v battery. I know EMG pickups are rated at 27 volts but are mostly run at either 9v or 12v. This little mod increases the voltage and doesn't half make a difference to the tone and sound. Not sure if it'll work for other pickups, you'd need to check what voltage they can be run at. Link is here, not sure if I'm breaking any rules... please feel free to move, zap or smite me down if I've done wrong... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EMG-pickups-24-v-modification-for-81-85-60-S-SA-Bass_W0QQitemZ300293260667QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item300293260667&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]24 Volt Modification[/url]

[quote name='solo4652' post='414623' date='Feb 19 2009, 07:13 PM']The standard reply would be something like; "How many pairs of shoes do you have?"[/quote] ...or how many pairs of tits do you have? One? Well why so many bras??

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Tell you what mate, stick a set of Kent Armstrong Vintage Hot Precision pickups in there and you'll have a stoking bass there. I stuck a set in an old Squier and the sound is incredible from it. They're only around £30 on Ebay - highly highly recommended.

[b]One of These: [/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8kdWpB3U4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8kdWpB3U4[/url] [size=6][b]+[/b][/size] [b]DR Hi-Beam Strings[/b] [size=6][b]+[/b][/size] [b]ATTITUDE[/b]

Typical of Gibson - they just overprice everything and rely on their name to sell it. I'm seriously disillusioned with Gibson when it comes to guitars. Their quality control is dubious to say the least and there are much much better guitars out there for the price. Prime example being the Gibson Les Paul and the Washburn Idol - the Idol IMO leaves it standing in terms of playability, price and sound - its just that some people HAVE to be seen playing a Gibson. f*** 'em. I've sold all my Gibsons now anyway. The only one I regret is a nice Flying V I sold but it ain't the end of the world.

He's living in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks he's going to sell that. In fact, if he does I will fry, season and eat my own bollocks off a plate.

The Precision through 4x12 torn speaker thing was used by Geezer Butler on the recording of the very first Black Sabbath album. It sound surprisingly good for rock believe it or not.

Sabbath used mostly Eb for their songs but Children of the Grave was definitely done in Drop C.

I'd buy whichever one feels the most playable. There's some really good replacement P-bass pickups out there - not least the Kent-Armstrong Hot Vintage pickup which sounds absolutely amazing.

I've gone the other way to all this, I was playing covers in my early 20s and made loads of cash from it. Now I play in an original punk band. The thought of playing Blanket on the Ground and I saw Her Standing There by the Beatles makes me wanna puke.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='403951' date='Feb 9 2009, 12:10 AM']too bright to start with and sound like mud after a week. rotosounds suck.[/quote] Pretty much sums up my experience of these strings.

[quote name='ray_6ao7' post='399698' date='Feb 4 2009, 09:05 AM']thanks for all the advice! d'addario have also been in touch so gonna have a word with the guitarists and see what they wanna do.[/quote] d'addario - you're guitarist will love them. They are what I use on all of my axes. Easily the best guitar strings out there. Bass-wise I've currently got a set of d'addario pro-steels on my Rockbass and they do sound nice, just not as nice as the DR HI-Beams. Still nice though.

Personally I don't think Roto's compare to DR Hi-Beams. For me they are the ultimate string. I've tried loads, DiAddario, Rotosound, GHS, Dean Markley, Klondyke, Ernie Ball (which really were crap strings) and Elites. DR all the way. Their Lo-Riders aren't bad either.

[quote name='Basszilla' post='289227' date='Sep 22 2008, 02:26 PM']Argonaut - metal/rock band from South Wales Our 11 track debut album is available for anyone interested (£5) Mixed by Alex Newport (Taint, ATDI, Mars Volta, Melvins, Sepultura, Fudgetunnel) and mastered by Jeff Lipton (Arcade Fire, Battles) www.myspace.com/argonautofsouthwales[/quote] Not sure if anyone's checked this band out yet but I bought their album a while ago. All I can say that it is the f***ing dog's knackers. How they aren't bigger than they already are is beyond me. Very well produced and some great tunes. Singer has got an exceptional voice and the lyrics actually mean something. Highly recommended!