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Ive been trying to resist. Failed. im in.

Well, better than Born Again anyway!

I think most do, and most have full time traditional jobs and families as well. I'm the odd ball. Blue

I'm not a fan of mismatching woods on the fretboard and headstock, unless the headstock matches the body. Give me a maple/maple neck or a painted headstock any day.

Looks like I've joined this party too late! Who are the band, I might have seen you? Hold the Line and Jump, I was worried it was my band but then I remembered I'm the bass player

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We don't need a Wurzels tribute down here, we have the real thing. My dad knew them very well 😂 I pulled the trigger and quit last night. The more sensible guitarist took it quite badly, but I expected that anyway. Got a singer, guitarist and drums lined up for the new project, which is basically 80s pop/rock for pub gigs. Bands down here seem to spread right across the decades, with the 80s being largely missed out other than a few def leppard or bon jovi numbers in each set, and I'm thinking something more focussed might have a good chance at getting going.

This thread is the sole reason for me withdrawing my Micro Thumpinator from sale...

Your research has missed some very important points. 1. No HPF will "cut off everything" below a certain frequency. What they do is progressively attenuate frequencies from the cut off point downwards according to the filter slope. Those frequencies will still be present but they are reduced in level more as you go further down from the cut off frequency. SFX have a frequency plot which shows the effect of the Thumpinator on their web site. 2. You have ignored everything else in the signal path including the human ear. While normal human hearing goes down to 20Hz, if you look at any frequency plots you will see that sensitivity drops off significantly from 160Hz downwards, so most of what you are hearing with your octaver on the open E string are the harmonics rather than the 20Hz fundamental - the brain is very good at filling in this missing frequency information for you. Also unless your rig includes PA style cabs specifically designed to reproduce signifiant levels of sub bass ( which case you should be using an active crossover and you won't need a HPF) your cabs will struggling to project these low frequencies at the same level as the higher ones. 3. Finally the design of the HPF itself is very important. IME a higher cut off frequency with a steeper slope (24dB/oct rather than 12dB/oct) is going to be far more effective at removing the potentially speaker damaging frequencies. Go too low with too gentle a slope and it won't be removing enough to be doing a worthwhile job of protecting your speakers. Also as has already been said many filter designs will as a by-product of the way they work add a slight peak to the signal at the cut off point - which is something you really want to avoid on one aimed at removing sub-audible frequencies. AFAIK only the Thumpinator is designed specifically to minimise this peak.

We have conquered NAMM! It's good to be back.

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The rest of the black hardware finally turned up I’ve just swapped over the tuners, strap buttons and string tree So now the bass is finished apart from a setup Sorry for some reason the picture has gone a bit grainy I’m happy with the finished look it’s no frills and simple!! (Bit like me!!) 1 down only 3 to go!!.........

The Headhunters, sans Herbie Hancock.

@D’AddarioUK D’Addario offer a string tension guide that allows you to select the correct gauge of string when tuning down to maintain the tension you enjoy. Check it out here: http://stringtensionpro.com/

Anything with a ridiculously oversized headstock with canoe accessories as tuners and totally clashes with the rest of the bass.

As Lee Pomeroy said somewhere, if you're a good bloke, play ok and get on with everyone, you get the call.

I dont question it. I'm stunning, and that's the end of it. Move along please

Maybe you should withdraw 'privileges' until she changes her mind. Oh wait, it doesn't seem to work that way round!

You’ll struggle to find any definitive temperatures/ humidity measurements for safe storage; but the general consensus for instruments and audio gear is... Cold: no problem Hot: not ideal Humid: very bad!

For the DIYers among us, Julian Pohler (Mr. Shalltechnik04 - the guy behind the Guma Drive, Guma Antique and Growling Krizzly kits) is bringing out a combined HPF/LPF + DI kit soon called "Vong" (no idea what Vong means). I've asked him to keep me posted on when it's to be released.

Eventually every design in existence will have been slagged off in this thread...

Loving it!

Typically my favourite gig I’ve played was last weekend. King Tuts in Glasgow. Packed house, great sound engineer, and the whole band were on it. Still buzzing!

Here's an LPB P (not mine, I have to say. I wish it was!)

I'm no expert, but I'd say it was cold and damp in your basement.

Absolute agree. I switched to these a good year or so ago and they are perfect for my band’s tunings (drop C/drop C#). I really wish they did the same set in steels though, and I don’t really understand why they don’t!

Why go for 2 different cabs? Try both out & get 2 of the ones that you like the best.

That’s the reason why I put mine in a carriage as the vibrations from it was hurting my hands if I used it for more than 5 mins and it was a lot cheaper than buying a new bobbin sander as the motor burnt out on mine

best idea is to drop Paul a message through the Wal website and just ask for the specs so you're in no doubt. His answer to my question about how slim can he make it because the old ones were a bit tubbier than my Warwick wasn't quite "you tell me what you want and I'll build it" but more along the lines of "this is what we do as standard, how does that compare with the dimensions of the neck you're thinking of?"

I'm in!

I don’t. But I am louder than them so it doesn’t matter. (also my eldest spawn is a very good clarinetist so she tells me whether I’m getting things right or not. Precocious little goit)

For me, anything with too many angular/straight lines. I much prefer flowing curves. Oh and I have zero love for Rickenbacker aesthetics. Both the body and headstock are hideous IMO.

It's free room acoustics analysis software. https://www.roomeqwizard.com but there's a really simple RTA section that's great for this kind of thing. Give me a few mins and I'll knock up a chart if you still want it.

Cheers Bartelby - it's times like this with such quality input from you guys that I just LOVE this forum! Ok that very nicely underpins what I was hearing with the Zoom B3n i.e. the GEQ is having a significant impact in getting rid of unwanted lows whereas the PEQ was pretty much doing zip.

Simply hide some of your leads or accessories in her office - when she complains, accuse her of stealing them and reclaim the moral high ground.

I think you know what to do. Ditch the current band and follow your heart - form the wurzels tribute act.

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That reminds me - I need to renew ours ASAP. There have been cider related incidents......

In a perfect world my goal would be 5 gigs a week. Blue

Very much this, I have never really believed that I am as good as people tell me I am, I guess my mate who inspired me to play was and always has been far and away technically way more acomplished than me, at 16 or 17 years of age he could play all the John Taylor basslines, most of Bernard Edwards basslines and everything in level 42's back catalogue...however he still tells me I am the better player because I can write and create basslines he only wishes he could dream up....that has always seemed really strange to me but I guess you can learn so many other peoples songs that it stiffles your own creativity?

Here you go Alex!

I`ve asked myself this a few times, and put it into sections: Can I play/record the same song unaccompanied by any other instruments/vocals say 2 or 3 times, and be within a couple of seconds each time Has my bass playing ever been described as tight or solid Have any drummers ever expressed that they found it difficult to work with my bass-playing Have I ever held up the progress of any band that I`ve been in due to not being able to learn/play any songs/material If the answers to 1 & 2 are yes, and no to 3 & 4 then whilst I might not be Mr Flash it seems that I must be doing things right.

Keep your 'intelligent and reliable guitarist'. As rare as the proverbial Hen's teeth.

Thanks for the nice feedback! The monthly composition challenge typically receives a woeful number of votes in comparison to the usual threads about P-bass colours, string choices, cats and what have you... so we're grateful for every crumb of support we can muster. Cheers

I offer BC people a 10% discount on rentals. That said Ive recently withdrawn the rental website as I’m looking at a new venture to bring a wider range of units available to rent. This will likely take some time but once up and running will be a bigger better beast! In the meantime I have some sales available on my Reverb shop. I’d hope to have some dug units available there once they are available so I’ll update. Any discount will be based on the actual RRP at the time. Alternately if there are say, 10 interested parties for a bulk order we can all do better out of it.

I've got 4 4003's and the only issue i have ever had with mine is with the Midnight Blue finish bleeding into the binding. It stank of paint when I opened the case and while the paint felt fine at the time, it obviously wasn't and I got sticky hands a lot from it. The discoloured binding wasn't the issue as much as the utter sh*t I got from John Hall for asking about it on forums, including his. The bleed was a known problem. The bass was a total keeper, though and the bleed is just a bit of mojo, I suppose. I have never had tail lift, bad frets, poor action or anything. The neck pickup is normally set weaker on a 4003 and I wish it wasn't but them's the breaks. I always play with both on and everything set to 10 on the Rics and they just sound great. I'm not a snivelling Ric fanboy. They have made some right dogs, but fortunately, I haven't ever played one.