KiOgon

I only use flats, but have done this on rounds also - before fitting new strings soak a cotton wool pad in IPA or Surgical Spirit or Methylated spirit and scrub the new strings down until clean. It's amazing how much black shyte comes off them - machining oil mostly.

I would never use steel wool of any grade, especially not while on a bass, imagine bits of steel wool all over your pick-up magnets 😃

You must be joking!

Yep, I'd be fostered off alright and demanding my money back straight away from the retailer - their responsibility to deliver safe - they have failed.

2 hours ago, rmorris said:

True for a standard guitar jack plug is a TS. But if you use a TRS 'Stereo/Balanced' jack plug you can move the switching outside the guitar. I do think it's a bit inelegant though.

Here's one I made earlier, after thinking it couln't work!

This works, but the housing won't fit on in one piece, (it could be butchered!)

As said already, remembering to switch it off is the thing 😊

47 minutes ago, rmorris said:

True for a standard guitar jack plug is a TS. But if you use a TRS 'Stereo/Balanced' jack plug you can move the switching outside the guitar. I do think it's a bit inelegant though.

How?

32 minutes ago, nekomatic said:

It ought to be possible to hack something together from a standard jack plug and a little diecast box or something. Maybe someone who makes custom cables could knock up a prototype. 

No it's not possible as far as I can see because the switching is done on the socket inside the guitar, if there's a plug in - it's on!

All the best Blue, take it easy and come back strong 👍

PM'd

John

8 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

Hofner Verithin bass, so an Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire (My Dad had one just like this for quite a while...)...

Many many moons ago, my dear old Gran re-married a geyzer from Norfolk, he had one of them too! Always knew him as Lord Bacon-Phillips, but no idea if that was anywhere near right 🤣 but can remember travelling in style in it some times.

Also - later in my younger days, we rented our garage to a lovely old chap around the corner, he also had a Armstrong Sidley, which he kept in the garage, occasionaly taking me for a ride, remember washing it with him.I must have been about 10 or 11, he taught me to play Chess 'properly' too!

There's only one for my 1951 P-bass, (even if it's a Jap RI) 😎

1951 Chevy pick up truck, yellow of course 👍

1 hour ago, Velarian said:

Cheers, I guess for a few quid more it’s worth having the option. 

Yes it is, another tool in the box and very useful.

1 hour ago, Velarian said:

Please excuse my ignorance but what effect, sound-wise, does the series/parallel switch have on the J bass wiring loom?

Switching both pick-ups into series gives a boost in mids and output, the actual sound change depends on what pick-ups are used.

Parllel is of course normal Jazz bass mode.

Cheerz, John

1 minute ago, Dad3353 said:

One of our experts in this field is @KiOgon, based (I believe...) in Cambridge. See if he can help you..?  Good luck with the project. 

Bloody Cambridge ???????

4 hours ago, la bam said:

Hi all,

Does anyone know a knob that will fit the emg geezer butler pots?

They seem to be 6mm but my existing 6mm ones dont fit?

If they're 1/4" shafts I have a range of knobs to fit - what are you looking for?

https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/22-items-wanted-no-trades/

You shouldn't oil Maple anyway.

@glassmoon I have a set of knobs for you sitting here, do you still want them?

Cheerz, John

Hi Pete,

Yes can do, you have a PM.

Cheerz, John

Stock in 1 - 2 weeks any good?

https://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=dimarzio+model+p&smcs=0f9bdd_8455

It's all about the beard 😎

In '73 I went up to that London to get myself some new gear 😎 I had recently aquired a new shiny plastic thing called Barclaycard and it was burning a hole in my pocket ☺️

After trying every Rickobasher in town and being incredibly p1553ed off with them, I fell in love with a beautiful blonde Gherson Jazz, had to have it!

Then - trying it through a HiWatt 100 and a cab I can't remmember - I wanted more of everything, grunt, heft, trouser flapping wind, etc.etc.

The sales guy said 'hang on a minute' and rushed out of the shop, returning shortly with a monster Orange cab, on a trolley, standing 5 foot high and 2 foot wide and about the same weight as HMS Ark Royal, concealing 2 x 18" massive cones. It sounded wonderful, fulfilling all my dreams, to be the envy of every other bass player, (in Bexhill at least!).

It was 'perfect', fitted in the back of my Mk1 Cortina estate with amp and bass just right!

2 weeks later I was back in town buying another HiWatt 100 to push even more air through it 😮

Those really were the good ol' days, then in '75 I got married, '76 it all came to a bitter end, I had to give up gigging, she couldn't stand the lifestyle of a bass playing rock 'n roll hero, you've heard it all before 🤩

42 minutes ago, Aidan63 said:

depends where you are in the world, finding the control plate in the UK can be difficult but I'm sure @KiOgon has his sources

You're dead right, all these parts are becoming harder to find here and yes, I have everything in stock 😊

Lovely 👍

I realy wanted one a few years back, but - - -

Hendrix for me too, maybe it's age related, saw him a few times live, long before anybody had even heard of Prince 😎

Playing 1983 a merman I should turn to be just a few minutes ago 🎸