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Ive been having problems with tone control on my Fender Flea bass for ages and had tried different wiring harnesses with no avail. saw a thread on here recommending John ( KiOgon ) and started a conversation which resulted in him rewiring my harness to his own spec. The difference was amazing this guy is a wizard and a truly nice guy !!  Highly recommended. Many thanks John.

I have a Fender Flea Bass, the tone contols never seem to have any effect to the sounds so I purchased a complete wiring harness from the dreaded Ebay ( not a cheap one !) and it seems to be exactly the same no tone control. Am I missing something ??

I was thinking more of 2 pack paint ?

Water based.

I have purchased a very nice Fender Jazz bass which is finished in nitrocellulose lacquer and has a road worn finish. Unfortunately 'road worn' is not really for me, if I have the body resprayed in something other than nitrocellulose would it effect the tone/sound of the bass ? I guess what Im asking is, does the type of finish effect the sound. 

Has anyone taken one of these combos apart ?
I have 2 questions

1. How does the amp come out of the cab, I have removed the 4 visible screws on the top but it doesnt move.

2. Are the speakers glued in position, I have removed all screws but speakers stuck fast. ( Was looking for other fixings for amp )

Now no more ideas, HELP Please

Thanks

Thanks Gary, thats a really interesting site.

Can anyone tell me if 1972 Fender USA Precison Bass should have cloth covered wiring or plastic.
Im trying to restore to as original as possible.
Thanks

Hi
Dont wanna put a damper on your enthuisium but many painted basses and guitars are made up of several pieces of wood, this is certainly ture of Fenders, you may find they are totally different textures and or colour and therefore not very attractive when left natrual.

The first primer coat (last coat to remove) will always be the most difficult to remove, but the effort can be rewarded with a unique bass.
Good luck

[quote name='everogere' post='541619' date='Jul 15 2009, 09:05 PM']Excellent condition, rack mounted MAG 300 head, will throw in 2U Flight case ( no lids ), Any trail in East Yorkshire, £275 No offers
Contact Roger on 01964 625665[/quote]




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As new Ashdown EVO III 500 watt head, still under warrenty, Any trail in East Yorkshire. £400 No offers
Contact Roger on 01964 625665

Super fly head, 250 + 250 watts into 4 ohm, excellent condition, small marks where strap fits.
Still boxed with carrying case, strap instructions etc. as new. Any trail welcome in East Yorkshire. £150 no offers.
Contact Roger 01964 25665

Excellent condition, rack mounted MAG 300 head, will throw in 2U Flight case ( no lids ), Any trail in East Yorkshire, £275 No offers
Contact Roger on 01964 625665

I have a Ashdown EVO III 575watts for sale, still under warrenty, I need around £400 for it ??????????
Email me at [email protected] if you fancy it.

1973 US Fender Precision Natural Finsh
1993 US Fender Jazz Sky Blue Finish
2007 Jap Fender Jazz Fretless Sunburst
1975 ESH Serious Modified

Just Love Fenders !!

[quote name='Krysbass' post='445529' date='Mar 25 2009, 11:34 PM']I can definitely second the comment about the guitarist going thru the pa and having too much bass in his sound. This very problem has been multiplied in my band by there being 2 guitarists thru the pa, made worse until a couple of weeks ago by a very heavy-handed drummer! My Superfly500 and two 2x10 cabs were seriously struggling.

We had to sack the drummer a couple of weeks ago as we were fed up telling him to play quieter and him saying that he couldn't. The new drummer is much better, but we've still to fully test that with the full band.

I've also tried telling our guitarists that they need to lose some of their bass thru the pa, as they're stealing my frequencies - I've yet to win that argument and if I don't, I might have to be the next one to leave......

By the way; I was considering upgrading to the LG 1000, but I haven't seen too many 4 ohm 2x10 cabs capable of handling 500 watts+ The Yamaha cabs I use with my Superfly are rated at 250 watts RMS (same as the amp)[/quote]
Check out the Schroeder range of cabs..... Superb !!!

[quote name='martthebass' post='13772' date='Jun 7 2007, 07:48 PM']When I got my Sterling it had a dead spot at the 5th on the E - not a good place. None of note anywhere else. If you post on EB forum about it they tend to get a bit shi**y. Strangely it wasn't noticeable acoustically only when amped up. Anyhow tweaked the rod a little (just an 1/8th turn - more relief) and now the bass seems to have settled down the problem seems to have dissapeared. I gather the G string deadspots are pretty classic.[/quote]



When you talk about tweaking the truss rod, by how much do you mean, how many turns. the bass is a fretless fender jazz reissue ?

[quote name='51m0n' post='458438' date='Apr 9 2009, 02:11 PM']+1 Set your amp gain and volume up to keep up with the drummer with everything eq wise flat and compression and effects off.

Now start to tweak, cut whenever possible rather than boost (really - it does make a diff)

Here's the tricky bit, do the same with the guitars (yup flat, and low distortion, cleaner the better, add as little gain as you can get away with and allow the guitarist to play - he'll hate it but the band will actually sound better for it) then its again a case of some judicious cutting (not always easy on guitar amps, sometimes you have so little frequency control that boosting is the only option) - try your best not to boost the bass if you can.

I've done this on occasion with the last three bands I've had anything to do with. Invariably the guitarists hate it. However the thing to do is to record the band how they like it, then how you like it, leave it a week and play them the two versions, as double blind as possible, hopefully with non band members listening too. Almost invariably the version you set up will sound clearer, especially if you can carve a little frequency out of the bass and guitars for vox. It doesnt last long, but it can help for a while....[/quote]


I use a Ashdown Evo 3 500 with a Schroder 1212L cab so plenty of tone adjustment available. I will try all these suggestions on gigs in France over easter. Thanks

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='458112' date='Apr 9 2009, 09:18 AM']I may well be wrong but I think that the OP has said 'flatspot' not 'deadspot', i.e. a flattened area of the fingerboard, hence his raising the action etc.

If that is the case in guitar repairer worth there salt will be able to level that board for you. You can do it yourself but you need the right paper and block otherwise you'll have rolling hills all over your fingerboard and nasty scratches.[/quote]


No... my mistake it is a dead spot and it is between the 3rd and 7th fret position and it is a jazz reissue. Sounds like the mass as suggetsed. I will look into this fat finger thingy. Thanks

[quote name='BOD2' post='457809' date='Apr 8 2009, 08:59 PM']Very few things are linear when it comes to sound. So when you turn up your amp you don't just get the same sound but louder - the components inside the amp will interact differently, the speaker will behave differently. All of this will change the EQ.

Then, when you go into a new room it will have different resonant frequencies and the room will absorb some frequencies and emphasise others. This changes what you hear too.

So you have to "tune" your sound to every different room. There's no way around it, I'm afraid, but practice will make it easier.[/quote]



Thanks for all that info, thats what i thought really just wondered if there was any tricks !

Leaving aside room dynamics what EQ frequencies would have to be changed to maintain the same sound, or am I just on the wrong track here!

Can anyone explain to me why when I get the perfect sound in my bedroom at resonable volume the sound completely changes when at a gig and at higher volume????

My vote goes to Schroder 1212L. This is an amazing cab 2 x 12 with one facing forward and one angled. I have plaayed bass for over 30 years and have never come across a better sounding cab than this and so light too. Throughly recommended and after sales service is superb.

I have a Fender fretless that has an annoying flatspot on the G string at about 4th fret position. Does anyone have any ideas how to remove it. I have tried several different makes and gauges of string and adjusting height etc. Now stuck for any other ideas please help.