Bassman Rich

Follow up to NYE The bassist was pretty ropey, spent all night reading from his song cribsheets, and whilst not playing too many bum notes, it was a very poor facsimilie of the songs, kinda like he'd never heard them before, with no feel or emotion, just the right note according to what was written in front of him. I hope to never have to dance to his lacklustre basslines again!! Venue and band remain unnamed to protect the guilty, but pm me with why I should tell you, if you really must know the gory details . Yours Basstastically

[quote name='canonman' timestamp='1389696443' post='2336925'] That would be great, if it's true! [/quote] Check wiki if you believe that!! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top_equipment#Amplifiers"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top_equipment#Amplifiers[/url] Or the 2nd paragraph of Steves amp stuff here. [url="http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/wp/?page_id=289"]http://www.stevesamps.co.uk/wp/?page_id=289[/url] Happy strumming guys

Yes, it should mute the speaker, as iCastle says above. I had mine fitted with a 150 watt speaker 20 years ago so I can use it as an external (small and fairly quiet) extension cab for when the onboard 12 watts is not quite enough. This hasn't been too succesful (buzzes and rattles), but better than carting a 4x10 up a twisty turny staircase into a mates attic, which was the only other alternative at the time..... and before neo was invented!!

Apparently, I've heard, but can't confirm, that Billy Gibbons used the guitar version as a preamp for some ZZ Top studio stuff, and I have a 1984 bass version too!!!

I love the look of rippers (my 74 natural gets a run out every now and then), great project, looking forward to the finished pics.

Pm'd details, to protect the innocent.

I have a line 6 g50, and apart from only having it 2 years, my experience is exactly what JPJ said above!! I did notice a slight delay when about 25 yds from the stage, but that could have been the sound from the amp to me rather than the bass guitar signal to the receiver, but no problem on most normal stages.

Hi all, [url="http://www.therocketeers.co.uk"]www.therocketeers.co.uk[/url] play the Blues Bar this friday, free in, great real ale, and lots of full on rock n roll thrills n spills.

Thanks for that, i'm a bit worried that it looks to boost the treble and cut the bass, but if it worked for you, I guess I can always eq that to my taste, which is usually a hunk of bass and low mids and cutting the top a bit. IE Gut rattling boomabooma sounding bass ;-) Bare Knuckles here I come

Thanks again to all for their input, its again a heartwarming thing there are lots of people out there who a) know more than me about this subject (not hard) and take the time and effort with suggestions. @Beerofthebass, Good, wise words, I guess i'll just sell it rather than butcher it, rendering it useless, ta. @Brensabre79, I'd not even heard of those type of pickups, so if all the 'traditional' routes fail, might go that way, thanks fot the Bareknuckle suggestion though, again good ideas... @BurrittoBass I'm surprised about your blueflower one, maybe I just need different guage strings, I tend to go for Ernie Ball power slinkies 55-75-90-110, might try some old ones just to experiment, and re fit the original compensated/staggered polepiece pickup which at least was more even. and go from there. Thanks again all.

[indent=1]Thanks for the input, but I can't see a 6 string guitar pup working too well for a 4 string bass, looks like I will have to get my tools out and adjust the pole pieces myself, now wheres that big hammer [/indent]

I have a Pink Paisley 68 Japan Reissue P bass, it plays fantastically well, but the stock pickup is a bit lacking compared to my other split coil 'standard' P basses, also, as the strings are 'curved' to match the curve of the frets and ensure a low and equal action across the neck (I think its a 9 inch radius but not certain), and the single coil is esentially flat from the E polepiece to the G one, the E and G strings are much louder than the A or D strings. I have tried a Seymore Duncan SCPB-3, and it has a slightly fuller sound, but is even worse in terms of even string volume as the polepieces are not even compensated like the stock Japan pup. Help!!!??? Ps I was just about to go to Wizard for a custom one, and he's gone and retired.

[size=4]Just searched for the wizard pickups site, and got this, bugger, but good luck to him!![/size] [b] You've missed us sorry![/b] After the best part of 20 years, Wizard Pickups Ltd is closing; The Pickup Wizard is hanging up his wand. Actually he's retiring and moving closer to the coast and his boat, maybe, just maybe, he'll fulfill his dream of taking it round the UK. If you wanted to be a customer sorry, if you were a customer a big thank you. Best of luck to you all [b] Wizard[/b]

I'm off to a new years do in Harrogate with a live band, the bassist better be sh*t hot, I'll be giving him the evil eye after all this!!! ;-)

Deep Valley, best band without a bassist since, erm The Black Keys/The Doors??

Just bought a 1971 Precision off Simon, an absolute Gent from start to finish, great communications, he packaged it better than any shop has ever done, delivered it next day, put my particular brand and guage of strings on, and even sourced a vintage correct screw for me, all at his own expense. Thanks Si, I have no hesitation recommending you to anyone who wants a great guitar and a flawless purchase.

Ps thanks for all the support and good wishes, its a bit daunting being the first one, but as I spent 3 years studying electronics and fix medical electronic stuff as a job, if I can't do it, it really is a rum bloody do as they say. I recently biassed said Marshall VBA, it was really funny when I had to run a 1khz signal through it at 30 volts output (into my two 1x15s as I dont have a dummy load), and make various adjustments. The mrs was on a work phonecall (I didn't hear it come through) and had to run down stairs closing a bedroom, hall and kitchen door, and still couldn't hear herself on the call, so ran out into the back garden. Fortunately it was another engineer on the phone, so they were understanding!!

I've already got a small valve bass amp. Its a [size=1]marshall vba [/size] [size=4]Sorry I'll get me coat........[/size]

You can come and see how to be a 48 year old never made it big has been playing the pub circuit life of a bassist if you like, at one of our gigs in Wakey , Band is called Creme Brulle and its a sh*t business. Ooops sorry, just joking, ask if you really do wanna see our january wakey gig!!

Hi all, Happy New Year. The mrs very kindly got me a 5 watt all valve amp kit to keep my busy for a few hours and stop venturing into the kitchen for turkey, sausages, mince pies and chocolates. More updates as I progress, don't hold your breath though, jobs round here take ages. ps its an se5a from ampbuilder of ipswich.