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This wasn't a planned purchase at all, saw it pop up - dribbled, worked out what I could sell and clicked order from Andertons 2nd hand section. Looks like a 2017 build, absolutely mint condition. I had a similar 2017 Euro 6LX for about 3 weeks I found in GuitarGuitar Birmingham 2 years ago, but had to sell at short notice due to life events (didn't lose any money at least). Having bought and sold quite a lot in that time, I always wanted it back but certainly didn't need a 6 string (Yamaha RBXJM2 covers that). So this popped up on my daily browse, I sent the link to my GAS Enablement Buddy (@AndyTravis) who agreed it should be procured immediately. No setup required, strings should be OK too - had about 30 mins on it so far, and it's great (obviously). Probably going to have to sell 2-3 to pay for it, but quality > quantity. Especially as this seems quite versatile.

If you have an inclination to return to college, my advice is just do it. Don't feel intimidated by thinking you're age will make you feel out of place. In 2017, at the age of 61, I started an Audio Engineering degree at UHI Perth College. You'll probably find a wider age-range than you might think. In my NC (National Certificate) year, I was, unsurprisingly the oldest; the youngest a straight-from-school 15yo. However, I think the only decade not represented was someone in their fifties. The following year was even more diverse age-wise. Apart from the feeling of being totally accepted by younger people, the thing that struck me the most was realising the future was in good hands. It would be ridiculous to suggest that there will be no difference in attitude between someone in middle-years and a teenager. That said, your chosen subject will unite you in a way that overcomes any age differences. You'll very quickly realise that, in the very best way, you are just another student. Hope I haven't rambled on too much. 🙄

Xliddx (Nigel) is one of my Facebook friends. He is a really nice guy and gigs regularly as Covid allows. It's a shame he's not on here any longer.

All masked up, paint coat is on and first coat of clear varnish on top. I'll do a couple more clears and then a tinted coat, and finish with a couple more coats of clear before putting on the transfer - and then two or three more coats to seal and hide the transfer edges. And as for the transfer(s) themselves - I can't remember which genius it was who came up with this but how cool is this? This isn't the actual design I'll use but hopefully you will get the picture - You print any type or picture on a laser printer (note - has to be a laser. An ink jet printer doesn't work): Then cover the print with Sellotape (actually, for the actual one I will be using some ultra clear packing tape): Cut it out: Leave it to soak in water for a minute or so: Then rub the paper fully off the film: And one already sticky and re-peelable transfer ready to use:

Sounds like Santa!

Mick Karn.

Jah Wobble.

A pal of mine has a Cort Curbow that has a wenge neck and rosewood fretboard and...it's a lovely, lovely neck. Disadvantages: - it is a heavy wood...the wood database puts it at 54/44 compared with rock maple and 54/37 compared with mahogany - from a builder's point of view, it is a challenging wood (certainly out of my league) But that Curbow was the nicest neck I have EVER played. Beautiful to look at, smooth as silk and very rigid (which does indeed make a difference when it comes to sound ) And I played it a lot. The reason was that my mate liked the Curbow, he LOVED the neck...but he didn't like the luthite body (luthite is a man made material). And so he asked me to make him a walnut replacement body for it. This is it with the new walnut body - and the wenge neck:

A comment on a Youtube review of this pedal that sums it up for me:

McPhD

I've heard back from Raygun, they do test before despatch, a replacement is en route and a return being organised.

Out of context with the artist/song, I wouldn’t have a clue. I’m impressed that anyone could.

I suppose the distinctive players are influential, so makes it hard to say it’s actually them. But I’ll say Peter Hook.

Here is the assembled back panel. I will be mounting amp modules on the chassis next.

A little bit more about the pickups For those who are interested, I tried to find out as much as I could about the Wal pickups. There are a bunch of good links from way back when on the Music Electronics Forum. Some of you may remember David Schwab, who ran SGD Lutherie, a pickup maker in the US who went bust fairly acrimoniously in 2010ish(?). At any rate, one of his projects was analysing a Wal pickup, with a view to reproducing it. He wrote a lot on that particular forum about Wal pickups. Another maker, Marko Ursin (MPU on Talkbass), who has experience making Wal clone pickups, as well as others, chime in at various points. Plus of course the chap who makes the pickups I ordered. There are quite a few helpful links: https://music-electronics-forum.com/forum/instrumentation/pickup-makers/8142-here-s-an-interesting-pickup https://music-electronics-forum.com/forum/instrumentation/pickup-makers/15856-wal-mk1-pickup-construction https://music-electronics-forum.com/forum/instrumentation/pickup-makers/39281-wal-bass-pickups So here's what they look like on the inside: One of the users on that forum, Belwar, did some very accurate drawings of these pickups: So if anyone else is interested, I'm certain at least Belwar has drawings they could share for accurate production... 8 coils, each row of 4 wired in series and then those two rows in series (Pro Series/Old style) or parallel (Custom Series/New way), with 4 ceramic C8 magnets, stuck together to make it look like a pair of two magnets. The adjustable poles pass through the coils, through the circuit board that holds the coils, and then into the steel keeper bars. Coils are 0.752" in diameter, 0.451" tall and have 10,000 rounds of 42AWG wire. (EDIT 31/1/23: This is more likely 42.5 AWG or 0.06 metric wire, NOT 42 AWG! According to Aaron Armstrong.) Each coil has DC resistance of 2.5k, with each row then being 10k. Belwar took Gauss readings off of pickups he found as well. I quote: 'I measured the gauss readings off the poles of two pickups today. Here they are for posterity (did I even spell that right)? Mk1 Bridge Pickup South Towards Neck Top row of poles from bass to treble side 698, 617, 655, 739 Bottom row of poles from bass to treble side 892, 810, 670, 705 Mk3 Neck Pickup South Towards Neck Top row of poles from bass to treble side 676, 800, 792, 800, 842 Bottom row of poles from bass to treble side 742, 763, 776, 823, 740' Marko Ursin did a great job of showing how to make a multicoil if anyone is interested - http://www.talkbass.com/threads/multicoil-pickup-pictorial.1101377/ or at https://music-electronics-forum.com/forum/instrumentation/pickup-makers/39281-wal-bass-pickups?p=556602#post556602 Now, to put it shortly, I think the chap doing the pickups I ordered is doing them very close to the originals. Not exact, but pretty close. Hope this is all of interest to you all!

I made this a long time ago. I mentioned it once or twice and someone asked for a picture/details, but it was locked deep in a storage container at the time. It was meant as an attempt at building a practice amp but also to see how 'pro' I could make it look. This is with the grille (made from an old fireguard) removed. I have some proper grille cloth on order to replace that on an old guitar combo and when that arrives I'll use the offcut to sort this one as well. The drivers are 4" 8R units rated 5 watts each (10W max) that were (IIRC) intended as woofers in two-way hifi units my brother built, then moved on from. I think I got some vague guidance on enclosure volume, which I possibly ignored. A few years ago I dug it out and greatly improved the bottom end by removing the huge amount of wadding stuffed inside, then further improved it by cutting a fairly random 65 mm hole in the back. This made the open E sound louder when not covered up. I finally dug it out again a few days ago, and added a 60mm long tube to the port. An A/B experiment showed that it made the bottom end better so I didn't bother with any further experimentation - it's hardly a stage amp! The amp is an own design preamp (pretty clean CMOS op-amp based I think...) and very good bipolar transistor power amp design from Michael Tooley. I added my own three-stage LED monitors - on, medium and high, set subjectively. It has a very clean sound without much colour and could probably be improved by a better designed preamp with some built in overdrive or using it with a DI pedal or emulator. The only thing bass specific about it is the EQ which is (IIRC) I slightly shifted to suit bass guitar. There is a tiny but audible bit of mains hum (despite a transformer with integral shielding in the bottom of the cab, well away from the inputs), so I think the PSU smoothing caps need to be replaced or improved. Not sure of the power, but volume-wise it's similar to my Crush 20. Sound wise it's nothing special at all but it might be fun to bring it to a bass bash and see if we can blow it up.

Well someone needs to disagree, and that would be me. 😂 I use a compressor to tame my famously agricultural playing style (a trait that I can't imagine @Thunderbird or @Doddy suffer from) so I run Tuner --> Compressor --> Drive If I had a preamp on my board (which I don't) I imagine that I'd put it before the Drive.

Take care of all my children - Tom waits

Let's do it right. https://www.scavengermusic.co.uk/

Are Barefaced still going?

I cannot deny that I have inquired.

Oh it's gone. I haven't got time for that. My Barefaced comments aren't opinions. They are tangible observations - unless of course, your eyes are deceiving you and the tolex isn't peeling.

Here's what it looks like in a more natural, although still fairly dull, day light.......

dont bother. its gone already

Go to university. Yeah, you may be one of those "sad peeps" that hang out at the library - but that's because you have lived in the real world and got acclimatised to the idea of work and maybe the 9 to 5. You are there because you want to be there for the qualification, not the lifestyle... like a lot of students do. Treat it like a job and you'll come out on top. Get equipped with the qualifications and you'll stand out at in interview as somebody that has shown willingness to learn and improve. Although it does sadden me that to be a burger flipper nowadays requires a degree

Is that anything like mas king tape?

I think Sandberg normally fit steels 40-100 unless you ask them for something different.

4x4 anyone?

I did too.

Jean Jacques burnel

Lysdexia Great photos and advertise for any of his sales. Had two 'deals' with him - great guy, full of enthusiasm and humour. One deal he came to my house, the second he asked if I could approach his nuclear bunker due to health reasons. Was a lovely trip and great visit.

Wasn't he an artist who rejected us mere entertainers (or clowns and whores as he put it.

Inti and the Clown Whores. Great band (or banned).

Movable pickup(s)...always cool! https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMQz3QMalS/?utm_medium=copy_link

Not seen Tim around for a while

Could be this model, it has the same bridge

Maybe they just got tired of our sh*t For whatever the reason I hope they're happy, healthy and still playing Bass.