Musicman666

Anything by cure, new order, simple minds, killing joke and any other associated indie bands …all on standard tdk c90 grey coloured.

angry seems to tick all the boxes except it lacks that definable killer hook ...which is a bit of a deal breaker, but i can understand why they want to still keep their hand in with making a new album because the moment they stop trying then they become a bit of a where are they now tribute band, but touring for them is the ultimate payoff for their aging egos ...nothing like playing live in front of millions with an unrivalled back catalogue but still being able to say "this is a new one off our latest album".

all my basses are the one, that's why i never sell any ...

i pxed my thunder iii for a wal pro 1 fretless... long time ago but i did remember the thunder had serious neck dive issues ...the wal was way better.

this got me googling ..lol

so i guess you also aren't a fan of their version of eight miles high?

thanks for the tip... never heard this before. hendrix is one of bobs favourite artists. Of course this is totally different but its bob doing his thing and it sounds great.

its ok ...just spoke to hiscox, i think they might well have been the manufacturers so hopefully they can help me out.

i have a really beaten up hard shell wal case similar to this one which needs some professional tlc ...know of anyone guys , thanks.

but fb was only deactivating for the first few years ...it was only in 2010 that it became possible to delete.

ah ..ok.. i thought for a second it might have been a clockwork orange boilersuit...but yeah it isn't orange.

the old adage "whatever the market will bear" comes to mind.

.. sports casual if you please.

Well there is some talk about carbon being the new asbestos, unproven but its one of those things that by the time you find out then its too late. In my dealings with rob he did say to always cut carbon graphite in a well ventilated space ie the open air ..not something one would specifically say about wood although I'm sure its a good practice no matter what you are cutting.

I thought the working with carbon graphite process was unhealthy over the long term .. not sure if this was directly the cause of any health problems but I can see why going back to all wood construction would at this stage be the understandable thing to do.

not quite sure what i have on my fretless status ..i think it's a type ebanol or epoxy based compound but all i know is it's diamond rock hard compared to the ebony that i had on my wal ..that carved up like butter with a set of round wounds.

..i had a wal pro 1 with an ebony fretless neck which i had to sell because it had more worn grooves than a crazy golf course.

yes.. i totally agree with what you say, ..however i have another identical bass stored in exactly the same bag and location which is perfect as are all my other guitars in the same room so i am trying to figure out why the pots on this particular bass oxidated so readily ...i suspect the builder ran out of his usual pot stock and used some others that were made of less stringent materials ..these appear to be a no brand ie no case markings.

i wonder what mm use because i have those basses for decades without a hint of noise and kept in the exact same conditions.... i assume the ones that they use are the pricey ones.

further to my original post ..upon removing the back electrical cover plates of both identical active basses (fretted and fretless) the one that is real bad not just in terms of noise but also squealing and transistor like digital feedback has this weird oxidation all over the pot metal casings, like a real thick hardened dusty coating ... the one that is pretty much ok, maybe ever so slightly noisy has shiny perfect pot casings. Both basses were stored in identical conditions. Is it possible the builder of the bass used sub par pots on the problem bass, ie do cheaper pots readily oxidise whereas the more expensive ones tend not to? you can see by the pot case markings that different ones were used between builds. i am considering asking the builder to replace these suspect pots under warranty.

Yes ..all my other basses have rock solid pots after many years of abuse so I’m thinking of getting these two done under warranty but I’m thinking they might play the wear and tear card on me.

I have a couple of brand new high end bases that I left in gig bags in an empty house for six months ..now they both have noisy pots I assume from cold and humidity .. generally how long should good quality pots last before they need maintenance and would something like this be covered by a warranty or is it just considered wear and tear?

i think drop d standard is a great compromise between wanting that lower register but still wanting to stick with 4 strings