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Thanks for the tips!

Better than my mother-in-law's (old housewife) tip of using brown sauce.



PS - She's the old housewife -not the tip!

Dusted off my unloved Fender Jazz recently. (unloved by the prev owner - not me!!)

It's got a touch of rust creeping in on the body screws and pickup poles. Does anyone have any good tips for sorting this?

Obviously the screws can be replaced cheaply, but it's the pickup that worries me!

Cheers

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='221186' date='Jun 18 2008, 10:19 AM']I gigged with it every week for about 8 months with no problems at all and it never got warm.[/quote]

Homer - I'm glad - it's your old head!

I'm really pleased with it - sounds great in every musical situation (although it suits electric bass better than upright).

You remember that "scratchy" pot? It actually needed replacing and that is a bugger of a job on these heads. I figured I'd better take really good care of it so I don't need to replace any others - hence the flightcase.

Thanks also Russ - it's the AKG that I'll be fitting - sound's like it won't be a problem!

I've just rackmounted my 1001RB. The fan is on the top, so I've not put anything for 1 rack space above.

I have a half-space wireless unit with rackmounting kit. The kit puts the half unit to one side and would fit above the GK without blocking the fan. However, the kit would blank out the front of the rackspace and would restrict the flow of air around the GK.

Has anyone got any experience of this, or know how temperamental the GK can be about "fresh air"?

[quote name='mr.sibs' post='219683' date='Jun 16 2008, 10:33 AM']nope kirky is first im afraid, then your in [/quote]

Please excuse my queue jumping!!

I'll mither him in a month or so!

[quote name='mr.sibs' post='219302' date='Jun 15 2008, 05:17 PM']....i will be releasing it in three days to the next renter[/quote]

I hope that's me!! Please! Shall I PM my address?

Warwickhunt was on the look out for someting similar here ......

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20599"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20599[/url]

I put forward my Peavey DPC750. Actually bought it thinking of pairing it with an SVP, but got carried away with other amps so it's never happened!

The amp is great - only problem (like most Peaveys) is the fan is a bit noisy for low volumes.

Have you tried one? It looks great!

Nice-one guys! Thanks for taking the time to report the whole experience!

Yes Please! Count me in!!

[quote name='lwtait' post='192021' date='May 5 2008, 08:16 AM']if i remember rightly he was using a wizard thumper (it was definatly some precision pup anyway) on a stick.[/quote]

+1 for having a magnetic pickup.

of course they sound awful - (well at least nothing like your upright), but they're a get out of jail free card when the volume gets too loud and feedback is a problem.

I recommend keeping one permanently attached to the end of the fingerboard as well as your "decent" pickup (realist etc). Buy a simple 2-channel blender for your gig bag. On the odd occasion that your fave pickup starts feeding back, blend in a little magnetic for volume and feedback free clarity.

Good thread BTW - amplifying DB is a minefield (and a compromise!) Be good to hear what everyone uses. I have a B-Band Statement. Pricy and brilliant when it works well. Had a few problems as its getting older and positioning critical (don't knock that bridge!) Magnetic is a cheapy from Bob Gollihur website.

Was thinking of a Fishman Full Circle next. Any comments?

Reckon you'd spend all your effort stopping the bass from running away on that big wheel!

How about gaffering a skateboard/roller skate to the lower edge of your bass case? So if you tilted the bass slightly, you could drag it on wheels, and if it stood up straight, the spike would take the weight and it would stay still.

Doesn't help with ths stool .....

[quote name='Buzz' post='183279' date='Apr 22 2008, 10:31 PM']You can fashion small tubes from domestic piping (the narrow ones, screw cap at the ends, seal one with silicone), fill 'em up with ethanol/meths and use them for dunking your strings and leaving them hanging over night. Just make sure you put a screw hook or similar in the cap that unscrews to attach the string to.

/shamelessly robbed from someone who posted about it on BW.

It'll be better than boiling as the ethanol will dissolve the dirt from the windings, rather than expanding the string so the dirt falls out.[/quote]


Sounds complicated. +1 for the ethanol/meths though - I used to put a bit of ethanol onto a cloth or kitchen roll and wipe the strings. Worked a treat!

[quote name='Rich' post='181748' date='Apr 21 2008, 12:48 PM']Y'know, when I first glanced at that I was sure it said "Isn't he [i]overplaying at[/i] the Jazz Cafe soon?" :lol:[/quote]


Ha Ha! Possibly both!

Stanley Clarke is an innovator - some of his early stuff might sound dated now, but back in it's day it was imaginative and original and paved the way for loads of modern players.

My Bridge Cetus sounded great with a bow. In fact it sounded great with everything!

Was a bugger to play though - body was too big to stick on a stand and too small/slidy to get a good grip when swinging away

Please put me down for a read if the book is still travelling!

Thanks

[quote name='jakesbass' post='165828' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:58 PM']I think you've quoted me a little out of context there Guy, If you read the whole of my post I am clearly expressing a taste and am not, as you seem to suggest, blinkered enough in my thinking to assume that high Cs are for soloing only. I also state that I have no problem with 'others taste for it' Its just not for me'
So don't assume I'm like anything, or 'probably think' like anything especially when using an out of context quote for the evidence to support imagining what I am 'like'.
I have encountered prejudice in studios all over the country (and wider) regarding my use of a low B, when producers think that basses should be four strings only. And I repeat and elaborate, to me the tonal qualities of a high C enter the same frequency range as that of a guitar and [b]IMO[/b] don't sound very good.
Now my saying that neither undermines nor denigrates your enjoyment of the same, so you can be a little less defensive.
And you can think again before you line me up along with the 'stereo typers' I am not one, and neither could that conclusion be drawn from my reasonably stated taste and opinion.
Jake


PS. For the record I can noodle just like the next bloke, check tracks 4 & 5 of my MySpace. 16th note bass countermelody at 116BPM played on a 5 string bass. (Ironically recorded at Cavalier Studios in Stockport)[/quote]

Apologies Jake - no offence meant and bollo*king accepted.

I should have added that being stereotyped as a "noodler/frustrated guitarist" tends to make ERB-ers over-defensive and tetchy. Rockin' out on my old fender (4) on tonights blues gig will probably help!

I'd still recommend anyone trying a 6. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to find a high c that doesn't sound like a "sh*t guitar".

[quote name='jakesbass' post='165666' date='Mar 29 2008, 12:25 AM']....the high notes on high C strings sound to me like a sh*t guitar.......
...Anthony Jackson, and do you know what I've never heard him do a solo.[/quote]

The main problem with playing a 6-er, is that from the moment you pull it out of the case people assume you're a noodler that wants to play a million notes a minute. People like Jake probably think you bought a 5-string bass with an extra string to solo on. Or maybe you went to the music shop to buy a Fender Strat, but got confused and ended up with a 35" scale bass?


Think in piano terms: a 4-string would give you 3 octaves (ish) of piano keys - a 6-string just extends the keyboard. You don't have to use those extra high or extra low piano notes, but it's nice to have the option if the musical situation permits.

I own a 4,5,6 and 7, but the 6-er is my main gigging bass. On some gigs the extended range hardly gets used - it's not required.
Occasionally though it's great to get right under the band, or to comp a few double stops higher up. A lot of great players (other than Anthony Jackson) tune their basses "tenor" A-D-G-C and it's great to have this facility without carrying two basses.

Also, if you sightread, 2 and a half octaves in one position is really handy. You have more opportunity to play "shapes/patterns" anywhere on the neck, which also makes life easier.

I totally recommend a 6. You can still play one note a bar, or play simple grooves as on any bass, but you have more options if the fancy takes you. A pianist doesn't use every note on the piano - he can choose! The only difficulty with 6 is dealing with "stereo-typers"

I love(d) my B-Band Statement.

It wasn't cheap new 3 or 4 years ago but it sounded brilliant and flattered my technique and inexpensive bass. No "honky" or "boomy" piezo sounds - just gobloads of bass and (feedback-free) clarity!

BUT .....

Recently it's become pretty rubbish. It has been repositioned a few times, but is now mid-honky and feeds back big time. The whole system has an earth buzz and the bridge foot pickup feels like it has a loose connection.

Having paid £400 I'm not ready to bin it just yet - it must be serviceable? Couldn't get a response from B-Band by e-mail and am not sure where else to turn.

It's a long shot, but does anyone else use B-band or have any advice?

[quote name='owen' post='154831' date='Mar 10 2008, 07:42 PM']The double bass world is the same as any other instrumental community. "I would be a better player with better kit". No you would not necessarily be. You would be a better player if you practiced more and spent less time reading bass forums about what is hot and what is not. I am more guilty than most in this respect.[/quote]

Hits the nail on the head. I reckon Ray Brown would've swung pretty good if he ever played on my cheap doghouse!!

An almighty BUMP for this fabulous preamp.

Lozbass kindly lent it to me this week to try out.

It didn't do quite what I need which is to mix two double bass signals (the two Epi channels are switchable) so I had to give it back.

However, the sound with electric was just awesome - very clear, but warm and punchy too. I can't justify more gear until I have sorted out the upright, but I was really tempted to buy it anyway. (Epifani now well on the "future" GAS list!)

Loz is a lovely bloke, and anyone looking for a pre should seriously check this out!

How much you lookin for?

Well up for it!

If no-one else takes one, I'll throw in my MarkBass 4x10 cab.

Probably my Warwick Streamer or even Conklin Sidewinder 7 for a bit of comedy!

Billy Sheehan was describing his Attitude bass at a clinic I saw a few years ago.

His explanation for the bolt-on neck was that if you damage a neck on tour in say, the Far East, "they" can send you a replacement neck by airmail, and you can swop it yourself in minutes.

Speaking personally, I've never had chance to test Billy's theory, having never damaged a bass neck, toured in the Far East, or had a "they" with a collection of spare necks. Could be relevant to the poster of this topic though!

I'm sure the Allparts socket will do the job fine.

It doesn't specify length though and looks a little different to the jack socket out of my Streamer. I played safe and just ordered direct from Warwick (http://shop.warwick.de/index.php/cat/c81_jacks.html)which is identical.

Probably paid a Waitrose price for something Aldi sell....!