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MarkWJenkins

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  • Birthday 22/11/1987

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  2. Plus another one Here's mine. Added a set of Willpower pickups (neck and middle) with a 3 way switch (neck, both, middle) kept the controls simple, master volume and master tone.
  3. Been over 3 months since my last real cig, but that's with an e-cig. Barely using that now either Good luck matey, it can be done!
  4. Was it working without the mxr and pitchblack when your friend had a look at it? If so, then its possible the cable(s) you use to hook them all together may be faulty? May be somewhere to start looking
  5. My mate has one, but ripped the stock pup out (was quite weedy) and routed the body a little bit for a set of DiMarzio WillPowers - Neck and Middle (P). Sounds incredible now! His is quite heavy too, around 11lbs or so, quite a nice looking maple neck also.
  6. The one in the 2nd picture is making me drool... Seriously good looking bit of kit that!
  7. I'd probably use one of those UV pens to write my name/postcode or similar under a scratch plate, under pickups (on the body, not on the pups/plate) or on the neck butt/heel.
  8. Not a problem buddy, happy to help. I've been spending a fair bit of time on that website recently. And if they haven't got exactly what you're looking for, you could give this a try Create your own canvas prints from your favourite photos, I'm having a couple done of my friends Harley Davidson as a birthday surprise for her http://www.tescophoto.com/photo_wall_art/photo_canvas_prints
  9. Things like this? http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/bass+player/canvas+prints Seem to be pretty cool. I bought a couple of Freddie Mercury prints from a limited run of 850 worldwide a few years ago. One is hung up, the other is in hiding/storage as an investment (we'll see if that one works!)
  10. Cheers all for your suggestions! Took it to my tech over the weekend, turns out there was a slightly loose wire I hadn't noticed, which got rid of the distortion-y sound when re-soldered. Plus a new set of strings fixed the volume issues. Simple things, but emminently annoying! Cheers for the feedback though, I love this place!!
  11. [quote name='Davebassics' timestamp='1402210779' post='2470937'] When you hit distortion is it at the very end of the pot of does it fade in as you approach the end? If it is only at the very end then in may be a faulty pot. I have had this, the pot creates an open circuit right at the end and the thing goes haywire. [/quote] Hi, yes it fades in as it approaches the end of the pots turn, which (to me, anyway) sort of confirms the pre amp running out of headroom as suggested before
  12. [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1402186511' post='2470890'] With the bass control running into distortion, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just running out of headroom. That's one of the reasons why some makers opt for 18V preamps. Regarding the string balance - what is the tuning of your strings? And is the set you are using intended for that tuning? [/quote] I thought that may be the case (running out of headroom) Although it doesn't really bother me that much, I tend to leave the eq flat on the bass and use the amp instead, maybe dialing in slight changes during performance, it was still niggling in my mind as to what it could be. The current strings are Roto swing 66s, 130-30 (I think anyways, haven't changed them since I got it - round wound, red silks) and tuned to Eb (half step down from standard). Had them on a few basses I used to own before I got this one, so I know roughly how they'd sound. Will get a new set on tomorrow and see if that changes anything
  13. First post in this section, pretty sure this is the place for it. Basically, I'm having an issue with the preamp in my Fanndec 6 string, but I'm at a serious loss as to what it could be! Its a 9v 3 band EQ (bass, mid, treble) with a master volume and pickup blend. It works fine, except the bass control, which seems to add a layer of distortion at its furthest + level. As its one sealed unit (unknown make) I can't really do much with it, other than change it for a new preamp and hope that sorts it. Before I do take that plunge though, would there be any suggestions as to what has caused this to occur? I'm quite handy with a soldering iron, so can check wiring etc quite easily, I just don't know where to start?! Also, I'm experiencing some volume level differences across the strings, notably on the G and C# being significantly louder than the lower strings. I've tried changing the pickup height and saddles to try and alleviate this, but no success so far. Any thoughts on this also? Can try and upload some pics of the preamp cavity if anyone thinks this would help diagnosis? Cheers, Mark
  14. I've gone from 5 basses to 1. Sold them all and bought one beauty, and a decent amp. With fx, I can get pretty close to most bass *core* sounds, and I'm happier having just the one bass to cover most bases (worst pun EVER). All IMO of course
  15. Not 100% sure I'm free, but if I am, then I'll be there with my Fanndec 6er and Ampeg PF500/2x10
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