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£850 You could get one for less, you could pay much more. Though being honest - it's value IS how much you are prepared to pay.

basic but functional.

Looks great - best colour for a jaguar. how does it sound?

"Just hard cash" He doesn't help any potential sellers. I'm gonna bung £600 in a brown envelope and send it to Liverpool and see what happens.

Have you got the original 4PRO packing? It's majorly sturdy. Maybe you could send that and despatch the rack case separately?

You really need to work out what the current situation is with your bass in order to work out which way to turn and by how much. Take a capo and put it on the first fret. Fret the E string at the last fret - you now have a straight line formed by the string. Now, with the string held down, how much of a gap (if any) is there between the bottom of the string and the top of the 7th and 8th frets? If you let us know we can at least give you an idea where to start. Ideally you need a feeler gauge to check this gap as it's quite small.

Not many amps actually have the DI on the front from memory. It's actually an inconvenient place to put it if you think about it. The only one of mine that does is ....... an Ashdown

Forgot to say you can get to the volume control by Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control You need to find sliders like this and enable them

Alan This is reasonably easy. What you need is a lead with each end terminating in a stereo 3.5mm jack. Plug one end in to the 'line out' of the Tascam and the other end in to the 'line in' of your soundcard. If you don't have a 'line in' on the soundcard, then the 'mic in' socket on your PC will work also. Keep your PC speakers attached to your PC and your PC will effectively act as the amplifier for the signal coming out of the Tascam. You may need to enable the 'mic in' or 'line in' tick box under the slider on the windows volume control. Cheers Steve

It's a bit tricky without knowing your starting point. How are you measuring your relief to know which way to adjust and by how much? Guess work or some more scientific method?

[quote name='paul h' post='23903' date='Jun 27 2007, 09:45 AM']those things we refer to as "bassii".[/quote] Nope - pretty sure you're in a minority of one there! "Basses" would be my guess as far as innovations go, I'd like to be able to recall preprogrammed preamp settings, though I'm sure someone's though of that already.

There are plenty of tools with jobs in my office. fetching coat as we speak...

Fablon - that's the stuff that I should have used, not tolex.

From experience of making a board with carpet and using velcor on the feet of the pedals I'd not recommend it. I used 1/4" MDF from B&Q and cut it to the same shape as a case that I had already sourced then covered in the carpet covering (like on cabs) and screwed feet to the bottom. In hindsight, I'd cover the board in tolex style stuff (you know the black plastic covering) and then stick velcro in rows across it.

I had one - it was quite good, bearing in mind it's a 12" speaker. Quite heavy for a low powered amp but good for practice. I'm not sure it would be loud enough to gig with in a full band situation, though.

[quote name='bumnote' post='22768' date='Jun 24 2007, 09:31 PM']is yours candy apple by any chance?[/quote] Is that paint any heavier? My Lakland Darryl Jones is 9lb 6. Surprising I thought given that it's smaller than a Jazz. That weight puts it in Precision territory.

I though this was a review of buying a bass from GAK, as it's in the reviews section!

[quote name='Sean' post='22679' date='Jun 24 2007, 04:19 PM']I would say that the CIJ ones are better than the MIM ones when it comes to quality. The quality of the Jap instruments is extremely high - better in many cases than the MIA stuff. If I was buying a Fender unseen I would only go for a CIJ - I'd have to try the US or Mex ones first. The CIJ jazzes I've had were really top notch. I've never played a Mex that was anywhere as good as a Jap one. try them all and see for yourself.[/quote] I agree- the quality of Japanese is consistent. The quality of Mexicans isn't, based on the mexicans and Japanese Fenders I've owned. In fact the Japanese ones are as good as the Americans. The MIM 50s classic is good value for money assuming you get a good one. If you're distance buying you cannot always guarantee this so going Japanese minimises the risk.

[quote name='philbillbass' post='22641' date='Jun 24 2007, 01:21 PM']i mean is it just they are affordable but for great quality.[/quote] Nail, head, hit.

I don't think there's anything fishy about the bass itself. It looks perfectly genuine and is exactly how a 50th anni should be. ShaunB was the chap on here that had it I think and if I recall, he sold in on ebay in the end.

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='22475' date='Jun 23 2007, 09:10 PM']I really wouldn't mind but it's so bloody noisy. It starts of whirring and then goes to a high-pitched whine - a bit like an old VCR rewinding - the high-pitched drone when they rewind to the beginning of the tape. If that's how it is, I can't live with it. Doing a quiet number - acoustic, maybe - would be a nightmare.[/quote] OK well I certainly don't get that under any circumstances. The fan is certainly quiet enough to be able to play acoustically. I would liken my fan to the sound of a regular desktop computer if that helps at all?

I too have a 4PRO (which Mike has serviced in the past). The fan only comes on when the unit needs it, though this is anything from one minute to five minutes from turn on and is variable in speed. The fan is not absoutely silent if listened to in a quiet room but in normal use I'd be pushed to tell you it was running unless I felt the unit. I must admit I switch my unit on to mute before I switch it off and when mute is on, the peak light is lit, so I'd not necessarily experience what you're getting. I guess something could have happened in transit, but seeing as I live very close to Panic I tend to drop off and collect everything myself.. To be honest, I'd go with what Mikes tells you - you have a warranty for the conversion remember. Try it in a gig situation and see what you think. What cab have you got it connected to?

What's your interpretation of gain? Volume?

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='21832' date='Jun 22 2007, 12:21 PM']Hi Steve, I've been looking at the DTR1000 but I haven't seen one advertised anywhere for less than £139. Where can I buy one for £95?[/quote] Hi Alan From Thomann here. With the 10 Euros shipping it comes to just over £100, although if you spend a tad more you get the shipping for free! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/korg_dtr1000_rack_tuner.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/korg_dtr1000_rack_tuner.htm[/url] My wife bought me the DTR2000 from Thomann and it arrived in a few days. Euro plug mind, but that's a minor niggle. cheers Steve

[quote name='MB1' post='22085' date='Jun 22 2007, 07:27 PM']MB1. I did try to explain, alas! nobodys asking anybody to buy one![/quote] The title of the post was "Planet Waves Gripmaster, Opinions?" You can't complain when that's what you end up with!!