markytbass

The Specials Nite Klub.

Leland Sklar strapped a weight to the strap of his bass. This may be a better option to try before doing anything to the bass itself.

What strings did you order Blue. I had some flatwounds (never again) I can't comment on the round's as I have not bought any from them.

All I can say is you get what you pay for (see roberts flatwounds string)

Skinny bop was it poison or skid row I don't care but it was cack

My son reckons it's an Ibanez as well because his mate's dad has one.

[quote name='Sean' post='24578' date='Jun 28 2007, 06:30 PM']+1 What the hell is going on with these E strings? Absolute rubbish! Did you get a refund in the end?[/quote] No refund just 2 new sets but they were just as bad. I found the seller rather dismissive when I complained and not really wanting to help. I havn't left feedback yet though.

[quote name='Freddie Fumble' post='20574' date='Jun 20 2007, 08:25 AM']The ones I’ve tried with the yellow strips on the packets have been awful and just sounded dead, both flat and round wound… It’s all down to personal preference.[/quote] I had the same problem with their flatwounds, The A-D-G were not too bad but the E was awful like playin a piece of wool. I complained and a few e-mails later they agreed to send me some new sets if I sent the E strings back (after all these were what I was complaining about). They sent me some new ones but these were just as bad. They also told me that no one else had had a problem with their flatwounds, seems like they were wrong. I won't be wasting my money on them again I have gone back to Rotosound flats on my Yamaha and am getting some Rotosound Tru Bass for my cort.

Just seen this on t-bay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Jazz-Bass-1963-Custom_W0QQitemZ290130106308QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Jazz-Bass-196...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Would Fender allow a pice of wood with so many knotts in be used for a natural finish bass?. Or could it be a painted bass that has been stripped?.

Ive been listening to a fair bit of SKA Tony Tribe, Harry J & the All Stars. Also been listening to some big band jazz The National Youth Orchestra doing some old 60s/70s film sound tracks, Lalo Schifrin etc.

Own gear and transport most stuff considered but main influences are Blues/Funk/Soul/Ska would be wanting to gig regularly. Live in the darlington area but would be willing to gig in the North East and further if required. Cheers Marky

David Steele of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals and Horace Panter of The Specials

I'm using Rotosound jazz77 on my Cort bass and Rotosound tru bass88 on my Yamaha. I did buy some Roberts flatwound but found them unreliable one set would be ok and the next would sound dead good job they were cheap.

Whilst on the subject of voltages and electrical equipment I think (though I will have to confirm this) that if you were to sell a 2nd hand amp/combo etc that you have to provide a Portable Appliance Test certificate (PAT). I know when I was a sparkey we used to do a lot of business with a local auction house testing anything with a 3 pin plug on. Also some venues won't let you use untested equipment because of health and safety laws.

If you click on the pickguard tab on the right it shows more wooden pick guards. I would think it would be cheaper to make your own and shouldn't be too difficult (says the man who made a 5 minute job last a week). Its given me a great idea though, if you do make your own I'd practice on a cheap piece of wood first.

Cheers I will have a look at those. I have been informed by my wife that one of our friends has built amps and stuff over the years but he's not well at the mo so I will wait until he is better before pestering him.

I have been trying some flatwounds on both my basses. I have used Roto's Monal Flats and Roberts Flats. The Roto's 45-105 I found too tight and was tempted to go down to 40-100 but at nearly £30 a set I might wait. As for the Roberts the A-D-G seem ok but the E was too floppy and sounded some what dead. My next stop is probably going to be some Roto Solo55's preasure wound. I don't like steel strings they sound too zingy for me but nickle plated seem ok I have used Rotobass 45 & 50's in the past. They sound like a played in set of steels but slightly warmer and you can slap with them (if thats your thing).

Hi Has anyone atempted to build their own valve amp?. I am considering it as a summer project but was wondering what the up's and down's were, and where to source parts from. Any info would be a help. Cheers