Delberthot

[quote name='cheddatom' post='392887' date='Jan 27 2009, 04:34 PM']Looking good. You need all [b]gold knobs[/b] for your mixing desk now.[/quote] He did say no pornos :brow:

I think that the orange sticks out most.

That's purdy. my second favourite combination - white body and maple fretboard

I was going to get them but they don't do the jack socket that i need as well and didn;t want to pay 2 postage charges. That and I already had 500k ones on the bass and liked them so didn;t want to chance getting them and not liking them. In the grand scheme of tbings their a bit pricey to keep replacing.

Unfortunately its petrol and 35mpg. I don't suppose there's anything in the Liverpool area? I'll be in Southport next week so might be able to take a trip there in the guise of going sightseeing with Mrs Delberthot

I've had a play about with some colours but I don't know if I like any of them Probably shiny chrome or stainless steel may be the best. I think that the problem is that with colour, the logo looks a bit 'skateboarder dude'.

I've just ordered another couple of CTS 500k pots. I'm going to rewire it as per the 1957 specs with a 0.1uF paper in oil cap. Glad my bass is rear routed cos these caps are huge. Still tempted to get another Lollar pickup for this to replace the Quarter Pounder.

You've no idea how many people are interested in this.

I've decided just to rewire the bass as per the same 1957 specs that i had my other Warmoth wired. I still couldn't find 250k CTS pots with a long enough shaft in the UK. I decided that since I like the sound I get with the 500k ones to just get these again.

They normally are 0.05. i have seen 0.047 before. I sometimes use 0.1 paper in oil caps as used in the original P basses. I think they've been 0.05 since the end of the 60s

I was actually wondering how accurate their SPL rating was. I had a load of Trace gear years ago and it still feels like the most sturdy out of everything I've had since. Plus it has Celestions and not those nasty Fane things. One of the cabs I had was one of the old 1153s. I replaced the driver with another Celestion 300w speaker. The new compact ones are 300w so that would work with the wedding band. the only downside is that from what I've seen, the larger 1518 cab which should have the better bass response is usually only about £20 more expensive and has a higher SPL. Downside in that I'd rather have the smaller cab but could have a fuller sound for an extra few quid but a bigger cab What's also impressive is that they come with the covers and the big ones come with speakons. So many combinations: 1153 & 1028H 1153 & 1153 1028H & 1028H 1518 & 1028H 1518 & 1518 1528 & 1028H - lordy lordy- I've just went back onto the trace website and there's a pic of Norman Watt Roy with a pair of this setup I'm not a big fan of 4x10"s. I'm also not a big fan of the weight of 4x10"s either

Holy Jebus, that is a bargain. You can use the money you save on a chiropractor - well worth it

I'm just thinking - £3500 for a fancy coffee table with veneer covering the pickups and cheap 20p plastic knobs. Where's the jewel encrusted, solid gold ones?

I'm actually tempted by the new Trace Elliot stuff as well. A bit more weight wise than what i was originally looking for but that's what casters are for!

Now I've had a chance to calm down I can understand where he's coming from in regard to the cost involved in posting something over to me that I could buy for a lot less but that completely misses the point in me buying it in the first place. I really thought that by buying something from someone that I'd actually had the chance to talk to would mean that should I need anything, it should be a lot easier than if I'd bought it from a much larger company as I would be able to go right to the source with any questions. I thought I had go on really well with him. we used to talk on MSN Messenger about regular stuff, nothing to do with bass. I respected the fact that he was busy so may not be able to speak for long. I really need to think about a replacement - whether I want to get another cab that is just as loud and punchy for use in all situations or go with getting 2 smaller cabs. If its one cab then I don't mind if it is heavier, i can get a 4x10" on my cab stand as long as its not too heavy. If its 2 then they would have to be around the weight of my current cab so I can carry one in each arm. This means that 1 cab = 80lbs, 2 cabs = 40lbs each. Another alternative would be to go for a big cab such as a 6x10" for the rock band and a separate dedicated cab for the wedding band. I've a lot to choose from. So far I'm looking at Bergantino, Genz, DR Bass, Aguilar, Eden (regular & Nemesis). I'm sure that there are loads more. I'm going to take my time and appreciate all suggestions. I'll probably have a good think when I'm away next week and then make my final decision the following week.

plastic knobs?

his and hers matching luggage cuddly toy Golbin teasmade er.. cuddly toy complete encyclopaedia britannica rocket to the moon

I can't find any pictures of the Bass Collection. It had an Ash body with a Paduak top with matching headstock, gold hardware and the ebony fretboard. I find that the simplicity of the electronics mean that I have more control over the sound. i can play with a regular touch and it sounds very warm and typical P bass but if I dig in it can get very dirty and gnarly with a real bite to the sound. I've also discovered that it responds really well to slapping in the same position as Larry Graham, ie where a normal split P pickup would be. I also use a kind of slapping, picking motion so instead ofs lapping the string dead on, I play right through it if that makes sense? I did think about painting the headstock sparkly gold but If I wasn't able to get an exact match then it would look odd. I noticed that Warwicks look good with the black with gold hardware and the silver logo so that's where I got the inspiration from that. The '51 reissue was a fantastic bass- so much so that I had thought about getting it down to SIMS to work the body into the '53 shape and repaint it sparkly gold but I thought it would be better to get the money from selling the bass then getting one made exactly as I wanted. It was the most difficult bass I ever had to sell as it sounded the best, I just couldn't live with the lack of contours. I could've bought the Sting bass but for the same money I was getting something very bespoke and unique. I am contemplating getting a bridge that allows me to adjust the string spacing as I liked the closer spacing of the Warwick 5 string. I wouldn't go as close and I need to make sure that the strings wouldn't be a mile away from the pickup poles if I did adjust it. There is one thing I've always wanted for it - a gold bridge cover in the same style as the originals. The later covers are very easy to come by but I've never seen an original style gold one.

I'm looking to replace my current cab with 2 cabs. I find that when used as a monitor it is too much and when used out front it is plenty loud enough but lacks the bottom end. My amp runs down to 4 ohms so I am looking for 2 8ohm cabs. The story is that the speakon on the cab stopped locking so I emailed Jorg to find out if I could get a new one. Apparently he did send one but I never received it. I was advised to hold fire and wait for it to come through despite the fact that I've had loads of stuff through from the US and never had to wait as long. I did email him countless times but heard nothing back - I even started a thread on Talkbass to see if anyone had heard from him as I thought he had went AWOL. I emailed him yesterday to say that I hadn't had anything through. I received a reply telling me I should just get one locally. In other words 'f*** off'. needless to say I am raging and now would like nothing more than to be rid of this cab for something else. This will be for sale as soon as I find something to replace it. I will replace the speakon and then sell the cab. I want nothing more to do with this company. The cab is less than 18 months old and this component shouldn't need replacing so soon. I will replace it with something that actually locks like it is supposed to. Should I be annoyed? Given that this cab cost in excess of £600 then I think I am right to want more than this. I had better service from Behringer when I blew one of their cabs - they sent me a new one. Perhaps it may be better to buy stuff from a large, faceless organisation so that there is no emotional ties. I spoke to the guy at great lengths about what I wanted before ordering this cab so to get this reply is pish. That's me vented my opinion. I would now like help to pick something new. I'll have a budget of around a grand. Excuse the bluntness of the thread, I'm still really pissed off.

Can you get them in the Karmann Ghia?

You can;t go wrong with a GK 700RB. Bucketloads of power and growl coming out the wazoo. You'll get a good one second hand and have money to spare for birds and Thunderbird.

As a last resort you can use electrical tape round the fingers. I had to do that once. Yeah, unless you;ve just begun playing you should have plenty life in your fingers to see the recording through. 4 songs, maybe 2 takes each one - you'll maybe playing for half an hour in total - the rest of the time will be spent going to the garage for Ginsters and fags before sitting on your arse for the rest of the time.

Is that plastic knobs?