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Why not replace the Treble and Bass pots with one stacked pot?

It's a bit crap in Newport these days. 4 or 5 years ago there were 7 or 8 venues that regularly had live band nights. Now there's 2 or 3, the others have closed down. Back when there were lots of venues they seemed to manage to not have nights of somilar music clashing, or some would have bands early in the evening and others later, so people would go to both places. Now you'll get all the bands trying to play Friday or Saturday night leading to each venue having about 30 people in. Not many, nonlocal, bands play here anymore so the chance of supporting bigger bands it pretty much nonexistent. Plus playing in an originals band pays bugger all, but there's no call for covers only bands.

Ooh! That looks interesting...

[quote name='Johnston' post='1117383' date='Feb 6 2011, 09:00 AM']I think as well it says somewhere instrument cases aren't covered if they are the outer packaging.[/quote] You're correct, it's the first thing on the list...

[quote name='Bankai' post='1117216' date='Feb 6 2011, 12:02 AM']Well, after reading both threads in full I think the one who should be paying out is Parcelforce.[/quote] You won't get anything from them. [url="http://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw/content1?mediaId=26000667&catId=25900691"]Items we exclude from compensation[/url] 6th item under Fragile: "Musical instruments – no enhanced compensation is available" So you could get a max of £200 (if it was an express service), but they'd just say the packaging was insufficient.

What size? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2mm-LIGHTHOUSE-LEDS-BRIGHT-WHITE-WARM-WHITE-X-12-/230370775386?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item35a32b115a#ht_2937wt_1141"]2mm white[/url] but the shape may be a problem [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk:80/bright-components/_i.html?_fsub=346062419"]3 mm leds[/url] - loads of colours and cheap.

In: Basses: Fender Steve Harris Precision NS Design NXT4 EUB Amp/cab/etc: Mark Bass LMII 4 x 8" cab Ashdown clone 1 x 15" cab Ashdown clone Sansamp Programmable BDDI TC Electronic Polytune Digitech Bass Multi Chorus MXR Blowtorch Ashdown Dual Band Compressor Out: erm... nothing

I use it. Not as much as I once did though. Just getting back into it again...

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1111575' date='Feb 1 2011, 08:34 PM']My lack of money is how i started look at warmoth haha! I'll keep looking around man! Your a Spanner -> The works! haha[/quote] I've got a quote from Shuker for a fairly basic PJ bass, I also costed up a Warmoth that was similar (spec wise). The Warmoth was around 1/2 the cost, "great!" I thought, but that was before vat/duties/shipping. Add all that in and the difference drops to a couple of hundred quid. I know where I'd spend the money.

I like it like that!! Add a Badass II and a jazz pickup, remove ashtrays and that's what my next bass will be. Black/chrome/maple...

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1109332' date='Jan 31 2011, 12:36 PM']In the vid Billy says the Fender P is the greatest bass ever made. So no point buying his Yamaha then?[/quote] At least he's honest. Maybe he just means [url="http://www.billysheehan.com/gear/instruments_34.html"]this Fender P[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='1109206' date='Jan 31 2011, 11:13 AM']I would only ever do it if I could replicate the neck dimensions of something that already exists that I loved the feel of. The neck is the most important thing. The rest is pretty much easy to sort.[/quote] I totally agree with you. I costed up a Warmoth P/J and it came to 1/2 the cost of a Shuker (excl. shipping and duties), but it wouldn't have a neck that I want. So the question for me is; Is getting a custom bass that's EXACTLY what I want worth double the cost of something that's close? I shall spend the next few months deciding...

[quote name='charic' post='1109135' date='Jan 31 2011, 10:14 AM']The angled bolts were quite interesting. Although I wonder why he doesn't just go neck thru if it's that big a deal to him.[/quote] Maybe it's to keep the cost down...

I'm just weighing up the pros and cons of a custom bass at the moment. There is a chance that if you get a bass that's different to what you're used to playing you may not like it. I think I'm right in saying [b]Dood[/b]'s 6 string headless Shuker is a thru-neck. As to the woods, I have no idea really. I think harder woods produce brighter sounding basses, of course this could be way off. Personally I'm looking at getting a simple 4 string black P/J with a chrome scratchplate and a maple fretboard, with a neck profile the same as my Steve Harris Fender. The price Jon Shuker has given me is only a tiny amount more than a Fender Deluxe, so for me it's a bit of a no brainer.

[quote name='cocco' post='1107359' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:00 PM']Cheers guys, what's the difference between the GT2 and the BDDI? I only ask because I already have a BDDI [/quote] I guess the big difference it the GT2 is geared towards guitar rather than bass...

Yeah, BT2 is what I was thinking too...

Here's a close up:

[quote name='dood' post='1107149' date='Jan 29 2011, 12:54 PM']There's a good description of JC's pedal board here: The Youtube channel user goes on to demo some sounds [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/smninerniner"]http://www.youtube.com/user/smninerniner[/url][/quote] Hmmm, shame not even all that stuff covers his mistakes when playing...

Have you considered Overwater strings? [url="http://www.overwaterbasses.com/index.php/buy-strings-online"]http://www.overwaterbasses.com/index.php/buy-strings-online[/url] But it's best to phone them...

Steve Harris JJ Burnel

Ooh.. Erm... Todd Trainer Danny Carey Or Bryan "Brain" Mantia

I was offered a choice at my gig on Saturday night. DI from the amp or the Sansamp or a mic'd cab. Due to a small stage I opted for DI'ing from the head. I didn't want to be knocking over a mic or have an extra cable trailing across the stage. The sound guy was happy for any of the options.