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[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1469047697' post='3095432'] I've got mine set at 18mm and could possibly go another 1mm to 17mm. Any narrower than that and the side-to-side adjustable part of the 1st and 4th string saddle would be outside of the main saddle. [/quote] Thanks man, that's helpful. So, you reckon 17mm minimum spacing, before the screws get too close to the edge of the saddle mount, then?

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1469039304' post='3095334'] I guess technically they will allow spacing as close as the saddles touch each other, which at a guess would be around 16.5mm. I'd check for you but I am Warwickless again, but this time with no plans to return [/quote] Thanks, Kev. You left Warwicksville then? Damn. Never say never!

I've got an older Warwick with the 1-piece 3D bridge so I don't know the answer to this ... On the standard 2-piece Warwick bridge (4 string), the string spacing is adjustable, right? I understand that the spacing is 19mm when the saddles are all set in the middle, but how close is it possible to get them. You can bring it as close as 16mm on the old Schaller 3D bridge. I'm wondering about the newer type.

I can help with set-ups, fret/ fingerboard work, and basic electronic issues. I'm located in the Highlands (right up the top, on the north coast)

Has anyone seen these half-scale Wing basses? Sure, you need to use an octaver with them, but cool idea ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZsnq8jx_aE https://www.wingbass.com/

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1468912845' post='3094187'] Until this morning I had lived in blissful ignorance that such a silly, pointless word even existed. [/quote] Think of it as being enriched

Sometimes it's just better to do your own thing, given how cheap, easy, and of a high standard home production can be, these days. No creative compromise, no travel, no personality clashes, no being let down by the failings of others, no being held to doing anything at inconvenient times, etc, etc, etc ...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1468889024' post='3094127'] A solid chunkiness that you can almost smell. [/quote] I suspected so. Excellent definition!

Whenever I've heard the word "Stank" (always relating to octave pedals) it's used in a positive sense. "[i]That octaver has stank[/i]" ... like stank is a good thing :/

The urban dictionary doesn't help ... Stank [color=#2C353C]1. (adj.) The quality of being whorish and/or trashy or the appearance of bearing said quality. [/color] [color=#2C353C]2. (adv.) Any instance where the aforementioned quality is displayed to the Nth degree. [/color] [color=#2C353C]3. (n.) A ghetto-fabulous greeting of sorts used by the intellectually and creatively impaired. [/color] [color=#2C353C]4. (adj.) Having an attitude that is particulary not cared for by the general population. [/color] [color=#2C353C]5. (adv.) Displaying the previously stated attitude.[/color][color=#2C353C][i] 1. Christina Aguilera is such a nasty stank ho' lately. What is her problem?? 2. Did you see Christina Aguilera's new video? Ugh! It was rather stank...I almost hurled! 3. Wazzup Stank? What ya'll gettin' into today? 4. That stank bidge just cussed my mama out! 5. I can't stand that gum-smackin' trick. She is so stank sometimes I just can't even believe it![/i][/color]

What is this indefinite quality, known as "stank"? I've heard that some octavers possess it. What does "stank" mean? Is it one of those words that doesn't translate (you just instinctively know what it means)? If so, I might be onto something, but just asking to make sure. I know it's going to be tempting to tell me that it's the past-tense of stink. Don't, it's too obvious.

To future topic searchers who seek the answer to the original question, the fingerboard radius of an Aria SB is 12". I did what Manton Customs suggested, and downloaded some printable radius templates. When tested they were absolutely accurate. The bass I went on to measure was my 1981 SB900. The result is definite.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1468081559' post='3088510'] My Pedaltrain Metro 16 arrived today so spent the afternoon wiring her up. All neat and tidy, little pushed for space though! And pardon the vintage Boss tuner, I will get round to updating it at some point... Simple, but I love it. [/quote] Tidy. Love what you're going for, there. Yeahhh, the tuner sucks arse though

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Everyone seems to love the MXR Phase 90. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I borrowed one from a guitard, last week. It was the block-text (the preferred text) version.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I wasn't a fan. I was digging the full low-end, but, whenever engaged, the effect was accompanied by a subtle, yet distinct, overdrive. Nice effect in its own right, but I prefer a phaser that sticks to phasing. Maybe my experience wasn't typical ... or was it?[/font][/color]

I just bought a phaser from Daz. Good communication, fast delivery, tidy pedal, top dude!

Check these guys out. Evan Marien's playing reminds me a tad of Patitucci. Nice use of effects too. Insanely good drumming. Just GREAT! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqo35eO4FM8

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1467315740' post='3082837'] Anyone done similar? And how do you choose? My Dilemma- My two "go to" basses are both different flavour of Warwick - but then loose that trad. Fender "type" sound... [/quote] Aye, I did exactly that. I downsized from 4 basses to 2. Both of my "go to" basses were Warwick's too. A SS1, and a Thumb, I also had an old Aria SB900 fretless, and a bitsa P-Bass. I decided on keeping two basses that would give me as broad a pallet as was possible, considering the options. The Aria fretless was a no-brainer, and keeping one Warwick was a certainty. That was difficult, as I cherished them both, but seeing as I was consolidating, I went for the most versatile of the two (the Streamer). That was a good decision. Only after the Thumb Bass was gone, did I fully realise how totally perfect the Streamer is for purpose, and how much I'd always naturally favoured it in almost every way. But, you know how it goes, the Thumb had this going for it, and that, etc, etc, blah, blah. Truth is ... I didn't need the Thumb bass, and as great as it was, it was an expensive and unnecessary luxury. Like the bitsa P-Bass, just stuff that I didn't need (Fender-type sound included). So I now have only two basses. One lively, active, fretted, with round-wounds, and that whole vibe ... the other being mellow, passive, fretless, flatwounds. Very different instruments which offer a lot of vatiety and range (the SB900 is also very versatile in what it does too). I can find whatever sound and feel I want, between the two. Although they are very different, they're both bass guitars at the end of the day, so I've always got a back-up bass. Why not keep your favourite Warwick, and something else that will give you a totally different sound and feel? If you don't have such a bass, then I'd be thinking about what bass would best fill the space, and I'd sell the other three basses to fund it. Two works for me. Less clutter and distraction that way.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1467220401' post='3082070'] You might also like to try the compressor upstream of the octave pedal, sometimes it cleans up the signal and helps it to track better. [/quote] Truth!

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1467214692' post='3082007'] On the envelope filter, I'd stick it before the compressor to ensure the filter saw more dynamics in the signal... [/quote] That's a good point. Maybe get yourself an envelope filter like the MXR, with a radical sensitivity control. That way you still get good results, post compressor.

[quote name='gs_triumph' timestamp='1467212653' post='3081988'] Hi, I have a wee selection of effects now and was just wanting to gauge opinion on the order. I've read a fair few threads and there seems to be many differing opinions! Which is leading to my curiosity to just check with you guys. I currently have in this order : Bass > Dean Markley tuner Ebs octabass Ebs multicomp Ebs multidrive Dha valvetone bass Ebs unichorus > Amp I am looking to add an envelope filter, probably an ebs bassiq - I do like their simple two knob design! What would you change in the above order and where would you drop the envelope filter in? Cheers, G. [/quote] If I had your pedals, I'd set them up like this ... Tuner ... first up, so your effects don't play havoc with it. Compressor ... I prefer mine at the start of the chain, as it gives my effects something more even to play with. Octaver ... this will behave better AFTER the compressor Multi-drive ... works best after the octaver, and before the envelope filter, especially if you like using combinations of the 3 for synthy sounds. Envelope filter ... see above Valvetone ... i'd have one of your overdrives before, and one after, the filter. Put the one that you're pushing most after the filter. Chorus ... modulation works best after everything else for me. Totally subjective, obviously. The right way is the way that YOU like best. have fun!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1467014580' post='3080362'] Have to admit, I fit into the "I love the MXR envelope filter" camp. Talking of filers - Frostwave Funkaduck. Always seemed to get great reviews and love by many. I just couldn't get on with the thing - most wild. MXR Compressor - again, meant to be amazing. It did nothing for me. Trace Elliot Dual band compressor - again, as above. Mark Bass Supersynth - can everybody but me get this to track nicely? Or perhaps I'm expecting too much from the tracking speed. [/quote] I'm familiar with all but one of those pedals. I love the MXR Bass Envelope Filter, dynamic w***sville, that thing. Great Compressor too, straight-up gets the job done. I had the Trace dual band Compressor before the MXR. I loved it, and was a fan of the distinct colour it lended to things. No quibbles with its performance. I just wanted something that took up a significantly lesser fraction of pedalboard space. I bought a Super Synth only last week. The answer is in the software. Tweeking gives ... I'm a fan of all that shizzle.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1467018610' post='3080401'] but I could be mistaken. [/quote] Aye, you're mistaken .

Ha! Agreed, regarding the ODB-3. Such a thick and gnarly sounding pedal when dialed in nicely. I love it, and feel that it's a worthy bit of kit, which seems completely contrary to most of the opinion I've read here (Talkbass too). Thanks, Kev. I though I was maybe having a hallucination about that one, hahaha! Any other lovers / haters of the ODB-3 here?

Such an amazing tune, and a wonderfully artful bass-line, beautifully played on a fretless. Perfect for the clip which it accompanies too. I can't get enough of this. Had to share, in the hope that somebody else loves it as much as I do ... "No Mind", by Rahul Sharma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz5vG1JHtQI .

I know that all things are open to our subjectivity, but, in this particular instance, I want to talk about effect pedals. When considering a particular product, a broad range of opinion isn't always granted. Some pedals win the approval of all (or most, at least). Some are wholly reviled by the masses. There are those which aren't really noticed ... But there are also pedals which definitely split the camp down the middle. Pedals which are loved by some, hated by others, and leave few sitting on the fence. What are these pedals? Do you use one? Does it bug you that everyone, except you, is clearly lacking some part of their brain because they can't hear how amazing the Boss ODB-3 sounds???!!! Answers on a postcard, please ...