oldslapper

Good build quality Steve for sure.

To me Mick, yes. I looked at a couple of other options, and for my needs and price point, it hit the target. 👍🏻 I’ve been meaning to get a DI pedal with eq for a while, and need silent practice options. 😎

Arrived this morning from Thomann, ordered middle of last week. Tested it out using battery (PSU coming tomorrow). Plugged in a P bass, headphones and an iPad and that was an hour gone playing along with some Bernard classics. Such a great little package, does exactly what I bought it for, which is silent practice. Had a play around with the cab sims and the overdrive/fuzz options, which sounded overdriven and fuzzy, with a variety of control of how overdriven or fuzzy you want. I’m unlikely to ever use them, as I have a bit of tube pre on my Ashdown, but nice to know they’re there. Handy as a stand alone DI box too with the eq/OD, and, I guess, you could take it along to a dodgy car park when you want to try out the bass you really shouldn’t be buying, but are compelled to as it’s THE one…definitely! A good purchase I’d say.

I had a factory fretless bought from Machinehead back in early 80’s. Sounded great.

Yes does look nicely put together.

Ashdown NEO 2x10 ABM combo. Great combo, but developed a fault which is that the pre amp works, all switches and dials working, but the volume is intermittent and very low, with an occasional expected volume. I’ve looked inside and the drivers all look like they’re connected ok. I didn’t notice it until I used it in a studio, when the engineer took a line out and although the pre amp worked fine as a DI, the cab volume started going very quiet and intermittent. I contacted Ashdown and they thought it was as a result of a faulty line in the studio and the power stage shut down. But it’s continued back home now. Power amp? Drivers? Cable from drivers to power stage? Cable Input? Although I tried both inputs and same thing happens. I’m taking it to the guy I use for amp tech stuff in a couple of weeks time, but would be interested in any thoughts here. Thanks for reading this far.

Having a P on the sofa is very satisfying. Here are my 2 bitsas. Fretless has tonerider pups and series/parallel switching. Fretted just been put together and soon to have some SD pups replacements. Put a cheeky “Finder” decal on.

Holy thread resurrection shuffle Batman!! Just ordered one of these from Thomann! £119 + £8 shipping.

Something to do with scallops, filing, large hands and the wrong bridge. It’s a perfectly balanced story line apparently.

Ah! Thanks, surprised it hadn’t been brought up before. 🤦🏻‍♂️😊 I thought they only increased in value once they’d been “improved” for “perfect balance “ by everyone’s favourite wielder of the chisel?!

Look at the other HBs he’s selling. Some of you are sitting on a gold mine 🙄😂 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Harley-Benton-BZ-7000-NT-7-string-bass-guitar-/265379441659?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I can think of someone who does some amazing things with neck/bridge scale length conversions. Very unique approach.

Sorted (just change the plug according to your country)

Young Carlton was part of that wonderful zinc generation that preceded the golden generation. Which of course achieved the same level of mediocrity as each other.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps. It’s quite heavily lacquered. Might try heat gun, good shout. Outdoors of course. I could just leave it.

One of my basses has a Fender decal, it’s not a Fender neck and I’d like to replace it with one of my own decals. However it’s so well embedded, sand paper isn’t touching it so far. I’m loathed to sand agriculturally, but if I must, I will. I have the correct lacquer to refinish, but… Thought I’d check here first for any tips from team BC first. Thanks for your help.