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Bloody bass players Si

He was doing a deal a couple of months ago of like two GS112's and a mark bass little mark (250 or 450 i can't remember) for £999 I assume those just went straight out the door! lol Nice rig, will sound awesome i reckon! Si

Theres nothing to say you need to tune down for prog, Coheed & Cambria tune to standard i believe. I wouldn't want anything thinner then 45-105 on my C-tuned bass, i was merely highlighting that i could if i chose to because the Newtone high tension strings are so good. I played 5 strings for 3 years or so, both fretted and fretless (matching pair actually), i personally feel that i miss nothing with my 4's, standard or downtuned. Si

I'm not sure if my friends Ric is stock or retro-defretted, i'll ask him and see what kinda pics and clips i can get! Si

So why use a Warwick over it? Si

I wish i could grow a beard! I'd have a massive one if i could At the age of 24, i shave often, nothing grows lol anyway Edward, you're more then welcome to watch me play some prog/tech on my 4 Just tune down! And if you are tuning down, its not all about guage, its about the string core size. I use 45-105 on my C,F,Bb,Eb tuned bass, i use Newtone strings and they are able to increase the tension of the string by making the core size bigger. AS a result i play the guages i want (could probly go thinner if i wanted), in a low tuning, with an action similar to a standard tuned bass! Si

Its definitely between Japanese and USA, i know a lot of people prefer the Japanese, but don't rule out the US ones, there are some really nice ones out there. I got a USA beauty! Si

[quote name='BOD2' post='52715' date='Aug 30 2007, 12:07 PM']^ yes - what he said (is there an echo here ?) It wasn't clear from your original question that you had mini-pots already (I'd assumed it was a Fender which would have full size pots). It would certainly be less work to replace like with like.[/quote] Yes i wasn't aware that the originals were mini pots to be honest, it didn't really register. It became quite obvious when i saw the replacements at Allparts but thought i'd try them anyway, but they didn't fit in the cavity. So yesterday i went and exchanged the large pots for mini ones, this time i went for log-volume & lin-tone. So everything's ready to be fitted, just waiting for the neck!! Cheers Si

Regarding the Proplugs, i use the medium sized non-vented ones and find them just fine! Obviously when i have the money i'll be going for the custom moulded ones, but until then the Proplugs are an alrite fit for my ears, although i do know that some people have real issues with them. Si

[quote name='daflewis' post='45408' date='Aug 14 2007, 07:47 PM']i put down a warwick and pick up a rickenbacker!! (hmm, fretless ricky... that's something ive never seen... [/quote] My friend has a fretless Ric, i'll see if i can get some pics Yeah cool review! The filter sounds wicked, although i do get scared of loads of controls, its all i can do to convince myself to put a j-retro into my fender deluxe, and this has more knobs then that lol Si

So if theres no quality difference, then it would be prudent of me to just exchange the full pots i brought for mini pots to save having to increase the size of the cavity rout! Cheers guys! Si

My band is kinda techy, not to much, but enough to be fun and still flow well! I play on a 4 string no problem, but because its heavier music (as is most 'prog') we tune down to C. Most of the techy part of it is different time signatures, sometimes changing every bar etc, lots of unison lines. I do a tiny bit of tapping, in like two songs for 1 verse or something, but because my band has 2 guitars, then theres not much room for stuff like that, so i try and keep my playing supportive and musical (the tapping parts i wrote are when the singer's guitar drops out anyway). We've never done any reading with this band, we learn and write stuff together by jamming, although theres a fair amount of counting while we're getting new passages learnt. Go have a listen at www.myspace.com/firstsignsoffrost Every band is different, just practice the stuff you like and if when you get to uni and find a band whose songs speak to you, then it'll be easy! Si

[quote name='lee4' post='52514' date='Aug 29 2007, 09:17 PM']Glad to see I'm not the only one who plays like this.[/quote] I'm sure 99% of finger players play like this Heres pictures of the 4 string and the 5 string pickups side by side: [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] You're right in that the pickups look the same size on the 4 and 5, but my point is that because theres more space on the 4 string (ie one less string) the overal distance between the top of the pickup where you might anchor your thumb at the E string is quite large. I played an Ibanez Ergodyne a few years ago that had the same problem, felt really weird and basically unplayable to me cos i'm used to the Jazz distance between Pickup and E. Having said that, if you just play with a Pick, u can ignore all that! Si

Played with Sikth, Enter Shikari a loada times, Devil Sold His Soul, toured with Exit Ten all with FSOF, again, not top flight stuff, but i've barely started Played with the Bluetones with my old band Tin Soldier. I'm playing on the TV program 'Jimmys Farm' in October, i'll be sure to let you know when it airs lol. Its something to do with Jamie Oliver apparently. A good bass player friend of mine plays for Steve Harley and has just come back off their European tour where they supported the Rolling Stones on two of the gigs. He said Daryl and the guys are really nice! Si

Also...whats the difference between normal sized pots and mini pots?? *edit* Apart from the size!! Cheers Si

Perfec! Si

The only flats i've tried in anger were Roto's, they were pretty nice! Another one to think about! Also i gotta put in a word for Newtone strings, as i do any chance i get . They don't have flats listed on their site, but because everything is handmade/custom made, i'm sure they could make some for you. Their roundwound sets (ANY guage/tension/scale length you want) can be had for around £20 delivered for a 4 string set. [url="http://www.newtonestrings.com/"]http://www.newtonestrings.com/[/url] Si

Looks nice, a guy i knew a few years ago had one of Tunes lower passive models, that was pretty good for the dosh! The problem i'd have with this particular bass i think is the size of the pickups, or length rather. Because i anchor my thumb on the pickup to play my E, on this the pickup looks a long way from the E string compared to my jazz, or any other bass i've seen tbh Let us know what its like! Si

Looks like a cool project! Looking forward to seeing it progress. I've got a similar project going at the mo, but dunno whether to just post everything when its done, then people won't have to wait for the outcome haha! Si

RSH, you're the first guy i know who has said they can't get a decent sounding E from a 350watt 2x10 Ampeg combo Si

+1 for Mike Walsh Si

Bod, thats interesting what you said about a 500k resistance affecting where the variation occurred compared to a 250k pot Well like i said, i purchased two linear pots, my dad said he has a few 250k Log pots hanging around so once i've sanded enough rout away to fit them in, i'll try them both, maybe make some sound clips, see what people think Oh and the bass is my old Encore P-Bass, mid nineties when they were actually ok basses lol. Nice Solid & weighty (not heavy) feeling body, same size and shape as a standard P (have laid a Fender P on top of it), not like the scaled down light-as-a-feather p1$$ Encore make now. Will have an Allparts maple Jazz neck fitted soon. I'll post before, during and after pics of the project in the 'Build' forum soon Cheers Si

So the old pots have "A500k" then the ohm sign after it, so obviously its two 500k pots (overkill for a passive bass?), dunno what the 'A' prefix means. They looked kinda small, but i didn't think anything of it! Just been to Allparts and picked up two 250k linear pots, got them back and tryed placing them in the bass, and they're too wide for the routing!! Cool.... lol So i it looks like the originals were 'mini' pots?! I think i'll just try sanding some of the rout away so the full size pots fit in! Si

I would say that the way the Volume increases/decreases on my Passive USA Jazz and my P-Bass copy is completely different. The Jazz is a smooth transition and the P-bass is how i described above, to my ears the later is pretty unusable in a gig situation if looking for subtle changes. Cheers for quick replies btw! Si