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Confusing post, inasmuchas tapewound is the term the Americans use for flats. Do you mean nylon tape wound? I have the Picato Black Nylon set on a 5-string, and while the set is 50-105 plus 130, they feel really light. Remember some of the thickness is taken up with very light nylon, and the windings have almost no effect on the tension of the string.

If it rears it's head, I'll just put a stitch in by way of a lock. Once it's right I tend to leave it still.

Mono.. the whole range is animal-free. :-) I have a few Betty padded straps now; some have experienced some buckle slippage, but I've not found it problematic. Very comfortable!

If anyone needs replacement pots for the T-40, I bought a bagful way back when I had one, and still have quite a few. Custom taper IIRC, for tone control going from humbucker full open to treble-bled single coil. I think it was that way round!

Crafter at least used to do a 34" as well as a few 32" models.

Those Peavey 410Ts made a pretty amazing ICE speaker system on gig nights..

If you don't gig, a 410 will rattle your windows! I guess the Barefaced will be noticeably more efficient and waaay lighter; not heard one myself, but I'd imagine it to be a more 'modern' tone than the olderschool and heavier Ampeg. I used to have a pair of Peavey 410T cabs and loved them with the Trace Elliot SMX 250 Watts. Got fed up of carrying them, and moved to a pair of 210s at the time with no detriment to my sound. Could still rattle fixtures and fittings!

[quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1490970635' post='3269502'] You do grt the occassional steal from cash converters! [/quote] Freudian slip? ;-)

Look at Overwater.. Perception should be a good starting point. I'm on with a less reachy one at the mo, and pickups and spacings are totally open to discussion. Carlisle is a pretty easy and pleasant jaunt from Edinburgh, too!

Excellent! First time it happened to me I was soooo panicked about my prized Overwater!

Try them now.. I bet they're mysteriously fixed! Those symptoms sound very much like there was an induction loop still turned on, for hearing aid amplification. Now you've heard it, you know next time so you find someone who can turn the thing off! :-)

The more modern Schaller, the 2000, can get you down to a smidge over 15mm. (also up to about 20, I think) I have this model on a couple of basses, 4 and 5 string. https://www.schaller-electronic.com/hp135112/Bass-Bridge-2000-4-string.htm

Sounds like an evening well spent , to my mind. You now no longer have to worry as to whether you're taking the best amp out, and can rejoice in the sound of either. Love your gear!

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1488555952' post='3250022'] If you are after a fretless Precision bass, keep an eye on the classifieds here as I will be putting up mine for sale over the weekend Custom built by Osprey guitars (he used to post on here a lot), black, black plate, black stained (or ebony?) unlined fretboard. Black hardware. Lightweight. Quality. I need to claw some money back after buying a fretless 5er. [/quote] I was just going to say I'd just been looking at a fretless P in basses For Sale!

A possible experiment could be to tweak a passive volume pedal with a capacitor..

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1488236577' post='3247190'] I'm almost certain you won't be able to update the firmware via an iPad. Gotta plug into a PC or Mac. [/quote] There's a point.. OP, you're on a Mac, not iPad?

I have the same pedal; the latency is normal, and I seem to remember they mentioned it somewhere in the blurb. You have to remember this is a digital box, not analogue controlled. Brilliant all the same, and it's become my favourite compressor without even getting to grips with the fascinating tweakability behind the curtain! Can't comment on Mac compatibility, but mine was no problem to hook up to Windows 7.

Admittedly this goes back 20 years or so, but a band I was in were told that, at MCPS licence stage, permission to duplicate a recording can be refused by the copyright owner. No MCPS licence equates to illegal product. Probably worth digging deeper to confirm the current state of affairs.

There's a difference between one set and the next. You might prefer the more expensive one, or maybe the cheaper. Welcome to our world! :-D

[quote name='lownote12' timestamp='1487316601' post='3238816'] Brand new strings. Pocket fit is no Sire but I've seen worse. Difficult to describe. With my Toneriders in my other p bass I just get great 3 d sound. With this one I'm constantly fiddling with knobs but never get quality sound. And turning the tone knob up off 0 is hopeless, it just gets brassy and I dunno, cheap. I want deep chocolate thump. [/quote] How do the acoustic tones of the two compare? Could give you a clue as to just how good this particular VM could become. If it sounds dead when unplugged, the best electronics can only amplify that.

I think you also have to factor in the cost of upgraded suspension!