Fionn

Just bought a pedalboard from Si. Top guy to deal with. All good! 🏆

I must say. I was so impressed by these that I've now put them on all my basses. it's subjective, of course, but ... BEST STRINGS EVER

Basically, I'm looking for a Zvex Fuzz Factory, but given the limited 2nd hand market, I'm after recommendations on similar Fuzz pedals. Synthy, and beefy, like the Fuzz Factory, and definitely gated. What's out there that's similar? Thanks in advance, folks

In answer to the original question, for anyone who might still be interested ... I've had my new £6.91 set of tuners on a bass for a couple of days now, playing the hell out of it. They are absolutely fine. No complaints whatsoever. In terms of gearing, they feel like the 1:20 ratio Schallers I'm used to. The turning action is smooth, and the overall finish is decent enough, although not as nice as you'd find on a more expensive set, sure. The said tuners ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151848365468

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1472907194' post='3125264'] Ace opportunity! Many thanks [/quote] No probs man. I hope you got them. You could pop the wee metal disc with the Westone logo straight into one of those. They are the same tuners as are already on your bass.

Here's a set of Vantage (another Matsumoku make, of the same era) tuners for sale. Re-branded Gotoh's ... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/291113-vantage-gotoh-tuners-22-2-full-sets-to-give-away/page__pid__3125160#entry3125160

The sound of a Rickenbacker can be accurately replicated by sucking the old dead gas of long-decayed sin directly from Satan's anus. The sound is exactly the same, but the look is more aesthetically pleasing.

Maybe hunt out another cheap Thunder, with good tuners, potentially even with other things wrong with it which are good on your current Thunder. Make one complete and working Thunder with original parts, and mod the hell out of the other one using quality components? Check out post #65 in the Westone Porn thread, and imagine it with black hardware ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/68900-westone-porn-thread/page__st__60__p__2221411__hl__westone%20thunder%20modified__fromsearch__1#entry2221411"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2221411[/url] Nothing to do with cheap tuners (I still haven't received mine yet), but a nice thought, is it not?

I literally just bought a set of modern-style tuners on ebay, new, for just over £6 (Inc postage). They're for a cheapish bitsa project bass. I'm accustomed to high-quality tuners, so it will be interesting to compare. They should arrive here within the next couple of days, or so. I'll let you know how they work out.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1472043712' post='3117946'] If anyone doesnt like capitalism rearing its ugly head, it might better to move to a socialist state somewhere [/quote] I'd rather make a socialist state of where I reside, thank you. Interesting thread, this.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1472019717' post='3117650'] Who knows? We can't track everything that's bought on here. [/quote] No, but individuals can share their experiences

I never said I was pissed off. I got the price that I asked for, and whoever buys the bass can do whatever they like with it (including burning the thing) once they've bought it. All that is correct. It was just an unpleasant surprise, to see it for sale elsewhere, so quickly, at a greatly higher price. It wouldn't be entirely unreasonable to wonder if profit was being made with the price jumping from £1100 to £1650, would it? (I've taken Molan's breakdown on board). Anyway, that's why I asked the question. I want to know what I'm dealing with here. My original question remains, [u]even if it's not the case with my bass[/u] ... [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Is it common practice around here, to buy bargain basses, with the purpose of selling them on for profit?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I would hope not. I've been using this forum for years, buying and selling stuff as I naturally go through it, and never for profit. Perhaps I'm naive, but I've always seen Basschat as having the closest semblance to community, as I've found in an "online community". A true bass players forum. Gear changes hands relatively cheaply here. I know this when I sell things, and I'm happy to buy things cheaply too. I would hate to think that folk might be exploiting that for personal gain.[/font][/color]

Don't you just hate it when you sell a bass and, only a few days later, notice it for sale somewhere else for £550 more than you sold it for. Very recently sold a bass on here for £1100, and now seeing it for £1650 in Bass Direct ... The bass I just sold, unmistakably ... [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wick_Streamer_1987.html"]http://www.bassdirec...eamer_1987.html[/url] Might not be the case, but if it was ... Would this be common practice around here, to buy bargain basses, and sell them quickly for profit?

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1471968230' post='3117328'] eeek! waiting on a Mackie Thump this week, thanks for the confidence booster! [/quote] True that. I'm awaiting an acoustic bass.

I went into my local depot to collect something recently, and saw them literally chucking parcels out of the back of a truck. Disappointing.

I know what you mean. I had a Thumb Bass, which I played for years. I loved the tones that could be generated by the thing and it was great to play whilst seated. However, because the top horn and strap button are so far back, the first fret is so far away that playing around there is extremely uncomfortable and fatigue-inducing when playing live. It's a heavy bass, and with neck dive issues too, for sure. My Thumb bass was from the early 2000's, so it also had a chunky neck. Not ideal. I got rid of mine in favour of a Streamer. Every one of those issues was instantly erased. The Streamer is a different animal altogether. Extremely comfortable to play. Perhaps consider trying one, before taking the plunge on an Ibanez? Bear in mind, with Warwick basses, the neck thickness varies dramatically. The era of the chunky necks was the decade from about 2000 onwards, I think. Please, somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Compressor ... MXR. Effective tweekable no-nonsense compression.

Octaver ... EHX Micro POG. Tracks bass better than any.